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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 4h

The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 1d

If you are fuming about the derailment of climate ambition in AoNZ, how about helping fund an investigation into where this came from 👇

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 2d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 5h

I'm a fish-bender in a nation of cow-bangers...

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 5h

I hope David Seymour will be publicly telling off the Taxpayer's Onion about this, like he has numerous journalists who have brought it up...

Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 10h

The next time someone says the Atlas Network is just a figment of our left wing paranoid imagination show them this X post:

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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 10h

The next time someone says the Atlas Network is just a figment of our left wing paranoid imagination show them this X post:

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 12h

I was invited to a major conference by someone I criticised on social media (which I think speaks to his good character more then mine), and several papers have been written by people I only met due to social media interactions.

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 13h

I have played enough #DonkeyKongBananza now to say that it ist as good as #SuperMarioOdyssey. But that given how good that latter game was, the new Donkey Kong is still a great time

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

That reminds me of this classic Fry and Laurie sketch: youtu.be/e1Ym5iUPIfk?...

Fry & Laurie Prepare To Duel To The Death... With Handkerchiefs | A Bit of Fry and Laurie

YouTube video by BritBox

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d

I haven’t played Civilization for decades. But I do remember finding it highly problematic that achieving monotheism was seen as an important mark of progress.

Tech-Based Teaching @edutecheditor.bsky.social · 1d

“Since 1991, the video game Civilization, now in its seventh installment, has become one of the most successful game franchises ever. That means millions of kids have grown up with Civ as one of their formative ways of thinking about history.” (via @jstor.bsky.social) #AcademicSky

History and Civilization - JSTOR Daily

The Civilization video games may not convey actual history very well, but they’ve encouraged generations of young people to learn more about the past.

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Dgar @dgar.bsky.social · 1d

HOW TO FOLD A FITTED SHEET: A step-by-step guide.

1. Stop giving a crap about folding fitted sheets. No one cares.
2. Roll it into a ball and throw it in the wardrobe.

Follow me for more life hacks.

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Ms T 🐘💙🎵📚 @elephantlass.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

I didn't realise they had a date to make a statement by. That is somewhat more hopeful (although my worry is that they will discover that collectors do have episodes in their collections, just not missing episodes...)

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

So, @monkeyfluids.com and I have decided that our podcast will sponsor an episode of this podcast!

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 2d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

As many people have pointed it, it looks more like a signal to get donations than anything else. Colour me sceptical: we've been here before numerous times and very rarely does it lead to anything new

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

So much is resting on that “We believe…” claim. On one level it’s plausible: it’s largely been accepted that there probably is at least one missing episode in a private collection. On the other hand, is there new information or just repeating accepted wisdom?

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand.

“Waiting on reviewer B.”

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"My printer won't connect."

(alternately for the disability 'profession': "New medical certificate required.")

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

I was talking about the country in general: a lot of initial colonisation sites are now lost to time due to the sea

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

YouTube keeps trying to get me to watch videos about missing #DoctorWho episodes having recently been found, yet I can’t find any sources confirming these rumours, just more “I’ve heard that…” claims

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

I feel that what you are describing sounds like the start of a diplomatic incident

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

Especially given that most initial settlement sites will have been coastal & thus either eroded away or now under the water. Although these days the main evidence for human occupation isn't strictly C14 dating; it's the changes in the environment (changes to fauna & flora) that get tracked instead.

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

Game theory has a lot to answer for when it comes to understanding the failure of bipartisan politics

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 1d

I suspect that they choose NZ as the place to send the character in order to explain why she can't just pop by to guest in episodes this season: it's a long flight...

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 2d

That just isn’t true. At best you exaggerate. At worse you are out of date by about half a century of work.

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 2d

But, fundamentally, I don’t really care about this debate. It I had my way ancient philosophy would be relegated purely to Classics departments.

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 2d

That has always been the way with academic work. The reason why we have different commentaries is due to the fact that various scholars have different interpretations or nuances on certain terms, terms of phrase, or fundamental concepts.

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