Jonathan Dean
@hergrim.bsky.social
Delivery driver and r/AskHistorians mod. Dabbler in medieval history, fantasy nerd, Australian.
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Jonathan Dean
@hergrim.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Hello to all my new followers. I'm u/Hergrim over on AskHistorians, and here I'm mostly intermittently active and post about medieval warfare, various random thoughts about medieval warfare, occasionally the intersection of history and fantasy and whatever else takes my fancy.
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The only good Black Friday deal you need is 25% off my online Gender and Sexuality Course, which begins 18 February. You can grab this ridiciulous deal with the code goingmedieval. Yay!
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi...
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi...
Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and relatio...
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The only good Black Friday deal you need is 25% off my online Gender and Sexuality Course, which begins 18 February. You can grab this ridiciulous deal with the code goingmedieval. Yay!
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi...
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi...
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Btw guys the transcript of the Witkoff phone call really is much worse than you think and I do think you should share it with literally everyone you know
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Btw guys the transcript of the Witkoff phone call really is much worse than you think and I do think you should share it with literally everyone you know
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WE. ARE. LIVE.
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
Black Friday | Peculiarity Shop
The Peculiarity Shop Black Friday Collection, 11/28/2025, 12pm EST.
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
WE. ARE. LIVE.
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
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Just in case you want to take advantage of the Brill sale...
Hard copies of my book arrived a few days ago, and I've finally found the time to write a bit about it and why you should read it (or get your library to buy it).
indomedieval.medium.com/bujangga-man...
indomedieval.medium.com/bujangga-man...
Bujangga Manik: Or, Java in the Fifteenth Century
My book on Bujangga Manik has been published by Brill under the title Bujangga Manik: Or, Java in the Fifteenth Century.
indomedieval.medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Just in case you want to take advantage of the Brill sale...
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Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
My trans-supportive Wood Elf Army for Warhammer: The Old World.
My trans-supportive Wood Elf Army for Warhammer: The Old World.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
My trans-supportive Wood Elf Army for Warhammer: The Old World.
My trans-supportive Wood Elf Army for Warhammer: The Old World.
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Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software. More:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide Blasts 'Disturbing' Response From Company
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software.
www.rollingstone.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
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Well it's from last year but apparently it will soon be available in paperback www.routledge.com/Robert-of-Na...
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Well it's from last year but apparently it will soon be available in paperback www.routledge.com/Robert-of-Na...
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After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
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I keep hearing over and over here "people who pirate wouldn't buy it anyway" and I have some issues with that, but taking it at face value: okay! Sure! Let's take that as truth.
If more people are downloading illegally rather than buying, it tells me that the primary audience is not a paying one.
If more people are downloading illegally rather than buying, it tells me that the primary audience is not a paying one.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I keep hearing over and over here "people who pirate wouldn't buy it anyway" and I have some issues with that, but taking it at face value: okay! Sure! Let's take that as truth.
If more people are downloading illegally rather than buying, it tells me that the primary audience is not a paying one.
If more people are downloading illegally rather than buying, it tells me that the primary audience is not a paying one.
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I had a rough couple of turns today and find myself fiscally behind the 8-ball. I'm passing the hat again. Anything you can offer, even a reblog, is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much, this means the world to me.
paypal.me/MsAprilDaniels
#mutualaid #transcrowdfund
paypal.me/MsAprilDaniels
#mutualaid #transcrowdfund
Pay April Daniels using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/MsAprilDaniels and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I had a rough couple of turns today and find myself fiscally behind the 8-ball. I'm passing the hat again. Anything you can offer, even a reblog, is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much, this means the world to me.
paypal.me/MsAprilDaniels
#mutualaid #transcrowdfund
paypal.me/MsAprilDaniels
#mutualaid #transcrowdfund
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"They knew exactly what they were doing wrong which makes it right." EXACTLY! It's not to-the-letter historically accurate by a long shot, but it's accurate to the VIBES. Of course they didn't sing Queen or do the wave at jousts, but it's a translation of what they would've done for modern audiences
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"They knew exactly what they were doing wrong which makes it right." EXACTLY! It's not to-the-letter historically accurate by a long shot, but it's accurate to the VIBES. Of course they didn't sing Queen or do the wave at jousts, but it's a translation of what they would've done for modern audiences
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My friend @rebeccagyllenhaal.bsky.social and I co-wrote an Avatar: The Last Airbender picture book about the Cabbage Merchant 😌✌️
I don't get royalties lol, I got paid $500 flat to write it. I'm just really proud of it and think you should check it out! 🥬
I don't get royalties lol, I got paid $500 flat to write it. I'm just really proud of it and think you should check it out! 🥬
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My friend @rebeccagyllenhaal.bsky.social and I co-wrote an Avatar: The Last Airbender picture book about the Cabbage Merchant 😌✌️
I don't get royalties lol, I got paid $500 flat to write it. I'm just really proud of it and think you should check it out! 🥬
I don't get royalties lol, I got paid $500 flat to write it. I'm just really proud of it and think you should check it out! 🥬
I'm begging - *begging* - costume departments to study the arms and armour of 1280-1380, both the visual and the written evidence. There are so many ways to contrast straight mail with various plate armours and portray an impoverished knight.
Yes, this is The Hedge Knight relates.
GDI, HBO.
Yes, this is The Hedge Knight relates.
GDI, HBO.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm begging - *begging* - costume departments to study the arms and armour of 1280-1380, both the visual and the written evidence. There are so many ways to contrast straight mail with various plate armours and portray an impoverished knight.
Yes, this is The Hedge Knight relates.
GDI, HBO.
Yes, this is The Hedge Knight relates.
GDI, HBO.
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Strongly recommend ordering merch from MERL. Its high quality and it will make you highly desirable to your preferred genders and also command the loyalty of farm animals
It's a beautiful day. We just dropped new merch for the first time in a year.
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Strongly recommend ordering merch from MERL. Its high quality and it will make you highly desirable to your preferred genders and also command the loyalty of farm animals
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Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Venues for Spectacle in the Greek East: Architectural Adaptation and Cultural Adoption
PDF | The scarcity of canonical amphitheatres in the culturally Greek eastern parts of the Roman empire has been used as evidence to suggest a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...
www.researchgate.net
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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open.spotify.com/episode/6hqu... The Wars of the Roses in London reaches it's final stages... As the city witnesses the rise of Richard III.
Chapter 174- Duteous Citizens (1483) (The Roses of London: 13)
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/6hqu... The Wars of the Roses in London reaches it's final stages... As the city witnesses the rise of Richard III.
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PRE-ORDER NOW IF 100 OF YOU SHOW ME RECEIPTS I WILL HAVE LIVESTOCK DELIVERED TO KB'S HOUSE
Please preorder our book, shit's getting weird again.
#scifi #fantasy #YA #comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #preorder
#scifi #fantasy #YA #comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #preorder
You can preorder SideQuested Book 1 NOW! - Side Quested Webcomic
Yes, finally! You can preorder SideQuested Book 1 wherever books are sold! Here are convenient links to some of the big stores (but your local indie brick-and-mortar store will also…
sidequested.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
PRE-ORDER NOW IF 100 OF YOU SHOW ME RECEIPTS I WILL HAVE LIVESTOCK DELIVERED TO KB'S HOUSE
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every journalist who has been ringing the alarm bell about this for the last three years should get $10 million from any bailout, as a treat
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
every journalist who has been ringing the alarm bell about this for the last three years should get $10 million from any bailout, as a treat
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Mastercard is bleeding, get in there. Make some calls. Get some cool family members in on it over thanksgiving
The lines are getting clogged from calls and Mastercard is feeling very pressured, they're looking into how to act in response. They're collecting information on callers to have a better understanding of who is calling in re the censorship issue
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Mastercard is bleeding, get in there. Make some calls. Get some cool family members in on it over thanksgiving
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The series is not complete yet. Please do not yell at me.
The first two are in audio. For there to be more, the narrator's on board but I'd have to crowdfund. You can sign up to be notified if it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
The first two are in audio. For there to be more, the narrator's on board but I'd have to crowdfund. You can sign up to be notified if it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
Coming soon: Bring Livi Talbot Back to Life
Support the production of the third Livi Talbot adventure novel, Emperor's Tomb, in audiobook.
www.kickstarter.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The series is not complete yet. Please do not yell at me.
The first two are in audio. For there to be more, the narrator's on board but I'd have to crowdfund. You can sign up to be notified if it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
The first two are in audio. For there to be more, the narrator's on board but I'd have to crowdfund. You can sign up to be notified if it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
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Solomon's Seal in eBook and audio is in a big Kobo sale this week, and in price matching in my own shop I opted to discount everything available in the series.
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Solomon's Seal in eBook and audio is in a big Kobo sale this week, and in price matching in my own shop I opted to discount everything available in the series.
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
Meet Livi Talbot: Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
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It took me all day, but i got my free novella up on itch.io lolsob
I need to make everything pretty still blah blah but it's always exhausting getting the tax treaty stuff done (they're in the US, I'm not, so I have to do tax forms so that the US govt doesn't withhold 30% taxes from)
I need to make everything pretty still blah blah but it's always exhausting getting the tax treaty stuff done (they're in the US, I'm not, so I have to do tax forms so that the US govt doesn't withhold 30% taxes from)
Spirits Rising by kristadball
Rachel has no trouble believing in spirits. It's the living she has a tough time believing in.
kristadball.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It took me all day, but i got my free novella up on itch.io lolsob
I need to make everything pretty still blah blah but it's always exhausting getting the tax treaty stuff done (they're in the US, I'm not, so I have to do tax forms so that the US govt doesn't withhold 30% taxes from)
I need to make everything pretty still blah blah but it's always exhausting getting the tax treaty stuff done (they're in the US, I'm not, so I have to do tax forms so that the US govt doesn't withhold 30% taxes from)
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Seriously, UK establishment, try to show your humane side in this.
International students are reading these headlines, and they are seeing how they’re turned into a political football, not the learners in a very precarious position that they are.
International students are reading these headlines, and they are seeing how they’re turned into a political football, not the learners in a very precarious position that they are.
Props to the first journalist who asks how international students are actually doing while being turned into a political football.
Could start with the dangers of reporting bullying and the way university’s research reputations are upheld by those they make most precarious (and try to silence):
Could start with the dangers of reporting bullying and the way university’s research reputations are upheld by those they make most precarious (and try to silence):
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Seriously, UK establishment, try to show your humane side in this.
International students are reading these headlines, and they are seeing how they’re turned into a political football, not the learners in a very precarious position that they are.
International students are reading these headlines, and they are seeing how they’re turned into a political football, not the learners in a very precarious position that they are.
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Don't worry about me, but maybe share Skyla's direct buy store b/c that's where she makes the absolute most money - and she has vet bills. I cannot imagine seeing an author post "I have two cats nearing the end" and go oh, I should steal from her.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
Skyla Dawn Cameron
Writer of horror, thrillers, mysteries, and urban fantasy. Fifth-generation crazy cat lady. Lover of coarse language. Proud supporter of Unlikable Female Characters™. My characters kill people so I do...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Don't worry about me, but maybe share Skyla's direct buy store b/c that's where she makes the absolute most money - and she has vet bills. I cannot imagine seeing an author post "I have two cats nearing the end" and go oh, I should steal from her.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...
payhip.com/skyladawncam...