Jonathan
@jonathanld.bsky.social
He/him. Editor/Writer/Translator. European citizen. All views expressed here are my own. Interaction is not endorsement.
@prismaticwasteland.com I purchased Barkeep On The Borderlands bundle from a supplier in Germany. Is there any way to get the pdf files from you?
May 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
@prismaticwasteland.com I purchased Barkeep On The Borderlands bundle from a supplier in Germany. Is there any way to get the pdf files from you?
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This is so grotesque. I’m not competent to do this, but I would love someone to write a piece of code that would identify AI crawlers accessing a website and instead of giving them content send them poison till they blow up, like squeezing the venom back into a mosquito
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
April 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is so grotesque. I’m not competent to do this, but I would love someone to write a piece of code that would identify AI crawlers accessing a website and instead of giving them content send them poison till they blow up, like squeezing the venom back into a mosquito
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Word of the day is ‘foxy’ (19th century), used of weather that misleads you into thinking it’s extremely warm when in reality it’s pretty chilly.
April 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Word of the day is ‘foxy’ (19th century), used of weather that misleads you into thinking it’s extremely warm when in reality it’s pretty chilly.
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In architecture, art, publishing and philosophy, continental émigrés fleeing fascism transformed our culture.
📕 Nikhil Krishnan on the Europeans who built Britain
📕 Nikhil Krishnan on the Europeans who built Britain
The Europeans who built Britain
In architecture, art, publishing and philosophy, continental émigrés fleeing fascism transformed our culture.
www.newstatesman.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In architecture, art, publishing and philosophy, continental émigrés fleeing fascism transformed our culture.
📕 Nikhil Krishnan on the Europeans who built Britain
📕 Nikhil Krishnan on the Europeans who built Britain
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“We just wanted to see the historic electric substation.”
March 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“We just wanted to see the historic electric substation.”
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Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!
March 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!
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ULEZ works. It’s that simple.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
March 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
ULEZ works. It’s that simple.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
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The smallest (and most delicate) of discoveries from our ongoing dig at Winterborne Kingston #Dorset is this 40mm long Iron Age sewing needle
Carved from animal bone just over 2,000 years ago 😍
📷 June 2016
#FindsFriday
Carved from animal bone just over 2,000 years ago 😍
📷 June 2016
#FindsFriday
March 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The smallest (and most delicate) of discoveries from our ongoing dig at Winterborne Kingston #Dorset is this 40mm long Iron Age sewing needle
Carved from animal bone just over 2,000 years ago 😍
📷 June 2016
#FindsFriday
Carved from animal bone just over 2,000 years ago 😍
📷 June 2016
#FindsFriday
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This week, vast plumes of smoke have been billowing over Dartmoor as common graziers set the moor alight to remove ‘scrub’.
Why is this still permitted in a time of climate & ecological emergency? Great piece examining the issue by @tonydartmoor.bsky.social:
bsky.app/profile/tony...
Why is this still permitted in a time of climate & ecological emergency? Great piece examining the issue by @tonydartmoor.bsky.social:
bsky.app/profile/tony...
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This week, vast plumes of smoke have been billowing over Dartmoor as common graziers set the moor alight to remove ‘scrub’.
Why is this still permitted in a time of climate & ecological emergency? Great piece examining the issue by @tonydartmoor.bsky.social:
bsky.app/profile/tony...
Why is this still permitted in a time of climate & ecological emergency? Great piece examining the issue by @tonydartmoor.bsky.social:
bsky.app/profile/tony...
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Even infrequent users—those who used, on average, roughly three times a month—scored higher on a delusional-thought scale than ex–ketamine users, people who took other drugs, and people who didn’t use drugs at all.
What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain
Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Even infrequent users—those who used, on average, roughly three times a month—scored higher on a delusional-thought scale than ex–ketamine users, people who took other drugs, and people who didn’t use drugs at all.
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The thing which is bugging me about this is foregrounding a scientific defence against "Empathy is bad" rather than noting that a society that values Empathy is the only society worth living in and the only one worth fighting for.
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The thing which is bugging me about this is foregrounding a scientific defence against "Empathy is bad" rather than noting that a society that values Empathy is the only society worth living in and the only one worth fighting for.
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The UK's record on child poverty is pretty terrible.
Based on before-housing-cost thresholds, only Greece had worse rates among European countries in 2018.
Based on before-housing-cost thresholds, only Greece had worse rates among European countries in 2018.
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The UK's record on child poverty is pretty terrible.
Based on before-housing-cost thresholds, only Greece had worse rates among European countries in 2018.
Based on before-housing-cost thresholds, only Greece had worse rates among European countries in 2018.
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White Dance - by Ukrainian folk artist, Fedir Panko - painted in 'Petrykivka' Style, after the village it was named after
#UkrainianArt #art
#UkrainianArt #art
March 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
White Dance - by Ukrainian folk artist, Fedir Panko - painted in 'Petrykivka' Style, after the village it was named after
#UkrainianArt #art
#UkrainianArt #art
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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
March 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian llustraitor Olga Shtonda #WomensArt
February 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🇺🇦 Ukrainian llustraitor Olga Shtonda #WomensArt
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Anthill, c.1916 by Expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin #womensart
February 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Anthill, c.1916 by Expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin #womensart
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During WW1, Clare Attwood was commissioned by the Women's Work Sub-committee of the Imperial War Museum to produce several pictures depicting the activities of the Women's Voluntary Service. This work (1918) shows the Royal Army Clothing Depot at Olympia.
February 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
During WW1, Clare Attwood was commissioned by the Women's Work Sub-committee of the Imperial War Museum to produce several pictures depicting the activities of the Women's Voluntary Service. This work (1918) shows the Royal Army Clothing Depot at Olympia.
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February 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Like, wow.
"Some long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia are emitting 40% more CO₂ since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 [...] The spike is largely due to airspace closures above conflict zones."
theconversation.com/how-the-war-...
"Some long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia are emitting 40% more CO₂ since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 [...] The spike is largely due to airspace closures above conflict zones."
theconversation.com/how-the-war-...
How the war in Ukraine has made flying worse for the climate
No-fly zones in Europe and the Middle East are making planes travel further and burn more fuel.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Like, wow.
"Some long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia are emitting 40% more CO₂ since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 [...] The spike is largely due to airspace closures above conflict zones."
theconversation.com/how-the-war-...
"Some long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia are emitting 40% more CO₂ since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 [...] The spike is largely due to airspace closures above conflict zones."
theconversation.com/how-the-war-...
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'Small fox' by Jackie Morris, artist, illustrator and author living and working in a small cottage on the Welsh coast #womensart
February 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
'Small fox' by Jackie Morris, artist, illustrator and author living and working in a small cottage on the Welsh coast #womensart