Jordan S. Sly
@jordanssly.bsky.social
Historian of Seventeenth Century Europe and the Global Atlantic. My specialisations are the intellectual, religious, and cultural histories of Stuart Britain and the Interregnum with a primary focus on the 1650s.
Absolutely loving it as well. I just keep hoping she starts being a little more polite to the infected, but I think we're supposed to think that -- the worm will turn, surely
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Absolutely loving it as well. I just keep hoping she starts being a little more polite to the infected, but I think we're supposed to think that -- the worm will turn, surely
I’ve noticed this a lot lately. There is some truly bizarre public behaviour these days. The headphones things and loud speaker phone calls in public feel new. I’m fully aware of my avatar as I’m writing, this too
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I’ve noticed this a lot lately. There is some truly bizarre public behaviour these days. The headphones things and loud speaker phone calls in public feel new. I’m fully aware of my avatar as I’m writing, this too
I had tried using Freeform (apple native app) and Scrivener, but found them a little frustrating -- I'm interested in Obsidian though as well. Not sure how you work, but for me I get lost in word docs that are hundreds of pages and need something where I can see pieces better for the whole
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I had tried using Freeform (apple native app) and Scrivener, but found them a little frustrating -- I'm interested in Obsidian though as well. Not sure how you work, but for me I get lost in word docs that are hundreds of pages and need something where I can see pieces better for the whole
And an excellent guide put together by the Boston Museum of Fine Art, d1nn9x4fgzyvn4.cloudfront.net/2022-12/mfa-...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And an excellent guide put together by the Boston Museum of Fine Art, d1nn9x4fgzyvn4.cloudfront.net/2022-12/mfa-...
couple of platforms I have had some success with:
1) Notebook LM
2) Scopus AI
3) UMD Library Primo AI search
4) Elicit
5) Adam Matthew AI transcriptions
the narrower the scope, the better the purpose I've found
1) Notebook LM
2) Scopus AI
3) UMD Library Primo AI search
4) Elicit
5) Adam Matthew AI transcriptions
the narrower the scope, the better the purpose I've found
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
couple of platforms I have had some success with:
1) Notebook LM
2) Scopus AI
3) UMD Library Primo AI search
4) Elicit
5) Adam Matthew AI transcriptions
the narrower the scope, the better the purpose I've found
1) Notebook LM
2) Scopus AI
3) UMD Library Primo AI search
4) Elicit
5) Adam Matthew AI transcriptions
the narrower the scope, the better the purpose I've found
It is very clear that there will be some real power in these tools, but likely the large platforms are going to be less useful than domain specific tools, so hopefully as historians and humanists we can have an impact in this area in building USEFUL tools for research
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It is very clear that there will be some real power in these tools, but likely the large platforms are going to be less useful than domain specific tools, so hopefully as historians and humanists we can have an impact in this area in building USEFUL tools for research
the nuance of what I'm trying to get at here is difficult with character limits
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
the nuance of what I'm trying to get at here is difficult with character limits
Overall, it is seeming very clear that AI systems have been very over-hyped and the amount of projects that have sought to effectively harness the power, only to fall flat because of inaccuracies and domain expertise needed to fix the problems may make uptake a slower proposition
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Overall, it is seeming very clear that AI systems have been very over-hyped and the amount of projects that have sought to effectively harness the power, only to fall flat because of inaccuracies and domain expertise needed to fix the problems may make uptake a slower proposition
2) librarians seem very fixated on 'correcting' people's AI use in ways I am finding problematic. I'm sure they think they're being helpful, but I'm not sure the extent to which they're being censorious and deterministic about 'correct' information and knowledge
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
2) librarians seem very fixated on 'correcting' people's AI use in ways I am finding problematic. I'm sure they think they're being helpful, but I'm not sure the extent to which they're being censorious and deterministic about 'correct' information and knowledge
Two quick takeaways:
1) Many of the papers have been discussing that AI platforms have performed little better than humans at similar tasks (within the research context) and all the platforms require a "human-in-the-loop" approach
1) Many of the papers have been discussing that AI platforms have performed little better than humans at similar tasks (within the research context) and all the platforms require a "human-in-the-loop" approach
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Two quick takeaways:
1) Many of the papers have been discussing that AI platforms have performed little better than humans at similar tasks (within the research context) and all the platforms require a "human-in-the-loop" approach
1) Many of the papers have been discussing that AI platforms have performed little better than humans at similar tasks (within the research context) and all the platforms require a "human-in-the-loop" approach