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Schlesische Sagen 2 - Elben-, Dämonen- und Teufelsagen - bookrastinating.com

January 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM

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Jürgen Hubert

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Dodgy spirits from Silesian #folklore galore!

#dragons , #dwarves , forest spirits, #nixies, mountain spirits, plague spirits, familiars, and many more! Now I just need to find the time to translate them...

(comment on _Schlesische Sagen 2 - Elben-, Dämonen- und Teufelsagen_)

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January 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

For those of you don't know, there is currently a #kickstarter for #pixelfed (an alternative to #instagram ) and #loops (a possible replacement for #tiktok ). And it looks like it will reach its funding goal on its very first day.

I was one of the first backers and pledged a significant amount […]

2024 Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook) - bookrastinating.com

January 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

Magic can turn the tide of a battle.

As long as nobody else figures out what you are doing, that is!

#germany #folktale #folklore #magic @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/protection-in-62185923

German folk tale "The Siege of Rogätz". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

January 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.bookrastinating.com.ap.brid.gy

Since my #ttrpg group voted for another #DnD campaign, I suppose this purchase was inevitable.

What are people's practical experiences with this edition, compared to the previous one?

(comment on _2024 Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook)_)

<p>This new and improved Player’s Handbook is the ultimate guide for fifth edition D&D players. Play your way with optimized rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Create fantastic heroes from an expanded selection of character origins, classes, and subclasses, revised and balanced for maximum fun.</p>

January 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

Wir suchen für meine Abteilung einen Projektleiterfür den Standort #oldenburg ! Wir entwickeln Leittechnik für Stadtwerke - die zentrale Steuersoftware für Strom-, Gas-, Wasser- und Fernwärme-Netzwerke.

Wenn ihr schon immer mal wissen wolltet, wie unsere Versorgungsnetze funktionieren, dann […]

January 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

Unlike many others, I have decided _not_ to leave #facebook for the time being...

...because I want to tell the people back there about the #fediverse . Seriously, there are plenty of people who haven't even heard of Mastodon, Pixelfed, and all the others, and are receptive to the idea. And […]

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January 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

Altars to the Devil can be found in remote parts of the German countryside.

#germany #folktale #folklore #devil @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-stones-2-66710527

German folk tale "The Devil’s Stone near Königshain". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

January 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

I've decided to go all in.

#pixelfed #loops #kickstarter #fediverse

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks

The "Thank You" screen for my $500 CAN pledge to the Pixelfed & Loops Kickstarter.

January 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM

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If you work with a database and are asked to alter the table structure to comply in advance for citizenship or gender categorizations it's really important to NOT do it.

"The governor is concerned about all this stuff they want us to update our record keeping so we store both gender AND […]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

Is it just me, or is hashtag search over at #bluesky currently broken?

Or do you have to be logged in to search? I don't have an account but am connected via #bridgyfed .

The web interface of Bluesky, showing a search for #folklore . This generated the error message:

"Oops!
Something went wrong!"

January 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

In the dead of winter, ghosts inhabit the high alps.

#switzerland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @switzerland @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-next-door-52009022

Swiss folk tale "The Dance of the Dead". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

January 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

Well, it looks like #bookwyrm works with #bridgyfed just fine!

Does anyone have any experiences with successfully connecting #fediverse apps with Brid.gy _other_ than #mastodon and Bookwyrm? I tried but failed to connect my #pixelfed account earlier, so I […]

[Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

A Bluesky feed showing an entry from Bookwyrm - to be specific, the book "Witchcraft - A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibson, and my thoughts on it:

"I got this book at the _Germanische Nationalmuseum_ in Nuremberg.

While my own book on German folk tales about #witchcraft is still some years away, it can't hurt to collect some research material first..."

January 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.bookrastinating.com.ap.brid.gy

I got this book at the _Germanische Nationalmuseum_ in Nuremberg.

While my own book on German folk tales about #witchcraft is still some years away, it can't hurt to collect some research material first...

(comment on _Witchcraft_)

Witchcraft - bookrastinating.com

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January 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

A terrifying specter haunts the mining town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

#germany #clausthalzellerfeld #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tales-of-69821962

German folk tale "The Howling Mother". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

January 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Jürgen Hubert

@juergen-hubert.thefolklore.cafe.ap.brid.gy

A question to my #ttrpg peers:

I have been trying to find an overview of which RPG products have been released under the #orc license, but without success. Can you suggest additions to this list (or add them directly)? […]