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Rutger K. πŸŸ₯

@anotheraspirin

Friendly, non-threatening rewriter of medieval history. Operates out of the Low Countries. Purveyor of Fine Puns.

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Very happy to take part in this. The proposed legislation is not fit for purpose, solely benefits AI companies, and will make it even more difficult for many authors and artists to make ends meet.

10.03.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, I am absolutely disgusted by academics suggesting that AI can do the reading and writing for you. At a certain point, what you're bragging about is fraud. And in a broader sense, what you're contributing to is the erosion of knowledge and the destruction of trust in academic publishing.

10.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 795 πŸ” 238 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 10
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a lego man is standing in a bedroom with the words i am so pumped up ALT: a lego man is standing in a bedroom with the words i am so pumped up
09.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Banger. Writing SF/F taught me more academic skills than academia itself

09.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#ForSale #JapaneseArt #EdoPeriod #KeisaiEisen

09.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh nothing, just wondering out loud if I should reach out to @profgabriele.com to see if he wants to (co-)author a piece on medieval Lego...

(this sense of wonder brought to you by one too many shout-outs to those amazing pieces of plastic on his @americanmedieval.bsky.social Podcast)

09.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tevens een permanente reminder om elke partij te wantrouwen die voor lokale verkiezingen alleen maar met hun landelijke poster boy/girl op de proppen weet te komen.

09.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It has been _debated_ (not this specific case, but in general) but I'm not sure there's a canonical answer as to whether you will resurrect as you were buried or if the almighty Lord will restore you to a more livable state first.

09.03.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@pontifactspod.bsky.social will be pleased to know that I may (but probably will not) get to the bottom of why Saint Tudual was thought to have become pope Leo V for a bit.

09.03.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Keltisch Colloquium 2026 – Stichting A. G. van Hamel voor Keltische Studies

It me! (in Dutch)

Keltisch Colloquium, 15 maart, Utrecht (meer info na de klik)

stichting.vanhamel.nl/Nieuws:Kelti...

09.03.2026 06:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well before the miraculous resurrection the kids _were_ the meatballs. It's just that Nick here doesn't seem overly thrilled about it.

08.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not after Nicholas was done with them... ;-)

08.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Saint Nicholas is not angry, just disappointed, that the meatball sub he ordered turned out to be a tub full of children.

(From the Redon Hours, Bnf. NAL 3201, fol 62r)

08.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
University College Cork Vacancies

#jobklaxon
Lecturer in #digitalhumanities at @ucc.ie
Salary: €42,102 - €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 - €68,942 (Scale A).
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie).
Maybe of interest to the
@digitalmedievalist.bsky.social community!

06.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of a text I'm writing with the passage "In a nutshell, therefore, I am trying to find a better answer to the question of Saint Nicholas’s popularity than β€œhe was popular because he was a saint who was popular because he was a saint”. And then write a book about why there isn’t really an answer, because the true Saint Nicholas is the friends we make along the way."

Screenshot of a text I'm writing with the passage "In a nutshell, therefore, I am trying to find a better answer to the question of Saint Nicholas’s popularity than β€œhe was popular because he was a saint who was popular because he was a saint”. And then write a book about why there isn’t really an answer, because the true Saint Nicholas is the friends we make along the way."

"The true Saint Nicholas is the friends we make along the way"

I regret to inform you that I am back on my bullshit again.

02.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
American Medieval Podcast A podcast about the Middle Ages (with an American twist), hosted by Professor Matthew Gabriele.

fyi, i have a podcast and it's really great and fun. and there are a lot of super-smart people who've been on to talk about not just the Middle Ages but how and why it's studied here in the USA. please give it a listen.

AmericanMedieval.com

02.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
Uit een post van MariΓ«lle Hageman: een klein briefje met een versje, gelegen op een blauw omslag van inventarisnummer 9 uit het archief van Jan Boon en de Maatschappij ter Bevordering van Nijverheid. Op het briefje de tekst: 
Tot welsijn van de burgerij 
Van dese plaas juijst niet voor mij 
Maar k heb er ook mijn voordeel van 
Zoo wens ik dat dees oude man 
Die nu van daag is heer traktant 
Nog lange blijve in dit lant 
En zo de heer een eijnde geeft 
Dat gij dan in den hemel leeft 
oud 80 Jaar 
12 November 1802 
W. Middelveld

Uit een post van MariΓ«lle Hageman: een klein briefje met een versje, gelegen op een blauw omslag van inventarisnummer 9 uit het archief van Jan Boon en de Maatschappij ter Bevordering van Nijverheid. Op het briefje de tekst: Tot welsijn van de burgerij Van dese plaas juijst niet voor mij Maar k heb er ook mijn voordeel van Zoo wens ik dat dees oude man Die nu van daag is heer traktant Nog lange blijve in dit lant En zo de heer een eijnde geeft Dat gij dan in den hemel leeft oud 80 Jaar 12 November 1802 W. Middelveld

Op deze zondagavond ga ik toch nog eens een poging wagen: zijn er hier geschiedenisleraren in het VO die het leuk zouden vinden om ook eens een weekje op @historicivertellen.bsky.social te posten? Mag ook samen met collega’s!

Je kunt me hier een berichtje sturen of op anne.petterson @ ru. nl

01.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

De deuren zullen straks wagenwijd openstaan voor de massa’s vluchtelingen als ik zie hoeveel liefde rechts Nederland voor de Iraanse bevolking heeft.

01.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 467 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 1

Felt profound, might delete later.

01.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Break promises like you break spaghetti.

01.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Vacancies - UCD School of Education

Come do your PhD with me!

I am offering a fully-funded, four-year PhD position in the School of Education @ucddublin.bsky.social. If you want to do critical research on technology and education, especially combining philosophical and qualitative methods, please apply!

www.ucd.ie/education/re...

27.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Early Medieval Aquitaine and Carolingian Dynastic Drama Snow closed over the trail almost as soon as Pippin fled. The winter of late 831 was, as Louis’ biographer, known as theΒ Astronomer,Β put it, β€˜very harsh and inclement’, and the imperial army could not...

Don’t forget to check out @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social’s article on the early medieval Carolingian dynastic drama in issue 23 of @epoch-history.bsky.social, it was a pleasure to work with him!

www.epoch-magazine.com/post/early-m...

01.03.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is, however, quite a good album.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOvK...

28.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What is an Academic Field? Some Positive Reflections Hello! I received my PhD in Medieval History in May 2025 and am using my expertise to educate interested people in the Middle Ages and the process of creating history. Subscribing as either a free or ...

Things in the academic world (and elsewhere) are pretty grim currently. I wanted to write something a bit more positive, and personal, about what an academic field can be. Partially inspired by a moment of existential terror when I opened a journal and didn't recognize any of the names. #medievalsky

28.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Building a Christian Arabic Library at Mount Sinai: The Scribe Thomas of Fusṭāṭ and the Manuscripts of His Workshop This contribution focuses on the monk-scribe Thomas of Fusṭāṭ (TΕ«mā l-Fusṭāṭī) who was active at St Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai at the turn from the ninth to the tenth century CE. He belonged...

So, here's the article I have out as of today and it's #OpenAccess. It deals with one of the earliest Christian Arabic scribal workshops in the Sinai monastery, where many of the mss produced there have been preserved to this day. In this 🧡 I do a quick rundown of the most important findings. 1/n

26.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Hey, you. Yes, you. Stop looking over your shoulder. You on your phone there.

You can't fix anything right now by rubbernecking the cascading disaster.

Go for a walk. Clean your kitchen. Stay fresh.

Give some money to DWB if you have it to give. They're gonna need it.

28.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection - Houses of Parliament Title: Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. Employer: House of Commons. Salary: Β£43,614 - Β£50,374 per annum. Closes: 15/03/2026, 23:55

I'm now recruiting for a crucial post in my team - Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. A rare chance to work with a wonderful collection in a unique setting.

Please do share, and feel free to get in touch with any questions

27.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Update late last night:

28.02.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5
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The PhD has been submitted and I'm feeling all kinds of ways about it! Thank you to everyone who helped me get here over the past few years ❀️

27.02.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Community Archaeologist - Lost Waterways - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: Salary of Β£42,631- Β£43,500 per annum, depending on experienceClosing Date: 12/03/26Location: London Area

Another archaeology and nature job. Looks like a great opportunity www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

28.02.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0