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Madeleine Clews πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ βš“οΈ

@byzantium-bound

PhD in Linguistics, recovering ex-public servant, professional worrier. Fremantle βš“οΈπŸ’œ tragic. Seeking consilience

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The Last Kingdom (Seasons 1-3)

26.02.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Before or after Mr Hooper?

15.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rhyming slang. Spot on!

15.02.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't quite get over the blinkered knee-jerk ignorance on display here. Who would have thought that bluesky could attract so many people who apparently have no idea there are countries in the world other than their own? But that is no doubt a key part of the big problem

14.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Native diet. Maize. Bison. Berries. All good stuff actually

12.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
ABC: "Support firms for Angus Taylor to win Liberal leadership".
SBS: "From water dealings to questionable economic credentials β€” who is the man touted as the future Liberal Party leader?"

ABC: "Support firms for Angus Taylor to win Liberal leadership". SBS: "From water dealings to questionable economic credentials β€” who is the man touted as the future Liberal Party leader?"

A tale of two national broadcasters.

12.02.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I go through this nightly
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12.02.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Worth reading the full thread. Government buy-in for this marketing garbage is very worrying

28.01.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're a Youppi and an Ace away from having an awesome board of peace of our own.

23.01.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

SchrΓΆdinger's cattes

16.01.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Much simple enjoyment to be had in this thread. Oh, the humanity

30.12.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To (presumably mostly American) skeeters wondering what 'figgy pudding' is...this is the most perfect answer

25.12.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loss, Legacy, and the End of Old Media Entertainment Is Broken w/ Richard Crouse and Sarah Hanlon

Highly recommend reading this pithy text on pop culture from @brittlestar.com. No time for sitting with video but the audio version of the podcast will be accompanying my walk this morning!

20.12.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh. Deleting Firefox now. Browser options narrowing πŸ˜•
(Don't forget adding -ai to your search string in Google will rule out AI slop in results. Tedious, but we must resist)

17.12.2025 00:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think traditionally the star stands for the 'hope' in the Advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love? We are not really religious but we still top our tree with a star, the same one for 30 years and counting. Never give up on hope

08.12.2025 02:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, we're not. Medieval universities were focused on the liberal arts; they taught ancient Greek and Latin languages and literature, philosophy, music, astronomy, and theologyβ€”all subjects that are slated for elimination at modern universities, along with history and medieval studies.

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07.12.2025 12:11 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Worth tuning in wherever you get your podcasts

22.11.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great to hear

22.11.2025 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Music doesn't need to change your life to matter. Sometimes a song just needs to make your Tuesday commute better. That's valuable too. Joy doesn't have to be profound.

16.11.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heart Like a Wheel was written and first performed by Kate and Anna McGarrigle

15.11.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The truth is unassailable. The irony is sublime

10.11.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good ideas spread slower than bad ideas because bad ideas are simpler. "It's complicated" loses to "they're evil" every single time.

05.11.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ Why does Canada exist? These answers tug at my hearstrings.
These virtues are all relative of course. There are dark shadows in Canada's history too.
But the net direction is progress.
In the general direction of good.

28.10.2025 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Australian Cartoonists Association welcomes the decision of the federal Attorney-General, Michelle aRowland, to reject the Productivity Commission’s proposal to exempt tech companies from copyright laws, which would have handed them free rein to mine creative content to train their Artificial Intelligence models, without recognition or recompense for artists.

We are glad the Albanese Government recognises the value and precarious of the creative industries and encourage their ongoing support of artists in all fields.

Cathy Wilcox
President
ACA

The Australian Cartoonists Association welcomes the decision of the federal Attorney-General, Michelle aRowland, to reject the Productivity Commission’s proposal to exempt tech companies from copyright laws, which would have handed them free rein to mine creative content to train their Artificial Intelligence models, without recognition or recompense for artists. We are glad the Albanese Government recognises the value and precarious of the creative industries and encourage their ongoing support of artists in all fields. Cathy Wilcox President ACA

A statement from me, on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association:

27.10.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 991 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 10

New review of Peter Prince and my edited collection, β€˜Subjects and Aliens’, feat. @sophiecouchman.bsky.social , Margaret Allen, Emma Bellino and Margaret Allen

22.10.2025 05:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books

Pls. repost and share: #OA #OER free scholar-produced resource for teachinge and readinge *The Canterbury Tales* at the Universitye level: THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org

22.10.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Have read it! Life and opinions. Thereof.

15.10.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a huge moment in linear broadcast TV. When I began my TV career in 2005, even history documentaries were expected to get 2 million viewers

13.10.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 2

Very much worth reading. Every. Word.
Hold fast

05.10.2025 05:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gartner hype cycle - Wikipedia

I would argue that the 'plateau of productivity' is followed by a plunge to a 'nadir of enshittification', and then the whole thing starts again, making it a true cycle

05.10.2025 04:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0