@stuartdunn
Digital Humanist and Professor of Spatial Humanities, King's College London (@kingsdh.bsky.social). Also: Head of Humanities, @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Various other things too, e.g. @folkloresociety.bsky.social Council Member. https://stuartdunn.blog
A fascinating evening at the launch of "A Short History of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies". "Traditional" humanities don't have to change to matter in today's world for the simple reason that humanity will always be at its heart.
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Thank you so much Claire
My mum died earlier this month. Any donations to the Stroke Association would be much appreciated: elisabethdunn.muchloved.com.
"Grief is the price we pay for love".
His *really* correct name would contain rather more expletives.
Assuredly so. Maybe eventually there will even be some accountability.
Things really don't get any better for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor do they?
A sad decline in allocentric cognitive map reading skills on display #TheApprentice
But ... I thought the whole point of the Second Ammendment was that citizens could defend themselves from an overreaching central government?
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My length of service record at KCL - 20 years
Blimey, that went quick
May I respectfully ask how and why any of this is considered to be "news"?
BBC News - Brooklyn Beckham: What we learned from bombshell Instagram post - BBC News
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Essentially, he is the only politican ever to have been outwitted by Badenoch. 'Nuff said.
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💯, thank you!
The Cat House in #Riga. Apparently, the cat was placed there with its tail facing towards the nearby Tradesmans' Guild, with whom the house's owner had had an argument.
Nothing being open on a Sunday except newsagents (which closed at lunchtime).
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
Just read it, a great piece. Thanks for sharing.
A new blog/mini data resource on corpse roads, "The Bierwayfarer": corpseroads.wordpress.com. #folklore #corpseroads #GIS
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A small twixtime accomplishment - I have completed the Private Eye Christmas crossword. All 138 cryptic clues. And cracked the "unclue" challenge, which was their obituary of Dicke Bird. Even though if I tried to play cricket I would likely hold the club by the wrong end when trying to score a goal.
*Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer* was the firste song to celebrate GPS
If you need to ask the question, you have already answered it 😉.
Can we stop attributing AI/LLMs with "hallucinations"? This is a term referring to human clinical/psychological conditions. It doesn't need to be ceded yet. "LLMs getting it totally wrong" is fine.
James Frost with hooden horses. Credit Caroline Dyal
Next week: join us for our last online talk of 2025: James Frost, 'The Hooden Horse of Kent'. Tuesday 16 December, 19:00-20:30 GMT on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hooden...
Definition of ageing: going into a chemist/pharmacy and realising how many of the notices on the notice board now potentially apply to you.
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Also, and this is just a thought, maybe this is a reminder that electing a party that is up to its neck in Russian influence isn't a great idea.
Although poor Dawn Sturgess couldn't be saved, I hope that there have been medals for the police, army, scientists etc, and first responders. Without their bravery and skill this would have been a mass casualty incident. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
My, we have some serious quality journalism in this country.
