max_dryzen

max_dryzen , 2 months ago to History in Unveiling Fake Medieval Art through Science - Medievalists.net

There's an exhibition opportunity in fakes. Any institution that's been around long enough will have acquired loads of them, sure as scale build-up in a coffee machine. Grow a pair and air that reputational dirty laundry: here are the objects of supreme craftsmanship that royally screwed us over, and their insane backstories. Challenge the public's notion of the concepts involved.

All of this makes me wonder what actual protocol is. I fear it involves some combination of litigation, destruction, on-sale and permanent storage instead of anything constructive.

max_dryzen , 2 months ago to History in What Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated future

Summarized with the power of wet intelligence:

• History of Luddism - Looms
• Scientific Management and empiricism-washing
• Luddism in the present - VPNs, dark web, browser extensions, etc.
• PS something something racial bias

It's one of those comics whose impact and memorability is stunted by its preoccupation with info-dumping.

max_dryzen , 2 months ago to History in What Is the Dominant Emotion in 400 Years of Women's Diaries?

When I think about great Victorian writers, mostly women come to mind. I suppose that's not accidental.

max_dryzen , 2 months ago to Houseplants in Tradescantia flowers

scribbles
Step 1. Obtain microscope

I like the flowers actually. Hope it's locally available.

max_dryzen OP , 2 months ago to Fediverse in iusearchlinux.fyi - 502-o-rama

Probably. I'd fish the details from iusearchlinux.fyi but...