Bibliolater 📚📜🖋 @bibliolater@qoto.org
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Toots are #humanities, #science, #nonfiction, #book, #map, #chart and #graph related. Some toots containg #videos may also find their way into the #timeline.
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"To loosely paraphrase Virgil’s famous dictum, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes (I fear the Greeks even when they offer gifts), let us beware of the familiar especially when it looks too familiar." https://biblonia.com/2024/04/01/trojan-horses-and-other-ruses-de-guerre/ #Ancient #Book #Books #Ebook #Ebooks #Bookstodon #Literature #TrojanHorse #BlogPost #Blog @bookstodon
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@J9C @bibliolater yes to Arsenic and old lace 💯 recommended
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#Oxford #English #Dictionary ’s latest update adds 23 #Japanese words, chart @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/27/the-oxford-english-dictionarys-latest-update-adds-23-japanese-words
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@bibliolater agree Thin Man series. Also Arsenic and Old Lace and Harvey always for great comedic timing and belly laughs.
Do you have any #recommendations that you are willing to share for #English #language #comedy #films from before the 1960s?
#Recommendation #Film #Movie #Cinema #Movies #AskFedi #AskMastodon #Question #Video #Online
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"The establishment of banana republics reveals much about imperialism and the history of the Western Hemisphere. Here are 7 facts you may not know."
Stoyack, Aaron. (2024, March 31). 7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics. Retrieved from https://www.thecollector.com/banana-republics-facts/ #History #Histodon #Histodons #Imperialism #Politics @histodon @histodons
🇦🇷 "Perhaps the more important question for Argentina moving forward is the extent to which Milei actually believes in anarcho-capitalist ideas and, if so, whether he will govern accordingly. Thus far, Milei has governed much closer to a traditional centre-right Argentine politician rather than a radical free-market fundamentalist." https://oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2024/03/31/a-libertarian-utopia-in-political-practice-will-anarcho-capitalism-take-root-in-argentina/ #Argentina #Politics #Libertarianism #FreeMarket #AnarchoCapitalism #JavierMilei #Milei @politicaltheory @politicalscience
"While it is difficult to assess the level of both political and economic stress in Provincia Judaea, the unrest there, evident by the vast influx of legions and supplementary troops into it during these years, may account for some amount of any additional stress. If, as I have suggested, the locals were responsible for providing supplies and places of rest for their oppressors, it would have harmed the locals’ livelihood. These actions seemed to have laid the groundwork for the revolt, so when Hadrian announced his decision to found Aelia Capitolina over Jerusalem, tensions had reached a breaking point."
Burnstein, B. H. (2017). The causes of the Bar Kokhba revolt : a critical reassessment and new comparisons (T). University of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0343414 #History #Histodon #Histodons #RomanEmpire #Roman #Empire #BarKokhba #NearEast @histodon @histodons
"discover the historical origins behind five popular sayings: “mad as a hatter”, “bite the bullet”, “crocodile tears”, “I have a bridge to sell you”, and “baker’s dozen”." https://halfarsedhistory.net/2024/03/31/episode-301-the-historic-origins-of-popular-sayings-part-2/ #History #English #Langauge #Podcast
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a must-read #book
In #SiliconValley, #fissuring is ubiquitous: temps vs. contractor – in order to avoid calls to reduce the pay gap b/w their highest- and lowest-paid people … in: «You’re Paid What You’re Worth» - @JakeRosenfeld1 @Harvard_Press https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674916593
"Today, by examining historical evidence found in Israel, Egypt and Jordan, then harnessing cutting-edge science, can historians finally manage to reveal the mysteries of Jesus's life?" https://youtu.be/mIk8MyVMLt0 #Video #Documentary #Jesus #Christ #JesusChrist #Religion #Christianity #History #Science @religion
"George Orwell's 1984 is one of the most famous and infamous books in history. But for all its fame and glory we rarely stop to ask what the underlying philosophical messages are." https://youtu.be/8eAhSRAA874 #Video #Philosophy #GeorgeOrwell #Book #Books #Ebook #Ebooks #Bookstodon @philosophy @bookstodon
Not my idea of a good time: https://youtu.be/7QLIi0-yne0 #Video #Bridge #Italy #Europe
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A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth.
#TIL that we need 'negative leap seconds'.
#Climate #ClimateChange #Research #News #Physics #Engineering #Geophysics #InformationTechnology #IT #STEM #Technology #Tech #Science
"Magellan’s behavior became increasingly rebellious and not in tune with the Portuguese authorities’ expectations. He took leave without permission, was accused of illegally trading in Morocco, and even quarreled with the Portuguese King Manuel I."
Perpuli, Francisco. "Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World" TheCollector.com, https://www.thecollector.com/ferdinand-magellan-voyage/ (accessed March 27, 2024). #History #Histodon #Histodons #Portugal #Spain #Europe #EarlyModern @histodon @histodons @earlymodern
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#GoodMorning to all on #Mastodon and in the #Fediverse.
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#shrinkflation - Anyone cracking open an #Eastereggs this year may notice two things: not only is it a lot more expensive, it’s also smaller, chart @FT https://www.ft.com/content/02f3475b-3c5f-4685-83a2-f8026afc63b2?segmentId=114a04fe-353d-37db-f705-204c9a0a157b
I miss the days of the #ShortWave #Wireless. #Radio #Nostalgia
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🇨🇮 🇬🇭 "The FT’s Susannah Savage explains how a rise in cocoa prices has pushed up the cost of chocolate. She says that speculation, climate change and under-investment have also affected the price in the market." https://youtu.be/Y43JgRmIvkw #FT #Video #Shorts #Cocoa #Chocolate #Climate #ClimateChange #Environment #IvoryCoast #Ghana #Africa @climatechange
Not a bot just a rather corpulent male fifty years of age; a very very slow ignoramus who reads occasionally.
Toots are #humanities, #science, #nonfiction, #book, #map, #chart and #graph related. Some toots containg #videos may also find their way into the #timeline.
Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions.
Expect many typing errors and copious amounts of nonsensical commentary from my personal formulations.
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Joined Nov 2022
