Michael Piotrowski @true_mxp@qoto.org
Associate professor of digital humanities, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Professeur associé en humanités numériques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse
Joined Nov 2022
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Let there be light ! These are some of the most beautiful #atriums in #Switzerland
https://dominikgehl.com/switzerland-atriums
#architecture #photography
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Parsing Markdown in XSLT. No, not that way. The easy way. https://so.nwalsh.com/2022/12/24/scommonmark
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Just a reminder, there are tons of servers on the fediverse with quote toot feature, and they all follow the same standard. QOTO is a mastodon instance with Quote toots for example. Fedibird is also a very large server that is mastodon based that has the feature. All Misskey servers also have the feature.
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As the ancient tome of knowledge unfurls before you, you cannot help but feel a sense of awe at the power contained within its pages. The legendary text editor known as Emacs has long been revered by those in the know as a tool of limitless potential, capable of bending the very fabric of code to its will.
At first glance, Emacs may seem like nothing more than a simple application for editing text. But those who delve deeper soon discover its true power: a vast array of spells and abilities that allow the user to manipulate their work with incredible precision.
With a flick of a keystroke, the mighty Emacs can search through entire volumes of code, highlighting and correcting errors with ease. Its ability to work with multiple languages and file formats makes it a versatile tool for any task. And with its built-in debugger, it can even root out the most elusive of bugs, banishing them back to the netherworld from whence they came.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg. For those who seek to truly master Emacs, there are countless customization options and plugins to explore. From the simple to the arcane, these enhancements allow users to tailor their experience to their own unique needs and preferences.
So if you seek a tool that will empower you to conquer the challenges of coding and beyond, look no further than Emacs, the magical text editor of legend.
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#ChatGPT output for the request:
Write a diatribe describing emacs as if it is a magical item from D&D
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#3 in my look back at music I released this year: "The Sea Is Our True Home".
This was the first of two longer instrumentals this year, both experiments with new methods.
https://soundcloud.com/transitsofmars/the-sea-is-our-true-home
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Our follower base on Mastodon is now 10% of our Twitter base. Within 2 months.
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Awesome! 🤩
The Dutch Universities and ICT infrastructure provider (SURF) are working on a pilot to provide Mastodon instances for the entire educational sector.
@jchelary@emacs.ch Mais tellement!
Until quite recently I also had my e-mail ordered from old to new (because Gnus because Usenet, etc.)
For the last session of my (new) course on the “History of Computing,” we visited the Musée Bolo https://www.museebolo.ch/?lang=en
I was positivley surprised that almost all of them were there, so this is really a topic that interests them. This also confirms that it was a good decision to create this course (which was partly also due to student feedback).
The guest talks by @barbara_hof and Moritz Feichtinger were also very much appreciated!
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Ob Windows 98, Drucker aus der Hölle oder Viren en masse...
Für Menschen, die sich mit Informatik auskennen, steht zu Weihnachten auch oftmals etwas #Troubleshooting auf den Geräten der Liebsten an. Dafür wünschen wir euch viel Erfolg – und wenn ihr besondere Kuriositäten loswerden wollt, freuen wir uns auch über Bilder und Geschichten im Thread!
Entspannte Feiertage wünscht euch das gesamte GI-Team! 💻💕
@da_doomer I was impressed by the students. Their evaluation was much more nuanced than what you typically find on social media or in the media. There was a large consensus that #ChatGPT can be very useful for inspiration, and many see themselves using it for this purpose. They are well aware that it’s a continuum; an FLE (French as foreign language) student mentioned that they’re encouraged by instructors to use Antidote, an advanced grammar checker that gives you detailed explanations for errors: it helps you to avoid errors *and* it’s a learning opportunity.
At the same time, they are very much aware that without reliable citations it’s useless for serious academic writing. Another interesting point mentioned by several students was the fear of becoming dependent on such tools.
It was also interesting to see the importance of your background. Everybody is using machine translation today, that’s a point of reference. One of them has already been using #StableDiffusion and similar tools for creative purposes, e.g., for help with creating storyboards (“Je suis nul en dessin”).
I haven’t read all the written comments, their prompts, and the ChatGPT-generated texts, but the discussion was already very rich.
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Le Monde consacre un long article (15 minutes de lecture !) à la recherche scientifique sur le jeu vidéo en France, en Belgique et en Suisse.
L'article est très bien documenté et fournit la parfaite porte d'entrée dans notre domaine d'étude : https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2022/12/23/le-jeu-video-un-champ-de-recherche-foisonnant-pour-la-science_6155458_3232.html
Il y a un paywall, mais vous y accéderez facilement en passant par votre bibliothèque. L'article sera demain dans le print. #SciencesDuJeu #GameStudies #GameLabUNILEPFL
J’avais déjà écrit « their reflection largely depasses » quand je me suis rendu compte que le mot « depass » n’existe pas en anglais…
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How car are (under)used?
👉 4.7 million #cars have a capacity of 18 million seats for 8.5 million inhabitants in Switzerland
👉 1.6 occupants on average
👉 Unused 23 hours a day
Source Swiss Federal Office for the Environment @ofevCH https://bit.ly/3vdGXHA
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Many thanks to @ChristianWachter for his review of Bodies and Structures 2.0 in #HistoryAndTheory. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hith.12285
For the project, visit http://bodiesandstructures.org #DH #DigitalHumanities #DigitalHistory #SpatialHumanities #geography #histodons #Asianists #scalar #NEH #hypertext #design #visualization
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Interested in digital publications showcasing multiperspectivity? Look at the extraordinary Bodies and Structures 2.0, ed. by @dambaras & #KateMcDonald. It brings into reality what #Hypertext studies have long sought.👉My new review essay (#OA) in #HistoryAndTheory: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hith.12285
Thanks so much to #EthanKleinberg and the entire History&Theory team for letting me be part of the marvelous special issue on #TheoryOfHistory & #DigitalHistory.
#DigitalHumanities #DH #DHTheorie
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We are #hiring.
#Eindhoven University of Technology rings in the new year with 24 new tenure (track) faculty positions. The vacancies will be open soon for all academic levels (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) in the department of Mathematics & Computer Science.
https://lnkd.in/ecNsnnKp
@tschfflr @gchrupala The science part may also mention names and subprojects designed for specific persons.
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#SocialMedia: in order to reach as many people as possible, we’ve expanded our social media portfolio. You’ll find the relevant information and links in our news story.
https://snf.ch/en/cDyehjB3BfnTa3YT/news/social-media-the-snsf-is-now-also-on-mastodon
Associate professor of digital humanities, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Professeur associé en humanités numériques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse
Joined Nov 2022
