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@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-07-14 19:01:01

A few highlights from the Turkish-Persian section of a random carpet symbolism book I skimmed while stopped at a random library in New Jersey a couple days ago

Tree of life: one of the oldest and most universal symbols of mankind.

It supports the sky, and provides a path from earth to heaven. In different cultures it is called by names such as haoma, asherak, yggdrasil, irminsu or asvattha.

Thus, one often sees it in prayer rugs, as a reminder of the passage from this existence into a higher life.
Diamond or Lozenge:

It has been conjectured that this omnipresent motif in Anatolian kilims is a male triangle attached to a female triangle, and thus signifies creation. There are doubtless many interpretations. A diamond surrounded by hooks is called in Turkish kirkbudatz, 'forty branches'.

Among some semi-nomadic pastoral (terekme) tribes of Azerbaijan, a favourite symbol is a large diamond, signifying woman. Smaller diamonds within the large one signify a pregnant woman or her progeny. A …
Celestial creature: Recognizable because flames appear from flanks or shoulders.
Arabesque or Tendril:

The basic unit of the arabesque, a favourite Islamic decorative theme, may be described as a split leaf seen in profile, called islimi in Persian. Derived from a Sassanian motif, it developed under the Abbasids in the ninth and tenth centuries, and matured under the Seljuks in the twelfth and thirteenth. It became central in Turkish and Persian carpet design only after the fifteenth century. In its fascinating fully developed form one sees interlaced lattice systems of sp…
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social
2026-07-16 13:00:52

RE: agora-thinktanks.social/@agora
It might be a good idea to constantly give Germans the impression that a subsidy scheme is about to be scrapped, so that EV sales continue to rise steadily

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2026-07-16 14:17:06

Seems to me that #agribusiness is an example of #MarketFailure, where poisoning workers and destroying local #ecosystems is highly profitable.
And it's not as if alternative approaches don&…

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2026-07-16 14:17:06

Seems to me that #agribusiness is an example of #MarketFailure, where poisoning workers and destroying local #ecosystems is highly profitable.
And it's not as if alternative approaches don&…

@brichapman@mastodon.social
2026-07-15 19:01:33

This week's climate progress is about connection:
The Green Climate Fund unlocked nearly $6B for adaptation and mitigation projects in vulnerable countries.
Indigenous women in Guatemala are scaling climate-resilient farming with drought-tolerant crops and agroforestry.
Twelve opened AirPlant One, making jet fuel from captured CO2 and renewable power.
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@hex@kolektiva.social
2026-06-07 04:08:28

But if *I* hijack *their* devices it's a "felony."
blog.includesecurity.com/2026/

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-06-05 17:30:53

How LinkedIn is transforming into a "post-cringe" social network as it courts high-profile influencers, who are building audiences on corporate-friendly topics (Isabella Kwai/New York Times)
nytimes.co…

@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
2026-05-27 11:22:10

Form WTAF-8647. 😁
Download it. Print it. Fill it out. Mail it.
#protest #resistance

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2026-06-30 16:44:53

So, it is coming.
It would be most excellent if the Retiring GOP Senators Caucus showed the balls to apply the McConnell Principle and wait for the new Senate to consider any nominee. @…

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-27 21:24:19

Ex-Bama DT pleads guilty after posing as NFLers espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/486119