@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza2026-10-02 15:08:48
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza2026-10-02 15:08:48
@TobiasFrech@ijug.social2026-07-31 07:19:31
Content warning: Historical / philosophical discussion
From a historical point of view: what's the difference between #radioactivity and #ai ?
#history
@paulwermer@sfba.social2026-09-24 22:33:04
#SanFrancisco has a fascinating #history, and the SF Historical Society helps tell that story. Their Annual Awards Luncheon is also fun - support them by coming to the luncheon:
@PaulWermer@sfba.social2026-09-24 22:33:04
#SanFrancisco has a fascinating #history, and the SF Historical Society helps tell that story. Their Annual Awards Luncheon is also fun - support them by coming to the luncheon:
@emilis@social.linux.pizza2026-07-29 20:04:07
@outer@mas.to2026-08-24 16:00:48
August 24, 1814,
Historic Usians FINALLY pissed off Canadian brits so much (by attacking their city of York) that they sacked and burned Washington D.C.
(Come back! Help us in our hour of need. We LOVE you Canucks!)
#History is a bitch.
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-07-06 11:12:23
There's occasionally something interesting posted under the #history hashtag, but so much of what comes across my feed this way is AI slop.
@stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza2026-07-16 22:11:14
And the killer is ....
Ancient DNA Finally Solves a 16th-Century Murder Mystery
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-dna-finally-solves-a-16th-century-murder-mystery
@Yogi77@hessen.social2026-09-06 09:47:44
Ich habe Katja Hoyers Bücher sehr genossen. Hier sieht man sie aktuell im Gespräch zum neuen Buch über die Weimarer Zwischenkriegszeit. #büchernase #lesen #history
@bobmueller@mastodon.world2026-07-13 00:50:01
Such a cool #genealogy story. I hope others from the Battle of Camden will be identified. #forensicgenealogy #DNA
@cyrevolt@mastodon.social2026-08-27 10:32:14
I'm currently watching:
#computer #science #history there.
It is very much about people, us humans - go check it out!
Additional reference:
http://thecomputerboys.com/
@Yogi77@hessen.social2026-09-06 09:47:44
Ich habe Katja Hoyers Bücher sehr genossen. Hier sieht man sie aktuell im Gespräch zum neuen Buch über die Weimarer Zwischenkriegszeit. #büchernase #lesen #history
@outer@mas.to2026-07-12 20:15:56
England during the reign of Elizabeth I (~AD1600) was a dangerous time and place to write plays, such as Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”.
Better watch those metaphors. Public plays were studied closely for signs of treason.
Christopher Marlowe was arrested for atheism, a capital offense. Thomas Kyd was tortured on suspicion of treasonous activity. Ben Jonson was in dire trouble several times.
#History
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-10-02 16:10:11
Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace in Porbandar #India:
1. The site now includes a museum, library,…
2. Entry to original home (seen on the left in #1)
3. Wide shot of a rather small room where Gandhi was born
4. Plaque by the spot where Gandhi was born
(shot Aug. 16 2024)
#photography #history #windows #travel
@davej@dice.camp2026-07-10 08:58:55
I recently had the great pleasure to catch an episode of the #AfterDark #history #podcast, interviewing #AshleyDouglas o…
@AccordionBruce@Mastodon.social2026-08-01 14:30:56
Historical #Accordion Pre Recorded Announcement 🎙️
@… radio 2008-04
I’ll have to revive this one
It was perhaps my favourite PRA and would be great to get back on rotation before the big 2029 first 🪗 bicentennial
Needs updated show times, and we changed station ID too!
Love all the samples, “G’day Bruce!” and that #typewriter Ding! 🛎️
Celebrating William Burt’s 1829 first US “Typographer” patent
#MontyPython #History #CommunityRadio #sampling
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-07-26 19:48:40
Oh look! The Carney Government and Trump Administration have at least some things in common: Criticism and tone policing of actual history that their government doesn’t appreciate.
“President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that warn people that the museum does not accurately reflect American history while pointing them to material that does — a dramatic escalation in his campaign to wrest control of how the nation’s story is told.”
#history #politicialinterference #ideology #rightwing #canpoli #cdnpoli #canadianmuseumofHumanRights #CMHR #Smithsonian #theAmericanFascist #carneyCons
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-07-14 22:09:02
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th POTUS, was such a loser:
- balanced budget each year
- lowered fed budget
- did not own a home
- had a pet raccoon
Anyway: #history #corruption #Korea
@kineticdiplomacy@infosec.exchange2026-07-28 07:22:50
Content warning
Yes, the Netherlands had its own CIA. Spies and everything. But with about 1% of the necessary budget, and you get a typically Dutch version of it. Always underfunded, more lucky than competent, the IDB was never going to be a great success. This book gives a fascinating insight into the service, it's reason for being and ultimate demise.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#BookReview #Books #Reading #Nonfiction #History #TheNetherlands #20thCentury #Espionage
@mariyadelano@hachyderm.io2026-09-09 21:36:36
Y’all… Soviet history is crazy.
Today I learned that because literature was so heavily censored, people would illegally print banned texts by typing them on home typewriter machines and then distribute them.
AND THE COOL PART is that to try and stop them, the Soviet government had restricted production of typewriters, assigning each machine a unique serial number AND a specific signature of defects (tilted letters, lighter or heavier pressure letters, etc.), the government would store the keys for which typographical signature corresponded to which machine and whom it was sold to.
So what did the people do in response? Split typing a single text up across multiple people’s machines and shuffling pages; OR fixing up some letters by hand with a pen.
Crazy cool!!!!
#history #SovietUnion #USSR #Typewriter
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-07-28 06:13:41
I have to wonder if Mrs. Asper is allowing her own Jewish family roots and political bias to show through…
Seems pretty blatant that first the Liberal Minister of Culture and Heritage, and now the longtime Liberal supporting family is getting play in the media (which they used to own in part) demanding “context" to an exhibit about the Nakba.
Izzy Asper was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party along with being the patriarch of one of the most powerful media conglomerates in Canada, until it was swallowed up by other billionnaire family media company people.
The *only* impartial voice here with a proven track record for understanding and communicating history fairly is the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Period.
Hey Billionnaires: your money does NOT mean you get to call the shots when it comes to national museums.
If you want to do that, get back into the local newspapers you abandoned.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #History #Israel #Canada #Media #Billionnaires
@kineticdiplomacy@infosec.exchange2026-08-23 11:42:38
Content warning: ⭐
(1/5 stars)#BookReview #Books #Reading #Nonfiction #Politics #History #EconomicHistory #BusinessEconomics #Sociology
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-07-08 09:10:45
@kineticdiplomacy@infosec.exchange2026-09-12 18:53:05
Content warning: ⭐⭐
(2/5 stars)#BookReview #Books #Reading #Nonfiction #History #EconomicHistory #TheNetherlands #17thCentury #18thCentury
