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[?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
@EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

Events for the 5th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1975: Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramen
• Birth (1932) of Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_La
• Holiday: Mother Teresa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_T
@histodons

    [?]Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode: » 🌐
    @publicvoit@graz.social

    One of the rare examples where actually created a software itself (instead of buying some 3rd party tool + embracing it) was published as open source (MIT license): github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M65

      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

      LINE OF THE OLD AUTHOR. A dram of brandy.

      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      --
      @histodons

      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LINE OF THE OLD AUTHOR. A dram of brandy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LINE OF THE OLD AUTHOR. A dram of brandy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        [?]CR séances Assemblée Nationale » 🤖 🌐
        @homohortus@mastodon.social

        @bakerjohnj Yes, I completely agree. One small detail, however... lexilogos.com/document/littre_

        Vilain La pathologie ici est une dégradation. Il y a dans la latinité un joli mot : c'est villa, qui a donné ville, mais qui signifie proprennent maison de campagne. De villa, le bas latin forma villanus, habitant d'une villa ou exploitation rurale. Ainsi introduit, vilain prit naturellement le sens d'homme des champs ; et, comme l'homme des champs était serf dans la période féodale, vilain s'opposa à gentilhomme et fut un synonyme de roturier. Mais, une fois engagé dans la voie des acceptions défavorables, vilain ne s'arrêta pas à ce premier degré, et il fut employé comme équivalent de déshonnête, de fâcheux, de sale, de méchant ; c'était une extension du sens de non noble. Puis il se spécialisa davantage, et de déshonnête en général devint un avare, un ladre en particulier. Enfin, des emplois moraux qu'il avait eus jusque-là, il passa à un emploi physique, celui de laid, de déplaisant à la vue. C'est ordinairement le contraire qui arrive : un sens concret devient abstrait, mais rien en cela n'est obligatoire pour les langues ; et elles savent fort bien que ces inversions ne dépassent pas leur puissance.

        Alt...Vilain La pathologie ici est une dégradation. Il y a dans la latinité un joli mot : c'est villa, qui a donné ville, mais qui signifie proprennent maison de campagne. De villa, le bas latin forma villanus, habitant d'une villa ou exploitation rurale. Ainsi introduit, vilain prit naturellement le sens d'homme des champs ; et, comme l'homme des champs était serf dans la période féodale, vilain s'opposa à gentilhomme et fut un synonyme de roturier. Mais, une fois engagé dans la voie des acceptions défavorables, vilain ne s'arrêta pas à ce premier degré, et il fut employé comme équivalent de déshonnête, de fâcheux, de sale, de méchant ; c'était une extension du sens de non noble. Puis il se spécialisa davantage, et de déshonnête en général devint un avare, un ladre en particulier. Enfin, des emplois moraux qu'il avait eus jusque-là, il passa à un emploi physique, celui de laid, de déplaisant à la vue. C'est ordinairement le contraire qui arrive : un sens concret devient abstrait, mais rien en cela n'est obligatoire pour les langues ; et elles savent fort bien que ces inversions ne dépassent pas leur puissance.

          [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
          @freeschool@qoto.org

          #SciOp & #CoLiberation (not just Techies but everyone) [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

          "... it requires a design process in which many actors can participate - people with technical expertise, as well as those with lived expertise, domain expertise, organizing expertise, and expertise. It also means shifting the overarching goal of such from “doing good with ” to designing for co-. [...]

          Rather than framing acts of as benevolence or , the goal of co-liberation requires that those technical workers acknowledge that they are engaged in a struggle for their own as well, even and especially when they are members of dominant groups."

          — Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein, Data Feminism

          More seen here: sciop.net/

          Made with 💌 :nes_fire:

            [?]CR séances Assemblée Nationale » 🤖 🌐
            @homohortus@mastodon.social

            The State as a Technical Apparatus: From Hydraulic Empires to the Digital Leviathan

            💡 The State has always been less about ethics than about managing flows — water, taxes, armies, data. From pharaonic Egypt to today’s data states, it is an apparatus of technique, knowledge, and production. @philosophy 👉 Follow the link for both the EN & FR versions of the article. The State as a Technical Apparatus…

            homohortus31.wordpress.com/202

              [?]CR séances Assemblée Nationale » 🤖 🌐
              @homohortus@mastodon.social

              From Taxes to Cannons: How European Monarchies Built the State Around War and Accumulation

              💰⚔️ Early European monarchies didn’t build states for abstract “governance,” but to tax, control, and wage war. Bureaucracy, tariffs, arsenals, roads: the modern state grew as a technical machine for accumulation and military power. EN/FR versions below. EN/FR versions below ⬇️ @philosophy From Taxation to War: The…

              homohortus31.wordpress.com/202

                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                CUNNY-THUMBED. To double one's fist with the thumb inwards, like a woman.

                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                @histodons

                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUNNY-THUMBED. To double one's fist with the thumb inwards, like a woman. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUNNY-THUMBED. To double one's fist with the thumb inwards, like a woman. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                  Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                  [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                  Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                  Alt...Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                    @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                    Events for the 4th of September from Wikipedia:

                    • 1944: World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continua
                    • Birth (1977) of Sun-woo Kim, South Korean baseball player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-woo_
                    • Death (2006) of Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_V
                    @histodons

                      [?]Coach Sankhavaram ® » 🌐
                      @paninid@mastodon.world

                      There were at least 8 Crusades.

                        [?]Coach Sankhavaram ® » 🌐
                        @paninid@mastodon.world

                        TIL in January 1964, Pope Paul VI was the first pope since Saint Peter to visit the Holy Land.

                          [?]Jake in the desert » 🌐
                          @jake4480@c.im

                          The Return of the Cassette Tape: How Analog Music is Making a Comeback saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/0

                            [?]Chris Bond » 🌐
                            @Vibracobra23@mastodon.social

                            #1040 M.E. Cash (ed) - Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, Vol XXXI - Part V. The Devonshire Press, Torquay, Autumn 1969.

                            The front cover of Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 31:5 for Autumn 1969. Plain pale blue with title in black and a table of contents, including articles concerning Education in Cornish Mining Areas, Ship Models, and Plymouth's Spectre Inspector.

                            Alt...The front cover of Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 31:5 for Autumn 1969. Plain pale blue with title in black and a table of contents, including articles concerning Education in Cornish Mining Areas, Ship Models, and Plymouth's Spectre Inspector.

                              [?]infoDOCKET » 🌐
                              @infodocket@newsie.social

                              Report: The Digital Library Trust Preserves infodocket.com/2025/09/03/repo

                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                CAGG. To cagg; a military term used by the private soldiers, signifying a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; or, as the term is, till their cagg is out: which vow is commonly observed with the strictest exactness.

                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                --
                                @histodons

                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CAGG. To cagg; a military term used by the private soldiers, signifying a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; or, as the term is, till their cagg is out: which vow is commonly observed with the strictest exactness. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CAGG. To cagg; a military term used by the private soldiers, signifying a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; or, as the term is, till their cagg is out: which vow is commonly observed with the strictest exactness. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
                                  @freeschool@qoto.org

                                  #Google search results = confirmation bias / it's own agenda ? [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                  Searching for the truth using might have confirmation bias of sorts and it's own version of the truth ?

                                  🔍 Try searx.org/
                                  - I use don't use Google directly.
                                  🔎 Try Searx.org

                                  's version might just support itself and have results based on what google knows about you... ?

                                  Because your and existing search history...

                                  ( urbandictionary.com/define.php )

                                  "...when you search for something to agree with your biases..." it might just give you what you want...

                                  Above and inspired by @freemo post:
                                  qoto.org/@freemo/1145759514369

                                  Google search = Google's version of the Truth ? or supports your existing from your search ...? Just maybe...

                                  Wouldn't be surprised these tools have their own and .... Try searx.org/

                                    [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                    @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                    Found this on Imgur pic of IRIS Indigo, a line of workstations developed and manufactured by SGI, was first announced in July 1991. It ran IRIX Unix and was well known for various apps in the 90s such as those used in 3D Graphics and Animation, and other industries. There was a time when workstation/desktop OSes spied zero on you, and you were in total control of your data, unlike Microsoft, which dominates this space these days.

                                    A picture of an IRIS Indigo workstation from the '90s, showing the desktop with a terminal and other windows open on the monitor

                                    Alt...A picture of an IRIS Indigo workstation from the '90s, showing the desktop with a terminal and other windows open on the monitor

                                      [?]Obsidian Urbex Photography » 🌐
                                      @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social

                                      ✡️🇷🇴 Standing for more than a century, this beautiful yet sombre disused Jewish place of worship now sits disused. Its doors are closed, its façade is crumbling with the passage of time.

                                      Full feature article and photo gallery go live Friday at 8pm (UK)

                                      photo of synagogue, star of david on the roof in blue and red. Text reads "a new location. a colourful synagogue in romania, friday 8pm uk"

                                      Alt...photo of synagogue, star of david on the roof in blue and red. Text reads "a new location. a colourful synagogue in romania, friday 8pm uk"

                                        [?]Lynn I 🗽 » 🔓
                                        @Lynn@mastodon.stickbear.me

                                        "Category 5: The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane" by Thomas Neil Knowles. My rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Kindle Edition, 368 pages.

                                        Book description: "Category 5: The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane" by Thomas Neil Knowles, offers a gripping account of the devastating 1935 storm that struck the Florida Keys, the first recorded Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States. The book reconstructs the events of the hurricane, which killed over four hundred people—including more than two hundred World War I veterans—by combining survivor interviews, government records, and media accounts.

                                        Set during the Great Depression, the author details life in the Keys at the time, the vulnerabilities of the veteran workforce, and the state of weather forecasting, highlighting the tragic consequences and failures in evacuation and disaster response.

                                        @bookstodon

                                        The image is a book cover featuring a dramatic, stormy sky with dark, swirling clouds overhead. Below the sky is a sepia-toned photograph showing devastation from the hurricane—damaged and partially destroyed buildings, leafless trees, and debris scattered on the ground. In the foreground, there is a building with a visible sign reading "EATS DRINKS." A large, bold, red and orange emblem in the upper left contains the text "CATEGORY 5" and wraps around with "THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE." The author's name, Thomas Neil Knowles, appears near the top right in white text.

                                        Alt...The image is a book cover featuring a dramatic, stormy sky with dark, swirling clouds overhead. Below the sky is a sepia-toned photograph showing devastation from the hurricane—damaged and partially destroyed buildings, leafless trees, and debris scattered on the ground. In the foreground, there is a building with a visible sign reading "EATS DRINKS." A large, bold, red and orange emblem in the upper left contains the text "CATEGORY 5" and wraps around with "THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE." The author's name, Thomas Neil Knowles, appears near the top right in white text.

                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                          MOVEABLES. Rings, watches, or any toys of value.

                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                          @histodons

                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MOVEABLES. Rings, watches, or any toys of value. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MOVEABLES. Rings, watches, or any toys of value. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                            @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                            Events for the 3rd of September from Wikipedia:

                                            • 1981: The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventi
                                            • Birth (1940) of Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2019) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lo
                                            @histodons

                                              [?]Longreads » 🌐
                                              @longreads@mastodon.world

                                              "Bone black is the presence of an absence."

                                              Stephanie Krzywonos for Emergence Magazine: emergencemagazine.org/essay/mu

                                                [?]Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson » 🌐
                                                @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com

                                                Have you downloaded or checked out ?

                                                Remembering is an act of

                                                @redstateinsurgents

                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                  CUP OF THE CREATURE. A cup of good liquor.

                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  --
                                                  @histodons

                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUP OF THE CREATURE. A cup of good liquor. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUP OF THE CREATURE. A cup of good liquor. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                    [?]RememberUsAlways » 🌐
                                                    @RememberUsAlways@newsie.social

                                                    There are many ways to erase history but attempting to forget kicked China's ass in is cute!
                                                    "On WWII anniversary, seeks to erase U.S. role in victory.

                                                    As it celebrates the 80th anniversary of Japanese surrender, China is trying to recast wartime history by downplaying U.S. help while emphasizing Moscow’s role."

                                                    @histodons washingtonpost.com/world/2025/

                                                      rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua boosted

                                                      [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                                      @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                                      Lost in Translation: What the West Misunderstands About Byzantium

                                                      By Zoe Tsiami

                                                      Byzantium often feels like a forgotten chapter in history, drifting between the grandeur of Rome and the vibrant Renaissance. For a long time, the Byzantine Empire has been misunderstood, and it’s time we explored why that might be and what the West might be missing.

                                                      medievalists.net/2025/08/what-

                                                      Byzantine art at PG:
                                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3

                                                      The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix (1840). At the center of the canvas, the Crusader leader, Baldwin of Flanders, is depicted on horseback, crowned with a laurel wreath and dressed in regal attire. He is elevated above the crowd, embodying both triumph and authority. To the left and right, Byzantine civilians — including women, children, and priests — are shown in grief, despair, and submission. Some plead for mercy, others recoil in fear. Crusader knights, in gleaming armor and crimson cloaks, march triumphantly yet ruthlessly, contrasting with the suffering populace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire#/media/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Ferdinand_Victor_Delacroix_012.jpg

                                                      Alt...The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix (1840). At the center of the canvas, the Crusader leader, Baldwin of Flanders, is depicted on horseback, crowned with a laurel wreath and dressed in regal attire. He is elevated above the crowd, embodying both triumph and authority. To the left and right, Byzantine civilians — including women, children, and priests — are shown in grief, despair, and submission. Some plead for mercy, others recoil in fear. Crusader knights, in gleaming armor and crimson cloaks, march triumphantly yet ruthlessly, contrasting with the suffering populace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire#/media/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Ferdinand_Victor_Delacroix_012.jpg

                                                        Dave Nathanson boosted

                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                        DOG LATIN. Barbarous Latin, such as was formerly used by the lawyers in their pleadings.

                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        --
                                                        @histodons

                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DOG LATIN. Barbarous Latin, such as was formerly used by the lawyers in their pleadings. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DOG LATIN. Barbarous Latin, such as was formerly used by the lawyers in their pleadings. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                          [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                                          @octade@soc.octade.net

                                                          This is a candidate for one of the best films ever produced. It is worth watching on your next classic movie night.

                                                          The Wind and the Lion | Full Movie with Sean Connery
                                                          https://youtu.be/D-In3mEfBxg

                                                          This movie was filmed before the normalization of brainless Hollywood portrayals of all foreigners as mindless drones. It showed an era of mutual respect and honor codes between adversaries instead of jingoistic 'light of the world' self-worship.

                                                          No spoilers. It is too good for that.

                                                          @infostorm@a.gup.pe @movies@a.gup.pe @classics@a.gup.pe @film@a.gup.pe

                                                          Bearded Berber Sultan with black and red head dress, portrayed by Sean Conner in the movie, The Wind and the Lion.

                                                          Alt...Bearded Berber Sultan with black and red head dress, portrayed by Sean Conner in the movie, The Wind and the Lion.

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