Juan Acevedo
@juanacevedo.bsky.social
Mostly trying to understand the #Timaeus. Warburgian at ❤️ #Begriffsgeschichte, #alphanumeric systems ( علم الحروف، ابجد), diagrams, armillary stuff, #Arabic #mss, Graeco-Arabica, #Islamic studies…to the tune of #BWV988—Now at https://fonsvitae.com/
VERITRACE #ERC Project moving to @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social #CIUHCT
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#HistSci
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#HistSci
Cornelis Schilt traz para CIÊNCIAS o VERITRACE, projeto ERC que investiga as raízes da conhecimento moderno
CIÊNCIAS é a nova casa do VERITRACE. Liderado por Cornelis Schilt, o projeto de investigação financiado pelo European Research Council (ERC) deixa a Vrije Universiteit Brussel e passa a desenvolver-se...
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October 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
VERITRACE #ERC Project moving to @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social #CIUHCT
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#HistSci
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#HistSci
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What is the Hannibal Directive?
How and why was it activated on Oct 7th, as the Israeli defense minister admitted?
And how many Israelis were killed as a result of it on Oct 7th?
My full deep-dive for Zeteo on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack: zeteo.com/p/what-is-th...
How and why was it activated on Oct 7th, as the Israeli defense minister admitted?
And how many Israelis were killed as a result of it on Oct 7th?
My full deep-dive for Zeteo on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack: zeteo.com/p/what-is-th...
October 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
What is the Hannibal Directive?
How and why was it activated on Oct 7th, as the Israeli defense minister admitted?
And how many Israelis were killed as a result of it on Oct 7th?
My full deep-dive for Zeteo on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack: zeteo.com/p/what-is-th...
How and why was it activated on Oct 7th, as the Israeli defense minister admitted?
And how many Israelis were killed as a result of it on Oct 7th?
My full deep-dive for Zeteo on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack: zeteo.com/p/what-is-th...
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Great future ahead!!! Big thanks for all support!
#arXiv @arxiv.bsky.social #openscience
arXiv receives Multiyear Philanthropic Commitments to Support Its Launch as an Independent Nonprofit blog.arxiv.org/2026/09/23/a...
#arXiv @arxiv.bsky.social #openscience
arXiv receives Multiyear Philanthropic Commitments to Support Its Launch as an Independent Nonprofit blog.arxiv.org/2026/09/23/a...
arXiv receives Multiyear Philanthropic Commitments to Support Its Launch as an Independent Nonprofit
arXiv is pleased to announce that three leading philanthropic organizations have provided multimillion-dollar support for arXiv. These new multiyear…
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September 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Great future ahead!!! Big thanks for all support!
#arXiv @arxiv.bsky.social #openscience
arXiv receives Multiyear Philanthropic Commitments to Support Its Launch as an Independent Nonprofit blog.arxiv.org/2026/09/23/a...
#arXiv @arxiv.bsky.social #openscience
arXiv receives Multiyear Philanthropic Commitments to Support Its Launch as an Independent Nonprofit blog.arxiv.org/2026/09/23/a...
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A dear friend of mine has bravely launched all on her own a project she’s been holding in her heart for many years: The Anamnesis Project, dedicated to engaging with learning and knowledge “as forms of inner remembrance and embodied recollection of what is already essential within us.”
Heal how you learn
A £35 online webinar to heal from ego-based learning and return to deeper nature. Build heart-memory and muscle memory for a sacred way of learning.
www.theanamnesisproject.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:19 AM
A dear friend of mine has bravely launched all on her own a project she’s been holding in her heart for many years: The Anamnesis Project, dedicated to engaging with learning and knowledge “as forms of inner remembrance and embodied recollection of what is already essential within us.”
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SCRIBUS is free open source desktop publishing software for creating your PDF files. You can lay out anything from a poster to a book in there. A sturdy old favourite for Linux/Windows/Mac/etc.
scribus.us
scribus.us
.:Scribus:. Open Source Desktop Publishing and More
scribus.us
October 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
SCRIBUS is free open source desktop publishing software for creating your PDF files. You can lay out anything from a poster to a book in there. A sturdy old favourite for Linux/Windows/Mac/etc.
scribus.us
scribus.us
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We’ve got some big plans, and we need your help to make them happen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmGZ...
Help us build a studio of resistance in Brussels
YouTube video by DiEM25
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September 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
We’ve got some big plans, and we need your help to make them happen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmGZ...
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#ARTS AND #CRAFTS IN THE LATE #OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Rethinking Practices and Concepts of Material Culture in Syria and Beyond (18th-early 20th c)
International #Conference | Hybrid
25–26 September 2026 @lau.edu
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#arthistory
International #Conference | Hybrid
25–26 September 2026 @lau.edu
sard.lau.edu.lb/news-events/...
#arthistory
ARTS AND CRAFTS IN THE LATE OTTOMAN EMPIRE | The LAU School of Architecture & Design
sard.lau.edu.lb
September 20, 2026 at 10:43 PM
#ARTS AND #CRAFTS IN THE LATE #OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Rethinking Practices and Concepts of Material Culture in Syria and Beyond (18th-early 20th c)
International #Conference | Hybrid
25–26 September 2026 @lau.edu
sard.lau.edu.lb/news-events/...
#arthistory
International #Conference | Hybrid
25–26 September 2026 @lau.edu
sard.lau.edu.lb/news-events/...
#arthistory
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In European languages other than English, do you never put a space between a person's initials (e.g. "L. M.")?
Or is it optional?
In English, I always put a space:
L. M. Montgomery, not L.M. Montgomery
G. K. Chesterton, not G.K. Chesterton
It seems like the Dutch prefer G.K. Chesterton, etc.
Or is it optional?
In English, I always put a space:
L. M. Montgomery, not L.M. Montgomery
G. K. Chesterton, not G.K. Chesterton
It seems like the Dutch prefer G.K. Chesterton, etc.
September 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM
In European languages other than English, do you never put a space between a person's initials (e.g. "L. M.")?
Or is it optional?
In English, I always put a space:
L. M. Montgomery, not L.M. Montgomery
G. K. Chesterton, not G.K. Chesterton
It seems like the Dutch prefer G.K. Chesterton, etc.
Or is it optional?
In English, I always put a space:
L. M. Montgomery, not L.M. Montgomery
G. K. Chesterton, not G.K. Chesterton
It seems like the Dutch prefer G.K. Chesterton, etc.
epa, have you guys switched to using "Ottoman Türkiye" instead of "Ottoman Turkey"?
September 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
epa, have you guys switched to using "Ottoman Türkiye" instead of "Ottoman Turkey"?
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No undergrad should be using an LLM and it's absurdly irresponsible to suggest otherwise.
August 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
No undergrad should be using an LLM and it's absurdly irresponsible to suggest otherwise.
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Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies
Stanford University
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Stanford University
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Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies. We seek candidates specializing in pre-modern Islam; regional foc...
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August 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies
Stanford University
facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
Stanford University
facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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The ceasefire exists only on paper.
“Letters from Gaza” blog series contributor Dalia Abu Ramadan shares the struggles families continue to face in Gaza.
Read her testimony and that of others on our blog, Palestine Square: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...
“Letters from Gaza” blog series contributor Dalia Abu Ramadan shares the struggles families continue to face in Gaza.
Read her testimony and that of others on our blog, Palestine Square: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...
August 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The ceasefire exists only on paper.
“Letters from Gaza” blog series contributor Dalia Abu Ramadan shares the struggles families continue to face in Gaza.
Read her testimony and that of others on our blog, Palestine Square: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...
“Letters from Gaza” blog series contributor Dalia Abu Ramadan shares the struggles families continue to face in Gaza.
Read her testimony and that of others on our blog, Palestine Square: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...
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Alumna Journalist in Residence at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Adrija Roychowdhury interviewed Jacob Schmidt-Madsen about Snakes and Ladders and his new book “The Game of Knowledge” (Primus Books) for Indian Express.
🔗 indianexpress.com/article/rese...
@mpiwg.bsky.social
🔗 indianexpress.com/article/rese...
@mpiwg.bsky.social
Snakes and Ladders began as a spiritual game in India. How the British transformed it
From religious diagrams of the universe to a children's classic, cultural historian Jacob Schmidt-Madsen traces the journey of Gyan Chaupar and the making of modern Snakes and Ladders.
indianexpress.com
August 27, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Alumna Journalist in Residence at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Adrija Roychowdhury interviewed Jacob Schmidt-Madsen about Snakes and Ladders and his new book “The Game of Knowledge” (Primus Books) for Indian Express.
🔗 indianexpress.com/article/rese...
@mpiwg.bsky.social
🔗 indianexpress.com/article/rese...
@mpiwg.bsky.social
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Shout-out Wikimedia Deutschland for spreading the Wikipedia word during Wikimania 2026. Would you like to take a ride on the Wiki Bus on the road to knowledge equity? 🚌
August 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Shout-out Wikimedia Deutschland for spreading the Wikipedia word during Wikimania 2026. Would you like to take a ride on the Wiki Bus on the road to knowledge equity? 🚌
Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff!
August 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Anyone have suggestions for online arabic classes for kids? The one my kid uses makes us both lose our will to live
August 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Anyone have suggestions for online arabic classes for kids? The one my kid uses makes us both lose our will to live
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As most universities lean into ai (LLMs, stochastic parrots, text extruders, genAI, whatever), I kinda figured we would see certain universities reject AI writing in its entirety. . . . . Has that happened anywhere?
August 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
As most universities lean into ai (LLMs, stochastic parrots, text extruders, genAI, whatever), I kinda figured we would see certain universities reject AI writing in its entirety. . . . . Has that happened anywhere?
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Like Loebs? Every fall semester, I like to remind people that while Perseus has many free Loebs sectioned up into book and chapter, if you want to download and read the public domain Loebs (277 of them) as PDFs or txt files, Duke U's very own Ryan Baumann created _Loebolus 📗📕_. ryanfb.xyz/loebolus/
Loebolus
ryanfb.xyz
August 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Like Loebs? Every fall semester, I like to remind people that while Perseus has many free Loebs sectioned up into book and chapter, if you want to download and read the public domain Loebs (277 of them) as PDFs or txt files, Duke U's very own Ryan Baumann created _Loebolus 📗📕_. ryanfb.xyz/loebolus/
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A long shot: is anyone currently doing research at the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú in Lima? I'm trying to track down two seventeenth-century single-sheet printed broadsides. I'd be very grateful to connect. Thanks!
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
August 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A long shot: is anyone currently doing research at the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú in Lima? I'm trying to track down two seventeenth-century single-sheet printed broadsides. I'd be very grateful to connect. Thanks!
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
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So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)
August 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM
So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)
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Fantastic paper demonstrating how LLM editing is gradually distorting our writing and the way we think to write: arxiv.org/abs/2603.18161
How LLMs Distort Our Written Language
Large language models (LLMs) are used by over a billion people globally, most often to assist with writing. In this work, we demonstrate that LLMs not only alter the voice and tone of human writing, b...
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July 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Fantastic paper demonstrating how LLM editing is gradually distorting our writing and the way we think to write: arxiv.org/abs/2603.18161
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“Some of the ultimately unsuccessful lawsuits delayed the adoption of vital public health policies for years, while also tying up government and public health officials in complex and expensive litigation… costing countries billions in legal and healthcare costs”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules
Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“Some of the ultimately unsuccessful lawsuits delayed the adoption of vital public health policies for years, while also tying up government and public health officials in complex and expensive litigation… costing countries billions in legal and healthcare costs”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...