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My aunt very sagely explained the curse in question to me today, and it turns out--according to her--there are actually loads of other curses in GAA still going
Gavan Reilly“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
AMA for Deborah Alban and Amy Palmer's new book, First Helpings: A History of Children and Food going on right now @askhistorians.bsky.social it's pretty fascinating! old.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
We are historians of childhood and food, authors of 'First Helpings: A History of Children and Food'. Feel free to AMA.Our names are Dr Deborah Albon and Dr Amy Palmer and we are the authors of ‘First Helpings: A History of Children and Food’ published by...old.reddit.comYou can always count on Western Civilization's most ardent defenders to be the biggest dumbasses alive
lastpositivistMatt Walsh complains that Nolan brought his obsession with nonlinear story telling to the Odyssey, undercutting the original's narrative. The defenders of western civilisation, folks.
The Irish government, like the US and British governments, is basically just business consultants, a class of managers governing the lands and people on behalf of capital
Frank O'ConnorIt really is a race to the bottom in housing policy in Ireland #speirghorm
Was just thinking about exactly this while grading papers. AI has injected a new, corrupting strain of suspicion into every interaction I have with students now, as my train of thought is no longer about how to work with the student, but whether I'm really interacting with them at all
Tom Pepinsky"This uncertainty about the human provenance of text is an incalculable loss"
This assumes that Americans want and like the mass of bullshit--halftime shows, constant music, jumbotrons etc--that fill major sports venues, but I don't think that's necessarily true. Like, I've never in my life heard anyone say they wished there were bigger jumbotrons or more music in arenas
Robert ShrimsleyDo Americans actually like sport? They seem to feel there must always be something else going on to keep you engaged. Most fans just want the game to restart. We’re capable of enjoying the break.
I totally agree with this, and I'd go a step further and suggest that a not-insubstantial chunk of administrators would be perfectly happy to replace instructors with AI
Jennifer N. VictorHypothesis: One of the reasons universities are struggling to adapt pedagogical policies and curricula to an AI world is that the vast majority of university administrators do not teach classes. It’s much harder to solve a problem you haven’t encountered yourself.
I really liked it. I've got a few critiques to be sure but overall it was both visually stunning and really affecting. It created a vivid, engaging world filled with believable characters, and the story--while a bit rushed and relying on some prior knowledge--certainly carried me along
Joey Politano🏳️🌈Saw The Odyssey this weekend and loved it, one of the best films of the year from a cinematic perspective But what I truly loved was Nolan’s thematic choices—people who brutalize become brutalized animals themselves, & dishonorable violence eventually grows to consume society entire boxd.it/fijsVJ
Third overall is better than I would have predicted at the start of the tournament!
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There are so many of these--the night sky obviously and lots connected to the adundance of nature but one that always struck me is that people of the past had a far wider and deeper knowledge of plants. Like they knew so, so, so many different plants, for food, for use, for ornament, whatever
Scott “superbum” Cavewhat is the reverse historical dorito? the thing from the past that would blow our minds in a positive way