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MooseAllain, 1 day ago to random

I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye

thisismyglasgow, 21 hours ago to glasgow

Commemorative stone on Mavisbank Gardens in Glasgow marking the commissioning and construction of the Cessnock Dock, later renamed the Prince's Dock, on the south bank of the Clyde. With 35 acres of water, it was the largest dock on the upper Clyde and it cost almost £1,000,000 build and equip. It closed in the 1970s and in the 1980s, it was filled in. In 1988, it formed the site for the Glasgow Garden Festival.

#glasgow #glasgowhistory #princesdock #glasgowgardenfestival #kingston

megansmolenyak, 1 day ago to random

Tripped across this in a census and think it could also work as a job title for a genealogist!

Minimus, 2 days ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CLV
Silvius et Minimus per gramen longum perrumpunt (Silvius and Minimus are pushing through the long grass). Silvius manum Minimi adhaeret (Silvius holds Minimus' paw tightly)."te curo, tata!" ("I'll look after you, Daddy!")
#fabulamurina

MathOutLoud, 2 days ago to math

A different kind of maximization than typically seen in introductory Calculus. See my thought process and solution here:

https://youtu.be/c6JwnK29eJY

#math #mathematics

drandrewv2, 2 days ago to random

Quick reminder: the cheapest way to increase average wages is to lay off low-paid workers. Not a good news story.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/14/uk-pay-unemployment-rises-bank-of-england-interest-rate-cut

overholt, 2 days ago to random

Bookseller email: "At the Saatchi Gallery this week we will be showing manuscripts by Charles Darwin, Frida Kahlo and Talbot Rothwell, writer of the Carry On films."

Ah, yes, the three pillars of Western Civilization.

Minimus, 3 days ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CLIV
Silvius arborem ascendit, et prima cerasa carpsit (Silvius has climbed a tree and picked the first cherries). Minima colorem cerasorum laudat, sed parvitatem ignoscit (Minima praises the colour of the fruit, overlooking their small size).
#fabulamurina

ninawillburger, 4 days ago to Greek

For #MosaicMonday a mosaic with a three dimensional cube pattern in a house on the #Greek island of #Delos, dating 2nd century BC.

#Archaeology

joyoftech, 4 days ago to random

My Fair Siri. https://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/3080.html

Minimus, 4 days ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CLIII
Silvius lemnam prasineam in aqua stagni spectat (Silvius is looking at the green duckweed in the pond water. subito duos oculos globosos conspicit - rana adest! (suddenly he sees two round eyes - there's a frog!)
#fabulamurina

petersketch, 4 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Red Campion for the #WildflowerHour #PinkFamily challenge. Not one of my more difficult botanising trips - it's growing in a planter in my front yard in which I encourage wild flowers. Not that they don't also take over the rest of the yard, but some of them aren't so good at growing in the cracks. #Swindon #Wiltshire #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

ninawillburger, 5 days ago to egypt

#AncientSiteSunday: the mortuary temple of #Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri. The temple is located on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, close to the Valley of the Kings. Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, she reigned from ca. 1473-1458 BC.

#Egypt

drandrewv2, 5 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Seen on our morning walk. May flowers are the best.

#bloomScrolling

Ranks of light purple alliums in a bed backed with an old, red brick wall.

Glastomichelle, 6 days ago to random

To say I am blown away is an understatement, What a night! Glastonbury Tor and the Aurora...incredible.

ninawillburger, 6 days ago to philosophy

Statue of Bacchus, the #Roman god of wine, on display at the Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg, an idealised replica of Roman villa, built in the 1840th by Ludwig I of Bavaria. It's modelled on the Casa dei Dioscuri in Pompeii.

#archaeology #RomanArchaeology

ninawillburger, 8 days ago to random

3,000-year-old Egyptian flip-flops.
The pair of sandals was made from woven reeds and palm leaves, dating to around 1000 BC. They have been remarkably preserved due to the arid desert climate.

On display at the National Museum of Copenhagen.

genchat, 8 days ago to genealogy

#genchat in just a few days! Let’s talk about Chain Migration & #genealogy ! @genchat

TiciaVerveer, 8 days ago to random Dutch

Teacher finds stone with ancient ogham writing from Ireland in Coventry garden

The rock will be displayed at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, to which Graham Senior has donated it permanently.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/08/teacher-finds-stone-ancient-ogham-writing-ireland-coventry-garden

ninawillburger, 9 days ago to Archaeology

I visited the amazing Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg yesterday. It's an idealized replica of a Roman villa built in the 1840s by Ludwig I of Bavaria. It's modelled on the Casa dei Dioscuri in Pompeii.

#archaeology #RomanArchaeology

ninawillburger, 10 days ago to random

A new genus of wasp was identified in a 100-million-year-old piece of amber.

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/leben-gene/laengst-ausgestorbene-wespe-in-bernstein-entdeckt-19699298.html

workchronicles, 10 days ago to random

(comic) Back at my old org, we used to do things differently. https://workchronicles.substack.com/p/comic-back-at-my-old-org-we-used

ninawillburger, 11 days ago to random

The fantastic Norton Disney dodecahedron intrigues everyone. There are other complete examples, e.g., this one from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt.
We still don't know what those mysterious devices were used for. Any suggestions?

#RomanArchaeology

phonner, 11 days ago to math

Something I keep coming back to as a teacher and learner is Papert's concept of "Objects to Think With". In some ways, math for me is simply a collection of objects to think with. The guitar, too. Card games. The Rubik's cube. A basketball. And a simple way to be a lifelong learner is to continually seek out new objects to think with.

#Math #Teaching #MathEd