Notices by Thanasis Kinias (tkinias@historians.social)

@skinnylatte
but Singapore noodles is a wild one, because the mix of flavors in it actually feels like something that could plausibly have come out of the cultural mixing in Singapore (at least from an outsider’s perspective)

@skinnylatte
well on that front, *many* things aren’t from where their names imply—a favorite for me is “gobi Manchurian” which has AFAICT no connection with Manchuria whatsoever.

It kinda does my head in that Midwestern State University is, in fact, in Texas.

It’s even more confusing that the university is in a town called Wichita Falls.

Next up: We open a University of Saxony in rural Bavaria.

@liamvhogan
as someone who loves Fedi and LaTeX, this hurts

(but it’s not necessarily false)

@RnDanger
I am guessing that NWS was prohibited from making an app for ideological reasons.
@elaterite @ingalls

@CitizenWald @CoinOfNote
Luckily I chose an academic career so that gap shouldn’t be too huge *lolsob*

@CoinOfNote
one of my undergrad profs once said that being a humanities scholar meant having “champagne tastes on a PBR salary”

(not sure if Pabst Blue Ribbon is familiar in Aus, but it’s the kind of beer that they used to run $1 specials on at dive bars when I was younger [and still frequenting dive bars])
@CitizenWald

@CitizenWald
> In premodern society, at least the elites had good taste

Well... I dunno, man. Have you *seen* the Baroque? 😉

(though to be fair, that’s not entirely premodern)
@CoinOfNote

@philip_cardella
Honestly, I think it’s not a very accurate comparison because left-wing and right-wing dictatorships aren’t the same—not that I’d want to live under either, of course, but it’s important not to conflate them.

That said, the Democrats need to be prepared to fight dirty to defeat fascism, and if that means painting Trump—somewhat disingenuously—as being akin to left-wing dictators when talking to conservative Latine voters, then so be it.

I just read that a single Bitcoin transaction requires upwards of 1,000 kW-hr of electricity.

That’s like running a small air conditioner 24/7 for a month and a half.

them: “Government should operate like a business”

*government gives billions of dollars in subsidies to a for-profit corporation*

me: “So the government’s getting an equity stake in the business they just capitalized, right?”

them: “OMG no, that would be communism”

@evan
strong ’always’ here—and I’m always shocked and dismayed by the lack of virtual desktops when I have to help someone on their Mac or Windows machine

@evan
Not sure (because of paywall) if that article addresses this, but my understanding is that a real obstacle to sactions is that many of the most dangerous extremists are immigrants from the States—so can’t be sanctioned because they’re U.S. citizens.

@mdekstrand
Yeah, that’s where I tend to miss it most: wanting to append an explanation of why I think this thing is interesting and worth sharing.

Consequently, when it comes to sharing links, I’m often tempted just to start a new post with the same link, so I can explain why I’m sharing it.

@polotek

@codl
I am cringing reading all of these.

Guardian: “The Great Cancellation” <https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/29/the-great-cancellation-why-megabucks-tv-shows-are-vanishing-without-a-trace>

I’ve got a suspicion that the recent trend for media companies to memory-hole content is going to drive a lot of people who had given up pirating stuff out of laziness to go back to torrenting instead of relying on streaming services to have what they want.

@Green_Footballs @chargrille @GottaLaff @NorCal_Lynne
yep – temporary bans are great for things like when somebody loses their temper and says something regrettable (“come back when you’ve cooled off”), but hate speech is a different thing entirely

re-upping this #histodons / @histodons job posting: my department is hiring a US history lecturer for Fall 2023—looking for a Western environmental historian, preferably with a focus on settler colonialism, Indigenous history, race and migration, or other critical studies of power relations

posting at: <https://western.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WESTERN/job/Gunnison-CO/Lecturer-in-History_R117>

I’m happy to chat about the position, department, or institution; DM me for e-mail.

Headline: “Queens Man Indicted” <https://queenseagle.com/all/2023/3/30/queens-man-indicted>