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Neil Webber

@larpsidekick.bsky.social

Can’t sing, can’t dance, can handle a sword a little. LARPer, Warhams, Lardy fan, amateur luvvie, general history, enjoyer of rugby despite everything. He / him.

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Nettlecake@nettlecake.bsky.social · 2d ago

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Neil Webber@larpsidekick.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is a really good thread with some interesting points on why some people see AI as positive & why for the majority it can only be a bad thing

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 5d ago

Neoclassical econ assumes rationality. The corollary of, "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" is "you're rich, so you must be very smart!" Thus, people assume that if powerful, well-compensated CEOs insist that "AI is changing everything," well then, *AI must be changing everything*. 1/

A sepia-toned 1950s era boardroom in which men in suits sit around a circular table. The chair of the meeting has been replaced with a man in a straitjacket, making a funny face. The heads of the remaining board-members have been replaced with robots from 1930s pulp magazines. The image has been hand-tinted.
Neil Webber@larpsidekick.bsky.social · last wk.

The Royal Armoury in Stockholm is a really good museum - a really clearly told story of the Swedish monarchy, with a desire to also tell the stories of those who hadn’t left artefacts for the record.

Dr Laura Sangha@lsangha.bsky.social · 2w ago

Last week, about a third of the History department were able to gather together on graduation day. Rather than lend our intellectual authority to the official procession and ceremony we invited our students to come and celebrate their achievements with us in a shady courtyard. They came. 1/

A group of world leading historians in their finery, some in gowns, stand together under a tree. Some carry signs saying 'Historian at risk', other raise a glass to the camera.
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2w ago

1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.

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Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst)@delaneyking.bsky.social · 2w ago

Warhammer Inquisitor but she is just a sweet little frail Miss Marple type. "I say dear, that sounds a little bit like Heresy, don't you think? I say, Slaughterautomaton CRXVII would be so kind as to order Exterminatus on this planet? Thank you dear. Lovely. Tea anyone?"

Damon Young@damonyoung.com.au · 2w ago

Every now and then, it’s worth saying what ought to be obvious: trans people have always existed, and will exist as long as humans do. They’ve not done anything wrong by wanting their existence recognised, supported, and celebrated. The transformation of their existence into “an issue” is evil.

Rebecca Spang@rlspang.bsky.social · 3w ago

This interview is more substantial and more historically accurate than this headline suggests. I disagree on some crucial points (see below) but I appreciate the calling out of the Thermidorean Convention as anti-democratic...

Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

The storming of the Bastille was the opening act in a century-long upheaval that broke with the premodern world and finally put ordinary people in charge of their nation’s destiny. That’s the legacy of the French Revolution.

Neil Webber@larpsidekick.bsky.social · 3w ago

The storming of the Bastille isn’t the start of anything, and if we want to draw on the French Revolution we should look to the cahiers, the Tennis Court and the August Decrees before La Guillotine

A realistic painting of a man in a brown jacket and blue black checked shirt standing up looking concerned but forthright as if he is going to address his community. He is surrounded by seated people in suits. Everyone is white, most of them are men