Thinking a lot recently about how being the HUMAN working with data for my monograph is what helped me uncover the stories of queer and disabled women heretofore obscured from literary history. AI couldn't have done that. Digital Humanities, emphasis on *human*.
I learned from @sinsleyh.bsky.social that not only does Jane Austen use dashes like she got them from a fire sale, but that she also used a variety of sizes. So go frickin nuts.
the jury weren’t told that the filton prisoners would be sentenced based on a “terrorist connection” (PA were proscribed *after* the direct action they’re being sentenced for so it wasn’t reasonably expected) and there was a restriction stopping it from being in any reporting during the trial, fyi
🤬
You do not "fill the gap" in archives.
You ask *why* the gap is there in the first place.
That is where the real information resides.
Also:
LLMs train on digitized materials.
Do you have any idea how little has been digitized?
LLMs train on a *sliver* of the human past and human knowledge.
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people with lifelong conditions are being put through “pointless” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidelines. This includes people with learning disabilities and limb amputations.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There’s a very short application window for this nice job — #PhilJobs #PhilSky @ucddublin.bsky.social
Cool- a new Mi’kmaw archive: Mi’kmaw-led digital archive launches for 300th Anniversary of 1726 Treaty
‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says
Uplifting, meditative vocal soundscapes tonight in London - come if you're able! £10 tickets, wheelchair accessible, and boosting trans musicians and culture - what's not to like? dice.fm/event/nvdwo5...
“The use of terrorism laws to suppress direct action protesters sets a dangerous precedent for our fundamental rights in this country and must come to an end."
www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-pa...
Step inside the opening chapter of UN/VEIL.
ILĀ invites you to immerse yourself in a sound bath performed by twenty voices from London Contemporary Voices.
...
