J.P. Ascher

I should have been more cryptic: Avon Yn Galw!

11.06.2025 20:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Seagull entering a second story window

AvOn CaLlInG!!

11.06.2025 19:55 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Oh, thank you! I wonder if I'm being a little unfair: I'm not sure many database folk are taught about layout or typography outside of HTML-like systems. TeX-like systems are more like setting type, but a lot of people seem bugged by that. Where do you see layout taught/learned?

13.03.2025 14:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Typography as information That layout and typography have meaning surprises data experts

I keep thinking about how people seem surprised that layout and typography have meaning.

Also, I started blogging again. jpascher.org/thoughts/202...

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Ano. remediation (that maybe gives a hint to anyone guessing): temporary tattoo!

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Ink on rubbing of a pumpkin carving: remediation makes an icon of… care to guess?

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Come hang out!

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Vroom vroom

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I’m Really enjoying living in Edinburgh

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.@jpsa.bsky.social’s main argument is that Oldenburg’s model for organizing & managing his correspondence drew upon models from early modern banking.

Want to know more about what that entails? You can access the full text & slides from his talk here: jpascher.org/thoughts/202...

#HSS23

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