Vanina Kopp

Ea kann kein „Verbot von Gendersprache“ geben, auch wenn man das immer wieder liest, denn, Achtung: Es gibt gar keine „Gendersprache“. Geschlechtergerechter Sprachgebrauch ist keine „Sprache“. Wer dieses Wording nutzt, verwendet entweder bewusst oder naiverweise ein irreführendes Narrativ.

Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Erhielt an Uni 1 recht viele Nachteilsausgleiche. Uni 2: null, nix, nada. Auf meine Frage kannten weder Studis noch Kolleg*innen Nachteilsausgleiche. Man munkelte, die dafür zuständige Person sei besonders hart zu Studis u schrecke Anfragen ab. Ergebnis: alles unklar, Studis verlieren so viel!

Als Dozentin finde ich es krass, wie unterschiedlich Unis damit umgehen u was das für Studis u ihren Studienerfolg machen kann: Uni 1 erhielt ich vor Prüfungsphase von den Studis den Nachteilsausgleich, auf dem stand, was für Studi gilt u ich musste mich daran halten. Klar, einfach, simpel. ...

Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible Over the course of the last three years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval medical recipes in historic library collections across the ...

Over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes are now freely accessible online at the end of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project.
👉 Discover more about this ambitious project and its achievements: loom.ly/XFJt-Tg

Der Historiker Peter Brown wird 90 Wie kommt es, dass die Spätantike neuartig, wunderbar und lebendig wirkt, beinahe modern? Das ist dem Historiker Peter Brown zu verdanken, der jetzt seinen neunzigsten Geburtstag feiert.

Man arbeitet an einem abgelegenen Thema, trifft in der Firestone Library Peter Brown und er weiß sofort einen Titel, den man übersehen hatte - @pbahners.bsky.social über einen Meister des Fachs, von dem wir alle gelernt haben und hoffentlich noch lange lernen werden ...
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

It absolutely makes sense that men are using AI more and seeing more job benefits, because confidently spouting nonsense in the shape of information (what LLMs are programmed to do) has always been much more of a pathway for career advancement for men than for others.

(alle Antworten hier sind sooo gruselig; wirtschaftlich u energetisch gesehen geht so unendlich viel verloren)

seit Studienbeginn 14x, davon nur 2x aus privaten Gründen, aber mehrere international, inkl. auf anderen Kontinent (und zurück in ein weiteres, internationales Land)

Strip de Voutch en une case: une rue médiévale en plein pillage par des soldats, l'un un soldat/chevalier fait un baisemain à une femme random, une autre soldat, incrédule, lui demande: c'est ton premier pillage?

J'ai ri. Beaucoup.

Saint Bernard de Menthon et le diable (Titivillus) Tours BM – ms. 2104, fol-149. Book of Hours, Use of Rome. France, c. 1510. Temptation of St. Bernard.

I was not aware that 1) there is a demon of typos called Titivillus or that 2) typos are held against scribes in heaven. Truly thought this was a drawing of me resisting the urge to send reels (I’m old) to my besties instead of writing that book review. medievalstudies.princeton.edu/event/the-de...

Subway style map to go with The Lord of the Rings, showing the different pathways of various parties throughout the book. The title reads: "Lord of the Rings Transit Map: One Does Not Simply Walk Ino Mordor When One Can Ride." The map takes up the middle part of the page, and there are two keys. The one on the left is titles "Standard Service Lines, and has color keys matched to the subway lines on the map. Lines are named: "Shire-Bree Commuter Line Old Forrest Crescent Wildland Scenic Line Fellowship Line Gollum / Sméagol Line Uruk Hai Express Three Hunters Line Fangorn Slow Service Rohan to Gondor Business Line Black Ships Ferry Service Oliphant Direct Line Army of the West Line Gandalf Express A smaller key on the right side of the map is labeled: "Limited Service Lines" and has color keys matched to the following names lines: "Eagle Express Paths of the Dead Line Nazgûl Search & Resuce Valinor Ltd." A note at the bottom reads: "* Mount Doom station only accepts Rings of Power in payment. Plan accordingly."

The other day I drew a subway-style map for The Hobbit, and it was very well received. Some of you asked if I could do one for LoTR, so I have!

Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.

After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!!

I recently finished cataloging the Arabic-script manuscripts of the National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 750 manuscripts in Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Bosnian, free to view in the HMML Reading Room
w3id.org/vhmml/readin...

Detail from 'Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive expositio decalogi' by Johannes Nider showing portion of the text with marginal annotations, including a heart coloured in red

An early reader left a heart emoji in Johannes Nider's commentaries printed in Paris 543 years ago #EmojiDay

Same en Allemagne: le RIB n'existe pas. Par contre, BIC et IBAN oui, mais pas sous cette forme si française...

If this is accurate, WeTransfer is unusable for professional creative work. Would violate most work-for-hire contracts to share copyrighted material with a third party like this.

Rappelons à toutes fins utiles à l'ESR français (qui parfois utilise WeTransfer pour du professionnel) qu'il a filesender.renater.fr francetransfert.numerique.gouv.fr/upload et sans doute d'autres services dans les organismes.

Ce matin dans @liberation.fr 🤩

Uncatalogued Arabic manuscript from West Africa — a fragmented. Loose leaves, varying paper sizes. Topics include mathematics, astrology, talismans, magic, divination, and treatises. I am looking for assistance with describing this manuscript, if interested, please DM me. Thanks

Herzlichen Glückwunsch und ganz viel Erfolg auf den neuen Wegen! Eppure se muove?

Traduction française de Francisco Bethencourt - Racismes

L'histoire du racisme du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle

À paraître en octobre chez Arpa

Dans la même veine postcoloniale, je propose aussi les 2 vols de Ségou par Maryse Condé. Romancé, historique, aventure et une autrice passionnante!

Weil wir alle darauf getrimmt sind zu hoffen, dass DIESE Extrameile die letzte sein wird?

"1) Your job won’t love you back. Ever.
2) Redet mit anderen über Eure Probleme — und Ihr werdet sehen, dass viele davon strukturell bedingt sind!"

Alles richtig, ABER: Strukturen sind auch immer nur so schlecht wie die Personen darin (in beide Richtungen gesprochen).

Sinon, pour changer du tropisme "occidental", la trilogie du Caire de Nagib Machfus.

Chroniques du plateau de Mont-Royal de Michel Tremblay. Ça commence comme une saga familiale sur le Québec, puis cela devient phantastique au fur et à mesure que les personnages changent.

'The first author was a woman. She should be in the kitchen, not writing papers': Bias in STEM publishing still punishes women "What is the hard evidence, beyond anecdote and suspicion, that unconscious bias impacts on women's careers? Increasing numbers of studies show, in many different guises, just how potent such bias can...

So-called objective metrics in academia disadvantage women. Letters of reference for women tend to have less stand-out adjectives. Women's papers are cited less, their grants are smaller on avg & their papers have a harder time getting past reviewers.
www.livescience.com/human-behavi...

wide winkle panorama inside the church's main nave in ruin

in the foreground lavender bushes, in the background the intact walls of the massive church's nave, but without window nor roof.

look through the nave's columns to see in the background a half timbered house attached to the medieval building. grass and stone in the ruin.

close up shot of me in bright colours and sun glasses sitting in front of the church's massive ruined walls and tower, looking afar.

While so many of my fellow medievalists gather at #IMC2025, I headed to Paulinzella, maybe the largest romanesque ruins in Thuringia. It was founded in the 12th century as a double monastery by noblewoman Paulina who travelled to Santiago de C. & Rome (twice), and died by falling from a horse...

Me only two but cancelled one trip entirely.