uns ist in alten mæren / wunders vil geseit

medievalist at work and at heart. writer (rialtoir on AO3). also getting into fibre arts: spinning yarn, knitting, crocheting. various fandoms; most prevalent at the moment are medieval stuff (including literature) and Master and Commander.

[rialtoir]

I have a new header!

Ach Mensch kehr dich zu Gott

Single-leaf print from the late 17th century, Nuremberg. Image after Jakob von der Heyden, printed by David Funck.

Death, shown as a skeleton, is aiming a crossbow at the viewer of the print. To his feet lies a crossbow bolt which is labelled "Gestern" (yesterday). The bolt "Heute" (today) is nocked on the crossbow; the "Morgen"-bolt (tomorrow) is tucked in the quiver.

The text explains that being constantly aware of the possibility of death is the right outlook on life. (Bit dark, but that's the 17th century.)

Sadly, I haven't found an exemplar to cite yet, but there is more information in the book I got it from: Harms/ Schilling (2018): Illustrierte Deutsche Flugblätter. Bd. 9. This one is on pp. 12-13, no. IX,6.

[humanoidhistory]

The Sun rises over Earth in a postcard illustrated by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, recalling the 1965 mission when he became the first human to walk in space.

[carryonmysociallyawkwardson]

Alexei Leonov was a prolific and talented artist, and drew and painted many pictures inspired by his experiences in space

This particular picture is rather special though, because he drew the first draft for it while in space using coloured pencils he took with him:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/31/first-picture-space-cosmonauts-science-museum-alexei-leonov

[bullgirldick]

The first walk in space coincided with the first art in space. Humans literally can’t not do art

[helila]

my dude Alexei made some insanely cool space art

As I pulled myself back toward the airlock, I heard Pasha talking to me: “It’s time to come back in.” I realized I had been floating free in space for over 10 minutes. In that moment my mind flickered back for a second to my childhood, to my mother opening the window at home and calling to me as I played outside with my friends, “Lyosha, it’s time to come inside now.”

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[fablepaint]

he did exactly what i would have done

[silly-jellyghoty]

The thing is that while that sunrise painting might not be a photography, it was also painted from memory after he returned to the ground. And for demonstration, this is what sunsets and sunrises look like from the low orbit

(Taken from ISS)

That man was SPOT ON

[catilinas]

more benches in museums

the benches need to have backs!

[foxes-in-love]

[vintage-tigre]

[rialtoir]

@swanfloatieknight

[yourspecialeyes]

Reddit user has cracked the code on how to read fanfic and study at the same time

(image via twitter)

[televisionenjoyer]

original reddit post

[funkyness]

at least can all we agree that the original gay flag with the magic and sex colours is BEAUTIFUL and it should make a comeback

[funkyness]

what’s more iconic than this

[azeroundivided]

What about the final version of the flag by the original creator?

Gilbert Baker added a 9th stripe shortly before his death, with the new stripe representing diversity. He added this stripe in reaction to the 2016 US election. It’s unfortunately not as well known as the 8 and 6 striped versions.

Here’s an image of him sewing together the 9 striped rainbow flag.

[laurasinele]

Happy pride month everyone

[everythingfox]

He’s having a pedicure

[frodo-of-the-nine-fingers]

you can just feel the self-congratulatory glee of whoever named this paint this color, like they truly thought they were so funny and i think you're so funny paint color naming man good job paint man

[the-real-seebs]

never use this color on a wall you're going to be living with for a while, it looks okay at first but holy shit man

[boomcomplains]

Okay, but don't leave this in the tags, man.

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 5 days 10 hours

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 5 days 10 hours

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 5 days 10 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

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[owl313]

colored it

[infizero]

bringing back my too woke opinion that you should be allowed to change labels without the previous one being incorrect

[infizero]

i think you should be allowed to identify as trans without retroactively saying you were also trans in the past. i think the "born this way" rhetoric is limiting and you should be able say stuff like "i was fully a girl when i was a kid and now im a boy" without it invalidating your current identity but maybe that's just me

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— unknown (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

[swanfloatieknight]

@rialtoir

[orteil42]

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

[frogmerthur]

orpheus/eurydice & morgwen parallels for @morgwenmicrofic prompt: mythology

[the-stars-descend]

You’re living, you occupy space, and you have mass.

You know what that means?

[the-stars-descend]

You matter

[pontmercii]

I'm rewatching BBC Merlin after 84 years and god, I actually forgot how much they just loved eachother. Like, it was not fun and games it was real. They Loved eachother. For real. From the very beginning. It was visceral and deep and violent and as easy as breathing for them. There's something about you Merlin, I can't quite put my finger on it. He may be an idiot but he's a brave one. Is it my imagination or are you beginning to enjoy yourself? The half cannot truly hate what makes it whole. I want you to swear to me that what you're telling me is true - I believe you. You can trust me. If I don't get the antidote, what happens to him? I can save him. Please Father. He saved my life. I can't stand by and watch him die. You can't stop me. Leave them Arthur, go, save yourself. Follow the light. Just make sure the antidote gets to him, I'm begging you. Someone knew I was in trouble and sent a light to guide the way. Arthur, thank you. I'm going to be sick actually what the fuck.

[pontmercii]

"That connection wasn't gradual it was instinctual" you nailedddddd it 👏👏👏 it was there from the very first moment and it just works and it's beautiful and it's tragic and it's