The person who made up the term "doom scrolling", didn't imagine 2026. What an infernal year! #doomscrolling

The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy! If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]

This short Estonian thread is dedicated to all those who belittle the terror of Russian occupation, whether in the past in East Germany or the so-called 'Soviet Union', or in the present or future in Ukraine or elsewhere. The lesson is clear: for Europeans to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/115850862875967184 Mussolini didn't make the trains run in time. The fascists controlled the media, and made people believe the trains ran on time. A lie repeated often enough, ... It is a testament to the efficacy of the fascist propaganda, that people […]

**The preparation of Theriac — two prints (1600s)** These two prints depict elements of the public preparation of theriac at the _Testa d'Oro_ pharmacy in Venice, at the Rialto bridge, which is seen in the background. _Teriaca_ (also _triaca_ […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

**Thomas Philologus Ravennas** There's a statue of a bearded man on the façade of the church of _San Zulian_ , above the entrance. Yet another saint, one presumes, before walking on towards the main sights at St Mark's. Well, no! That's Tommaso […] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

**Teriaca — Theriac — Lessico Veneto** _Teriaca_ (also _triaca_ ; English: _theriac_ or _treacle_) was a kind of wonder medicine and general antidote, of which Venice was the main producer in Europe. The origins of _Theriac_ goes back to Roman times […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@seindal/115816679710320681 It's going to be worse, isn't it?

2026 can't be worse, right? Except we said the same a year ago, and it was. And two years ago, and it was. And three. Four. Five. 2020 is never going to end, is it? It's been 2020 for five years already. Now I can't sleep.

RE: https://zirk.us/@NMARoulette/115812886506592260 Sauce, or sugar?

@pfefferle Hi Mattias, I have a podcast on self-hosted WP with the Seriously Simple Podcast, and ActivityPub doesn't allow me to control the format of the template using template tags. It is being overruled by the the SSP integration within the Activitypub plugin. It doesn't even call some […]

Fog on the Canal Grande #dailyvenice #venezia #venice #fog

Ever wondered how St Mark's in Venice looks in the fog? Wonder no more! #venice #caigo #fog

**Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi — ASV Indice** The _Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi_ were, in 1524, charged with overseeing the banks operating in Venice, around the markets at Rialto. Since the Middle Ages, noble […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Listened to some Chris Rea for some odd reason, and stumbled over this. Who'd have imagined a song could mean something. https://youtu.be/Rkf1Y5Sg51M

**Thomas Philologus Ravennas** There's a statue of a bearded man on the façade of the church of _San Zulian_, above the entrance. Yet another saint, one presumes, before walking on towards the main sights at St Mark's. Well, no! That's _Tommaso […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Help with Latin phrases needed. Esse suum infirmo medicus memorare tenetur. Mors praevisa parit saepe medelam animae. What's this supposed to be in English? The various online translators produce mostly meaningless babble. #latin #translation #helpneeded

The Bones of Santa Claus https://historywalksvenice.com/article/curiosities/the-bones-of-santa-claus/

**Senatore con stola di duolo — Senator with a mourning stole — Grevembroch 1-33** This painting depicts a member of the _Pregadi_ — the Venetian senate — dressed in the traditional toga of important magistrates, with a black _stola_ as a sign of […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

[Pachyderm suffering] RE: https://journa.host/@w7voa/115752233592566146 You shouldn't post stuff like this on mastodon without a content warning.

The attempt to read the UNIX V4 tape is underway!

**Arte Quadrupla — Quadruple Craft — Grevembroch 4-64** This painting depicts a shoemaker specialised in _calcagnette_ and _zoccoli_. There were _calegheri_ , _calzolari_ or _scarpéri_ (shoemakers), _zavatteri_ (makers of slippers), _zoccolai_ […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

**Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?** 🎄 We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year. If you’d like to support our server and […] [Original post on mastodon.de]

i am trying to get better at designing websites very slowly and unsurprisingly i think design is a "skill" where "spending time on it" makes me "better at it" and making a nice design "takes time"

**The plague in Venice** Over the years, I have written quite a bit about the plague and how the Republic of Venice tried to manage it. This is a complete list of all the plague related articles, podcast episodes, newsletters, chronologies, and […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

If you're interested in Venice and Venetian history, follow along with the Venetian Stories podcast. The latest is a five episode series on the plague in Venice, including the mythical plague doctor. On the Fediverse here: @venetianstories https://venetianstories.com/venetian-stories-podcast/ […]

I got the The Archer archetype! https://mastodon.social/@seindal/wrapstodon/2025/e948dd2a470bf513 #wrapstodon2025

The well-known image of the plague doctor with the beaked mask don't really have a lot of support in our sources. Did he even exist? [Audio] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

**Vesta da zentilomo — Dizionario** "Vesta da zentilomo" from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio. #Dress #VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/vesta-da-zentilomo-dizionario/

The richest man in the world, 500 years ago. https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-worlds-first-global-trader-jakob-fugger-got-rich/a-75133701

Jeg siger lige det her højt. Nogen – Folkekirken, Højskolerne, Grundtvig-Akademiet eller andre – burde hyre mig et halvt år til alene at skrive på WIkipedia om Grundtvig og Grundtvigs forfatterskab. Det offentlige vidensløft man kunne lave på den måde, er langt mere værd end den begrænsede […]

#poland professor of international law Sławomir Dębski^1] on the fundamental misunderstanding of application of the concepts of law to [#Russia > Sergei Lavrov now suggests that Russia’s signature on yet another agreement should be treated as a credible guarantee of restraint. That request […]

#ownyourdata For the hard of hearing: #OWNYOURDATA https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

How about a cup of whipped cream for desert?

This is extraordinary, even if the results are not surprising. https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-droned-back

I'm working on a study of Bronze Age axes, and I find it a little hard to articulate why. * I don't get paid. * Another journal paper won't make any difference for my employability at this stage. * Almost nobody knows or cares that these axes exist. I think the main reasons I do this is * […]

RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115698105135940865 Fascism is inherently detrimental to the wider economy. It only benefits the few. It's a feature, not a bug.

Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #digitalsovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation […]

**Venetian coinage** Over the more than a millennium of the Republic of Venice, the state issued a wide variety of coins for all sorts of different purposes. Some were for the state budget only, others for daily use in the city, and others again for […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

24 of the 27 European Commissioners are still posting on X Leaving ought to be a moral imperative, especially after what has happened in the past week A little overview on my blog: https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/musk-wants-to-abolish-the-eu-while-european-commissioners-keep-posting-on-x/

**Procuratore, e Cavaliere — Procurator and Cavalier — Grevembroch 1-18** This painting depicts a nobleman who is both one of the _Procuratori di San Marco_ , and a _Cavaliere di San Marco_ — Knight of the Golden Stole. He is accompanied by a […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@seindal/115665834290177727 Whenever something poses an immediate question, but offers no answer, people will make up one. It seems to be the basis of a great many popular legends.

**Giovane in Dogalina — Young Nobleman in Dogalina — Grevembroch 1-32** The formal dress code of the Venetian aristocracy changed over time, and this is Grevembroch's rendering of a young nobleman from "ancient centuries". The robe is a _dogalina_ […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

The plague slowly diminished during the 1700s, even if it didn't disappear, and Venice reorganised the Lazzaretti. [Audio] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

**Giuoco del calzo — Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane — 35** The game of _Calcio_ — a rugby-like game — was usually played in the Campo Sant'Alvise during Lent. Only noblemen could play _calcio_ there. #engravings #sources #sports #venezia #venice […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

A neat map showing how many streets are named after men and women in larger cities in Europe, and their percentage: https://mappingdiversity.eu/ @europeanspodcast #map #diversity #feminism #streets #europe

**Abito — Lessico Veneto** "Abito" from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal. #clothes #dress #histodons #sources #translations #venezia #venice Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/abito-lessico-veneto/

Those of us who don't do thanksgiving, are we ungrateful, or are we exempt from giving thanks? What's the legal consensus?