Mark Lewis

Congratulations Kate!

I wondered what result I'd get from AI by feeding it some context and asking it to do a bad job. Quite enjoyably, the free AI response was WAY more apologetic than what he managed 🥴

Perdita Manuscripts - an incredible collection of digitised early modern women manuscripts www.perditamanuscripts.amdigital.co.uk

Completely agree. A nuanced topic, and definitely right to reduce digital footprint whereever possible. I'm conflicted as to whether the advice is bad (it is counter productive if listened to fully) or good - because it triggers this discussion and might make people think about wider consumption

Results are in! My LinkedIn post, and a response from someone who knows his stuff and shares exactly your sentiment.

We should, absolutely.

I've posted on LinkedIn this morning asking about this however: outside of academic pursuits I'm an IT person in utilities. I believe this 'delete' advice is wrong in the short-term but asking my network there for their views, will refer back if I get any insight.

The reason historians don’t now use the term ‘witch hunts’ as a generalised term for the prosecution of people for witchcraft is that it implies witchcraft was always prosecuted in a different way compared to other crimes - it wasn’t

We can all agree there's a major design flaw in the product 😅

There's a concept known as the 'kayak effect' in system design, which says that sometimes making users wait longer can lead to a better experience. These guys did not get the memo that this was the opportunity to leverage that.

I was INSULTED that it took so much longer to do the 'deleting your photo' step than the split second it took to do the 'analysing your age' step

A really striking mix, and questions which we could ask ourselves today in many regards as you say. He had had a tough few years at this point, and collated this list while planting trees in large gardens - long days with lots of time to ponder life.

What is the theme/topic? While I fully agree with the above comment (many, many men wouldn't have spotted they'd done the same, and if pointed out would shrug - no panic search!), but also if there's any opportunity... 🙋 😂 I'm on the lookout for more opportunities to talk in the next academic year

I came here to say the same!

Rev. Charles Kerry published an edition of this manuscript in 1899 but left out the juciest lines. 'Some are better omitted', he wrote. He was very wrong.

Lots in here for dog lovers. 'why doth a dogge hould vp one leg when he pisseth' is my favourite. 'what is ye cause doggs & biches are tyed so fast in the acte of Jeneration'

Derbyshire man Leonard Wheatcroft built up a list of questions in 1671, 29 in total. Loving these today, incredible train of thought: 'why have men Beards & women none', 'why have sum women Beads & sum none'. The list get better and better as it goes on too

The module was amazing, and subsequently she was a brilliantly supportive MA supervisor too. I definitely owe her a bottle of wine next time in Cardiff too for providing my PhD reference despite having left the profession (I'm making this public commitment now so I have to do it 😊)

100% I'd pre order that today with no further context. Please make it happen 😁

I look forward to reading 'the entire Royal family balls deep' in a future publication 😂

This is really sad. It was a terrific first year lecture and then second year module on early modern crime by @garthine.bsky.social that opened my eyes to the early modern c. 20 yrs ago. Given more of a 'choice' I maybe wouldn't have done that: I'd have ventured little beyond twentieth century 😕

I'm seeing this in my professional day job, notably more in the last couple of years.

Yes it's problem solving, but really basic stuff - without a clear step-by-step guide, they're stuck. Basic research skills needed to produce a history and undergrad essay prepare students for real world.

This looks fascinating. Preorder complete!

Our world needs much more of this! A clear diagram builds understanding so much better than prolonged prose. Brilliant

Congratulations! Huge milestone

It was a pleasure to present at this event a few days ago - my first academic paper delivered 📄😅

Thank you @spparkle.bsky.social and Peter Auger for organising, to the other presenters for some terrific papers, and to those who listened to me and asked questions - very much appreciated!

Hello 👋 I am working part-time towards a PhD in History, focused on everyday acts of giving and lending among the middling sort in the long seventeenth century. Very interest in using this platform to stay current with related research and events!