mastodon 4.7.3Reader in Digital Textual Studies and Late #Medieval #Literature and at #Newcastle University (UK), previously a Turing Fellow.
jamescummings on bird hellsite.
Long-term contributor to the Text Encoding Initiative #TEI, interested in digital scholarly editions in #DigitalHumanities #DH, #HTR, #Manuscripts, training, Records of Early English Drama and late #MedievalDrama (mostly non-cycle plays).
Founder of things like http://DHAwards.org and previously #DHOxSS
Personal account.
The @TEIConsortium@hcommons.social TEI Consortium has posted its 'In Memoriam' for Dr C. Michael Sperberg-McQueen:
https://tei-c.org/2024/08/18/c-michael-sperberg-mcqueen-1954-2024-in-memoriam/
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A loss to the world and those interested in text technologies. We'll remember him at #TEI2024 and always.
I was supposed to donate blood on Christmas Eve but had been unwell in the week earlier so rescheduled to New Year's Eve.
I know in the UK this is a time where extra blood stocks are needed to save lives. Please consider donating, it is quick, easy, and painless.
While my Bluesky account explodes with new followers, I've had nary the one new follower here on Mastodon.
It is Betamax vs VHS all over again.
@AMP_OeAW@fedihum.org @FrederikeNBR@fedihum.org
Please remember that TEI-C conferences are responsive, we rely on community volunteering to host conferences (and have been encouraging those in Global South for many years). Although the TEI-C contributes funding to the conference it can only provide so much. Hybrid, unless done very well, is worse for everyone. Virtual-only opens up accessibility, but tends to limit the local benefits. Perhaps we should add in virtual-only every 4 years with the other rotations.
"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."
Those promulgating hatred and division in society are dragons, and coincidentally hate fairy tales. They can be beaten.
@FrederikeNBR@fedihum.org @AMP_OeAW@fedihum.org
Similarly, online only conferences can be bad for others who have difficulty (medical, connectivity, or financial) staying online for long periods.
Bringing the conference to less Global North locations is good, but can come with other issues. This is why we rotate, but there will always be problems.
That said, I'm hoping to convince my institution to let me go...
That would be the logical conclusion, but in complete honesty I've not really checked. I did get a dick pic as a reply on twitter the other day.
What do you do when on holiday James?
Me: Go to a room with 80s music playing and participate in communal bloodletting with strangers. Why is that weird?
https://www.blood.co.uk/
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Done my talk at "#Legacy150 – The Museum will not be Decolonised" conference. Slides for my talk 'Building Sustainable Digital Futures: converting Livingstone and Bell' are at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10996782
Conference: https://www.dhi.ac.uk/blogs/legacy150/
@AMP_OeAW@fedihum.org @TEIConsortium@hcommons.social
I know that local organisers are investigating it, but this will likely only be keynotes rather than full hybrid. They are already having to provide additional internet facilities for the in-person participants. TEI-C is certainly willing to help with resources, but if you know any willing sponsors I'm sure they'd be happy to know about them.... 😃
@AMP_OeAW@fedihum.org @TEIConsortium@hcommons.social
Speaking in a personal capacity but also as a previous organiser (TEI2022) where hybrid was also not provided, the costs in doing hybrid properly (staff, equipment, IT) are prohibitive in many places. Or you suffer with institutional systems that are not suitable and everyone has a bad time. We recorded slides+audio where possible. TEI-C has limited resources. I believe TEI2024 is looking to record or potentially stream keynotes, but no infrastructure for full hybrid.
Standing room only on metro, so saw a young (late 20s) woman answer an email about a promotion at work by copying it into #ChatGPT with the prompt to "Respond positively to this email in a formal way". 1 minute of light editing to EN-GB later and sent. Is this our future?
Sigh.
What third-party online tools do people use to make shareable timelines these days? Want to be able to have a timeline with main events but then if students zoom in at a specific point they get more minor events/context. Want to be able to just give them a URL to view, no login. Suggestions?
Thanks!
I'd be interested to find out your or your reading club's thoughts. I recognise it is a bit TEI-heavy (but that's my background) and is Endings Project focused (but that's what this special issue was about).
I've not been physically in to work since the 14 December. This may be the longest gap since the last lockdown, but now doesn't seem that impressive. 😉
Thanks! I remember that from ages ago, just assumed things had moved on. I'll give it another look to see if it does what I'd like.
The Medieval English Theatre 2024 conference 'Dramatic Margins' will take place in-person in Newcastle on Sat 6 April 2024. #CFP extended until 3 December! #Medieval #EarlyDrama
@JennyMitcham@digipres.club the tension is between developers wanting quick easy solutions (as that is all they are funded for) vs long-term preservation of resources.
And of course only useful certain types of projects. (E.g. not large scale infrastructure ones) But bearing these issues in mind if always a useful thing to do.