John McChesney-Young
jmccyoung@mstdn.social
<p>Live in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Berkeley" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Berkeley</span></a>, staff in the UC English Department, member of St. Columba's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Episcopal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Episcopal</span></a> Church in Inverness, Marin Co., California. cyclist; reader of theology, science, and F/SF; BA in paleontology; interested in classical and medieval history, historical linguistics, digital humanities and science. Also a cat guy. He/him/his.</p>
Posts
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Post #3323582
I recently discovered an online game hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Each day there's a set of 10 objects with anywhere from 1 to 10 photos and you're asked to identify the place from which they come & their approximate age on a timeline, with up to 5,000 points each for location & date. If you guess the opposite side of the world you might get 2 points out of 5k (as I did today) but despite my ignorance I usually total 60k-70k. You might enjoy it! https://a...
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Post #2331905
2026 Spring Sale - Yale University Press https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2026-spring-sale/ 50% off through May and it&#39;s really tempting to get the 2024 Yale Anchor Bible Genesis 1-11, which at $42.50 isn&#39;t cheap, but it&#39;s a lot better than the $85 list price: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300149739/genesis-1-11/.
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Post #1366618
My Venus flytraps are blooming and this is the first flower to open. #carnivorousplants #bloomscrolling
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Post #1007584
St. Augustine is key to the difference between Pete Hegseth and Pope Leo | National Catholic Reporter https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/st-augustine-key-difference-between-pete-hegseth-and-pope-leo On the interpretation of the imprecatory Psalms.
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Post #1007583
After a historically hot March, an active April weather pattern will bring thunderstorms, cooler temperatures, and likely even some Sierra snow - Weather West https://weatherwest.com/archives/43818 #cawx
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Post #1007582
From Darkness to Light: A Year Through a Byzantine Gospel Lectionary https://criticaltexts.com/from-darkness-to-light-a-year-through-a-byzantine-gospel-lectionary-2/
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Post #968970
Introducing the New UBS 6 GNT - Critical Texts https://criticaltexts.com/ubs6overview/
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Post #968969
A Brief History of Cataloging Greek New Testament Manuscripts - Critical Texts https://criticaltexts.com/brief_history_of_cataloging_gnt_mss/
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Post #652503
RE: https://mastodon.green/@mongabay/116219020362039888 @futurebird Apologies if you&#39;ve seen this.
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Post #652497
AI chatbot kids’ toys are still an obviously terrible idea https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/13/ai-chatbot-kids-toys-are-still-an-obviously-terrible-idea/
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Post #652496
Super Fakehuman grammar everything advice https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73023&amp;utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=super-fakehuman-grammar-everything-advice (On the Grammarly &quot;Expert Review&quot; fiasco.)
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Post #652495
Why Praying Still Matters Even If God Already Knows https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/why-praying-still-matters-even-if-god-already-knows/