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hugo.town
academic, university of oslo. itinerant, but less so than I was. used to be @metaleptic on twitter. find me here: https://assemblag.es/@hugo also here (professional stuff): https://hugo.town
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excellent thread.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

solid analysis thread, and "criminal interview" is a useful concept. post is set to bluesky-only visibility so I won't share it elsewhere, but I can repost it here.

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

while I'm here, doing some basic maintenance and mass blocking every jesse singal follower.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

an ask for #academic bluesky, particularly #envhum. we have a new center for environmental humanities in my department (OCEH). they're still over on twitter, but I've been meaning to suggest they move here. could you help me convince them? likes, comments, anything. www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english...

submitted 32 days ago • 7 comments

just as a PSA, I use this account mostly to follow a few people and keep an eye on news. I lean into community-owned social media these days, I'm wary of US-based infrastructure, and I really don't like bluesky management. if you'd like to chat, links are in bio—or just send me an email.

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

this site is so badly managed it's embarrassing.

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

bluesky really fucking up on this singal issue, huh. it's actually quite weird to watch.

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

jesse singal openly palling it up with kiwi farms and still, crickets from bluesky safety. wild.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

I suppose my overall take on this platform is that it struggles in the unresolved tension between a technolibertarian founding impulse and a confusing, emergent imperative to nurture, protect and respond to the communities that have made a home here along the way, almost accidentally.

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

seems like the ability to remove (detach) yourself from lists and starter packs here would be a useful (and basic) affordance.

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

I'll try tagging this with #AcademicJobs and #PhDJobs, see what happens.

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

ok let's see how reach works here. five fully salaried PhD researcher positions available at my institute (IKOS, University of Oslo). individual project, topic and discipline(s) open but must connect to research we're already doing here. deadline Feb 24 2025. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

found a few good starter packs. hello everyone.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

alright, so "starter packs" are new since the last time I gave this place a shot. any recommendations?

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

enjoying the third-party app ecosystem on here. like this one, which lets you mass block everyone that follows a particular account. the account of jesse fucking singal, say. blockenheimer.click

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments