2026-04-24T04:57:29Z https://yabu.me Simon Roy Hughes 🧌 ⬋⬋⬋ https://yabu.me/npub1qhvv34cg2ue0zag4sq0xqpat4yrk48emxwfmukjqdgwwf52yzn3sgk7c5h https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/639/425/098/503/504/original/8bb9f60730f29486.jpeg https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/639/425/098/503/504/original/8bb9f60730f29486.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zghxmvst0paqlvnz2upppzygwu3f5kx0x7azzrp3y9yykumx22szyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxgky9nw There is no &#34;Mastodon&#34;, only a loose network of federating servers. So &#34;Mastodon&#34; cannot &#34;bring in&#34; more of this, that, or the other. Nor can &#34;Mastodon&#34; prevent people spinning up their own servers and trying to federate with others.<br/><br/>And lastly, &#34;Mastodon&#34; cannot make individual users look at anything they don&#39;t want to look at – there are no pushy algorithms here.<br/><br/>Seems to me that some people who ought to know this need instructing.<br/><br/>#Echochamber 2026-04-07T10:19:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7uxpldry0tyluts8ecvzwza34cntg3hcu8szv9raldlajlvqjngzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx6nplvj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyl96rnn9rhfxx86d5wv9tauj6usfuuaezuxyfaflq2rzh75a0zagkzd4px'>nevent1q…d4px</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/130/586/104/001/392/original/9ae65e6088ece68a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-25T09:35:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstw9f9c50pffxd2xfrfre3qzsc3w0v34x604gv9wtfz4ssuvwh2wgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxdl8svt By 17. January 1851, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen’s Christmas annual, Juletræet for 1850, had sold nearly 23,000 copies. It’s a remarkable sales figure in a country of fewer than 1.5 million people, many of whom had little-to-no disposable income, and many of whom were barely literate.<br/><br/>My recent foray into Christmas annuals was, shall we say, not quite so commercially successful. (I sold ~15 copies, although my Ko-fi customers (the majority of my sales) were very generous.)<br/><br/>#NorwegianFolktales #Folktales #Folklore #Bookstodon 2026-01-22T21:29:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkktnrrv8r77yr2xc4epqw6nwjddayvh2jyqm5hjdvz3xjrku4hczyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxjylw0n Første oppgave på 8. trinnets høstterminprøve i matematikk, del 2 (Cappelen Damm). <br/><br/>This is your brain on AI. (Kan ikke engang skrive «fellesnevner» på ordentlig norsk!)<br/><br/>Skolen skal få høre!<br/><br/>#skoletut #norsktut #allheimen #kunstigintelligens #KI #AI<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/888/197/990/848/763/original/52ff49b213f068d3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-13T14:19:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyd866mgd3qf5eck06cgwjjdgl5nqps8eesjqljzshf8j9ap0h0czyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxnjlnzt A true depiction of me at family parties, sitting quietly in the corner, reading my book.<br/><br/>#AmReading<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/678/384/133/660/891/original/ae4d373894ab5216.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-07T12:57:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2wgve95qrkajzdcep56jpvjr0devjx7m62r7n8gjva5rts6ndqgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx7ftx7m #WritersCoffeeClub 6. November: Do you make use of unconventional punctuation?<br/><br/>Punctuation *is* a convention, in the same way that spelling, syntax, paragraphing, etc. are conventions.<br/><br/>Is my punctuation unconventional? No. <br/><br/>Is my employment of punctuation conventions idiosyncratic? Probably. 2025-11-06T07:56:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd08ulzu7yh8hjjpa47q2d7pcmrcwtavg6ezjwsqx75lghfzne3zgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxerqzjy It&#39;s live! Christmas in Norway, 2025.<br/><br/>Buy an unrestricted ePub, or get it on Kindle.<br/><br/>Then wait a month or so before you begin to read a text a day for Advent.<br/><br/><a href="https://norwegianfolktales.net/books/Christmas-in-Norway-2025">https://norwegianfolktales.net/books/Christmas-in-Norway-2025</a><br/><br/>Table of contents, links to buy the book, and financial details (to ward off any idea that I am enriching myself at your expense).<br/><br/>#Bookstodon #NorwegianFolktales #NorwegianLegends #Folktales #Folklore #SelfPublishing #Christmas #Norway #AdventCalendar<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/458/452/240/908/027/original/3f0542d97c9418aa.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-29T16:44:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjjaft9ee9exs9k5af88mhwj638nwxntceuxxlju0p6asdmn6wzgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx85yh9f Tom Hanks was unavailable, so #MuséeDuLouvre has brought in the next best investigator.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/402/417/822/375/388/original/9025fb34385d38be.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-19T19:13:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg5mn2qu8cxzqq8rsa4yk9xzc2aludkrdf89g5z9jgl76a3lzfkszyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxgtgc22 Bangor Cathedral choir has been suspended for singing an &#34;inappropriate&#34; hymn. What was inappropriate?<br/><br/>From the article:<br/>&#34;The Telegraph reported lyrics from the canticle written by a chorister included &#39;Lord, how long shall the ungodly triumph?&#39; and &#39;how long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully?&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>Yes indeed. The choir has been suspended for singing lyrics from the Bible (see below).<br/><br/>(Perhaps they would have fared better singing the service in Latin, like the Pope wanted all along.)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79vd5qn30lo.amp">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79vd5qn30lo.amp</a><br/><br/>#ReligiousHypocrisy #Censorship #Psalm94 #BangorCathedral #ChurchInWales #Ignorance <br/><br/>Psalm 94: 3–4<br/>LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?<br/>How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 2025-09-12T18:32:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0s598jwpnvnayvrc8y976r33t959xht82e4ug4xe9htdphe2lpygzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxfp5wfz I recently read an article on how a particular strain of podcasting has died the death, and how another strain has gained ascendency in the podcasting world. There has been a pivot towards &#34;chat show&#34; format, apparently, at the expence of a &#34;narrative&#34; format.<br/><br/>As I continued reading, it became clear that the article concerned itself only with podcasts published as commericial ventures by corporations of one sort or another, and that the metric by which they judged success was revenue generated.<br/><br/>No hobbyists mentioned. No public dissemination podcasts mentioned. No struggling artists mentioned. Only filthy lucre! Ugh!<br/><br/>How anaemic is the commercial world! How narrow the vision of mercenary journalists who dance to their groat-tossing masters&#39; drum!<br/><br/>#Podcasting #OnlineCulture #Media 2025-08-30T08:31:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhgq58r6vq2ve07r2dnws9tdamr4f2ghdx5qf0u4u7qp5mynkmyszyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx0jchsj I have now made an unrestricted .ePub edition of Regine Normann’s Legends from Arctic Norway available for purchase. <br/><br/>Information and direct links on my website:<br/><br/><a href="https://norwegianfolktales.net/books/legends-from-arctic-norway">https://norwegianfolktales.net/books/legends-from-arctic-norway</a><br/><br/>#NorwegianLegends #folklore <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yp76nhmdhf6h8ppc8w4nqhp8u5uhrj3dm5ssh9gtyfyvk2d8s3hq7j5mz4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NorwegianFolktales group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yp7…5mz4</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13ss7sst2m0yrudc7tagul9q4x28f0d7676zv0sd4h7v7652nnypq64cjth" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>folklore group</span> (<span class="italic">npub13ss…cjth</span>)</a></span> #fairytales #bookstodon #DarkFolklore 2025-08-12T20:53:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggre6ratyk93h2dlktak52xaqxvtt0prqguxah7gqhcs65l54duczyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx2755ep #ScribesAndMakers 25. July: Create a multiple choices poll listing 3 books you personally consider “classics” and ask others to choose the ones they have read. Create a fourth option for None of the Above.<br/><br/>Well, which of these three classics have you read? 2025-07-25T10:51:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswa9m0pqlw3gf8phkzkydqnp4fwxueyljqqj0ea5xa00xw476fvjgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxcwplh5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jfz53x8l49fcf7ndgxlvpmvs3udxg8dng6j6hldgj7jejsf3pjslxzmzj'>nevent1q…zmzj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Walk around outside or inside? 2025-06-12T06:56:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfe24975zh35ke43lqrcpqup620kulxr5hgd4jdkrgytwralcl3dgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxh72cc5 Y&#39;know how #Bluesky was supposed to be better than #Twitter, and how the centralised, VC-funded leadership team would never repeat the same mistakes as that of their whackjob predecessor? <br/><br/>Yeah. Bluesky is deleting #Palestinian voices.<br/><br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mommunism.bsky.social/post/3lpwsjnm2n22y">https://bsky.app/profile/mommunism.bsky.social/post/3lpwsjnm2n22y</a><br/><br/>(No one can delete Palestinian voices from #Mastodon.)<br/><br/>#Palestine #Genocide 2025-05-25T09:31:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm5cgmrlejwpcykve8ayxeavskxpk8fgagcera2eq96uf2h0fj2szyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxq7cdps Try out the new #censorship for yourself. If you have an #Instagram account, do you get these results?<br/><br/>And if you do, can you continue to trust the company in any way whatsoever?<br/><br/>(H/t to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dljvce3e4pqfda7w2m8898cfl7uzzy84vay7392lpxlpjdhpke9qc9zttg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andreas H. Opsvik :kageaasen:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dlj…zttg</span>)</a></span> in this post: <a href="https://tutoteket.no/@tanketom/113865456924509955">https://tutoteket.no/@tanketom/113865456924509955</a>.)<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/113/865/659/003/087/602/original/f6b1e752eb84182e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/113/865/659/047/796/209/original/8c26a6796883871a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-21T09:36:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddj6mtt4xvwupukhdd0jq9cegsaqswyde0q0g7g3clqdr6fq6llqzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxakktgy This year, shall I put together an illustrated electronic (.epub/ .pdf) Christmas annual of Norwegian folktales and legends that are unknown in English? (I need to get planning already.)<br/><br/>#norwegian #folktales #legends #folklore #scandinavian #trolls #folklorethursday #Christmas2025 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yp76nhmdhf6h8ppc8w4nqhp8u5uhrj3dm5ssh9gtyfyvk2d8s3hq7j5mz4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NorwegianFolktales group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yp7…5mz4</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13ss7sst2m0yrudc7tagul9q4x28f0d7676zv0sd4h7v7652nnypq64cjth" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>folklore group</span> (<span class="italic">npub13ss…cjth</span>)</a></span> #fairytales <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1suytvtde2z7qwemh77z0ugf8ys7w93m44wvf853ad66ha2glxshqew8lz8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>folklorethursday group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1suy…8lz8</span>)</a></span> #bookstodon 2025-01-18T17:59:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqutyrjcjuakltg6yge8tnp026wx4q0rxstwzlsfcp8hkzh4kp2vqzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wxmm2wjg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4pfxcdv53d7jfsn5z580wr6s7650ucy904gyp9pl830am7j8vjsp9a3kh'>nevent1q…a3kh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Screenshot for those who&#39;va also cancelled Meta. #NeilGaiman<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/113/833/139/712/290/537/original/b0557c07ae4acdb9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-15T15:46:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs06sjfvc0m7cglty39m94pk7lcrnfqnqf2eg3wqxkn4ds4p0sz3vszyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx69xkku All I want for #Christmas is the end of reply-guy culture on #Mastodon. 2024-12-22T10:51:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7u5xu2kh49d8kxk9ufmxwuc3a9cjdv39sza5fmj852nef277ccgzyqza3jxhpptn9ut4zkqpucq84w5sw65l8vee80j6gp4peex3gs2wx6uj3xa Well, I’ve set myself up to produce a magnificent #introduction, so here goes. <br/><br/>My name is Simon.<br/><br/>I have lived in the north of Norway since 1992.<br/><br/>I am a teacher in middle school.<br/><br/>I translate Norwegian and other Scandinavian folklore. <br/><br/>I have published several collections of this material, including the first ever English edition of The Complete Norwegian Folktales and Legends of Asbjørnsen &amp; Moe in its entirety.<br/><br/>I have a Website, and various other social media accounts from which I point back to my Website.<br/><br/>Mastodon is the site on which I am social (to the extent that I ever am).<br/><br/>(I only post/ boost images that include alt-text.)<br/><br/>Website: <a href="https://norwegianfolktales.net">https://norwegianfolktales.net</a><br/><br/>More about me, and where I link back to my Website: <a href="https://norwegianfolktales.net/personal/simon-roy-hughes">https://norwegianfolktales.net/personal/simon-roy-hughes</a><br/><br/>#Migration #NewInstance 2024-12-15T10:54:55Z