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The leading AI models are now very good historians

Three case studies with GPT-4o, o1, and Claude Sonnet 3.5, and what they mean

5 days ago 18 votes
2,000-year-old wine and the uncanny immediacy of the past

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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?

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The Nsibidi script ca. 600-1909 CE: a history of an African writing system

Nsibidi is one of Africa's oldest independently invented writing systems.

9 hours ago 2 votes
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Leadership and the Ancients

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12 Historical Places to Visit in Surrey

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Manuel Orazi’s Occultist Magic Calendar Mil DCCCXCVI, 1895

This French occultist calendar illustrated in the Art Nouveau style by Italian artist and designer Manuel Orazi (1860 – 1934) was printed in an symbolic edition of 777 copies to commemorate magic for the coming year of 1896. Each double page uses the Christian calendar (name days, iconography), but this year of magic is rooted … Continue reading "Manuel Orazi’s Occultist Magic Calendar Mil DCCCXCVI, 1895" The post Manuel Orazi’s Occultist Magic Calendar Mil DCCCXCVI, 1895 appeared first on Flashbak.

2 days ago 3 votes