History Major. Cripple. Vaguely Left-Wing. In pain and constantly irritable.
Trans woman rules
50m 52s ago in 196 from media.piefed.social
Not so easy after all
1h 21m ago in historymemes@piefed.social from thelemmy.club"Maybe we're just not on enough meth these days"
'Hell is beginning' — Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics, Fedorov says
5h 7m ago in globalnews@lemmy.zip from kyivindependent.com
Buried evidence in Epstein files names Trump Tower as sex recruiter hunting ground
5h 8m ago in politics@piefed.social from www.rawstory.com
US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy
5h 8m ago in politics@piefed.social from www.theguardian.com
I found the perfect vice president
5h 22m ago in historymemes@piefed.social from thelemmy.club
"I lived through history!"
Lost in art
5h 38m ago in microblogmemes from discuss.onlineGenerally, high-quality pieces would have been made by artisans (and thus usually custom), not factory-made. The high demand meant that the skills to make these pieces were more commonly pursued by woodworkers, thus making a larger labor pool (and so, cheaper labor), but the technology available and higher price of resources means that it would have required more expense in the form of materials and more man-hours to create the product.
The Trans Agenda is truly terrifying 😭
5h 45m ago in political_memes@piefed.social from media.piefed.social
Silver penny, minted in Mainz, Germany, ~980 AD
7h 31m ago in historyartifacts@piefed.social from media.piefed.social
Archer's helmet, Italy, ~1460 AD
7h 33m ago in historyartifacts@piefed.social from media.piefed.social
Wooden Noh (theater) mask, Japan, 17th century AD
7h 35m ago in historyartifacts@piefed.social from media.piefed.social
Chest on wheels, Japan, ~1800 AD
7h 44m ago in historyartifacts@piefed.social from media.piefed.social
View of Delhi, India, British Empire, 19th century AD
7h 46m ago in historyart@piefed.social from media.piefed.social
Imagining of gladiatorial combat in the Roman Empire
7h 49m ago in historyart@piefed.social from media.piefed.socialYou may also find it interesting that there was a 'special' match-up (the Romans had many, but we know the details of only a few) that was relatively common where one (expert) retarius would be on a raised platform, and have to fend off two heavier gladiators from coming up two sets of stairs.
It was considered to be a balanced (and exciting) match, if the retiarius was a master!
"I might prefer slavery. How many followers you got?"
8h 12m ago in historymemes@piefed.social from media.piefed.socialExtremely poor pre-modern utilization of labor in peacetime meant that the gain of war could be much greater than the expense of it, tbf.
Such is distinctly not the case nowadays.
Dad: "What makes you think he's worth 20$!? I don't even have 10$! Fine, here's the 5$ you asked for!"
Funny how that is. Like accepting that it's better to get sick today than in 1000 AD; but with the dual caveats that further improvement is still needed, and that it's better to not get sick at all, lmao.
Update from Ukraine | Ukraine May Soon Start Big Landing operation in Crimea | Denys Davydov - Youtube (Invidious link)
8h 30m ago in ukraine@sopuli.xyz from inv.nadeko.netEven just starting large-scale SOF raids without intention of retaking Crimea immediately would be a significant game-changer.
Russia Once Put Anti-Tank Mines on Drones. Now They Can Only Afford To Use Half Mines
9h 29m ago in ukraine@sopuli.xyz from united24media.comMan, this is a war in which artillery ammunition has seen severe supply shortages, not delivery shortages.
Everything has a cost.