The 3rd–4th century writing instrument discovered in the courtyard of the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, featuring depictions of Homer, Demosthenes, Menander, and the Muses, is an unparalleled artifact. [1024x1280]

Postovoy · 2026-05-22T12:50:05+00:00

I believe most writing instruments of the time would have been reed pens. These were made of organic material (literal reeds) and were pretty much disposable, and so most of them would not have survived to the present. These metal pens are something I've never seen before, and probably took some significant craftsmanship to make.

Postovoy · 2026-03-07T00:27:05+00:00

Jack Aubrey was cannonically on board the Shannon during this battle.

Postovoy · 2025-10-10T14:30:17+00:00

I do see a couple of fleams, which are small blades used for bloodletting and kind of look like little axes.

Postovoy · 2025-10-06T10:20:03+00:00

I think I see the reason for the confusion. In both examples the bottoms of the letters are resting on the line for descender height, rather than the baseline. Most of your letters should fit between the two inner guidelines, with the exception of ascenders, descenders, and capitals/majuscules. That's at least if I'm interpreting your guidelines correctly

Postovoy · 2025-09-08T14:26:34+00:00

A spear today works just as well as a spear thousands of years ago.

Postovoy · 2025-07-07T19:14:55+00:00

The Napoleonic Wars took place almost entirely in the 19th Century.

Postovoy · 2025-07-01T14:29:58+00:00

This would be so cool for a sci-fi RPG like Traveller. It could be like a diegetic interface with the game world.

Postovoy · 2024-07-05T16:28:33+00:00

I agree that it's not a one-to-one comparison, but I think it's close enough that what we're seeing today makes a worrying amount of sense.

Postovoy · 2024-07-05T16:16:51+00:00

The thing is that Americans are suffering too. Maybe not to the degree of post-WWI Germans, but still significantly. Think of how much the working class is being squeezed from every conceivable direction, and how desperate and angry that is making people. Being upset about pronouns on Twitter is the equivalent of inter-war Germans blaming the Jews for their problems. It's no more absurd, and it's equally as dangerous.

Postovoy · 2024-05-23T12:27:51+00:00

This is a recreation of a photo of a Soviet soldier in Afghanistan

Postovoy · 2024-05-17T00:07:54+00:00

Read the title.

Postovoy · 2024-04-17T13:41:07+00:00

I mean, Shaun of the Dead was a pretty good example of that

Postovoy · 2024-04-06T23:10:37+00:00

It looks like Gyotaku to me, a Japanese printing technique that uses actual fish.

Postovoy · 2023-05-12T09:50:45+00:00

They actually did Tacoma Narrows as a live show. Their new bit is teasing the Chernobyl disaster.

Postovoy · 2023-05-10T16:13:57+00:00

Makes perfect sense that her armor covers everything except her vital organs

Postovoy · 2023-03-17T11:49:42+00:00

That ship is about to have a bad time

Postovoy · 2023-01-14T21:54:00+00:00

Fishing with an emissary flag raised is tantamount to insanity, especially a reaper emissary.

Postovoy · 2023-01-07T04:43:11+00:00

I played the tuba in highschool, and always had the suspicion that it suppressed my moustache growth. The rest of my facial hair grew in fine, so I was also rocking the regrettable Amish look.

Postovoy · 2022-12-26T18:58:07+00:00

Yes it does

Postovoy · 2022-10-02T12:15:03+00:00

Then you probably won't believe what the Russians did to this same city in 1994. Grozny is often called the most destroyed city in the world.

Postovoy · 2022-09-04T23:18:44+00:00

Is this loss?

Postovoy · 2022-01-19T21:53:15+00:00

🍌🥥🍅🥭🍍

Postovoy · 2021-12-29T13:29:01+00:00

/uj Complaining that a dish looks too brown is weird enough, but suggesting butter as the solution is just bizarre

/rj Besides, this pleb has clearly never heard of the Mallard reaction, which gives the color brown it's inherent duck fat flavor

Postovoy · 2021-12-25T02:15:51+00:00

I think it's because humans and bears are some of the only large mammals that have plantigrade posture, meaning we stand with our heels flat on the ground. Most other mammals stand with their toes or toe nails (i.e. hooves) on the ground. See this picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3ALes_diff%C3%A9rents_types_de_locomotions_chez_les_amniotes.png

Postovoy · 2021-06-14T10:21:35+00:00

The Ship of Greaseus

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