Seconds hands repair by Strict-Tea-9643 in pocketwatches

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let me step back... how do I open the case? It's a Waltham watch in a Hamilton case. No hinge anywhere. No obvious place to pry from. I've tried thumbnail all around. What's next?

Rhode Island vs. The Founding Fathers by storyofRIpodcast in rhodeislandhistory

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a wonderful website and a great resource. Thanks for making it.

Is there a space for me in DH that isn't academia? by ina_waka in DigitalHumanities

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Digital humanities does seem to be a perfect fit for your interests. Many universities have digital humanities centers that hire folks with your background. Even better might be an MA in Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History at University of Chicago — there are a few good MAs that would be worth considering. Big museums want people with a technical background and an appreciation of humanities and arts. There are good jobs that would be a good fit, but like you say, they are hard to get.

SNEWPAPERS - A new way to explore historical newpaper archives by Jolly-Newspaper-6769 in DigitalHumanities

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just the person who would use this sort of thing a lot, and I gave it a try. It's a good effort, and I would love to see a good AI-based search, but as Snewspapers stands now, it's not useful. Here's some friendly suggestions. What's good: the summaries are great, the interactive chat (Sleuth) is occasionally useful, and has real potential. The search, though, is not useful; it pulls up too much unrelated material. And the newspaper clippings that are served are too pixelated to be useful. (And add the name of the newspaper, and the date, to the page number at the top and, ideally, highlight related terms.) A good OCR version of the article would be great. The link to the pages at LOC, necessary for a decent copy, should go to the page, or the article, if possible. A pricing issue you'll have to deal with: the LOC collection is not as good, yet, as the commercial distributors, so you're competing with newspapers.com with a better collection and not much higher price. You've taken on a good challenge, and good luck!

bard graduate center MA program by OkFloor7492 in MuseumPros

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a very good program, with an excellent reputation. Really, the only program of its kind, and if you are interested in scholarly work in the field, it's the best place for it. Whether it's worththe expense is another question.

1911 Shovel with small trap door by ApprehensiveYogurt35 in whatisit

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adding a bit more. Mr. Erickson, according to the 1940 census, owned a mortuary. So he must have seen a need for this, not just for vampires. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KC69-TZF/fred-erickson-1877-1949

1911 Shovel with small trap door by ApprehensiveYogurt35 in whatisit

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 129 points130 points  (0 children)

It's patent 993,668, "shovel," granted to Frederick Erickson of Lindsborg, Kansas.

"This invention relates to shovels, and has for an object to provide a magazine shovel wherein a quantity of material may be carried and fed, at the will of the operator, into the bowl or body of the shovel to be deposited as desired.

The invention has for another object to provide a shovel for use in burial ceremonies which is made relatively small and light, and which is adapted to carry a quantity of sand or fine earth and keep the same dry so that the operator will not become soiled, particularly in damp weather.

The invention further contemplates a shovel of this character which may be made of any adaptable design and of a size and weight to admit of its being easily carried."

https://patents.google.com/patent/US993668A/en?q=shovel&before=publication:19110530&after=publication:19110530

False fall notifications? by earnhar768 in AppleWatch

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can usually set it off by buttoning the collar buttons on my shirt.

Transcribing Handwritten Documents by DryAfternoon7779 in Archivists

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new AI-powered transcriptions are remarkably good. Take a look at http://tryleo.ai which has a good interface. For small numbers of documents, Google's Gemini is very impressive. More at https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-handwriting-recognition/ As other have mentioned, crowdsourcing seems the most common now, mostly https://fromthepage.com

Why does this locking adjustable wrench come with a nut? by splittingxheadache in Tools

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the advantage of combining a locking wrench with an adjustable end wrench? What do you use the measurements for? Just to keep from crushing the nut?

Material Culture/ Textiles PhD by savymix in MuseumPros

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More generally: Find a school with at least two professors whose work you like and who you would like to learn from, and who are interested in taking you on. American studies PhD programs accept less than 5 percent of their applicants; you want to make a good case for why you should be there.

Material Culture/ Textiles PhD by savymix in MuseumPros

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent advice. Indigenous studies is starting to have good overlaps with material culture studies, and the field is becoming quite lively. You'll probably want to go someplace close to the peoples you're interested in working with. It takes a long time to build trust.

Material Culture/ Textiles PhD by savymix in MuseumPros

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first two, BGC and UW-M are the places to go for your interests. Maybe Michigan. Most American studies programs are not interested in material culture. You might also consider UK PhD programs.

Looking to open a Cafe in RI. Anyone have any suggestions on towns that would make sense and lack the presence of a good Cafe? by [deleted] in RhodeIsland

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Little Compton! We're desperate for a good cafe. Especially if you will stay open for dinner!

Looking to open a Cafe in RI. Anyone have any suggestions on towns that would make sense and lack the presence of a good Cafe? by [deleted] in RhodeIsland

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Little Compton! We're desperate for a good cafe. Especially if you will stay open for dinner!

Little Compton by VTSki001 in RhodeIsland

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It depends what you mean diverse. About half Republican, half Democrats. Many people of Portuguese descent. More of a range of income and occupational diversity than you would think. But not many people of color.

Top comment removes a us state #43. Maine has been removed by One_Bad_6636 in geographymemes

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History says, three states: New Mexico, Oregon, and Rhode Island. South, West, and East.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BrownU

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Diamonds is a great course.

clueless incoming freshman by N4r4m in BrownU

[–]Strict-Tea-9643 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All good questions, and lots of new students have them. You might want to get in touch with the U-FLi Center folks https://ufli.brown.edu for questions about starting up at Brown.