the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
·
Apr 12, 2026
Our Lady Joan Mastodon spoke to us with feeling. Follow my friend Samuel Pepys, she said to us as we gathered by the fire, he is the first and the finest of all tooters. There is no tooter like him. Even his stylistic faults are carriers of truth. If we could all toot as my Samuel toots, just for one day (she wiped a tear off her eye as she said this), the Great Algo would be gone forever.
We miss our Lady Joan. She loved as she hated, with wisdom and passion, and she loved so much more than she hated.
#JoanMastodon #Pepys #TheFirstAndFinestTooter
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
1
0
1
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
·
Apr 12, 2026
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
"After dinner in comes Captain Lambert of the Norwich, this day come from Tangier, whom I am glad to see."
Perfection. The initial inversion, "in comes Captain Lambert", makes us feel the jolt of his entrance, and we are ready for hearing that the surprise is a welcome one. The relevant framing comes from the "after dinner" and the "come from Algier". A dense piece of information that also grabs us almost physically as an experienced event. The perfect diary entry.
#Pepys #diary #style
4
0
0
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
·
Mar 25, 2026
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
Ah, forever uncertain how our seniors see us.
First, he "... used me with great respect, and discoursed upon his business as with one that he did esteem of", which we like very much.
Then, "by and by he went away, forgetting to take leave of me, my back being turned, ...". Ouch, this hurts. Must we now doubt the respect and esteem we thought we saw earlier?
It's tough to rise through the hierarchy through hard work and diligent attention to the wishes of our superiors.
And why was our back turned and we weren't paying complete attention to our senior? We were "looking upon the aviary, which is there very pretty, and the birds begin to sing well this spring." Oh, Sam, you are a good man. The beauty of the bird song asserting its primacy over your attention.
#Pepys #CareerOfTheMandarin #birdsong
0
0
0
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
·
Mar 02, 2026
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
This scene will form the first ten minutes of my Pepys movie.
Sam on board of the King's new boat, which travels fast in strong wind. Flat golden sunlight envelopes everything, Sam looks invigorated by the light and the wind and the energy of the hectic but assured work of crew. He eats the fresh oysters, his face glowing in joy.
He' turned thirty, just a few days ago; he begins to be recognised by the world; life is good.
#Pepys #congruence
0
0
0
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
·
Mar 01, 2026
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
" ... [Professor Dimm], said heretofore to have been a great witt; but he read his [lecture] every word [from last year's slides], and that so brokenly and so low, that nobody could hear at any distance, nor I anything worth hearing that sat near."
As the centuries pass, little changes.
#lectures #slides #Powerpoint #Pepys
5
0
0
nickharrison
@nickharrison@mastodonapp.uk
Landscape Architect & Photographer The environment through my lens !
mastodonapp.uk
nickharrison
@nickharrison@mastodonapp.uk
Landscape Architect & Photographer The environment through my lens !
mastodonapp.uk
@nickharrison@mastodonapp.uk
·
Feb 01, 2026
Diarist
🔵
#pepys #plaque #London #samuelpepys #diary #diarist #admiralty #nikonz8 #plena
#snap_community_member #snap_challenge #snap_artgallary #snap_edit #snap_kingdom #snap_community #snap_colour #snap_raw #snap_uk #snap_vip_member #snap_plaque #snap_london #snap_street #snap_outdoors #snap_nikon #snap_people #snap_information #snap_documentary
3
0
1
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
mastodonapp.uk
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
·
Jan 28, 2026
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
"How time and example may alter a man: he being now acquainted with all sorts of pleasures and vanities which heretofore he never thought of or loved, nor has allowed."
Samuel, you are a good man. You gladly share with us (*) how you take childlike pride in new posessions, and how you love indulging your interests; but you also know the importance of steering the ship, not letting it drift.
You understand the dangers and your aim is to manage them, not to taboo them. You are the pleasure-allowing Puritan, the pre-modern modern.
(*) Your diary entries are of course toots for us.
#Pepys #SelfControl #CGJung #Individuation
0
0
0
You've seen all posts