Life in Links 49

Posted on Sat,15 July, 2023

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It depicts two people in nomadic garb leading a demon, or Persian div, in chains between them. The female figure holding the chain to her face is painted to look nearly as ferocious as the captured div. The concept of divs as evil supernatural creatures of mysterious origin dates to pre-Islamic Persia, but they are also described in the text of the Qur'an. Divs in Persian literature and folktales are sometimes captured and forced to use their magic to serve a king or hero.

GitHub – chasedooley/mostly-free-resources-for-almost-everyone: A list of mostly free resources for almost anyone. Huge list, main topics: Computer Science and Related; Education; YouTube Educators; Media; Life, Health, and Related; Other Tools and Apps
Raspberry “PiMac” I have my mum’s old iMac, tempted as an easy way to get linux onto it.
Share on Pixelfed – Jan’s Blog I have a rather underused pixelfed account will give this a go.
Lisa Orth Generative Art inspiring, but the NFT space is not one I’ve explored.
Preserving the Past, Empowering the Future: Unveiling the Wayback Machine’s Vital Role in Investigative Work | Internet Archive Blogs Every so often I send the archive a fiver, this is just more evidence of its value. I think I use the archive at least once a week.

Featured Image: Demon in chains | Cleveland Museum of Art CC0

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