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Doug@groug· 14d

Emily Wilson's piece on the movie (she didn't like it, fine, not my problem) included this bit about the sea peoples theory being debunked. It's been a while since I listened to the Tides episodes on them, but I don't remember that being the case. Am I misremembering?

Nolan’s other major addition to Homer’s narrative is the repeated reference to threats to ‘our civilisation’ from ‘the sea peoples’ – a now debunked 19th-century theory about maritime tribes who were thought to have attacked Egypt around 1200 BCE and to have also been responsible for the roughly coeval collapse of Mycenaean Greek culture. ‘Our civilisation is under attack,’ Penelope wails. Odysseus comforts her by saying that ‘Bronze Age civilisation’, including literacy, will rise again from the ashes. The current consensus, as Nolan clearly knows, is that there was no such thing as ‘the sea peoples’, and that the Greek-speaking world’s shift away from the more centralised, literate palace culture of the Mycenaeans in the 11th century BCE towards the fragmented social formations of the early Greek Iron Age was caused by a range of factors, including climate change, earthquakes and internal unrest.

Doug@groug· 16d

Checking in on the comments to this post on X, The Everything App

A commenter on X responding to the original tweet, a dumbass LinkedIn Brain "You can work while hiking in the redwoods!" pile of bullshit, with this:

"Did you know that you can fill your consciousness with the lifeless ramblings of the digital Jew even when you are on a nature walk?"

The response fades out and the website implores the viewer to see all the replies on the X app, which I am not going to do.

Doug@groug· 21d

Wow, the Giants generously allow you to watch them entertain you and this is the thanks they get. So ungrateful.

Three Bluesky posts about the Giants being bad

Doug@groug· 26d

I tried googling this to get the full quote and I offended the Google AI

AI Overview That hurts! Just a heads up, I am an AI, not the writer or community on the McCovey Chronicles blog.I don't hold personal opinions about sports posters. My goal is just to help you with information.If you need a recap of how the San Francisco Giants are doing this year, check out the McCovey Chronicles latest articles.How can I help you today?

Doug@groug· 28d

There's only ever been one man who could stop them

Melky Cabrera in a Giants uniform

Doug@groug· Jul 12

Tracy from 30 Rock saying, "I finally understand the ending of The Sixth Sense. Those names are the people who worked on the movie!"

Doug@groug· Jul 3

Approaching the 6 year anniversary of me seeing this screen on this computer. See you again in 3 days, buddy!

Doug@groug· Jun 23

I don't regret shutting down my newsletter, but this has been sitting in my drafts there since like the 3rd game of the season and I'm a little sad I'll never get to use it

The beginning of a post for my newsletter I've since shut down:

As we have arrived at the end of the season, we can just say it: hiring Buster Posey as President of Baseball Operations was a stupid idea.

I can’t help but think of what Jed York said when he hired Jim Tomsula as head coach. “[go look up the specific wording]Sometimes unconventional hires are exactly what your team needs. Just look at Steve Kerr.”

Doug@groug· Jun 22

Perfect day for this email to come in!

Email title: Rafael Devers Bobblehead Giveaway

From: SF Giants Ticket Guide <giants@marketing.mlbemail.com>

Doug@groug· Jun 21

Flaming June by Frederic Leighton

Doug@groug· Jun 20

Watching a San Francisco team I can be proud of

The Golden State Valkyries warming up

Doug@groug· Jun 14

Lotta good stuff happening!

Multiple comments at the top of Grant's Athletic article comment section that just say "[This comment has been flagged and is currently under moderator review]"

Doug@groug· Jun 13

The biggest sporting event of the night IMO

Workers on scaffolding, getting ready to remove Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center

Doug@groug· Jun 6

Lyle Lanley from the monorail episode of The Simpsons saying "It's more of a Shelbyville idea"

Doug@groug· Jun 6

A wall

Doug@groug· Jun 2

BELIEVE BUSTER "Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does!" - President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey. 🇺🇸

Buster Posey, as a player in the dugout

Doug@groug· May 31

Deep Throat in All The President's Men saying "The truth is, these aren't very bright guys, and things got out of hand"

Doug@groug· May 31

Things are going pretty well for the Giants I see

Three Bluesky posts about the San Francisco Giants. There are no positive sentiments involved.

Doug@groug· May 17

NO GIANTS ON THE LIST AT THE MOMENT!!!!!!

A list of the 10 worst qualified batters in baseball, by OPS. There are no Giants on the list.

Doug@groug· May 13

Yes, mlb.com, this is exactly the correct framing to tell people what is happening in this game:

A picture of Shohei Ohtani. Caption:

LIVE: Dodgers looking to rally to snap mini-skid

Watch on MLB.TV: Having dropped 3 straight, Shohei Ohtani picked a good time to snap his HR drought, but the pesky Giants tagged Yoshinobu Yamamoto for 3 solo homers.

Doug@groug· May 10

Me, to Ryan Borucki:

The Bobs in Office Space.

Doug@groug· May 10

Live look at the Giants trying to draw a walk:

Kirk Van Houten angrily standing in front of his attempt to draw dignity

Doug@groug· May 6

Harrison Bader conferring with Jolbert Cabrera at third base

Doug@groug· Apr 25

The Giants have 3 players in the game (and on the roster) with an OPS over .700 and 0 with an OPS over .800

Doug@groug· Apr 23

Real missed opportunity here to not say "Fight fire with Steyer"

Tom Steyer campaign mailer. Says "Fight fire with fire. Vote Tom Steyer by June 2"

Doug@groug· Apr 4

I wouldn't say this is ideal

The Mets are up 5-0 and there's a perfect game alert in the 6th

Doug@groug· Apr 4

Would you be interested in this picture of Jhonny Level blowing a bubble?

Some San Jose Giants players

Doug@groug· Apr 3

Even the game summary can't believe the Giants are winning!

Tonight's game summary, but the Giants' and Mets' positions are reversed, so it looks like the Mets have a 7-2 lead

Doug@groug· Apr 2

DC McAllister saying something unkind about The View and Meghan McCain responding with "you were at my wedding Denise..."

Doug@groug· Mar 31

TCU and South Carolina warming up before their Elite Eight game