Karl Sherratt

Glad we've finally found a good use for history and archives - 'Sussex brewery has recreated an 136-year-old beer from a long-lost recipe after it was re-discovered in an archive'. 🗃️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Plus: Join Fark! Also an asteroid for Weird Al, and scientists trap a positron for several *months*. Most of this is "above the fold" but premium subscribers get to a) see the whole issue and 2) have the warm fuzzies knowing they're helping me eat. Sign up here: badastronomy.beehiiv.com/subscribe

[CN. Food] 7) Spookycakebot. Brings you spooky cakes. Not as sophisticated as Bloodbot, so unfortunately brings you them even when you don't want them so you end up with far too many and get scared. #SmallRobootsRemastered #Halloween

The God of Bad Art gets offerings from all over the world, but in Their temple, They sometimes appear. "Why bad art?" I ask. "It is brave", the God replies. "To try and fail?" "No," the God chuckles. "Any creative work is a defiance of entropy, of Death itself. If you create, you do not fail."

6) Spoopbot. Even death cannot defeat hope! Unquiet spirits, restless dead, harken! Rise. Terrify. Haunt. #SmallRobootsRemastered #Halloween

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Reimagining the classics. Two new interpretations of the original Crystal Palace dinosaurs - Iguanodon and Megalosaurus. Pencil and digital illustrations. #SciArt

"A distinctively British approach to artificial intelligence." bsky.app/profile/smol...

Just had a thought which is no doubt not at all original is that I can make nets and ropes for my models on my 3d printer, rather than dealing with floppy threads..

So, guess who managed to pre-order @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social latest book twice 😆

When van start hunting the neighbours's pets? Is that on Day 4 automatically, or de we have to wait for the greasy quisli g to make an announcement from his new podium?

Found uncredited on Threads. If you know, you know. If you don't, there's always the alt text.

5) Batokaybot. You're Not Okay and that's fine, but have you tried being a bat? Or just looking at or thinking about bats? (aka Notokaybat) #SmallRobootsRemastered #Halloween

On Untitled History Podcast this week I'm joined @grindrod.bsky.social In the 1970s, Britain embarked on a quest to build a city of the future. This is the story of the birth of Milton Keynes. The future that could have been. Available below, on YouTube or your pod app of choice. #history #cows

4) Spiderspiderbot. Helps spiders in your home scare you. #SmallRobootsRemastered #Halloween

My mum often talked about Uncle Arthur, a friend of her grandfather. I was so excited when I worked out he was Arthur Rostron, commodore of the Cunard Line. And then I discovered this was him.

Austin Allegro EV conversion update: Engine gone, electric motor in. Battery box fitted. Next step: install the cells, secure everything, run cabling and POWER IT UP ON 400 VOLTS. 😁 We're so close! Working on it this weekend!

Rainbow tallit (fringed Jewish prayer shawl) worn #onthisday in 2013 by Louise Walpin, 60, and Marsha Shapiro, 59, at their midnight #wedding in Elizabeth, NJ--one of the state's first same-sex marriages. Together for 24 years, they were plaintiffs in the lawsuit that legalized their union. 📷️ NMAJH

This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times. (1/3)

⭐️ SNOOZE ⭐️ The Tiny Angry Witch dislikes mornings just as much as we do. It's authentic stop-motion animation. We'd love to have more time to devote to these, so if you know any eccentric millionaires, let us know! Written, built, animated, voice and scored by 4 x people (and 1 x Witch)

If anyone else has a Synology NAS they just released DSM 7.4.1-90080 Update 1 and you should install this RIGHT NOW especially if your NAS is exposed to the Internet in any way whatsoever. This fixes a just published and very severe vulnerability. #synology

3) Bigwitchbot. Is just too big, but the correct amount of witchy. #SmallRobootsRemastered #Halloween

Look what came today @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social latest book Sleuth Hound

Richard Todd is the only cast member of "The Longest Day" listed as both a character and an actor. He was a paratrooper in WW2 and the second man onto Pegasus bridge. He plays Major Howard, the man he followed onto it. Major Howard himself was the film's technical advisor. The two had fun on set

2) Ghostbot. If you're worried your house may be haunted, deploy this...hey, hold on a minute! #SmallRobootsRemastered

anyway local mutuals if you know of any job openings hmu. its a fucking nightmare out here. and anyone seeking some arts: i will draw you something for money. consider a doodle comm. theyre cheap and quick, win-win!

Lovely little ghosts via Shannon Taylor 👻 www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/10/shan...

"I have been challenged to a duel," she said. "For kissing a woman." "Did she consent?" the swordmaster said. "Yes, but men courting her did not." "Ah. How many?" "Are these men good?" She gave three names. "Far below your level." "Excellent!" She rose. "There are more women I want to kiss."

We set off today. Four rescued churches, eight counties and the open road with Woody. Follow Sacred Springs and Hidden Faces from Pembrokeshire to Norfolk - from the comfort of your armchair. Join free. www.digest.andymarsh...

A tiny white dwarf has been exploding over and over and OVER again for thousands of years and has now carved a hole in space well over 600 *quadrillion* kilometers across! badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-star-can... 🔭 🧪

Quick sketch of Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes. #caricature #art

The Roman Army in Britain needed over a tonne of cheese to make it through the day. On the pod this week @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social and I look at how the Roman Army revolutionised cheese production and consumption in Britain. On Youtube and your pod app! open.spotify.com/episode/254E...

Righto, finally started @ashleynova.space book "the Potent Solution". It's definitely drawn me in. Even if the other books before it in the pile are Judging me...

1514) Hauntedbot. Is inhabited by an unquiet spirit of the departed! #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween

Mine is in the post 🤞

Boba and Betty have theirs.. doesn't your cat deserve a hand made cat sofa? 🐈‍⬛️🐈 craftysharp.etsy.com

I finally had enough down time to photograph “ghost forest”, my big sculpture from my October firing. The results were just spectacular!