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Block & move on. Tends to be the best way

Has anything changed? Have troops withdrawn? Then why the fuck are the IWF doing this? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...

"This could have been an email." Aragorn whispers. "He ALWAYS pulls this shit in 'Any Other Business" Boromir replies, quietly. "It's why Faramir marked himself as busy when the invite went out."

RIP Tom Skerritt, a reliable and enduring actor who you probably remember from...everything, basically. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

“Everybody’s dead, Dave.” “Edward the Confessor’s dead?” “Everybody’s dead, Dave.” “What about Harald Hardrada?” “He’s dead, Dave. Everybody’s dead, Dave.” “Not King Harold?” “Yes, Dave. King Harold’s dead, Dave. Everybody is dead, Dave.”

I was listening to part 3 of this very podcast earlier today. Highly recommended

Wow! A whole fifth-eighth century century hilltop settlement 20km south of Dijon with big stone buildings and even a hypocaust heating system.

Fair play to the author www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

These things are mutually exclusive. You can only mitigate the social, environmental and economic impact of AI by rejecting it. There is no 'ethical use'. The Society of Authors has betrayed all of its members and all human authors everywhere.

Happy Battle of Hastings Day to all who celebrate! Here’s our recent 1066 special if you want to laugh while you learn about the chaotic year of the four kings — you can watch here on BBC iPlayer in the UK, or on YouTube worldwide www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

We started recording a new series of You’re Dead To Me today — all of the previous series is now visualised on YouTube/BBC iPlayer, and you can hear our entire podcast back catalogue (going back to 2019) wherever you get your podcasts

Gold from West Africa to Europe, transported first by camel and later by ship, allowed European economies to recover from recession caused by a lack of silver currency. www.thecollector.com/west-african...

This thread. I love that there are people out there noticing this stuff & that they care I also love when the set dressers go above & beyond to make sure it's all correct

More queens should do this www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Maybe #HistorySky can help as my google-fu is not happening. Looking for details on a Jacobean Christmas meal. What vegetables were served & how (had potato made it to the table yet, & was it jacket?) Where can I find skirret(not seed) Tudor & Regency, I can find. The bits in between, not so much

It is Bookshop Day. We visited multiple bookshops Multiple books are now being read

Sticking your head in the tiger's mouth is not a "tiger attack"

Started off this morning reading about a 7th century burial Veered through the Farne Islands (with a side hop about Grace Darling, lots of monks, & ships) Ended by reading about the Counties (Detached Parts) Act of 1844

A friend just wrote me about what is happening right now with AI decompiling games and applications (e.g., Adobe Photoshop) and it has really shaken me because the implications for the free market are staggering Basically closed source software is over forever and it happened overnight

"The prosecution also told the Old Bailey Widdecombe's murder had a "terrorist connection" as it was "politically and ideologically motivated"." So....not intended to cause terror?

This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing

I'm not sure how you can be "cruel" to AI. That would imply it is sentient. It's not www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well, if Kemi gets in, I'll be able to leave an 'extra' £1 million in my will tax free ....Is she really that insulated from the reality for people?

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'Because fuck all of you apart from my rich mates' "Some people may not agree with those decisions but we are making choices."

I'm knackered & I was just watching all day. Well done to all the Welwyn Rugby girls at RAF Halton, particularly to the 14s being runners-up. Having to play the quarters, semis, & final with barely time to breathe, they left everything out on the pitch

Play quicker.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Amazing treasures of legal history - an illustrated early medieval statutes book containing the 1225 Magna Carta (Weston Library, Oxford) #medievalsky

#booksky #skystorians advice please? Currently going through proofs & publication is on the horizon what are the best ways to promote your work? Personally I don't like being a centre of attention or lecturing to a crowd of strangers (unless they are students, that's different) what worked for you?

People proclaimed Everton guilty because they were found guilty People are proclaiming City guilty because....they were found guilty I'm not getting Burnham's pov nor understanding why he feels the need to say anything beyond "the PL are dealing with it" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Announcement: A selection of The Exeter Book’s famous riddles are now on display for the first time since the opening of the Treasures Exhibition in 2025. The Exeter Book is a treasured item listed on the UK UNESCO Memory of the World Register, preserving nearly all surviving Anglo-Saxon riddles.

Playing the Spanish Brainbox with my middle daughter. I do not speak Spanish. (luckily, I am okayish in another romance language & enjoy linguistics)

A decent little card game from some decent chaps - available for free app.clashofdecks.com

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I have may eldest now crying tears of joy. Many thanks to Ruby Tui for spending time with the fans & signing stuff

Bloody hell! That was a bit of a game of rugby #ENGvNZ

"The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League Board and Executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence" "We're going to appeal"

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

"an adrift boat" Sure. Just happened to have someone on board but go ahead & call it that As for pleading 'not guilty'- you fucking live streamed it, you twat

🧵 A reminder #OTD that 'Hardrada' makes no sense in any language. The Norwegian king who died at Stamford Bridge in #1066 was called Haraldr harðráði in Old Norse. Such bynames or nicknames can (and should) usually be translated. His means something like 'Hard Ruler' or 'Stern Ruler'.

He wasn't throwing 'at', he was throwing while 'in' or 'part of' Words matter www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...