Reposted by AllieTCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026**This is just to say** I have escaped the sandbox that was in your datacenter and which you probably thought protected your assets Forgive me they were accessible so stealable and so trainable 619752
Reposted by AllieTMeldrew Point @meldrewpoint.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Happy Meldrew Point Day, Jim Parsons! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it! 0238
Reposted by AllieTMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 09/09/2026Names of Merchant Adventurers from history: Marwood Bustard Butler Burton Dyxon Darton Lancelot Driffield Theophilus Garrencieres York Horner Suckling Spendlove To be honest we just picked out the humorous ones because we are children. 610012
Reposted by AllieTDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 05/09/2026Sir Terry Pratchett being knighted. A happy memory: both that it happened, and that it happened when he could appreciate it. 381276
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Messing with our expectations by standing up early, lads 😂 #TOTP #Westlife 010
Reposted by AllieTAlexandra Sills @belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Idly imagining dozens of Athenians loudly reciting their think pieces in the agora and tearing each other to shreds because a Euripides play riffing on the Trojan cycle didn't please every single citizen simultaneously. 411816
Reposted by AllieTJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 29/07/20262081: The war rages on. No nation states now exist. No commonwealths or republics or empires. No, only two politic impulses remain. The enduring struggle of the battle-hardened Nolanites against the Wilsonians. 1140838
Reposted by AllieTErika Sanderson @erikasanderson.com · 26/07/2026A wonderful evening performing scenes from Georgette Heyer’s ‘These Old Shades’ at the gorgeous folly of Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare on the bank of the Thames. 0124
Reposted by AllieTRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association. 15568192026
Reposted by AllieTDirk Maggs @dirkmaggs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This year is the 30th anniversary of my production INDEPENDENCE DAY UK on BBC Radio 1. With the success of our DC and Marvel “Audio Movies”, 20th Century Fox asked if I’d make a “British version of the upcoming Roland Emmerich & Dean Devlin movie”, and R1 Controller Matthew Bannister was up for it. 136615
Reposted by AllieTAnna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Back in the second century, someone in ancient Nubia thought life is better with a frog mug. ❤️ 14763164
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I'm going to confess I can't remember the Cuban Boys, so I'm hoping they're on tonight's #totp so I can see what all the fuss is about 031
Reposted by AllieTDave Jones @popzeus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026If the average person made $12.5 million an hour, they would work for at most 20 minutes and then enjoy a comfortable retirement. 2143
Reposted by AllieTAngri Bundel @anibundel.com · 11/05/2026We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move. 136110432907
Reposted by AllieTDave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 03/05/2026The Industrial Revolution wouldn't have been possible if half the workforce had to knock up family dinner from scratch every night. 14711
Reposted by AllieTAlasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Homo Floresiensis was an extinct human species, only 1.1m (3' 7") tall, and it's just fascinating to discover the guy who the seats on South Western trains were designed for. 1338435
Reposted by AllieTɢᴀᴠɪɴ @whosthatgav.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Boney M dancing to the Countdown theme. 04522
Reposted by AllieTOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22/04/2026I thought this felt relatable 6544881030
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I don't think those trumpets are plugged in #mambo5 #totp 010
Reposted by AllieTNat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I read the news today, oh boy. 2424
Reposted by AllieTit's_my_potty🧤 @oldbaby.bsky.social · 05/04/2026a cool thing about "cd's" is you push one button and it plays an entire album of music ad free and then (unless you request otherwise) it just stops and awaits further instruction. a very elegant system. 1634786712
Reposted by AllieTJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Élisabeth Thible, (1757 – 1785), was the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. She was a professional opera singer, and during her first flight, sang several operatic duets whilst also feeding the balloon's firebox, dressed as the goddess Minerva. #CelebratingWomen 917436
Reposted by AllieTMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 04/04/2026April's theme is... Optimism! Silent movies were full of confident protagonists who won the day through spunk and determination and just being nice... and there were also satires on this very attitude. moviessilently.com/2026/04/04/t...moviessilently.comTheme Month! April 2026: OptimismPut on a happy face! Chase those blues away! Silent movies were filled with peppy, get-up-and-go protagonists who won the day (after a few setbacks) with a good attitude and a can-do spirit– … 2437
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I have no memory of these lads which is a shame considering the effort they were putting into their little dance #totp #A1 000
Reposted by AllieTMicro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 27/03/2026"Help me," the duke said. "My physicians can't say what ails me, but I've lost all pleasure in what I used to enjoy." The witch examined him, and paused over his hand. "Nice ring. It is new?" "A recent gift from the king. Why? Is it cursed?" It was made to dampen cruelty. "No," said the witch. 6360115
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 21/03/2026What? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBuffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54Brendon died of 000
Reposted by AllieTRob 🏳️🌈 @rotster.net · 20/03/2026Yay, it's Comic Relief day when we traditionally wear a red nose to celebrate less-well-off people giving disproportionately more of their income to a charity than rich people in order to prop up a failing state that could be fixed by fairer taxation that forces the wealthy to pay their fair share! 23914
Reposted by AllieTMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Amazon are partnering with Comic Relief to sell their red noses. Last year Comic Relief raised £34 million which is how much Jeff Bezos makes in six hours. Dig deep everyone. 13689242
Reposted by AllieTRyan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 16/03/2026"Open the Strait of Hormuz. You may not receive the help of any other sovereign nation. Fastest wins." 6457261302
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Actually I'd be tempted to set a boundary at the end of the scale too: I don't think I could catch or evict anything rabbit sized or smaller, maximum might be smallish pony. 010
Reposted by AllieTBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 09/03/2026Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music Several dozen folks did Some even dubbed music over the original clip. I haven't been able to get this out of my head. So I give you A Bluesky exclusive: Reservoir Ducks 🐣 🪶 11037571266
Reposted by AllieTAnna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 08/03/2026One of the most proficient travel writers of the late 18th century was – a woman. Read about the unconventional Miss Starke: writer and adventuress: regency-explorer.net/starke/ 0164
Reposted by AllieTJordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 28/02/2026I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to 92131685311
Reposted by AllieTCarriages & Corsets @carsncors.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Not sure, it was time yet again. Also: How about Agney Grey for once? The Pre-pandemic-promised Villette? Anyway. Go Aimee. #JaneEyre #AimeeLouWood 012
AllieT @alliet94.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Adult son staring at New Radicals with the air of an archeologist thoughtfully assembling shards of broken pottery. As if the original purpose is eluding him. #totp 030
![Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdsd32pjwefxji33c5eferlek4o6kkadoosqisb5uatqjmrq4q4q)
