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War Footing not dispelling my belief that the answer to most current airpower debates is always: "just buy some Gripens"

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 12h

after a busy morning of chaos, Tortie is recharging.

tortie snoozong stretched out on the sofa

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 13h

okay War Footing looks veeeery interesting as a game. First time in ages i've pro-actively requested a key for something.

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Caroline Hooton @carolinehooton.bsky.social · 14h

Sure. When the Roman army needs over a tonne of cheese to make it through the day people nod sagely and say of course they needed those calories. But when I need over a tonne of cheese to make it through the day people beg me to stop and talk about my cholesterol and mental health.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

But yes. This podcast episode finally answers the question that keeps y'all thinking about Rome constantly. Download Untitled History Podcast on your pod app or choice, or find it on Youtube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9A8...

distracted boyfriend in bed meme. woman looking over her shoulder:

"he's probably thinking about other women"

dude:

"where did the roman army get its cheese?"

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Pater Practicus @paterpracticus.bsky.social · 15h

I have decided to go into production with the 1/144 scale airliner steps I designed for my Comet 4 model. So, having tidied up the supports for a more reliable print, they are now available ready-printed from Pater's Shed: patersshed.com/products/res...

Resin printed airliner steps with supports

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

So here's a thing re. The NHS trans healthcare thing, loudly for the people at the back : TRANS PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SUFFER WORSE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES BECAUSE SOME BIGOTED CUNTS ARE MADE UNCOMFORTABLE BY THEIR EXISTENCE. That is all. You can go about your business. Move along.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15h

have been eyeing up eurosky for a while. but need to read up on whether there are handle issues etc

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Peter Sketch @petersketch.bsky.social · 16h

The Roman empire and cheese. The only way this could be better targeted at UK BlueSky would be if the presenters were also watching old episodes of Top Of The Pops.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16h

challenge accepted. any music historians up for doing a podcast episode on the history and cultural impact of Top of the Pops?

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Nick Coupland @nickcouplandart.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Barbican. Acrylic on wooden board. Original now available.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Five sealed towers await, with dungeons built with Hypercard Stacks filled with peril. Determination will carry one adventurer, who has journeyed far, through to the end. 📺: The Tower of Silka, Panyome/Asumu, 1993 (Apple Mac)

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James McCrea @jamesmccrea.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

My fellow dude-type humans: are you thinking about the Roman Empire and cheese right now?

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Thinkin' 'bout Rome again.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

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...

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Episode 36: How Rome used cheese to conquer Britain

The Untitled History Podcast · Episode

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

i'm sorry i missed our meeting, but my cat had a bad dream and needed a hug.

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Crafty Ghoul 👻🎃 @craftycow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

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

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CraftySharp - Etsy

Shop Cat Sofas and foot stools by CraftySharp located in London, United Kingdom.

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Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · 15/10/2026

The Prince Charles Cinema Secures its Future The Prince Charles Cinema is thrilled to announce that we have signed a new 25-year lease with no break clause, ensuring our projectors will keep rolling for years to come. #YouSavedthePCC

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Crafty Ghoul 👻🎃 @craftycow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Starting a new cat sofa. Its got a curved shape.. so lots of construction.. awkward angles etc.. Banksy is checking on the progress.

A black cat is peering at a wood base for a new cat sofa

Looming down at the wood basrwith a curved back made with 5 different flat wood pieces glued together at angles to make a semicircle

Clise up of one join of the wood pieces glued together and taped. They are all screwed to a base board which has tne final curbed shape.

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Eva Funderburgh @evafunderburgh.com · 01/12/2025

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

A large roundish clay beast, about 18” long, shot against a grey backdrop. There’s tree stumps on the back.

Front view of the same beast. It has a smooth head, with no features other than a downturned mouth with porcelain teeth.

Back side of the beast. It’s red/brown/black. All the color is from melted wood ash from the firing. There’s many subtle shades and textures.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

bin lorry came on the wrong day again. cat is NOT happy. he needs things to happen at the time they're meant to. There are rules.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

got home and discovered my cats have never been fed. Which is huge, if true.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

ain't no HR department that's gonna dare raise questions about me recruiting competent women. i am lucky enough to have privilege i can weaponise. and if you can't enjoy doing so, then what's the fucking point?

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

that was excellent kofte. aaa+ would kofte again

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

getting dumped off the bus in hackney opposite one of the best kebab shops is definitely one of those best case/worst case scenarios

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

you have to be an ally. if not, then what's the fucking point? you aren't whoever you have convinced yourself, in your head, that you are. change shit. even if its just for one person.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

anyway. no idea how long i'll be left to carry on doing my thing at one of the only UK universities to turn a profit. At least in part because i am VERY good at helping them do it. but kudos to them for just generally letting me be infuriantingly moralistic at every opportunity.

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Twitchy_Kitten @twitchykitten.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

People are asking she would say that. As a woman w/ a long career in tech who graduated w/ a BSc in history & was only a hobbyist computer geek, landing that first IT job was HUGE & IMPORTANT & I definitely had the "Are they sure? This must be some mistake." thoughts running through my head.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

because if you didn't study compsci, but you loved it, but your family/friends told you to do law or whatever, for whatever reasons. but you YOLOed that application and passed all my tests, and interviewed well. Then i am fucking hiring you. And, if you perform, i am in your corner forever.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

offered a tech job today to a young woman whose reply was: "OMG yes but why would you choose me?" And the fucking answer is because I spent my entire career getting to a point i can do that, without bother, and no-one can stop me. And it is a drug and it is magic. will never say that, obviously.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

interesting pub discussion underway in the bar: Are Xennials/Millennials the first generation to have to manage both their parents' generation and below?

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

In my experience, when you do reader surveys and ask people to self report their interests, they self report the interests of the version of themselves they want to be. Then you look at the actual data re: what they read, and they unwittingly tell you their actual interests.

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oryo @mochappuccino.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Umatober Day 13 Pretty Liminal #umamusume

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

They especially don’t like paying for feminized labor.

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John Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

i feel it is an important moment to remind you all again that Norman warhorses were the size of modern ponies. Harold lost to William's superior battle pony forces.

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Anthony Tucker-Jones @tuckerjones1944.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Note for your diaries Great news @ospreypublishing.bsky.social informs me this is scheduled for paperback next April. My thanks to everyone who bought it in hardback.

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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 13/10/2026

Ah yes, perhaps the most beloved literary trope of all: the classic McMuffin

A screenshot that reads: Moore throws in a Hitchcock-style McMuffin in the shape of a secret tape recording which will reveal just who has been betraying the gangsters.
The problem is that no-one has a machine on which to play it.

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