Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The word "serious" is doing some heavy lifting in that last sentence 030
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It gets into an interesting philosophical argument about the fungibility of money, too - "they didn't pay out of ADUG funds, they paid out of their own funds, and *purely coincidentally 😉* were paid the same amount by ADUG.". 020
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is the argument here that it can't possibly be a Disguised Funding Arrangement, because it's *such a bad disguise*? 110
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026xkcd.com/386 #theresAnXKCDforThatxkcd.comDuty Calls 050
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I sat my father down and played him this episode. He did French (and German) at Uni and has spent the last 50-odd years collecting every Asterix book in 3 languages, plus some of the obscure dialect translations they did too. Right up his street, thank you. (He'll like the De Gaulle one too...) 060
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I like that they say that "as an act of grace" they won't violate the Vienna Convention. Good of them. 131
Reposted by ChrisHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I mean, instead of arguing about the correct definition of associate membership, perhaps the UK could focus on the general geopolitical situation which has motivated Canada& the EU to work more closely together, and discuss how the UK wants to position itself in this new world? 99712
Reposted by ChrisMags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea. 10830433
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have one consisting of me, my wife, our best man and his partner titled "He's a Rescue." 000
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Time for my favourite French Constitutional joke: Man walks into a library and says "excuse me, I'm looking for a copy of the French constitution." "I'm sorry, sir," replies the librarian, "but we don't stock periodicals." 09717
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026And apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the theatre? 000
Reposted by ChrisJack Blackburn @hackblackburn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Happy to report that the publishing event of the year has not disappointed 2699
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026static.klipy.comAfternoon HiAlt: Norm walking into the bar, from the sitcom Cheers 020
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026That may be a corgi, but I submit it's a corgi running cat firmware. 000
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Leaving aside crimes against grammar and punctuation... Wtf? 010
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I heard the (possibly apocryphal) tale that he hoped to live long enough to decline an invitation to Thatcher's funeral on the grounds of a prior engagement. 020
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I'm reminded of Leo McGarry's line from the West Wing: "'The greatest military in the history of the world'? When we say that are we comparing ourselves to the Vizigoths, adjusted for inflation?" 080
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026There's a very good write up on this by @garius.bsky.social for those unfamiliar. 2347
Reposted by ChrisJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The US Army realised in 1941, as it spooled up for war, that it needed around 500,000 typewriters to function. so great was the need that they had to requisition and ration them. HALF A MILLION. Equivalent to 40% of the entire US domestic supply at the time. Logtics wins wars. 521827404
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"Cat spends time on thing specifically made for them" is a hell of a recommendation 😂 070
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026They promise a £10 underpin per month but it's been beating that of late. It started as 3-ish events per month but there have been 5 (of an hour each) in August so far. 010
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Have you discovered Axle yet? They pay you £1/unit (on top of your export rate) to help the grid by exporting from your battery. Cheeky referral link vpp.axle.energy/landing?ref=... 🙂vpp.axle.energyAxle Grid Services | Get Paid to Support the GridAxle Energy helps UK homeowners unlock guaranteed savings by enrolling their solar and battery systems in grid services. 100
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Hard agree. Looking at getting more panels on the garage, and a bigger battery sometime. Still got a combi gas boiler (3yo new build so very efficient, not worth replacing for the time being but annoying it didn't come with a heat pump) but total energy bill ~£300 a year including EV. 110
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026My roof generated enough today to power my aircon four times over. So three of you are welcome to my allowance... 120
Reposted by ChrisJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Your fact of the day: Adrian Bell was the first cryptic crossword setter for the Times. Martin Bell, his son, was THE Martin Bell - legendary BBC journalist and (briefly) independent MP. But know who Adrian's DAUGHTER was? Anthea Bell, the translator of Asterix comics into English. 21666122
Reposted by ChrisJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 06/08/2026one of the most critical parts of design or development is finding ways to tell clients/bosses: "no i won't because that's fucking stupid." One of AI's many flaws is it physically can't do this. it tells people their awful ideas are brilliant and awful people in particular love it for that reason 612028
Reposted by ChrisDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Spoiler: the AI did not actually improve his historical research (it gave him a load of bollocks, only "improving" when he started feeding it the answers from his separate research) 15430109
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 05/08/2026To say nothing of how much safer the whole experience has become over that time 000
Reposted by Chris👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Properly gone at the idea of having this awarded like a corporate award gigs in one of those massive but soulless business hotel ballrooms, with Romesh Ranganathan hosting. 2428838
Reposted by ChrisColleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 05/08/2026And now it's up to 5,000+ likes. SIGH. That second paragraph is ridiculous. The GPS being unavailable was in a NOTAM which they would have gotten on the ground. They were unable to hold an altitude which has nothing to do with GPS. All pilots must fly & land without GPS. If you can't, do not fly. 413840
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 22/07/2026static.klipy.comBenedict Cumberbatch: Sherlock Hat TipALT: Benedict Cumberbatch: Sherlock Hat Tip 020
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"Shall we go to the opera this weekend?" "What about Tristan and Isolde?" "That's alright, we'll get a babysitter" 3210
Reposted by ChrisSeth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 21/07/2026Pretty incredible that the Pan Am logo is still visible on the DC4 wreckage after 74 years. It is also the reason we have pre-flight safety briefings. The pilots got it down on the water and everyone survived the landing. Most then drowned because they didn't know how to evac. 06315
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Did you see the Chappers interview with Mamdani on the subject? www.instagram.com/reel/DaBRmRx...instagram.com5livesport on Instagram: "“I wish him well, I don’t think he’s an Arsenal fan though!” 😅Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, talks MP Andy Burnham and wh…"“I wish him well, I don’t think he’s an Arsenal fan though!” 😅Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, talks MP Andy Burnham and whether the skills of being a city mayor are transferrable into leading the country.#FIFAWorldCup 010
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026And it takes 16 [Victor tankers / dodgy refereeing decisions] to get one [bomber / team] to [the target / the final] 020
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 15/07/2026You may be right - I'll have to re-read it. (Oh no, what a pity 😂) 010
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Possibly (also?) Hornblower - The Commadore rings a bell, though it's been ages since I read it 120
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 12/07/2026With apologies for the unsolicited advice: we've got ours (Tonks - #proofOfCat attached) an Airtag collar, which works fairly well as long as she's not completely in the middle of nowhere, and needs a new battery once a year or so. 010
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 12/07/2026On the plus side, he didn't get involved in a land war in Asia... 2250
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Yes, they should appoint him to the Chiltern Hundreds before he has a chance to back out. It's too funny to let him dodge it now. 020
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Is it just me or does "Bad Girlbooks" sound like a spa town in Germany? 000
Reposted by ChrisSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"Emergency podcasts, sir. Thousands of 'em" 161763250
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Can't remember the source on the Other Place back in the day, but it was suggested that the smart move as an up and coming band would be to release a song called, for example, "house needs a new kitchen", and clean up on the royalties. 2110
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 06/07/2026When even Sepp Blatter thinks it's a bit sus, it's time to pause and reflect. 1150
Chris @improbablytall.bsky.social · 06/07/2026So in other words, FIFA's position is "your request for clarification constitutes an appeal, which is rejected for not having sought clarification first"? 1491
