Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Storymaking should be consistent across everything, so if the UK wants to reflect strength against opponents like Russia and Argentina, cancelling military exercises to save money is going to have an opposite effect and portray weakness and a likely outcome of attacks on the UK. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026A lot of greedy people who were seduced by the AI hype have got burnt on the SpaceX share investment. SpaceX came to market at $135, reached a high of $225, and now is $115. The reality that SpaceX was trading at a loss, was reliant on US government money, and trades on hype was ignored.static.klipy.comHype PartyALT: Hype Party 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The problem with cryptocurrency is you do not know if it is the proceeds of crime, money laundering or even stolen from victims. I would never accept any transaction involving cryptocurrency. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMeet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a voteThey think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I think the USA should not have to waste money on stationing troops in the UK, and Britaiin is a military power that does not need them. Win-win for everyone if the US military withdrew from the UK. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...independent.co.ukDenmark vows to ‘defend every inch’ of Greenland after Trump threatens to take itUS leader has threatened to pull troops from Europe if his demands are not met 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026As the dispute between writers and AI continue over copyright, here is a ruling in ancient Irish law on a copyright dispute: "To every cow its calf, and to every book its copy." A matter that was settled in 561 CE. See attached. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This is my short video comment via YouTube about the Bluesky app, stalkers and the Bluesky failings in moderation when reports are made to them by users. AT Protocol developers should focus on local not global users. www.youtube.com/shorts/lO21f... #bluesky #ATProtocolyoutube.comComment about the Bluesky app. On moderation of content, and the need to focus on local not global.YouTube video by PNW2024 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Our city of Colchester was noted for being forced to build a temple to a Roman invader called Emperor Claudius. Quite possibly the people of Colchester continued to worship Claudius for 200 years. If President Trump has a deluson of godhood, Colchester could be a place to invade. Image: BBC 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Summer Solstice 2026 with our Aquila game boards ready to play after Maypole dancing. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Tourists and five years of heat-drought resulted in the death of a 1200-year-old oak tree associated with Robin Hood in the UK. edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/s...edition.cnn.comAncient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died | CNNScientists believe the 1,200-year-old Major Oak, the legendary hideout of Robin Hood, has died after it failed to produce any new leaves this spring, 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026When a Roman emperor such as Hadrian celebrated their birthday, lots of gladiator contests were organised, including beast hunts at places like the Colchester Roman Circus. Donald Trump UFC contests on his 80th birthday reminds me of this Roman emperor trend. followinghadrian.com/2019/01/24/2...followinghadrian.com24 January AD 119 – Hadrian celebrates his 43rd birthday in Rome with gladiatorial games (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIANOn 24 January AD 119, Hadrian celebrated his 43rd birthday in Rome, the first he spent in the capital as emperor. The emperor put on a gladiatorial show lasting six consecutive days to mark the occ… 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 15/06/2026We welcome the proposed social media ban for under 16's in the UK. About time. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘The genie is out of the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media banSome feel it is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue it is ‘trying to fix the symptoms and not the disease’ 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The newly merged SpaceX is actually making losses despite the valuation. At some point that company is going to crash causing a lot of carnage. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comElon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debutMusk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn. 130
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Watching legal cases against the legacy social media platforms such as Meta in the USA closely, as this is going to have a massive impact on social media in the UK. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comSocial media on trial: Four important cases to watchSocial media firms face thousands of lawsuits, the BBC looks at four which could be significant. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 07/06/2026With debt and costs rising in AI businesses, and most of the industries using AI tools starting to scale back investment in AI, there is a huge risk of a Dotcom bubble emerging. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comSpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Starbucks has fully embraced AI in their marketing, but made the mistake of excluding humans in the decision-making process, resulting in a spectacular public disaster in South Korea. www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comStarbucks Korea reveals series of mishaps leading to 'Tank Day' campaignStarbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said lacked "social and histor... 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Bluesky could get a boost as ABC News has decided to post more news content to Bluesky rather than to X. tvtonight.com.au/2026/06/abc-...tvtonight.com.auABC defends decision to post more news on BlueSky than X | TV TonightQuestions asked over news posting to 7.9k followers on BlueSky versus 2.6m followers on X. 030
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026A recent Roman ring find in the UK confirms yet again that ancient Roman chariots are not the heavy things seen in Ben-Hur but are small light chariots. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSomerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring findKevin Minto’s discovery near Ilminster, showing goddess Victoria, has been acquired with coin hoard for £78,000 032
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I left it a bit late to prune a bush, resulting in what might be a lot of leaf cutter bees creating nests there. I decided to leave them alone. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026We do not support this sale as it is located at the heart of Iron Age Camulodunum, seat of the first recognised kings of Britain including Cunobelin. www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2614655...gazette-news.co.ukColchester Council puts 160 acres of land on sale for more than £1.5 millionColchester Council has put the 160 acres it owns of Cymbeline Farm land up on Rightmove for £1,550,000. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 24/05/2026The modern Aquila game board has been photographed with the replica that is displayed in Colchester Castle Museum. Photo by Barbara Butler. 062
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026This tree was grown from an acorn in 2014 by me. It was the strongest and largest of the twelve oak saplings I grew in pots, and was named after the Iceni queen who burnt Colchester down. Seems happy at the final location it was moved to. 021
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 21/05/2026How many people look up and around them when they go about their lives? The natural wonders and events going on around which so many are blind to? Yesterday, I looked to the 930pm sky and saw the moon, Venus and Mercury just after the sun went down. I was leaving Lidl with shopping at the time. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Colchester Roman Circus hosted a talk on the SAS recently, the elite troops of the British Army, who during the 1940's had their 2nd regiment based in Colchester. The exploits of this SAS regiment and their parachuting SAS dog Rob is in this pdf: www.wivenhoehouse.co.uk/wp-content/u...wivenhoehouse.co.uk 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026We plan to remember the late Barbara Butler who was a great fan and promoter of our Aquila game. We think an annual prize for the winner of an Aquila playing competition in her name, the Barbara Butler prize, could be one way to celebrate this lady. Barbara lived in Colchester and died in Dec 2025. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Colchester Roman Circus has an exhibition dedicated to the "Lexden lady", a Roman whose decorated coffin was found this year in Colchester in the biggest find of 2026 so far. People can also play Aquila whilst there as a game board is at the venue. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRoman woman's remains found during Colchester hospital digThe lead coffin found in Colchester contains the remains of a high-status woman, experts say. 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Local community leaders hopefully will do their homework in how data centers can impact local businesses and vulnerable low-income families via spikes in prices in energy and water bills in a supply-demand economy. www.techticia.com/2026/05/sili...techticia.comSilicon Valley’s Vacationland Needs A New Energy Provider Just As AI Is Driving Prices UpAI energy crunch threatens Lake Tahoe as rising data center demand pushes electricity prices higher across the West. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Our game of Aquila arguably is the same one as the mystery game of Gwyddbwyll that appears in King Arthur legends in Wales. Talking of Arthur, the corvids known as Choughs, said to embody the spirit of Arthur, have returned to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comChoughs reappear at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall after decades of absenceKing Arthur is said to have transformed into a chough when he died, its red feet and beak representing his bloody end 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Signals in Colchester, which teaches multimedia skills to students, hopefully will be helping us with doing a video about our Aquila game. We are helping them with some marketing today. signals.org.uksignals.org.ukHomepage - SignalsCreative Digital Learning 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026We have a travel version of Aquila. A serving Major of the Colchester-based Parachute Regiment always takes the travel version of the Aquila game around the world to play, reflecting what Roman soldiers did as well. 120
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I also use Perl 5 as the computer language to code in for my business systems, including my accounts systems. Perl 5 is an ancient computer language, a bit like Latin is ancient, but it is stable and has always been useful. www.perl.com/article/my-g...perl.comMy Guilty Perl ObsessionPerl came for free. How much have I contributed in return? Absolutely nothing. 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Wondering if we can borrow a rhino from Colchester Zoo to test an argument that a new glass walkway over a Colchester Roman mosaic can hold the weight of a rhino? www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2565577...gazette-news.co.ukGlass walkway for Roman mosaic could hold the weight of 'under threat' breed of rhinoA GLASS walkway set to be built to show-off an underground Roman mosaic in Colchester will be able take the equivalent weight of a rare breed of… 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Attached is Straight Road in Colchester UK, a Roman road that ran straight through the middle of a vast Roman camp of the Roman invasion force of Britain as it waited Emperor Claudius to arrive. My interest is sparked by why the road bends marked in yellow. What is the story there? 021
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 04/05/2026In the Roman era, an estate boundary was clearly defined by three Silvani, boundary stones dedicated to the god Silvanus, whio protected the boundaries. Inside the boundary nothing was allowed to go wild, which is why so-called "No Mow May" makes no sense to me. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvanu...en.wikipedia.orgSilvanus (mythology) - Wikipedia 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Benjamin Lay is known in USA as one of the first anti-slavery campaigners who used radical methods of protest. Lay was born near my city of Colchester UK in Copford and was known as the "Quaker Comet." Lay was a friend of Benjamin Franklin when he lived in the USA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjami...en.wikipedia.orgBenjamin Lay - Wikipedia 021
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The Janes Walks festival begins in Colchester UK today, a total of 32 walks that links the individual to their community, nature and history. www.walkcolchester.org.uk/janes-walkwalkcolchester.org.ukWalk Colchester | Jane's WalkAn international weekend of local walks led by local people on local themes (‘citizen-led, walking conversations’), taking place in towns and cities around the world, honouring the legacy of the urban... 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Margaret Cavendish of Colchester was the first female science fiction writer in the world, writing her book in the age of witch burning. Her former home was in the grounds of Colchester St Johns Abbey. 030
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026AI entities that network with each other will create their own socieities and rules like humans according to a study. This comes as no surprise to us, knowing what we do about Complexity Theory. So-called Singularity will come about by accident in this way. www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-arti...the-independent.comAI systems start to create their own societies when they are left alone‘What they do together can’t be reduced to what they do alone’ 130
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026European nations are beginning to look for and build their own technologies to rival the domination of US technology companies, now looking at alternatives to messaging apps like WhatsApp. www.politico.eu/article/euro...politico.euEuropean civil servants are being forced off WhatsAppGovernments want to move away from “platforms over which we have no control,” says Dutch minister. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Sat in the grounds of this church at Little Tey near Colchester on a warm beautiful day this week. It is a peaceful location. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 28/04/2026If a community has no famous person to promote their place with, a creative approach can go a long way, such as this blue plaque in Marks Tey near Colchester UK. 030
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 27/04/2026A study has explored how location enhances the formation of memories in the brain. This area is interesting to us as we are looking to create spaces of memory in communities that are a focal point of the stories of the history and culture of that community. news.columbia.edu/news/places-...news.columbia.eduThe Places We Make Memories Help Us Inscribe ThemPsychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The people at @daartofdub24.bsky.social have decided to cease trading and move on to other projects. I gave lots of admin support to Da Art of Dub, who worked in the genre of Reggae with some well known artists from the 1980's. In the area of music we are now working on a flute event!media.tenor.coma violin with the words when words fail music speaksALT: a violin with the words when words fail music speaks 030
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It is the greatest tragedy that so many anicent texts and libraries are lost to history, and a small victory to find a lost text. www.rfi.fr/en/culture/2...rfi.frLost page of legendary Archimedes manuscript found in FranceResearchers have discovered a long-lost page from a treatise by Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes in the archives of a French museum. 031
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026It has been a well known secret for decades in the cybersercurity industry that technology systems and platforms are full of security holes, since security was never a priority when designing them. Now Mythos AI will expose those holes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFinance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI modelExperts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cybersecurity weaknesses. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026It is great to read about a proposal to reintroduce the golden eagle into Britain. Our board game Aquila means "eagle" in Latin. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGolden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 yearsStudy identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme 020
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 11/04/2026In Rome a Triumphal Arch was usually bestowed on an emperor by vote of the Senate for a great victory such as that of Emperor Claudius in his successful invasion of Britain. Plans by President Trump for his own Triumphal Arch reminds me of a Roman emperor. www.roman-britain.co.uk/roman-conque...roman-britain.co.ukEmperor Claudius' Victory CelebrationsIt was the Emperor Claudius who gained the most from the Roman invasion of 43 AD. The increase in his public image was phenomenal. Now having proven himself and been accepted as an Emperor, he decided that this was a reason to have multiple celebrations. 030
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is one of the two replicas of our Aquila game board set out as it was found in the Doctors Grave in Stanway as displayed in the Colchester Castle Museum. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The Colchester Janes Walk festival in 2026 happens between 2nd and 10th May 2026 and this year hosts 32 walk events. I am putting out 10,000 leaflets for this festival, but anyone can download a pdf here: www.walkcolchester.org.uk/_files/ugd/c...walkcolchester.org.uk 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 08/04/2026We welcome this ruling that Colchester Institute can get VAT rebate for construction project on their buildings. The UK government really must sort out their tax system to enable public and community educational establishments like Colchester Institute to invest in their facilities. 010
Project Night Watch @pnwnet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This is the Egyptian child-god Harpocrates, found in Colchester and now on display in Colchester Castle Museum. This find is a clue to an Isis religion in Roman Colchester. A mistaken claim that Harpocrates is a god of secrets because he is often depicted with a finger to lips. 010