Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialOlivier Bourgeois @olivi-eh.dev · 30/11/2024I don't have kids, but if I did— tent camping in national parks nearby. The joy-per-dollar is ridiculously high. Meals on the camping BBQ, hiking in beautiful trails, cycling around the campground, campfire snacks... All for the low cost of "a tent and a NP pass". 1/2 184 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialRoss White @rosswhite.com · 30/11/2024Best way to spend a Saturday: waking up at 5 am and sending a six-month-overdue, long rambling email about a draft of a good friend's manuscript-in-progress. 2122 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialKenny Akers @keneakers.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Well, some numbers are starting to roll in, guys. Online Black Friday sales in the U.S. totaled $9.8B, and projections indicate sales will reach $10.8B, a 9.9% increase from 2023. What was that about eggs? 56118 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialLiz Anderson @lizanderson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024- for use by surgeons on Royal Navy ships. It’s thought the anchor as a naval symbol was first seen in the 1600s but it wasn’t until the Georgian-era in the 18th C that a huge effort was made to overhaul the (very poor) image of the Royal Navy. The anchor, & fouled anchor, were adopted as symbols 3/ 1234 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialLiz Anderson @lizanderson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024For years I had no idea what this intriguing sherd was from but Richard discovered a reference to a MOLA excavation of a pottery on Mortlake High St, SW London, run by John Sanders & his son William from 1745-1787. The anchor indicates these ointment pots may have been purchased by the Admiralty 2/ 1177 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialLiz Anderson @lizanderson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024On #FindsFriday grateful to the #mudlarkjng hivemind for the ID of this pottery sherd find from the Thames Foreshore a few years ago. Thank you to fellow Mudlark and pottery expert Richard Hemery for some great detective work. This blue on white anchor is a tin-glazed ointment pot from the 1700s 1/ 17618 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialMark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved. We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness. 1269501937320 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Did you know that Lucille Ball made sure the pilot episode of Star Trek was funded and got off the ground? 1121 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.social🌐TORI.PNG🌐 @toripng.com · 22/11/2024End of year always makes me feel like such a broke failure I'm ngl but I feel like that might be a more universal small business feeling around this time? 5736 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialZed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school: Hi, I'm Zed, and I'm an 'unmotivated learner' even though I got As & Bs in every class. Bonus: "I finally figured out he can pay attention looking at me." Gee, maybe b/c I don't HEAR with my f*cking eyes. (I have ADHD, if you can't tell.) 13612 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialGary Davies (not a DJ or a Rev) @propanegary.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Are the Plymouth Santander sailings also cancelled at the same time? Hopefully it'll return as it was the original crossing for the company... 1236 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.social RICHARD FORD @richardfordshow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024You can still get a Spanish ferry from Portsmouth, but it’s so expensive that a lot of people would rather drive! Nothing at all from Plymouth… 0269 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.social RICHARD FORD @richardfordshow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I’m a fan of @brittany-ferries.co.uk but can anyone answer the Roscoff/Plymouth winter question? I’d heard that Millbay docks is being renovated and that was the reason for no crossings for about 5 months. Or is it another casualty of Brexit? Will the route be reinstated for Christmas 2025? 🤷🏻♂️ 34122 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialEvan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024"The minute Donald Trump feels overshadowed by Elon is the minute he starts shutting Elon out. And Elon Musk won’t be cool about that. (One thing that Elon Musk has never been is cool.)" Another must-read from @davekarpf.bsky.social davekarpf.substack.com/p/charting-t...davekarpf.substack.comCharting the path forward: Some things that won't work anymore, and a few that might.Some early notes on political resistance in Trump's second term. 14927 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialThe Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The costumes at least will be something to see 😅 02715 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialKeith Meredith @meredith-keith.bsky.social · 22/11/2024100 years from now, some theater director will do Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra", only set it in the Trump years, with Stormy Daniels being Cleopatra, and Trump being Anthony. 22914 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialThe Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 22/11/2024When Cleo met Antony… He was already married. Uh-oh! His wife at the time was a ferocious woman named Fulvia, who actually started a war with Antony' rival, the future emperor Augustus 😮 Fulvia, an original bad-arse of history #CheekyFacts #AncientRome #AncientBluesky🏺 410133 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🚨 Whole Foods workers in Philly are unionizing!!! 🚨 There have been multiple efforts to unionize the high-end grocery chain throughout the years, but these workers are ready to take on Bezos. Don’t bet against Philly!! My story for @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social: inthesetimes.com/article/whol...inthesetimes.comWhole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying AmazonWorkers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots. 14916206 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 22/11/2024i aspire to Old Woman's vibe 720313 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialDuhstehn @duhstehn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024www.youtube.com/watch?v=68MK...youtube.comThere She Goes (Official)YouTube video by Sixpence None The Richer 043 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialDuhstehn @duhstehn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Here's a WHOLE MESS of music you probably won't like, so check it out find one to surprise yourself. 36145 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialAyo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024It’s not unique in any way 2272 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialAyo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Harry Potter is too stupid to be worth all of this 2675 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialBluesky @bsky.app · 21/11/2024Are you a social media manager running an account for an organization or high-profile individual? Or do you own a website and want a simpler username? On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username. We just refreshed our how-to guide:bsky.socialHow to verify your Bluesky account - BlueskyHere's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username. 641149252755 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialBruce Haar @thepcanswerguy.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I don’t normally post personal images but I can’t help myself. She’s too pretty to keep to myself. This is my Australian Shepherd, Stevie when she was 12 weeks old. She’ll be 4 next week. A beautiful blue Merle with David Bowie eyes #Photography #Aussie #Puppy #Stevie #AustralianShepherd 8525 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialSally Akins @sallyakins.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Here he is - it's zoomed in so not the best photo of Sid. Taken on 29th July 2024 at the Newport Canal basin, #Shropshire. He swoops down the canal but I've never had my phone ready in time to capture video. One day... 1209 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialSally Akins @sallyakins.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I didn't get out for a walk this morning so I thought I'd share this peaceful clip from Newport canal, #Shropshire, taken on 17th October (sound on...) 24314 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialDavid the Kamado 🚙💨 @kamadodavid.bsky.social · 16/11/2024😆🤣 They are not shy in Scotland, for sure. 084 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialDavid the Kamado 🚙💨 @kamadodavid.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Glasgow v London 😆🤣 34219 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialBluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky! This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br. Here's our guide for how to do this:bsky.socialHow to set your domain as your handle - BlueskyUsing a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle. 1445366206770 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/11/2024these are good criticisms of bluesky, but they're somehow presented as insurmountable which I don't agree with - and also this argument is being presented as a reason to stay completely invested in X, which makes absolutely no sense to me at all (but it's coming from nonsensical ppl, so) 2216130 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialRufus Hound @rufushound.com · 16/11/2024Like if I said I was opening a pub that specialised in tribalistic arguing, jokes, flirtation and dehumanising rhetoric I doubt many would come. "Pick one" would be the sage advice I think that's what bluesky is for me. I may start blocking more 'discoursey' accounts to keep my pub fun 67913 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialcanuckuk @canuckuk.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Tincture of toast pub. 12010 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialMike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Yes, and what a mnighty guitar that is. I once had a bigsby put on a Les Paul (actually a copy, back in my teenage days before I could afford a real LP) and it was great. 1253 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/11/2024What is happening 2913917 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialLucheeze 🧀 @lu030.bsky.social · 14/11/2024What’s mdp? If you don’t mind me asking? 171 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialKris! 🌠 @cinnamuff.space · 14/11/2024It stands for the XP Pen Magic Drawing Pad! It's a bit of a mouthful so I shorten it to MDP haha 151 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialDan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀 @coil.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hello newskies! I'm Dan, a game designer currently hailing from the Seattle area. I have lots of schipperkes, ADHD, and many (mostly crafty) hobbies in varying states of hyperfocus or neglect. Favorite game: Journey Color: Aqua Album: Paul Simon - Graceland Cocktail: Red Hook Dinosaur: Amargasaurus 101108 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialBwillett Comics, Monster Boyfriend Specialist @bwillettcomics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The Final Boss's Son Loves the Protagonist Available on Webtoons, Tapas and GlobalComix Webtoons: www.webtoons.com/en/challenge... Tapas: tapas.io/series/The-F... GlobalComix: www.globalcomix.com/c/the-final-...webtoons.comThe Final Boss's Son Loves the ProtagonistA turn-based boy’s love story. Dainty demon prince Oz is the son of Arenjee, the final boss of a JRPG; Quinn is the game’s hero. How can these two achieve their True Ending after falling in love with ... 1238 0
Reposted by @saul44.bsky.socialBwillett Comics, Monster Boyfriend Specialist @bwillettcomics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Didn't have time earlier today to do this, but I've been wanting to. Go go bandwagon! #webcomics #comics 27011 0