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Next stop Jackanory? 😂

Not sure if this is the feedback you're expecting, but I listened to the cat episode last night, and the words one just now, and in both cases successfully got my toddler off to sleep within about 10 minutes. It'd be worth a subscription for that effect alone 😂

Episode 2: The History of Cats on Ships by The Untitled History Podcast From as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats ...

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A cartoon drawing of soldiers crawling along the ground

See also from one of Sellar and Yeatman's "exam" papers: "'An army marches on its stomach' - Napoleon. Illustrate and examine." #1066AndAllThat

I forget where I read it, but apparently if you replace your morning cup of coffee with green tea you can cut out 60% of the remaining joy in your life.

Do you have to be able to speak Orangutan?

You have nothing to lose but your chins?

Nothing has highlighted just how technically illiterate the senior business management and political classes are right now as the whole AI thing.

Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.

Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure

San Serriffe - Wikipedia

Or San Seriffe, perhaps?

Yeah sure why not. Nothing can go wrong with this plan.

If I were a politician planning to defect to another party, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t do it while The Traitors was on.

YouTube video by TheManWith OneRedShoe All the stores in the mall becomes Starbucks - from Simpsons S09E19

youtu.be/vIs4xqRcIdQ better make it quick, kiddo - in five minutes this place is becoming a Warrington.

Ban cities

First time she's made it up there. Took her a whole to work out how to get down again...

A tabby cat stood on top of a dresser, contemplating her life choices.

That's weird - mine's done the same... #proofOfCat

Watch the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES archive Watch all the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES back to 1966, when the lectures were first televised.

Guys guys guys, I found the archive of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (it's not an achievement, they've not hidden them) - you can watch every single one since they started televising them in the 60s:

www.rigb.org/christmas-le...

I love watching them every year, now I can see them all!

I once facilitated Eric Knowles filming a piece to camera for some BBC antique programme or other, which involved starting and taxiing a light aircraft.

I see the Brexit-backing owner of Dyson, who offshored himself and the firm for tax reasons, is moaning about having to pay tax on the extensive farmland that he bought here as a way to avoid inheritance tax.

Hang on. I'll find my violin.

The manager of Hilbert's Grand Hotel, hearing the Christmas story and thinking "Fucksake - it's easy. You move the guest from room one..."

Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.

FAQ for torties:

Q: What is this?!
A: A tail

Q: When did I get a tail?
A: You've always had one

Q: Why does my tail taste of porridge?
A: Because you left it resting in my breakfast

Q: OMG SHINY! What is THAT?!
A: The Xmas tree. Same as yesterday

Q: OMG A SNEK!
A: No, that's your tail again

‘Yes, sir, but the Librarian likes bananas, sir.’ ‘Very nourishin’ fruit, Mr Stibbons.’ ‘Yes, sir. Although, funnily enough it’s not actually a fruit, sir.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Yes, sir. Botanically, it’s a type of fish, sir. According to my theory it’s cladistically associated with the Krullian pipefish, sir, which of course is also yellow and goes around in bunches or shoals.’ ‘And lives in trees?’ ‘Well, not usually, sir. The banana is obviously exploiting a new niche.’

See also from Hogfather by Sir Terry Pratchett

German pocket battleship Graf Spee wreathed in smoke at it settles into the River Plate

Today marks the anniversary of Graf Spee being scuttled, and a unique victory for the British diplomatic service

@catboycdr.bsky.social any weird system failures recently?

Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.

“Never used to be like this,” he insists.

Happy "Cloudflare is fucked again" day to all who celebrate.

Seems to come round earlier every month these days.

🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲

If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:

- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy

I will boost you!

Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄

Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.

Phone text input field reading "the autocorrect archives by Charles Stross"

A friend asked for book suggestions, and honestly I'll concede on this one...

Anyway, check out The Atrocity Archives by @cstross.bsky.social if you somehow haven't read it and James Bond the IT guy fights Eldritch horrors sounds up your alley.