Amy Baker

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An enormously complicated diagram, the child of several pie-charts that have undergone a process of nuclear fission, largely illegible. A caption at the bottom reads 'Figure 19. The Game Design Process'

When people I don't like ask me about the process of game design, I send them this diagram from Richard Duke's 1974 book Gaming: the Future’s Language

YouTube video by Butser Ancient Farm Ben Affleck visits Butser Ancient Farm (Archive Clip)

If you were hoping to see a teenage Ben Affleck* talking to Dr Peter Reynolds @butserancientfarm.co.uk before the weekend, then don't worry: we've got you covered. 👍

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Chris has made more Space Dwarfs for your asteroid strongholds! And his new logo is rad. Sign up to be alerted when it lifts off later this year! 🚀⚒️🔥

Excavation at Kelvin Wheelies

Denis Law pic

Yes we have found a hologram of Denis Law in Trench 6. Total archaeology!! #KelvinWheelies

A series of archeological plan drawings of Roman tile kilns, one of which is considerably less detailed than the others.

I've been looking at Roman tile kilns, and I'm sort of impressed by the one that's just a rough outline that say TILE KILN across it, like some sort of David Shrigley cartoon.

Sure. I just wouldn't expect anything from HR, especially for staff being shown the door. The things it seemingly advocates and which you point out aren't happening never will in the current system so the article seems a bit disingenuous.

Feels like this is a HR person writing to distract from the fact that HR exists to service management & a company/institution's 'strategic goals', not enhance the experience/material conditions of employees unless it directly benefits that company/institution financially in some way.

A bit of love for Nottingham Castle. In all the years I lived there, I only visited for the beer festival and to see a series of Leonardo da Vinci sketches (which is in itself pretty amazing). The town is weirdly dismissive of the whole place. Must visit the revamp next time I'm down!

What Isn’t at the V&A Storehouse You can’t escape it: this is the same colonial museum we know, in a shiny new suit

"What isn't at the V&A?" — new from me in @artreview.bsky.social on enduring colonialism, art-washing working class heritage, and a museum without labels
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I forget how evil it ended up looking, with those tiny baleful red eyes.

There's only one sculptor in this relationship, and it's not me.

Calling my thesis finds database 'The harvest of relics', after a quote by Macdonald in his 1932 note on Croy Hill.

Nah, that's just rumours.

RIP Canmore

YouTube video by TV Norge Ylvis - Stonehenge [Official music video HD] [Explicit lyrics]

Happy solstice

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Replica Shropshire sun pendant necklace on bright orange dress

It's definitely a Shropshire sun pendant kind of a day.

Channelling the Bronze Age as I head into the last couple of months of my (Roman) PhD.

"Kill meeee"

Horrific dino-wheelbase mutant toy

I've no idea but I love the tortured horror of this guy I found while doing a cursory procrastination google for you

The helmet disguises how utterly exhausted I am, but what a great three days! So many nice people to chat to, so much positivity and good vibes. @ontosgames.co.uk had a fantastic show, we love each and every one of you who stopped by, hopefully see you at the next show! 🚀⛏️🏍💫

An excited Chris in Roknaut helmet giving a thumbs up behind the Ontos Games stand

Great Day 1 at #UKGE #UKGE2025 for Ontos. We're exhausted and happy! Come join us in the year 1994 in the corner of Hall 3, stand B1!

that's my boy 🖤

That's a great one for the introduction, thank you.

That looks rubbish and no one should buy it for you 👀

I haven't actually used the word berm yet at all!

I'll be taking a break from frantically writing my PhD to help @ontosgames.co.uk at Games Expo this coming weekend. Come see us for tiny colourful space beards on bikes with big guns 🔫 🚀💫⛏️🏍 (includes badass warrior women too 😎)

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Come say hi at Expo! Will be on the Ontos Games stand. Be lovely to see you.

An anvil

Went south to a family gathering and came away with an anvil. Well, the offer of an anvil - I need to figure out how to get it from central London to rural Northumberland next...

Tea towel covered with pictures of excavated Roman nails in various states and shapes

@romanpalace.bsky.social have made a tea towel so perfect I did an actual squeal and danced towards it in the shop.