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bobtoldmetodoit.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Music Lover, Game Player, Librarian (in descending order of importance). Proudly not asleep.
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Man we just can't catch a break

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Increasing your Water Bills 44% ABOVE inflation in the next 5 years isn't enough for the Water Companies, they have appealed to Ofwat to let them increase them up to 83% ABOVE inflation. Like if they can get stuffed. RT if we should nationalise the lot.

submitted 7 days ago • 14 comments

Today on Eruditorum Press, Last War in Albion returns with a chapter on Sandman and Neil Gaiman. Strap in. This goes hard. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cud...

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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: an administration (and its supporters) who believe that they are not limited by the rule of law have no moral or philosophical claim to the protection of the rule of law. “The law is whatever we say it is” warrants the same in response.

submitted 14 days ago • 146 comments

(((kenickie))) #totp

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Thatcher broke Britain #PoliticsLive

submitted 13 days ago • 28 comments

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Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate. (They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase). 1) Go to your account page 2) Hit cancel 3) Change sub back.

submitted 20 days ago • 87 comments

We already know that, but let's let everyone see it now.

submitted 31 days ago • 32 comments

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

submitted 22 days ago • 14 comments

Looking forward to the new Sparks video tomorrow.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜 The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization. Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

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“Its not fair that China’s plagiarism machine plagiarised our plagiarism machine.” Go fuck yourselves, capitalist overlords. You’ve been outsourcing labour to China for decades tontake advantage of cheap labour. You just got outsourced.

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Prosecuting librarians/educators is one of the hallmarks of a fascist regime... This is not imaginary. This is not a drill. The old girl scout motto "Be prepared" has never been more relevant. bit.ly/3WtYPMs via @everylibrary.bsky.social 📚 #TLSky 🍎

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit. Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...

submitted 39 days ago • 304 comments

This is just about my favourite cartoon ever and I think of it all the time. But the awesome @daveyjones.bsky.social could make it even better by replacing the now almost forgotten Sting with maybe a space enthusiast we'd all line up to send off

submitted 40 days ago • 4 comments

"Umstrittene Geste"

submitted 36 days ago • 177 comments

21 January 1924. The death of Vladimir Lenin. The birth of Benny Hill.

submitted 36 days ago • 11 comments

😂

submitted 38 days ago • 3 comments

Saved you 2.5 hours here x

submitted 39 days ago • 24 comments

The question of how to preserve paywalled web content has a long history. CLOCKSS/LOCKSS (Lots Of Copies Kept Safely and Securely) is one model and the Way Back Machine/IA is another, but both of those rely on agreements with the publishers, and Substack will tell you that they are not a publisher.

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

Everything is fine.

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"Back in your day, people were more afraid of measles than of the vaccine that prevents it."

submitted 42 days ago • 5 comments

At the end of the 3rd. Upcoming is the last quarter of Sam Darnold led Vikings football. #Skol

submitted 43 days ago • 22 comments

got an email from the Athletic with the subject line "The Vikings shocking collapse" which suggests that last night was the first time anyone at the Athletic watched the Vikings in the playoffs

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