improbablytall.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

Went to see the touring production of A Man For All Seasons. (Martin Shaw and Gary Wilmot both very good in their respective roles, the latter as the everyman/steward chorus.) And yes, this exchange hit home - perhaps best exchange about law in drama/film. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

submitted 7 days ago • 818 comments

Last year, we published a paper showing that AI models can "debunk" conspiracy theories via personalized conversations. That paper raised a major question: WHY are the human<>AI convos so effective? In a new working paper, we have some answers. TLDR: facts osf.io/preprints/ps...

submitted 8 days ago • 19 comments

WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”

submitted 13 days ago • 486 comments

People really need to understand that James Watt is just the Brexity Wethersoons guy with a hipster beard. And Brew Dog has a LONG list of fucking staff, premises and customers over. They have a 'controversies' section on Wikipedia ffs. If you're a member, better to put your money elsewhere.

submitted 13 days ago • 14 comments

@cstross.bsky.social charlie, the Laundry Files was not supposed to be an operations manual.

submitted 18 days ago • 6 comments

Marvellous. Any suggestions as to which ancient laws of the constitution should be restored first? I’ll open with Magna Carta 1215, Chapter 31: “No royal official will take wood for our castle, or for any other purpose, without the consent of the owner.” 🌳🪵🏰⚖️

submitted 19 days ago • 94 comments

A 🧵on this article (£) and its connection to the University of Oxford Modern History: World History 1941-73 module’s finals exam paper in the year 1996. Bear with me 1/ www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...

submitted 26 days ago • 13 comments

Early morning love poem.

submitted 23 days ago • 27 comments

Trump upends decades-old global air safety investigatory norms theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @jonostrower.com and @willguisbond.com and @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

submitted 27 days ago • 33 comments

We are watching in realtime the systematic unraveling of decades aviation safety accident investigative precedent and process from the President of the United States.

submitted 27 days ago • 129 comments

Ignoring the whole "not calling your boat Agincourt is woke" rumblings from the usual suspects, can we just talk about what an absolute binfire the Astute-class names are in general?

submitted 29 days ago • 23 comments

WITCH KING: No man can kill me <Tree blows over onto him>

submitted 36 days ago • 7 comments

Half-expected Biden to preemptively pardon Greenland and Panama.

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

"'the greatest military in the history of the world'? When we say that are we comparing ourselves to the Vizigoths, adjusted for inflation?" #whatWouldLeoDo #WestWing

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

There is something to be said for a removals lorry in Downing Street in the early dawn of the day after the general election. A far better way to show the transfer of political power.

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

this is some weird shit man

submitted 37 days ago • 8 comments

The people wanting to invade Greenland say it's too cold to go outside for the inaugural.

submitted 40 days ago • 107 comments

"All the doors in this spaceship have a cheerful & sunny disposition. It is their pleasure to open for you & their satisfaction to close again." Marvin regarded it with cold loathing whilst his logic circuits chattered with disgust & tinkered w/ the concept of directing physical violence against it

submitted 53 days ago • 11 comments

I want a special offshoot series of the Traitors where all the contestants are lawyers.

submitted 55 days ago • 45 comments

This is abject dumbassery. Confining high explosives increases their effects. It's how things like pipe bombs work.

submitted 55 days ago • 51 comments

I haven't sung in ages but got the chance to sing evensong at Westminster Abbey yesterday with my old uni choir pals. What a country where a Muslim can drop in and do Stanford's Magnificat for fun and festivity.