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johnhaines.bsky.social
Chartered Civil Engineer (retired), London, Military History, Wargames, Guide and Trustee for the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. AKA JustsomeguyJohn. "If you're always curious, you'll never be bored." Vincent Price.
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

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Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live... bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

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Good grief. If you ride Lime bikes or know anyone who does, please read this…

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Just be prepared. We've all seen that headline going around today that Bluesky is the current #1 app, and X dropped out of the top 25. That means the absolute worst people in the world are going to be coming here trying to turn THIS place into just as much of a shithole. Block them. Don't engage.

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Sounds like a plan

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BREAKING: Thieves say they can't make a living unless all doors are left unlocked and they can take whatever they want. futurism.com/the-byte/ope...

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Y’all, I left Twitter so I didn’t have to see all the shite there, so can we stop posting screen shots here?

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People often don't understand average age figures. Look at this, from Kensal Green Cemetery. Mother and father lived to 80 and 85. Their four children died at 26y, 16y, 2y8m, 8m. Another person's details are lost in the grass (I must go back). Samuel Canning worked on the GWR.

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I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear. This man sows hate, lies and division. He is a grifter and a conman. He does not represent the vast majority of Britons. Repost if you agree P.s. multiculturalism is great.

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CAPTCHAing the essence of humanity.

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Delia Derbyshire in the studio

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Merry Christmas. Cartoon by the wonderful Liz Climo

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Huge respect for environmental campaigner Chris Packham so I'm reposting his message from the other side. Have to say I couldn't agree more. #loveactually @chrisgpackham.bsky.social #climatecrisis

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If giving the book to someone you share a house with, all's good. Alternative strategy at step 4, Buy another copy to keep.

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"Woodstein! How's the Watergate investigation going?" "We're finding layers upon layers of lawlessness and corruption." "How should we proceed, Mr. Bradlee?" "Let's donate $15 million to the Nixon Library and call it a day." THE END

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BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers: Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users. That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...

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This week on my blog: a quick plug for some other #HistoricalFiction writers. Take a bow @pennyhampson.bsky.social, @jenniferash.bsky.social, @deborahswift.bsky.social, @lynnbryant.bsky.social, and Antoine Vanner. tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/historical-n...

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It's December, so I'm allowed to suggest you buy my books for Christmas. Today I have posted a very short blog about my Galbraith & Pole series and why they make excellent gifts. Do take a look, or just take my word for it and buy them anyway. tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/tis-the-seas...

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