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I've been gifted some papers from someone who worked on the Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector, which served in Antarctica in the 1960s, and if any ship had a better logo than its cheery nautical penguin I want to know about it. 🐧🐧🐧 #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory

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One of the things that bothers me a lot about AI* search/website generation is its effect on what I tend to think of as 'boring facts'. Recent examples for me: * Obligatory note: 'AI' covers many things, some of which are useful (and/or have been re-named, see 'machine learning'...)

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#PenguinAwarenessDay 🐧: Magellanic #Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on 17th c. Dutch maps of Strait of Magellan: 1. 1602 Olivier Van Noort (I think this is the earliest depiction of one on a map?) storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img... 2. 1635 Jodocus Hondius library.princeton.edu/visual_mater...

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@dangerpawbeans.bsky.social You have to admit the Beluga would fit right in here

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Friends, are there any #Authors of #History books, the whole range of history from early to present day, who would be open to be interviewed for a new project I’m putting together. It’s a nice thing 🤣🤣 nothing nasty. I want to talk to you about being an author. DM please I’ll explain more.

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UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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