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Independent scholar, historian of science, finance manager, then lecturer in business studies. Retired from all paid work. Came to the History of Science late but picked up degrees (BA, MSc) along the way #oddmix
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That's odd, I could have sworn he said that *HE* would end the war in 24 hours. He said that without holding *ANY* cards??

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This is just unbearable.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

To my Chinese friends I say Happy New Year, and all the best. But if you could stop it with the fireworks 🧨 🎆🎇🧨 now, that would be appreciated. I have an exam tomorrow 😴

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Great event coming up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/metropolit...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Oh ok. The Mail now shouting at us that Trump is considering various vengeful snubs to our govt, as well as helping Farage in his bid to be prime minister. Throughout Brexit, it howled about ‘sovereignty’. Now it cheers on a fascistic American slug meddling in our democracy. What a toxic little rag.

submitted 34 days ago • 57 comments

Listen up.

submitted 34 days ago • 738 comments

Mars is putting on quite a red display this evening, lowish to the NE. Outshone by Moon and Jupiter close overhead, but still…

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

@lewisgoodall.com You can stop reposting now. It’s really good writing, well done, we get it. But enough.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

It seems so obvious that this should be done. Also, don’t repeat Musk’s outrageous comments here. Just let him rant in an empty chamber. (Trump also, for completeness.)

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Time to re-up my suggestion as to something the Labour government can do - without fanfare and in a way that would be hard for Musk to complain about - to cut away at his influence. labourlist.org/2024/08/labo...

submitted 49 days ago • 10 comments

Archives are precious, but most of the stuff I work with hasn't even been collected by archives! Defend your local archives. Expand them. Donate things to them. Preserve the things others haven't!

submitted 54 days ago • 5 comments