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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 3h

Of course, it was the egg salad sandwiches which broke the Light Brigade at Balaclava

The horses couldn’t see the yolk in it though

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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 4h

The surface danger zone for sandwiches really depends on the ingredients tbh. An Italian sub, for example, has a high frag rate because of the bread consistency but better aerodynamic range, while a croque monsieur and the Rueben have less range but more splatter.

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 5h

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.

Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 7h

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 5h

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.

Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 7h

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 5h

It has a lot of promise. Rory Stewart's book is good, but probably doesn't travel as well.

Online library loans are a bit limited in choice, but they do enable me to put holds on things that'll never turn up... Basically a book shopping list.

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 5h

I still have a bunch of physical books to catch up on, but everything's been packed away whilst chaotic building work goes on

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 6h

Hits the forever block button

Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 6h

Follows 15,000 people and has posted twice since 2024 - seems legit

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 6h

Several people I follow are following this... And apparently I'm the only person who looks and goes does this seem plausible...

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 8h

It is really weird, until like 5 years ago there was nothing online & outside of a few weird forums where people swapped chow chow recipes I thought it was a figment of my imagination.. now I can get a BBC article on it!

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 8h

Everywhere else seems to think it's a battered Oyster or fish.

I remember these being dirt cheap, delicious (& about three of four times the size of what I would've had for lunch normally)

www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 9h

In Blake 7, the flight computer of the Scorpio was in fact powered by an Acorn System 1. 6502 rules the universe!

The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever wondered what the flight computer of the Scorpio was in #Blake7?

Professor Steve Furber lets us in on a little secret.

Full talk coming soon to youtube.com/@theretrocollective

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 8h

Back when I still could eat gluten...
Germany, in a train station shop...

But the ones I long for are from when I was working in Dallas, an Antoine's Po' boy which apparently is diametrically opposite to what every other American venue calls a po boy

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Paul Hopwood @acousticsinuk.bsky.social · 8h

"Can I please have another double rum & soda thanks?"

Casually & carelessly discards the skin from the banana I've been eating towards the bin on the bartenders side of the bar..

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