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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 3h

Quid in the jar for anyone who mentions it. We are £2 down already.

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Una McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · 8h

Good morning America! Today is the paperback publication day of my #StarTrekSNW novel Asylum! It's such a belter they gave it an award. #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #UnaByUna

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum [McCormack, Una] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 6h

Jaunting belt?

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 13h

Similarly the abundance of platform games in the 1980s meant there was little street parkour. The increased popularity of shmups in the 90s and 00s saw a marked rise in people jumping around buildings.

It is no surprise parkour originated in France where all computer games were like Captain Blood.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

yeah I was a teenager in the 1990s and there was a level of possible casual violence - of, say, getting headbutted by a random group of dickheads on the way home from school, as happened to me one time - that largely seems to have disappeared from British life. I blame videogames.

mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 1d

Violent crime peaked in 1995 according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales..

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 14h

None of which you will want to watch by the time you are actually on the plane(s).

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 1d

It was a Ouija conversation with Doris Stokes having a Ouija conversation with Norman Ashby.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 1d

The book of Vatican Rip might be my favourite of all Lovejoy media.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 1d

I had definitely read Judas Pair and Vatican Rip before seeing S1 of the TV show in 86. S1 was sufficiently similar to the books for me to have them coexist when the TV show went in a somewhat different direction with S2 onwards. I love them both, differently.

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Dr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social · 1d

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 1d

It was definitely "globalised life" they were on constant repeat on us TV, and the books were all in print in us editions. And yes, I do like the books, for all that they are somewhat different from the TV show (though not dramatically different from the early episodes).

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

It was also the period in which I began obsessively rereading and rewatching Lovejoy. I think I bought most of the paperbacks in Barnes and Noble in Boston.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

(it's even better on YouTube with pictures, on the ZCZ channel. youtu.be/g_miLAM85uM?...)

Waldy & Bendy | Season 5 | Episode 07: Doom, death and fires

YouTube video by ZCZ Films

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

Hear hear. I set aside Saturday afternoon for a watch, and then the inevitable internet rabbit hole it takes you down as you find it more about the topics of the week.

𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 🪷 @waggingtale.bsky.social · 2d

If you love great art, this podcast is an absolute must-listen. Incredibly insightful commentary with a delightfully fun spin by two of the best in the business. I just got stuck in with Season 1 and I am obsessed!

Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 5d

This week’s podcast is a Halloween special; we discuss plague, terror and fire in art. Also, is the King Catholic? open.spotify.com/episode/796F...

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

When I was in the US it was the thing I (unexpectedly) got into watching. That and Law and Order. Which pretty much has all the bases covered.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

They will get confused though and there will be essays about the 2025 "animal style" constitution.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

Dirty Dick from Five Go On A Hike Together.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

Definitely the latter.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

That's fair enough, I suppose. I will also give you a note indicating that this was not a criticism but an observation, in case you need another one.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure why they are being weirdly cagey about it, really. It only makes people think there is something to be weirdly cagey about.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair, as I get older, I often recall a completely different version of yesterday than my daughter.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

Attention @badsquiddogames.bsky.social

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 2d

“Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, seditious newsletters, identity cards and ration books to Dutch resistance agents, even penetrating Nazi headquarters in Paris, died on Oct. 20 in London. She was 103.”

Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 2d

“Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, seditious newsletters, identity cards and ration books to Dutch resistance agents, even penetrating Nazi headquarters in Paris, died on Oct. 20 in London. She was 103.”

Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

Some people really benefit from the avoidance of "blank sheet of paper" syndrome, but then we go through a rigorous editing and review process, so it rarely ends up with much of the original draft anyway.

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Matthew Adams @ythos.bsky.social · 2d

One thing we have tried is training it on specific people's entire output of blog posts and then it is much better at producing a draft that has their general tone of voice.

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