Lord Notix
@lordnotix.bsky.social
Knower of a great deal of useless things
he/him
he/him
Apropos nothing in particular;
![Etymology
The term privatizing first appeared in English, with quotation marks, in the New York Times, in April 1923, in a translation of a German speech referring to the potential for German state railroads to be bought by American companies.[5] In German, the word Privatisierung has been used since at least the 19th century.[6] Ultimately, the word came to German through French from the Latin privatus.[7]
The term reprivatization, again translated directly from German (Reprivatisierung), was used frequently in the mid-1930s as The Economist reported on Nazi Germany's sale of nationalized banks back to public shareholders following the 1931 economic crisis.[8]
The word became common in the late 1970s and early 1980s as part of UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher's economic policies. She was drawing on the work of the pro-privatization Member of Parliament David Howell, who was himself drawing on the Austrian-American management expert Peter Drucker's 1969 book, The Age of Discontinuity.[8]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4w3pm7szphxtq5l4gpmlytuw/bafkreieiqlgjgoou5vghxa2jmzeqy42k2reo2k5vul4qkm25rufvsuzdpy@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Apropos nothing in particular;
Apropos current UK politics
May 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Apropos current UK politics
In case it wasn't clear I'm sat being forced to endure an AI sales shpiel
No, they couldn't even be bothered to clean up their Americanisations for a British audience.
No, they couldn't even be bothered to clean up their Americanisations for a British audience.
May 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In case it wasn't clear I'm sat being forced to endure an AI sales shpiel
No, they couldn't even be bothered to clean up their Americanisations for a British audience.
No, they couldn't even be bothered to clean up their Americanisations for a British audience.
Welcome back Vidkun!
April 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Welcome back Vidkun!
"I am"
"HMS Belfast"
"Taste tested by humans, made for dogs"
"HMS Belfast"
"Taste tested by humans, made for dogs"
February 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"I am"
"HMS Belfast"
"Taste tested by humans, made for dogs"
"HMS Belfast"
"Taste tested by humans, made for dogs"
Ffs even the fortune cookies are taking the piss now
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ffs even the fortune cookies are taking the piss now
I went looking at the 5th Edition Space Wolf codex where this info came from, and I would actually posit a different alternative.
To me, it looks like it's referring to the MK XII of Runic Armour, not of Power Armour.
To me, it looks like it's referring to the MK XII of Runic Armour, not of Power Armour.
February 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I went looking at the 5th Edition Space Wolf codex where this info came from, and I would actually posit a different alternative.
To me, it looks like it's referring to the MK XII of Runic Armour, not of Power Armour.
To me, it looks like it's referring to the MK XII of Runic Armour, not of Power Armour.
Still searching for the atoms of justice and molecules of mercy
November 23, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Still searching for the atoms of justice and molecules of mercy
Movies are better when drinking with friends
November 22, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Movies are better when drinking with friends
Haha, suck it body. My hubris will be my undoing but not tonight!
November 9, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Haha, suck it body. My hubris will be my undoing but not tonight!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #390,922!
September 17, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #390,922!
Artistic Rendition of Labour's Economic Plans
July 29, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Artistic Rendition of Labour's Economic Plans
English sometimes is a very silly language.
June 24, 2024 at 7:54 PM
English sometimes is a very silly language.
Oh em gee, it's the app logo! They did the thing!
August 19, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Oh em gee, it's the app logo! They did the thing!
In the spirit of a new chill social space, I present a picture of an incredibly laid back cat.
July 28, 2023 at 10:11 AM
In the spirit of a new chill social space, I present a picture of an incredibly laid back cat.