Chris Camfield (AlliedArmour)
@alliedarmour.bsky.social
50ish/M/Ont/🇨🇦, he/him. Aspiring "afflicted" WW2 military historian. https://www.alliedarmour.com My book about the Archer is available from Trackpad Publishing!
Also interested in art, video games, SF+fantasy novels, cats, puns
Also interested in art, video games, SF+fantasy novels, cats, puns
My "most woke* opinion is that huge amounts of our political, economic, and social order deserves to be torn down, from sexism and transphobia to unrepresentative political systems to massive wealth inequality. I mean where would I even start?
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My "most woke* opinion is that huge amounts of our political, economic, and social order deserves to be torn down, from sexism and transphobia to unrepresentative political systems to massive wealth inequality. I mean where would I even start?
Some jerk didn't pick up more coffee yesterday so now I can't have any.
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Some jerk didn't pick up more coffee yesterday so now I can't have any.
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
No comments, just covers.
Day 7: The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
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Day 7: The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
No comments, just covers.
Day 7: The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
No comments, just covers.
Day 7: The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
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The economic sense is so extremely in favour of renewables now, Pakistan is even paying Qatar penalties to rather NOT deliver the fossil gas that Pakistan already placed orders for, because their Solar PV and batteries make much more sense.
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.
How fascinating!
How fascinating!
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The economic sense is so extremely in favour of renewables now, Pakistan is even paying Qatar penalties to rather NOT deliver the fossil gas that Pakistan already placed orders for, because their Solar PV and batteries make much more sense.
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
Hey you guys this is fun! Copy paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand 😃 (examples are below)
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hey you guys this is fun! Copy paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand 😃 (examples are below)
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20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
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Day 6: The World of Odysseus by M I Finley
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Day 6: The World of Odysseus by M I Finley
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
No comments, just covers.
Day 6: The World of Odysseus by M I Finley
No comments, just covers.
Day 6: The World of Odysseus by M I Finley
Highbrow reading today 😁 (C) 1931!
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Highbrow reading today 😁 (C) 1931!
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People say the city is getting 'too busy' and 'there's too many people' -- but there are FEWER people in most of the neighbourhoods where people are complaining.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
Almost everywhere in the City of Toronto has fewer people that it did 50 years ago
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
People say the city is getting 'too busy' and 'there's too many people' -- but there are FEWER people in most of the neighbourhoods where people are complaining.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
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We have another podcast interview for you to enjoy this weekend.
Our author Anthony Tucker-Jones appeared on the History of the Second World War Podcast to talk about his new book 'Rhineland.'
You can listen here: https://bit.ly/4i5MLuu
View the book: https://bit.ly/4oOsOLw
Our author Anthony Tucker-Jones appeared on the History of the Second World War Podcast to talk about his new book 'Rhineland.'
You can listen here: https://bit.ly/4i5MLuu
View the book: https://bit.ly/4oOsOLw
Interview 49: Rhineland: Hitlers Last Defence 1944-45 with Anthony Tucker-Jones
<p>This time I was joined by Anthony Tucker-Jones to discuss his new book Rhineland: Hitlers Last Defence 1944-45 which covers the Allied efforts in late 1944 and early 1945 to move their forces into western Germany.</p><p>Buy the Book: <a href="https:/...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We have another podcast interview for you to enjoy this weekend.
Our author Anthony Tucker-Jones appeared on the History of the Second World War Podcast to talk about his new book 'Rhineland.'
You can listen here: https://bit.ly/4i5MLuu
View the book: https://bit.ly/4oOsOLw
Our author Anthony Tucker-Jones appeared on the History of the Second World War Podcast to talk about his new book 'Rhineland.'
You can listen here: https://bit.ly/4i5MLuu
View the book: https://bit.ly/4oOsOLw
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Saw someone comparing AI "writers" and "artists" to tourists and that is just too accurate.
Rude, entitled tourists descending on a scenic area, trampling what made it beautiful, dressing up in ridiculous, stereotypical garb, then bragging to the folks back home how well they fit in.
Rude, entitled tourists descending on a scenic area, trampling what made it beautiful, dressing up in ridiculous, stereotypical garb, then bragging to the folks back home how well they fit in.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone comparing AI "writers" and "artists" to tourists and that is just too accurate.
Rude, entitled tourists descending on a scenic area, trampling what made it beautiful, dressing up in ridiculous, stereotypical garb, then bragging to the folks back home how well they fit in.
Rude, entitled tourists descending on a scenic area, trampling what made it beautiful, dressing up in ridiculous, stereotypical garb, then bragging to the folks back home how well they fit in.
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
No comments, just covers.
Day 5: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, by Thomas King
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Day 5: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, by Thomas King
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
No comments, just covers.
Day 5: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, by Thomas King
No comments, just covers.
Day 5: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, by Thomas King
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Matilda 2 was a much better tank than it'sgiven credit for. Good armour. 2-pdr gun was good for 1940. Slow but only needed to move at the speed that the infantry moved at.
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Matilda 2 was a much better tank than it'sgiven credit for. Good armour. 2-pdr gun was good for 1940. Slow but only needed to move at the speed that the infantry moved at.
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How about the M3/M5 series of light tanks? They proved especially useful in the south Pacific in terrain that was difficult for larger vehicles. Reliability also endeared them to Commonwealth forces accustomed to maintenance issues with British tanks.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How about the M3/M5 series of light tanks? They proved especially useful in the south Pacific in terrain that was difficult for larger vehicles. Reliability also endeared them to Commonwealth forces accustomed to maintenance issues with British tanks.
What seemingly bad equipment or vehicles did the western Allies use in the SWW which was actually pretty good?
Swordfish, for one?
Swordfish, for one?
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What seemingly bad equipment or vehicles did the western Allies use in the SWW which was actually pretty good?
Swordfish, for one?
Swordfish, for one?
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Hey horror movie fans, what are some good scary movies that really escalate in scope and scale in the 3rd act?
I’m thinking like Cabin In The Woods, 28 Days Later, etc. Movies where the finale is much bigger and crazier than the build up to it.
I’m thinking like Cabin In The Woods, 28 Days Later, etc. Movies where the finale is much bigger and crazier than the build up to it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hey horror movie fans, what are some good scary movies that really escalate in scope and scale in the 3rd act?
I’m thinking like Cabin In The Woods, 28 Days Later, etc. Movies where the finale is much bigger and crazier than the build up to it.
I’m thinking like Cabin In The Woods, 28 Days Later, etc. Movies where the finale is much bigger and crazier than the build up to it.
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Recently digitised - in the vicinity of Albury Heath in Surrey, Guy 'wheeled tanks' of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry are seen on manoeuvres. Some local ducks are unfazed. #history #WW2 #filmcataloguing
Shot by Harry Rignold, July 1940.
Full film: IWM AYY 26-1 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Shot by Harry Rignold, July 1940.
Full film: IWM AYY 26-1 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Recently digitised - in the vicinity of Albury Heath in Surrey, Guy 'wheeled tanks' of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry are seen on manoeuvres. Some local ducks are unfazed. #history #WW2 #filmcataloguing
Shot by Harry Rignold, July 1940.
Full film: IWM AYY 26-1 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Shot by Harry Rignold, July 1940.
Full film: IWM AYY 26-1 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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Read. This. Thread. Please.
JFC...people obsessed with Hitler's genitalia are SO FUCKING WEIRD.
It's also just ...not super helpful. Because hidden JUST below the surface in all these things is an attempt to...explain Hitler.
Or, rather, to explain him in some unique way instead of just seeing him as a normal, awful human.
It's also just ...not super helpful. Because hidden JUST below the surface in all these things is an attempt to...explain Hitler.
Or, rather, to explain him in some unique way instead of just seeing him as a normal, awful human.
Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Read. This. Thread. Please.
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Dang 🎯
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Dang 🎯
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Eventually they decided they ALSO wanted a welded turret and that was the Mk IV. (Fletcher's book has no index and is difficult to consult). But, the Mk IV obviously has a rounded-edged turret rather than one with hard edges.
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Eventually they decided they ALSO wanted a welded turret and that was the Mk IV. (Fletcher's book has no index and is difficult to consult). But, the Mk IV obviously has a rounded-edged turret rather than one with hard edges.
In early 1941 the British decided they'd better get on with upgunning the Churchill with a 6-pounder. Fletcher (in "Mr Churchill's Tank") outlines how some were for a cast turret and some for welded but there were doubts about a welded turret.
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In early 1941 the British decided they'd better get on with upgunning the Churchill with a 6-pounder. Fletcher (in "Mr Churchill's Tank") outlines how some were for a cast turret and some for welded but there were doubts about a welded turret.
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Two Minutes' Silence by Charles Spencelayh (1928)
#RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2025 #LestWeForget #art 🗃️
#RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2025 #LestWeForget #art 🗃️
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Two Minutes' Silence by Charles Spencelayh (1928)
#RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2025 #LestWeForget #art 🗃️
#RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2025 #LestWeForget #art 🗃️
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
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Day 4: The Fight For History by Tim Cook (RIP)
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Day 4: The Fight For History by Tim Cook (RIP)
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
20 books, one per day, in no particular order, that you’ve read and would recommend to another reader.
No comments, just covers.
Day 4: The Fight For History by Tim Cook (RIP)
No comments, just covers.
Day 4: The Fight For History by Tim Cook (RIP)