Marcus Falk (She/They)
@attusfalk.bsky.social
PhD in Economic History and post-doc in History, Lund University. Early modern wealth, consumption, and household economy.
Also hobby ttrpg-creator, that part is probably equally important for my social media presence.
Also hobby ttrpg-creator, that part is probably equally important for my social media presence.
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Back due to popular demand (mainly from @brainchain.ca) is another readthrough of an 80s microwave cookbook
This time it's "Cook food in microwave oven", written by Jill Spencer and published by Allerbok in 1987.
This time it's "Cook food in microwave oven", written by Jill Spencer and published by Allerbok in 1987.
New pinned post. I'm an historian of consumption and hobby ttrpg creator.
If you want to read my academic work:
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If you prefer to find my ttrpg content:
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If you just want to read about horrible 80s microwave cooking:
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If you want to read my academic work:
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If you prefer to find my ttrpg content:
attusfalk.itch.io
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Yetee coming in hot with the gdq shirts this event omg
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Yetee coming in hot with the gdq shirts this event omg
Apart from the absolute lunacy that is the whole business idea. How do they plan on the logistics of scale for this thing? Because unless you put up a bunch of those giant mirrors you're only gonna be able to light up a single area at a time; no way that'll ever be able to pay off the initial cost.
For as long as Earth’s spun, the night has been dark. Ours.
Now a company wants to bounce sunlight off satellites and sell the sky like ad space.
That’s not progress, it’s vandalism.
The night sky belongs to everyone. Stay loud.
bit.ly/4jqMN0J
Now a company wants to bounce sunlight off satellites and sell the sky like ad space.
That’s not progress, it’s vandalism.
The night sky belongs to everyone. Stay loud.
bit.ly/4jqMN0J
Sunlight on demand
As long as Earth has spun on its axis in orbit around the sun, the planet has known night. Each day, half the world slips into shadow, creating the natural…
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January 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Apart from the absolute lunacy that is the whole business idea. How do they plan on the logistics of scale for this thing? Because unless you put up a bunch of those giant mirrors you're only gonna be able to light up a single area at a time; no way that'll ever be able to pay off the initial cost.
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Mood:
January 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Mood:
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2/2 She had agreed to go skating. She had not agreed that she would enjoy doing it.
January 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
2/2 She had agreed to go skating. She had not agreed that she would enjoy doing it.
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Konstigt. De som är mot krigsbrott och försvarar folkrätten i ett fall gör det även i ett annat fall. 🤔
January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Konstigt. De som är mot krigsbrott och försvarar folkrätten i ett fall gör det även i ett annat fall. 🤔
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My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
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Double-checking quotes for my copy edits for my forthcoming book.
This speech about why England should make war on Spain (given in Charles I’s Privy Council April 1625) to gain colonies in the Caribbean is feeling relevant today.
This speech about why England should make war on Spain (given in Charles I’s Privy Council April 1625) to gain colonies in the Caribbean is feeling relevant today.
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Double-checking quotes for my copy edits for my forthcoming book.
This speech about why England should make war on Spain (given in Charles I’s Privy Council April 1625) to gain colonies in the Caribbean is feeling relevant today.
This speech about why England should make war on Spain (given in Charles I’s Privy Council April 1625) to gain colonies in the Caribbean is feeling relevant today.
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Probably the longest thread I wrote last year. And I still mostly agree with it.
It’s the one you’ve been waiting for- get ready for my #macroeconomics mega thread 🧵 on what Canada should do in the face of American #tariff and economic belligerence.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Probably the longest thread I wrote last year. And I still mostly agree with it.
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Well, today – of course! – is the 79th anniversary of L Ron Hubbard trying to summon Baby Satan. Apparently, it was this very day in 1946 when the founder of Scientology teamed up with a rocket engineer called Jack Parsons to create a ‘moonchild’
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Well, today – of course! – is the 79th anniversary of L Ron Hubbard trying to summon Baby Satan. Apparently, it was this very day in 1946 when the founder of Scientology teamed up with a rocket engineer called Jack Parsons to create a ‘moonchild’
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Making nazis fall in robots is AI for good in 2026.
It's juvenile, it's fun, it's girly, it's delightful. Full Ccc recording here:
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It's juvenile, it's fun, it's girly, it's delightful. Full Ccc recording here:
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-h...
The Heartbreak Machine: Nazis in the Echo Chamber
WhiteDate ist eine Plattform weißer Suprematist:innen, die sich an Rassist:innen und Antisemit:innen richtet – und auf veralteter Infrast...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Making nazis fall in robots is AI for good in 2026.
It's juvenile, it's fun, it's girly, it's delightful. Full Ccc recording here:
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-h...
It's juvenile, it's fun, it's girly, it's delightful. Full Ccc recording here:
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-h...
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Can I offer you some Dream Ham?
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Can I offer you some Dream Ham?
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It returns! 77 years later, using completely new technology, some new ingredients, and with a significantly less specific amount of cheese.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It returns! 77 years later, using completely new technology, some new ingredients, and with a significantly less specific amount of cheese.
bsky.app/profile/attu...
bsky.app/profile/attu...
I checked my 1910 cookbook, and it does not have this recipe, so maybe not super old-fashioned. It had a slightly similar one where you roll the herring around anchocy, rather than bacon, and bake in the oven, but it didn't have cream so I don't think it counts.
Oh, yes. The old-fashioned baconfilled herring. Everyone of course knows of and loves the old-fashioned baconfilled herring.
January 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I checked my 1910 cookbook, and it does not have this recipe, so maybe not super old-fashioned. It had a slightly similar one where you roll the herring around anchocy, rather than bacon, and bake in the oven, but it didn't have cream so I don't think it counts.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
I did it. I didn't have any aomonds, so ended up taking haselnuts instead. Also realised too late that full effect on my microwave is 100W higher than 80s microwaves, so all the honey just turned to a puddle in the bottom of the dish I cooked them in.
Verdict: not amazing, but also not bad. 3/5.
Verdict: not amazing, but also not bad. 3/5.
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I did it. I didn't have any aomonds, so ended up taking haselnuts instead. Also realised too late that full effect on my microwave is 100W higher than 80s microwaves, so all the honey just turned to a puddle in the bottom of the dish I cooked them in.
Verdict: not amazing, but also not bad. 3/5.
Verdict: not amazing, but also not bad. 3/5.
Hey, @brainchain.ca, I can see you've found it already, but I did another 80s microwave cookbook thread. Not as insane as the last one, but still has some fun ones (like when they tell you to just microwave a whole fish for about 13 minutes). ^.^
We are back with another installment of 80s microwave cookbooks, this one gifted to me by the amazing @spookulv.bsky.social.
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Hey, @brainchain.ca, I can see you've found it already, but I did another 80s microwave cookbook thread. Not as insane as the last one, but still has some fun ones (like when they tell you to just microwave a whole fish for about 13 minutes). ^.^
Enda rätta reaktionen, tbh
Minns när jag läste det här och jag bara skrek rakt ut för det är en jävla GÄDDA
gråterspyrskriker
gråterspyrskriker
I know this is perfectly viable way to cook fish, but... in the microwave?
No, just no. Imagine the smell.
Oh, right. The next section is fish.
This is boiled whole fish. Just rub it in with lemon juice, add the greens, and then cook for 6min full and 6-8min low effect.
Please do this at work.
No, just no. Imagine the smell.
Oh, right. The next section is fish.
This is boiled whole fish. Just rub it in with lemon juice, add the greens, and then cook for 6min full and 6-8min low effect.
Please do this at work.
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Enda rätta reaktionen, tbh
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Returning champion garlic clams, served on bread. Absolutely recommended to make in the office microwave, I am sure.
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Returning champion garlic clams, served on bread. Absolutely recommended to make in the office microwave, I am sure.
This just took 6 hours, apparently. Basically just spent a full working day posting my way through a cookbook, lmao.
Anyway the whole thread is done now, if you saw it as I posted but decided to wait until it was done before reading it.
Anyway the whole thread is done now, if you saw it as I posted but decided to wait until it was done before reading it.
We are back with another installment of 80s microwave cookbooks, this one gifted to me by the amazing @spookulv.bsky.social.
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This just took 6 hours, apparently. Basically just spent a full working day posting my way through a cookbook, lmao.
Anyway the whole thread is done now, if you saw it as I posted but decided to wait until it was done before reading it.
Anyway the whole thread is done now, if you saw it as I posted but decided to wait until it was done before reading it.
We are back with another installment of 80s microwave cookbooks, this one gifted to me by the amazing @spookulv.bsky.social.
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 AM
We are back with another installment of 80s microwave cookbooks, this one gifted to me by the amazing @spookulv.bsky.social.
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
This time it's Kokbok för Mikrovågsugn (Cookbook for Microvågsugn), published in 1987 by Ica Bokförlag. This is the fourth printing grom 1988, so must have been popular.
A 🧵
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ME: got a fantastic idea for a movie about a priest who loves capitalism
EXECUTIVE: sounds intriguing. this guy got a name
ME: uh. bishop. robber… baron. bishop robert barron
EXECUTIVE: sounds intriguing. this guy got a name
ME: uh. bishop. robber… baron. bishop robert barron
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM
ME: got a fantastic idea for a movie about a priest who loves capitalism
EXECUTIVE: sounds intriguing. this guy got a name
ME: uh. bishop. robber… baron. bishop robert barron
EXECUTIVE: sounds intriguing. this guy got a name
ME: uh. bishop. robber… baron. bishop robert barron