Dan Oliver
@doliver.bsky.social
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Has anyone read this? I downloaded it as an audiobook, but history books really don’t work for me in audio format. Does anyone have the print copy? And is it worth reading? #history
August 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Has anyone read this? I downloaded it as an audiobook, but history books really don’t work for me in audio format. Does anyone have the print copy? And is it worth reading? #history
If Ozzy really is the Godfather of metal, then Lemmy is his Consigliere. What a tune. 🙇
July 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If Ozzy really is the Godfather of metal, then Lemmy is his Consigliere. What a tune. 🙇
Superman is ace. And I feel like the Guardian has become the Pitchfork of movie reviews. Talk about completely missing the point. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
Superman review – is it a bust? Is it a pain? James Gunn’s dim reboot is both
The Man of Steel – played with square-faced soullessness by David Corenswet – has an uninteresting crisis of confidence in Gunn’s cluttered, pointless franchise restarter
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Superman is ace. And I feel like the Guardian has become the Pitchfork of movie reviews. Talk about completely missing the point. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
I came close to drowning as a child, after stupidly sneaking off to swim on my own whilst on a holiday in Spain. I got caught in a riptide. And if it wasn’t for a local man that recognised the signs, I’m quite sure I’d have died. Read the article.
It's that time of year again! Drowning doesn't look like drowning; familiarize yourself with the instinctive drowning response
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
June 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I came close to drowning as a child, after stupidly sneaking off to swim on my own whilst on a holiday in Spain. I got caught in a riptide. And if it wasn’t for a local man that recognised the signs, I’m quite sure I’d have died. Read the article.
Reposted by Dan Oliver
This RULES.
The Internet Archive has rolled out an extremely effective new tool for searching for old Geocities GIFs.
I'd apologize for what I'm about to do to this website as a result, but that would be a lie, because I won't feel sorry at all
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I'd apologize for what I'm about to do to this website as a result, but that would be a lie, because I won't feel sorry at all
gifcities.org
GifCities
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June 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This RULES.
Boston Terriers are adorable. I’d love to get another dog. I just don’t think this house is big enough for two stupid dogs.
May 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Boston Terriers are adorable. I’d love to get another dog. I just don’t think this house is big enough for two stupid dogs.
This is patently wrong. The “AI industry” consists of far more than a handful of LLMs trained on web content. Either completely reform copyright and IP law, or stop applying it in such bizarre ways. These existentialist arguments from so-called experts are just idiotic.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is patently wrong. The “AI industry” consists of far more than a handful of LLMs trained on web content. Either completely reform copyright and IP law, or stop applying it in such bizarre ways. These existentialist arguments from so-called experts are just idiotic.
On the one hand I totally get all the hate for Putin. And yet I find the exceptionalism odd. Show me a country that hasn’t turned to war in recent centuries. The very nature of nation states is predicated on conflict.
May 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
On the one hand I totally get all the hate for Putin. And yet I find the exceptionalism odd. Show me a country that hasn’t turned to war in recent centuries. The very nature of nation states is predicated on conflict.
Football is the real loser. Shocking game so far.
May 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Football is the real loser. Shocking game so far.
Hojlund couldn’t trap a bag of cement. I really want him to do well, but he’s just not very good.
May 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hojlund couldn’t trap a bag of cement. I really want him to do well, but he’s just not very good.
I’m currently reading a book about the Home Rule Bill. I don’t think it was mentioned once during my history lessons at school, despite it taking the UK to the brink of civil war. And this is how I spend my Friday nights nowadays.
an older woman in a striped shirt is giving the middle finger
ALT: an older woman in a striped shirt is giving the middle finger
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May 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’m currently reading a book about the Home Rule Bill. I don’t think it was mentioned once during my history lessons at school, despite it taking the UK to the brink of civil war. And this is how I spend my Friday nights nowadays.
Is this guy one of the good Catholics?
May 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Is this guy one of the good Catholics?
When British politicians use terms like “glorious past”, they never qualify it. Do they mean the time when women (and the majority of men) were unable to vote? Do they mean the time when human beings were bought and sold as chattel? I’d like a specific period. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Andrea Jenkyns: Ex-Greggs worker with knack for bouncing back
The ex-Tory MP has been elected as the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, marking a return to politics.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
When British politicians use terms like “glorious past”, they never qualify it. Do they mean the time when women (and the majority of men) were unable to vote? Do they mean the time when human beings were bought and sold as chattel? I’d like a specific period. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Found out where the word ‘rostrum’ originated from today. I bloody love history.
April 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Found out where the word ‘rostrum’ originated from today. I bloody love history.
MotoGP has become like F1 of old. An utter snore-fest.
April 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
MotoGP has become like F1 of old. An utter snore-fest.
Next year ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ will be 25 years old. I’d be up for new movie interpretations. I really like Peter Jackson’s vision, but it hasn’t dated particularly well. And I’m not a fan of some the major omissions. Huge elements left out; whilst others were expanded in unnecessary ways.
April 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Next year ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ will be 25 years old. I’d be up for new movie interpretations. I really like Peter Jackson’s vision, but it hasn’t dated particularly well. And I’m not a fan of some the major omissions. Huge elements left out; whilst others were expanded in unnecessary ways.
Pope’s had enough of it all, too.
April 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Pope’s had enough of it all, too.
Maybe it’s the sign of a misspent youth. But I always check the per-gram unit pricing in supermarkets when weighing up a purchase. Is it just me? 🤔
April 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Maybe it’s the sign of a misspent youth. But I always check the per-gram unit pricing in supermarkets when weighing up a purchase. Is it just me? 🤔
I met a bloke today who left the United game early with his lad. “It was a long drive back, and at least we beat the traffic.” The cognitive dissonance was off the scale. Told him I left the room for five minutes. Don’t think it helped. 😂😭
April 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I met a bloke today who left the United game early with his lad. “It was a long drive back, and at least we beat the traffic.” The cognitive dissonance was off the scale. Told him I left the room for five minutes. Don’t think it helped. 😂😭
Lab leak? Wet market? Does it really matter? Human activity was the cause of Covid. That should be the key takeaway. and the thing we need to address. I couldn’t give a crap where it started tbh.
April 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Lab leak? Wet market? Does it really matter? Human activity was the cause of Covid. That should be the key takeaway. and the thing we need to address. I couldn’t give a crap where it started tbh.
Every United fan is basically 327 years old. The things this club does to us! 😭😂🙌
April 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Every United fan is basically 327 years old. The things this club does to us! 😭😂🙌
Good to see that Luke Shaw hasn’t lost any of his positional excellence. 😏😭
April 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Good to see that Luke Shaw hasn’t lost any of his positional excellence. 😏😭
Best. Thread. Ever.
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Best. Thread. Ever.
I’m only a few chapters into SPQR and I’m already in *love* with the writing style of @wmarybeard.bsky.social. I’ve been saving this book, as I wanted to read up on ancient Greece, Persia, and Egypt, before diving into the big one. And I’m so glad that I did. Every page is a pleasure! 🤩
April 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I’m only a few chapters into SPQR and I’m already in *love* with the writing style of @wmarybeard.bsky.social. I’ve been saving this book, as I wanted to read up on ancient Greece, Persia, and Egypt, before diving into the big one. And I’m so glad that I did. Every page is a pleasure! 🤩
I’ve been reading a wonderful book on Ancient Egypt. And now I’m looking at Nile cruises. And I’m wishing I was a travel writer.
April 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’ve been reading a wonderful book on Ancient Egypt. And now I’m looking at Nile cruises. And I’m wishing I was a travel writer.