History Scientist
@historyscientist.bsky.social
Professional scientist. I like reading books about history. Editor of the Bluesky edition of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
http://historybooksreview.co.uk/
https://beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/
http://historybooksreview.co.uk/
https://beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/
Political opinions don't make you a bad person. It's the other way around.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Political opinions don't make you a bad person. It's the other way around.
I’ve got a fan oven. It was built by enthusiasts for ovens made by the big oven brands.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’ve got a fan oven. It was built by enthusiasts for ovens made by the big oven brands.
You won’t believe what I get up to in bed beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...
Getting Stuff Done In A World of Zero Attention Span
Getting Stuff Done In A World Of Zero Attention Span
beautyscientist.github.io
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
You won’t believe what I get up to in bed beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...
I'm sad to say I've never heard of this writer, but she really nails it here.
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm sad to say I've never heard of this writer, but she really nails it here.
A legend in my own lifetime. Unfortunately, not in anybody else's lifetime.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A legend in my own lifetime. Unfortunately, not in anybody else's lifetime.
Just because the people who are telling you you are crazy are themselves crazy, it doesn't mean that you're not crazy.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just because the people who are telling you you are crazy are themselves crazy, it doesn't mean that you're not crazy.
I'm very sleepy. Does that mean I'm not woke?
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I'm very sleepy. Does that mean I'm not woke?
I think I’ll go for a walk before I get radicalised.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I think I’ll go for a walk before I get radicalised.
A Socialist reads the Hobbit Part 11 – The Proto-Capitalist Elven Kingdom
The Elven King rules an underground hierarchical society with dungeons, class distinctions and property rights enforced through state coercion. Bilbo's invisible reconnaissance reveals power structures, developing his…
The Elven King rules an underground hierarchical society with dungeons, class distinctions and property rights enforced through state coercion. Bilbo's invisible reconnaissance reveals power structures, developing his…
A Socialist reads the Hobbit Part 11 – The Proto-Capitalist Elven Kingdom
The Elven King rules an underground hierarchical society with dungeons, class distinctions and property rights enforced through state coercion. Bilbo's invisible reconnaissance reveals power structures, developing his political consciousness through dialectical experience as he learns to resist bourgeois illusions about authority.
historybooksreview.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A Socialist reads the Hobbit Part 11 – The Proto-Capitalist Elven Kingdom
The Elven King rules an underground hierarchical society with dungeons, class distinctions and property rights enforced through state coercion. Bilbo's invisible reconnaissance reveals power structures, developing his…
The Elven King rules an underground hierarchical society with dungeons, class distinctions and property rights enforced through state coercion. Bilbo's invisible reconnaissance reveals power structures, developing his…
I've been aware that the UK is basically a satellite of the US most of my life. But I prefer it not to be made obvious. I guess the BBC has had a good run.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I've been aware that the UK is basically a satellite of the US most of my life. But I prefer it not to be made obvious. I guess the BBC has had a good run.
I wonder what would come up on blue sky If I searched for “AI Bubble“?
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I wonder what would come up on blue sky If I searched for “AI Bubble“?
I wonder what this search will throw up?
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I wonder what this search will throw up?
Could AI automatically assign every post on here its Dewey code?
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Could AI automatically assign every post on here its Dewey code?
Although long overdue, it pleases me that discoverer of the relationship between Cephid variables and luminosity has now had her name applied to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriet....
Henrietta Swan Leavitt - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Although long overdue, it pleases me that discoverer of the relationship between Cephid variables and luminosity has now had her name applied to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriet....
Are celebrities better than us? I had my doubts - but this video convinced me. www.youtube.com/shorts/pOEJP...
Anne Hathaway’s GENIUS cupcake hack!
YouTube video by The Kelly Clarkson Show
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Are celebrities better than us? I had my doubts - but this video convinced me. www.youtube.com/shorts/pOEJP...
Saint Telemachus - he was the one who started all this woke nonsense. If it weren't for his pathetic SJW antics during the reign of the emperor Honorius we would still have gladiatorial contests.
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Saint Telemachus - he was the one who started all this woke nonsense. If it weren't for his pathetic SJW antics during the reign of the emperor Honorius we would still have gladiatorial contests.
“There is no Plan B.“
“So it’s Plan A then?“
“Actually, there’s no Plan A either.”
“So it’s Plan A then?“
“Actually, there’s no Plan A either.”
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“There is no Plan B.“
“So it’s Plan A then?“
“Actually, there’s no Plan A either.”
“So it’s Plan A then?“
“Actually, there’s no Plan A either.”
Why is it beheading and not deheading?
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Why is it beheading and not deheading?
Valid distractions beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...
Getting Stuff Done In A World of Zero Attention Span
Getting Stuff Done In A World Of Zero Attention Span
beautyscientist.github.io
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Valid distractions beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...
The argument in favour of free market capitalism is that it efficiently provides the goods and services you want at a price you can afford. That this doesn’t prove to be the case for something as basic as housing rather undermines that.
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The argument in favour of free market capitalism is that it efficiently provides the goods and services you want at a price you can afford. That this doesn’t prove to be the case for something as basic as housing rather undermines that.
I had already concluded that HP instant Ink was poor value for money. I have just had an outrageous final bill from them following my cancellation.
I strongly advise not signing up for it.
I strongly advise not signing up for it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I had already concluded that HP instant Ink was poor value for money. I have just had an outrageous final bill from them following my cancellation.
I strongly advise not signing up for it.
I strongly advise not signing up for it.
The Art of the Squeal.
Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Art of the Squeal.
Sin. It's fun. But you lose out on casting first stone opportunities.
So it's swings and roundabouts really.
So it's swings and roundabouts really.
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sin. It's fun. But you lose out on casting first stone opportunities.
So it's swings and roundabouts really.
So it's swings and roundabouts really.