A Valiant Tart
@janusxuk.bsky.social
Engineering: Wizardry with hammers. Our spells are cast in concrete and said in Anglo Saxon. Likes a pie.
He/Him/OyYou mainly, but sometimes She/Her/Ms.
Recently described as, and here I quote directly, "northern but eloquent"
He/Him/OyYou mainly, but sometimes She/Her/Ms.
Recently described as, and here I quote directly, "northern but eloquent"
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Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
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I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
Lift with your legs, not your back
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Lift with your legs, not your back
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This is the large domino, with the small domino being some random quack in the UK in 1998 trying to undermine the existing MMR vaccine so his business partner can swoop in with his own. Instead he lost his work credentials and now kids are dying needlessly all over the world, so great job everyone.
Austria loses its WHO status as measles-free, too, together with Armenia, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan and Spain. This comes as no surprise, considering the rise in numbers in recent years and the decline in MMR vaccine coverage
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is the large domino, with the small domino being some random quack in the UK in 1998 trying to undermine the existing MMR vaccine so his business partner can swoop in with his own. Instead he lost his work credentials and now kids are dying needlessly all over the world, so great job everyone.
Don't come knockin when the Transit Van's rockin...
Not sure if I ever shared the scale model Transit van on here. So I’ll do a bit. It’s basically very loosely based on the types of knackered vans me and mates had and used in the 80s and 90s to cart band gear about in.
This is 1/24th scale.
This is 1/24th scale.
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Don't come knockin when the Transit Van's rockin...
A family of local Peregrines have made the former Cineworld in Glasgow, the once and future tallest cinema in the world, into a new perch. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr0er0w4go
Peregrine falcon family make Glasgow Cineworld new perch
The birds were spotted on the roof of the Renfrew Street building during the first two weeks of January.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I would totally interview this applicant, with an Italian colleague's mother.
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I would totally interview this applicant, with an Italian colleague's mother.
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wheezing
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
wheezing
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SOMEONE CALL THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. I have found the most middle class review ever on Ocado for Comte cheese.
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
SOMEONE CALL THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. I have found the most middle class review ever on Ocado for Comte cheese.
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
There's a bishop of Sodor? Must have been a character Christopher Awdry created.
It’s official: the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man will no longer sit in Tynwald (Manx Parliament) with automatic voting rights. Next: removing the automatic voting rights of the 26 Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords. humanists.uk/2026/01/28/v...
January 28, 2026 at 5:50 PM
There's a bishop of Sodor? Must have been a character Christopher Awdry created.
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The White House has announced Greg Bovino’s replacement.
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The White House has announced Greg Bovino’s replacement.
NEW: North Atlantic right whales - a species whose fortunes I've followed for years - are having a baby boom!!
21 mother-calf pairs have been sighted so far, the highest figure in years. And we're not even halfway through the calving season (which runs to mid-April).
www.wired.com/story/a-nort...
21 mother-calf pairs have been sighted so far, the highest figure in years. And we're not even halfway through the calving season (which runs to mid-April).
www.wired.com/story/a-nort...
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging sign for a species whose population is estimated to be below 400.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Have we had the No Nails joke yet?
When you install an archbishop, are Rawlplugs required?
#bbcpm
#bbcpm
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Have we had the No Nails joke yet?
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Sounds like #TheArchers have had a glow up.
January 27, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Sounds like #TheArchers have had a glow up.
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me on phone: this is the worst possible time to dump me margaret
tattoo artist: im not quite done so I could make it say I love margaritas
tattoo artist: im not quite done so I could make it say I love margaritas
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
me on phone: this is the worst possible time to dump me margaret
tattoo artist: im not quite done so I could make it say I love margaritas
tattoo artist: im not quite done so I could make it say I love margaritas
Rules to live by.
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Rules to live by.
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Reminds me of a very similar bit of training female members of the British secret service were given during WW2: "Don't ask a man who works for their government what's happening. Confidently tell him something you know to be inaccurate, and he will be forced to correct you".
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Reminds me of a very similar bit of training female members of the British secret service were given during WW2: "Don't ask a man who works for their government what's happening. Confidently tell him something you know to be inaccurate, and he will be forced to correct you".
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Reminder that British journalists have a weird fetish for Harry Potter because it's a fantasy world where nobody mentions how fucking weird it is that everybody was privately educated in just five schools
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Reminder that British journalists have a weird fetish for Harry Potter because it's a fantasy world where nobody mentions how fucking weird it is that everybody was privately educated in just five schools
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Bessie Coleman, the first Black person to hold an international pilot's license....just 12 years after the Wright Brother's first flight.
She became known as "Queen Bess" & "Brave Bessie" for the elaborate and dangerous aerial stunts she would perform.
She was born 134 years ago today
She became known as "Queen Bess" & "Brave Bessie" for the elaborate and dangerous aerial stunts she would perform.
She was born 134 years ago today
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Bessie Coleman, the first Black person to hold an international pilot's license....just 12 years after the Wright Brother's first flight.
She became known as "Queen Bess" & "Brave Bessie" for the elaborate and dangerous aerial stunts she would perform.
She was born 134 years ago today
She became known as "Queen Bess" & "Brave Bessie" for the elaborate and dangerous aerial stunts she would perform.
She was born 134 years ago today
But are they wearing coats in Newcastle yet?
Civil emergency in York as many people are FORCED to wear COATS.
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 AM
But are they wearing coats in Newcastle yet?
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