Paul M. Cray
@pmc.bsky.social
"A plain, unvarnished Preston man." Permanent resident alien in Seattle, Wash. Interests: AGI, books, food, futurology, historiographic metafiction, ideas, sf, technoeconomic paradigm shifts, the Technological Singularity, writing
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Paul M. Cray
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These two "New Worlds" cover just about sum up my overall Weltanschauung
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Tbf the only British TV I was exposed to as a kid was Doctor Who and Eastenders lol
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Tbf the only British TV I was exposed to as a kid was Doctor Who and Eastenders lol
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From the mail article I think one can accurately discern the shitty nature of the school and the headmaster
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
From the mail article I think one can accurately discern the shitty nature of the school and the headmaster
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It doesn't have to be a religious school, even the state schools can work their magic
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I was in one of the teachers flats with him on my own. Reader, I was not nonced
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I was in one of the teachers flats with him on my own. Reader, I was not nonced
BBC NEWS | UK | England | West Midlands | Ex-teacher jailed for sex attacks
news.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It doesn't have to be a religious school, even the state schools can work their magic
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I was in one of the teachers flats with him on my own. Reader, I was not nonced
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I was in one of the teachers flats with him on my own. Reader, I was not nonced
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Several Circles by Vasily Kandinsky, 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Several Circles by Vasily Kandinsky, 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 21
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 21
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
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Kandinsky
Several Circles by Vasily Kandinsky, 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Kandinsky
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Sorry to hear that, glad to hear you weren't abused though
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Sorry to hear that, glad to hear you weren't abused though
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Actually Ive always wanted to see Monty Python content because of its ties to Fallout. So you got me there :)
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Actually Ive always wanted to see Monty Python content because of its ties to Fallout. So you got me there :)
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James Bond is good, for whatever reason I forgot that was British. Honestly Im exaggerating my opinions, just was in a mood for a few flame wars lol
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
James Bond is good, for whatever reason I forgot that was British. Honestly Im exaggerating my opinions, just was in a mood for a few flame wars lol
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Anyone who sends their kids to catholic school should be investigated, the catholic church is a big pedophile machine.
December 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Anyone who sends their kids to catholic school should be investigated, the catholic church is a big pedophile machine.
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I generally don't like British entertainment, it just comes off as crap to me for whatever reason, can't really pin it down why
December 31, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I generally don't like British entertainment, it just comes off as crap to me for whatever reason, can't really pin it down why
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What the hell is a "catholic atheist"? I wasn't raised in Christianity of any kind, so no idea how one would be both
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
What the hell is a "catholic atheist"? I wasn't raised in Christianity of any kind, so no idea how one would be both
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It comes off as very childish and silly.
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It comes off as very childish and silly.
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I'm an atheist so I don't care about Christian figures. I'm just an adult who doesn't care about childish stuff.
December 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I'm an atheist so I don't care about Christian figures. I'm just an adult who doesn't care about childish stuff.
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Aristotle has a fair bit to say about the Carthaginian constitution
December 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Aristotle has a fair bit to say about the Carthaginian constitution
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Summary of recent work: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-01...
Ancient Carthaginians really did sacrifice their children |
After decades of scholarship denying that the Carthaginians sacrificed their children, new research has found 'overwhelming' evidence that this ancient civilisation really did carry out the practice.
www.ox.ac.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Summary of recent work: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-01...
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Few indications the Carthaginians were much less brutal, to be frank.
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Few indications the Carthaginians were much less brutal, to be frank.
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We also have some sections of a religious and mythological treatise, but all of them are from translations into Greek or Latin and most are short quotations. Weirdly, Punic literature survived in quantity to the late 4th century AD, as Augustine of Hippo cites it as a language of learning...
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We also have some sections of a religious and mythological treatise, but all of them are from translations into Greek or Latin and most are short quotations. Weirdly, Punic literature survived in quantity to the late 4th century AD, as Augustine of Hippo cites it as a language of learning...
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I don't really know much about it but I seem to remember there are fragments of dramas, a book on agriculture, and a Greek translation of a voyage narrative
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I don't really know much about it but I seem to remember there are fragments of dramas, a book on agriculture, and a Greek translation of a voyage narrative
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It was a republic(?) with magistrates(?) that came from (noble?) families, who had some relation with colonies(?), what isn’t clear about this to you
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It was a republic(?) with magistrates(?) that came from (noble?) families, who had some relation with colonies(?), what isn’t clear about this to you
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it's just super weird that Carthage was so large and yet we have essentially no idea how, e.g., its government worked.
Working on book revisions and I have made this point like, 11,000 times but once more I feel the need to suggest that Carthage does not get a fair shake for how impressive its military machine was.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
December 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
it's just super weird that Carthage was so large and yet we have essentially no idea how, e.g., its government worked.
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I don't like Doctor Who. It's too childish and British
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I don't like Doctor Who. It's too childish and British
The correct answer is "Doctor Who". Even as a child I vastly preferred the vast and colourful expanses of DW to the bland constraints of ST and SW
I prefer Star Trek because it's more science fiction most of the time. Scifi interests me more than fantasy
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The correct answer is "Doctor Who". Even as a child I vastly preferred the vast and colourful expanses of DW to the bland constraints of ST and SW
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Unsure if it was the hypothetical question at the start of the year or 'I said that a restaurant was near to the Guardian's offices'.
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Unsure if it was the hypothetical question at the start of the year or 'I said that a restaurant was near to the Guardian's offices'.
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Manic Street Preachers fans fortunate to never witness Richey Edwards in the age of Twitter (from Keith Cameron book)
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Manic Street Preachers fans fortunate to never witness Richey Edwards in the age of Twitter (from Keith Cameron book)