Adso of Menk
@adsomenk.bsky.social
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
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Adso of Menk
@adsomenk.bsky.social
· Oct 17
a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J. R. R. Tolkien
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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Well now that's upsetting.
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Well now that's upsetting.
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"The social media accounts he followed included those of Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, and Andrew Tate, the self-styled “misogynist influencer”."
Colour me shocked
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Colour me shocked
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade
Paul Doyle, who drove into a crowd of celebrating football fans in May, changes plea unexpectedly
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"The social media accounts he followed included those of Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, and Andrew Tate, the self-styled “misogynist influencer”."
Colour me shocked
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Colour me shocked
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Tax people who say ‘y’all’ irrespective of whether they’re American or not.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tax people who say ‘y’all’ irrespective of whether they’re American or not.
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New episode!
Looking at the sources we can use to find out what happened in the ancient world, we see what Herodotus and friends have to say about Cyrus' conquest of the Medes
pod.fo/e/35a864
Looking at the sources we can use to find out what happened in the ancient world, we see what Herodotus and friends have to say about Cyrus' conquest of the Medes
pod.fo/e/35a864
The GCSE History Revision Podcast: The Conquest of the Medes Ancient History Persia Part 2
In this episode we look at what Herodotus and our other sources have to tell us about the conquest of the Medes covered in Episode 1 of this series.
pod.fo
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New episode!
Looking at the sources we can use to find out what happened in the ancient world, we see what Herodotus and friends have to say about Cyrus' conquest of the Medes
pod.fo/e/35a864
Looking at the sources we can use to find out what happened in the ancient world, we see what Herodotus and friends have to say about Cyrus' conquest of the Medes
pod.fo/e/35a864
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
I love teaching Jaws
a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of the ocean
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of the ocean
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November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I love teaching Jaws
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He was 77 when he wrote it, in good health, sharp, energetic, but he admitted he had to manage his health & energy far differently than he used to, and he said that anyone running for president past 60 needed to have a hard look at themselves.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
He was 77 when he wrote it, in good health, sharp, energetic, but he admitted he had to manage his health & energy far differently than he used to, and he said that anyone running for president past 60 needed to have a hard look at themselves.
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It's fashionable now to trot out Nixon being ahead of his time on Russia, China, etc - for good & ill I helped start it - but nobody talks about the last chapter of In the Arena, which is pretty much a no-holds-barred attack on elderly politicians who won't get off the stage & go demented in public.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It's fashionable now to trot out Nixon being ahead of his time on Russia, China, etc - for good & ill I helped start it - but nobody talks about the last chapter of In the Arena, which is pretty much a no-holds-barred attack on elderly politicians who won't get off the stage & go demented in public.
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With a scarf I never think “manly” or “unmanly”. 🙄🙄 I think, how much of my skin can this scarf protect from a biting Canadian winter?
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
With a scarf I never think “manly” or “unmanly”. 🙄🙄 I think, how much of my skin can this scarf protect from a biting Canadian winter?
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The single best piece of art ever. Made by @muskratjohn.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The single best piece of art ever. Made by @muskratjohn.bsky.social
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ronald D Moore should be running Doctor Who
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ronald D Moore should be running Doctor Who
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Wish I could find a Discworld book club, where we just read Discworld books. I own nearly all of them but have no one to talk to about them as I read :(
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Wish I could find a Discworld book club, where we just read Discworld books. I own nearly all of them but have no one to talk to about them as I read :(
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
Because I'm legitimately proud of this #Blanchitsu nightmare I built from scratch and kitbash, here's some other pics #Warhammer #40k
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Because I'm legitimately proud of this #Blanchitsu nightmare I built from scratch and kitbash, here's some other pics #Warhammer #40k
Use only one art piece to convice people to follow you
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Use only one art piece to convice people to follow you
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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“Give me a ping, Charlie Brown. One ping only, please.”
Klaatu barada nikto Charlie Brown
<Slaps table>
Oh! Oh God! Yes! Yes! YES! Charlie Brown
Oh! Oh God! Yes! Yes! YES! Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Give me a ping, Charlie Brown. One ping only, please.”
If you have to use the word 'directly' in a sentence like that, you've got issues.
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you have to use the word 'directly' in a sentence like that, you've got issues.