James
@derpjames.bsky.social
History, Homebrew, and cHristianity (but clearly not alliteration). Here to learn and explore.
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And that's precisely why Jesus had a problem with the rich. Not because there's any theoretical problem with being successful or comfortable per se; but because to get rich generally involves some level of amorality, exploitation, and general shitbaggery.
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
And that's precisely why Jesus had a problem with the rich. Not because there's any theoretical problem with being successful or comfortable per se; but because to get rich generally involves some level of amorality, exploitation, and general shitbaggery.
I would, but it's 2,415 years old now and the Iron Age can has started to bulge...
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I would, but it's 2,415 years old now and the Iron Age can has started to bulge...
Horse bottomed wolves made the Roman world go round
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Horse bottomed wolves made the Roman world go round
@leedsmuseums.bsky.social please please please produce all the derpy horse-bottomed wolf merch we need
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@leedsmuseums.bsky.social please please please produce all the derpy horse-bottomed wolf merch we need
And, having watched many a TV quiz show, I have a strong suspicion that if you asked someone if Jamaica or Barbados was in the Caribbean, you might not get a Yes 😅)
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
And, having watched many a TV quiz show, I have a strong suspicion that if you asked someone if Jamaica or Barbados was in the Caribbean, you might not get a Yes 😅)
(Just to be clear, I mean: in school, the slave trade was the background to the US Civil Rights movement; so whilst the Caribbean was mentioned, the emphasis was on the US colonies - so if the question was “where did the slaves go”, Virginia would be ahead of Barbados in people’s thinking.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
(Just to be clear, I mean: in school, the slave trade was the background to the US Civil Rights movement; so whilst the Caribbean was mentioned, the emphasis was on the US colonies - so if the question was “where did the slaves go”, Virginia would be ahead of Barbados in people’s thinking.
We had vast slave plantations in Virginia - that’s not the Caribbean! Equally, how good is people’s geography? It’s not impossible for people to just not know which islands are part of the Caribbean!
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We had vast slave plantations in Virginia - that’s not the Caribbean! Equally, how good is people’s geography? It’s not impossible for people to just not know which islands are part of the Caribbean!
Yes, I have questions about the survey itself. I totally get that a lot of people might not have done it at school or have forgotten details, but I’d be interested to see how the questions were framed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Yes, I have questions about the survey itself. I totally get that a lot of people might not have done it at school or have forgotten details, but I’d be interested to see how the questions were framed.
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The Trump blew Clinton hahahahaha stuff is boring and it's fine and whatever but the raping kids part is the one that demands every single person in those files dies of old age in prison.
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Trump blew Clinton hahahahaha stuff is boring and it's fine and whatever but the raping kids part is the one that demands every single person in those files dies of old age in prison.
Absolutely howling at "farted extensively" 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Absolutely howling at "farted extensively" 🤣
I'm totally with you that the Bible itself doesn't explicitly state the earth is 6,000 years old (it doesn't, and it isn't!) but people have been adding up the ages and saying that for a *long* time.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I'm totally with you that the Bible itself doesn't explicitly state the earth is 6,000 years old (it doesn't, and it isn't!) but people have been adding up the ages and saying that for a *long* time.
Not entirely true - whilst they did work that out then, they weren't the first to do it. I'm pretty sure Augustine in C4th says 4,500y, and the medieval Christmas carol "Adam lay ybounden" says that Jesus arrived 4,000 years after the Fall, which when you add 2,000y to now brings us to 6k.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Not entirely true - whilst they did work that out then, they weren't the first to do it. I'm pretty sure Augustine in C4th says 4,500y, and the medieval Christmas carol "Adam lay ybounden" says that Jesus arrived 4,000 years after the Fall, which when you add 2,000y to now brings us to 6k.
On the borderline between medieval and early modern, this reminds me of the "Lutheran Insulter", which was a website which would throw a random insult from one of Luther's works at you...
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On the borderline between medieval and early modern, this reminds me of the "Lutheran Insulter", which was a website which would throw a random insult from one of Luther's works at you...
Category is: Things which would be denied entry to Westminster Abbey
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Category is: Things which would be denied entry to Westminster Abbey
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As I say to everyone who equivocates on church and cathedral entry fees: theology and all that aside, speaking entirely from personal experience, if Durham Cathedral wasn't free to enter, I probably wouldn't be a Christian today.
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
As I say to everyone who equivocates on church and cathedral entry fees: theology and all that aside, speaking entirely from personal experience, if Durham Cathedral wasn't free to enter, I probably wouldn't be a Christian today.
I disagree, I’m quite partial to a citrus radler and I’ve never had scurvy to date! 😉
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I disagree, I’m quite partial to a citrus radler and I’ve never had scurvy to date! 😉
If you told me that this was the trailer for a horror film, I would absolutely believe you
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you told me that this was the trailer for a horror film, I would absolutely believe you
Defeating AI tools, one ADHD chaos conversation at a time. 💪
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Defeating AI tools, one ADHD chaos conversation at a time. 💪
We are now sharing ideas of nonsense phrases to sneak into meetings to see if it gets minuted.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We are now sharing ideas of nonsense phrases to sneak into meetings to see if it gets minuted.
"[Colleague] and James discussed the convenience of a dictation feature which allows users to dictate while moving around, comparing it to the experience of an 18th-century aristocrat."
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"[Colleague] and James discussed the convenience of a dictation feature which allows users to dictate while moving around, comparing it to the experience of an 18th-century aristocrat."