Gliding Tobster
@glidingtobster.bsky.social
Obsessive glider pilot & instructor. Border Collies' personal clown. EVs + house batteries and all that. Computer games, playing and developing. DIY, 3D printing, cobbling & concocting. Culturally a bit left, economically a bit right.
If Schleicher had designed the rear rudder pedals in the ASK-21 to physically accommodate clown ogres, this would be true.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If Schleicher had designed the rear rudder pedals in the ASK-21 to physically accommodate clown ogres, this would be true.
If there's a comments section, ALWAYS drop "AI is theft".
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If there's a comments section, ALWAYS drop "AI is theft".
Also, guests don't appreciate the "I've got a bean to cup coffee machine" flex and opt for tea to spite you, so just offer tea or coffee without mentioning it.
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Also, guests don't appreciate the "I've got a bean to cup coffee machine" flex and opt for tea to spite you, so just offer tea or coffee without mentioning it.
See also SUV Vs Estate when they realise it's time to replace the 3-door hatchback/coupe or end up in a wheelchair.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
See also SUV Vs Estate when they realise it's time to replace the 3-door hatchback/coupe or end up in a wheelchair.
The most terrifying mammal in the fossil record is Megalictis; 100kg bone-crushing ambush ferret.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The most terrifying mammal in the fossil record is Megalictis; 100kg bone-crushing ambush ferret.
On the scale of feline intelligence, lions are basically as thick as mince. They're just powerful and socially coherent.
Comparison to monarchal institutions is an exercise for the reader...
Comparison to monarchal institutions is an exercise for the reader...
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On the scale of feline intelligence, lions are basically as thick as mince. They're just powerful and socially coherent.
Comparison to monarchal institutions is an exercise for the reader...
Comparison to monarchal institutions is an exercise for the reader...
The best thing about AnonOpin is how it's more useful than direct feedback to the café.
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The best thing about AnonOpin is how it's more useful than direct feedback to the café.
Worst thing listening to the service coverage on Radio 4 was a first ever crowd applause and the presenter trying to hide his disgust.
We basically deserve another war.
We basically deserve another war.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Worst thing listening to the service coverage on Radio 4 was a first ever crowd applause and the presenter trying to hide his disgust.
We basically deserve another war.
We basically deserve another war.
They're for single carriageway overtaking, and exactly match the number of syllables that you're uttering.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
They're for single carriageway overtaking, and exactly match the number of syllables that you're uttering.
Big A2 year planner. Keep the old ones in a drawer when you need to remember when something important happened.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Big A2 year planner. Keep the old ones in a drawer when you need to remember when something important happened.
It'll only continue while this opinion remains anonymous.
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It'll only continue while this opinion remains anonymous.
Some aircraft have this, but helicopters definitely need it the most.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_s...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_s...
Stick shaker - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Some aircraft have this, but helicopters definitely need it the most.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_s...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_s...
Oh get in the bin you gibbering stick.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Oh get in the bin you gibbering stick.
Sausage sandwiches should be two slices of cooked sausage meat with sliced down the middle tiny baguettes in between.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Sausage sandwiches should be two slices of cooked sausage meat with sliced down the middle tiny baguettes in between.
Yep; 4, 5 and 6; assuming that's still the numbering.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yep; 4, 5 and 6; assuming that's still the numbering.
Not nearly as risqué as asking it to translate "cheesy wooden spoon" into Hungarian.
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not nearly as risqué as asking it to translate "cheesy wooden spoon" into Hungarian.
Numbers 1 to 10 in Japanese sound like the character doing the punching.
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Numbers 1 to 10 in Japanese sound like the character doing the punching.
Stradivarius should have invented the piccolo violele for anyone delayed whilst driving to either a gymnasium or a park.
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Stradivarius should have invented the piccolo violele for anyone delayed whilst driving to either a gymnasium or a park.
Just replace all of them with zebra crossings, and camera-enforce them.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just replace all of them with zebra crossings, and camera-enforce them.
Anyone with any history of violence should be exhibited in a zoo until they can convince society that they're now civilised.
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Anyone with any history of violence should be exhibited in a zoo until they can convince society that they're now civilised.
Cultural evolution. The next generation doesn't stand a chance of economic competition if it's as frequently pissed as mine.
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cultural evolution. The next generation doesn't stand a chance of economic competition if it's as frequently pissed as mine.
FPTP doesn't work and not because it's a bad idea - "sway the Overton window between broad churches, the better you do the longer your sway" - but because the majority of those involved on both the standing and voting sides of it are incompetent.
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
FPTP doesn't work and not because it's a bad idea - "sway the Overton window between broad churches, the better you do the longer your sway" - but because the majority of those involved on both the standing and voting sides of it are incompetent.
Or a slice of CFRP acting as a mini "fly jumper". They're banned as mechanical doping in most professional running.
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Or a slice of CFRP acting as a mini "fly jumper". They're banned as mechanical doping in most professional running.
You need to have a friends & family celebrity death pool going on. Tunes you into this topic. I recommend WhatsApp.
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
You need to have a friends & family celebrity death pool going on. Tunes you into this topic. I recommend WhatsApp.