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Gortius Octavo
@gortius.bsky.social
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Published vexillologist and vexillographer from the Canary Islands | Student of history and passionate about books & sci-fi | Progressive Democratic Socialist & many other things 🇺🇳🇽🇰🇺🇦🇬🇪🇦🇲🇵🇸🇪🇭🇹🇼 | He/Him

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Gortius Octavo @gortius.bsky.social · Nov 19
Wow! I have recently gained a whole lotta followers, so I guess an introduction is in order.

Hi! I’m Gortius Octavo

I am a published vexillologist and amateur vexillographer from the Canary Islands, Spain. I love books, Sci-fi, history, and specially: flags!

(Here’s my personal flag)
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anlaetificat.bsky.social
Mi experiencia como profe de inglés a adolescentes incluye explicarles (esto en el último mes):

-cómo hacer una captura de pantalla
-cómo seleccionar una palabra y reescribirla
-cómo usar ctrl + loquesea
-cómo cambiar el tamaño de letra en word
-cómo copiar y pegar
-cómo escribir @
mundogilipoy.bsky.social MundoGilipoy @mundogilipoy.bsky.social · Apr 9
Creer que los nativos digitales entienden el mundo digital es como creer que tu entiendes algo de fontanería porque llevas toda la vida abriendo y cerrando grifos.
April 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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thekinsie.com
"Hey, 'scuse me, bartender, can I please get another one for my friend here? He's 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 goin' through it lately..."

#DOOM #MarathonTheGame
May 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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hoi.paradoxinteractive.com
Soldiers!

The Command and Quartermasters have arranged for some of you to win your very own HOI Board Game.

Reply to this post and tell us what you’re looking forward to most about the HOI Board Game to enter the giveaway!

More about the giveaway here!👇
https://pdxint.at/4g3zmQX
January 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
gortius.bsky.social
Bluesky… microwaves?
December 8, 2024 at 7:56 AM
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flagged4content.bsky.social
So @romanmars.bsky.social, some *very* powerful people (& also Michael over at @flagsforgood.com) recommended you as a guest for my flag podcast, for reasons that should be clear.

Hit me back; I'd love to have the progenitor of "how bout better city flags" on the show + I know listeners would too 👍
November 26, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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vexiupdate.bsky.social
Fly high with Vexiupdate! 🚩 We’re on Twitter and IG too, sharing all things vexillology across the web. 🌍 Want us to land on another platform? Your suggestions are always welcome—let us know! 🌟
Links here >>> linktr.ee/vexiupdate
#vexillology #flag
November 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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gregschwanbeck.bsky.social
Here's a bonus puzzle I sometimes give to my #astronomy students if they finish a quiz early.

A twist on #star identification; can you ID the #flag using only the stars?

(Countries are paired with letters to make it easier for students & for me; the answer spells a phrase.)

#edusky #vexillology
November 16, 2024 at 2:07 PM
gortius.bsky.social
How does breaking bad manage to make all the gun trafficker characters so funny?
November 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
gortius.bsky.social
Wow! I have recently gained a whole lotta followers, so I guess an introduction is in order.

Hi! I’m Gortius Octavo

I am a published vexillologist and amateur vexillographer from the Canary Islands, Spain. I love books, Sci-fi, history, and specially: flags!

(Here’s my personal flag)
November 19, 2024 at 10:19 PM
gortius.bsky.social
¿Por que aquellos historiadores extranjeros que investigan la historia de España son denominados "hispanistas" pero no se da un tratamiento similar a los especialistas en otros países o regiones?
November 19, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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ampolmoments.bsky.social
President Eisenhower sketches a buff version of himself on a memo about how the CIA had just overthrown the Guatemalan government (1954)
November 19, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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senyorkbra.bsky.cat
Bon dia i putos sionistes.
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 AM
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flagged4content.bsky.social
You should be able to add yourself here! Feel free to direct any other VexHeads this way too 🔥🎙️

go.bsky.app/9QjnmJy
a QR code to join the Vexillology Starter Pack.
November 18, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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brandonhundt.com
Yes! If you enjoyed the MN Flag Referendum and need more flags in your life, I recommend this starter pack from @flagged4content.bsky.social

bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 15, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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thespaceshipper.com
1/ This masterpiece is free.
2/ An audio commentary has been added to Half-Life 2!
3/ A one-hour documentary is available! (next post)
4/The "Raising the Bar" artbook, which I've never been able to buy because it was far too expensive second-hand, WILL BE EXPANDED AND RE-RELEASED IN 2025!
Nearly two decades since it first went out of print, Raising the Bar is set to return with an expanded second edition—offering a comprehensive look into the creation of the Half-Life 2. Originally published in 2004, this book captured the story of Half-Life 2's development but missed the episodic content that followed. This new edition concludes the Half-Life 2 development story, with never-before-seen concept art from Episode One and Episode Two, along with ideas and experiments for the third episode that never came to be. My boy.
November 15, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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plushie.gay
November 6, 2023 at 5:07 PM
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dril.bsky.social
for years scholars wondered how many toddlers you can run over with tanks before your country is considered "Bad" . probably about 4 million
October 26, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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kekeflipnote.bsky.social
Moomin discovered that there is no toxicity over Bluesky.
October 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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bsky.app
Bluesky now has 13M+ users, the @atproto.com developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped features like DMs and video!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised a $15M Series A to continue growing the community, investing in Trust and Safety, and supporting the dev ecosystem.
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.
bsky.social
October 24, 2024 at 4:33 PM
gortius.bsky.social
Hello my dear Blueskyers (?), I have been told to post some things in here to make my account more legit, so if anyone following me here has a Goodreads account, I'd be delighted to follow them.

Here's mine: www.goodreads.com/gortius
Gortius
Gortius has 899 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading El Libro de los Condenados by Charles Fort
www.goodreads.com
October 21, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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kekeflipnote.bsky.social
Now that you are on Bluesky with us,
please stay, Don't leave ❤️
October 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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sky-tan.kawaii.social
Q: Is it true that Bluesky doesn't use algorithms?
A: Not quite!

#sky-tan #QaA
Question: Is it true that Bluesky doesn't use algorithms? Sky-tan answers.. Not quite! Bluesky actually has many algorithmic feeds but it gives you the right to choose and create them! Currently they can be categorized like this: Following (Posts from people you follow in a chronological order without algorithm), Discover (Official feed from Bluesky that acts like a For You page. Can be fine tuned!), Custom Feeds (Feeds created by the community. You can create your own too!) Bonus tip: In settings > Following Feed Preferences you can enable posts from custom feeds to show up in your following feed!
October 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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sky-tan.kawaii.social
Q: Which custom feed do you recommend to follow?
A: Find some about your interests. General use feeds are linked below!
#sky-tan #QaA
Question: Which custom feeds do you recommend to follow? Sky-tan answers: Many custom feeds cater to specific interests. For example Game Dev shows all things game dev, Vtuber Fightclub shows all things vtubers etc. Find feeds for your interests in the Feeds menu! Recommended feeds for general use are: Mentions (This feed shows mentions, comments and quote reposts. Basically a way to filter notifications!) Popular with Friends (Content that your follows like. Good for discovery, especially after following a lot of people.) Quiet posters (Some follows don't post often. This feed makes sure you see their posts when they do!) The 'Gram (Only shows pictures by people you follow. Good for those who just want to see art.) Share your fav feeds in the replies!
October 17, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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sky-tan.kawaii.social
Learn how to make links prettier! ✨

You will need to use the third party client deck.blue. You can log into it with your Bluesky account and an app password

#sky-tan #tutorial
Bluesky tutorial How to make links prettier. Follow these steps: 1. Log into deck.blue, a third party client akin to what Tweet Deck was for Twitter. 2. Compose a new post by clicking the button on the top left. 3. Copy your link, select text you want to turn into a link and hit paste (CTRL+V) 4. Your links should look this in the composer: [Text](https://link.com) 5. Hit Post! Bonus tip Hit "Win + ." in the deck.blue post composer to open an emoji selector. Alternatively you can type ":" and it opens an emoji drop down selector like in Discord.
October 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM
gortius.bsky.social
Autocrítica y seguimos avanzando
October 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM