Henri
@happyhappyhenri.bsky.social
📚 I restock UK’s biggest bookshops and specialise in Non-Fiction.
🎓 MA Modern History from King’s College
Interests: History/Books/Politics/Football
Opinions my own 🤷🏼♂️
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🎓 MA Modern History from King’s College
Interests: History/Books/Politics/Football
Opinions my own 🤷🏼♂️
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Henri
@happyhappyhenri.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Sigh. Thanks Google
January 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sigh. Thanks Google
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Next read for me is “Gambling Man”. It’s rather timely actually. Yesterday US announced the “AI Manhattan Project” as it’s billed - Project Stargate which promises to invest up to $500 billion into AI power core in the US. The man who was made the CEO of the project is the subject of this book.
Next read for me is “Gambling Man”. It’s rather timely actually. Yesterday US announced the “AI Manhattan Project” as it’s billed - Project Stargate which promises to invest up to $500 billion into AI power core in the US. The man who was made the CEO of the project is the subject of this book.
January 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Next read for me is “Gambling Man”. It’s rather timely actually. Yesterday US announced the “AI Manhattan Project” as it’s billed - Project Stargate which promises to invest up to $500 billion into AI power core in the US. The man who was made the CEO of the project is the subject of this book.
Next read for me is “Gambling Man”. It’s rather timely actually. Yesterday US announced the “AI Manhattan Project” as it’s billed - Project Stargate which promises to invest up to $500 billion into AI power core in the US. The man who was made the CEO of the project is the subject of this book.
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My second read this year (one I am thoroughly enjoying so far) is “Impossible Man” by Patchen Barss.
It’s a biography of Roger Penrose, one of UK’s (and the World’s of course) greatest scientists of the last century.
My second read this year (one I am thoroughly enjoying so far) is “Impossible Man” by Patchen Barss.
It’s a biography of Roger Penrose, one of UK’s (and the World’s of course) greatest scientists of the last century.
January 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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My second read this year (one I am thoroughly enjoying so far) is “Impossible Man” by Patchen Barss.
It’s a biography of Roger Penrose, one of UK’s (and the World’s of course) greatest scientists of the last century.
My second read this year (one I am thoroughly enjoying so far) is “Impossible Man” by Patchen Barss.
It’s a biography of Roger Penrose, one of UK’s (and the World’s of course) greatest scientists of the last century.
Forgot to crosspost to here too.
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New Year, New Books. Starting as we mean to go on.
“Allies at War” by Tim Bouverie focuses on the interpersonal and intergovernmental relationships between the leaders of the nations that were playing the key roles in World War II.
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New Year, New Books. Starting as we mean to go on.
“Allies at War” by Tim Bouverie focuses on the interpersonal and intergovernmental relationships between the leaders of the nations that were playing the key roles in World War II.
January 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Forgot to crosspost to here too.
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New Year, New Books. Starting as we mean to go on.
“Allies at War” by Tim Bouverie focuses on the interpersonal and intergovernmental relationships between the leaders of the nations that were playing the key roles in World War II.
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New Year, New Books. Starting as we mean to go on.
“Allies at War” by Tim Bouverie focuses on the interpersonal and intergovernmental relationships between the leaders of the nations that were playing the key roles in World War II.
Okay people. I am making a list. What are the books you are looking forward to the most in 2025?
Thanks
Thanks
December 29, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Okay people. I am making a list. What are the books you are looking forward to the most in 2025?
Thanks
Thanks
Merry Christmas gang. Eat well, be merry and treat every being with respect and love. 🌲🧀🍷
December 25, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Merry Christmas gang. Eat well, be merry and treat every being with respect and love. 🌲🧀🍷
Feliz Navidad ya filthy animals.
Have the bestest of time, share food and love with your favourite people. 🌲
Have the bestest of time, share food and love with your favourite people. 🌲
December 25, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Feliz Navidad ya filthy animals.
Have the bestest of time, share food and love with your favourite people. 🌲
Have the bestest of time, share food and love with your favourite people. 🌲
Read #52 for me this year was “Supremacy” by @parmy.bsky.social about the battle for AI supremacy between Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis and a few other key characters. I read a lot on AI this year and I must say - this was one of the best and the FT BOTY award was deserved.
December 22, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Read #52 for me this year was “Supremacy” by @parmy.bsky.social about the battle for AI supremacy between Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis and a few other key characters. I read a lot on AI this year and I must say - this was one of the best and the FT BOTY award was deserved.
Opened this app for the first time in weeks to find 200 new followers… thank you, whoever put me on a starter pack I assume ❤️
Welcome, I post mostly about books, history, occasionally Manchester United (rip), Ukraine, Eastern European politics and London.
Welcome, I post mostly about books, history, occasionally Manchester United (rip), Ukraine, Eastern European politics and London.
December 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Opened this app for the first time in weeks to find 200 new followers… thank you, whoever put me on a starter pack I assume ❤️
Welcome, I post mostly about books, history, occasionally Manchester United (rip), Ukraine, Eastern European politics and London.
Welcome, I post mostly about books, history, occasionally Manchester United (rip), Ukraine, Eastern European politics and London.
Read #51 for me this year is “An Ordinary Youth” by W. Kempowski. It’s an account of growing up in Rostock during the 1930s, watching the rise of Nazism all around. It’s imbued with carefree simplicity of youth and a discomfiting exploration of life, politics and war puncturing carefree youth.
December 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Read #51 for me this year is “An Ordinary Youth” by W. Kempowski. It’s an account of growing up in Rostock during the 1930s, watching the rise of Nazism all around. It’s imbued with carefree simplicity of youth and a discomfiting exploration of life, politics and war puncturing carefree youth.
Not a word of a lie, I am getting roasted for the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree by my Eastern European fam and friends.
We take that shit way more seriously.
We take that shit way more seriously.
December 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Not a word of a lie, I am getting roasted for the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree by my Eastern European fam and friends.
We take that shit way more seriously.
We take that shit way more seriously.
“Everything was forever until it was no more”
Syria is just a reminder to the west that dictatorships fall
Syria is just a reminder to the west that dictatorships fall
December 8, 2024 at 1:12 PM
“Everything was forever until it was no more”
Syria is just a reminder to the west that dictatorships fall
Syria is just a reminder to the west that dictatorships fall
Well lads. The time is nigh. The bots are now here.
December 5, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Well lads. The time is nigh. The bots are now here.
Reposted by Henri
Someone sitting at a desk "thought the rocket belonged in the room with the children"
Oksana Maksymchuk
Oksana Maksymchuk
December 5, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Someone sitting at a desk "thought the rocket belonged in the room with the children"
Oksana Maksymchuk
Oksana Maksymchuk
The search function on twitter has been rendered absolutely bloody unusable. It used to be one of the best parts of that social media site - a good directory is a huge part that contributes to discovery and intermingling.
They’re now removing timestamps too.
A masterclass in making product worse.
They’re now removing timestamps too.
A masterclass in making product worse.
December 5, 2024 at 8:33 AM
The search function on twitter has been rendered absolutely bloody unusable. It used to be one of the best parts of that social media site - a good directory is a huge part that contributes to discovery and intermingling.
They’re now removing timestamps too.
A masterclass in making product worse.
They’re now removing timestamps too.
A masterclass in making product worse.
Next up for me is “Russia Starts Here” by Howard Amos which attempts to answer some questions about Russia, it’s character and it’s people by speaking and investigating simple, common lives in the poor Pskov region that borders Estonia and Latvia.
December 2, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Next up for me is “Russia Starts Here” by Howard Amos which attempts to answer some questions about Russia, it’s character and it’s people by speaking and investigating simple, common lives in the poor Pskov region that borders Estonia and Latvia.
Reposted by Henri
Reposting as now rather topical
December 2, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Reposting as now rather topical
Reposted by Henri
Saying "I'm just going to have a really quick shower" and then proceeding to stand under the water for 35 minutes like a homicide detective trying to wash the filth of the city off of their soul.
November 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Saying "I'm just going to have a really quick shower" and then proceeding to stand under the water for 35 minutes like a homicide detective trying to wash the filth of the city off of their soul.
Russian chaos agents are simultaneously running in Syria, Ukraine and Georgia.
Let them run. Now is the time to push on. They’re stretched and can’t allocate resources everywhere.
🇺🇦 🇬🇪 ✊🏼
Let them run. Now is the time to push on. They’re stretched and can’t allocate resources everywhere.
🇺🇦 🇬🇪 ✊🏼
November 30, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Russian chaos agents are simultaneously running in Syria, Ukraine and Georgia.
Let them run. Now is the time to push on. They’re stretched and can’t allocate resources everywhere.
🇺🇦 🇬🇪 ✊🏼
Let them run. Now is the time to push on. They’re stretched and can’t allocate resources everywhere.
🇺🇦 🇬🇪 ✊🏼
Made some chips with my lunch.
The gf be like:
The gf be like:
November 29, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Made some chips with my lunch.
The gf be like:
The gf be like:
Entered a fancy cheese shop. They sell brains here too apparently.
Result, I was missing mine!
Result, I was missing mine!
November 27, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Entered a fancy cheese shop. They sell brains here too apparently.
Result, I was missing mine!
Result, I was missing mine!
November 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I think people seriously underestimate the reaction of the public in the western countries to this.
🚨 BREAKING: The UK and France are reportedly in talks about deploying British and French troops to Ukraine
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November 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I think people seriously underestimate the reaction of the public in the western countries to this.
Howard Zinn’s History of the United States is one of the best general histories of a state I have ever read.
Since this book is fairly heavy, I’ve decided to read a chapter a day. Two chapters in and I feel I’ve already learned more than in every American History class I was ever forced to take in grade school.
November 24, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Howard Zinn’s History of the United States is one of the best general histories of a state I have ever read.