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Martin Kirk
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Wargamer, amateur historian, metal-head, LARPer, nerd. He/him
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"DeBlasio understood the situation. "I could have corrected him," he said. Instead, he played along. He used ChatGPT to compose a response criticizing Mamdani's tax plans, in particular, as unlikely to raise the requisite revenue. "It was all in good fun. I never thought it would make it to print," DeBlasio said. He assumed the reporter would "have all his people check it out." The Times deleted the article from its website, and issued a statement claiming that "our reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor." DeBlasio was particularly annoyed at the idea that, by operating under his own name, he could be labelled as an imposter or, as The New York Times put it, a "de Blasio impersonator."
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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"That's bait" meme from Mad Max Fury Road, saying "that's a tank" Because, as Alex definitely knows, the M10 is a tank destroyer or self-propelled anti-tank gun, but definitely not a tank
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Has the world actually gone insane?
Screenshot from the article, reading "in the complainant itself, the customer said the employee who spoke with them was a "transgender 'woman', ie, a biological male" and stated this was "obviously the case" because the person was "at least 6ft 2in tall""
August 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Though if a shot aimed towards Cow Corner has gone over silly mid off, the batter has miscued it pretty badly

The fielding positions aren't fixed (I think unlike baseball?), but this image is a decent guide
A map of fielding positions in cricket (for a right-handed batter). Cow Corner is on the bottom right of the field, Silly Mid Off is in the centre, slightly to the left. The batter is in the centre, slightly above the centre point, facing towards the bottom, where the bowler will bowl from
July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Somehow, I think this post will stay relevant for a while...
An old post saying "We already have a machine that can give you the wrong answer to any question. It's called "a guy at a bar". Information has to be true to be useful"
June 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Now I know to look for it, I can see the grid on this mat, but I didn't notice it at the time!
A picture of the Battle of Beneventum wargame taken at Salute 52, featuring a very subtle grid map suitable for Strength and Honour. There are fields along the bottom of the picture, with Pyrrhus' troops at the edge of the fields, and the Roman legions towards the top of the picture
April 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Picture of Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France and Supreme Allied Commander in 1918 Picture of Philippe Petain, commander of French armed forces in 1918 and later Prime Minister of France who signed an armistice with Germany in 1940
March 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Oooh, interesting. What about these?
M24 Chaffee light tank... Or heavily armed reconnaissance vehicle Renault R35 French infantry tank... For infantry support
February 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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I don't know how accurate War Thunder is, but it shows 10/11 rounds. Also rather cramped in the back/top
X-ray image of the Sturmtiger in the video game War Thunder, showing the layout of ammunition and crew (half of whom are crammed into the superstructure between the ammunition racks)
January 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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"Why should I change? He's the one who sucks" meme
January 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Name a non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring
England cricketer Joe Root in test match whites
December 22, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Thick and Thin! Both chonky tonks though
28mm-scale models of an M26 Pershing (thick) and a Char B1 (thin). Miniatures from Warlord Games, painted by me
November 28, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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A couple of pictures from a hard-fought game of Star Wars Legion yesterday! I lost, but I'm playing the Empire, so that's probably a good thing 😂
Imperial Storm Troopers take cover in a snowy woodland - Star Wars Legion miniature wargame Wookiee Fluttergnasps overrunning Imperial lines - Star Wars Legion miniature wargame
November 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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If you see this, post a robot!

(Yes, I know he's not technically a robot 😂)

#paintingmjniatures
A Warhammer 40k Chaos Knight painted in Iron Warriors colours (silver, with bronze trim, and detailing in black and yellow)
November 11, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Just 2 posts above, there's a gimmick account! Also a concentration of Star Trek, apparently
November 7, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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I have some Heresy models, but not on my desk. I'll go for some not that #legion
#swlegion
November 7, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Star Wars Prequel meme - Anakin saying "Is it possible to learn this power"
November 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Not having an actual furred feline, I guess I'll have to resort to these for #proofofcat
Picture of 4 model Leopard 1 main battle tanks
August 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM