Simon Brown
@niceredtrousers.bsky.social
Tired dad of 3 teens. Slightly warped geologist/geophysicist/geographer.
Unfortunately the Red Trousers no longer fit.
Unfortunately the Red Trousers no longer fit.
After reading that article, I'm getting vibes of Eliza from Neal Stepenson''s Baroque Cycle: Courtesan; polymath; influencer.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
After reading that article, I'm getting vibes of Eliza from Neal Stepenson''s Baroque Cycle: Courtesan; polymath; influencer.
Patrick O'Brian was apparently a bit of a dick: deserting his former family etc etc. But Aubrey-Maturin novels still float my boat. So to speak.
November 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Patrick O'Brian was apparently a bit of a dick: deserting his former family etc etc. But Aubrey-Maturin novels still float my boat. So to speak.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It sounds like (to this untrained person) many of the British colonies in the 19th/20th centuries: import Indians to run the civil service.
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It sounds like (to this untrained person) many of the British colonies in the 19th/20th centuries: import Indians to run the civil service.
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I loved Sleeper so much. They showed it on BBC2 in the 80s in a Woody Allen season, and it was an eye-opener: Lots of material to go over with my geeky teenage friends at school the following day.
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I loved Sleeper so much. They showed it on BBC2 in the 80s in a Woody Allen season, and it was an eye-opener: Lots of material to go over with my geeky teenage friends at school the following day.
With the non-celeb version you are always a bit "meh" about them at first, but 6 episodes in you are* completely invested.
*I am
*I am
October 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
With the non-celeb version you are always a bit "meh" about them at first, but 6 episodes in you are* completely invested.
*I am
*I am
that's a follow :-)
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
that's a follow :-)
As a Brit, the only reference to Smoot-Hawley is know is from "Ferris Beuller's Day Off"
August 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
As a Brit, the only reference to Smoot-Hawley is know is from "Ferris Beuller's Day Off"
And in the middle of Ski Sunday, when they were showing the scores or whatever, they would play a section of "The Things that Dreams are Made Of" by the Human League. It took me years to find out what that music way.
July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
And in the middle of Ski Sunday, when they were showing the scores or whatever, they would play a section of "The Things that Dreams are Made Of" by the Human League. It took me years to find out what that music way.