Tom Lean
@reggitsti.bsky.social
Curator of misc, historian of tech, author of Electronic Dreams (Bloomsbury2016), Welshman in Mancunia, listener to old scientists, 8-bit geek, views own
I cannot recall a game of Arkham when I have rolled this hilariously and consistently badly.
June 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I cannot recall a game of Arkham when I have rolled this hilariously and consistently badly.
In the queue for A Knight's Tale, one of our party has genuinely only just realised this isn't actually a faithful performance of Chaucer in the original Middle English
April 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In the queue for A Knight's Tale, one of our party has genuinely only just realised this isn't actually a faithful performance of Chaucer in the original Middle English
Not the best day for a walk
March 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Not the best day for a walk
This is all going a bit wrong....
March 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is all going a bit wrong....
Had a grand day out learning about the awesome work of the Avro Heritage Centre in sunny Stockport. Amazing to stand in the cockpit of a cold war era Vulcan bomber built to deter the USSR. Thank goodness those dark days of history are behind us.
March 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Had a grand day out learning about the awesome work of the Avro Heritage Centre in sunny Stockport. Amazing to stand in the cockpit of a cold war era Vulcan bomber built to deter the USSR. Thank goodness those dark days of history are behind us.
Good to see my weekend's reading materials arrived before the storm hit
January 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Good to see my weekend's reading materials arrived before the storm hit
Christmas tradition achievement unlocked. 🔓 🎄
December 20, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Christmas tradition achievement unlocked. 🔓 🎄
Finally! My loves of cheese and worker placement games are brought together in one place.
December 10, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Finally! My loves of cheese and worker placement games are brought together in one place.
Guess who didn't read the book but went to bookgroup anyway...
November 28, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Guess who didn't read the book but went to bookgroup anyway...
Friday cat has had enough this week
November 15, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Friday cat has had enough this week
Have to love ̶M̶e̶d̶e̶a̶v̶a̶l̶ ̶M̶e̶d̶i̶a̶e̶v̶i̶l̶ Early Modern solutions for preventing book theft. Interesting morning at Chetham's delightfully atmospheric Library
November 7, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Have to love ̶M̶e̶d̶e̶a̶v̶a̶l̶ ̶M̶e̶d̶i̶a̶e̶v̶i̶l̶ Early Modern solutions for preventing book theft. Interesting morning at Chetham's delightfully atmospheric Library
Had a great time this week making friends with Sno-Cat and other objects at the Science Museum's incredible newly opened national collection centre. www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 11, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Had a great time this week making friends with Sno-Cat and other objects at the Science Museum's incredible newly opened national collection centre. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Those two years as an agricultural historian gave me an exaggerated sense of my gardening abilities. This is my *entire* beetroot crop.
October 1, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Those two years as an agricultural historian gave me an exaggerated sense of my gardening abilities. This is my *entire* beetroot crop.
It's not looking good for us TBH
September 7, 2024 at 8:37 PM
It's not looking good for us TBH
Is it just me, or do Catseyes look a lot space invaders when they're not stuck in a road?
September 6, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Is it just me, or do Catseyes look a lot space invaders when they're not stuck in a road?