Theo Honohan
@theohonohan.bsky.social
"The subtlest and most pervasive of all influences are those which create and maintain the repertory of stereotypes."
That's a misleading photo to use, because that's the XB-52 (a prototype). The B-52 that went into production has a pretty different nose, and the shape of nose varied a lot in later versions! But what's certain is that the band didn't have the early, atypical XB-52 prototype in mind.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
That's a misleading photo to use, because that's the XB-52 (a prototype). The B-52 that went into production has a pretty different nose, and the shape of nose varied a lot in later versions! But what's certain is that the band didn't have the early, atypical XB-52 prototype in mind.
It seems to me that it's a bit like this game: unflipgame.com
Unflip Puzzle Game
Select square areas (2x2 or larger) to flip the colors of the tiles. Make all tiles white to win.
unflipgame.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It seems to me that it's a bit like this game: unflipgame.com
Maybe this seems like a non sequitur. What I'm saying is that I might build a live steam miniature locomotive if it wasn't such a logistical drag – and those things are NOT affordable to purchase ready-built www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihi8...
7 1/4 inch gauge LNER A4 4498 "Sir Nigel Gresley"
YouTube video by StationRoadSteam
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Maybe this seems like a non sequitur. What I'm saying is that I might build a live steam miniature locomotive if it wasn't such a logistical drag – and those things are NOT affordable to purchase ready-built www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihi8...
It's a pretty amusing remote islander experience. There just isn't a market for the ME stuff here so no vendor imports it. Situation in most of the rest of europe/US is very different, I imagine.
The acceptable solution is to sink time into immaterial things like maths and computer science instead.
The acceptable solution is to sink time into immaterial things like maths and computer science instead.
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's a pretty amusing remote islander experience. There just isn't a market for the ME stuff here so no vendor imports it. Situation in most of the rest of europe/US is very different, I imagine.
The acceptable solution is to sink time into immaterial things like maths and computer science instead.
The acceptable solution is to sink time into immaterial things like maths and computer science instead.
There are some activities that are difficult to pursue in Ireland. Model engineering: you'll probably need to buy materials from the UK (next island across) regularly. You'll pay high post-Brexit customs charges and wait around for packages, when it should just be a trip to a local city model shop.
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There are some activities that are difficult to pursue in Ireland. Model engineering: you'll probably need to buy materials from the UK (next island across) regularly. You'll pay high post-Brexit customs charges and wait around for packages, when it should just be a trip to a local city model shop.
![Painting: Arthur Streeton, Sheep country [or The Grampians from the plain], c.1920](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2t4xsc2doon5nbg7fpsskdc/bafkreidf5nm6vr5nawi5rmy6gz5xczikgnag5njvlymlznzt33azdpc6eq@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I should remark that the quantity Ian Jack describes has the same units as the cant deficiency. Depending on your point of view, this may seem pretty close to accuracy. granta.com/the-1210-to-...
On balance, Jack probably shouldn't have told this just-so story which oversimplifies the dynamics.
On balance, Jack probably shouldn't have told this just-so story which oversimplifies the dynamics.
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I should remark that the quantity Ian Jack describes has the same units as the cant deficiency. Depending on your point of view, this may seem pretty close to accuracy. granta.com/the-1210-to-...
On balance, Jack probably shouldn't have told this just-so story which oversimplifies the dynamics.
On balance, Jack probably shouldn't have told this just-so story which oversimplifies the dynamics.
He's on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DNYcr4pOayw/
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
He's on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DNYcr4pOayw/
By the way, UNIX folks have a tool for this called figlet. It comes with a range of OK fonts and you can, of course, also make your own.
www.figlet.org/examples.html
www.figlet.org/examples.html
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
By the way, UNIX folks have a tool for this called figlet. It comes with a range of OK fonts and you can, of course, also make your own.
www.figlet.org/examples.html
www.figlet.org/examples.html