John Bull

Author of The Brexit Tapes. Historian. Strategy streamer. Tech/Transport Strategist. Editor of @lonrec. Orient fan. Made Neil Gaiman cry (in a good way). Business: [email protected]

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2024-09-04 17:18:39

God save me from legal departments who think they can write web copy.

2024-08-24 14:49:50

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@npub1a0m…wehv i suspect so.

2024-08-24 10:27:05

This is an extraordinary article.
https://www.ign.com/articles/a-prominent-accessibility-advocate-worked-with-studios-and-inspired-change-but-she-never-actually-existed?utm_source=threads,twitter

2024-08-20 18:05:19

Extensive head scritches have been provided.
The Emperor is pleased.
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2024-08-20 10:51:39

Have checked with the Tortie and she says that it was another cat that knocked all the bottles and cereal boxes onto the kitchen floor but that they got away before she could stop them.

2024-08-20 08:34:59

He's pumped up and ready to face the day
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2024-08-19 18:10:11

STREAM TIME!
We have four races left, $400,000 under the cost cap, and our cars are made of paper. But we'll hit our season race target... if we survive!
Join me for the run in as we try and make Lotus great in F1 again. https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit
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2024-08-16 12:15:38

FRIDAY FACT: There is an entire episode of Steptoe and Son based on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
In it, Steptoe and his elderly friends successfully defend the scrapyard from East London mobsters.
It even features an extended climactic martial arts battle (link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N2BBD94faU&t=286s

2024-08-16 12:15:19

FRIDAY FACT: There is an entire episode of Steptoe and Son based on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
In it, Steptoe and his elderly friends successfully defend the scrapyard from East London mobsters.
It even features an extended climactic martial arts battle (link below) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N2BBD94faU&t=286s

2024-08-12 17:50:55

STREAM TIME
We're in Canada as we continue our Team Lotus revival in @F1Manager. Money is tight, but we've been scraping points. With new parts designed, maybe we might even grab a podium...
Join me for gaming and general natter!
https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming
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2024-08-11 11:16:59

STREAM TIME!
1568. A rising power, the Netherlands yearns to make a mark.
The Great Powers think their network of alliances keep access to world trade under their control. But pull the right string, and alliances can unravel.
And that string is Tafilalt.
Join me for EU4! https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #history
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2024-08-07 10:52:02

Still suffering with whatever this virus is that makes all my joints ache.
On the plus side, I have several bottles of original flavour Lucozade now. Which, as anyone who grew up in the 80s in the UK knows, is the miracle cure for all general meh illnesses.

2024-08-04 10:41:47

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@npub1ze2…kqrk i stand by my theory!

2024-08-01 13:02:56

The changes to sponsorship and race bonus structure in F1 Manager 2024 are great, but I can see it's catching a lot of people out.
I've done a quick explainer/tutorial video on how it works, and how to tailor it to your team and play style at game start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgvKjzaTL0s

2024-07-30 18:17:39

BONUS STREAM!
Join me for some @F1Manager as we use custom team mode to try and revive a former F1 great...
Team Lotus!
It's time for the Chinese Grand Prix... https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #streaming
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2024-07-30 08:44:46

I wonder sometimes if, when he sits there, he remembers that was where he sat and yowled for hours after we first trapped him.
Not least because he often seeks me out for a hug after a windowsill sit.
The little feral has come a long way.
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2024-07-25 13:26:46

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@npub16dn…ntyu yup. Hence:
https://mastodon.me.uk/@garius/112846864240078387

2024-07-25 13:11:16

Currently dealing with our InfoSec people insisting that they need to full pen test a company we're buying a 50 quid, non-crit wordpress plugin off and I'm like:
"Lads no. Can you maybe pretend to be normal for five minutes."

2024-07-25 11:19:32

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@npub1k4n…5kkh it's all about rationalising the critical path

2024-07-25 10:55:08

oh no a project manager found me.

2024-07-21 20:31:41

Emergency Tortie for the Yanks.
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/825/890/385/724/831/original/d552b351220641b9.jpg

2024-07-21 11:24:27

STREAM TIME!
Come join me for some Europa Universalis 4, as we build Netherlands into a trade power.
Stay tuned for kitties, historical natter...
...and most likely a grown man crying when my 6/6/6 heir inevitably dies in a hunting accident. Paradox pls. #gaming #history
https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit
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2024-07-20 16:08:45

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@npub140t…yfnq yay!!

2024-07-19 15:32:39

Apparently lots of Mac users crowing about how the Crowdstrike Stuff doesn't affect them rn.
Must admit I've not heard any.
Although that's probably because I don't have the right £90 set of headphones with a custom headphone jack or summat.

2024-07-18 17:38:53

The new Railways Bill absolutely does not fuck about.
Expiring franchises cannot be extended or awarded, except to companies fully owned by the government, or jointly owned by the governments of the UK and either Scotland or Wales.
Franchise expires? Public operator. No retender.
Franchise goes bankrupt or hands it back? Public operator. No retender.
That's going to cause some potential short-term fuckery by the TOCs. But its not like they were investing for the future of the railways anyway

2024-07-16 18:22:05

Help i tried to boop but am being sucked into the void
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2024-07-14 11:11:28

STREAMS ARE BACK!
Come help me decide what to play. otherwise its just two hours of a tortie derping on cam https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming
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2024-07-10 10:02:01

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@npub10f4…8q8g rumbled. 😆

2024-07-10 10:01:19

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@npub1taf…ts8j yeah, it's notable they've drawn from the competent side of the Tyne.
*Runs and hides*

2024-07-10 09:30:52

Been quietly watching the appointment of new transport ministers.
It's worth noting that the DfT is now headed by the most northern set of MPs I think its ever had, as a collective group. Including former Transport Select Committee chair Lilian Greenwood (who is excellent).

2024-07-10 09:22:41

People describe Peter Frampton as a legend. But in 'Baby I Love Your Way' he rhymes 'way' with 'way' multiple times. I feel like that should be a disqualifier.
To compound this crime, Frampton does the same thing in the chorus for 'Show Me the Way'. Indeed in both songs, the only other word he ever rhymes with 'way' is 'day'.
It's just crimes all the way down.
Anyway.
Anyone else avoiding doing some writing for a looming deadline?

2024-06-27 09:06:36

STOCKHOLM DRINKS TONIGHT!
If you're weird enough to fancy a drink and a natter with Drachinifel, Dr Alex Clarke and myself we'll be doing drinks here from 6pm
https://maps.app.goo.gl/B33AsRr8bGmYGuqB8

2024-06-27 08:08:00

Boo. My USB-C laptop charger is bust. Where will I be able to buy a new one in Stockholm about 4pm today?
Will be arriving at Central Station and staying near Slussen.

2024-06-26 11:35:42

DRINKS TONIGHT IN KARLSKRONA!
From 6pm in the Brewery Hotel. Come along for beer, mead and general natter with myself, Drachinifel and Dr Alex #history

2024-06-25 17:10:33

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@npub19kd…4jdw aye. And also in Gothenburg. Now on the train to Karlskrona!

2024-06-25 14:58:05

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@npub19kd…4jdw nah. Best we could do was 2.5% premium lager from Wally's!

2024-06-25 14:32:32

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@npub19kd…4jdw sadly not!
We held our own little midsommer celebration though. Bought a Swedish flag and everything.

2024-06-21 10:04:53

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@npub1emu…wqmx true!

2024-06-21 08:57:30

It's a beautiful midsummer day here in Karlskoga, Sweden.
Today's goal is mostly to chill, have a wander through the park, and try not to get caught and sacrificed by the local Swedes in their pagan rituals tonight.
(Basically a break day as nothing is open, including hotel breakfast)
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/653/305/384/207/319/original/0b754c21d1cfe47b.jpg

2024-06-17 15:19:39

DRINKS TONIGHT!
If you are in Narvik, Norway and fancy a beer with myself, Drachinifel, Dr Clarke and the rest of the ShipShape crew then we'll be around from 7pm.
Just DM me on the platform of your choice for the location. #norway #histodons #history
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2024-06-15 09:34:32

ShipShape 24 has officially begun!
Here's Anders from the Armed Forces museum, Oslo, talking me through the history of a special - formerly Swedish - gun... #history #histodons https://youtu.be/vxgoRndD_1c?si=OJ75D6D3COumAZLf

2024-06-12 08:23:26

Normal food ape appears to be absent. I am currently being interviewed for the position, temporarily.
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2024-06-10 18:25:15

STREAM TIME!
It's the 2034 F1 Season. Our all-female Brawn team is clinging on to a championship lead over Mercedes, with four races to go.
Next up: Monza. Let's do this.
Join me for racing and general natter! https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming
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2024-06-09 09:50:28

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@npub1ng6…pghq glad you enjoyed it!

2024-06-06 08:26:55

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@npub1xfd…hm4d nope - died in 1985.

2024-06-05 20:18:24

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@npub1wra…zjfg Could have been a Xerox Alto?

2024-06-05 18:28:30

My latest tech history column is now up on Every!
In 1981, Don Estridge broke every rule IBM had to create the IBM PC. He invented an entire industry and gifted it to the company he loved.
IBM never forgave him for it. This is his story. #technology #history https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-misfit-who-built-the-ibm-pc
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2024-06-02 11:17:30

STREAM TIME!
Through fire and blood, the Kingdom of Burgundy has been born.
But sandwiched between an angry France and a hungry HRE, can we survive?
Join me for Crusader Kings 3 and history natter! https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #history
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2024-05-31 20:11:07

Anyone know how you reboot a cat?
Gave Napoleon a little taste of my Philly cheesesteak Calzone and it's broken him.
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2024-05-31 08:57:54

Happy Friday
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2024-05-29 08:18:41

Stuck
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2024-05-26 11:23:30

STREAM TIME!
Duke Hugues II has inherited the Duchy of Burgundy from his grandfather. But at 16, can he survive the world of French politics and a looming Holy Roman threat?
Join me for history natter and some Crusader Kings 3 https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #history #gaming #streaming
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2024-05-22 18:58:27

RISHI: It's still pissing down out there. Are you sure about this?
PR GUY: Yes
RISHI: Why can't we use the press room?
PR GUY: Larry the cat's asleep in there
RISHI: We could wake him?
PR GUY:
RISHI:
PR GUY: No
RISHI:
PR GUY: Go knock em dead, champ
RISHI: Um. Okay
<walks out>
PR GUY: What a tit.

2024-05-21 13:27:54

Rebranding myself as an eco-friendly alternative to ChatGPT.
Ask me a question and I'll mansplain an answer to you, while consuming much less water and energy.

2024-05-21 12:18:03

Doing the final edits on my next tech column this lunchtime, and the real lesson in this one is just how badly IBM fucked up their PC business right from the start.
They never wanted it, and when they got it they were so keen to use it for managerial positioning that they fucked it all up. #history #technology
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2024-05-16 10:54:03

Have had to read a lot of book reviews in academic journals this week for reasons.
Amazing how many of them can be summarised as:
"this book is factually accurate but also makes our area of study seem too interesting to normal people. Not recommended."

2024-05-12 13:03:27

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@npub1s0s…0jty real mahogany

2024-05-09 08:33:57

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@npub1ymx…jz8f technically no, but my old case is in a bad state.

2024-05-08 14:25:07

ME: I'm really, really torn on whether to just replace my motherboard or replatform to AM5. But that would mean I'd need a new case and all cases today are RGB messes designed for edgelord teens who-
FRACTAL DESIGNS <interrupting>: Hi
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2024-05-07 19:15:20

My "oh no I need a new motherboard" is gradually turning into "hmmm do i just say 'fuck it' and re-platform to AM5"

2024-05-07 12:55:06

Today's bit of computing history, and a hint of what's coming in my next tech history column.
This small article in the 8th June 1981 issue of Infoworld caused absolute panic in Microsoft and IBM.
Because it accurately predicted the release and details of the PC, 4 months before it became official
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2024-05-05 12:32:47

Oh JOY. BSOD time on my main gaming box.
Any of my followers find joy in going through dmp files? Because I reckon this is a hardware issue... 😬

2024-04-29 19:56:01

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@npub1heu…0a39 yeah, i'm running the crucial tool to see what it comes back with.
worst case i'll just go Corsair again

2024-04-29 17:59:09

STREAM TIME!
Round 17 of the 2034 season and our all-female Brawn F1 team holds a narrow lead in the championship.
It's time for the British Grand Prix. We start in pole, but can we hold it?
Join me for F1 Manager! https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #f1
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2024-04-22 09:03:02

A fresh morning loaf. #cats
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2024-04-21 11:30:05

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@npub1e9j…ps6j glad you enjoy!
I'd heartily recommend checking out Cringer if you enjoy my stuff. Also FG Squared. Very similar vibes.

2024-04-10 23:22:12

Last week this wikipedia page was a single paragraph.
Now it isn't.
The proudest you can ever be as a writer is knowing you made someone deserving more visible than they were before.
I am delighted to see her finally get a small measure of the attention and recognition she deserves.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lore_Harp_McGovern

2024-04-10 09:40:52

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@npub12jv…gf8c we're entering fluffy blanket weather.

2024-04-10 09:09:40

Good morning from him.
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2024-04-08 19:43:54

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@npub13wz…84y8 I don't even want to know what the HN comments are like

2024-04-08 17:43:34

DELIGHTED to say that my latest tech history column is live on Every and they've made this one free-to-read.
Because it covers one of the most overlooked founders of the golden age of computing: Lore Harp McGovern, founder of Vector Graphic who pioneered small/medium business computing.
She deserves to be better known. Certainly deserves more than a single paragraph on Wikipedia. Read and spread the word #computing #history https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-woman-that-tech-history-forgot

2024-04-07 11:24:22

SUNDAY STREAM!
It's been two weeks! Can anyone remember what we were doing? Probably putting babies in dungeons. Join me for CK3 as... Poland? I think? https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #histodons
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2024-04-06 23:31:22

I maintain my belief that The Inspector in Death in Paradise is in fact a Timelord.
I look forward to seeing who the 5th Inspector is.
I hold firm in my belief it should be Lenny Henry, playing a Met Police detective of second gen Caribbean background, struggling to relate to his roots.

2024-04-06 17:17:37

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@npub1txd…txmn BlueSky gets most of my sass posting. People here get grumpy with me for doing it. 😆
I tend to focus stuff here on my sensible bits. Realized the other day I've been deficient in cat photo posting though.

2024-04-06 16:57:14

2-0 up and I got a new cap. So I'm happy.
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2024-04-06 10:48:03

Breakfast time, so have a croissant. #caturday
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2024-03-19 18:10:29

Of the many nuggets of oral history I've found digging into Vector Graphic and its founders, Lore Harp and Carole Ely, I think this is legit my favourite. From when they were running their memory board production out of Harp's spare room.
Just a quiet moment of lifting someone else up with them. #computing #history
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2024-03-18 18:12:37

STREAM TIME!
It's the 2034 season in F1 Manager. We have an all-female Brawn team.
Let's do this. Let's win the championship let's gooooo.
Join me for the Canada and Monaco Grand Prix to chat gaming, F1 and expectations for F1 Manager 2024. #gaming #f1 https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit
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2024-03-17 11:27:12

STREAM TIME!
Built by his father Siemowit, the new Kingdom of Poland is flourishing under young King Mateusz' rule.
But can it continue to grow, under the threat of plague?
Join me for Crusader Kings 3 and history natter! #gaming #history https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit
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2024-03-15 16:05:24

"someone ate your yoghurt while you were answering the door. They ran away before I could catch them." #cats
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2024-03-15 14:41:12

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@npub1apm…f0kg yup. i think that's our guy!

2024-03-15 10:56:50

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@npub1ref…8ggp yup! i reckon that's him. The dates are right as are various other details, including the fact he's from Bottrop where she was born and lived.
She's described his committee work during the financial crisis, and that tallies perfectly.

2024-03-15 10:32:33

Okay, random history research question!
I've finally tracked down what Lore Harp's maiden name was: Lange Hegermann.
She's often described her grandfather as a politician and economist in Weimar Germany.
So who was he?
It's not a mis-spelling of Werner Hegemann. He died too young. Harp was born in 1944 and she remembers her grandfather, and living in a house with him.
Should add this is not CRITICAL to my research. I'm just intrigued. #histodons #germany

2024-03-15 09:35:55

Fernando Alonso was F1 World Champion the year Oliver Bearman, who drove for Ferrari last weekend, was born.
I hope everyone in the Paddock repeatedly pointed that out to Alonso on Sunday, just to make him feel as old as I do.

2024-03-12 09:28:49

Was trying some Sweden strategies in HOI4 last night.
It's possible to trigger the communist civil war AND win it after siding with the Navy and King, without locking out the royalist focus tree, by end of Jan 1938.
You just need to get your timing right on a few things.
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2024-03-10 11:34:52

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@npub182k…3zey yeah, on my test play i LOVED legitimacy.
It doesn't stop you doing things like marrying a commoner or disinheriting. but it means those are legit disruptive to the kingdom, as they should be.

2024-03-06 09:23:45

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@npub1c9n…5q09 glad you enjoyed it!

2024-03-05 23:34:45

This isn't what I ordered. #cats
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2024-03-05 13:26:59

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@npub1ncx…prul well the issue here is that it isn't the 'voting for' people that are the primary issue.
It's those paid a significant wedge to run council operations.

2024-03-05 12:05:46

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@npub14ta…40ts imagine the fight i had to get Dreamweaver taken off the job description.

2024-03-05 11:59:33

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@npub14ta…40ts HR gonna HR. No point getting hung up on it.

2024-03-05 10:44:55

If you have good Javascript/JSON skills, good server-side/OOP knowledge and experience problem-solving and lateral thinking to get the most out of a CMS, then I currently have a lead developer role open in my team at the University of Greenwich.
Spread the word!
Normal work structure is two days on campus (more if preferred).
Daily tasks are a fun mix of fresh development and coming up with leftfield solutions to whatever the academics throw at us.
https://jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=4413-E

2024-03-05 08:44:20

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@npub1htd…pw82 by replying politely so they know I'm there.
The worst stuff got self-deleted very quickly last night when the perpetrators realised I could make them look silly in their own domain.

2024-03-04 23:43:26

Oh cool. I'm trending on Hacker News.
Always look forward to being told I'm wrong by people who haven't actually read the article.

2024-03-04 18:30:03

STREAM TIME
It's 2034 and we have an all-female F1 team. Let's try and win ourselves a championship as a revived Brawn Racing...
Join me for @F1Manager and general F1, and history, natter! https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #f1
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2024-03-04 17:21:12

Adam Osborne is a forgotten giant of computing. Steve Jobs first true rival and a friend. A man who struggled with his identity: was he British, American or Indian?
In my new column 'The Crazy Ones' over at Every, you'll find a full history of Adam Osborne and the rise and fall of Osborne Computers.
The number of outlets prepared to pay for longform tech history journalism is tiny. So please do read, enjoy and spread the word... #computing #history #histodons
https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-rise-and-fall-of-steve-jobs-s-greatest-rival
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2024-03-04 11:35:16

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@npub1fyt…n4c4 It's an original datamancer. Not cheap but proper typewriter feel.
It's why I have it. As a writer, it's perfect. it makes writing on it a joy.

2024-03-03 11:24:43

STREAM TIME!
15 years ago we captured both the King of Denmark's daughters in a war. He only ransomed back one of them.
So we released and befriended the other. Time to put her on her father's throne!
Join me for Crusader Kings 3! With kitties. Probably. https://twitch.tv/gariusthebrit #gaming #cats #history
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2024-03-03 09:48:13

Urge to boop rising...
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2024-02-28 16:53:39

Sorting out my article archive. Of all the things I've written over the years, this is probably my favourite - on London, dive bars, and how this city seeps into your soul.
Still can't believe someone paid me to write it. Probably why the publication went bust. #london https://authory.com/JohnBull/Bradleys-Lager-and-Shots-in-No-Mans-Land-ae381379526a54a15b04476457051d71d