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Project Night Watch

@pnwnet.bsky.social

"Building bridges of connection through technology and education" Be it a game board or a technology product, we are interested in connecting the individual to their community, self, nature, ancestors and wellbeing.

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Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · last mo.

Storymaking should be consistent across everything, so if the UK wants to reflect strength against opponents like Russia and Argentina, cancelling military exercises to save money is going to have an opposite effect and portray weakness and a likely outcome of attacks on the UK.

Richard Michael Blaber@rmblaber1956.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · last mo.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/04/british-army-halt-non-essential-training-exercises-save-money.

Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As the dispute between writers and AI continue over copyright, here is a ruling in ancient Irish law on a copyright dispute: "To every cow its calf, and to every book its copy." A matter that was settled in 561 CE. See attached.

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Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our city of Colchester was noted for being forced to build a temple to a Roman invader called Emperor Claudius. Quite possibly the people of Colchester continued to worship Claudius for 200 years. If President Trump has a deluson of godhood, Colchester could be a place to invade. Image: BBC

A 3d construction of the Temple of Claudius in Colchester showing the temple, a statue of victory to the front, an open space and an arcade around the the open space.
Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 4mo ago

When a Roman emperor such as Hadrian celebrated their birthday, lots of gladiator contests were organised, including beast hunts at places like the Colchester Roman Circus. Donald Trump UFC contests on his 80th birthday reminds me of this Roman emperor trend. followinghadrian.com/2019/01/24/2...

24 January AD 119 – Hadrian celebrates his 43rd birthday in Rome with gladiatorial games (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN

On 24 January AD 119, Hadrian celebrated his 43rd birthday in Rome, the first he spent in the capital as emperor. The emperor put on a gladiatorial show lasting six consecutive days to mark the occ…

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Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Starbucks has fully embraced AI in their marketing, but made the mistake of excluding humans in the decision-making process, resulting in a spectacular public disaster in South Korea. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Starbucks Korea reveals series of mishaps leading to 'Tank Day' campaign

Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said lacked "social and histor...

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Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This tree was grown from an acorn in 2014 by me. It was the strongest and largest of the twelve oak saplings I grew in pots, and was named after the Iceni queen who burnt Colchester down. Seems happy at the final location it was moved to.

An oak sapling showing the first green of the new year. The tree is in front of a crowd of different trees and shrubs. Grass grows in front and around the oak.
Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How many people look up and around them when they go about their lives? The natural wonders and events going on around which so many are blind to? Yesterday, I looked to the 930pm sky and saw the moon, Venus and Mercury just after the sun went down. I was leaving Lidl with shopping at the time.

A blue night sky with a crescent moon, Venus below and Mercury further to the right in the image. The black outlins of trees and houses below.
Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We plan to remember the late Barbara Butler who was a great fan and promoter of our Aquila game. We think an annual prize for the winner of an Aquila playing competition in her name, the Barbara Butler prize, could be one way to celebrate this lady. Barbara lived in Colchester and died in Dec 2025.

A lady in a blue coat smiles directly at the camera as she is sat down outside at a blue table. A red paper drinking cup is next to her on the table.
Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Local community leaders hopefully will do their homework in how data centers can impact local businesses and vulnerable low-income families via spikes in prices in energy and water bills in a supply-demand economy. www.techticia.com/2026/05/sili...

Silicon Valley’s Vacationland Needs A New Energy Provider Just As AI Is Driving Prices Up

AI energy crunch threatens Lake Tahoe as rising data center demand pushes electricity prices higher across the West.

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Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our game of Aquila arguably is the same one as the mystery game of Gwyddbwyll that appears in King Arthur legends in Wales. Talking of Arthur, the corvids known as Choughs, said to embody the spirit of Arthur, have returned to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Choughs reappear at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall after decades of absence

King Arthur is said to have transformed into a chough when he died, its red feet and beak representing his bloody end

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Project Night Watch@pnwnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We have a travel version of Aquila. A serving Major of the Colchester-based Parachute Regiment always takes the travel version of the Aquila game around the world to play, reflecting what Roman soldiers did as well.

On a brown table is a white canvas bag with the Roman image of an eagle in red and yellow. The word AQUILA is in the eagle image. Above the bag is a box with red velvet inside and a sticker on the inside lid with the same logo as on the white canvas bag. Above the box at the top of the image is a red cloth with yellow lines in a 12 by 8 grid of squares. On the cloth are blue and white glass playing counters: 12 small white, 1 large white, 12 small blue and 1 large blue counter. The counters are in their starting poistions ready to play a game.