Si Wilkins
@siwilkins.bsky.social
Tech Lead/Eng Manager @ University of Cambridge
I think Pyrrhus got a bad rap - really it should be called a Soissonic victory
I truly thought they'd circled the Patient Zero chicken.
Ok, some thoughts, as an olde tyme academic, on the Arday tragedy. First, allegations about causes. We don't know what was in his mind, but many people are keen to blame him, or woke lefties/academia, or the media. Some people are absolutely certain that the media are faultless. 1/
That noise made me lose my grip on the match I was just striking
On the one hand, it's invisible to radar. On the other, the gorgeous Maillard reaction aroma does somewhat give the game away
Indiana Jones and the Adequately Delivered Archaeology Module
Just Another Film Nerd@anotherfilmnerd.bsky.social · 3w agoPitch your most pointless, dull prequel idea that could potentially be greenlit in this idea-starved world. DIRTY: In which we learn how Harry Callahan earned his nickname.
Star Trek IV ET Back to the Future
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 3w agoOK, in honor of the The Odyssey, give me your top 3 films about trying to get home (NOT including The Odyssey) Here's mine: 3. Apollo 13 (1995) 2. The Hunt for Red October (1986) 1. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
Amongst many other wrong things with the take, councils don't "put out" bins, householders do
We had a discussion at teatime about Augustine's theodicy, and I was able to throw in that I'd watched Nolan's last week
I came to the striking realisation recently that over the past 35 years I have almost certainly eaten a McVities Gold Bar more days than I haven't
One thing that doesn't seem to have really cut through is that if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation collapses - which in recent years has gone from "very distant possibility" to "uh, guys" - we don't get a Mediterranean climate, we freeze.
Twlldun@twlldun.bsky.social · 4w ago*One* undiscussed problem with embracing a Mediterranean lifestyle as advocated by this piece is we don’t have the Mediterranean, we have the North Sea, and the impact of climate change on the currents and weather patterns of the North Sea is…well, it’s not turning it into the Med, is it?
since this is pleasingly becoming today's bluesky discourse, chalk me up as a vote for frisbee naan going further than javelin baguette
Sophie Hall@sophlouisehall.bsky.social · last mo.Finally, someone asking the important questions
Something I don't get is... when did it become a thing to not apologise for mistakes?
This BBC article seems to have buried the lede here, which is that 51.8% of senior civil servants are missing
Surely it's not going to be a hugely controversial Trophy-giving to World Cup winners Spain which will tarnish their well-deserved victory
Anyone wondering if it's worth having an official FIFA anthem now knows that the answer is no
Looking forward to Emma Hayes' half time analysis of events in Dallas.
In true Frank Skinner Saturday morning Absolute show Late Review style (which my approval for is in itself a Late Review), i saw Independence Day last night, and it is very much a fun film
Revealing confusion here. Social care is a lottery - you might need a lot, you might keel over. People don't self-insure because you might keel over. People want to pass on wealth to their children, but the current model punishes inheritance for the children of parents who need a lot. 1/
John West@jwestjourno.bsky.social · 3mo agoAs with Sunak’s BBC Political Thinking podcast where he said elderly care costs should not be socialised, the question for Blair is this: so healthcare costs will rise; social care costs will rise. “More involvement for the private sector” doesn’t tell us where the money’s coming from.
Our holiday arrangements have resulted in me sharing a room with our teenage boys, who are discussing 20th century power and conflict poems, and I feel very poorly educated
Obviously it's the filming location for the whole franchise, but East High School is definitely missing a trick by not rebranding as High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The High School
Absolutely right. Just a complete and total lack of high fructose corn syrup.
Slightly increase a band Bigger Fun
Kate Bevan@katebevan.com · 4mo agoSlightly increase a band The Above Average White Band
Why was Howard from Tomorrow's World at the White House Correspondent's Dinner?
