TechnicallyOwen

@technicallyowen.bsky.social

He/him the bloke with the hair, English man in New Hampshire. Pretentious Gobshite from Newcastle but lost my accent in the post. Knower of things. 45!

today is the final day to pay or Misty is literally homeless. please do not let them suffer more than they already are for being poor. can you spare £5? what about £10 or more? you will be helping someone who needs it. help misty stay housed!!!!

Misty (Inactive)@mikrokosmos.bsky.social · 7d ago

My leftover balance!!! We’re close to keeping me housed!! Just a little more support and pushing and I’ll be okay!! I have until tomorrow to remedy, sign a new lease, and contact housing to say the order of eviction has been cancelled!!

Given we are approaching that time of the year, my big piece from years back on the 1983 Cold War Crisis (and the role of Stanislav Petrov in it) over onto authory as a free-to-read. Over the years, the myth of what happened has been simplified. The reality was scarier. Because: Ronald Reagan.

The Day the World Didn’t End

At the height of the Cold War, with alarms screaming, one Soviet officer stopped to think. It cost him his career. It may also have saved the world. The morning of the 26th September 1983 had started ...

authory.com

At the bookstore, I waved over a guy with an astronaut tattoo and a pride necklace. "I'm not your demographic," he said. "My book is about a female biker gang in space rescuing a gay prince," I said. "The sequel is about a sex-positive sexbot." "In space?" "In space." "I AM your demographic!"

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Just as I'm re-reading the Discworld booksI have, I found this poster I made for the movie "Sword of Passione" from "Moving Pictures" in 2014. I think it still holds up! (The text is all from the book)

Horizontal movie poster for "Sword of Passione" from the book "Moving Pictures"
Description from the book: The poster for the click Sword of Passione shows "a picture of what might just possibly be Ginger" and in the background erupting volcanoes, dragons, and cities burning down. The movie doesn't actually have any of that, but it's still a great success.
The poster text reads: The Motione Picture They Could Not Banne!
A Scorching Adventure In the White-Hotte Dawne of A New Continont!
A Mann and a Womann throne together in the wherlpool of a World Gone Madde!!
STARRING *Delores De Syn* as The Womann and *Victor Maraschino* as Cohen the Barbarian!!!
THRILLS! ADVENTURE!! ELEPHANTS!!!
Cominge Soone to A Pit nr. You!!!!