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Today I learned about: Alceo Dossena, a prolific forger – but there's more to his story than it might seem https://tiller.fyi/alceo-dossena/
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The Soccer War must be both the most bizarrely named armed conflict and the one in which it was hardest to tell the combatants’ flags apart
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Why living your life in five-year chunks can be a source of happiness: https://robm.me.uk/2022/02/five-year-chunks/
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Today I learned a lovely nonsense-word: "mumpsimus" https://tiller.fyi/mumpsimus/
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Today I learned about the descent of the snake, an astronomical illusion at the Chichen Itza site that shows up at the equinoxes: https://tiller.fyi/the-descent-of-the-snake/
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Tonight’s cocktail: a sort of cherry boulevardier. 50ml scotch, 50ml Campari, 50ml Stambecco cherry amaro, Peychaud’s bitters. Pretty great. #cocktails
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Today I learned about: William Quilliam, an early British convert to Islam and founder of Britain's first mosque https://tiller.fyi/william-quilliam/
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Idea for an alternate history novel: a world where Quilliam is one of many converts to Islam in Britain, Islam builds up a head of steam, something something Ottoman Empire, Britain and its Empire...
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On the bizarre phenomenon of American laws and their dumb acronym names: https://tiller.fyi/acronym-bills/
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Today I learned why the question of how long King Charles III's grandchildren will live for will determine a property dispute between a mega-corporation and a US state:...
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Today I learned about the magnificently named Cake and Biscuit Alliance, one of those great trade bodies (like the National Pig Association or the British Sandwich Association) that tried to convince...
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Why do dictators seem to make awful decisions, ones that often lead to their own downfall? (Like Putin invading Ukraine, for example.) One answer: as they get more vulnerable, the quality of the advice...
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So many situations in life bring me back to the distinction, made by Audrey Tang, between literacy (passive, related to consumption) and competence (active, related to creation). Fostering competence...
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What coal mines can teach us about AI, and the adoption of new tech generally https://robm.me.uk/2023/04/ai-and-coal-mines/
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Lessons in adopting technology, from a ’50s coal mine to AI: https://robm.me.uk/2023/04/ai-and-coal-mines/
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Some photos from today’s strange, soggy ceremony #photography#coronation#KingCharles
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All of my photos from the coronation crowds yesterday, including some of the Republic protesters who managed not to get arrested: https://reldn.co.uk/charles-coronation/#coronation#kingcharles#notmyking
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