βThere isnβt enough bullshit in the world, we should automate the generation of it.β
β Silicon Valley, circa 2023
βThere isnβt enough bullshit in the world, we should automate the generation of it.β
β Silicon Valley, circa 2023
Boost if you
- love reading books
- love buying books
No one will know which one.
To this extent I'm really interested to know how the age breakdown of people on the #Fediverse. On one hand it would seem to make sense to me that most people here remember the "old internet" before the centralization and they're here to rekindle that flame of independence. On the other hand the youths are generally pretty up on this whole technology thing. I grew up on the internet and since then smartphones have become even more ubiquitous.
(Please boost for reach)
#OTD in Tudor history, 13th November 1536, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Robert Packington (Pakington, Pakyngton) was shot to death by an unknown assailant while he was on his way to mass at St Thomas of Acre Chapel. He was shot with a wheellock pistol.
Robert Packington, who was a mercer and member of Parliament, has gone down in history as the first person in England to be killed by a handgun.
But who was the murderer and why was he killed?
On this day in Tudor history, 13th November 1536, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Robert Packington (Pakington, Pakyngton) was shot to death by an unknown assailant while he was on his way to mass at St Thomas of Acre Chapel. He was shot with a wheellock pistol. Robert Packington, who was a mercer and member of Parliament, has gone down in history as the first person in England to be killed by a handgun. But who was the murderer and why was he killed? Find out about Packington, his murder, and the theories regarding who ordered his murder...