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Technical writers translate engineer into human.
Progressive, gamer, lover of history, archaeology, science of all sorts, science fiction, and fantasy.

I have touched the stones at Stonehenge!

@steventdennis I'd like to know why there only seems to be about 24 hrs worth of notifications.
Has anybody gotten to the bottom of why mentions no longer work reliably on Twitter?

Every Sunday, we hear regular gunfire from the target range nearby.

We never hear church bells.

Yeah, I tend towards atheism, but even so, I'd rather hear bells than bullets.

@rbreich Why do we have one in the first place?
@steventdennis And then there were the Garbage Pail Kids, that were "collectible" cards.
upcoming archaeology events - online, and on site in Scotland - DigIt Scotland https://www.digitscotland.com/events/ #Scotland #archaeology #Orkney #DigItScotland
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Lucy Clifford: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, I call this the tale of the new mother
Clifford: if kids are naughty, then your mom will abandon you
Clifford: and a new BAD mom will come for you
Neil Gaiman: zounds!
Gaiman: a lightning bolt of inspiration!
Now @adamsteinbaugh should be a wanted man in New Jersey, according to municipal clerk Harold Wiener, because he....sent a couple of records requests. https://www.thefire.org/news/irvington-township-njs-response-public-records-requests-go-jail-do-not-pass-go-do-not-collect
Irvington Township, NJ’s response to public records requests: Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200

Irvington Township, New Jersey, denied several open records requests submitted by FIRE attorney Adam Steinbaugh. When he complained to the state, the town clerk demanded he be jailed.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
@jik <sigh> You'd think, given what's going on in China, that they'd be good with boosters every few months. I suppose new ones need to be developed first though. We're always 2 steps or so behind something like this.
East Dartmoor's Lesser-Known Tors and Rocks - Dartmoor Shop

Have you ever wandered around the eastern part of Dartmoor and stumbled upon outcrops that appear to be nameless? Well, fear not, as this book will act as an invaluable guide. It will teach you about the history of the rocks and showcase a tremendous collection of references to a number of obscure p