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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 51m

What do the French have planned for 2066 I wonder, to celebrate the 1000th anniversary?

Medieval Archives @medievalarchives.com · 1h

#OTD in 1066 - Battle of Hastings: On Senlac Hill, 7 miles from Hastings, William the Conqueror defeats and kills King Harold II of England

John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 9h

Agree with this completely. A book is to be read and used, not kept in pristine condition on a shelf

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 1d

Now playing:

Fernandel Ah ! le tango corse 1963

YouTube video by M. Rose Gastou

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 1d

A drizzly Belgian city?!

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This Day In WWI @thisdayinwwi.bsky.social · 2d

1/5🧵Edith Cavell was British Nurse and spy that was executed by Germans #OTD Oct 12 1915 for helping Allied POWs. In left photo the dog on the right, "Jack" was rescued after her execution. Money was raised and Sir George Frampton designed a Trafalgar Square memorial en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_C...

"Pre-War Life in Brussels - A portrait of nurse Edith Cavell as she sits in a garden her two dogs. The dog on the right, "Jack" was rescued after her execution." https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022484

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell_Memorial

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

40 minutes into the rehearsal and I’ve just played my first note…

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

Preparing for Halloween

A black cat standing on top of a wooden gate

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

Just finished this (again). What an astonishing book: it really makes you work hard and never treats you as stupid. I read most paragraphs and pages twice, and some chapters, just to make sure I’d picked up everything

The cover of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

That’s handy, as I have a glut of apples and walnuts at the moment

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

Several of the Trail running events in Belgium are sponsored by the Chouffe brewery

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

He’s not wrong!

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 2d

Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 3d

John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · Aug 13

Considering buying a large, comprehensive encyclopaedia in physical book form so I have a store of actual knowledge before the internet becomes 100% untrustworthy AI slop

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 3d

Big Brother?

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 3d

This article informs me that if I hit and kill a deer whilst driving I can take it home and eat it. But only during the hunting season.

Belgium News / Actualités belges 🇧🇪 @newsbelgium.bsky.social · 3d

Prudence sur les routes wallonnes : le gibier est en cavale pendant la chasse

https://www.rtbf.be/article/prudence-sur-les-routes-wallonnes-le-gibier-est-en-cavale-pendant-la-chasse-11614003

Prudence sur les routes wallonnes : le gibier est en cavale pendant la chasse - RTBF Actus

La saison de la chasse a repris en Wallonie, la battue grand gibier est ouverte depuis le 1er octobre...

www.rtbf.be

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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 12d

The famous guitar riff for Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" originated from a "circus melody" warm-up played by guitarist Slash during a 1986 jam session.
While Slash played the riff in a joking manner, bandmate Izzy Stradlin recognized its potential, and the band built the song around it.

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

Frustration with the support process did lead to me accusing the agent of being an AI chat bot. I did apologise afterwards but their responses were so weird. I guess they use scripts or maybe the system uses AI to support their responses

John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

Now using a 20-character password *and* changed the password on my e mail account just in case

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

I had been receiving messages about other devices using my Netflix account so had changed the password twice in the last 3 months. Overnight it got hacked again and the login changed. Eventually managed to get back in via Netflix support, although it took a while