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Chris @missingintheslips.bsky.social · 2h

Now live in book form. Do please share this announcement widely and re-post it if you know anyone who might be interested. And ask your library to order a copy, if you’d be so kind. To clarify: Anglican means the church(es) that now constitute the CPWI. 🙏🏝️⚓️ www.bloomsbury.com/us/anglican-...

The cover of the just-published book, The Anglican Church in the Anglophone Caribbean: Historical and Cultural Perspectives.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 7d

Use only water or fresh air on tear gas or pepper spray.

No milk, vinegar, antacids, urine, etc. and especially not in eye.

Thank me later,

An actual expert

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 2h

We all know he's one "Ashes? LOL" text from Stokesy away from getting on a plane down under.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 3h

Putting a dislocated shoulder back in?

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5h

Here's a very niche question: does anyone here study ancient languages and has experience in the pronunciation of Akkadian words? And before a million randos tell me that we don't know what dead languages sound like, there are scholars who spend their whole lives on this stuff.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 3h

"He was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months."

If he ignores it again (and I bet every copper in the county is going to be looking out for that stupid car), he's going to jail, so he might actually obey it.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 3h

He'll have to get acquainted with the buses, or buy a bike, won't he?

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 3h

You plum. All the court paperwork says "if you drive to court bring someone else to drive you home."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Workington drug driver caught behind wheel after leaving court

Joshua Carey is now serving a longer ban after he was caught driving immediately after being sentenced.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 3h

His hand falling off?
Nah, he'd just learn to bowl with the other one.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 4h

Anderson, 43, to extend playing career into 2026 #Cricket #OhJimmyJimmy 🏏🌹
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

James Anderson set to sign Lancashire contract extension

England great James Anderson is set to extend his career past his 44th birthday by signing a new deal to with Lancashire for 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 4h

Ever seen a 750-pound muskox face off with a 210-pound pumpkin? 💥 Hudson did, and won! 🏆 Catch more pumpkin-smashing, leaf-crunching, fall fun during #ZooBoo, October 18 & 19. 🎃🐾

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 4h

I used paper cones.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 6h

I had to look up what caciocavallo was, but now I have, quatre.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 6h

Good mayo is just eggs and oil so it makes perfect sense.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 7h

'“All the data that we see is when people use voice, they love it,” says Mehdi. Some of that data is the billions of minutes that people spend talking in Microsoft Teams meetings.'

I can only assume that Mehdi has recently had some sort of head injury if he's basing this on people's use of Teams.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 10h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 7h

Definitely a minus symbol and I think a couple of commas as well.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 7h

Someone just expected me (walking on the pavement, which is what it's there for) to move so they could drive on the pavement to get past an obstruction in the road. On a scale of 1-10, how well do you think that went for them?