Adam Turner
@thedebrisofapoet.bsky.social
Intermittent tweets on philosophy, law, literature, and other fancies. "Every notary bears within him the debris of a poet."
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The valuation of this car is more than £500k higher than its recent rebuild cost. So the “ship of Theseus” problem has apparently been solved.
The valuation of this car is more than £500k higher than its recent rebuild cost. So the “ship of Theseus” problem has apparently been solved.
James Bond-style Aston Martin restored after being left to rust on driveway
The car - made famous by James Bond became so dilapidated local children played on it - has been restored and is now worth £1m.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The valuation of this car is more than £500k higher than its recent rebuild cost. So the “ship of Theseus” problem has apparently been solved.
The valuation of this car is more than £500k higher than its recent rebuild cost. So the “ship of Theseus” problem has apparently been solved.
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Very aggressively set field.
Youngsters play cricket in Rothwell St, Mumps, Oldham, 1963, photo by Dennis Hussey. He was from Delph, Saddleworth, and worked at the Oldham Evening Chronicle before spending the rest of his career at the Daily Mirror.
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Very aggressively set field.
A great riff on Stavanger’s own Pulpit Rock.
October 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A great riff on Stavanger’s own Pulpit Rock.
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The unusually tall door in this small early 20thC building next to St. Giles-in-the-Fields church near Covent Garden was to allow for theatre scenery to be moved in and out at this former artists' studio.
August 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The unusually tall door in this small early 20thC building next to St. Giles-in-the-Fields church near Covent Garden was to allow for theatre scenery to be moved in and out at this former artists' studio.
Apparently this process starts with a “Potential Asteroid Impact Notification”, the acronym for which would be PAIN.
July 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Apparently this process starts with a “Potential Asteroid Impact Notification”, the acronym for which would be PAIN.
What a generous, compassionate project and book @horatioclare.bsky.social. I hope it helps raise awareness of (and funds for) the fine humanitarian work done by some of the institutions discussed, such as the RNLI.
July 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What a generous, compassionate project and book @horatioclare.bsky.social. I hope it helps raise awareness of (and funds for) the fine humanitarian work done by some of the institutions discussed, such as the RNLI.
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Here's another "cooling" image which I hope might help during this spell of hot weather. This is "Alpine Love" by John Cooper from 1930. It is in the collection at Manchester City Art Gallery. #JohnCooper #EastLondonGroup
July 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Here's another "cooling" image which I hope might help during this spell of hot weather. This is "Alpine Love" by John Cooper from 1930. It is in the collection at Manchester City Art Gallery. #JohnCooper #EastLondonGroup
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The etymology of the word cliché is very cool
July 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The etymology of the word cliché is very cool
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Emil Schulthess - Oymyakon, Yakutia 1968
July 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Emil Schulthess - Oymyakon, Yakutia 1968
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Here is St Martin of Tours cutting his Roman army cloak in half to share it with a beggar. It is on the gateway built in 1900 to connect the medieval tower of St Martin’s Church at Carfax to the new shop on the corner of Carfax. More information here: www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/mayors/city_...
June 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here is St Martin of Tours cutting his Roman army cloak in half to share it with a beggar. It is on the gateway built in 1900 to connect the medieval tower of St Martin’s Church at Carfax to the new shop on the corner of Carfax. More information here: www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/mayors/city_...
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May 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“Order a Segway now! It’s only at Amazon”
May 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“Order a Segway now! It’s only at Amazon”
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Fascinating audio here of TSE - : tseliot.com/foundation/1...
100 years since T. S. Eliot entered the world of publishing | T. S. Eliot
2025 marks one hundred years since T. S. Eliot began his career in publishing. On 23rd April 1925, Eliot was invited to join the newly formed publishing house of Faber & Gwyer as one of its Directors…
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April 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Fascinating audio here of TSE - : tseliot.com/foundation/1...
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Having just spent a few days with friends a little further down the coast in Rock, this view of "Appledore" by John Cooper from 1935 now seems remarkably "familiar" to me because of the similarity of terrain & the estuary. #JohnCooper #Appledore #EastLondonGroup #Devon
April 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Having just spent a few days with friends a little further down the coast in Rock, this view of "Appledore" by John Cooper from 1935 now seems remarkably "familiar" to me because of the similarity of terrain & the estuary. #JohnCooper #Appledore #EastLondonGroup #Devon
A thought prompted by a detail in this nice memoir: imagine signing up for “philosophy club” with a half-dozen schoolmates, and two of them being Joseph Raz and Peter Hacker.
John Finnis's memoir of Joseph Raz has been published at the British Academy. A fitting tribute from a friend for over 50 years.
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Raz, Joseph, 1939-2022
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April 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
A thought prompted by a detail in this nice memoir: imagine signing up for “philosophy club” with a half-dozen schoolmates, and two of them being Joseph Raz and Peter Hacker.
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Margaret Hamilton, NASA's lead software engineer for the Apollo program, stands next to the code she wrote by hand that took humanity to the Moon in 1969.
March 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Margaret Hamilton, NASA's lead software engineer for the Apollo program, stands next to the code she wrote by hand that took humanity to the Moon in 1969.
This is great fun from John Fuller, although anyone who has felt intimidated by the intellectual pyrotechnics in his poetry may smile at the irony...
March 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This is great fun from John Fuller, although anyone who has felt intimidated by the intellectual pyrotechnics in his poetry may smile at the irony...
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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956).
'The Forbidden City Wall, Peking', c.1920s
'The Forbidden City Wall, Peking', c.1920s
March 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956).
'The Forbidden City Wall, Peking', c.1920s
'The Forbidden City Wall, Peking', c.1920s
Oracle bones: A tortoise plastron used in divination c.1200 BC. The writing records the diviner, their prediction, and (in an Enlightenment-avant-la-lettre twist) the actual outcome. Anyang, Henan province, China. #AncientBluesky
February 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Oracle bones: A tortoise plastron used in divination c.1200 BC. The writing records the diviner, their prediction, and (in an Enlightenment-avant-la-lettre twist) the actual outcome. Anyang, Henan province, China. #AncientBluesky
Alan Garner on pass agg uses for Attic Greek #AncientBluesky
February 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Alan Garner on pass agg uses for Attic Greek #AncientBluesky
Antony Gormley, “Body Buildings”, currently exhibiting at the Galleria Continua in Beijing. Intricate, thoughtful explorations of human form and the built landscape (and a lingering moment of respite from the minus 10 degree winter outside).
February 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Antony Gormley, “Body Buildings”, currently exhibiting at the Galleria Continua in Beijing. Intricate, thoughtful explorations of human form and the built landscape (and a lingering moment of respite from the minus 10 degree winter outside).
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Hearing that Mr. Turner was much troubled at what I do in the office, and do give ill words to Sir W. Pen and others of me, I am much troubled in my mind, and so went to bed; not that I fear him at all, but the natural aptness I have to be troubled at any thing that crosses me.
February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hearing that Mr. Turner was much troubled at what I do in the office, and do give ill words to Sir W. Pen and others of me, I am much troubled in my mind, and so went to bed; not that I fear him at all, but the natural aptness I have to be troubled at any thing that crosses me.