RPBook

RPBook, 11 days ago to queer

I occasionally see articles and toots about #authors being arseholes and generally behaving badly.

So, as an antidote to that, I'd like to tell you a story about @clacksee being an excellent human being.

A while ago, she sent a message to her mailing list offering a large discount off any of her books when bought direct. I decided to use it to buy a couple of her books to use as prizes at the tombola that #Mermaids will be running at our local #Pride in June.

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RPBook, 12 days ago to Palm

I know this is a long shot, but do any of you have a hotsync cable for a #Palm m100 or m105? My Palm won't sync reliably and I think the cable might have a break in it.

#OldTech #VintageComputing #VintageTech

RPBook, 24 days ago to random

After some issues, I installed an #ebook reader on the Palm m105 I bought recently. This evening, I used it to read Past Imperfect by @clacksee while waiting for eldest to finish at Scouts.

RPBook, 1 month ago to ShareYourMusic

My wife is in a small #orchestra (NULCO: Newcastle-under-Lyme Community Orchestra) and they have a chance to get a grant which would make a huge difference for them. Please help by voting, and by sharing the link.

They have #musicians of all ages and abilities, and play for the love of sharing #music.

You'll need to put your email address in, tap/click to send a confirmation email, then tap/click the link in it.

Thank you. Boosts are very much appreciated.

https://ticketsource.wishpondpages.com/ticketsource-community-fund-2024/entries/205483659

RPBook, 1 month ago to animals

She may look like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but Snowy woke me up at 1:30 this morning and insisted that I take her for a walk.

#DogsOfMastodon

RPBook, 1 month ago to history

Despite a late train, I had a good day researching at the #NationalArchives

#histodons
@histodons

RPBook, 2 months ago to militaryhistory

For those of you that are interested in armour, I've recently discovered the Totally Tanked podcast.

The format is an informal, but well-informed, chat between the hosts. Then they each review a beer at the end of the episode. I can recommend it.

Plus, they're on the fediverse, at @TotesTanked
https://podtail.com/podcast/totally-tanked-podcast/

@militaryhistory @worldwarshistory

RPBook, 2 months ago to bookstodon

I've started reading Devon's Island by @clacksee

Only read two chapters, but it's off to a good start. I had a tear in my eye at the end of chapter one and was seriously pissed off at Devon's mum by the end of chapter two.

#bookstodon @bookstodon

RPBook, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

We've started watching #Enterprise. My #Dune geek heart was warmed by a brief mention of "Arrakis Prime" at the start of s01e04.

Edit: I misheard, it was Loracus Prime.

RPBook, 2 months ago to history

Today I learned that there was a "wheelbarrow pedestrian" craze in the late 1880s, when lots of people went on very long distance walks, pushing wheelbarrows.

The Victorians were an odd bunch.
https://www.historyextra.com/membership/tiger-tamer-5-podcast-bob-nicholson/
#HistoryExtraPodcast #histodons @histodons

RPBook, 2 months ago to LGBTQ

I've just discovered that #TransRightsReadathon is a thing, and it's happening on 31st March.
https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/

So, a few recommendations of books/series that I've read recently with #LGBTQ characters and/or authors:

The #VigilauntieJustice series and #StarshipTeapot series by @clacksee: https://whitehartfiction.co.uk/

The Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter Series by Dharma Kelleher: https://dharmakelleher.com/

Welcome to St Hell by Lewis Hancox: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1308435812

#bookstodon @bookstodon

RPBook, 3 months ago to random

This morning I was reminded of a problem I once had getting a run of screen printed t-shirts in the 1990s.

At the time, I was the merchandise officer for ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, the #HitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy fan club.

We decided to do a limited run of black Disaster Area t-shirts, with black print (makes perfect sense if you've read the books).

We got artwork and I sent off the order. I added a note making it very clear that we wanted black print on black t-shirts. I added that we knew

RPBook, 3 months ago to Parenting

#Parenting question. We have two kids. The 16yo is #autistic, we think the 11yo is #ADD.

When one of them does something wrong and we don't know which one, they will both claim it wasn't them. We find that upsetting, because one of them is lying to us.

We don't want to punish. We want a conversation about what happened and why, and an apology.

But it can take days of asking before one of them admits it, and that time is horrible. How can we get whoever did it to admit it sooner?

RPBook, 4 months ago to random

I'm working through proofreader comments/corrections for my next book.

Evidently I wrote that in 1940 Churchill ordered the #SOE to "set Europe showcase" 😂

#AmEditing #SecondWorldWar

RPBook, 4 months ago to random

Just watched the last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth with the kids. That ending still makes me cry 😢

RPBook, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

It's #HolocaustRemembranceDay, a day to remember the victims. As well as millions of #Jews, all sorts of other "undesirables" were murdered. #Trans, gays, romany, disabled people, all murdered.

The village of #Lidice in what is now Czechia, was completely destroyed. The men were shot, the women and kids sent to death camps. They even dug up the graves, landscaped the area, and reissued maps with it removed. The nazis were determined that it should be forgotten.

Remember them all. Never forget.

RPBook, 4 months ago to history

I've been thinking about the legacy we will leave for future historians.

--

I recently heard a snippet of a news story on Radio 4, and I realised that our current politicians are handicapping future historians.

The story was about Nicola Sturgeon's WhatsApp Covid-19 messages being unavailable to an inquiry because they'd been deleted. Her deputy had his WhatsApp set to auto-delete messages, so his messages weren't available either.

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#histodons @histodons

RPBook, 4 months ago to wordpress

Any #WordPress or #MySQL wizards here?

I have a WordPress site that is mostly working, but the database appears to have lost all autoincrement definitions and indexes.

Is there an #SQL script somewhere that I can use to add the autoincrement definitions and indexes? And possibly fix other structural issues?

RPBook, 4 months ago to militaryhistory

Very interesting interview with a #ColdWar East German T-72 tank commander
https://coldwarconversations.com/episode326/

#MilitaryHistory @militaryhistory

RPBook, 5 months ago to histodons

#French #historians are trying to record the prevously-untold stories of women who fought with the resistance during the #SecondWorldWar
https://alanmalcher.com/2024/01/04/forgotten-women-of-the-french-resistance-during-ww2/
@histodons @worldwarshistory

RPBook, 5 months ago to random

I always liked Smiley as a character. Far more believable than Bond.

My favourite fictional character: George Smiley is unattractive, overweight, a terrible dresser – and a better spy than James Bond
https://theconversation.com/my-favourite-fictional-character-george-smiley-is-unattractive-overweight-a-terrible-dresser-and-a-better-spy-than-james-bond-199417

RPBook, 5 months ago to opensource

A lot of self-hosted #OpenSource projects offer #Docker images, but I know nothing about Docker.

Can someone point me at a good getting started guide to Docker? I'm only interested in using provided images, not creating them.
#Linux

RPBook, 5 months ago to random

This kind of thing really messes with my #ActuallyAutistic brain.

RPBook, 6 months ago to random

Random early morning observation. The business lessons of Wayne's World aren't taught at management school, and it shows.

In Wayne's World, Benjamin is a big company taking over a little company (Wayne & Garth) to get access to their viewers (customers).

As soon as they have the show, they change it. They make it slick and professional, like them. But people watched it because it wasn't those things. It was different, and those differences are what the viewers valued.

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RPBook, 6 months ago to worldwithoutus

I've been asked for book recommendations about mercenaries in #Africa during the #ColdWar. It's not something I know about. Do any of you have recommendations?
#histodons #MilitaryHistory @militaryhistory