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RPBook

@RPBook@historians.social

#UK based #MilitaryHistory #author. #TTRPG and #BoardGame player. Lapsed #wargamer.

My real name is Robin, but my pen name is Russell. I answer to both names.

#fedi22 #histodons

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RPBook, to linux
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There's less than two hours left on this Kickstarter. Every backer will get several techie ebooks, so it's a very good deal.

Run Your Own Mail Server: A Book for Independence & Privacy, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server?ref=android_project_share

RPBook, to history
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Now that it's no longer the 6th of June, I feel more comfortable saying that I found the massive outpouring of "lest we forget" messages frustrating.

I wholeheartedly support remembering the sacrifices of those who fought on D-Day. But I get frustrated that everyone else is forgotten. People were fighting and dying elsewhere on 6th June 1944, and they deserve to be remembered too.

@worldwarshistory
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RPBook,
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The men in Italy referred to themselves as the "D-Day dodgers" because all the attention was on Normandy. The 14th Army in Burma had long since called itself "The forgotten army". SOE had agents in virtually all occupied territories. Sailors of the Royal Navy and merchant navy were risking their lives to ensure convoys carrying food and supplies arrived safely. RAF crews of Bomber Command and Coastal Command were flying regular missions.

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RPBook,
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In the years before D-Day, many had died in places like Crete, Singapore, North Africa, and Madagascar. Those campaigns, not all of which were successful, made D-Day and the subsequent victory in Europe possible.

When you talk about remembrance, please don't forget those who fought and died in less famous campaigns.
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RPBook, to history
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Reinhard #Heydrich, one of the architects of the #holocaust, died #OnThisDay in 1942, from wounds inflicted by Czech SOE agents during an ambush some days earlier.

Nazi retailiation was brutal, notably including the complete destruction of #Lidice - Hitler wanted the memory of the village to die. But miners in #StokeOnTrent and #NorthStaffordshire had other ideas.
https://russellphillips.uk/books/heydrich-lidice/

#SecondWorldWar #histodons
@histodons @worldwarshistory

transworld, to transgender
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How would you feel if a woman you know, perhaps vulnerable, was forced into being treated in an all-male ward at a hospital. How would that woman feel?

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/03/kemi-badenoch-rather-die-a-male-hospital-ward-20961379/

RPBook,
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@transworld that final sentence is perfect.

Loukas, to random
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I've just wiped windows 10 and installed Linux. And now I will never speak of it again.

RPBook,
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@Loukas more people just using Linux (and open source in general) is a good thing 🙂

Mrfunkedude, to random
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It's been around a week since I switched to Linux Mint as my main OS and here are a few thoughts...

If you have a PS5 and like to play remotely from your PC, Chiaki is the app for you. A little wonky to configure, but so far works great.

So far the majority of software that I used with Windows has a Linux equivalent. If it doesn't, I've had to find workarounds.

Haven't had ANY driver problems at all.

So far there haven't been any big issues and it's been pretty painless.

Yay!

RPBook,
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@Mrfunkedude that's good to hear. Linux has been my primary OS since 2002. I don't have issues, but it's difficult to be sure how much of that is because I've been using it for so long.

I find Windows much more difficult 🙂

RPBook, to queer
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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,
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I emailed her and asked if she could sign them. She replied to say yes, but there was no need to pay - she'd donate them, and she asked which books I wanted. I was grateful that she was going to donate them, so I told her the two books I'd planned to buy.

The package arrived today. It has the two books I asked for, but it also had three other books, and a tote bag. Every book is signed, with a note saying "Protect trans kids".

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RPBook,
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If you like " without the pew-pew" or cosy London noir, I can heartily recommend her books.

I've read all five of the books in the photo, plus some others (mostly shorts that are only available as ebooks). They're all very good.

https://www.whitehartfiction.co.uk

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

RPBook, (edited ) to random
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in 1942, Warrant Officers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš ambushed
Reinhard and attempted to assassinate him. He was wounded and would later die in hospital.

The reprisals were brutal and swift, and eventually led to the complete destruction of the villages of and .

https://russellphillips.uk/books/heydrich-lidice/

@worldwarshistory @militaryhistory

RPBook, to DnD
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Family decided to watch a film together. Youngest fancied something like. We have Honour Amongst Thieves, but he chose the 2002 classic The Gamers.
https://thetvdb.com/movies/the-gamers

RPBook, to random
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If you don't fit neatly into the gender binary, please complete this anonymous survey.
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/gendercensus2024

everydoor, to random
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Oh wow! @streetcomplete got funding from @PrototypeFund to port it to iOS! We're onnnnn! Congratulations Tobias and everyone who's eager to start doing quests on iPhones!

https://prototypefund.de/project/streetcomplete-fuer-ios/

RPBook,
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@everydoor @streetcomplete @PrototypeFund brilliant news!

clacksee, to UKpolitics
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I’m working on a #GeneralElection2024 playlist. What should I add?

#UKPolitics #GeneralElection

RPBook,
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@clacksee From Red to Blue by Billy Bragg was the first one that came to mind, but I'm not sure if that's the sort of thing you're after.

RPBook,
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@clacksee fair enough, but please don't call me dude.

GuerillaGrue, to random
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I know this is going to be an opinion that a lot of people disagree with, but hear me out:

If you're going to "game-ify" your service... make it optional.

I'm not talking "you can just ignore it" optional. I'm not talking "just don't take it seriously" optional.

No. Let me disable it.

I want to use DuoLingo and NOT know what my ranking is or who my stuff is being compared to or what my score is? Let me.

I want to disable achievements on my Xbox or Steam? Let me.

It's not that hard.

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RPBook,
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@GuerillaGrue the gamification on Duolingo pissed me off so much it I stopped learning German out of spite.

I'd still like to learn German, but I have a mental block against it because of that bloody owl.

At least some of it was due to their particular implementation rubbing up against my autism in a really unhelpful way. It's possible that gamification could have been done in a way that I didn't actively hate.

JoscelynTransient, (edited ) to trans
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Out of curiosity, TRANS FEMS: have you ever dated, been in, or are currently in a t4t relationship?

RPBook,
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@JoscelynTransient I voted no, but I was married to my cis wife for about 16 years before I realised I was non-binary.

JetlagJen, to random
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@RPBook bought themself a Palm Pilot. We're both remembering how good the Graffiti input was. I've even installed a Graffiti keyboard on my phone. This Toot was typed with it. I think I may even prefer it to the tapping tiny letters type of keyboard. I do think maybe I need to get a stylus.

RPBook,
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@JetlagJen it's very good. The basics are intuitive, and it's quick and easy to view a cheat sheet.

RPBook, to random
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After some issues, I installed an 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,
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@clacksee 🙂

Or, as my youngest put it, "Oh, it's from the olden days" 😳

RPBook, to militaryhistory
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#OnThisDay in 1917, the Austro-Hungarian navy attacked the Otranto Barrage. Three cruisers, two destroyers, and three submarines took part in the largest attack on the anti-submarine barrier. Of the forty-seven drifters on the barrage, fourteen were sunk and another four damaged.

Some drifters fought back, including the Gowan Lee, whose captain won the Victoria Cross.

https://russellphillips.uk/wwi-otranto-barrage/

@worldwarshistory @militaryhistory #FirstWorldWar

dsoft, to random
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Need help: Received notice to take down @watomatic app from the play store. What can I do to fight this? I am the developer of this. Reboosts appreciated. Thank you all ❤️

RPBook,
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@davx5app @dsoft @watomatic reminds me of the hassle Pidgin (then called gaim) had with AOL. They fought it, but ultimately decided to change the name.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070408150853/http://www.pidgin.im/index.php?id=177

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