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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 random
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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 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

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it wouldn't be very visible, that was the point, and that we'd done this before.

I was excited when they arrived, and intended to buy the first one myself. They had white print, and they looked awful — like film negatives.

I rang the printer, who said I could send the t-shirts back or pay for them. But they flat out refused to do what we'd asked. I sent them back and got the refund.

It was a real shame. They would have looked great, and I'm confident they would have sold out quickly.

RPBook, to Parenting
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#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,
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@AshleyMarineP that sounds like a good idea. We'll give it a go, thank you.

popey, to random

Poor planning on my part means my car battery wasn’t completely full this morning, and I need a decent charge in it. So popped to the local Instavolt, conveniently located for a quick McCafe breakfast ☕️🥔

The display of a charger showing 71% state of charge.

RPBook,
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@popey does the battery graphic not change to show the level of charge?

I'd expected the blue fill to be a representation of charge level, but it appears to be the same height on both. That seems really odd to me.

NeanderthalPride, to Writers

AUTISTIC/ADHD AUTHORS

Having chatted with several autistic I have a theory that autism writes better in a unique story structure. I would love to talk about this more, especially with ADHD writers, as I think they may blend into this structure.

Would you be interested being in a neurodivergence writing group on Discord?

https://discord.gg/K3aPQn7H

I promise, your manuscripts are NOT a mess.

RPBook,
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@NeanderthalPride I'd be interested, as long as non-fiction writers are welcome.

RPBook,
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@NeanderthalPride I've joined 🙂

Pepijn, to Podcasts
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Is anyone maintaining an overview of with a presence on or the ?

I know only two: the amazing classic @plastisphere and the, for me, new @starrytimepod

Do drop good podcasts in the comments!

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@Pepijn @plastisphere @starrytimepod the only podcast I listen to that I know is on the Fediverse is Cold War Conversations
@coldwarpod

I don't know if Ian actively uses the account, or just posts about new episodes.

kitoconnell, to Texas

I've seen some people suggest that it's out of touch or naive for Americans to call for a and shows we aren't listening to people in the Middle East. But these calls for ceasefire resolutions are coming directly from the real, thriving Palestinian community of , even in the face of violence.

https://www.texasobserver.org/palestinian-austin-stabbing-hate-crime-ceasefire/ via @TexasObserver

I wonder if people said the same thing about the calls to boycott apartheid South Africa? I definitely see it with modern , even though that movement stems directly from a Palestinian call-to-action.

@palestine

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@BruceMirken @kitoconnell @TexasObserver @palestine yep, I remember people in the UK saying that we shouldn't boycott South Africa because it would harm Black South Africans.

kyle, to random

Pondering some form of e-Ink and am looking for recommendations. Ideal featureset:

Screen: ~7" - don't like holding a 10" iPad, and an expired 6" ereader seems a fraction small.
PPI: >~300
Wifi
Ability to sync to/from CalibreWeb

I'd rather not pay Amazon for their products so that probably excludes the Kindles unless they are outstandingly worth it. Thoughts?

RPBook,
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@kyle Kobo currently have a sale on their ereaders:
https://uk.kobobooks.com/collections/eReaders?filter.p.m.custom.screen_size=7%E2%80%9D&filter.p.m.custom.screen_size=8%22&sort_by=manual

The Sage, Libra, and Forma should all fit your requirements, but I'm not sure if they'll sync with Calibre Web. They'll definitely sync with Calibre via a USB cable.

tkinias, to random
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TFW you realize that an author isn’t referring to the nineteenth century when they write “the last century.”

RPBook,
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@tkinias that hits hard every damn time.

RPBook, to random
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I'm working through proofreader comments/corrections for my next book.

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

RPBook, to worldwarshistory
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secret agent Nicola Trahan dies aged 97 - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-68166260


@worldwarshistory

clacksee, to books
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Hello. Did you know there's a fourth Starship Teapot book in the works? Because there is…

Henry, the unswearing robot, has a lot to say.

@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon

RPBook,
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@clacksee @lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon yay, more Lem and Spock 🙂 I do like Henry, but I relate so much to Lem, and I suspect if my dog could talk she'd sound just like Spock.

rachel, to random
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Dear macOS,
Never in my life have i ever wanted to "mirror" a display when extending is one billion times more convenient. Please stop assuming that every new display I connect is meant to be mirror. Please stop automatically blasting my private notes and conversations on the projector every time I happen to give class in a new classroom. Just treat new monitors like new monitors.
Thank you.

RPBook,
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@rachel there's a Teams client for Linux which works perfectly well in my experience.

No idea about Word, though. I much prefer LibreOffice.

djghettoredneck, to random
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Best privacy focused cloud storage? Want to get away from Google photos.

Please Boost so I can get good responses.

RPBook,
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@djghettoredneck we host Nextcloud on our own hardware. If that's feasible for you, it's a good option.

RPBook, to worldwarshistory
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Today I learned that Hap Arnold, who was in charge of the US Army Air Force during the , was taught to fly by the Wright brothers.

@worldwarshistory

RPBook, to random
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Facebook’s Extensive Surveillance Network - Schneier on Security
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/02/facebooks-extensive-surveillance-network.html

rachel, to random
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As I've mentioned before, I never really boymoded. I started buying women's clothes right when I decided to transition, and I started wearing them out very quickly. That being said, I stuck to only androgynous stuff that could pass as unisex if you don't look too closely.
Today marks one week since I came out to my first class, and today I'm going to have that group again. So I'm going to school with much more unambiguous clothes, no baggy jumper to hide my breasts, an intermittently visible bra strap, and full face makeup.

RPBook,
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@rachel better than none 🙂 Hopefully the others will follow their lead soon.

RPBook,
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@rachel that's a real shame :(

RPBook, to worldwarshistory
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A trailer has been released for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, the upcoming film about the .

It looks like a lot of fun, but not one to watch for the historical accuracy 🙂

https://invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=uWUoGVF_zsM

@worldwarshistory

JetlagJen, to random
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I just found part of an old sheet.

It might not look like much, but it's had quite a life. It did good service on a bed for a while, then got turned into a rough tunic for a fancy dress party that @RPBook and I went to as "I'm Brian and so's my wife." Some years later, the tunic was cut in half to make mess-catchers under weening toddlers' high chairs. At some point, I cut sewing pattern pieces out of it. Now, it's gone in the dog's box for cleaning up her occasional puddles.

RPBook,
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@JetlagJen I'd completely forgotten that party 🙂

NearerAndFarther, to history
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Any or folks know of a fairly comprehensive list of digitally accessible projects? Particularly interested in soldiers oral histories, but not exclusively.

There's a lot out there!

RPBook,
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@NearerAndFarther late to the party, but Legasee have a lot of video interviews: https://www.legasee.org.uk/

And you probably already know the IWM, but just in case: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history

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@NearerAndFarther you're welcome. I hope it's helpful.

I don't know how much work it would be, but it would be great to have a crowd-sourced list similar to this one: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/175ni8JtDiQ1CZonZfXCiIlzS6UfmkYuce5WVpHsGKuI/edit

That one is fed from this form, which suggests that once it's set up it will just carry on working: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMFT2ljbqBMoLrFV7JnkizsYgRvxEELxMbws7bbiliEK9ZWg/viewform

RPBook,
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@NearerAndFarther I have thoughts about creating indexes like that one.

I'll not bother you with my thoughts now, but feel free to DM me if you'd like to discuss and/or bounce ideas around.

I'd love to see more indexes like that one, and for them to be better known.

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