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Emma Thane of Cawdor @redwellyfeats.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:57 UTC

If you are going to vote today UK people remember your photo ID.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 09:16 UTC

Since Mrs D knits a lot of delightful bears, I would've taken one of these.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:48 UTC

I'm not quite sure what a skog *is*. But we do have bears.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:47 UTC

I've been down to the polling station and done my civic and moral duty. A lovely bright sunny morning full of hope.
#votethebastardsout

Don't forget to take photo ID. My passport expired 2 weeks ago, so I used my bus-pass! (which is fine btw)

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:43 UTC

I wish I'd taken a bear. (I could've though.)

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 07:11 UTC

Dead pleased with myself for instantly identifying this as one of the Abdiel-class fast minelayers. And I'm about to go down to the polling station to do some ousting. Go me.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:02 UTC

Huzzah! And yes, I think I might join you in a bit of 'ousting'.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Absolute ghouls

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:25 UTC

Tell me PJ, what sort of role are you looking for? (Because I have no idea what you do outside of comics/sci-fi)

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 09:59 UTC

Even now, when I see one of those massive RVs, I think "MOBILE LIBRARY!" (and I have an ideas I ought to chase it down and demand books)

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 21:47 UTC

I cannot wait to see them gone.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 06:24 UTC

Halfway through 2024. Crazy.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 21:08 UTC

Bless you my dear friend. I hope these dark days are soon gone.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 07:18 UTC

Maybe we could employ Secretary Birds as actual secretaries? Miner Bees as miners. And nursing could be done by sharks?

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 19:48 UTC

This is all topological witchcraft and trickery as far as I can tell. Loops all the way down, persuading each other to keep faith with the idea of being fabric. It can't possibly work! (I've frequently asked Mrs D to teach me to knit but it hasn't happened and it's still a mystery to me!)

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:16 UTC

Also, on our visit to Haworth, I had to buy this excellent little book.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 17:24 UTC

Our last day in Yorkshire before heading back home to Wales. Having a celebratory meal in the Mucky Duck in Harrogate. Lamb Chops! Ale! Monumental chips, bubble+squeak, apple+fennel salad. (Honestly there should be more Chop-houses. 😜)

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:50 UTC

I was delighted by the outcome, I couldn't have planned it. 😁 Of course all this is a few years ago before we all started working from home.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:17 UTC

( ⬆️ Posted in reponse to @wearywithtoil.bsky.social 's skeets about subversive lollipop distribution.) /END

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:15 UTC

Then another cow-orker Sam returned from holiday and went to change the tapes. She came back and said "What's this thing with the chocolate? It seems like the sort of thing you'd do Howard!" But I coyly replied: "It couldn't possibly have been me... You *know* I don't like peanuts!" 😁 4/n

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:14 UTC

A few days later Jon (my manager) mentioned it obliquely without breaking the bond of silence. A week or so later, the chocolate was all gone. I think Jon replaced it with some Snickers and things continued. No one said a word. 3/n

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:12 UTC

I bought a multipack of chocolate bars (possibly cadbury Flake; but in any event not Nestle) and left them in the safe with a note saying "PLEASE TAKE ONE, BUT DON'T MENTION IT TO A LIVING SOUL" 2/n

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:11 UTC

Backup Chocolate: Each day one person from our team had to go down to the safe in the office basement with an absurdly large key and take out a DAT tape to swap in an air-gapped server in the server-room. And I hit upon a plan for some subversive 'random kindness'. 1/n

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 12:57 UTC

Drinking fruit tea beside Annette.

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Dorkomatic @dorkomatic.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 08:04 UTC

I love how subversive this seems. (It reminds me of my secret backup-tape chocolate story, which I'll need to re-tell shortly...)

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