Stephen Hopkins

@phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social

"Dear Editor, I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."

May 21, 2024 at 15:17 UTC

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Hey Bruce @heybruce.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 15:52 UTC

Those stairs don't even make it to the top, and they also might need additional stairs between the steps.

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Et alia @s0m3f00l.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 18:38 UTC

Galvanized Steel bars and Sustainable wood veneer floors?

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Swizzle Necklace @laudelau.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:38 UTC

Seamless.

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Fiery @firehorsep.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:19 UTC

😲

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riwoche རི་བོ་ཆེ་ @riwoche.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:21 UTC

Who among us is not a fan of reviewer 2's vinyl siding, for it fortifies said castle against attacks by the Geats and negates unnecessary payments of Wergild

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 15:58 UTC

I have questions, and those questions are 'what?' and 'why?'

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Darkhoarse @darkhoarse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:16 UTC

Perfect

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Jeremy Clark @jeremyclark.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:11 UTC

@theresacrimmins.bsky.social 🫢

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Jeff O'Connor 🏳️‍🌈 @jeff-oconnor.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

Chateau Alabama. I love it.

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Cat McFeline @catmcfeline.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

Ye old mum in law flat

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Clowncone @clowncone.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:14 UTC

It was in a Restoration Man episode! See how the abomination was birthed:

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ConsiderDegrowth @capitalismkills.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:51 UTC

BURN IT the tower will be fine

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pockets and sedition @yoboseiyo.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 05:39 UTC

honestly if they'd been able to do it in similar colored rock facing, it really wouldn't look that bad.

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a wizard @gvc.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:23 UTC

I mean that’s kinda cool though.

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Ceri Shields @cerishields.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:50 UTC

At first glance this obviously looks like a historic peel tower that has had an idiotic clapboard extension slapped on. But what if it is actually a nondescript wooden house that someone is three-quarters of the way through lovingly transforming into a charming little 16th century stone castle?

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Michael Roellinghoff @roellinghoff.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 07:34 UTC

I always picture it like this:

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whilomm 🏳️‍⚧️ @whilomm.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 04:37 UTC

okay dont hate me but i actually kinda like it. got a sorta vibe u kno? but personally I would have added several more additions in varying rainbow shades. make it look sorta like a game of tetris phases thru a medevial tower

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Leo Allen @leojallenjr.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:34 UTC

Little known fact that vinyl siding was actually invented in 500 AD.

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Something Witty @phiguru.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:34 UTC

Bless their hearts.
www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R...

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Douglas Michael Massing @michaelmassing.com
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 18:33 UTC

I have seen a scholar, barely disguising their disregard for reviewer two’s suggestion—already dismissed in their submitted draft—serve up the suggested analysis with an equally if not more withering dismissal, all wrapped in finespun academic politesse.

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Flakey Foont @flakyfoont.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 14:25 UTC

Never have AI make suggestions

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Dungeon Messi @tyschalter.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 00:32 UTC

toooooo reeeeeaaal

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JanJan @jarojoct1021.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:31 UTC

😂

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 20:02 UTC

#AcademicSky

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Martin Koenigsberg (MarTMar) (SteelyDab) @martinkoenigsberg.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 08:23 UTC

Not seeing a problem. Looks like someone actually is trying to live there. If it was for a business- or it was a heritage thing that could only be used for historical purposes- then daft. But if allowed to LIVE there- then you gotta have a livable part...

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Michele @ibumichele.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 05:36 UTC

When I worked in historic preservation, this was called "remuddling"

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Eric Einsame @cyclingennui.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:51 UTC

That tower farts in your general direction, without a doubt.

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Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 03:56 UTC

They haven’t put up the sign yet…

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Paul Söderlind @paulsoderlind.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:50 UTC

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Scarlet Ferret - Special Edition Ebooks 🇵🇸 @scarletferret.com
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 18:40 UTC

All that additional guttering seems like a metaphor for all the extra work needed to tie the messy strands of "suggestions" together.

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Neil Ramsay @nramsay.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 14:17 UTC

Man... I knew the vinyl siding companies were aggressive with their sales, but this is a whole new level...

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sailorbp @sailorbp.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:20 UTC

I watched a show about this uhm... "restoration"... The issue was that the owner had to make sure the new stairway did not look like the original stonework of the tower for historic reasons... but, wow! They interviewed some locals who were pretty derisive.

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Zirgar @zirgar.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 15:44 UTC

It really keeps with the tower’s rustic aesthetic.

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:45 UTC

Temp structure to protect the work area from the elements until a more permanent solution can be found?

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Password123 @defaultvalue.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:02 UTC

This is clearly the work of someone who has read the municipal code much more carefully than the people who wrote it.

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@knitboi.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 23:05 UTC

Dear Penthouse Letter - You're not going to believe what happened when I tried to get a hookup to the "top of my tower"...

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Cassie @scistoryteller.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:29 UTC

Why is always Reviewer 2???

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Warhammerchick @celticdragon1.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 18:02 UTC

I mean jfc, I added an internal copper weld paste repair in an 18th century whale oil lamp to make it usable again. The repair cannot be seen at all from the exterior, and I was still seeking opinions on the ethics of altering a 230+ year old antique. This is insanity.

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@legalguru🤺 @nimodihr.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:48 UTC

Is it an annex for the teenager ?

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Felix @vaager.no
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 18:51 UTC

My first thought was the wooden add on is a multi story toilet.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:31 UTC

Oh dear yikes.

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The Design Guy @jimmy2fonts.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 21:29 UTC

That’ll buff out.

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Dharhix @dharhix.com
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 19:55 UTC

*squint* 🤔 Is that what a Destiny 2 patch would look like?

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Allen @allenirwin.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:40 UTC

It does match the extant vinyl windows

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 13:48 UTC

That's probably the non-leaky, insulated part of the building

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@rozennkeribin.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 09:09 UTC

You know what, I don't even care: this is so bad it's cute. And if it's functional (which is the only possible reason for it to exist so one sure hopes it is) then perfect, no notes.

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Mr Cant @cant.solar
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 05:53 UTC

okay hear me out though

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@nclud.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:49 UTC

Is he by any chances a stylite?

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Mary Hopkin @maryhopkin.bsky.social
[ View ] May 23, 2024 at 09:13 UTC

Impressive... a seamless match. 🤨

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Greg Behrens 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 / #grossoforever @gregbehrens.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

Good ol' creative revisions! 🤪😂

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KMP and Associates @drkeleditor.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 02:20 UTC

This is very, very good.

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Ouaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:38 UTC

No shit that's exactly how my glorified doublewide is sided

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ElliottScribe @futfanatico.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 01:04 UTC

ahh yes, the storm windows are crucial. Really makes the castle safer for the full time inhabitants when a hurricane hits lol

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Jaze @jaze.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 20:14 UTC

I remember this building. It was on one of George Clarkes programs..Restoration Man, I think.

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Jeff Lockhart @jwlockhart.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

Seems like a folly.

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Alison Rodger @alisonro.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:48 UTC

uniquepropertybulletin.co.uk/news7/

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JustEnjoyingThisPlace @pand01.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 18:28 UTC

How was this allowed?

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lobster @cructacean.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 07:28 UTC

LOL Every womans castle is a homey ... wait not quite right ... can we flag that? I would suggest using hidden solar, carbon capture, reduce cost further, more private funding scamming and skimming etc ...

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DrGeophysics @drgeophysics.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 00:49 UTC

Reviewer 2 asked you to tear down the tower……

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Uni Matrix Zero @umz0.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:21 UTC

I would like to see it burned down … not the tower … this monstrosity …

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@febern.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 17:59 UTC

😢

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Gom Jabbarbarienne @thebarbarienne.bsky.social
[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:37 UTC

I don't like to RT without alt text, but this was too funny, so here's some alt text: Two views of a many-hundreds-of-years-old stone, crenelated tower, with a modern addition covered with light blue siding, just stuck very incongruously on one side.

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