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@LairdOfThManor My sontimants entirally

A small public service announcement from the Department of Things That You Should Know… It has not “peeked” your interest. Nor has it “peaked” your interest. …It has piqued your interest. You are not “phased” by something. You are fazed by it. If you’ve had a long day, you are weary. If you suspect someone is an idiot, you are wary. It is “due course”, not “do course”. “Per se”, not “per say”. And while we’re here, it’s “could have”, not “could of”, but that particular battle may already be lost. Thank you for your attention during this brief outbreak of grammatical housekeeping. This has been a @LairdofthManor announcement.🎩💙

@Marcus_Today @henryj007 Sets the precedent ceiling for any future conflicts in some ways.

Do you remember all the experts who said the oil price could go to $150 to $200 on the back of the Strait of Hormuz being closed? Well, they all proved to be pretty wrong. It does seem that not all the experts are really that expert. More from @henryj007 today: marcustoday.com.au/member/webpage…?

@CommSec Index Futures up 0.3%, please advise which futures you are referring to as SPI 200 is way down. Thank you

The Aussie sharemarket is poised to rise at the open, with index futures up 0.3%. It follows a mostly positive night on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq index 0.9% higher. It was led by a rebound in technology shares after a sharp sell-off on Friday. #ausecon

@GeorgeCochrane1 Ça

How do you say it in French? #FrenchCarFriday #Citroen

@BBCNews If it is that easy, why didn’t they do it before now?

UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months bbc.in/4vohqbV

@Arteymas_ Quería mucho ver una restauración IA de esta pelicula.

Un testigo cinematográfico de uno de los fundadores del impresionismo… Pierre-Auguste Renoir fue un célebre pintor francés y una de las figuras fundamentales del movimiento impresionista. Se le conoce mundialmente como "el pintor de la alegría" debido a su enfoque en plasmar los placeres de la vida cotidiana, la belleza, la luz vibrante y la figura humana. En la década de 1869 a 1874, pintó junto a Claude Monet a orillas del Sena. Juntos desarrollaron las bases de la técnica impresionista, caracterizada por pinceladas sueltas y rápidas para capturar los efectos cambiantes de la luz solar en el agua y la naturaleza. Video grabado hace más de 100 años.

@HistoryGirlBW @NAWest1 I think bowlers along with pinstripe suits were more City of London rather than the swanky West End. Great movie, thank you.

@NAWest1 Is there not?!

A lovely view of London caught through an open window in 1951. Men in suits and bowler hats walk past with their canes and briefcases, women in dresses and smart coats, while classic London buses drive by.

@Frenkie_Woody Bone-apart ha ha

Il pene di Napoleone Bonaparte. Fu asportato durante l'autopsia dopo la sua morte nel 1821, imbalsamato e successivamente venduto, diventando un singolare cimelio collezionistico. Misurerebbe poco meno di 5 cm a causa dell'imbalsamazione, o circa 4,2 cm a riposo e 6,5 cm dopo il trattamento

@historydefined Fascinating! I would love to see that colourised by AI

A man who was born in 1856

@URDailyHistory That looks surprisingly similar to the Bayeux Tapestry depicting 1066 AD. If not, what is that tapestry please and where is it kept? Thank you.

14 May 1509: King Louis XII of #France crushes a #Venetian mercenary #army at the Battle of Agnadello. In his book, The Prince, #Machiavelli will state how the Venetians lost in one day during that battle what it had taken them 800 years to conquer. #History #OTD #ad amzn.to/3cvKt5b

@SmithsonianMag Bis-cuit meaning double-baked in French

Double-baked biscuits with a long shelf life were the food of choice for European travelers, and the tins they were packaged in are now collector’s items. bit.ly/48XeEl8

@BBCWorld ** rarely not really

@BBCWorld It is a terrible tragedy, but people who go out sailing yachts in extremely rough conditions are asking for problems and putting other peoples lives at risk as well as their own. Common sense should prevail, but it really does unfortunately, everybody thinks they are invincible.

Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast bbc.in/4tScGdW

@rorysutherland @afneil n Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly hever happen

@afneil This has already happened in Hereford.

Establish 100 world-class technology schools in 100 towns in the Uk, each one with 1,000 pupils and open purely to merit, on a par with the best in Germany/Austria. Aim to place each pupil on graduation into the very best apprenticeships, like BAe, Rolls Royce, Airbus, or STEM university courses. Double the fees for anybody who wants to do media studies at university 😂

@rorysutherland Or Ferrari F80 217mph driven by a 19 y.o with 2 years experience. = 2x 2=4 x 217 /100 = 8.6mph. Perfectly safe. Can’t wait to buy a Ferrari now that I’ve been driving for 50 years

@rorysutherland How about this for an I dea. For safety purposes you should be allowed to drive according to a combination of your driving experience and your car’s capability. Simple calculation. So double your 40 years driving experience x Hyundai Getz top speed 91 mph /100 =72.8mph (contd)

There is an interesting nuanced answer to this question - which is yes and no. Average speed limits should not be raised, but it should not be an offence to travel at 80mph for brief periods - eg when overtaking cars going at 65mph. Should motorway speed limits be raised to 80mph? (UCL) youtu.be/LGh_BCOg-UY?si… via @YouTube

@PhysInHistory Perfect description of our knowledge of quantum physics, so glad you posted that because that’s exactly how I feel. (Except in my case I misunderstand at a comparitively shallow level)

"The best that most of us can hope to achieve in physics is simply to misunderstand at a deeper level." - Wolfgang Pauli

@skdh I’m so happy. So glad it’s not just me who has these ridiculous scenarios to deal with constantly.

Trying to pay an invoice from Germany in 2026: Oh no, they sent it by Stripe! Don't have any of these payment providers, so pay by credit card. Your payment provider declined the transaction. Try the other two credit cards. Your payment provider declined the transaction. Why do I have 3 of these in any case? Ok, so use the virtual Revolut card then. Not enough money on the card. Recharge from bank account. Payment provider declined the transaction. Recharge by Google Pay? Google Pay not working. Why not? Ah, the credit card is expired. Replace the credit card? Your payment provider declined the transaction. (Tried to charge virtual card via Google Pay and Google Pay via the virtual card. Didn't work, unfortunately...) Ok, some other way to recharge the virtual card? Wires money from bank account to PayPal and then from PayPal to Revolut and then to Stripe from Revolut. Payment declined😭 Add to trusted merchants. Try again. It goes through 🥳 Would be easier to send cash with a pigeon at this point.

@Generations7080 Pulp Fiction

Je n’ai jamais vu un seul Star Wars, et vous 😅, c’est quoi le film que tout le monde a vu sauf vous ?

@bo66ie29 Good old Ford Anglia. Amazingly I can still remember the registration plate of my Dad’s Anglia from 1964 , “C” reg. Can’t recall the colour though 🤔. His first company car, he was very proud, only new car in the street.

Ford Anglia, 1964. Gateway to new pleasure motoring!