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• Post #971680

  You know what sounds like fun? Being an English #sportsball coach. What larks that must be. #sports #rugby #6Nations #cricket

• Post #971678

  @Emmacox @thegiddystitcher Maskerade is full of great digs at opera and theater (and the personalities therein). The scene with Agnes practicing the Departure Aria with Undershaft always makes me giggle (and also get a little sentimental, when Undershaft hears Agnes sing it as she thinks it should be sung). And then, of course, the reveal of what the aria is actually about. (I admit that it took me way too long to get the joke that the damn door sticking would, indeed, quite literally make i...

• Post #971677

  Today was a good reminder that accessibility helps everyone. For example, camel-casing your hashtags makes them easier to parse, both for screen readers and humans. This means you’re not left wondering who Tom Braider is and why he’s trending. (Yeah. It was Tomb Raider.)

• Post #643578

  I guess at least the Scots now don’t have to cheer for England. (Not that having The Proclaimers’ “Cap in Hand” playing on repeat in my head would have been a bad thing.) #Rugby #SixNations #IREvSCO

• Post #605376

  Where’s the petition to ban #cricket commentators from using the phrase “without troubling the scorer” as a euphemism for a batter being out for a duck. As an old fart who learned to score with a pencil and a paper scorebook, I can assure you the scorers were very much troubled. #sports #sportsball

• Post #529456

  Apparently it’s #WorldCancerDay, so… hi 👋 I’m your poster child for why you should get screened - whatever your doctor says you’re due for, DO IT. If I had gotten screened a little earlier, my cancer journey would have been done and dusted in a matter of weeks. If I had waited until I had symptoms, I’d be dead.

• Post #529452

  One of my favorite biology facts: Humans and giraffes both have seven neck bones. An owl has twice that number. This (plus other adaptations) is what enables them to turn their heads so far, which helps them hunt. #SuperbOwl #SuperbOwls

• Post #522479

  Eden Gardens crowd: Stop! Stop! They’re already dead! Finn Allen: Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here? #cricket #T20 #T20WorldCup #NZvSA

• Post #522369

  @eleanorrees@mas.to @piraat@mastodon.social Obviously there’s lots of “SA = chokers” talk but… does that even count as choking? They had been pummeled out of the match before the power play was over.

• Post #474559

  @redsad@ohai.social Especially as none of them were arguing whether Violence Is Always The Answer or Oppression By The State was Monopoly On Violence’s best album.

• Post #397824

  @eleanorrees@mas.to Meanwhile, actual Bhutanese mountaineers: “mindfulness? In this economy?!”

• Post #273833

  @scottearle@poorlyrendered.com @fesshole@mastodon.social I’ve had a few abdominal surgeries recently. Given what had been shaved when I came out of the OR, I certainly hope there was some amount of bits-looking going on. Bits-*caring* is, I assume, an entirely different matter.

• Post #273684

  @eleanorrees@mas.to The first draft ended with “.., STEVE 👀”

• Post #200716

  @damianlehmann@mastodon.social If you’re good at estimating distance as you run, use that. Use the scale on the map/compass to figure out “run across this field for 200m, then…”. If not, use the symbols on the map to find landmarks to achieve the same thing: “run across this field to the big tree next to a man-made object”. Either way, use the map and what you see around you to keep predicting and correcting - “there should be a stone wall going off to the left .. yes, there it is, ok next I’...

• Post #200601

  @damianlehmann@mastodon.social Not as lost as you’re gonna be 🤣 OK will it be fun? Yes! Orienteering is great. Advice for n00bs… brain dump/no particular organization: for gear, a good compass, trail running shoes, and long sleeves/pants (which I’m assuming you’ll have anyway, if you’re in the northern hemisphere right now). You can get fancier, but no need. Don’t try to go too fast. From your profile, it looks like you’re an outdoor runner, so play to your strengths: prioritize using trails...

• Post #200471

  @damianlehmann@mastodon.social To clarify, your first go at orienteering or your first time racing competitively?

• Post #168673

  @redsad@ohai.social If I’m doing the math correctly, 4/20 @ $69 works out to an annual income of 58008