The one on the left is a real excerpt from a morality tales book from the 1830s. The four on the right are... well... a little more modern.

People don’t build battleships anymore for a reason.

The #steam sale has been a godsend for this wee stay-at-home.

A Puzzle.

If you're thinking of buying anything of #FB marketplace, your first line of defence is to check that the image of the thing being sold is actually unique. If you go and do a Google Image Search (easy to find if you look) and the same image appears in multiple locations... good chance it's dodgy.

I don't know why #Moonhaven has such bad reviews. It's not the best thing since sliced bread, but it's better than many, and holding up nicely after two episodes. #Scifi

Got this awesome screenshot from the new #avatar movie.

Not a big fan of Stephen Briggs narration of the Discworld books, if I'm honest. He talks a bit fast. Nigel Planer was exceptional... though many of those books were abridged, which is a crime in itself. Did Stephen Fry narrate any? I could listen to him all day. #discworld #pratchett #audiobooks

Welp, that's the Christmas shopping sorted for another year.

Looks like a massive industrial fire in South Auckland. Hope everyone's OK.

Who recognises this TV show? #scifi

Images you can hear.

Warp speed, Mr Sulu!

Anyone ever play "Dredge" on PC or PS5, etc? What did you think about it? Did you ever finish it? How did you rate it as an exploration game? #gaming #ps5 #switch

I guess if a company that makes tyres can tell you where to eat, an organisation that manages football can have a peace prize. BS and purchased though it might be.

For people who don't know this exists yet... it's awesome. See what the wind (and some other things) are doing around the world just by rotating and zooming on the globe. #weather earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...

#Elfonashelf #Christmas

The Nicholas Cage movie "Arcadian" (2024) was actually not bad for a low-budget horror. It was written by his agent, which might explain how he got the role. Great monster design. Currently streaming on Prime in NZ. #arcadian #nicholascage #movies

Sometimes I wonder whatever happened to all those people who ever asked me for directions.

Hartlepool Monkey Hartlepool is a large port town in County Durham, North East England. At the height of England's war against Napoleon, they came across a villainous monkey, supposedly spying for the French. #England #History Full Article: www.reddit.com/r/VillainyGr...

Weird looking ducks you get here. #birds

“There is a cult of ignorance… and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” - Isaac Asimov

I am far more reliant on the “30 days has September” rhyme than I usually care to admit for someone old enough to have seen the first Star Wars movie at the cinema.

Several Villainy books are currently free to download on Kindle, if you're quick. (They're always free if you're a Kindle Unlimited subscriber) www.amazon.com/author/robmo...

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of turkeys suddenly gobbled out in terror and were suddenly silenced. #thanksgiving

It turns out that when your lovely wife asks you to "Please get me something snacky from the supermarket", but when you ask what, and she responds "surprise me"... She doesn't mean an onion.

Knight Orc from 1987 - a very good text adventure game. (I'd recommend not bothering with the graphics) #retro #gaming classicreload.com/play/knight-...

Don't use the words "Sperm Whale" and "Tugged Off" in the same headline!! #news #whale

It's #Christmas again soon... here's a potential stocking-filler for you.

I have a 2 and a 23. What about you? #cats

If you often leave the house and go "Did I lock the door?", then a good #hack is to make a silly noise when you do it. Might not remember locking the door, but you'll remember making the silly noise. You may have to explain why you're shouting "WIBBLE!" at your door... but it's a small price to pay.

So... what you're saying is... if I don't want to go big, I get to go home? Result.

Having largely left #tea untouched and undiscovered until hitting my 50s, what's a winning formula to get the best out of it? What's your process?

Here is a simple scientific formula. tr = WPh(MIL) x vol(YTGN) To explain: The amount of trouble that Rob is in is directly proportional to the volume of the screaming-goat noises Rob is gleefully playing on YouTube while his wife is trying to talk to her mother on the phone.

Now... bear with me New Zealand...

Starting to think that the Gulf of America is a social and economic one.

#StarTrek: #Voyager launched in 1995 with a bold idea. Two crews...one Starfleet, one Maquis... stranded seventy thousand light years from home. Into this mix we have Commander Chakotay. And the controversy surrounding the character. Full Article: www.facebook.com/groups/TopVi...

So muggy tonight in #Auckland.

So, how's your day going?

Post a couple of cormorant #bird photographs, and suddenly my timeline is full of them.

It's a dark night. It's silent apart from the gentle lap of water against your little fishing boat. The ocean water is as flat as a mill pond. The stars are bright overhead... but a mist drifts in from the horizon. Run. The Funayūrei are coming. #ghosts Full Article: www.reddit.com/r/VillainyGr...

Pukeko. In the wetlands, Auckland, New Zealand. Not at all rare. #birds #photography #newzealand

The remarkably rare Takahe. (And for good reason. They're thieving little gits.) - Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand. #Birds #Photography #NewZealand

Pied Shags. Also known as Yellow-faced Cormorants. Auckland, New Zealand. (Taken from a kayak) #birds #photography

Those of you who live in a Commonwealth country will know what Guy Fawkes Night ( #November 5th ) is. It's the celebration of the foiling of the 'gunpowder plot', and the mastermind behind it all... #GuyFawkes himself. But is everything what it seems? Full Article: www.reddit.com/r/VillainyGr...

Ever wonder why everyone keeps working harder and more efficiently, but wages aren't really going up? #labour #labor #economy #thegrind Engel's Pause: www.reddit.com/r/VillainyGr...

#Auckland #History Drawn in 1951 by John Cecil Hill, showing Auckland City from 1840 to 1860.

My small child demonstrates how to make #Halloween #Slime. youtu.be/qLs2NSTLNJY

I don't do a lot of #fishing. I dislike it in principle. If I'm going to be sitting by the water, I want to be relaxing, with a #beer and a #book, and not be at risk of the whole thing being spoiled by actually catching a fish. Article: www.reddit.com/r/VillainyGr...