Sam alThor

Wheel of Time HCFF, Dovie'andi se tovya sagain!

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@HistoryBoomer I never went into labour with my daughter. Not even close. 2 weeks overdue. They booked me in for a C-section and she had the cord around her neck x3. Always so bloody thankful for the hospital.

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@binding_broken So excited. Wonderful news

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@bbcpress Hope they retcon that ending …

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@s8mb There’s a small steam railway at Epping / Ongar

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@jessesingal There are definitely great TV and films being made. But have also seen material get gutted by people who wanted to use the IP and “correct” the story - see the Wheel of Time TV show cancelled by Prime last year for doing most of the things the poster calls out

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@PaulAnleitner Lack of toys

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@shivmalik @DAaronovitch Agree - I go on the central line most days and regularly see carriages covered in graffiti

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@sweetseaslug Ada Palmer

[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

I back my team. I back myself. I will not give up. Not now, not then, not ever. Thank you, Brazil, always 🇧🇷

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

No shade on the person sharing this intended, but this is awful writing from WOT (I assume BS from the style). Bumped me out entirely. So playground. Might as well have said “your mum!” at the end 😭

[ؘ @wotpilled]

“coward,” egwene said.

elaida’s eyes flared wide. “how dare you!"

“i dare the truth, elaida,” egwene said quietly. “you are a coward and a tyrant. i’d name you darkfriend as well, but i suspect that the dark one would perhaps be embarrassed to associate with you.”

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

In a remarkable discovery, fossil hunters in Siberia uncovered the world’s first known Ice Age bird preserved in permafrost. At first glance, the find appeared to be a modern bird that had recently di€d, but further analysis revealed it was actually 46,000 years old. This extraordinary preservation is due to the bird freezing rapidly after d€ath, preventing decomposition and keeping its features nearly intact.

The bird, identified as a female horned lark, once lived alongside Ice Age giants such as woolly rhinoceroses, mammoths, and cave lions. Its survival in such pristine condition offers scientists an unparalleled opportunity to study the ecosystems of the late Pleistocene and the species that thrived in those harsh, frozen landscapes. Unlike skeletal remains, the preserved feathers and soft tissues provide insights into appearance, biology, and even potential genetics.

This groundbreaking find was brought to light by Professor Love Dalén, an evolutionary geneticist from Stockholm, who received the specimen from local ivory hunters. Carbon dating confirmed its staggering age, placing the bird firmly within the Ice Age. Beyond its scientific value, the discovery highlights the role of Siberian permafrost as a natural time capsule, capable of preserving life from tens of thousands of years ago in astonishing detail.

#archaeohistories

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@j_amesmarriott @CptHastings1916 Have you read Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy? Such a great book and a window on a different mindset.

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@L__Macfarlane People want to look after their kids. That is the most natural human instinct.

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@foliosociety Wheel of Time

[Dr Dean Lomax @Dean_R_Lomax]

The first-ever soft tissues of the Jurassic megapredator, Temnodontosaurus! The winglike, metre-long flipper contains structures never seen in any animal (living or extinct) & shows this giant evolved a unique hunting behaviour.

Nature: https://t.co/2Q5t2pslB4

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@radiolaires @syrinelle I think he wrote New Spring to make the Golden Crane more meaningful. That’s my theory. A while books for one scene…

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@Listenerbell_ @geryrrs And literally the best close 3rd person fake out ever with that main character - which the writing team seem to have missed entirely.

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@GMcK2012 Yes! Did not care for the headliners but 6pm on the pyramid was perfect everyday & so much at Avalon and acoustic to love

[Sam alThor @AlthorSam]

@radiolaires @cassinthestars Some info on who wrote what here https://t.co/rKieU4Najc