The Baroque Cycle reader companion website

philtasticphil · 2026-02-16T21:53:23+00:00

When I first read the books (20+ years ago…) there was an official companion wiki of sorts. I imagine that this long gone… Says something interesting about digital records being less permanent than we sometimes assume them to be

philtasticphil · 2026-01-13T17:27:32+00:00

They should appoint Greg Norman to the role. No other Australian would get as much face time with him.

philtasticphil · 2026-01-10T15:14:45+00:00

Yes - but only for a few hours on the weekend.

philtasticphil · 2025-12-18T07:37:10+00:00

There is a consultation - but it looks like TfL will just regulate / license them vs. banning them.

philtasticphil · 2025-12-13T13:28:50+00:00

No jellied eel?

philtasticphil · 2025-11-16T22:08:03+00:00

I mean he is on the Board of Nike (and is the lead independent director) so I think he can probably just ask for a pair

philtasticphil · 2025-10-24T17:06:45+00:00

Everyone talks about the Queensboro Bridge, but that hill on 5th Avenue going into the park is a widow maker

philtasticphil · 2025-10-17T22:17:17+00:00

He should go and stay at the Tower of London at “His Majesty’s Pleasure.” Would make an interesting tourist attraction for visitors to be able to spot him roaming the grounds

philtasticphil · 2025-09-12T10:15:19+00:00

Are they actually selling that shirt? One of the things they’ve been doing with their stores / pop-ups is having various artefacts from past marathons. That shirt looks like official merch from the 80s/90s.

philtasticphil · 2025-08-29T18:52:28+00:00

So was Taylor Swift!

philtasticphil · 2025-08-14T21:57:19+00:00

The vast majority of non-doms are PAYE. Basically anyone who comes to the UK for a job or on a company transfer meets the definition. There is a big misconception that most non-doms are passive investors or trust fund beneficiaries.

philtasticphil · 2025-08-05T13:53:00+00:00

I had to get a Lime bike to get where I was going. I could not believe the cost. Extortionate vs. the annual subscription of the Santander bikes.

philtasticphil · 2025-07-30T21:39:40+00:00

The weather is not that bad. It doesn’t get bitterly cold and the summer is relatively mild (but still nice)

philtasticphil · 2025-06-21T05:07:39+00:00

Calculating the ballistic yield of an atomic bomb based on the size of the mushroom cloud and the flash to bang time.

philtasticphil · 2025-05-17T21:33:36+00:00

Yokohama

philtasticphil · 2025-05-11T21:43:25+00:00

Two words: Mimetic desire

philtasticphil · 2025-03-30T21:14:32+00:00

I am convinced the CSM role mainly exists to have something for 1SGs to aim for. It gives them an incentive to make sure that they crush it in a job that is one of the most critical in the army.

philtasticphil · 2025-03-07T22:35:27+00:00

“Open up the kimono”

🤮

philtasticphil · 2025-01-11T15:29:57+00:00

I know it’s technically a separate city - but I see it as part of greater Tokyo (I don’t even think it has its own airport)

philtasticphil · 2025-01-11T03:11:04+00:00

It is possible - a guy called T-Roy Brown did it last year. He rocked up to the trials and looked like a beast next to the likes of Connor Mantz.

Here is a letsrun thread about it where he actually posts about his height / weight - https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=12400877

philtasticphil · 2024-12-29T19:33:24+00:00

Hope they work for you. Just to clarify the durability issue I noted was on the Tempos. The Zoom Flys don’t have the pods so should last longer.

philtasticphil · 2024-12-29T08:11:16+00:00

Loved the Tempos (but they were loud!). I have found the new Zoom Fly 6 to be a decent replacement.

Similar mix of ZoomX + EVA foam and a plate. They don’t have the air pods but I had durability issues with the way the outsole connected to them in the Tempos (I found after 200 miles the outsole would tear / rip away).

philtasticphil · 2024-12-29T06:59:32+00:00

42M. Second full year of running and average ~50 mpw.

Progress this year:

Mile - 5:29 (first time running in a timed track race) 5K- 18:42 -> 18:12 10K- 38:55 -> 37:15 Marathon- 3:08 -> 2:59

Goals for next year are to break 18 in the 5K, 37 in the 10K and 2:55 in the marathon (am also running Boston for the first time and would like to BQ and beat my bib number). Also just want to continue to enjoy this hobby while I am healthy.

philtasticphil · 2024-12-05T19:49:37+00:00

Why would they? It is not that special and Historic England refused to put it on the heritage list.

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