Gentleman adventurer, mercenary explorer, dime novel hero, and itinerant warrior in Meiji-era America. https://dime-novel-hero.dreamwidth.org #steampunk #19thC #victorian #airships #shootingsports #firearms #cowboyaction #spaghettiwestern #cosplay #noaihttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mz4syxbkgs2aLots of revisionist history saying that the panic of the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast never happened. Sitting in a kaffeeklatch some years ago with authors emerita Hal Clement and Phil Klass (William Tenn) dispute that assessment. #steampunk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Qqxe8X7Pk30 Oct 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4syxbkgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3myq2rkhqfc2fIf you are a centrist and the protection of Berchtesgaden is the hill you want to stand on. . . you might not be a centrist.25 Oct 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq2rkhqfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3myni4twemc2jConsidering laser dry-fire systems. Mantis, Strikeman, or VNSH? Mantis has the highest rating but is also most expensive. VNSH having a deal which includes a holster and other stuff. All have me paying for a camera tripod I don't need. #firearms #gunsky #shootingsports24 Oct 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myni4twemc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mymyoy3bws2bThe historian in me thinks it's sad to loose historical architecture while the other historian in me is dancing a jig and yelling it's something that should have been done in 1945. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymyoy3bws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3myavbz75vc2xVideophones were developed in the 1930s. They tried re-marketing them again in the 1960s but they never caught on. Only with the Internet and the 2000s did the culture and technology begin to sync. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myavbz75vc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3my34fuvidk2wBring out your dead. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3my34fuvidk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mxyzfnhdh22zIt should be a goddamned national holiday. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyzfnhdh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mxhunl24o223"Never fight if you can avoid it. But when you must fight, don't loose. And when nothing less than freedom's on the line, you fight." --- Some moron writing the NRA's on-hold messaging. #firearms #shootingsports09 Oct 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhunl24o223https://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mxfdi6tz6c2dThe Illustrated Police News on this #WorldOctopusDay #steampunk08 Oct 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfdi6tz6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mx2e6hegis2fAt the @theliberalgunclub.com convention, I had my first chance to shoot a 50 cal monstrosity. Here is the shot at half speed. Awesome, but honestly, it is not the sort of thing I would want to do regularly. #firearms #cyberpunk04 Oct 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2e6hegis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mwh6aqp74k23When his stated mission statement "is to find and train under-represented groups," why would any woman want to take one of his courses as he ridicules one of those under-represented groups regularly? "Certified instructor, range safety officer, US Navy veteran", and sexist shitwank.26 Sep 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwh6aqp74k23https://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mvpi2ultlc2c"On September 17, 1859, Joshua Norton published a letter in a San Francisco newspaper declaring himself Emperor of the United States. This being San Francisco, the citizens embraced their new leader and Norton I., Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico would reign for 21 years."17 Sep 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpi2ultlc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vitruviuspike.bsky.social/post/3mvofoopv4s2yMany problems could genuinely be solved by building giant airships. Just don't expect that problem solved to be expansive cost. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:sj2lylibbaud3rn7i2bps5x3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvofoopv4s2y