Andy Crow
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Come for the weak wit, stay for the toy soldiers.
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ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
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she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
October 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness.
September 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness.
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#BattlegroupNORTHAG battle report from the Fulda Gap as Soviet forces attempt to break through a gap in the American line near Petersberg...
#wargaming #coldwar #joyofsix #micromarmour
#wargaming #coldwar #joyofsix #micromarmour
Battlegroup NORTHAG: Clash at Petersberg
Despite plans to get at least one game of Battlegroup NORTHAG in a month in 2026, it was almost eight before Andy and I got the 6mm Cold Wa...
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September 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#BattlegroupNORTHAG battle report from the Fulda Gap as Soviet forces attempt to break through a gap in the American line near Petersberg...
#wargaming #coldwar #joyofsix #micromarmour
#wargaming #coldwar #joyofsix #micromarmour
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Played a 750pt company level #BattlegroupNORTHAG West German vs Soviets game last night to introduce Phil and Jenny to the game. It went right down to the wire (Soviets only had 10 BR left as Germans hit 0). @andycrow.bsky.social was happy he managed to recover a broken down Leopard with his ARV!
September 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Played a 750pt company level #BattlegroupNORTHAG West German vs Soviets game last night to introduce Phil and Jenny to the game. It went right down to the wire (Soviets only had 10 BR left as Germans hit 0). @andycrow.bsky.social was happy he managed to recover a broken down Leopard with his ARV!
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Another weekend, another excellent game of Battlegroup NORTHAG with Ben and @andycrow.bsky.social. In a change we tried a BAOR counterattack on the Soviets. A tense game had the BAOR break just ahead of the Soviets.
#wargaming #Battlegroup #NORTHAG #6mm
#wargaming #Battlegroup #NORTHAG #6mm
August 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Another weekend, another excellent game of Battlegroup NORTHAG with Ben and @andycrow.bsky.social. In a change we tried a BAOR counterattack on the Soviets. A tense game had the BAOR break just ahead of the Soviets.
#wargaming #Battlegroup #NORTHAG #6mm
#wargaming #Battlegroup #NORTHAG #6mm
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News from India as despatches reach London of a skirmish fought at the village of Roti and Major Hugh Janus and his Sikhs try to capture rebel chapati baker Naan Poppadom!
#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming
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#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming
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Sharp Practice: The Man From Peshwarinaan
As a follow up to playing Andy's 'Man From Del Monte' scenario in the Peninsular, Phil and I decided to transport it to Bengal and replay...
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August 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
News from India as despatches reach London of a skirmish fought at the village of Roti and Major Hugh Janus and his Sikhs try to capture rebel chapati baker Naan Poppadom!
#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming
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#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming
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Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
August 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
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ACW action at Windmill Hill as Union and Confederate forces try to seize a strategically located observation post using #OnBloodyGround ACW rules. Excellent evening hosted by Phil & Jenny with @andycrow.bsky.social my chauffeur! Surprised how well the rules worked, very bloody!
August 26, 2026 at 8:33 AM
ACW action at Windmill Hill as Union and Confederate forces try to seize a strategically located observation post using #OnBloodyGround ACW rules. Excellent evening hosted by Phil & Jenny with @andycrow.bsky.social my chauffeur! Surprised how well the rules worked, very bloody!
The Cross of Honour for Valour for that Alpha Jet pilot, who heroically dodged AAA and SAM fire to deliver his bombs on target. Latrine duty for the armourer who strapped two duds to his wings... (yes reader, I was bitter!)
The Soviet liberation of West Germany comes to a crashing halt today as @andycrow.bsky.social's Bundeswehr halt the advancing Red Army in today's game of #BattlegroupNORTHAG
August 23, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Cross of Honour for Valour for that Alpha Jet pilot, who heroically dodged AAA and SAM fire to deliver his bombs on target. Latrine duty for the armourer who strapped two duds to his wings... (yes reader, I was bitter!)
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The Soviet liberation of West Germany comes to a crashing halt today as @andycrow.bsky.social's Bundeswehr halt the advancing Red Army in today's game of #BattlegroupNORTHAG
August 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The Soviet liberation of West Germany comes to a crashing halt today as @andycrow.bsky.social's Bundeswehr halt the advancing Red Army in today's game of #BattlegroupNORTHAG
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Great day of playing #BattlegroupNORTHAG with @andycrow.bsky.social, Rob and Ben. 6mm battalion level game, unfortunately we ran out of time before reaching a conclusion (it was finely balanced at the end) but had a lot of fun - and I've never seen anyone roll as many 1's as Ben ever! 😂
August 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Great day of playing #BattlegroupNORTHAG with @andycrow.bsky.social, Rob and Ben. 6mm battalion level game, unfortunately we ran out of time before reaching a conclusion (it was finely balanced at the end) but had a lot of fun - and I've never seen anyone roll as many 1's as Ben ever! 😂
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Pig rustling #Écorcheurs action down BIG last night with @andycrow.bsky.social and Jack. Once again the pesky English archers got the better of the French (who could not strike anything) but the pig escaped so I'm claiming a technical draw!
August 14, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Pig rustling #Écorcheurs action down BIG last night with @andycrow.bsky.social and Jack. Once again the pesky English archers got the better of the French (who could not strike anything) but the pig escaped so I'm claiming a technical draw!
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This is a lovely site which helps remind us of much of what we take for granted in material progress
ordinaryabundance.com (HT @aveek18.bsky.social)
ordinaryabundance.com (HT @aveek18.bsky.social)
Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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August 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is a lovely site which helps remind us of much of what we take for granted in material progress
ordinaryabundance.com (HT @aveek18.bsky.social)
ordinaryabundance.com (HT @aveek18.bsky.social)
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The short answer is: "no, honest"
The slightly longer, and more worrying, answer is: "...because they don't even *need* to"
And this post is one of the best longform explanations as to why that I've seen.
The slightly longer, and more worrying, answer is: "...because they don't even *need* to"
And this post is one of the best longform explanations as to why that I've seen.
It’s the question I get asked the most.
The answer is troubling.
The answer is troubling.
Is your mobile phone listening in on you?
The scary thing is ... it doesn't have to.
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August 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The short answer is: "no, honest"
The slightly longer, and more worrying, answer is: "...because they don't even *need* to"
And this post is one of the best longform explanations as to why that I've seen.
The slightly longer, and more worrying, answer is: "...because they don't even *need* to"
And this post is one of the best longform explanations as to why that I've seen.
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First game of #Écorcheurs tonight, @andycrow.bsky.social did a sterling job trying to understand and get us to play the rules properly! Undoubtedly we did many things wrong but was fun so will be trying it again next week. Welsh bowmen behind a wall are best not attacked over open ground!
August 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
First game of #Écorcheurs tonight, @andycrow.bsky.social did a sterling job trying to understand and get us to play the rules properly! Undoubtedly we did many things wrong but was fun so will be trying it again next week. Welsh bowmen behind a wall are best not attacked over open ground!
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Great game of #BattlegroupNORTHAG with @andycrow.bsky.social today. Didn't quite have enough time to finish but after their vanguard getting badly smashed the tide was turning the Soviet way as the US Battle Rating started falling badly as they started to lose more of their valuable tanks.
August 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Great game of #BattlegroupNORTHAG with @andycrow.bsky.social today. Didn't quite have enough time to finish but after their vanguard getting badly smashed the tide was turning the Soviet way as the US Battle Rating started falling badly as they started to lose more of their valuable tanks.
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Battle report from the Peninsular was the brave boys of the Kingdom of Italy army try to capture the enemy spy, the man from Del Monte, before the British rescue him!
#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard
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#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard
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July 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Battle report from the Peninsular was the brave boys of the Kingdom of Italy army try to capture the enemy spy, the man from Del Monte, before the British rescue him!
#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard
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#SharpPractice #SpreadTheLard
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WW2 Far East #ChainOfCommand action tonight as @andycrow.bsky.social’s Japanese were treated to a good kicking in the jungles of Burma… #SpreadTheLard
July 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
WW2 Far East #ChainOfCommand action tonight as @andycrow.bsky.social’s Japanese were treated to a good kicking in the jungles of Burma… #SpreadTheLard
It's nice to re-connect with an old friend. Today that was Kiss Me Hardy, a salty sea dog from 2003. Today an RN squadron took on a formidable Franco-Spanish fleet. Honors largely even, but Admiral Charles led a heroic boarding action taking the French flagship as a prize! #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming
July 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
It's nice to re-connect with an old friend. Today that was Kiss Me Hardy, a salty sea dog from 2003. Today an RN squadron took on a formidable Franco-Spanish fleet. Honors largely even, but Admiral Charles led a heroic boarding action taking the French flagship as a prize! #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming
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Hydration break.
June 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Hydration break.
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What a fantastic weekend of #SharpPractice at Bristol Independent Gaming, 4 scenarios from the French & Indian War over two days saw Malice Canadiene along with their Huron Allies take on an array of British and Continental forces. A fantastic weekend of #wargaming. #spreadthelard.
May 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What a fantastic weekend of #SharpPractice at Bristol Independent Gaming, 4 scenarios from the French & Indian War over two days saw Malice Canadiene along with their Huron Allies take on an array of British and Continental forces. A fantastic weekend of #wargaming. #spreadthelard.
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Phil and my Anglo-American force failed miserably last night to prevent @andycrow.bsky.social's French/Huron terrorists from burning farmsteads and rustling chickens from the Hudson valley... #SharpPractice French & Indian War action #SpreadTheLard
May 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Phil and my Anglo-American force failed miserably last night to prevent @andycrow.bsky.social's French/Huron terrorists from burning farmsteads and rustling chickens from the Hudson valley... #SharpPractice French & Indian War action #SpreadTheLard
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Got around to updating the blog with some Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice action #SpreadTheLard
Sharp Practice: Escort Mission to Dalpartha!
Apologies for the lack of blog updates, hopefully this after action report of a recent Sharp Practice game with Phil and Andy last month i...
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May 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Got around to updating the blog with some Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice action #SpreadTheLard
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@andycrow.bsky.social and I lead the brave Indian freedom fighters to defeat in last night's Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice game (ok mainly my fault rolling high on every Bad Things Happen roll) #SpreadTheLard
April 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
@andycrow.bsky.social and I lead the brave Indian freedom fighters to defeat in last night's Indian Mutiny #SharpPractice game (ok mainly my fault rolling high on every Bad Things Happen roll) #SpreadTheLard