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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 2h

I have that problem too.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 2h

This is definitely the best one I’ve seen in the thread.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 4h

I also passed it around the social media avoiders in my immediate circle. Would recommend others do the same.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 4h

No question... this needs signing.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 9h

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

Edvard Munch's 'Scream' but with the text 'I can't believe they're cancelling Art History' in a speech bubble

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 5h

I've found I can proofread my own copy the next day, but if you read it immediately after writing, I'll skip an error that I'd spot later.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 6h

That's the kind of thing a proofreader would have picked up in the days when we used to have proofreaders.

I find it doesn't help with my writing... but I imagine one day it will. Hopefully after I'm retired.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 6h

I wouldn't trust Chat-GPT to write anything and its research is dodgy, it appears brilliant when it comes to things like "can you check my Ghost redirects.yaml file to see if there are any redirect chains".

But I reckon that's a task a half decent coder could write an app for in next to no time.

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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 7h

Princes in the Tower was a winning strategy....

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 10h

Is that the result of an illness or is it something that just creeps up on you?

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 11h

Relatable. Although I simply cannot eat a whole tub in one sitting.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 11h

Wow.

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Be honest. How many portions do you get from a 2L tub of ice cream?

Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, they get me too.

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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 13h

That's a terrific plan with one small flaw.

The Lancaster bomber didn't exist until 1941.

(I spent far too much time building Airfix models when I was a boy).