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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 5h

Oh my goodness, I haven’t come across AI in manuscripts I edit yet. Hadn’t even crossed my mind. 😬

Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 6h

Amazing and sad.
I think you’ll find this very interesting, @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised

Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 21h

😅
I meant mine.

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 1d

Do we want to live in a world where books and culture flourish or in a purely functional world where the value of education is solely measured in expected earnings?

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Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author, says author Francesca Simon

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 1d

Anglian.

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 1d

How in the world would I know yours?!!! 🤯

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 1d

An adorable little #Roman figurine of a mouse playing a trumpet - because, why not?

#Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 1d

😍😍😍

Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 1d

I was given her name last night!

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 2d

I know you have your entire early life rooted there; for me, it started when I was 22. I’m 60 now.

Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 2d

Yey!!! 🕺

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d

Love 'cult-de-sac'. Love this kind of thing. One of my favourite examples is 'well, we'll burn that bridge when we come to it', an enjoyably fatalistic mistaken phrase.

Dave H @thinkfoo.uk · 2d

Great article. The Tories need their Kinnock if they are going to get out of the cult-de-sac* they've gone down.

*Auto correct but I kind of liked it.

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 2d

Very useful for those who design pages.

David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 2d

talking with a colleague I was reminded of some accessibility infographics I saw about a decade ago, and was able to find them again. I think they are still pretty good accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/d...

A direct link to the English language pdf set is github.com/UKHomeOffice...

Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility

Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimisation to make existing and new services better for our users. Karwai is part of an accessibility group at Home Office Digital,...

accessibility.blog.gov.uk

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 2d

This is excellent!

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 2d

Almost all the external insulation fitted under the Tory government’s energy-efficiency scheme was installed so poorly it will have to be repaired or replaced, an investigation has found.
#NoShitSherlock