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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 43m

Researchers build a compostable computer mouse—circuit board and all!

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Researchers build a compostable computer mouse—circuit board and all

Using wood-derived materials, researchers showcase the potential of making eco-friendly yet high-functioning electronics

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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 1h

The United States and Greenland: Episodes in Nuclear History, 1957-1968, Part II: The B-52 Crash and Its Impact
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The United States and Greenland: Episodes in Nuclear History, 1957-1968Part II: The B-52 Crash and Its Impact

Washington, D.C., October 15, 2025 - The 1968 crash of a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber near the U.S. Air Force Base in Thule, Greenland, that scattered radioactive plutonium across miles of icefields crea...

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 4h

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VA Forestry IG post about fire seasoning Virginia showing the state in white with the forestry emblem in the middle, with flames behind it all.
It reads:

FIRE SEASON IS HERE
VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT O
FORESTRY
OCT. 15-NOV. 30

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 4h

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Outlaws - Green Grass And High Tides | Live at Capitol Theatre (1978)

YouTube video by Wolfgang's Classic Rock

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 5h

On this date 56 years ago, millions of Americans peacefully protested the U.S. government

It's that time again www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

Moratorium Day: The day that millions of Americans marched

On 15 October 1969, millions of people in the US marched to call for an end to the Vietnam War.

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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm an Architectural Illustrator from Edinburgh. I visually reconstruct heritage buildings and monuments in #Blender3D guided by archaeology, measured survey data, and by working in collaboration with historians and archaeologists.

Website: bobmarshall.co.uk

ALT: A speculative digital reconstruction of the Bass of Inverurie - a late twelfth-century timber and earthwork castle held by the Earls of Garioch (pronounced "Geary" in the local tongue)- members of the extended royal family of Scotland and the ancestors of King Robert the Bruce. Personal project © Bob Marshall 2017. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Speculative digital reconstruction of Tor Alvie hillfort near Aviemore, Scottish Highlands. The site was identified as a hillfort in 2010-11 (Historic Environment Record: MHG55341). The reconstruction model was created in Blender 3D using a combination of high-resolution digital terrain data obtained from Ordnance Survey, which I used to create my backdrop of the Cairngorm Mountains. Although the fort has never been excavated, the line of its rampart walls can broadly be determined by a stony bank that encloses an area of roughly 85m x 30m, bearing immediate similarities in size and shape to Craig Phadrig hillfort near Inverness. However, unlike Craig Phadrig, there is no evidence that Torr Alvie was vitrified. It is difficult to know how thick the ramparts were, whether there were timber palisades, and how many entrances the fort had, so imagination plays a large part in this visualisation. With grateful thanks to Eve Boyle and Adam Welfare of Historic Environment Scotland and Professor Gordon Noble of the University of Aberdeen for their input and assistance. © Bob Marshall / badenochstorylands.com 2020.

A speculative digital reconstruction of the early sixteenth-century chancel screen of St Mary's parish church in Youghal, Ireland. Using survey measurements, I developed a computer model to help me work out a possible design for the screen and its loft. Its form is guided by the information written in historical documents and from a single piece of decorated timber, which may have been part of this original screen, found underneath the church floor during recent archaeological investigations. I have combined influences from some surviving medieval screens found in churches in several English counties. The depiction of the Last Judgement painted above the chancel arch is imaginary, and also influenced by similar mural paintings found in several medieval English churches. The Last Judgement, sometimes also referred to as a ‘Doom’, was a common feature of medieval churches. It was an instrument for highlighting the contrasts between the rewards of heaven and the agony of hell, intended to guide Christians away from sin and misbehaviour.

A digital reconstruction of Brougham Castle shows how it may have looked in 1388 following the additions and alterations made by Roger Clifford, 5th Baron of Westmoreland. This view of the castle in wintertime is from the northwest. Artist: Bob Marshall. © Historic England / English Heritage Trust. Contact Historic England Archives for Licensing enquiries.

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 6h

Louise Haupert presenting a map of the Mississippi River carved into black cherry: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1938...

I love seeing #cartography made tangible.

#NACIS2025

Putting Down Roots

Connecting Cartography with the Natural World

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Pure Tech @puretech.news · 7h

Saving sea turtles with solar-powered fishing nets #Technology #EmergingTechnologies #Other #SeaTurtles #SustainableFishing #CleanTech

Saving sea turtles with solar-powered fishing nets

For fishers working the inky dark night, it can be difficult to keep endangered or unwanted animals out of their nets. While lighted nets can reduce the bycatch of sharks and sea turtles, their batteries...

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 19h

the thing is, all that knock off amazon operator gear you bought to look tough and scary just looks fucking silly when you are being gyrated at by someone wearing an inflatable frog costume and being mooned by a naked bagpiper on a unicycle, it just doesn’t work, the self image cannot hold

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 20h

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 20h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

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jesseblacksmith.bsky.social @jesseblacksmith.bsky.social · 8h

Forged a little charcuterie knife stainless steel

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 7h

"D’Angelo is gone, and when I hear his progeny — artists like Frank Ocean, HER, and SZA — it’s like watching beautiful flowers bloom from the musical seeds he planted. All of which is to say, in the long game, he won." — Touré

The Rise, Retreat, and Resurrection of D'Angelo

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 17h

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D'Angelo Performing 'Untitled' & 'Sugah Daddy' Medley At 2012 BET Awards

YouTube video by Kim Davis & MySister

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 18h

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You'll Never Walk Alone (Stereo) (1997 Remaster)

YouTube video by Gerry & The Pacemakers - Topic

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Ocean Exploration Trust @nautiluslive.org · 1d

Our #CorpsofExploration witnessed this #CasperOctopus from the suborder Incirrata while exploring a series of knoll hills in the central region of the #CookIslands' waters while diving over 4,100 meters (13,000+ feet) deep www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjQ...

Casper Octopus in the Deep Sea of the Cook Islands | Nautilus Live

YouTube video by EVNautilus

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 18h

I think these were between 4700-4800m. Anemone, Typhlonus, gastropod, bamboo coral
@nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 21h

4783m Bathysaurus mollis
@nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 1d

This is the D'Angelo performance that I've never forgotten. This song was already a huge hit but the way he took it from contemporary R&B to church revival illustrated how connected those idioms are. A revelation for those who didn't know, and an affirmation for those who did.

D'Angelo - Lady ft. Spanky, Saadiq, Ali Shaheed & ?uestlove

YouTube video by twinbreed

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Brenda Be Blue @brendafromia.bsky.social · 1d

#jokesters
A little Halloween Humor!

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🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 1d

if you’re a witch who likes EXTRA reasons to celebrate, I just looked up the midpoint between Sept 22 and Dec 21 and it’s Nov 5, so that’s astrological Samhain

Now you can celebrate Halloween TWICE

✨ Bless ✨

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 1d

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Sesame Street: It's Not Easy Being Green (Kermit's Song)

YouTube video by Sesame Street

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

This extraordinarily vibrant green-glazed jar was made in China in the 8th century.

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Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 1d

"His passing is a blow not only to fans around the world, but to the city that raised him, Richmond, where soul still lives in the corners of every church, bar, and basement that ever believed music could save you."

Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 1d

"Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the world as D’Angelo, has passed away. The Richmond-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist didn’t just help create neo-soul, he refined it."