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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 15h

A couple of my pics here - sadly I wasn't around for the bonfires at the end of the festival, but I did get to attend a Mascleta!
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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · Apr 3

A lot of them are quite abstract and it can be hard or even impossible to tell what they're supposed to depict. I can pick some themes from the second pic below but am totally clueless about the first.

A ninot in Valencia. Some grotesque figures inc. a hunchback, a witch and I have no clue what the others are. A tall fox too.

Another ninot, with more human looking figures.
Two women at the bottom, one with blonde hair and flowers in them, she's wearing an expensive ring and there's an LV bag on her arm, the other has blue hair and there's a dolphin next to her. Her hair rises award to look like ocean waves.
A black family riding a coffin onto these waves, a white guy has a spear pointed in their direction.
A guy with a top hat sawing something - probably the bits he's standing on inc. an Earth like globe with a pile of coins. An angry looking guy at the top and a contorted woman.

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 15h

In Valencia, Spain, Las Fallas festival marks the arrival of spring in March. Each neighbourhood create a grotesque sculpture, a Ninot, representing bad things or people from the past year. The Ninots then get burnt, fire as a symbol of purification and renewal.

#BurnBabyBurn #WyrdWednesday

Why do they burn the statues in Las Fallas de Valencia?

Today we are going to tell you about Las Fallas de Valencia, one of the most famous festivities in the whole peninsula. Have you ever heard of the fallas celebrations? Do you know why the statues are ...

www.spanishexpress.co.uk

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h

Isn’t technology wonderful? Back in the 80s, people could only listen with disgust as Frank Drebin went to the toilet with his radio mic still switched on. NOW we get the whole thing in video.

Council to edit meeting after camera left on for toilet trip

Bailie Hanif Raja made the mistake during a meeting for Glasgow City Council.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 17h

One of my local councillors. Who couldn't have been more patronising the time I met him hoping he'd help fight against a planning decision... years ago but schadenfreude when I saw the pic after reading the headline about "a councillor"

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 17h

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Rocket Recordings @rocketrecordings.bsky.social · 23h

Massive 10 day sale from the 5th–15th November

25% off our 2025 releases
Up to 75% off our back catalogue

So dig deep into our catalogue and pick up some incredible LPs, CDs, Tshirts, Books and even Tarot Cards at great wallet saving prices.

Get digging here:
rocketrecordings.com/collections/...

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 19h

sorry but this is a valuable service for those of us who walk to *get to places* and do so at a pace.
nothing wrong with shining a spotlight on inconsiderate walkers.

Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 20h

sorry why does this random judgy little hypocritical creep get a puff piece exactly

The ‘pavement vigilante’: why Cameron Roh is naming and shaming bad walking etiquette

He films people breaking his self-created ‘laws’ of street decorum and posts the videos online – with many viewers expressing their gratitude. So watch out if you’re rushing along on your phone or whe...

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 22h

@wyrdwednesday.bsky.social I was in Valencia, Spain for a couple of days during Las Fallas festival and it fits this week's theme perfectly - so hopefully someone local posts about it, otherwise I'll try and find a good link to share.

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 23h

And exploding sandwiches of mass destruction in between the two, truly a good day.

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

Now planning for the "Life in the UK" test. Has anyone got a copy of the book? I found a PDF but would like to check it's legit.

Please share!

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

pas de souci. et bonne idée pour la bibliotheque, merci, meme si apres avoir verifié ils ne l'ont pas ici.

Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

I almost turned the clocks back again on Sunday too.

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

Now planning for the "Life in the UK" test. Has anyone got a copy of the book? I found a PDF but would like to check it's legit.

Please share!

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

2/ oui j'ai été juré 2 fois... et ca ne permet pas d'éviter le test d'Anglais!

aurais tu encore le livre pour le test? j'ai trouvé un PDF mais j'aimerais vérifier qu'il soit legit.

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

The IT support manager just went and did a reply to all when he shouldn't have and I'm very tempted to reply Hi Jen

a woman in a black suit says i have a lot of experience with the whole computer thing

ALT: a woman in a black suit says i have a lot of experience with the whole computer thing

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

Having said that, that is no excuse for the largest cloud providers not to implement water cooling. They could totally afford water-cooled DCs instead of building new air-cooled DCs powered by dirty gas plants.

Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

Insane that there's no standard for liquid cooling - its widespread adoption in datacenters is desperately needed, but liquid cooled HW from different manufacturers will require different size pipes. I don't even know if the requirements for the liquid vary across manufacturers, could be.

The Register @theregister.com · 1d

$10B + spent on liquid cooling this week – it's only Tuesday

Eaton and Vertiv splash cash as HPC infrastructure and AI factories run hot Liquid cooling tech is hot. It's only Tuesday and already infrastructure specialists have forked out more than $10 billion on companies proffering tech that promises to help ease energy bills of datacenter operators.…

dlvr.it

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 1d

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Kate Jeffery @katejj.bsky.social · Oct 1

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 2d

I like that the blog shows values in hours too, sometimes they convey the gloom even better.

But please get rid of that new design. Current: I see all the detailed info on a single screen for a 14 hours timescale.
New: only 6 hours in the same width, scrolling down and clicking to get any details.

Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 2d

I should have picked the apple cinnamon old fashioned. I'll have to go back another day while it's still on the menu.

Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 2d

Hate November, hate Mondays, trying to make today a little better by treating myself to steak + chips from the local steakhouse and a doughnut from Tantrum.
Likely to skip dinner tonight now.

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 3d

Still in Nantes? I haven't spent much time there, but it certainly has its quirks. Quirky calm moments make sense in that context too.

Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 3d

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Glasgow Live @glasgowlive.co.uk · 3d

Residents in Shawlands have been left devastated after the owners of orange tabby Freddie, who was fondly dubbed the mayor of Shawlands by locals, revealed he'd passed away aged 20.

Calls for mural for 'Mayor of Shawlands' as beloved street cat Freddie passes away

www.glasgowlive.co.uk

Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 3d

Very sad news from Shawlands. RIP Freddie.

Several bunches of flowers laid outside a building. A message on one reads
"Rest In Peace Freddie
Skirving st.
Forever the domain of Sandy Champagne x x x "

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Flo @flokemon.bsky.social · 5d

I helped at a school's careers fair yesterday and we had one big fail in that we'd brought Haribo sweets.

Unlikely there'll be kids chapping at this tenement door tonight but it's happened before, so just in case, I stocked up on VEGAN (and therefore halal and kosher too) sweets.

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