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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 10h

Oh no protein discourse is back, bedtime for me...

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 10h

I prefer the words to Antidepressants and you do get "singing a song while I'm happy" which is perfect

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 10h

ah yes, there, well, are criminal ways within XD I suppose there IS sexual content in DMS but...that would be very incisive moderation!

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 10h

Iain is singlehandedly saving this year's #bakeoff (although also special mention to Aaron who I hope sneaks up and wins at the last minute)

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 10h

All the bodybuilders are forever making these but on account of hating microwaves I've never paid attention and feel sad about this now as I don't know the answer

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 12h

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is available to stream free on Vimeo. If you want to spend some time with her and her loved ones, and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, updated streaming link is here: vimeo.com/whatdowewant...

MAJOR! (free streaming link)

The award-winning 2016 documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting…

vimeo.com

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 11h

Hmm, they all have a good chunk of repetition don't they? Criminal Ways is more fun than Antidepressants, perhaps that XD

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 12h

We have reached it (dutifully listened to the whole album first) - can confirm it's nothing like Obsessions XD Closer to the other extra tracks than the album, maybe, great bassline, would be good live, ideally played twice as fast...

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 13h

Arrived home to a further three copies of Antidepressants, I have actually lost track of where two of them came from, but one is the Japanese edition at last, so I can hear Medication on something other than Carrie's phone in an alleyway XD

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Katie @vimtotime.bsky.social · 13h

He is having some salad

Two eye holes in the pavement with greenery growing out the mouth

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calamity jenn. @shehulking.bsky.social · 15h

Someone contacted us the other day because AI had told them that we would publish their book. We explained we're not a publisher. They were furious because AI had told them we'd do it. We explained we literally can't. They asked us to check with management because AI said we could do this.

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 16h

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 17h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 15h

I really should visit sometime, join my dots!

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 20h

A colleague put me forward for a speaking opportunity I hadn't imagined might be interested in my work and, early days, but they did seem extremely interested, actually, and I'm very grateful to them indeed. Academia can be wonderfully supportive in the most surprising ways.

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🦇🤘 Rigg-or mortis 🔶️🏳️‍🌈 @rigg.lgbt · 20h

I know this is a message for Young Liberals, not for an old fart like me, but I was leaning #Kamran4VP anyway, and this has sealed the deal

Trans Rights Are Human Rights!
Rejoin EU!
Build More Bloody Houses!
Listen to Younglings!

I approve of all these things 🖤 well done @kamhussain.bsky.social

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 20h

Given everything out there, it's...yeah...not really "ramping up for the show" stuff, either...

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 22h

true story, this is a magnificent film, also

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

Lee Pace in The Fall is the result of a decades-long experiment to see what happens if all the hotness for an entire generation is concentrated in the body of a single man

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will o’the wisp pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 22h

one of the astonishing things about working in a UK uni in the last decade is complete DISCONNECT between (on one hand) hostile media stories, ill informed govt policy, end of unis as we know them

and (on the other) the joyful work of actually talking w/students and discovering new things together

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 23h

What with being from Kingston, where our main historic feature is the Coronation Stone, and we have schools and suchlike named after Æthelstan, I always found it confusing that he wasn't better-known in the rest of the country, so very much here for this.

Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 15d

just published on BBC website, an article on #Aethelstan inspired by David Woodman's new book (with a bit of commentary from Sarah Foot and er, me) #medievalsky www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

How England misplaced its first king

In his lifetime, the first king of England was renowned throughout Europe. But over the centuries, he has been sidelined by history.

www.bbc.co.uk

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 23h

excellent illustration of the total lack of care, governance and boundaries in technology

Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 1d

I have been instructed to undertake a full rest day today in which I do no gym or cardio and it's also Tuesday and it's so confusing, I keep thinking I should...move...but no, I get to stay here in the office bed with The Morning Show and coffee and my journal...

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Emma Chaplin🔮🖤🦇Lewes Nibbler @emmachaplin.bsky.social · 1d

I'd heartily recommend kicking the heck out of a bunch of leaves as something small that helps a bit in sad times

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

boost your user satisfaction and growth with this one weird trick (removing the shit everyone hates that you added for no reason)

r/SaaS
u/soasme
I deleted ALL AI features... and user growth went UP.

Everyone's busy adding Al to everything.
I did the same for indie10k.com but it didn't work.
I removed all of fancy Al stuff - Al coach, Al growth ideas, Al "personalized" advice - everything.
Guess what?
I see more registered users and higher retention.
That actually make me wonder why now i have one page with one button, without all that Al thingy, but it does better?
Here's my question:
Is Al feature actually helping SaaS grow?

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 1d

It is true that I can theoretically read anywhere and it is annoyingly true that this is the third house in a row where I've somehow actively worked to stop myself doing so. The next time we move, everything will be designed around the reader in me so I can be a whole person once more.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 1d

Today in "let's go to bed at 8pm and listen to something random off BBC Sounds", this was enjoyable, cheers 2018

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Only Artists - Series 5 - Brett Anderson and Tariq Goddard - BBC Sounds

Novelist and publisher Tariq Goddard meets singer and songwriter Brett Anderson of Suede.

www.bbc.co.uk

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