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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 1h

Well huh!

I hired a stunt driver to find out if this sign is realistic

YouTube video by Chris Spargo

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 6h

"Wax lyrical" is an understatement

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

The algorithm has decided that I needed to know how to tap a live gas main.

The algorithm did good.

All hail the algorithm.

Gas Line Hot Tap #chrisboden #comedy #engineering #construction #educational #apprentice #science

YouTube video by Chris Boden

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 6h

33⅓² equalling 1111.1111111… is clearly a floating point error. Notify me when a patch is available.

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 6h

√1000 = 31.6227767

Very unsatisfying. Do better.

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 6h

"researchers concluded that the victims had been caught in a sudden hailstorm"

Roopkund - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 6h

When is the Biden FBI going to take out Trump?

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

Help me out here. When did Biden take office? Who was the FBI director on January 6th? Who appointed that FBI director?

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Dr Susannah Lydon @susieoftraken.bsky.social · 9h

The stumpery at Biddulph Grange giving its all today
🌱🍄🪵🌱🍄🪵

Fungi, mosses, ferns & other assorted organisms living on exposed tree stumps in the stumpery at Biddulph Grange

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 7h

This is really annoying: √1000 ≠ 33⅓

Where do I send the bug report?

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 23h

September #Arctic sea ice extent since the year 1850 - comparison now updated through 2025

I have a couple of other sea ice reconstructions on my website too: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Line graph time series of September Arctic sea ice extent for every year from 1850 through 2025. Two datasets are compared in this time series. The Walsh et al. 2019 reconstruction is shown with a solid blue line. The NSIDC Sea Ice Index v3 is shown with a dashed red line only for the satellite era. There is large interannual variability and a long-term decreasing trend over the last few decades.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 2d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

The algorithm has decided that I needed to know how to tap a live gas main.

The algorithm did good.

All hail the algorithm.

Gas Line Hot Tap #chrisboden #comedy #engineering #construction #educational #apprentice #science

YouTube video by Chris Boden

www.youtube.com

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

Absolute perfect ending!

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah but it's easier to measure

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

Absolute perfect ending!

Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

#nzpol

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

Another aspect worth considering:

The Artic may be in a different phase.

bsky.app/profile/kevp...

Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 26d

The Gap...

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2d

This is heartbreaking 💔

Living Safely With Covid @covidsafenz.bsky.social · 2d

#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid

The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.

www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid

A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?

www.1news.co.nz

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 2d

Aye, that's a good way of putting it. Removing 2007 and 2012 shows a more consistent downward trend.

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 3d

The stability depends mainly on just two data points; 2007, and 2012.

Removing them suggests a different narrative:

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning! It’s a lovely one today.

Here is your minute of peace & calm.

To enjoy the full 10-minute sunrise, watch here: youtu.be/LDdQ4EswGjU?...

#OceanDevotion

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 3d

I'm getting tired of living in one of your novels.

Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 3d

Trump (eyes rolling back and forth in their sockets, muttering): I have enemies. They are everywhere.
[Voice raises to a shout]
ENEMIES EVERYWHERE! CUT THEM OUT! ROOT AND BRANCH! CUT THEM OWWWT!

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 3d

Perhaps I undersold it...

This was actually fascinating. Water takes longer to dry on plastics not for the reason you think!

Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 4d

You could watch any content in the history of the world!

Here's a video about water droplets drying on plastic vs ceramic:

Why plastic dishes dry slower

YouTube video by Matthias random stuff

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 3d

Today politicians can say complete nonsense safe in the knowledge their base won't get to hear it in their own media bubbles.

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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 3d

:-)

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