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Malcolm Fairbairn

@malcfairbairn.bsky.social

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Physics Professor KCL - particle physics and cosmology theory. Views appear to be my own (free will?) either way are not those of King's College London

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 7h

Gah I'm sorry you are going through this Tony

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Tony Padilla #JFT97 Don’t buy the S*n @proftonypadilla.bsky.social · 7h

Mathematical Physics MSci at UoN earmarked for closure as mgmt start the cuts. As the custodians of Einstein’s famous blackboard, this is especially worrying. Will we still teach his greatest ideas in years to come? @uonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8h

The Spectator are confused.

It's not going to be cost free.

Billionaires are going to pay more.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Like Zohran, Zack offers the thrill of cost free rebellion.

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 1d

yeah me too. I just wonder if we can trust those figures though because reporting is so different in different countries. The legal definition of rape also. This was kind of my point. I worry that bad data may be used by the far right for nonsense.
ANY rape is too much rape of course.

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 1d

Do you really think the rape rate in Sweden is 30 times higher than in Greece?

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 3d

How did you do the colours?

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 4d

I run Emacs on Win11....

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 9d

Uh, they haven't had the election yet

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 12d

Frankie Says RELAX

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 13d

A complex solar halo with a full 360° parhelic circle was seen in Greenland on Oct 16, 2025.✨️✨️✨️

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 12d

Ok thank you very much!

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you. Then how do you combine them?

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 13d

Why does this help?

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Dr James O'Donoghue 🪐 @interplanetary.bsky.social · 14d

Let's unravel the mystery of Saturn's polar hexagon.

A jet stream speeds around the pole at 320 km/h (200 mph). That’s common among planets, but what's not is that it oscillates up and down *very* stably. Each low point of this sine wave becomes a corner of a hexagon, when projected onto a sphere:

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 23d

Oh, hi, yeah by the way, US democratic party, Trump is getting the credit for this peace deal because you were so useless. Trump. Think about that.

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 23d

I've long thought Eric Clapton was a ****. AI algorithms pushing me towards the history of rock and roll indicate to me that he was bigger **** than I thought he was.

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 23d

I shared my journey home with my partner then I idly clicked on the link I'd sent her. 12 minutes, but my journey says 13 minutes. Now re-evaluating my interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · 25d

Can't complain...

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 26d

London continues to be a delight

Big Ben (actually Elizabeth Tower) in London at sunset, with crowds and buses

A bridge across the Thames with St Paul’s Cathedral in the background

The Thames at sunset with the London Eye on the horizon

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · Oct 1

We are all thinking it

Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · Sep 28

Jeez. Everywhere. Is this the IUAP?

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · Sep 26

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · Sep 26

They have forgotten what they believe in, because they have spent so long lying about it. We need migrants. I want to hear that argument.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · Sep 17

Chris Mason, Nick Eardley and Laura Kuenssberg are probably very busy, which is why they haven't yet launched their relentless pursuit of Farage's tax affairs and financial arrangements. But they will. At some point. I'm certain.

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Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn.bsky.social · Sep 18

There is quite some irony buying stop the boats flags from Ali Express