Kirsty
@snowythepyro.bsky.social
Legal Editor. Alto at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (on loan from BBC Symphony Chorus). Prommer. Brownie leader. Knitter. Reader. Loves to travel. 🐧=❤️
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a man in a brown jacket stands in front of a group of people in suits
ALT: a man in a brown jacket stands in front of a group of people in suits
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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My gut says the U.K. is gonna use this to try and knock down the Gillick competence, which I personally think is one of the transphobic agenda’s side quests
Stand by for Age Gap Discourse to get even more obnoxious as hardliners claim anyone under 32 is a literal child
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s
Study suggests brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My gut says the U.K. is gonna use this to try and knock down the Gillick competence, which I personally think is one of the transphobic agenda’s side quests
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Nearly-perfect printed and handwritten text recognition is the most consequential technical contribution to the study of human culture of the last fifteen years, and it's not even close.
It fundamentally changes our (both lay and expert) relationship with the written past.
It fundamentally changes our (both lay and expert) relationship with the written past.
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
newsletter.dancohen.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Nearly-perfect printed and handwritten text recognition is the most consequential technical contribution to the study of human culture of the last fifteen years, and it's not even close.
It fundamentally changes our (both lay and expert) relationship with the written past.
It fundamentally changes our (both lay and expert) relationship with the written past.
BRILLIANT!!!
(And not just because O, Tannenbaum was the first carol I ever learned in a language other than English - and Britten This Little Babe was drilled into me in sol-fa in high school)
(And not just because O, Tannenbaum was the first carol I ever learned in a language other than English - and Britten This Little Babe was drilled into me in sol-fa in high school)
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
BRILLIANT!!!
(And not just because O, Tannenbaum was the first carol I ever learned in a language other than English - and Britten This Little Babe was drilled into me in sol-fa in high school)
(And not just because O, Tannenbaum was the first carol I ever learned in a language other than English - and Britten This Little Babe was drilled into me in sol-fa in high school)
Funny, this headline does the exact opposite of calming my nerves!
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Funny, this headline does the exact opposite of calming my nerves!
That's fair enough!
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
That's fair enough!
I hit "pin now" to get the popup to go away, and have never clicked into it again. It just sits between my OneDrive and Skillsoft thingies on the left sidebar, unloved.
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I hit "pin now" to get the popup to go away, and have never clicked into it again. It just sits between my OneDrive and Skillsoft thingies on the left sidebar, unloved.
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To anyone who has experience working with fonts and typefaces, I sincerely apologize for the monstrosity I’m about to show you.
I’m very sorry to announce this to the rest of the country & the world, but a transitional logo has been chosen for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics & this is it. Why does it say Utah? We don’t know. Why is the font illegible? Yet another mystery. Did they go ugly on purpose? Again, no idea.
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
To anyone who has experience working with fonts and typefaces, I sincerely apologize for the monstrosity I’m about to show you.
Are the rolls particularly special/different than, well, the "soft white rolls" from the supermarket that they look like?
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Are the rolls particularly special/different than, well, the "soft white rolls" from the supermarket that they look like?
Question is, will the sparkles come out in wee or poo?
(clearly the most important question!)
(clearly the most important question!)
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Question is, will the sparkles come out in wee or poo?
(clearly the most important question!)
(clearly the most important question!)
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Daily bunny no.3148 will be done in time for Christmas
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Daily bunny no.3148 will be done in time for Christmas
Four hours, bloody hell...
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Four hours, bloody hell...
Gorgeous!!
And if your earlier message of "too much fabric" is still true, plenty of opportunity for tiebacks or other cute detailing to match :-)
And if your earlier message of "too much fabric" is still true, plenty of opportunity for tiebacks or other cute detailing to match :-)
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Gorgeous!!
And if your earlier message of "too much fabric" is still true, plenty of opportunity for tiebacks or other cute detailing to match :-)
And if your earlier message of "too much fabric" is still true, plenty of opportunity for tiebacks or other cute detailing to match :-)
OMG Nijntje! I *want* that pattern...
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
OMG Nijntje! I *want* that pattern...
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A squirrel urging me not to obey a Do Not Feed The Squirrels sign on Kelvingrove Park in the West End of Glasgow, although given the warning below it, I resisted! The sign isn't an official one, but was created by A Sign of Humour.
#glasgow #kelvingrovepark #sign #glasgowhumour #squirrel #squirrels
#glasgow #kelvingrovepark #sign #glasgowhumour #squirrel #squirrels
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A squirrel urging me not to obey a Do Not Feed The Squirrels sign on Kelvingrove Park in the West End of Glasgow, although given the warning below it, I resisted! The sign isn't an official one, but was created by A Sign of Humour.
#glasgow #kelvingrovepark #sign #glasgowhumour #squirrel #squirrels
#glasgow #kelvingrovepark #sign #glasgowhumour #squirrel #squirrels
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To give an idea of how damaging this change is, a typical dual fuel household will see their bill rise by £2.50 in January.
A household using an electric storage heater - already most at risk of fuel poverty - will see a £100 increase. That is deeply unfair and needs to be addressed
A household using an electric storage heater - already most at risk of fuel poverty - will see a £100 increase. That is deeply unfair and needs to be addressed
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To give an idea of how damaging this change is, a typical dual fuel household will see their bill rise by £2.50 in January.
A household using an electric storage heater - already most at risk of fuel poverty - will see a £100 increase. That is deeply unfair and needs to be addressed
A household using an electric storage heater - already most at risk of fuel poverty - will see a £100 increase. That is deeply unfair and needs to be addressed
Differences like this are why I list American English and British English separately under "languages I proofread/copyedit"
Seeing people write things like “on accident” (rather than by accident) makes my lexicography senses tingle. It seems on the one hand obviously wrong and yet clearly makes sense to the person writing it and I want to grasp why?
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Differences like this are why I list American English and British English separately under "languages I proofread/copyedit"
Both my grandads served in India but would still have given a proper kicking (after taking into account local/religious sensibilities); FIL - who was RAF ground crew in 1944 - would have gone straight to the kicking (as would all my great-uncles who served in Europe in various guises)!
Honestly though imagine saying to your grandad who landed at Normandy that you can have swastikas on ships now.
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Both my grandads served in India but would still have given a proper kicking (after taking into account local/religious sensibilities); FIL - who was RAF ground crew in 1944 - would have gone straight to the kicking (as would all my great-uncles who served in Europe in various guises)!
My Dad does the opposite; he talks about "them in Kath H***'s house" (Kath H died easily 30 years ago...)
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My Dad does the opposite; he talks about "them in Kath H***'s house" (Kath H died easily 30 years ago...)
GORGEOUS!
Also, a *proper* pie, unlike those dishes of stew-in-a-ramekin-topped-with-potato (which is not a pie due to lack of pastry).
Oooh, now I really fancy a pie tomorrow...
Also, a *proper* pie, unlike those dishes of stew-in-a-ramekin-topped-with-potato (which is not a pie due to lack of pastry).
Oooh, now I really fancy a pie tomorrow...
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
GORGEOUS!
Also, a *proper* pie, unlike those dishes of stew-in-a-ramekin-topped-with-potato (which is not a pie due to lack of pastry).
Oooh, now I really fancy a pie tomorrow...
Also, a *proper* pie, unlike those dishes of stew-in-a-ramekin-topped-with-potato (which is not a pie due to lack of pastry).
Oooh, now I really fancy a pie tomorrow...
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England cricket fans at 6am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
England cricket fans at 6am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
We're doing mvt 5 while seated; my neighbour can't see Sophie even when she's standing up because of the bass drum (sorry Soph!) 🤣
It's sounding AMAZING - if you can get to Liverpool for tomorrow evening, tickets still available. + two pieces of Pärt for his 90th birthday year.
It's sounding AMAZING - if you can get to Liverpool for tomorrow evening, tickets still available. + two pieces of Pärt for his 90th birthday year.
Happy place!
Brahms Requiem tomorrow evening, with Domingo Hindoyan, Sophie Bevan and Samuel Hasselhorn 🎶
Brahms Requiem tomorrow evening, with Domingo Hindoyan, Sophie Bevan and Samuel Hasselhorn 🎶
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We're doing mvt 5 while seated; my neighbour can't see Sophie even when she's standing up because of the bass drum (sorry Soph!) 🤣
It's sounding AMAZING - if you can get to Liverpool for tomorrow evening, tickets still available. + two pieces of Pärt for his 90th birthday year.
It's sounding AMAZING - if you can get to Liverpool for tomorrow evening, tickets still available. + two pieces of Pärt for his 90th birthday year.
It's clearly disprovable by the fact that pre 2014, married persons who received a GRA needed to have their marriage dissolved ~because two women/men couldn't possibly be married~
(I think it worked the other way too, ie if one of a Civil Partnered couple got a GRA they could no longer have a CP).
(I think it worked the other way too, ie if one of a Civil Partnered couple got a GRA they could no longer have a CP).
The Supreme Court dismissed living as a man or woman under the GRA as merely a matter of paperwork, while effectively ignoring the same question in the context of gender reassignment.
The instructions now show that both Acts have, in effect, the same criterion.
The instructions now show that both Acts have, in effect, the same criterion.
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's clearly disprovable by the fact that pre 2014, married persons who received a GRA needed to have their marriage dissolved ~because two women/men couldn't possibly be married~
(I think it worked the other way too, ie if one of a Civil Partnered couple got a GRA they could no longer have a CP).
(I think it worked the other way too, ie if one of a Civil Partnered couple got a GRA they could no longer have a CP).
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible