2dot
@2dot.bsky.social
Interested in neurodiversity, photography, nature, sci-fi, chocolate, books - not necessarily in that order!
For those with no access to the NYT, there’s an e-catalogue of the works here: issuu.com/brendanr-hir...
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
For those with no access to the NYT, there’s an e-catalogue of the works here: issuu.com/brendanr-hir...
Evocative thread of pictures, almost as good as a wild walk on the beach
'Time and Tide'
(From a previous winter.)
I walked along the beach, it was the 7th December, and cold. Sleet showers stung my face.
I saw a branch, cast ashore by the tide. It was shapely and elegant, and rocking to and fro with the rhythm of the sea. 1/5
(From a previous winter.)
I walked along the beach, it was the 7th December, and cold. Sleet showers stung my face.
I saw a branch, cast ashore by the tide. It was shapely and elegant, and rocking to and fro with the rhythm of the sea. 1/5
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Evocative thread of pictures, almost as good as a wild walk on the beach
Me too!
Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Me too!
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Me too, Emily. Me too
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Me too, Emily. Me too
If David Bowie‘s been dead for 10 years, that means we’ve been dealing with being down the wrong trouser leg of time for a decade, so no wonder we’re all exhausted
I’m delighted and honoured to be a part of this event at @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Saturday 17th January. A day dedicated to David Bowie, with live music and very special guests. I’ll be in conversation with David’s producer and friend, the legendary Tony Visconti.
events.bl.uk/events/david...
events.bl.uk/events/david...
David Bowie in Time | British Library
Ten years after the death of David Bowie this landmark gathering of writers, filmmakers, musicians, artists and critics reflects on key points in his creat
events.bl.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If David Bowie‘s been dead for 10 years, that means we’ve been dealing with being down the wrong trouser leg of time for a decade, so no wonder we’re all exhausted
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An important piece of work about an often misunderstood topic, please support it if you can.
NEW POST: Unauthorised Absence: A #SEND mum and her team are seeking funding for their short film on the injustice of punitive attendance policies, backed by academic, education, law, and health professionals www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
An important piece of work about an often misunderstood topic, please support it if you can.
Catching up on Chris Mccausland 'Seeing into the Future' doc on BBC, and it's the best argument for AI I've seen (aside from medical research), good to know that it's a real benefit to people with disabilities. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future
Chris McCausland explores the future of technology and what it holds for him personally.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Catching up on Chris Mccausland 'Seeing into the Future' doc on BBC, and it's the best argument for AI I've seen (aside from medical research), good to know that it's a real benefit to people with disabilities. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The best way to start the week!
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The best way to start the week!
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So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
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This is tantalisingly close to £3k.
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
Donate to Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica, organized by Taylor Mitchell
Hello everyone,
Many of you have heard about Hurricane Melis… Taylor Mitchell needs your support for Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is tantalisingly close to £3k.
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
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Ladybird wisdom, 1975
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Ladybird wisdom, 1975
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
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I'm taking🌲etsy orders for just a few more days:
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm taking🌲etsy orders for just a few more days:
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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It would help so much if you could repost my 2026 calendars/etsy shop in my post above. Small handmade businesses are better than the big Black Friday malarkey. Thankyou so much 🌿
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It would help so much if you could repost my 2026 calendars/etsy shop in my post above. Small handmade businesses are better than the big Black Friday malarkey. Thankyou so much 🌿
Ooh, I want one of these!
All these leaves came from the same specimen of Fothergilla gardenii—on the same day.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ooh, I want one of these!
‘Textcast’, what a brilliant idea! And I will be exploring the links from this for weeks, so many interesting choices of music to listen to 🙂
My textcast - where you read it, but there's also an accompanying playlist - is BACK. Some remarkable choices from @joannawyld.bsky.social that were new to me. Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Thank you. #FirstLastAnything
NEW! #FirstLastAnything Ep 32: We are back each Sunday, till Christmas, and my guest today - versatile and fascinating music writer and musician Joanna Wyld (@joannawyld.bsky.social) - talks about bellringing, Queen, liner notes, Molly Drake and much more. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/11/09/f...
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
‘Textcast’, what a brilliant idea! And I will be exploring the links from this for weeks, so many interesting choices of music to listen to 🙂
So clever!
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So clever!
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The load-bearing myth at the heart of UK politics is that the politicians and media are tolerant and decent and working people are knuckle-dragging bigots, but it's actually completely the other way around.
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The load-bearing myth at the heart of UK politics is that the politicians and media are tolerant and decent and working people are knuckle-dragging bigots, but it's actually completely the other way around.
Truly terrifying 😱
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Truly terrifying 😱
The Bagpuss mice, and their friend the seal of approval, wish you a happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Bagpuss mice, and their friend the seal of approval, wish you a happy Halloween 🎃
This is so clever, takes an original mind to see that pic
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is so clever, takes an original mind to see that pic
I enjoyed this essay on ‘Paradise Lost’ - perhaps you would too, @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social, if you aren’t already aware of it?
publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-so...
publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-so...
The Sound and the Story: Exploring the World of Paradise Lost
John Milton’s Paradise Lost has been many things to many people — a Christian epic, a comment on the English Civil War, the epitome of poetic ambiguity — but it is first of all a pleasure to read. Dra...
publicdomainreview.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I enjoyed this essay on ‘Paradise Lost’ - perhaps you would too, @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social, if you aren’t already aware of it?
publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-so...
publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-so...
A thing of beauty 🙂
You had me at “fancy cheese vending machine”
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A thing of beauty 🙂
Worth a read, I thought I had my Facebook privacy nailed down but found out Meta was helping itself to my camera roll pics without ever asking for my permission 🤬
“as a sector that prides itself on its collective mission of fighting inequity and injustice, we also cannot absolve ourselves of the responsibility of grappling with difficult conversations about the tech we use and how we may be complicit in furthering the things we’re seeking to counter.”
GoFundMe and the much scarier stuff behind many of the technologies we use daily
Hi everyone, this week is Halloween, which is probably my favorite holiday, mainly because I like the easy access to junk food everywhere I go. If you’re on Instagram, check out my “Scary Nonprofit St...
www.nonprofitaf.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Worth a read, I thought I had my Facebook privacy nailed down but found out Meta was helping itself to my camera roll pics without ever asking for my permission 🤬
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October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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