Alice Bennett
@aliceponderland.bsky.social
Digital accessibility in HE library person. Fan of animals, accessibility, gardening, making things and whimsical nonsense. She/her.
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18th-century Dutch naturalist/collector Albertus Seba’s detailed engravings of hedgehogs (Thesaurus, 1734)
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
18th-century Dutch naturalist/collector Albertus Seba’s detailed engravings of hedgehogs (Thesaurus, 1734)
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The very first step for a government on this should be removing official accounts from these toxic social media sites. Otherwise you're basically encouraging people to use them.
"The guidance is not enforceable".
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
Ofcom bans social media giants from using ‘toxic’ algorithms
Regulator targets ‘manosphere’ misogyny and hate as seen in content produced by Andrew Tate
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The very first step for a government on this should be removing official accounts from these toxic social media sites. Otherwise you're basically encouraging people to use them.
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
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Friend of mine fell and broke his wrist while on holiday in New York last week. Had to have an x-ray and got bandaged up. His hospital bill was £7550. Just in case anyone was starting to buy into the current UK effort to privatise our healthcare and forgot how good we have it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Friend of mine fell and broke his wrist while on holiday in New York last week. Had to have an x-ray and got bandaged up. His hospital bill was £7550. Just in case anyone was starting to buy into the current UK effort to privatise our healthcare and forgot how good we have it.
How dare you
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
How dare you
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
I can’t get a good photo at this distance but I’m watching a grey squirrel adorably chomping through a chunk of red skinned apple, sitting upright in the November sunshine. It’s like the platonic ideal of a squirrel. It’s perfect.
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I can’t get a good photo at this distance but I’m watching a grey squirrel adorably chomping through a chunk of red skinned apple, sitting upright in the November sunshine. It’s like the platonic ideal of a squirrel. It’s perfect.
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Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
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You will never be able to make "data driven" decisions until you realize just how much your decisions are driven by emotions: fear of missing out, defensiveness of your favorite idea, apprehension over something unusual.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
September 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
You will never be able to make "data driven" decisions until you realize just how much your decisions are driven by emotions: fear of missing out, defensiveness of your favorite idea, apprehension over something unusual.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
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In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
This thread relives a great evening of tv for me as a kid.
Day two. Phil insists he needs to open a new trench.
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This thread relives a great evening of tv for me as a kid.
Is he channelling the ghost of Chas from Chas and Dave? Or is he possessed? #scd
I feel like Anton has reached the point where he could shout “gurcha!” at any moment during his feedback for pretty much any dance #scd
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Is he channelling the ghost of Chas from Chas and Dave? Or is he possessed? #scd
I feel like Anton has reached the point where he could shout “gurcha!” at any moment during his feedback for pretty much any dance #scd
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I feel like Anton has reached the point where he could shout “gurcha!” at any moment during his feedback for pretty much any dance #scd
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oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
Life goals.
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Life goals.
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
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Me, leaning against the time machine; So - richest man ever, people keep piling money on him no matter how badly he fails BUT ALSO he's a laughing stock everywhere, everyone can see he's miserable; he has no love in his life, not even his kids
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Me, leaning against the time machine; So - richest man ever, people keep piling money on him no matter how badly he fails BUT ALSO he's a laughing stock everywhere, everyone can see he's miserable; he has no love in his life, not even his kids
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
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This is your periodic reminder that BipolarSky exists, and that it's awesome, and that the feed and resources are here!
There are tons of shouts into the void every day from people with ten followers and nobody listening. Help me share resources, and then let's help em get heard
ty carry on 🙌
There are tons of shouts into the void every day from people with ten followers and nobody listening. Help me share resources, and then let's help em get heard
ty carry on 🙌
BipolarSky Resources
Educational resources, infographics, and community support for understanding and living with bipolar disorder.
dr.eamer.dev
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is your periodic reminder that BipolarSky exists, and that it's awesome, and that the feed and resources are here!
There are tons of shouts into the void every day from people with ten followers and nobody listening. Help me share resources, and then let's help em get heard
ty carry on 🙌
There are tons of shouts into the void every day from people with ten followers and nobody listening. Help me share resources, and then let's help em get heard
ty carry on 🙌
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“Who is it who is coming over here, getting all the benefits?”
— Dogwhistle And I’ll Come For You, My Lad
— Dogwhistle And I’ll Come For You, My Lad
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“Who is it who is coming over here, getting all the benefits?”
— Dogwhistle And I’ll Come For You, My Lad
— Dogwhistle And I’ll Come For You, My Lad
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"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds
Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Both have a city called Birmingham but that is about the end of the similarities.
People forget that Great Britain is basically Alabama outside of London only poorer people with weaker constitutions and worse food.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Both have a city called Birmingham but that is about the end of the similarities.
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Under the proposed UK immigration rules, Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany would have had bwen reviewed every 2.5 years until the 1960s and once the war was over and Germany 'safe', they all would have been sent back to live in the country, that had recently murdered millions of their fellow Jews.
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Under the proposed UK immigration rules, Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany would have had bwen reviewed every 2.5 years until the 1960s and once the war was over and Germany 'safe', they all would have been sent back to live in the country, that had recently murdered millions of their fellow Jews.
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olivia nuzzi might just be america’s liz jones
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
olivia nuzzi might just be america’s liz jones