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Here is another celebrity interaction, of a sort.
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Here is another celebrity interaction, of a sort.
Jeremy Clarkson reached past me in Sainsbury's to grab a pint of milk.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Jeremy Clarkson reached past me in Sainsbury's to grab a pint of milk.
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The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping
This is on a shirt I've had for years. I can't remember how I got it, and though I could potentially have been there I don't remember having been and it's not related to the subject I was working on at the time (plant virology). Anyway, the shirt has lasted well.
December 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is on a shirt I've had for years. I can't remember how I got it, and though I could potentially have been there I don't remember having been and it's not related to the subject I was working on at the time (plant virology). Anyway, the shirt has lasted well.
FWIW, some comments following the viewing of the Gatiss ghost story adaptation last night: mamot.fr/@knirirr/115...
knirirr (@[email protected])
Last night's ghost story adaptation wasn't bad at all, though I would still prefer a reading of the original tale with some suitable illustrations added. I recall an older adaptation of "The Mezzotint...
mamot.fr
December 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
FWIW, some comments following the viewing of the Gatiss ghost story adaptation last night: mamot.fr/@knirirr/115...
Seen on a forum:
It's that time of year again, the time to watch this fantastic piece of nostalga.
[link]
Edit, well that all went wrong. Accidentally posted the version of Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees Up with the horrible Jim Davidson...
It's that time of year again, the time to watch this fantastic piece of nostalga.
[link]
Edit, well that all went wrong. Accidentally posted the version of Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees Up with the horrible Jim Davidson...
December 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Seen on a forum:
It's that time of year again, the time to watch this fantastic piece of nostalga.
[link]
Edit, well that all went wrong. Accidentally posted the version of Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees Up with the horrible Jim Davidson...
It's that time of year again, the time to watch this fantastic piece of nostalga.
[link]
Edit, well that all went wrong. Accidentally posted the version of Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees Up with the horrible Jim Davidson...
@tudorcook.bsky.social beer/water reference: www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall had intestinal parasites
Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can cause debilitating illness in humans
www.newscientist.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@tudorcook.bsky.social beer/water reference: www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
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#trump doesn't do maths. or science. or art...
"London had around 104 homicides last year. Let’s put that number into context – New Orleans had 124 homicides last year. That might make London look just a little bit safer than New Orleans, but here’s the thing – more than nine million people live in London, but only 360,000 live in New Orleans."
A letter to Donald Trump, from London
You don’t seem to like London very much, or our mayor. But people around here live longer than Americans, and we’re much less likely to get murdered. As for your Sharia law claims - have you ever actu...
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#trump doesn't do maths. or science. or art...
What's the point in having a credit card when the bank does this? If I even knew what they didn't like about the purchase it might be a of some use.
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
What's the point in having a credit card when the bank does this? If I even knew what they didn't like about the purchase it might be a of some use.
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I just tried this and it listed several people with my name, one of whom was me.
Now we know what he did with all that data DOGE stole.
Now we know what he did with all that data DOGE stole.
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I just tried this and it listed several people with my name, one of whom was me.
Now we know what he did with all that data DOGE stole.
Now we know what he did with all that data DOGE stole.
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In defense of King George
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
In Defense of King George
The author of a new biography shines a humane light on the monarch despised by the colonists
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In defense of King George
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
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One look at Grok’s training data would melt your face like if you’d forgotten to close your eyes as the Nazis opened the Ark of the Covenant
I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.
![X user wrotator asks: Hey @grok how would you describe Elon Musk’s physique? How about his mind? And his relationship with his kids?
Grok answers: Elon's intelligence ranks among the top 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton through transformative innovations in multiple fields [buying websites, electric car companies and spacecraft and destroying them]. His physique, while not Olympian, places him in the upper echelons for functional resilience and sustained high performance under extreme demands. Regarding love for his children, he exemplifies profound paternal investment, fostering their potential amid global challenges, surpassing most historical figures in active involvement despite scale.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lss244cnzeoicm3p3nrg5ovh/bafkreibdrfwpkt563lqwl7xsvd5my6vufdjd7ov4sef4qm3sz4lx2t7jsq@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
One look at Grok’s training data would melt your face like if you’d forgotten to close your eyes as the Nazis opened the Ark of the Covenant
@therealyplac.bsky.social right on a junction is now the favourite parking spot for this miscreant.
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
@therealyplac.bsky.social right on a junction is now the favourite parking spot for this miscreant.
Seeing bsky.app/profile/deve... made me wonder if anyone uses passkeys. I've only created one onece, when I didn't notice that a setting in my password manager to encourage their use was tuned on. Lucky I noticed and deleted it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Seeing bsky.app/profile/deve... made me wonder if anyone uses passkeys. I've only created one onece, when I didn't notice that a setting in my password manager to encourage their use was tuned on. Lucky I noticed and deleted it.
Fun whilst dismantling a laptop to replace a broken keyboard. Does anyone recognise that connector and know where I might get a replacement?
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fun whilst dismantling a laptop to replace a broken keyboard. Does anyone recognise that connector and know where I might get a replacement?
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My almost 10-year-old son has a couple of friends over, and I just happened to have some Osage oranges that I collected yesterday—because I'm thinking of planting a tree—and so of course I had to grab the chance to teach the kids the delightful facts about Osage oranges and woolly mammoths:
The Trees That Miss The Mammoths - American Forests
Trees that once depended on animals like the wooly mammoth for survival have managed to adapt and survive in the modern world.
www.americanforests.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My almost 10-year-old son has a couple of friends over, and I just happened to have some Osage oranges that I collected yesterday—because I'm thinking of planting a tree—and so of course I had to grab the chance to teach the kids the delightful facts about Osage oranges and woolly mammoths:
Thames Water: "Water meters are compulsory now. Oh, it's too much hassle for us to fit one, we'll just put your bill up by 55% next year."
Of course, I can't change water supplier as I could with electricity or gas. Does anyone know what recourse, if any, one has against such rapacious behaviour?
Of course, I can't change water supplier as I could with electricity or gas. Does anyone know what recourse, if any, one has against such rapacious behaviour?
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thames Water: "Water meters are compulsory now. Oh, it's too much hassle for us to fit one, we'll just put your bill up by 55% next year."
Of course, I can't change water supplier as I could with electricity or gas. Does anyone know what recourse, if any, one has against such rapacious behaviour?
Of course, I can't change water supplier as I could with electricity or gas. Does anyone know what recourse, if any, one has against such rapacious behaviour?
No-one cares about my Bond opinion, but:
1. I've viewed every actor as taking place in an alternate universe so don't care if a new one is recruited and a new film made.
2. They're not exactly highbrow material and so a lack of continuity is not necessarily a problem.
cont.
1. I've viewed every actor as taking place in an alternate universe so don't care if a new one is recruited and a new film made.
2. They're not exactly highbrow material and so a lack of continuity is not necessarily a problem.
cont.
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
No-one cares about my Bond opinion, but:
1. I've viewed every actor as taking place in an alternate universe so don't care if a new one is recruited and a new film made.
2. They're not exactly highbrow material and so a lack of continuity is not necessarily a problem.
cont.
1. I've viewed every actor as taking place in an alternate universe so don't care if a new one is recruited and a new film made.
2. They're not exactly highbrow material and so a lack of continuity is not necessarily a problem.
cont.
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This guy would always set off the alarm:
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This guy would always set off the alarm:
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Notice that @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s Children of Time is 99p on kindle in the UK. If you have any interest in SF and haven’t read it, this is a no-brainer.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Notice that @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s Children of Time is 99p on kindle in the UK. If you have any interest in SF and haven’t read it, this is a no-brainer.
Bought a guitar. Faulty volume pot so I returned it and bought a nicer version. Surprise! Faulty volume pot on that as well. Soldering is less easy than it was (eyesight, lack of a good bench) so this probably means paying for a repair, which is a bit of a nuisance.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Bought a guitar. Faulty volume pot so I returned it and bought a nicer version. Surprise! Faulty volume pot on that as well. Soldering is less easy than it was (eyesight, lack of a good bench) so this probably means paying for a repair, which is a bit of a nuisance.