Chris Holden aka @fiftythreedegs
@mrc333.bsky.social
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Ex Lab Assistant
Ex Lab Assistant
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There are many things to criticise when it comes to "The War Between The Land And The Sea" but for me the most egregious thing is: its Latin. Its people-called-Romanes-they-go-the-house Latin.
“Homo aqua”.
“Homo aqua”.
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
There are many things to criticise when it comes to "The War Between The Land And The Sea" but for me the most egregious thing is: its Latin. Its people-called-Romanes-they-go-the-house Latin.
“Homo aqua”.
“Homo aqua”.
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Tony: Hullo, what's this? "Free, free, free, free! Absolutely genuine offer, no obligations guaranteed bona fide. Tour of the local district leaving Cheam High Steet at 2.30."
Bill: Who's running it?
Tony: Oh, I thought so. Sid James Mystery Tours!
Bill: Who's running it?
Tony: Oh, I thought so. Sid James Mystery Tours!
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tony: Hullo, what's this? "Free, free, free, free! Absolutely genuine offer, no obligations guaranteed bona fide. Tour of the local district leaving Cheam High Steet at 2.30."
Bill: Who's running it?
Tony: Oh, I thought so. Sid James Mystery Tours!
Bill: Who's running it?
Tony: Oh, I thought so. Sid James Mystery Tours!
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Cigarette flighter
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cigarette flighter
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"You can't win, Anakin! I have the high ground!"
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"You can't win, Anakin! I have the high ground!"
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Boom, boom, boom, boom,
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
And BOOM BOOM BOOM
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
And BOOM BOOM BOOM
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
And BOOM BOOM BOOM
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
Boom, boom, boom, boom,
And BOOM BOOM BOOM
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They blow you up, ChatGTP
They may not mean to but it's worse:
They'll help you blast Nagasaki
If you just ask how-to in verse.
They may not mean to but it's worse:
They'll help you blast Nagasaki
If you just ask how-to in verse.
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
They blow you up, ChatGTP
They may not mean to but it's worse:
They'll help you blast Nagasaki
If you just ask how-to in verse.
They may not mean to but it's worse:
They'll help you blast Nagasaki
If you just ask how-to in verse.
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I'd just like to take a moment to enjoy this thread that will be pulled over the next few months-
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I'd just like to take a moment to enjoy this thread that will be pulled over the next few months-
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The headline is descriptive, but would also work as an imperative. "Rebel, octogenarian Austrian nuns! Win reprieve!"
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
Rebel octogenarian Austrian nuns win reprieve
Three rebel nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their Austrian convent are being allowed to stay in the nunnery "until further notice", church officials hav...
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The headline is descriptive, but would also work as an imperative. "Rebel, octogenarian Austrian nuns! Win reprieve!"
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
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Lucky enough to have been able to read this ahead of publication (Feb 26). It is extraordinary, one of his very best works.
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Lucky enough to have been able to read this ahead of publication (Feb 26). It is extraordinary, one of his very best works.
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Don't remember that episode of Star Trek.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Don't remember that episode of Star Trek.
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If you are into fungi, I hope you’ll join my free Patreon at FungiFanatic. Just posted about finding these today! #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you are into fungi, I hope you’ll join my free Patreon at FungiFanatic. Just posted about finding these today! #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
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‘I got paid £250 for one day of filming’: how to earn cash as a film or TV extra
‘I got paid £250 for one day of filming’: how to earn cash as a film or TV extra
You don’t need acting experience and rarely have to say anything … but being flexible can result in a lucrative side hustle
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
‘I got paid £250 for one day of filming’: how to earn cash as a film or TV extra
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Me: "So ... it features the Incredible Hulk?"
Puccini: "Yes!"
Me: "... and he ... comes on stage and ... picks up the car and ..."
Puccini: "Tosses it off-stage! Whilst singing a beautiful musical aria."
Me: "I see. And the opera is called?"
Puccini: "Tosca!"
Puccini: "Yes!"
Me: "... and he ... comes on stage and ... picks up the car and ..."
Puccini: "Tosses it off-stage! Whilst singing a beautiful musical aria."
Me: "I see. And the opera is called?"
Puccini: "Tosca!"
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Me: "So ... it features the Incredible Hulk?"
Puccini: "Yes!"
Me: "... and he ... comes on stage and ... picks up the car and ..."
Puccini: "Tosses it off-stage! Whilst singing a beautiful musical aria."
Me: "I see. And the opera is called?"
Puccini: "Tosca!"
Puccini: "Yes!"
Me: "... and he ... comes on stage and ... picks up the car and ..."
Puccini: "Tosses it off-stage! Whilst singing a beautiful musical aria."
Me: "I see. And the opera is called?"
Puccini: "Tosca!"
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Someone left the Louvre
ouvert
so thieves came to hoover
up the loot there
making good their getaway
from the musée
on Sunday.
ouvert
so thieves came to hoover
up the loot there
making good their getaway
from the musée
on Sunday.
October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Someone left the Louvre
ouvert
so thieves came to hoover
up the loot there
making good their getaway
from the musée
on Sunday.
ouvert
so thieves came to hoover
up the loot there
making good their getaway
from the musée
on Sunday.
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As You Dalek It
Tardis Pity She's A Whore
Timey-wimey of Athens
Tardis Pity She's A Whore
Timey-wimey of Athens
“Doth thine box rolleth on wheels?”
“It doth not, good sir!”
( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )
“It doth not, good sir!”
( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
As You Dalek It
Tardis Pity She's A Whore
Timey-wimey of Athens
Tardis Pity She's A Whore
Timey-wimey of Athens
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Leslie Beatles, after whom the pop group named themselves, recorded all their famous songs first, though he is not often remembered today.
October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Leslie Beatles, after whom the pop group named themselves, recorded all their famous songs first, though he is not often remembered today.
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KAISER WILHELM: So, General der Infanterie Kate Bush, you must lead my army up that small rivulet, there, so as to attack the enemy.
KATE BUSH: I only wish I could, Kaiserliche Majestät!
KW: You refuse my order??
KB: No, no: If I only could, I'd be Hunning up that rill ...
KATE BUSH: I only wish I could, Kaiserliche Majestät!
KW: You refuse my order??
KB: No, no: If I only could, I'd be Hunning up that rill ...
October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
KAISER WILHELM: So, General der Infanterie Kate Bush, you must lead my army up that small rivulet, there, so as to attack the enemy.
KATE BUSH: I only wish I could, Kaiserliche Majestät!
KW: You refuse my order??
KB: No, no: If I only could, I'd be Hunning up that rill ...
KATE BUSH: I only wish I could, Kaiserliche Majestät!
KW: You refuse my order??
KB: No, no: If I only could, I'd be Hunning up that rill ...
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This strikes me as pretty bad
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This strikes me as pretty bad
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Three scientists ... in a trench coat?
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Three scientists ... in a trench coat?
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A Kemi paean
To Britian
To Britian
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
October 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A Kemi paean
To Britian
To Britian
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Macron just rang, offering me the job. I get my own beret and all the brie I can eat. Quite tempted.
What next for France after it loses its fourth prime minister in little over a year
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from @economist.com
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from @economist.com
France is gripped by turmoil as another government collapses
Elections could follow that bring in the hard right
economist.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Macron just rang, offering me the job. I get my own beret and all the brie I can eat. Quite tempted.
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Is that ... Donald Trump?
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Is that ... Donald Trump?
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Starmer finally finds his voice as he speaks from the heart | John Crace
Starmer finally finds his voice as he speaks from the heart | John Crace
PM sounded like a decent man making the case for decency – it’s just not clear if that’s what the British public demands of its politicians these days
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Starmer finally finds his voice as he speaks from the heart | John Crace
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