tamaranth
@tamaranth.bsky.social
Greenwich, London, with Vronsky : work in satcomms : long Covid : I blame the Tories because it is their fault : INFJ : Libra : K2b1a1.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
https://skyzoo.blue/stats/tamaranth.bsky.social
Sic transit gloria mundi.
https://skyzoo.blue/stats/tamaranth.bsky.social
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life
We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age
Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life
www.newscientist.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life
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Any headline that ends in a question mark used to be answerable with "No."
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Any headline that ends in a question mark used to be answerable with "No."
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
Cold but clear today | winter sunshine finds a way | through the glass to me #dailyhaiku
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Cold but clear today | winter sunshine finds a way | through the glass to me #dailyhaiku
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
Another shot from | Luxmuralis, in Greenwich: | so many photos... #dailyhaiku #ornc
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Another shot from | Luxmuralis, in Greenwich: | so many photos... #dailyhaiku #ornc
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Иigel Faяage would really hate it if you signed and shared this petition.
I suspect ьoяis Johиsoи would too.
I suspect ьoяis Johиsoи would too.
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Иigel Faяage would really hate it if you signed and shared this petition.
I suspect ьoяis Johиsoи would too.
I suspect ьoяis Johиsoи would too.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
Blissful Saturday | good book, warm blanket, kitty | not going outside #dailyhaiku #caturday
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Blissful Saturday | good book, warm blanket, kitty | not going outside #dailyhaiku #caturday
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An old lady steps from the queue. “it’s a carrot,” she says. Glares defiantly at the assistant. The assistant wilts. Enters the radish as a carrot. The elderly Polish gentleman leaves triumphant. Life resumes.
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
An old lady steps from the queue. “it’s a carrot,” she says. Glares defiantly at the assistant. The assistant wilts. Enters the radish as a carrot. The elderly Polish gentleman leaves triumphant. Life resumes.
Loki Polytropos, anybody?
Can anyone recommend any academic essays (that are publicly available online or that you could send me) exploring the parallels between Loki and Ulysses expanding on Snorri's slightly throwaway lines on the topic. Or failing that, general explorations of Troy-as-Asgard? #MedievalSky #ClassicsSky
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Loki Polytropos, anybody?
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IN FACT, having talked to an *actual* Scandi television producer about a possible Pagans adaptation, you would not BELIEVE what the most expensive thing about a potential TV show would be. Although it would make total sense, thinking about it. I will return in ONE HOUR to tell you.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
IN FACT, having talked to an *actual* Scandi television producer about a possible Pagans adaptation, you would not BELIEVE what the most expensive thing about a potential TV show would be. Although it would make total sense, thinking about it. I will return in ONE HOUR to tell you.
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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I had to spend an hour uninstalling the latest three Windows updates on my tablet as it created a glitch where Word refused to move away from page 3 in a document 🤪
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I had to spend an hour uninstalling the latest three Windows updates on my tablet as it created a glitch where Word refused to move away from page 3 in a document 🤪
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Isn't it time Nigel Farage
and every other Brexit promoter
apologised for the poverty & unemployment
caused by the decimation of the British economy
and the lies they told
"‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
and every other Brexit promoter
apologised for the poverty & unemployment
caused by the decimation of the British economy
and the lies they told
"‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Isn't it time Nigel Farage
and every other Brexit promoter
apologised for the poverty & unemployment
caused by the decimation of the British economy
and the lies they told
"‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
and every other Brexit promoter
apologised for the poverty & unemployment
caused by the decimation of the British economy
and the lies they told
"‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
Gorgeous thoughtful art | Time, by Luxmuralis, at | the ORNC #dailyhaiku #ornc
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Gorgeous thoughtful art | Time, by Luxmuralis, at | the ORNC #dailyhaiku #ornc
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When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
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I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
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This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
The view from my bed | with heated blanket, and cat: | why must I get up? #dailyhaiku
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The view from my bed | with heated blanket, and cat: | why must I get up? #dailyhaiku
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I am often to be found caring for the unknown dead, who emerge, shattered, from their ancient and forgotten graves. Collecting them, burying them, praying them back to their rest. It makes me think, sometimes, of the transphobic refrain that in a thousand years our bones will somehow betray us.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I am often to be found caring for the unknown dead, who emerge, shattered, from their ancient and forgotten graves. Collecting them, burying them, praying them back to their rest. It makes me think, sometimes, of the transphobic refrain that in a thousand years our bones will somehow betray us.
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.