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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 9h

The teabag joke is actually true. My sister married into a clan, who use teabags at least twice.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 11h

Jack Wallen's articles are good.

Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 11h

www.zdnet.com/article/5-wa...

5 ways the Linux nmap command can help keep your network secure

Nmap is an essential tool for anyone who's serious about network security. It can be installed on any Linux distribution.

www.zdnet.com

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The Up Front @theupfront.media · 1d

We talk about CMF — colour, materials, and finish — of airline cabins a lot, and folks are often surprised at how high-tech something like a seat cover can be in order to meet requirements like flammability, smoke toxicity and heat release.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Finnair is canceling some flights and performing inspections on 8 of its A321s because the seat covers on those aircraft were cleaned using water. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

The cabin of a Finnair A321 looking aft.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Last year, I re-read A Christmas Carol. I was struck by the idea that Scrooge was in love with Marley. His grief for his lost love is the whole reason he’s as rotten as he is.

I will not be taking questions.

a black and white photo of a man with the word humbug written in yellow

Alt: a black and white photo of a man with the word humbug written in yellow

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

Black rice with chia and quinoa. Steamed bok, spinach, asparagus. Shredded smoked chicken. A garlicky aioli microplastic dressing.

Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

Rebuilding a healthy relationship with food, means having to constantly remind myself that I enjoy cooking.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

Yes.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

I once accidentally left a medical stool sample in a rental car glove box in summer and returned it. German tourists were kind enough to drop it in lost & found.

Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

Removed the carpet square from the driver's side and the Prius now isn't quite a biological hazard. Does not seem to have seeped through to the cabin carpet.

a man in a striped shirt is holding a cup

ALT: a man in a striped shirt is holding a cup

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

Stepped on something horrible and drove the car so now I need to have it cleaned by people in moon suits.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 1d

Introspective this morning. Never a good start.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 1d

Cambridge scientists have found a new way to grow human blood cells in the lab 🧫

A major step towards regenerative therapies, this could also help scientists with better understanding blood disorders like #leukaemia.

New #research from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3J0mO23 🧪

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Weird Guitar of the Day @weirdguitars.day · 2d

Gary Kramer Turbulence R 36

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 2d

The vaulted undercroft at Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. The abbey was originally established by Benedictine monks from St Mary's Abbey in York in 1132 and became one of the largest Cistercian houses in England. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #FountainsAbbey #Yorkshire

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 2d

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Home - The Association of Former Members of Parliament of New Zealand

The Association of Former Members of Parliament of New ZealandLatest NewsGet In

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 2d

Read this BBC headline four times and cannot make sense of it. The English invented a language, mastered by other people.

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Annie @beingaboutnz.bsky.social · 3d

My grandfather was awarded the Military Medal for his conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on this day.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 3d

On this day...

"1917 – First World War: New Zealand troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 800 deaths, in the First Battle of Passchendaele, making it the nation's largest loss of life in one day."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_B...

First Battle of Passchendaele - Wikipedia

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 3d

It would seem appropriate for the largest Polynesian city in the world to have a culturally representative mayor. I have no idea where these 140,000 voters for Wayne Brown live, but I suspect it isn't on the peninsula.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 3d

Repost deleted. Paywall at NYer.

Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 3d

Takapuna Sunday Market is going upmarket.

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Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 3d

Wait until they hear about Santa Claus.

Ed @actuallyedwin.bsky.social · 3d

Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon

The St George’s flag is more popular than ever. It’s more complicated for England’s patron saint

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 4d

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A nice circumhorizontal arc (informally known as a fire rainbow, which is a misnomer) over West Virginia captured by Christa Harbig!

It is an optical phenomenon belonging to the family of ice halos, so it is neither fire nor a rainbow.

➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap21083...

🔭 🧪 #science

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$The image shows a circumhorizon arc (or circumhorizontal arc), an optical phenomenon resembling a fiery rainbow. It forms in a clear sky with cirrus clouds made of flat, hexagonal ice crystals aligned horizontally. These crystals refract sunlight, creating a colorful arc parallel to the horizon. Vibrant colors shine brightly against the blue sky, captured near North Fork Mountain, West Virginia.$

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