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Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 11h

It says a lot that this is a bloody rare occurrence. Which is why it's blowing up the press.
It could happen - yet thankfully it doesn't, for the most part.

Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 11h

Upgrades, upgrades! Most of us are still living in the age of Beeching and his axe!

Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 11h

More cold homes means more damp, means more mould...

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SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 17h

Sounds like a good idea

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Job well done, I'd say.

Do you think the Telegraph might leave the UK if we put rainbow flags outside its offices?

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LGBTQ Shrink @drronholt.bsky.social · 1d

Louder for those in the back of the room.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 1d

Well-meaning Americans in my mentions: kindly do not recommend extremely illegal actions that could land people in the UK with a ten year prison sentence

Reply to a post about the incident in Huntingdon from a US account: “ I cannot stress this enough to people. Carry a small canister of pepper spray and keep it accessible when you’re out in public especially trapped in a train. It’s an easy protective measure we can all take.”
Reply from me: “I cannot stress enough to you that pepper spray is illegal to possess, buy, or carry in the UK under the Firearms Act 1968. I strongly recommend anyone reading does not do this under any circumstances.”

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 16h

"I've sold powerful technology to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, and by gum, it put them on the map."

‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair

Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital and infrastructure to harness benefits of powerful technology

www.theguardian.com

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 16h

I never give anybody the finger if they drive like a twat, I waggle my little finger instead. Being an arsehole is a sign of strength to these people and just makes them laugh, while another bloke saying they have a little willy flies them into an unholy rage.

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Michael Weinberg @michaelweinberg.org · 13h

Sheffield Hallam University (UK) shuts down research into Uyghur human rights after pressure from China, is forced to resume when shut down professor sues the university for failing in its duty to protect her academic freedom

www.bbc.com/news/article...

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show

Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

www.bbc.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Matthew Garrett @mjg59.eicar-test-file.zip · 2d

I think I may have been the first person to ever explain a Dril tweet to an English High Court judge

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Geoffrey Hughes @geofffhughes.bsky.social · Sep 3

The load-bearing myth at the heart of UK politics is that the politicians and media are tolerant and decent and working people are knuckle-dragging bigots, but it's actually completely the other way around.

Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · Sep 2

A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 7d

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.

Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.

If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

Python Software Foundation @python.org · 7d

Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...

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Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yeah and the hotel staff! They genuinely loved it. Half of them were sneaking off to get photos, and the 2nd year they commissioned one of the con's artists to make a hotel-staff-only T-shirt design. I've never felt energy like it before or since.

Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 3d

I'd heard they'd gotten rid of the Triumph Bar - if they did, it's a crying shame.

But imagine the Rotunda full of fluffy animals.... that was really a sight.

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Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 3d

I'm definitely green, at least when I'm on the clock.

"What happens if I ask it for minus-one Cokes? What if I ask it for a quagga?"

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 5d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are at a fast food restaurant, observing an automated self-serve menu stand.
Blue: These self-serve fast food ordering things sure are convenient.

Green sits back and watches as Blue ticks through the options of his order.
Blue: No pickles, no onion…
Green: I wonder if it lets me order one with nothing.

Blue watches incredulously as Green makes his own order, choosing no ingredients.
Green: No pickles, no sauce, no onion, no patty, no bun…

Once Green has finished making his order, both foxes jump in fright as an unseen kitchen staff fox yells angrily.
Kitchen fox: Who ordered the nothingburger?!

Phil M0OFX @philpem.bsky.social · 5d

someone's hyper this morning!

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KingMB XJ @kingmb-xj.newgrounds.com · 5d

New react image

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 5d

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Jan Beta @janbeta.net · 6d

New video! Replacing the rechargeable lithium cell on my Blizzard 1230 MK IV Amiga 1200 accelerator card.

YouTube: youtu.be/-sdXLAXbpfQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/qLLGtqax62...

#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #Commodore #Blizzard1230 #Phase5 #Battery #Accelerator #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

Blizzard 1230 MK IV Amiga Accelerator Battery Replacement

YouTube video by Jan Beta

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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 6d

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 6d

Britons tend to say they'd rather companies kept products the same size than the same price, as a new report by Which? reveals the extent of 'shrinkflation' in shopping baskets

Rather products stayed same size: 51%
Rather products stayed same price: 20%

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Zonino @zonino.bsky.social · Jul 25

UK users when the website asks them where they're posting from today.

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SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 6d

Great news, our application for permission to appeal in our judicial review of the lawfulness of the EHRC's Interim Update (aka 'Interim Guidance') is now with a judge.

Finger crossed, please. We all need some luck right now.

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TC Coyote / Not What I Was webcomic @tccoyote.bsky.social · 6d

No, bad rat.

Stop hunting your flying cousins.

@orodentia.bsky.social @qrik.bsky.social

Science Magazine @science.org · 7d

Talk about an in-flight meal.

For the first time, researchers have captured rats hunting bats by grabbing them from the sky. Learn more: https://scim.ag/3Jqldmn

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