Badger Mash
@badgermash.bsky.social
Made of the land I lived on. Plants, Wildlife, BBC Radio 4, Tolkien, Tea, TaiChi, Policy rather than Politics, #Population #SaveOurBBC Worcestershire
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"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
Bloody paparazzi.
February 18, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Bloody paparazzi.
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"This suggests that these people had a good knowledge of their family lineages".
Well of course they did: so do most societies of which we know!
Reminder, people then were just as smart as we are
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Well of course they did: so do most societies of which we know!
Reminder, people then were just as smart as we are
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study reveals
A novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships.
www.livescience.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"This suggests that these people had a good knowledge of their family lineages".
Well of course they did: so do most societies of which we know!
Reminder, people then were just as smart as we are
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Well of course they did: so do most societies of which we know!
Reminder, people then were just as smart as we are
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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Buffoon on BBCR4 Today yesterday moaning that younger workers shouldn't receive the same pay as older workers.
When I want a cup of tea brought to me in a café or buy a gift card in a shop, an 18 year old is just as capable of doing it as a 40 year old.
Same job, same pay.
When I want a cup of tea brought to me in a café or buy a gift card in a shop, an 18 year old is just as capable of doing it as a 40 year old.
Same job, same pay.
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Buffoon on BBCR4 Today yesterday moaning that younger workers shouldn't receive the same pay as older workers.
When I want a cup of tea brought to me in a café or buy a gift card in a shop, an 18 year old is just as capable of doing it as a 40 year old.
Same job, same pay.
When I want a cup of tea brought to me in a café or buy a gift card in a shop, an 18 year old is just as capable of doing it as a 40 year old.
Same job, same pay.
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Good morning.
Anu is unaware that she is being watched by a red kite in that apple tree
Anu is unaware that she is being watched by a red kite in that apple tree
February 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Good morning.
Anu is unaware that she is being watched by a red kite in that apple tree
Anu is unaware that she is being watched by a red kite in that apple tree
🪴 Plant #872 🍃
I figured it out in 14 guesses!
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🔥 49 | Avg. Guesses: 9.7
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
I figured it out in 14 guesses!
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩
🔥 49 | Avg. Guesses: 9.7
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
Metaflora
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Plant!
flora.metazooa.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:19 AM
🪴 Plant #872 🍃
I figured it out in 14 guesses!
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩
🔥 49 | Avg. Guesses: 9.7
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
I figured it out in 14 guesses!
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩
🔥 49 | Avg. Guesses: 9.7
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
Metazooa
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Animal!
metazooa.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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‘Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been confirmed by German and other independent researchers talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/15/m...
‘Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been...
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. The National’s report today with the above headline, reminds me. Of what? Increased child leukaemia Increased breast cancer Increased thyr…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM
‘Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been confirmed by German and other independent researchers talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/15/m...
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I was buying my mum a house plant recently and commented to the woman at the till 'how did house plants survive before there were houses?' She looked at me like I was an absolute idiot and said, 'they are native to warmer countries'. I'm 54.
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I was buying my mum a house plant recently and commented to the woman at the till 'how did house plants survive before there were houses?' She looked at me like I was an absolute idiot and said, 'they are native to warmer countries'. I'm 54.
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"Another way in which they are like terrorists is that invoking children is a good way to get people to stop asking difficult questions and arguing against policy proposals."
My column in today's paper: on banning the under-16s from social media, the trade-offs and assumptions that the ban makes:
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 AM
"Another way in which they are like terrorists is that invoking children is a good way to get people to stop asking difficult questions and arguing against policy proposals."
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Royal Mail delivered letters from your doctor, family and friends, 6 days a week for decades.
Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week.
Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week.
Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels
Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Royal Mail delivered letters from your doctor, family and friends, 6 days a week for decades.
Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week.
Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week.
Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No amount of neurodiversity awareness training will ever make up for the fact that the average person takes it personally when you want to have lunch alone.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
No amount of neurodiversity awareness training will ever make up for the fact that the average person takes it personally when you want to have lunch alone.
This tree is growing new rabbits. They come out tail first.
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
This tree is growing new rabbits. They come out tail first.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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Remembering Patricia Routledge, born this day in 1929.
February 17, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Remembering Patricia Routledge, born this day in 1929.
Advertise your account with a GIF.
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Advertise your account with a GIF.
🌵 Plant #871 🍁
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
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🔥 48 | Avg. Guesses: 9.6
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
🟧🟩🟩
🔥 48 | Avg. Guesses: 9.6
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
Metaflora
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Plant!
flora.metazooa.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:11 AM
🌵 Plant #871 🍁
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
🟧🟩🟩
🔥 48 | Avg. Guesses: 9.6
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
🟧🟩🟩
🔥 48 | Avg. Guesses: 9.6
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
Metazooa
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Animal!
metazooa.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Royal Mail allegedly 'choosing not to deliver letters', MP claims
Royal Mail allegedly 'choosing not to deliver letters', MP claims
Royal Mail has been accused of prioritising delivery of parcels and packages over letters, but it has denied this.
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Royal Mail allegedly 'choosing not to deliver letters', MP claims
From earlier, our first daffs out, the wild types which have been in this position for at least sixty years. For a while, February Gold used to precede them, but these have been the earliest for a few years now, though the date can vary by weeks.
February 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
From earlier, our first daffs out, the wild types which have been in this position for at least sixty years. For a while, February Gold used to precede them, but these have been the earliest for a few years now, though the date can vary by weeks.
Has anyone ever seen Drew Pritchard ("Salvage Hunters") and Moby (assorted tunes) together? Suspicious...
February 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Has anyone ever seen Drew Pritchard ("Salvage Hunters") and Moby (assorted tunes) together? Suspicious...
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Has Ex-Twitter died again?
February 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Has Ex-Twitter died again?