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Chris

@chrsphr.uk

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Mostly Scottish. Map lover, lithophile, tech person. Vitreous lustre, poor cleavage. he/him 🏳️‍🌈 📍Edinburgh

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 16h

When I was your age, searching for a phrase in quotes returned results for that exact phrase

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

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Duh everyone should be following ISO 8601

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Chris @chrsphr.uk · 1d

The phantom menace is my fav

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 2d

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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Rayna @queenrayna1337.bsky.social · 2d

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 1d

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 60th Birthday to the BT Tower!

Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.