commamonger 😷 (analogue writing assistant)
@commamonger.bsky.social
Made in Scotland, from molecules. I write, I nitpick others' writing. Once a scientist, will always look good in a white coat.
Also run @theskylark.bsky.social
Also run @theskylark.bsky.social
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"And for what? For a little bit of money?
...There's more to life than a little money, you know.
...Don't ya know that?
...And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day.
Well... I just don't understand it."
...There's more to life than a little money, you know.
...Don't ya know that?
...And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day.
Well... I just don't understand it."
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#ArtDD2026
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#ArtDD2026
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Every time I think of king cake, I hear Doris Day in my head singing 🎶 Please, please, don't eat the baby, don't eat the baby, please, please ...🎶 @roperlou.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Every time I think of king cake, I hear Doris Day in my head singing 🎶 Please, please, don't eat the baby, don't eat the baby, please, please ...🎶 @roperlou.bsky.social
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My parents went to see Psycho.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My parents went to see Psycho.
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I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
My most authoritarian opinion is that the MMR vaccine should be mandatory, with only medical (not religious or floofy) exemptions allowed. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
If you were asked to choose one single Bluesky account that you would recommend and think more people would appreciate following, who would it be and why?
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
If you were asked to choose one single Bluesky account that you would recommend and think more people would appreciate following, who would it be and why?
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Finding it hard to decide which scrivener to hire in London in 1630. I've narrowed it down to two: Peaceable Sherwood or John Bastard.
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Finding it hard to decide which scrivener to hire in London in 1630. I've narrowed it down to two: Peaceable Sherwood or John Bastard.
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It's cool, the Dow is over 50,000
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
It's cool, the Dow is over 50,000
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We plan to launch the Torment Nexus feature during a volatile period of exceptionally high social torment [see internal Torment Index prediction market]. During limited testing, we expect to discover whether we will require support from Feeds and Algorithms to increase background torment for launch.
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We plan to launch the Torment Nexus feature during a volatile period of exceptionally high social torment [see internal Torment Index prediction market]. During limited testing, we expect to discover whether we will require support from Feeds and Algorithms to increase background torment for launch.
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Feb. 13, 1926: A telescope at 14,440 feet elevation on the Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps, operated by government astronomers.
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Feb. 13, 1926: A telescope at 14,440 feet elevation on the Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps, operated by government astronomers.
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All these point in one direction: the climate is changing, and the rapid changes started after the steam engine was invented and society started using fossil fuels to generate heat and power on an industrial scale.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
All these point in one direction: the climate is changing, and the rapid changes started after the steam engine was invented and society started using fossil fuels to generate heat and power on an industrial scale.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
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And, if you prefer more details, then a graphic with a more complete range of indicators is also available, including Arctic sea ice, ocean heat content, tropospheric temperatures, cherry blossom dates and humidity over land.
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
And, if you prefer more details, then a graphic with a more complete range of indicators is also available, including Arctic sea ice, ocean heat content, tropospheric temperatures, cherry blossom dates and humidity over land.
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Syphilis has a long history and has often been accompanied by social stigma. In this post, Honorary Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson explores how city officials in Edinburgh attempted to banish people with syphilis to Inchkeith Island.
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
The attempt to exile syphilis sufferers to an island near Edinburgh.
Syphilis has a long history and has often been accompanied by social stigma. In this post, Honorary Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson explores how city officials in Edinburgh attempted to ban…
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Syphilis has a long history and has often been accompanied by social stigma. In this post, Honorary Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson explores how city officials in Edinburgh attempted to banish people with syphilis to Inchkeith Island.
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
Squirrel of the week. (photo: Allan Redpath via www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Squirrel of the week. (photo: Allan Redpath via www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)
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"I am Heathcliff." Wuthering Heights has long been an inspiration for filmmakers. In 1964 Lindsay Anderson attempted to film a version starring Richard Harris. Find out more in our new blogpost:
archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/02/13/i...
#FilmHeritage #CultureOnStirCampus
archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/02/13/i...
#FilmHeritage #CultureOnStirCampus
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"I am Heathcliff." Wuthering Heights has long been an inspiration for filmmakers. In 1964 Lindsay Anderson attempted to film a version starring Richard Harris. Find out more in our new blogpost:
archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/02/13/i...
#FilmHeritage #CultureOnStirCampus
archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/02/13/i...
#FilmHeritage #CultureOnStirCampus
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I moved to Scotland three months ago and now I have an NHS dentist and a free bus pass. Mind. Blown.
February 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I moved to Scotland three months ago and now I have an NHS dentist and a free bus pass. Mind. Blown.
Have they not watched War of the Worlds? This does not end well!
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Have they not watched War of the Worlds? This does not end well!
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The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat
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“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
For any fans of this bunch, all three are blethering on Radio 2 right now.
Watched The Ballad of Wallis Island last night, what a great film. Sweet, funny, moving. And cardigans.
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
For any fans of this bunch, all three are blethering on Radio 2 right now.
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It's everywhere, man
youtu.be/mEVl0NS0vu8
(via @metafilter.bsky.social)
(Also the filmmakers say no "AI" was actually used in the short)
youtu.be/mEVl0NS0vu8
(via @metafilter.bsky.social)
(Also the filmmakers say no "AI" was actually used in the short)
That's AI (2026) - Short Film
YouTube video by maximise
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It's everywhere, man
youtu.be/mEVl0NS0vu8
(via @metafilter.bsky.social)
(Also the filmmakers say no "AI" was actually used in the short)
youtu.be/mEVl0NS0vu8
(via @metafilter.bsky.social)
(Also the filmmakers say no "AI" was actually used in the short)
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This is a peer reviewed study and it’s great news
A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer
A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
www.news-medical.net
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
This is a peer reviewed study and it’s great news
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Whistle down the wind - the lane to the barn.
#Landscape
#Landscape
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Whistle down the wind - the lane to the barn.
#Landscape
#Landscape