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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 1d

Bonkers, that.

David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhat bizarrely that one was at RSPB Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast, where I completely failed to get any decent shots of puffins earlier this year. 😒

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, the body feathers are sort of reddish-brown and the one in your photo has a dark head like this. 😉

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 1d

Certainly looks like one.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 2d

Anyhow, I'm throwing open a general offer of being here to help if you are wanting to make the switch and need a bit of help and/or advice. I am *not* an expert, just a reasonably experienced user. I am also an amateur and this is categorically NOT any kind of commercial deal, just a friendly offer.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 2d

I haven't used Windows for years, having been on Linux instead. Seems to me that other people might be thinking they want to leave Microsoft, what with Win 10 support ending, the unreasonable hardware requirements of Win 11 and privacy concerns around Recall etc.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 3d

Judging by the ones I have, the fit does vary from style to style, but the ridiculous convenience of them means I rarely wear anything else. There's a Skechers outlet shop not far from me that I visit occasionally coz I like to try them on before parting with my money.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to the dark side. I have currently 5 pairs in various styles. Best thing since the proverbial.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 5d

He shut down a then-rampant Ryan Giggs in that game. Rob Jones was such a good player with a career ruined by injury.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 6d

European robin to the rest of the world, but here in the UK, just a robin.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europea...

European robin - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 6d

A robin & a nuthatch

#photography #birds

A nuthatch, roughly facing the viewer, on a steeply angled branch

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 6d

Realistically, with the way things are right now, I'd be happy with 8, although I fear that might be on the optimistic side.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 8d

The Beatles statues by the Pier Head are always popular.

#photography #urban #street #Liverpool #Beatles

Slightly larger-than-life statues of The Beatles near the Pier Head in Liverpool with a small crowd of people taking photographs.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 8d

While I was in Liverpool yesterday I was watching the gulls around the Pier Head / Albert Dock area feeding on mussels from the dock walls.

#photography #birds #birdbehaviour #Liverpool

Gulls pulling mussels from the wall of Canning Half Tide Dock, Liverpool.

A juvenile gull trying to open a mussel.

A juvenile gull with a mussel in its nill.

Empty mussel shells after the gulls have finished with them.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 9d

Galeón Andalucía in Liverpool today.

Galeón Andalucía, a replica Spanish galleon, in Canning Dock, Liverpool

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 9d

Salangselva, Troms county, Norway

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salangs...

#photography #landscape #river #Norway

Salangselva, Troms county, Norway. The river runs left to right. The water is very clear and the rocky river bed is clearly visible through the water. Across the river is a densely wooded hillside.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 9d

A 'true hero for the planet' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dame Jane Goodall remembered as 'true hero for the planet'

Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama are among those paying tribute to the leading conservationist.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10d

Jane Goodall was a hero who used her life to make the world a better place. If the world uplifted and amplified people like her over fascists and billionaires, the world would be a very different place. #3E

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 10d

There are umpteen LLMs (so called AI models) that pilfer real human-written code. If they were really intelligent, they'd RTFM and write their own.