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Aberystwyth Uni Computer Science @abercompsci.bsky.social · 4h

Welcome to everyone coming to open day today // Croeso i bawb sy'n dod i'r diwrnod agored heddiw

Three student ambassadors are walking and talking outside the arts centre

Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 10d

Nostalgic sound. Haven’t heard that in a long time. Farewell dial-up. You were an important step to today’s connectivity.

Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 10d

(solemnly) You've had mail.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 12d

Not me 😀

I think there was a knitted bee or ladybird in each room. I think it was there as an activity for children to find all of the creatures.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 12d

Fun day out at this @nationaltrust.org.uk property. Pleased to report that the scones were also delicious.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 12d

We picked apples from the orchard - lots of different varieties. The one we gave tried so far is delicious. Also, the walled garden has a new garden area next to it, which has a water fountain.

Tree in the orchard, with red apples with the Mary Queen variety.

Picture of fountain with mansion in background.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 12d

Courtyard behind the mansion included a wall with window shapes, allowing a view of the sweeping landscape. Large estate, so we walked around lake and saw swans and a heron.

Window shapes in wall of the courtyard. Showing view of landscape.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 12d

Wonderful staircase in centre, with some above to flood the hall with light. Chance to see costumes from the period.

Mansion. Stairs rise up to the entrance. Columns surround entrance. Brown stone building. Bright blue sky.

Standing on stairs in hall, looking down to the doors entering the hall.

Looking from the floor, up past the stairs, to see the dome and blue sky.

Two figures showing costume designs of the day. One figure is holding a knitted bee.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 12d

Went to Berrington Hall today, a National Trust property near Leominster. Great day. Some more photos next.

Panoramic view of Berrington Hall, with landscape.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 18d

Happy second breakfast feast.

two men are standing next to each other talking about second breakfast

ALT: two men are standing next to each other talking about second breakfast

media.tenor.com

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 18d

It is a good proportion of us, most days. But we get by. Thankfully.

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John Gilbey @johngilbey.bsky.social · 19d

An image of mine from the distant past - the early 1970s.
On film, before autofocus, and without a motor drive...

Monochrome image of a deer jumping across a track in the New Forest, Hampshire, England.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 19d

TIL that the UK’s Office for National Statistics has a life expectancy calculator. Interesting.

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

Life expectancy calculator - Office for National Statistics

Enter your age and sex in our calculator to find out your life expectancy, and the likelihood of you living to be 100 years old.

www.ons.gov.uk

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 20d

Ah, the school episode. It is good. In a difficult topic kinda-way.

Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 20d

10 is probably good - I obviously haven’t been paying attention. 5 days to go 🎉

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 20d

Finally watched Emmy winning Adolesence on Netflix. 4 episodes showing events unfold. Excellent performances & storytelling. Each episode is all in one take, so technical challenge too & creative shots moving around the different locations. I highly recommend it.

www.netflix.com/gb/title/817...

Watch Adolescence | Netflix Official Site

When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking: what really happened?

www.netflix.com

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 20d

Wow. Steady on. We need more preparation for this status 😀. So used to seeing ‘today is not @markhamillofficial.bsky.social‘s birthday’

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Sarah Todd Taylor @sarahtoddtaylor.bsky.social · 21d

I LOVE the amazing map that Nosy Crow US created for Alice's first adventure and it's amazing to look at this map of Paris and think about how much changed between A Recipe for Trouble and A Spoonful of Spying. Find out how in my latest blog post.

sarahtoddtaylor.com/blog/

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 23d

Sometime in the future:

Me: That dodo seems to run very fast. Do we think that is natural?

Scientist: that may be a side effect of the little bit of cheetah DNA we had to use to complete the process. It’ll be fine. 😮😀

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years

Thousands of dodos could return within a decade according to Colossal Biosciences, a ‘de-extinction’ company – but experts warn of ‘moral hazard’

www.theguardian.com

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Nosy Crow Inc. @nosycrowus.bsky.social · 24d

Happy Book Birthday to our 9/16 titles!

Suki Cat: Unicorn and Suki Cat: Dinosaur by @gracejhabib

Everything You Know About The Human Body is WRONG by @emma_sarah_young and illustrated by @maribellechugaillustration

Alice Éclair Spy Extraordinaire: A Spoonful of Spying by @sarahtoddtaylor

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 27d

It is hideous. ☹️ alas, that personaliry thrives on such statements.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 28d

Apple Music appears to have a release date, years before the iMac was released, let alone iTunes / Apple Music was created. On the plus side, one of the tracks from this remastered version is available now. The remastered album will be out sometime soon … around 1985 😀

Screenshot of Apple Music page for Prince, which shows a forthcoming release of a 2025 remastered version of Around the World in a Day, with the release date set to 22 April 1985.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 28d

Seems to be genuine. Found on Matt Van Swol’s timeline.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 28d

A Saturday snerdle.

Susie Dent @susiedent.com · 28d

Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 29d

They did warn. I didn’t believe how often they would share 😂

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Neil Taylor (digidol) @digidol.bsky.social · 29d

That would be very high 😮 extreme concern in the tank about what happens if it reaches 99% … that would be tense

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