Frogfall
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Now qualify as an old codger. Where did all those decades go?
Location: a hidden cave in the Pennine hills. #Engineer. #Fortean
Location: a hidden cave in the Pennine hills. #Engineer. #Fortean
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
What was your #childhoodcinema
I had a choice of two. The Scala, Withington - and the Odeon, Burnage. Went to Saturday Matinees at the Scala in the 60s (we pronounced it "scayler", as kids). Probably saw mostly Disney films there. Saw Death Race 2000 at the Odeon.
I had a choice of two. The Scala, Withington - and the Odeon, Burnage. Went to Saturday Matinees at the Scala in the 60s (we pronounced it "scayler", as kids). Probably saw mostly Disney films there. Saw Death Race 2000 at the Odeon.
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema
I had a choice of two. The Scala, Withington - and the Odeon, Burnage. Went to Saturday Matinees at the Scala in the 60s (we pronounced it "scayler", as kids). Probably saw mostly Disney films there. Saw Death Race 2000 at the Odeon.
I had a choice of two. The Scala, Withington - and the Odeon, Burnage. Went to Saturday Matinees at the Scala in the 60s (we pronounced it "scayler", as kids). Probably saw mostly Disney films there. Saw Death Race 2000 at the Odeon.
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This giant dome in Sardinia is filled with CO2 and serves an eco-friendly purpose: to store large amounts of excess renewable energy. In 2026, more of these "CO2 Batteries" will start popping up on multiple continents. Spectrum energy editor @emwaltz.bsky.social visited and explains how it works.
This giant bubble in Sardinia stores energy for the grid. Here's how.
Google is betting big on CO2 batteries to power its data centers with clean energy.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This giant dome in Sardinia is filled with CO2 and serves an eco-friendly purpose: to store large amounts of excess renewable energy. In 2026, more of these "CO2 Batteries" will start popping up on multiple continents. Spectrum energy editor @emwaltz.bsky.social visited and explains how it works.
Snow has been relatively light here, in our part of West Yorkshire. And temperatures are still below zero. But our postman is wearing shorts...
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Snow has been relatively light here, in our part of West Yorkshire. And temperatures are still below zero. But our postman is wearing shorts...
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Asset-stripping
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn in property deals
Proceeds from supermarket, warehouse and petrol station sales have been used to cut debt accrued in leveraged buyouts
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Asset-stripping
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
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“Well, we must face a new reality. No more carefree days of chasing squirrels, running through the park, or howling at the moon. On the other hand, no more ‘Fetch the stick, boy,
fetch the stick.’”
fetch the stick.’”
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
“Well, we must face a new reality. No more carefree days of chasing squirrels, running through the park, or howling at the moon. On the other hand, no more ‘Fetch the stick, boy,
fetch the stick.’”
fetch the stick.’”
As the world goes mad, characters from Coronation Street, and Emmerdale, meet at Scammonden reservoir - to witness executive producer Iain MacLeod, on water skis, jump over an inflatable shark.
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
As the world goes mad, characters from Coronation Street, and Emmerdale, meet at Scammonden reservoir - to witness executive producer Iain MacLeod, on water skis, jump over an inflatable shark.
Onnellista uutta vuotta !!!
Not sure I can stay awake until midnight, so the plan is to pick another country - and celebrate NYE in their timezone. Possibly Finland...
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Onnellista uutta vuotta !!!
December 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Not sure I can stay awake until midnight, so the plan is to pick another country - and celebrate NYE in their timezone. Possibly Finland...
December 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Not sure I can stay awake until midnight, so the plan is to pick another country - and celebrate NYE in their timezone. Possibly Finland...
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🕛 At midnight, new creative works enter the public domain in the US.
🎙️ In the latest Future Knowledge podcast, James Boyle (The Public Domain) explains why the public domain matters & how digital enclosures are quietly fencing it off.
🎧 Listen now ➡️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
🎙️ In the latest Future Knowledge podcast, James Boyle (The Public Domain) explains why the public domain matters & how digital enclosures are quietly fencing it off.
🎧 Listen now ➡️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
December 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🕛 At midnight, new creative works enter the public domain in the US.
🎙️ In the latest Future Knowledge podcast, James Boyle (The Public Domain) explains why the public domain matters & how digital enclosures are quietly fencing it off.
🎧 Listen now ➡️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
🎙️ In the latest Future Knowledge podcast, James Boyle (The Public Domain) explains why the public domain matters & how digital enclosures are quietly fencing it off.
🎧 Listen now ➡️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
This sums up the end of 2025 perfectly...
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This sums up the end of 2025 perfectly...
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday dear Winnie
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday dear Winnie
Happy birthday to Pooh
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday dear Winnie
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday to Pooh
Happy birthday dear Winnie
Happy birthday to Pooh
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These incidents are going to become more common as the CRT struggles to maintain the network in the face of funding cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Major incident declared over Shropshire canal 'sinkhole'
Two boats have been left at the bottom of a sunken hole, where the water has drained from the canal.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
These incidents are going to become more common as the CRT struggles to maintain the network in the face of funding cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'A mysterious organisation has been brought into existence which baffles every ordinary effort to resist it.' The Leeds Mercury 21 December 1811. The Luddite movement began in Nottinghamshire resulting in a region-wide rebellion that lasted until 1816.
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
'A mysterious organisation has been brought into existence which baffles every ordinary effort to resist it.' The Leeds Mercury 21 December 1811. The Luddite movement began in Nottinghamshire resulting in a region-wide rebellion that lasted until 1816.
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You just KNOW the bloke in the cab is making "brrrrr! nnneeeeeeeeeow!" aeroplane noises.
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You just KNOW the bloke in the cab is making "brrrrr! nnneeeeeeeeeow!" aeroplane noises.
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Excellent new history board at #SowerbyBridge station. I'd heard of the festival but always thought it was in Wales! #music
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Excellent new history board at #SowerbyBridge station. I'd heard of the festival but always thought it was in Wales! #music
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me...
Thanks @uddersorchardcider.bsky.social
Thanks @uddersorchardcider.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me...
Thanks @uddersorchardcider.bsky.social
Thanks @uddersorchardcider.bsky.social
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Technology for the Youth, issue 1, 1964, illustration by S. Lefterev for the article ‘Morning in the “Astrocity”’, depicting a futuristic scenario of space transportation within a cosmodrome.
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Technology for the Youth, issue 1, 1964, illustration by S. Lefterev for the article ‘Morning in the “Astrocity”’, depicting a futuristic scenario of space transportation within a cosmodrome.
