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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 8d

The famous guitar riff for Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" originated from a "circus melody" warm-up played by guitarist Slash during a 1986 jam session.
While Slash played the riff in a joking manner, bandmate Izzy Stradlin recognized its potential, and the band built the song around it.

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 10h

Frustration with the support process did lead to me accusing the agent of being an AI chat bot. I did apologise afterwards but their responses were so weird. I guess they use scripts or maybe the system uses AI to support their responses

John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 10h

Now using a 20-character password *and* changed the password on my e mail account just in case

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 10h

I had been receiving messages about other devices using my Netflix account so had changed the password twice in the last 3 months. Overnight it got hacked again and the login changed. Eventually managed to get back in via Netflix support, although it took a while

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 1d

I realise pigs might fly, but can pigs in blankets fly?

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 1d

From this article

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’

Trio honoured for developing revolutionary materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery

www.theguardian.com

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 1d

The background of one of this year’s Nobel prize winners is amazing

Yaghi became fascinated with chemistry at the age of 10 after sneaking into the school library, which was usually locked, and plucking a book at random from the shelves.
He was brought up with his siblings in a single room in Amman, Jordan, with no running water or electricity. At his father's insistence he went to study in the US.

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

Having to explain to my American colleagues that Czechia and Chechnya are different places…

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

My chocolate consumption has massively increased based on just reading this article

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

Of course!

a man in a suit and tie is smiling .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling .

media.tenor.com

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 2d

Good news for chocolate lovers everywhere

acemaxx analytics @acemaxx.bsky.social · 2d

#cocoa prices have tumbled to a 20-month low, bringing to an end a dramatic 2y rally that had driven the market to record highs and squeezed #chocolate #manufacturers worldwide, chart @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/b6ce...

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 3d

Fun fact: my brother was at school with Mark and came home one announcing he had a new friend called Marco, who we all assumed was Italian

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

I think it’s been a good year for apples

John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

They look good! Did they come over the wall or did you plant them?

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

Once again I’m growing hops in my garden. An artisanal brewery is sure to follow

Close up of some hop flowers growing against a brick wall. The wall is painted white. There is some ivy in the corner of the frame

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 4d

If I’m lucky they will last a couple of months, but I will cook and freeze a load of them and use them in pies, apple sauce, etc

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t reach all the apples on my trees this year, and they are delicious 🌱

A cardboard box filled with apples, a mixture of green and red

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Isabelle Marie @isabellemarie.bsky.social · 6d

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts.
www.popsci.com/environment/...

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 5d

That’s a Jay!

John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 5d

At a concert today the orchestra played this, and two young girls at the back of the church just couldn’t resist and started dancing extravagantly around the pillars

Sinfonia in B-flat major HWV 339: Allegro

YouTube video by Jed Wentz - Topic

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 6d

What a pleasure to sing tenor for a change: it means I actually get to sing the third of the chord, which basses very rarely do. And singing Messiah with baroque trumpets and drums also a lovely experience

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 6d

Plenty of beavers in Belgium, but two seen in Brussels!

BX1 @bx1.be · 7d

Ce n’était plus arrivé depuis le XIXᵉ siècle

Un deuxième castor aperçu à Bruxelles: comment expliquer ce retour historique? “C’est vraiment une très bonne nouvelle”

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 6d

That whole Belgica story is amazing and like you say the characters involved are wild. There’s a good book about it: The Madhouse at the End of the Earth

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John Brown @johnbrown1325.bsky.social · 8d

In my local supermarket today

A selection of chocolate advent calendars and other Christmas treats

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