Sarah Mackie
@lumi1984.bsky.social
Lover of sci-fi, gaming, soundtracks and the Scots language.
https://www.youtube.com/@sarahmackievids
Aspires to a Scotland with self determination and a better world for all.
"...humans can be better than they are, so let's do that."
- James S.A. Corey
https://www.youtube.com/@sarahmackievids
Aspires to a Scotland with self determination and a better world for all.
"...humans can be better than they are, so let's do that."
- James S.A. Corey
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It had never occurred to me that “blowing smoke up your ass” was actually a thing. Thanks Science Museum.
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It had never occurred to me that “blowing smoke up your ass” was actually a thing. Thanks Science Museum.
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Was collecting my son from Sutherland late last night & stopped to help woman driver who had been run off road (long story) & we spotted an aurora starting to fire up. Within 20 minutes this was the sky - it was wild. Inverted arc to start which then flipped as searchlights and red pulses flickered.
December 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Was collecting my son from Sutherland late last night & stopped to help woman driver who had been run off road (long story) & we spotted an aurora starting to fire up. Within 20 minutes this was the sky - it was wild. Inverted arc to start which then flipped as searchlights and red pulses flickered.
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I think that's what they call "hitting a nerve"
That Banksy piece behind the Royal Courts of Justice (1) when first done. (2) Hastily covered and guarded. (3) Half-scrubbed away. (4) Now with its own shed and front door (padlocked).
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I think that's what they call "hitting a nerve"
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that drunk raccoon being behind multiple break-ins makes him my Time person of the year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in
The
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
that drunk raccoon being behind multiple break-ins makes him my Time person of the year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sunrise on Stob Dubh
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Sunrise on Stob Dubh
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time magazine people of the year
Last month Amazon rolled out ai-gen video recaps of a few of its most popular original series. They’ve now disabled the feature after viewers pointed out the recaps were getting key plot points wrong.
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Fallout from Fallout.
www.theverge.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
time magazine people of the year
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This is Bandit. He fell asleep while getting out of bed. We've all been there. 12/10 sweet dreams buddy (u/yarntist)
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is Bandit. He fell asleep while getting out of bed. We've all been there. 12/10 sweet dreams buddy (u/yarntist)
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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A shout out to all of the people who find this time or year difficult for lots if reasons....
Big hugs to you ❤️
Big hugs to you ❤️
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A shout out to all of the people who find this time or year difficult for lots if reasons....
Big hugs to you ❤️
Big hugs to you ❤️
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Surely this is Scotland's snazziest trig point?
A re-visit to Ben Rinnes was needed as we knew the old decaying trig point had been encased in steel this summer by the Friends of Ben Rinnes. It has a beautiful granite view indicator too.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/ben-ri...
A re-visit to Ben Rinnes was needed as we knew the old decaying trig point had been encased in steel this summer by the Friends of Ben Rinnes. It has a beautiful granite view indicator too.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/ben-ri...
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Surely this is Scotland's snazziest trig point?
A re-visit to Ben Rinnes was needed as we knew the old decaying trig point had been encased in steel this summer by the Friends of Ben Rinnes. It has a beautiful granite view indicator too.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/ben-ri...
A re-visit to Ben Rinnes was needed as we knew the old decaying trig point had been encased in steel this summer by the Friends of Ben Rinnes. It has a beautiful granite view indicator too.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/ben-ri...
A wee PSA for anyone that requires regular prescriptions: please make sure you allow plenty of time when requesting your prescription from the GP...pharmacies can only begin dispensing them when they've received a checked and signed script from the surgery & may need to order certain items in 🙏
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A wee PSA for anyone that requires regular prescriptions: please make sure you allow plenty of time when requesting your prescription from the GP...pharmacies can only begin dispensing them when they've received a checked and signed script from the surgery & may need to order certain items in 🙏
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Kickin off the Geminids a bit early with this bright burner tonight.
#Meteor #Geminids #Meteorshower #Astronomy 🔭
#Meteor #Geminids #Meteorshower #Astronomy 🔭
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Kickin off the Geminids a bit early with this bright burner tonight.
#Meteor #Geminids #Meteorshower #Astronomy 🔭
#Meteor #Geminids #Meteorshower #Astronomy 🔭
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Stephen Flynn criticises Nigel Farage from attacking children who speak more than one language #BBCQT
"A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"
"A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"
December 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Stephen Flynn criticises Nigel Farage from attacking children who speak more than one language #BBCQT
"A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"
"A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"
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Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
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every ornithologist would agree: if hummingbirds were the size of eagles, we'd be in real trouble
you ever think about how buck wild it must have been to be the first European colonizer to see a hummingbird?
“i saw a tiny bug that was also a bird, and it had hatred in its heart.”
“i saw a tiny bug that was also a bird, and it had hatred in its heart.”
December 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
every ornithologist would agree: if hummingbirds were the size of eagles, we'd be in real trouble
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This instrument is on its way to Mercury right now 🚀
Studying the planet's extreme weather could tell us more about its origins and how it interacts with the Sun.
Studying the planet's extreme weather could tell us more about its origins and how it interacts with the Sun.
December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This instrument is on its way to Mercury right now 🚀
Studying the planet's extreme weather could tell us more about its origins and how it interacts with the Sun.
Studying the planet's extreme weather could tell us more about its origins and how it interacts with the Sun.
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I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
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💔 A European Parliament interpreter could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
💔 A European Parliament interpreter could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
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This is a since-deleted LinkedIn post from the marketing agency that created the since-deleted AI-generated McDonalds Christmas ad, and all I can think of is how the energy consumption must've been about on par with a small suburb or heavy industrial load to produce 30 seconds of slop everyone hated
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a since-deleted LinkedIn post from the marketing agency that created the since-deleted AI-generated McDonalds Christmas ad, and all I can think of is how the energy consumption must've been about on par with a small suburb or heavy industrial load to produce 30 seconds of slop everyone hated
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#PPOD: After a seven-year journey on board the Cassini spacecraft, ESA’s Huygens probe reached Titan’s surface, marking the most distant landing ever achieved by a spacecraft. During the descent, its cameras collected data on the dense atmosphere and took the first-ever images of the surface. 🧪 🔭
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#PPOD: After a seven-year journey on board the Cassini spacecraft, ESA’s Huygens probe reached Titan’s surface, marking the most distant landing ever achieved by a spacecraft. During the descent, its cameras collected data on the dense atmosphere and took the first-ever images of the surface. 🧪 🔭
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non-exploding consoles
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
non-exploding consoles
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A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns
For the first time, astronomers have detected a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun, and it was a big one – powerful enough to strip the atmosphere from nearby planets. That's bad news for the search for extraterrestrial life. Here's why: physicsworld.com/a/astronomer... 🧪⚛️🔭
Astronomers observe a coronal mass ejection from a distant star – Physics World
Burst from M-dwarf star could be powerful enough to strip the atmosphere of any planets that orbit it, with implications for the search for extraterrestrial life
physicsworld.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns
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The incessant prompts to use AI software abominations are like a demonic Mrs. Doyle proffering Satan's tea.
Father Tedand Doyle GIF
Alt: No. I do not want or need your plagiarism software. I am an educated adult with a functioning brain.
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The incessant prompts to use AI software abominations are like a demonic Mrs. Doyle proffering Satan's tea.
Reforming the House of Lords by cramming in so many new peers it bursts at the seams
NEW: Labour announces 25 new peerages including - as revealed by me and @ecourea.bsky.social - Rachel Reeves's former chief of staff Katie Martin and Keir Starmer's ex-director of comms Matthew Doyle. Also former Tory-supporting Iceland boss Richard Walker.
December 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Reforming the House of Lords by cramming in so many new peers it bursts at the seams