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Mark Hood
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Author, engineer, photographer, sceptic. I tweet about writing, science, and myths & legends. Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy every day for over 1,000 days.

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I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society.
A map of all the different names for woodlice in the United Kingdom
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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And today I learned that in 1962 the BBC let Jaquetta Hawkes imagine the archaeology of apocalyptic Britain. As a short film 👀10/10 Will weird your day youtu.be/c8yEIe69M4k?...
1962: What Was Britain Like Before the Apocalypse? | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive
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October 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Boss, we’ve got a problem. Users don’t want this stuff! They keep wanting to turn it off, even when we keep turning it back on!

Boss: I have an idea
spavel.bsky.social Pavel* @spavel.bsky.social · Oct 12
bitch what
Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.
October 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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A real Thursday Murder Club? How a team of crime fiction writers tried to save the genre (and solve crimes) www.historyextra.com...

#Murder #Mystery #Writer #Crime #TrueCrime
A real Thursday Murder Club? How a team of crime fiction writers tried to save the genre (and solve crimes)
Led by figures such as Agatha Christie, this is how a group of the world's most celebrated writers of crime fiction formed a clandestine group to collectively improve their field while taking inspiration from real crimes
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September 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The first rule of Stone Club is tell everyone about Stone Club

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#StandingStones #Mythology #Folklore
Stone Club
Welcome to Stone Club. Recreating Prehistory since 2021 A place for all Stone enthusiasts to congregate, to muse and most importantly to stomp to stones.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Have we got statistical evidence of psychic abilities?

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(Hint: No. But the reason why is very interesting.)

#Psychic #Math #Maths #Zener #ESP
We have statistical evidence that people are mildly psychic
Learn more about the Jane Street internships at https://jane-st.co/internship25-SUM Ben's Zener Test: https://zenertest.bensparks.co.uk/ Huge thanks to Ben Sparks (and their brother Tim) for making the site, collecting the data and sharing the story with me. You can book Ben to give a maths talk
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September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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NASA makes a lot of data from the ISS publically available. People have used it to make copies of control panels, models of the station that track the deployment of solar panels, and... a pee tank status bot.

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#Space #ISS #NASA #Pee
ISS Piss Tracker (@iss-piss-tracker.bsky.social)
Tracks the level of the piss tank on the International Space Station in real time. Not affiliated with NASA. Please don't follow me unless you want your feed filled with percentage changes. (It is not as fun as it sounds) FAQ thread is pinned.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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One for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I was reading this morning about the Asda 'Price Promise' stones that were erected across the country in the 90s

loststonesofasda.wordpress.com

Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
A stone that looks like a prehistoric standing stone but inscribed with "Asda Price Promise Permanently [text obscured] prices [text obscured]. The stone is by a Drystone wall and vegetation grows around it
August 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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I never walk more than when I’m in London. Hours a day. Streets I know, streets I don’t… it’s almost like the Aboriginal Songlines, and if I don’t regularly come back to my city & walk it, London will cease to exist. And in a way, with its constant inexorable morphing, maybe it WOULD disappear.
August 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Cake, definitely 🍰
missscarlett2024.bsky.social missscarlett2024.bsky.social @missscarlett2024.bsky.social · Aug 1
What to eat in order to see #ghosts 😆 🥩🥪🍵🍰 #PhantomsFriday #FolkyFriday
August 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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As if I need time passing faster than usual… I still think 1995 was ten years ago.

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#Space
Earth will spin faster today to create 2nd-shortest day in history
Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I love the explanation of 'racetrack' UFO sightings, that they open this video with. Genuinely one I'd never seen before!

VFX Artists Debunk... REAL UFO Videos www.youtube.com/watc...

#UFO #UAP #Debunking #Sceptic
VFX Artists Debunk... REAL UFO Videos
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July 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Get yourself a password manager, now. One weak password can ruin your day (or your company)

Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...

#AuthorHowTo #CyberSecurity #Password #Security #Hacking
Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company
Transport company KNP forced to shut down after international hacker gangs target thousands of UK businesses.
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July 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Can you build a radio telescope in your back garden? Spoiler: Yes. - YouTube www.youtube.com/watc...
#Astronomy #Telescope #RadioTelescope #Space
backyard radio telescope: part I
Radio Jove Project: https://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/radio_telescope/observing/ King Salmon Sweater Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/king-salmon I knit it in Drops Tweed. Link to patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acollierastro I have merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/ange
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July 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Interesting theory - that the stones came from all over as a sign of unification!
June 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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MIT just pubbed a study on ChatGPT users.

“Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Yet more evidence of a LOT of water on #Mars - and plenty of oxygen too...

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Dr. Becky has a real knack for explaining these things in a clear and entertaining manner.
New study explains why Mars is RED
AD - Go to https://surfshark.com/drbecky and use code DRBECKY at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN | Mars is quite famously the red planet and it’s red colour has long been thought to be due to something known as hematite - a type of iron oxide - i.e. plain old rust. That’s what we’re
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March 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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So the new #DeepSeek R1 #AI model is groundbreaking - but it still hallucinates at the drop of a hat. Apparently the reason the moon has phases is because the light passes through it?
Output from DeepSeekR1 "So during a full moon, all the sunlight that hits the Moon is reflected back to Earth, making the Moon bright. When it's not full, some of the sunlight passes through the Moon's surface and reaches Earth, creating the crescent shape. This must mean that the Moon acts both as a reflector and a transmitter depending on its phase."
January 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Are you a creative? Living or working in the UK? Have your say on copyright and Artificial Intelligence - the government want to know what you think! www.gov.uk/governmen...
December 23, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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Tonight at 6pm UK time (and available to catch up later) I'll be interviewed about my writing on @bbcupload @bbcshropshire by @ninadasgupta! Listen live at www.bbc.co.uk/progra...
November 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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I just heard that I will be featured on #BBC Hereford & Worcester tonight, during the 'Upload' slot! Sometime between 6pm and 8pm, you'll hear some of my writing and an interview...

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#amwriting #author #novelist #FlashFiction #ShortStories #Myths #Legends #British #Writing
Hereford & Worcester - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
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November 28, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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Been very much enjoying this! Two knowledgable and passionate people sharing things that interest, amuse and fascinate them - even if you’re not in Shropshire it’s a great listen.
shropwitchespod.bsky.social The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · Nov 11
📣NEW EPISODE 📣

We are so excited to share our first bonus episode! Each time, we will do a deep dive into a story that the other host isn't familiar with. In this episode, We explore the story of Ann Morgan and why her legacy matters.

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#Folklore #witches #Shropshire
November 17, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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Remember the 'Bake Off' kid? This is what she looks like now. Feel old yet?

#GBBO #BakeOff #ObviouslyNot
November 6, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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UK People! Our Algorithmic Overlords (all hail) have decreed that for today only, my sequel to The War of the Worlds is just 99p!

"The Return of the Martians"
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(And find out why it has a #1 Bestseller status for yourself)
October 9, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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I walk you through every step of Publishing Via Draft2Digital
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Get your novel into every store you ever heard of!
#amwriting #author #novelist
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September 8, 2024 at 6:50 PM