Mark Walling
@markwalling.bsky.social
Retired. Physics graduate (Lancaster ‘84). Bookworm and amateur gardener. Mostly interested in using this platform to follow interesting academics and artists.
Field study.
Coastal path signage.
A calm day.
Coastal path signage.
A calm day.
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Field study.
Coastal path signage.
A calm day.
Coastal path signage.
A calm day.
So, we aren’t alone, according to an interesting use of mathematics! youtu.be/6aJ3MNUw0vc?...
We’re (Probably) Not Alone Out Here…
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
So, we aren’t alone, according to an interesting use of mathematics! youtu.be/6aJ3MNUw0vc?...
Remember my post about Mary Hall’s postcards? Well, I’ve started uploading them to Instagram! Follow @maryspostcardcollection for full high-res images, transcriptions, and the family secrets they reveal. This is where the detective work happens…
September 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Remember my post about Mary Hall’s postcards? Well, I’ve started uploading them to Instagram! Follow @maryspostcardcollection for full high-res images, transcriptions, and the family secrets they reveal. This is where the detective work happens…
Reposted by Mark Walling
Just acquired a new rose for my mum’s garden. It’s called “The King’s Rose”, it was launched for the Chelsea Flower Show. Some people have said it doesn’t have a scent, but I can vouch it has rose and honey tones. I like it a lot 😀
May 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Just acquired a new rose for my mum’s garden. It’s called “The King’s Rose”, it was launched for the Chelsea Flower Show. Some people have said it doesn’t have a scent, but I can vouch it has rose and honey tones. I like it a lot 😀
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My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen
My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen
The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Author and poet Michael Rosen responds
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen
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The problem with “move fast and break things” is that what they’re breaking is people and their lives.
I’ve found all my published books on this register. I think most authors will find theirs too.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I’ve found all my published books on this register. I think most authors will find theirs too.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The problem with “move fast and break things” is that what they’re breaking is people and their lives.
I’ve found all my published books on this register. I think most authors will find theirs too.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I’ve found all my published books on this register. I think most authors will find theirs too.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
It seems that President Trump admires Napoleon. I hope for all the Americans I’ve befriended over the years that this *admiration* doesn’t turn into something worse.
youtu.be/ZXGRp7XefUg?...
youtu.be/ZXGRp7XefUg?...
Trump Claims Role of Absolute Monarch
YouTube video by A Different Bias
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February 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It seems that President Trump admires Napoleon. I hope for all the Americans I’ve befriended over the years that this *admiration* doesn’t turn into something worse.
youtu.be/ZXGRp7XefUg?...
youtu.be/ZXGRp7XefUg?...
A podcast and a song that I heard recently, both of which that gave me bittersweet yet lovely feelings…
youtu.be/z0lNa_S7xwI?...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
youtu.be/z0lNa_S7xwI?...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Something to Declare - How to Make Peace With the Past - BBC Sounds
Jack Boswell delves into saudade, the bittersweet art of longing, memory, and resilience.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 11:05 AM
A podcast and a song that I heard recently, both of which that gave me bittersweet yet lovely feelings…
youtu.be/z0lNa_S7xwI?...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
youtu.be/z0lNa_S7xwI?...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I’ve been looking through scores of old postcards collected by my Great, great Aunt, Mary “Molly” Hall (1876-1928). Thanks to these, arguably the Edwardian equivalent of text messaging, I’ve been understanding her working class life. One filled with female friends and family responsibilities.
December 7, 2024 at 2:09 PM
I’ve been looking through scores of old postcards collected by my Great, great Aunt, Mary “Molly” Hall (1876-1928). Thanks to these, arguably the Edwardian equivalent of text messaging, I’ve been understanding her working class life. One filled with female friends and family responsibilities.
RIP John Tinniswood, aged 112.
I only discovered this year that I was distantly related to John, being his 2nd Cousin (twice removed).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I only discovered this year that I was distantly related to John, being his 2nd Cousin (twice removed).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
World's oldest man dies aged 112 at Southport care home
John Tinniswood died at his Southport care home
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM
RIP John Tinniswood, aged 112.
I only discovered this year that I was distantly related to John, being his 2nd Cousin (twice removed).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I only discovered this year that I was distantly related to John, being his 2nd Cousin (twice removed).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...