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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 15h

still amazing to me the number of movies, games, etc. which have Venus Flytrap-based creatures in some form compared to the actual native range of Venus Flytrap, which is like, the great untamed jungles of a few wet pine savannas in North Carolina

map illustrating the native range of Venus Flytrap plants, just a little half circle around coastal North and South Carolina in USA

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 5h

This reminds me that the only frog that “ribbits” in the classic manner is the Pacific Treefrog. But it just so happens to live around Hollywood, so it ended up in the nighttime soundscapes of tons of movies.

Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 13h

Stand By Me (Oasis) 7/10
Stand By Me (Ben E. King) 97/10

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 17h

Fun music game.

Take two songs with the same name and post your combined score out of 10. How high can you get?

No covers/no triples (e.g. Power of Love)

My first effort, which i think is hard to beat...

Zombie (Fela Kuti) 10/10
Zombie (The Cranberries) 7/10

Total score: 17

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 1d

Hamster Book Club - The Eyeless by Lance Parkin - a surprisingly bleak, dystopian world with huge things to say about war, weapons of mass destruction, genocide and scientific responsibility...aimed at children? @lefthandeddalek.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 1d

Alan Moore to literally anyone offering an opinion on Alan Moore.

a man in a plaid jacket and tie is saying " i feel bad for you "

Alt: Don Draper and that little guy in Mad Men doing the “I feel bad for you”/“I don’t think about at all” exchange. Stone cold.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 2d

I watched Morbius the other day and, while it’s not the turkey everyone says, he is an absolute void at the centre of it.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 2d

Whatever the rights or wrongs, it’s so far from being the main problem ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/eddi...

Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · Sep 9

You can definitely track how the minimum wage has gone up but most other wages have stagnated by how everyone now feels a pint has got rather pricey.

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 2d

Eight and his companions will all be waiting for you in the all new Hamster Book Club! Coming soon!

Artwork by the fabulously talented @devondan.bsky.social

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 2d

Louis Theroux’s CBeebies Bedtime Stories seemingly delivered at gunpoint.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 2d

No other coyote in the world could accomplish this!

Wile E. Coyote has run off a cliff but not realised it yet.

Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 2d

Listening to The Penguin Book of Cults and shouting “STOP GETTING THE WICKER MAN WRONG” in my kitchen.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

Oh the history lessons they will teach.

Duncan Lamont @duncanlamont2.bsky.social · 3d

🫣 Profits are for wimps. Revenues are for losers. Ideas sell, not fundamentals

Over half the Nasdaq market is loss making. About 1-in-8 companies have no revenues

There are a lot more in these camps than in the past

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

“exploded biography” is his own term for it, i think.

His is the Beatles book i recommend to everyone.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

I am once again pitching a Numberblocks where they meet i, the Unspeakable One, the King in Yellow, Him Who Is Not to be Named, Assatur, Xastur, H'aaztre, Fenric, or Kaiwan.

Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

Just what we’d expect from lefty, woke liberals like *checks notes* Michael Hesseltine.

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 3d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly? Morbius is *fine*.

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 3d

Featuring the compelling evidence and surprise interventions of not one, but TWO Sontarans!

The Polis Box : Live! @thepolisbox.bsky.social · 3d

NEW EPISODE! : We're joined by @docoho44.bsky.social, @michaelmills.bsky.social and some special Sontaran guests as we put War Of The Sontarans on trial! But is it guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Join us to find out...

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041. I Married A Cowgirl, But I Rarely Ride (War Of The Sontarans)

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

Alt: Hollywood people rise to their feet in applause.

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The Polis Box : Live! @thepolisbox.bsky.social · 3d

NEW EPISODE! : We're joined by @docoho44.bsky.social, @michaelmills.bsky.social and some special Sontaran guests as we put War Of The Sontarans on trial! But is it guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Join us to find out...

youtu.be/m4qlUFHmbcQ

041. I Married A Cowgirl, But I Rarely Ride (War Of The Sontarans)

YouTube video by The Polis Box : Live!

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

And I love that one of his superpowers is detective vision to highlight enemies and destructible objects.

Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

Although the funniest bit is the room that is half library, half sterile lab. Missing what makes something sterile.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

The James Bond gun thing is all *very* America brain.

An increased sensitivity to the reality of mass shootings and gun violence that translates into squeamish artistic censorship, rather than any actual legislative action to deal with the real-world problem that’s *making* them squeamish.

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Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly? Morbius is *fine*.

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