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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 7h

Depends on the bread, if it contains rye then the bread sticks to the knife and I might wash it, otherwise, unless there’re a lot of roaches around, why bother?

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 9h

This is brilliant and you should all go read it

Bonus points for guessing which line made me spit out my tea with laughter (which possibly was not Joxley's intention)

John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 11h

🚨NEW BLOGPOST🚨

Since the government can't seem to see it, I explain how and why a simple act of Parliament can bring the Andrew affair to the end - and why they should do it.

joxleywrites.substack.com/p/parliament...

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 1d

Sailing boats flying spinnakers on the Hudson River.
#Photography #sailing #yachting #HudsonRiver #DyckmanMarina #FortTryon #NewJerseyPalisades #Fall #HRSC

A group of sailing boats with large colourful parachute like sails spied through a gap in some trees. In the background are the tree covered cliffs of the New Jersey palisades.

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Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · 5d

Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint:
“Sexual dimorphism in the complete connectome of the Drosophila male central nervous system” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We describe the #connectomics reconstruction and analysis of an entire adult #maleCNS #drosophila central nervous system. 1/10

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · 5d

#ICYMI, @jefferis.bsky.social’s group recently published the first complete connectome of an entire male Drosophila central nervous system with @hhmijanelia.bsky.social and other collaborators.
Read more about the work here: www.janelia.org/project-team...
#LMBintheNews 🧪🪰

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6d

The Dinosaur Superhighway.

In the footsteps of giants - BBC News

One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quarry near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.

www.bbc.co.uk

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 7d

I went to a comprehensive school in a new town in the ’60s and ’70s it had a theatre and large playing field, I guess they don’t build them anymore?

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 9d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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justthisguy.net @justthisguy.net · 9d

I’m imagining the #NoKingsProtest, nationally, organizing this song as one gigantic flashmob. This, but everywhere:

youtu.be/rfUEstWJUkA?...

The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!

YouTube video by Julien Cohen

youtu.be

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10d

🇺🇦👀 A rare phenomenon - "Brokensky ghost" recorded in the Carpathians.

This is a unique atmospheric phenomenon, when a person's shadow is cast on clouds or fog, surrounded by bright rings of sunlight.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 13d

THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE

CHECK IT OUT

outsidersartsclub.com

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 14d

#Manhattan #Photography #iPhonePhotography #LandScape #GeorgeWashingtonBridge #GWB #NewYorkCity #HudsonRiver

Midtown and lower Manhattan viewed under the George Washington Bridge from a sailboat on the Hudson River. The bright sun is glinting off the water, the light haze makes the towers of Manhattan ghostly blue in the distance.

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 14d

Never seen an Avatar movie, A complete episode of Lost or a complete season of Friends.

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 24d

Vote weevil!

Scott Pfitzinger @pfitzinger.bsky.social · 24d

We’re down to the top 4 Favorite Beetles in our voting bracket!

It’s Rainbow Stag Beetle vs Acorn Weevil and Green-Banded Weevil vs Ladybug.

Vote now in the Semifinal Round! Everyone is welcome to vote.
The deadline is Sunday evening, September 28.

#VotingBrackets #beetles #insects #poll

Favorite Beetles – Semifinals

We're down to the top 4 Favorite Beetles in our voting bracket! It's Rainbow Stag Beetle vs Acorn Weevil and Green-Banded Weevil vs Ladybug. Vote now in the Semifinal Round! The deadline is Sunday eve...

votingbrackets.com

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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 25d

COOL IDEA: How geothermal technology could chill MTA’s sauna-like subway platforms.
🥵 🚇 ❄️
“There is a lot of heat produced down there and then it accumulates and there’s nowhere to go.”
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NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/m...

MTA Is Hot On Finding Ways to Chill Subway Platforms

The transit agency looks to combat high temperatures in stations with the number of yearly heat waves projected to more than triple by the 2050s.

www.thecity.nyc

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 26d

‼️👀 Practice has shown that an isolated tactical breakthrough in Kursk did not bring Ukraine the necessary success, — Zaluzhnyi

📍It is obvious that Ukraine's victory today is depriving Russia of the opportunity to impose its conditions through war. This is a minimum program for survival.

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 27d

I do not know what a flock of hummingbirds is called but 4 or 5 female red throated hummingbirds were zapping around the local garden. #photography #iPhone #ornithology #BirdPhotography #Manhattan #NYC

A green hummingbird hovers as it pokes its long beak into a purple flower. Around the image are dark and light green leaves.

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 27d

“The news quiz”, I listen to the podcast but I assume it’s on radio 4. It is biased, but as it should be, the incumbents.

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 28d

Has enough truth to make one wonder

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Rakhim Davletkali @rakhim.org · Sep 17

Benjamin Button Reviews macOS

rakhim.exotext.com/benjamin-but...

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simon1235.bsky.social @simon1235.bsky.social · 29d

A sailing regatta on the Hudson River. #Photography #sailing #yachts #HudsonRiver #NewJerseyPalisades #NewYork #DyckmanMarina #HRSC

Twenty or so sailing boats on the Hudson River, some are using multicoloured spinnaker sails. In the background, to the left, is the tree covered New Jersey palisades, in the centre the Tappan Zee bridge, to the right a cable laying ship and New York.

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LegraLeGra @atthenius.bsky.social · 29d

Practically perfect day for the #NYCcentury #bike ride

#bikeNYC

Lots of Transportation Alternatives swag

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Sep 20

David Rose, the police officer and Afghanistan veteran with a wife and 2 small children, was murdered by a white, right wing extremist man a month ago over antivaccine conspiracies pushed by RFK Jr. and this administration. He did not get recognition from political leaders or even much news coverage

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · Sep 19

"My thoughts turned to David Rose, who volunteered to try to prevent another such attack on our country, and then, when back home, ran toward danger once again to help his fellow Americans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-hero-dav...

A Hero We Didn’t Deserve

Remembering David Rose who ran towards danger.

www.thebulwark.com

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 18

The next generation is safe behind those teeth! Yesterday, I spotted this pregnant dad Tiger #Cardinalfish (#Cheilodipterus macrodon) #mouthbrooding his eggs.

#tigercardinalfish #cheilodipterusmacrodon #tulamben #tulambenbali #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 20

Another of my “Images Unsorted” folders ✔️ This time from 18 & 19 May, 2024

In order, we have
1) #DiamondSquid
2) “monstrous” shrimp
3) unidentified #scorpionfish
4) #gurnard
5) #codlett
6) unidentified #CuskEel
7) shrimp riding a #PelagicNudibranch

#deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug

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