@amandahickie.bsky.social
Writer, knitter, bookbinder. Not always in that order.
Twenty five years ago this month I was diagnosed with cancer. First of all I just want to say, look at me, still here. I'm pretty happy about that.
But twenty five years ago, for a year my and my family's life revolved around surgery, chemo and radiation.
But twenty five years ago, for a year my and my family's life revolved around surgery, chemo and radiation.
December 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Twenty five years ago this month I was diagnosed with cancer. First of all I just want to say, look at me, still here. I'm pretty happy about that.
But twenty five years ago, for a year my and my family's life revolved around surgery, chemo and radiation.
But twenty five years ago, for a year my and my family's life revolved around surgery, chemo and radiation.
A fascinating wander through #history via the #chemistry of #purple. There's links to literature and music along the way, as well as insights into the personalities behind the #science. A journey well worth taking.
I might happen to know the author 😘
keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11...
I might happen to know the author 😘
keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11...
From Muck to Mauve: the creation of modern dyes from coal tar
Content notice: this post discusses the early dye companies of industrialised pre-WWI Germany that were at one point put to horrific wartime use. World War II is alluded to in a literary work that was...
keiran-rowell.github.io
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A fascinating wander through #history via the #chemistry of #purple. There's links to literature and music along the way, as well as insights into the personalities behind the #science. A journey well worth taking.
I might happen to know the author 😘
keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11...
I might happen to know the author 😘
keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11...
Deep dive into the colour purple. Fascinating!
New post! On the #chemistry of #purple, my favourite colour💜
https://keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11-05-aniline-and-the-german-chemical-industry/
This tale winds its way past sea snails and togas 🏛️, coal tar and dream snakes 🐍, industrial conglomerates and chemical theory ⌬ ⟷ ⏣, to flow […]
https://keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11-05-aniline-and-the-german-chemical-industry/
This tale winds its way past sea snails and togas 🏛️, coal tar and dream snakes 🐍, industrial conglomerates and chemical theory ⌬ ⟷ ⏣, to flow […]
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November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Deep dive into the colour purple. Fascinating!
I'm not a boomer and a lot of you aren't either but I think many of us know this from one side already. And if we have kids we owe it to them to talk about this stuff
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Boomers once gave their kids the sex talk. Now it’s time for them to speak frankly about dying | Sarah Macdonald
The generation who redefined what it means to be young can give their children a priceless gift – their clear wishes for end-of-life care
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I'm not a boomer and a lot of you aren't either but I think many of us know this from one side already. And if we have kids we owe it to them to talk about this stuff
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"There was a time when the happiness of existing customers was a sacred metric. ... That arc has snapped. ... as the average CEO tenure has shortened, executives have become more focused on delivering quick returns to shareholders and investors. "
Gift link - www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Gift link - www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
www.theatlantic.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"There was a time when the happiness of existing customers was a sacred metric. ... That arc has snapped. ... as the average CEO tenure has shortened, executives have become more focused on delivering quick returns to shareholders and investors. "
Gift link - www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Gift link - www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I'm going to need two of you in Oz or NZ to step up.
Flutracker needs more participants. Now more than ever we need this kind of community sourced data.
It's one email a week which takes me fifteen seconds
info.flutracking.net
#CitizenScience #flutracker #Australia #NewZealand #science
Flutracker needs more participants. Now more than ever we need this kind of community sourced data.
It's one email a week which takes me fifteen seconds
info.flutracking.net
#CitizenScience #flutracker #Australia #NewZealand #science
Flutracking.net | Tracking respiratory illness across Australia and New Zealand
Flutracking is an online health surveillance system used to detect epidemics of influenza across Australia and New Zealand,
info.flutracking.net
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I'm going to need two of you in Oz or NZ to step up.
Flutracker needs more participants. Now more than ever we need this kind of community sourced data.
It's one email a week which takes me fifteen seconds
info.flutracking.net
#CitizenScience #flutracker #Australia #NewZealand #science
Flutracker needs more participants. Now more than ever we need this kind of community sourced data.
It's one email a week which takes me fifteen seconds
info.flutracking.net
#CitizenScience #flutracker #Australia #NewZealand #science
Wide ranging, insightful
"If the historic parties were forced to open up, instead of being dominated by factions, lobbyists and ideological obsessions, and fear of offending, democracy would have a fresh burst of energy."
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20620/...
#OzPolitica #AustralianPolitics
"If the historic parties were forced to open up, instead of being dominated by factions, lobbyists and ideological obsessions, and fear of offending, democracy would have a fresh burst of energy."
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20620/...
#OzPolitica #AustralianPolitics
The last majority government
The great globe itself, and human life and society as we know it, is potentially more threatened in the coming decades than since the Ice Age thawed about 11,000 years ago. Australia is particularly e...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
April 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Wide ranging, insightful
"If the historic parties were forced to open up, instead of being dominated by factions, lobbyists and ideological obsessions, and fear of offending, democracy would have a fresh burst of energy."
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20620/...
#OzPolitica #AustralianPolitics
"If the historic parties were forced to open up, instead of being dominated by factions, lobbyists and ideological obsessions, and fear of offending, democracy would have a fresh burst of energy."
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20620/...
#OzPolitica #AustralianPolitics
This has to be watched. The man is incredible. More than twenty hours in and he's cracking jokes
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This has to be watched. The man is incredible. More than twenty hours in and he's cracking jokes
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
The Atlantic is paywalled, so I can't get to the article. But even without an account you can search the database of books they think Meta scraped. And one of my books is on it. Seriously, Meta? This is not okay.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Atlantic is paywalled, so I can't get to the article. But even without an account you can search the database of books they think Meta scraped. And one of my books is on it. Seriously, Meta? This is not okay.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
March 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Edwina would like you to know that, despite a few knocks along the way, life is pretty good
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Edwina would like you to know that, despite a few knocks along the way, life is pretty good