Anne Payne
@anne-payne.bsky.social
Administrator, medievalist, crafter, mum. Not necessarily in that order.
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Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
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I have nothing of value or interest to say, so here’s a sword-billed hummingbird.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I have nothing of value or interest to say, so here’s a sword-billed hummingbird.
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Baking was critical to the Lower Kingdom. It allowed the stationing of large forces to counter tribal raids into the fertile Nile region.
Bread production on that scale required advanced yeast filtering through linen bags.
If hadn't been for cotton-tied dough, they'd been harried long time ago.
Bread production on that scale required advanced yeast filtering through linen bags.
If hadn't been for cotton-tied dough, they'd been harried long time ago.
#Archaeologists discover massive ancient #Egyptian fortress.
Excavations also revealed a large bread oven and fossilized dough.
Link for more: www.popsci.com/science/arch...
Excavations also revealed a large bread oven and fossilized dough.
Link for more: www.popsci.com/science/arch...
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Baking was critical to the Lower Kingdom. It allowed the stationing of large forces to counter tribal raids into the fertile Nile region.
Bread production on that scale required advanced yeast filtering through linen bags.
If hadn't been for cotton-tied dough, they'd been harried long time ago.
Bread production on that scale required advanced yeast filtering through linen bags.
If hadn't been for cotton-tied dough, they'd been harried long time ago.
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
news.sky.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials.
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
Judgement at Nuremberg - David Low's cartoon in the Evening Standard #OnThisDay 1946
October 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials.
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
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My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
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(trying to explain "fuck, marry, kill" to a black widow spider) no it's *three different* guys
September 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
(trying to explain "fuck, marry, kill" to a black widow spider) no it's *three different* guys
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My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
Oh good grief!
It's seven years since we posted on Twitter about how kids kept coming into the library asking if we had any books about FORTNITE. We didn't back then, and we'd never heard of it so we tried asking what it was.
September 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Oh good grief!
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Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09...
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
September 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09...
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
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These👇🏼180-125 yo Victorian ink bottles are still available as posy-making kits in my Etsy shop. Each kit is designed to improve mental health & includes a booklet about the neuroscience with how-tos,a dried flowers posy (see photo),stationery extras & a hand-printed box:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
August 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
These👇🏼180-125 yo Victorian ink bottles are still available as posy-making kits in my Etsy shop. Each kit is designed to improve mental health & includes a booklet about the neuroscience with how-tos,a dried flowers posy (see photo),stationery extras & a hand-printed box:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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I don't know why I give a damn about the USA, but today sucks, so here's that #art piece I wasn't meant to release till I complete the series. It's called Mourning (حداد Ḥidād).
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July 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I don't know why I give a damn about the USA, but today sucks, so here's that #art piece I wasn't meant to release till I complete the series. It's called Mourning (حداد Ḥidād).
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But apart from some fun spats, things were mostly fine. We sang our songs, we sold our wares, some of us were rich, some of us were poor, some of us tried to sneakily recruit each other, good times.
AND THEN THE FUCKING BRITISH SHOWED UP.
AND THEN THE FUCKING BRITISH SHOWED UP.
July 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
But apart from some fun spats, things were mostly fine. We sang our songs, we sold our wares, some of us were rich, some of us were poor, some of us tried to sneakily recruit each other, good times.
AND THEN THE FUCKING BRITISH SHOWED UP.
AND THEN THE FUCKING BRITISH SHOWED UP.
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have been confused for days about insane cats invading our yard and destroying the plants for no reason only to find out I have accidentally planted fucking catnip all over the place, I am this neighborhoods feline drug lord, ive devasted their society
June 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
have been confused for days about insane cats invading our yard and destroying the plants for no reason only to find out I have accidentally planted fucking catnip all over the place, I am this neighborhoods feline drug lord, ive devasted their society
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My sister got a new kitten and it immediately decided to loaf on a watermelon and bless us with this picture.
June 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My sister got a new kitten and it immediately decided to loaf on a watermelon and bless us with this picture.
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hello i am drunk and wondering, what if i do the 40 cloves of garlic chicken but with 40 bulbs of garlic
#RecipeOfTheDay is my twist on a French classic: Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic! Don’t be afraid: the garlic cloves steam so sweetly in their skins. Squish into the sauce as you eat, spreading some on chunks or slices of bread www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...
Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic
When I was young, this old French classic was still — though in a quiet way — very much in vogue. I dare to say it was because the novelty of using so many garlic cloves had not worn off; it seemed so...
www.nigella.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
hello i am drunk and wondering, what if i do the 40 cloves of garlic chicken but with 40 bulbs of garlic
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Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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This is such a great question that I think it deserves a whole thread.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
@moudhy.bsky.social
We know the symbols the Babylonians used to write numbers, but they must surely also have been able to say the numbers out loud, so the numbers must had pronounceable names (as we have twenty-six as well as 26). Do we know these names? Were they ever written down?
We know the symbols the Babylonians used to write numbers, but they must surely also have been able to say the numbers out loud, so the numbers must had pronounceable names (as we have twenty-six as well as 26). Do we know these names? Were they ever written down?
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is such a great question that I think it deserves a whole thread.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.