tom t
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Its such an important piece of learning about radioactivity - and how do you really learn about anything without working with it yourself? But the regulations say you have to licensed (which is fair enough in itself) and the licensing process is beyond any school.
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Its such an important piece of learning about radioactivity - and how do you really learn about anything without working with it yourself? But the regulations say you have to licensed (which is fair enough in itself) and the licensing process is beyond any school.
Stuff we would like to have only its illegal could be a whole other thread! We can't have radioactive materials here anymore (Ireland).
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Stuff we would like to have only its illegal could be a whole other thread! We can't have radioactive materials here anymore (Ireland).
A good frequency generator. So many uses.
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A good frequency generator. So many uses.
above cut from app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly
Interactive App | Electricity Maps
Track real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — see production mix, CO2 emissions, prices, cross-border exports, and much more.
app.electricitymaps.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
above cut from app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly
and here: thenewtheatre.com/event/2025/0...
Forgetting Event – The New Theatre
The New Theatre presents Forgetting by Cipher Theatre Company. Lisa knows who she is. She is twenty-five years old. She lives in Dublin. And she came into the hospital this morning for surgery. . But she doesn’t know where she is right now, and she doesn’t know who Frank and Abigail are. And she doesn’t understand […]
thenewtheatre.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
and here: thenewtheatre.com/event/2025/0...
and here....
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
and here....
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
one of the stories referred to is here: thelondonmagazine.org/fiction-the-...
Fiction | The Wettest Town in Ireland by Tom Tierney - The London Magazine
Tom Tierney The Wettest Town in Ireland This is the town. A mixture of faded cream and dirty white for the shops and houses and the archways leading to the back yards; the uniformity of the street bro...
thelondonmagazine.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
one of the stories referred to is here: thelondonmagazine.org/fiction-the-...
Not that! I don't think I've ever seen that in this part of the world. BUt possibly this... www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
What are the chances of six double-yolkers?
What are the chances of finding half-a-dozen double-yolk eggs in a single box?
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Not that! I don't think I've ever seen that in this part of the world. BUt possibly this... www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
Apparently, the phenomenon is made more likely by a combination of young hens and large eggs....
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Apparently, the phenomenon is made more likely by a combination of young hens and large eggs....
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
I think these are organic from a small producer... but that means they're likely from the same hen - and maybe that makes it more probable too.
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I think these are organic from a small producer... but that means they're likely from the same hen - and maybe that makes it more probable too.
another event captured by my daughters tendency to be filming at random times...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/the-phy...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/the-phy...
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
another event captured by my daughters tendency to be filming at random times...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/the-phy...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/the-phy...
also, it seems obvious now that we should have kept going - but you can only eat so many eggs. I'll update if the streak continues when we crack open the rest.
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
also, it seems obvious now that we should have kept going - but you can only eat so many eggs. I'll update if the streak continues when we crack open the rest.
a few sites suggest twin eggs are 1/1000, so rudimentary maths would suggest this was a 1/1000,000,000 event! But sadly, we've now used up all the fuel for our improbability drive on eggs.
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
a few sites suggest twin eggs are 1/1000, so rudimentary maths would suggest this was a 1/1000,000,000 event! But sadly, we've now used up all the fuel for our improbability drive on eggs.