Becky
@beckymullen.bsky.social
Nerd in Scotland. Cat haver; game player; pizza enjoyer. Trains are cool. Ask me about inventiveness.
We got a 10-24 in West Babylon.
Bi. She/her.
We got a 10-24 in West Babylon.
Bi. She/her.
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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
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So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.
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If a sausage is a "cylindrical thing containing meat" what does this mean for the square sausage? That's what comes off Brexit, no one is asking the Scots about these things.
Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If a sausage is a "cylindrical thing containing meat" what does this mean for the square sausage? That's what comes off Brexit, no one is asking the Scots about these things.
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I will respect you more if you illustrate your presentation in crayon in 30 seconds than if you include AI images. Actually you should do that, it would be awesome.
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I will respect you more if you illustrate your presentation in crayon in 30 seconds than if you include AI images. Actually you should do that, it would be awesome.
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any time you're told to use AI at work, turn your work in about half as fast and pepper it with obvious mistakes. if nobody cares, you have less to do, and if they do, you can tell them you'll never use AI at work again
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
any time you're told to use AI at work, turn your work in about half as fast and pepper it with obvious mistakes. if nobody cares, you have less to do, and if they do, you can tell them you'll never use AI at work again
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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I want the David lynch tamagochi
THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I want the David lynch tamagochi
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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Next Saturday we've got two #NineLessons shows at Kings Place. A family matinee and then an evening show. Here's some of the guests joining @robinince.bsky.social inc @garwboy.bsky.social, @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social, @particleclara.bsky.social and more. Tix www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Next Saturday we've got two #NineLessons shows at Kings Place. A family matinee and then an evening show. Here's some of the guests joining @robinince.bsky.social inc @garwboy.bsky.social, @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social, @particleclara.bsky.social and more. Tix www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
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If you love science and comedy and @robinince.bsky.social, now is a great time to discover @cosmicshambles.com and everything they have to offer.
And if you're in the vicinity of London, UK, check out their amazing holiday event, "Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People"
And if you're in the vicinity of London, UK, check out their amazing holiday event, "Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People"
Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People | The Cosmic Shambles Network
cosmicshambles.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you love science and comedy and @robinince.bsky.social, now is a great time to discover @cosmicshambles.com and everything they have to offer.
And if you're in the vicinity of London, UK, check out their amazing holiday event, "Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People"
And if you're in the vicinity of London, UK, check out their amazing holiday event, "Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People"
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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It's far too early to be listening to Christmas music.
However, reviewing Christmas music in order to have an optimised Christmas playlist is clearly fine.
So I've decided to review all of the versions of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" from Spotify until I arbitrarily decide that I've had enough. 🧵
However, reviewing Christmas music in order to have an optimised Christmas playlist is clearly fine.
So I've decided to review all of the versions of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" from Spotify until I arbitrarily decide that I've had enough. 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's far too early to be listening to Christmas music.
However, reviewing Christmas music in order to have an optimised Christmas playlist is clearly fine.
So I've decided to review all of the versions of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" from Spotify until I arbitrarily decide that I've had enough. 🧵
However, reviewing Christmas music in order to have an optimised Christmas playlist is clearly fine.
So I've decided to review all of the versions of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" from Spotify until I arbitrarily decide that I've had enough. 🧵
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did u kno if you’re in the UK rn and you’re worried about the virulent strains of flu going around you can go to your local Boots and pay £20 to get a jab that will save you from having to touch an overworked NHS this winter even tho Wes streeting should be supporting doctors & welcoming more nurses
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
did u kno if you’re in the UK rn and you’re worried about the virulent strains of flu going around you can go to your local Boots and pay £20 to get a jab that will save you from having to touch an overworked NHS this winter even tho Wes streeting should be supporting doctors & welcoming more nurses
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Rage Against the Machine Learning
December 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Rage Against the Machine Learning
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Ooh
Stop
- Pixies writing a telegram
Stop
- Pixies writing a telegram
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ooh
Stop
- Pixies writing a telegram
Stop
- Pixies writing a telegram
You deserve to see this thread today
Thread of comical/worrying dog crossbreeds:
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
You deserve to see this thread today
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
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Whatever else it can do, this tech adds work and erodes trust. The extra work is time-wasting and wearying, and I resent the erosion of trust most deeply. I cannot believe it is healthy for society to be ever less sure that anything you encounter is the real thought or expression of a fellow human
I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Whatever else it can do, this tech adds work and erodes trust. The extra work is time-wasting and wearying, and I resent the erosion of trust most deeply. I cannot believe it is healthy for society to be ever less sure that anything you encounter is the real thought or expression of a fellow human
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
Things you love to see: It.
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Things you love to see: It.
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“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”