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Barry R

@geospacedman.bsky.social

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@[email protected] is my preferred work-related social media, this here is mostly personal and cultural stuff. Don't follow expecting maps.

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 12h

*Two* celebrities I recognise on House of Games! That's a rarity for me!

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 15h

I'm amazed he can spell "BE".

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 16h

What's "BE" referring to in the "RIP BE" plate? Oh its British Empire isn't it.

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 16h

Haven't had one of those since they looked like this...

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 1d

A new "That's except for viewers in Scotland who have their own programmes". A Paul Coia quiz show about hills...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 1d

There are plenty more like Graham.

Six-figure salaries at the top, cuts and chaos for staff.

We’re exposing the hypocrisy in higher education.

🎥 Thurs 7PM | UCU Live: www.youtube.com/live/rZRbCP0...

#WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYes

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 2d

Elevator pitch: "Steampunk NUMB3RS"

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

Ooh BSKY says "Adult Content" its going to be one of those exotic french postcards with naked ladies on isn't it... *hurriedly clicks* ah, no.

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

These were built by my Dad many years ago after I showed him some commercial ones that were about £1000 for the set, and he said "I can do that" and after he did do that he said "I'm never doing that again".

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

But when I run out of shelf space I know there's another piece coming down soon...

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure why I've decided to rearrange the furniture today, maybe its because the Dr Spin track of the Tetris theme was on #TOTP on Friday... #earworm

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

Today I have mostly been...playing Tetris.

Some wooden shelves shaped as Tetris blocks arranged under a shelf. Terrible carpet.

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't realise you could delete the Discovery feed because they don't call it deleting. You unpin it. But it's the same effect, it's gone and you don't accidentally click on it any more.

Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 3d

I deleted that one from my feeds list so I’ll never ever accidentally click on it lol. It’s the bad place

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

Worst episode of 3-2-1 ever.

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

This is what you get when AI does your channel scheduling...

a TV listing showing "Raging Bull" followed by "Countryfile"

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sure most of the Right Move views on a friend's house came via the "seen on Right Move" Reddit thread from people trying to find all seven of his cats.

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not sure what Peter Grant did could be called "Marketing", but it worked.

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 4d

First golf, then comedy - is Jimmy Tarbuck a Saudi ministerial advisor now?

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 4d

Oh this is nice. A Half Man Half Biscuit map of the UK. www.edwardphilips.co.uk/vintage-rail...

Edward Philips UK Prints and Wall Art - Half Man Half Biscuit UK Map

Half Man Half Biscuit A2 and A1 Map. Original artwork from Edward Philips.

www.edwardphilips.co.uk

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 4d

Found a reference in "Fancyclopedia" for something of that name in the 1980s but produced by someone in Detroit... Seems unlikely... fancyclopedia.org/Sticky_Wicket

fancyclopedia.org

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 4d

I have replies open but I recognise that's my white male cishet privilege card at play here.

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 4d

You also see them when someone you follow reskeets a skeet with closed-off replies. Then its less of a true "rando" but at least a contact of a contact, which is kinda how we build social networks. I'd like to have open replies from contacts of contacts but not more "distant" than that. YMMV.

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Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 5d

There's also no Grad bar and a couple of others closed too, Bowland maybe.

Barry R @geospacedman.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh its Grizedale College's 50th birthday next year and something might be happening in March... (not that there's a brick left of the original college and the current one doesn't have a functioning bar...)