Pebbles
@marbledpebbles.bsky.social
Londoner, nerd, procrastinator
My mum, having learnt of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas last year, has rocked out the 80s bed linen in an attempt to get featured, but honestly it's far too comfortable to complain
December 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My mum, having learnt of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas last year, has rocked out the 80s bed linen in an attempt to get featured, but honestly it's far too comfortable to complain
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Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!
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An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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The UK is not the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe. It is behind Germany & France and is 17th, or 5th at a stretch, of 28
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
October 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The UK is not the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe. It is behind Germany & France and is 17th, or 5th at a stretch, of 28
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
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A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. I’d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Library | LEGO® Ideas
"Sunnydale High isn't really like other high schools. A lot of weird stuff happens here." Buffy the Vampire Slayer first exploded onto our TV screens in the lat…
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October 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. I’d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
I'm on a very busy train where a lot of us are standing (I have reserved seats but can't get to them) and the number of people sitting in aisle seats with a vacant window seat and refusing to move is ridiculous
September 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I'm on a very busy train where a lot of us are standing (I have reserved seats but can't get to them) and the number of people sitting in aisle seats with a vacant window seat and refusing to move is ridiculous
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EUROPEAN: Ah! [American third-rate politican]! He texted his dick to people. I know this basically against my will.
AMERICAN: I don't know what's going on over there. You're ruled by the Marquis of Racism or something?
AMERICAN: I don't know what's going on over there. You're ruled by the Marquis of Racism or something?
There is a difference between the responsible world citizen thing of knowing the major political stuff of important allies, which we'd do but cannot ever expect Americans to do in return, and the basically involuntary way knowledge of z-tier American political actors is forced on us.
September 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
EUROPEAN: Ah! [American third-rate politican]! He texted his dick to people. I know this basically against my will.
AMERICAN: I don't know what's going on over there. You're ruled by the Marquis of Racism or something?
AMERICAN: I don't know what's going on over there. You're ruled by the Marquis of Racism or something?
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Imagine this: Sean Bean plays king in a cheap medieval themed park, he hates it, kids kick his chins, teenagers are annoying... one day he has enough, violently takes over the park and starts ruling it like a real medieval king as the police surrounds the place.
I'd watch that!
I'd watch that!
September 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Imagine this: Sean Bean plays king in a cheap medieval themed park, he hates it, kids kick his chins, teenagers are annoying... one day he has enough, violently takes over the park and starts ruling it like a real medieval king as the police surrounds the place.
I'd watch that!
I'd watch that!
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Oh no, poor Richard, what a way to go, what a way to be remembered till the end of time.
September 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Oh no, poor Richard, what a way to go, what a way to be remembered till the end of time.
This made me laugh. So not mass psychogenic illness then, Graun?
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This made me laugh. So not mass psychogenic illness then, Graun?
This campsite has it's own beach but within ten minutes ride you can be in a major city. The Netherlands is Netherlands-ing
August 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This campsite has it's own beach but within ten minutes ride you can be in a major city. The Netherlands is Netherlands-ing
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(Dogs Are Good, Actually would rock as a Worldcon theme. Put dog astronauts and corgi wizards everywhere. Invite some dog trainers to give talks on how you train a corpse dog or a rescue dog. Do panels on dogs in SFF. Build a small memorial for Laika. You know I’m right.)
August 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
(Dogs Are Good, Actually would rock as a Worldcon theme. Put dog astronauts and corgi wizards everywhere. Invite some dog trainers to give talks on how you train a corpse dog or a rescue dog. Do panels on dogs in SFF. Build a small memorial for Laika. You know I’m right.)
This is a very different experience of procrastination to my own
“Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.”
~ Christopher Parker
~ Christopher Parker
July 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is a very different experience of procrastination to my own
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Nobody in Europe "despises" AC. There is simply a large community of people who have not psychologically adapted to the knowledge that we might have to start installing it. It's not that dramatic. Stop being so dramatic.
July 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Nobody in Europe "despises" AC. There is simply a large community of people who have not psychologically adapted to the knowledge that we might have to start installing it. It's not that dramatic. Stop being so dramatic.
There's a lot of people angry about this article, but so far as I can tell it's an attempt to square the circle of 'there are homes in the UK that are starting to need AC' with 'I feel guilty about using AC because I don't *really* need it,' which is a big convo in the UK atm
How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington
How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington
Yes, temperatures are rising. But more and more AC means more and more CO2 – and then more and more global heating. Let’s have some long-term thinking instead, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
There's a lot of people angry about this article, but so far as I can tell it's an attempt to square the circle of 'there are homes in the UK that are starting to need AC' with 'I feel guilty about using AC because I don't *really* need it,' which is a big convo in the UK atm
I'm in Caen and to celebrate 1000 years of something to do with the city they have made a floating bridge out of packing crates, cardboard and gaffa tape on some floats and are attempting to get it into position to actually cross the canal using kayaks to tow it So far only one person has gone in
June 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm in Caen and to celebrate 1000 years of something to do with the city they have made a floating bridge out of packing crates, cardboard and gaffa tape on some floats and are attempting to get it into position to actually cross the canal using kayaks to tow it So far only one person has gone in
Why yes, I am replying to every post about UK lack of air-conditioning I can find. It's too hot, I have no outside space and my TV screen is generating too much heat to use it. I know, I should get offline and read a book
June 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why yes, I am replying to every post about UK lack of air-conditioning I can find. It's too hot, I have no outside space and my TV screen is generating too much heat to use it. I know, I should get offline and read a book
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Happy "Explaining To Americans We Don't Have Aircon" Day to all in the UK.
June 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Happy "Explaining To Americans We Don't Have Aircon" Day to all in the UK.
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Cool, we just need to rapidly adapt all of central and northern Europe's architecture and infrastructure for a hot-humid climate although it was was built over centuries for a moderate-to-cold humid climate.
Totally viable "coping mechanism" right there …
Totally viable "coping mechanism" right there …
June 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cool, we just need to rapidly adapt all of central and northern Europe's architecture and infrastructure for a hot-humid climate although it was was built over centuries for a moderate-to-cold humid climate.
Totally viable "coping mechanism" right there …
Totally viable "coping mechanism" right there …
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All I'm asking is for the Magnum people and the Jaffa Cakes people to sit down around a table together and give us all the summer colab we need.
June 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
All I'm asking is for the Magnum people and the Jaffa Cakes people to sit down around a table together and give us all the summer colab we need.