poscas
@poscas.bsky.social
mum, wife & messer about online. refugee from the bird place. rebuilding my aviary.
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This is a really beautiful read. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community
After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turne...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is a really beautiful read. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Amongst the... well, everything... this from @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social is just lovely.
Happy Advent to you and your kin! And everyone else's kin too, come to that. As every December so far this decade, I'm going to do an Advent Calendar of beautiful and brilliant carols, with each day's added to a YouTube playlist and also to the ongoing Spotify one, now in its sixth(!) year.
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Amongst the... well, everything... this from @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social is just lovely.
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[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
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"Almost half of everything AI assistants tell you is wrong" and "Oxford university gives AI assistants to all its students" are two headlines we are forced to accept as coexisting in this appalling timeline.
The response of UK universities to this is, almost universally, to say "Tch, what can you do?"
Or in some cases, to very overtly decide that the thing to do is join in...
Or in some cases, to very overtly decide that the thing to do is join in...
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Almost half of everything AI assistants tell you is wrong" and "Oxford university gives AI assistants to all its students" are two headlines we are forced to accept as coexisting in this appalling timeline.
My favourite entry in a prospects diary for a while simply reads "Bats ! tbc".
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My favourite entry in a prospects diary for a while simply reads "Bats ! tbc".
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I don't think enough people talk about how great BBC Bitesize is. Secondary school textbooks are now vanishingly rare and Bitesize content is (a) not in a terrible app, (b) engaging and interesting and easy to understand, and importantly (c) FREE. A properly great digital public good.
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I don't think enough people talk about how great BBC Bitesize is. Secondary school textbooks are now vanishingly rare and Bitesize content is (a) not in a terrible app, (b) engaging and interesting and easy to understand, and importantly (c) FREE. A properly great digital public good.
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Tell me you didn’t ask anyone in Scotland about your product and without telling me you didn’t ask anyone in Scotland about your product name…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Tell me you didn’t ask anyone in Scotland about your product and without telling me you didn’t ask anyone in Scotland about your product name…
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.
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oedipus: do u have to keep saying that
samuel l jackson: saying what
samuel l jackson: saying what
October 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
oedipus: do u have to keep saying that
samuel l jackson: saying what
samuel l jackson: saying what
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Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system:
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system:
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
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I didn't know until we buried my mother, so probably most people here don't know: Jewish cemeteries strongly recommend that you get insurance for the headstone.
Because the cemeteries are so often desecrated, the gravestones smashed.
Because the cemeteries are so often desecrated, the gravestones smashed.
October 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I didn't know until we buried my mother, so probably most people here don't know: Jewish cemeteries strongly recommend that you get insurance for the headstone.
Because the cemeteries are so often desecrated, the gravestones smashed.
Because the cemeteries are so often desecrated, the gravestones smashed.
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just parent your fucking kids oh my god!!!! no one made you have them!! be a responsible adult!
Some parents are letting their kids talk to ChatGPT in the guise of characters. Some are using it to tell bedtime stories or create coloring books.
"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”
"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”
‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?
Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
just parent your fucking kids oh my god!!!! no one made you have them!! be a responsible adult!
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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just like you guys, i put my pants on one leg at a time, leaning against a wall, losing my balance, falling to my knees, yelling “FUCK”, rolling over onto my butt, turning back onto my knees, trying to get back up, grabbing the TV stand for support, attempting to catch the TV, yelling “FUCK” again,
August 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
just like you guys, i put my pants on one leg at a time, leaning against a wall, losing my balance, falling to my knees, yelling “FUCK”, rolling over onto my butt, turning back onto my knees, trying to get back up, grabbing the TV stand for support, attempting to catch the TV, yelling “FUCK” again,
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‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
September 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
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“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Len Pennie’s poetry is very bad. And when I say “bad” I don’t mean mediocre or dull. I mean execrable. She is the worst poet to have emerged from Scotland since William McGonagall."
@ravoon.bsky.social on Len Pennie's poyums annaw - with a killer twist in the final paragraph:
@ravoon.bsky.social on Len Pennie's poyums annaw - with a killer twist in the final paragraph:
Len Pennie — Scotland’s worst poet since William McGonagall
Poyums annaw, the latest collection by the TikTok-famous poet Len Pennie, deals with serious issues — but it’s hard to take her poems seriously
www.thetimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Len Pennie’s poetry is very bad. And when I say “bad” I don’t mean mediocre or dull. I mean execrable. She is the worst poet to have emerged from Scotland since William McGonagall."
@ravoon.bsky.social on Len Pennie's poyums annaw - with a killer twist in the final paragraph:
@ravoon.bsky.social on Len Pennie's poyums annaw - with a killer twist in the final paragraph:
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I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying.
September 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying.
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I think one of the better, more subtle tributes to Robert Redford's life is the string of utterly iconic female co-stars who've come forward to eulogize him; each of them take-no-shit types like Fonda and Streisand, and every one of them without a single bad thing to say. A model for male behavior
September 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I think one of the better, more subtle tributes to Robert Redford's life is the string of utterly iconic female co-stars who've come forward to eulogize him; each of them take-no-shit types like Fonda and Streisand, and every one of them without a single bad thing to say. A model for male behavior
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Don't put too much trust in AI tools - around a third of the answers you encounter make unsupported claims. My latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2496...
Around one-third of AI search tool answers make unsupported claims
AI tools including Perplexity and Open AI’s GPT-4 often provide one-sided answers to contentious questions, and don’t back up their arguments with reliable sources
www.newscientist.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Don't put too much trust in AI tools - around a third of the answers you encounter make unsupported claims. My latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2496...
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Can't believe it's been thirteen years since Danny Dyer couldn't believe it had been eleven years since them slags smashed into the twin towers and it still freaked out his nut til that day, it still freaks my nut out to this day.
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Can't believe it's been thirteen years since Danny Dyer couldn't believe it had been eleven years since them slags smashed into the twin towers and it still freaked out his nut til that day, it still freaks my nut out to this day.
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meta ai is out here asking some wild questions
September 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
meta ai is out here asking some wild questions
Yes!! Fisk is brilliant. Hard recommend
Fisk is back*! If you like gentle comedy-dramas about middle aged women dealing with a lot of idiotic people whilst being a bit of a dickhead herself, you will love it.
* On Netflix
* On Netflix
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Yes!! Fisk is brilliant. Hard recommend