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qdot @buttplug.engineer · 2d

Boards of Canada's Olsen performed on a PDP-1. Holy shit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...

Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer

YouTube video by Joe Lynch

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 10h

Autumn vibes.

A picture of a mostly clear sky, just a few wispy clouds, shortly after sunset. Low on the picture is a horizon of the outline of various trees.

A single bulb light over an unmarked line, shining brightly shortly after sunset. The light is on an old fashioned pole, set back from the road. Nearby is a tiny 30 miles per hour road sign on a pole. In the background are various trees and hedges.

A picture of a mostly clear but darkening sky, with few wispy clouds, shortly after sunset. Low on the picture, and nearby, is a horizon of the outline of various trees.

A darkening sky, with some illumination on the horizon, bordered by the outlines of various trees, branches and leaves.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

1. Chocolate sauerkraut cake. Yes, that is a thing (plenty of recipes online) and worked really well for texture and taste.
2. Pickled shallots.
3. Rhubarb and ginger jam (childhood favourite).
4. Very cold rice pudding, with some lemon curd mixed in, eaten straight out of the can.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

Vague memory, so had to go check where and when I tried deep fried Oreos, and it was at a county fair in Iowa in July 2015.

Recollecting there was a side dish option of a bowl of sugar for dipping.

A paper plate with a patterned rim, on a wooden table. On the paper plate are several spindly-looking deep fried Oreos, covered in possibly castor sugar or similar.

A hand holding up a half-eaten deep fried oreo so the dark oreo inside is visible to the camera. In the background is a paper plate and some napkins on a wooden table.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 7d

NEW ❄️ Drinks

IRN-BRU to launch seasonal limited edition spiced cinnamon & ginger flavour

Winter BRU available for eight weeks from 1 November for rsp: £1.09/330ml

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The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 5d

NEW 🎄 Crisps

PepsiCo to launch new limited-edition Christmas flavour Doritos Gingerbread

Available from 6 October for rsp: £2.50/180g, along with two new Walkers multipacks: Emmental Cheese and Beef Wellington for rsp: £2.15/five pack

🔗 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4q0Dur9

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

"Stollen: the sweet you can eat between meals. Though it'll probably mess up your glucose levels and appetite for the rest of the day."

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

Later than usual, but bought my first (miniature) stollen of this festive season. A pretty good snacklet; marzipan for the win.

It has left me with a desire for a glass of mulled wine. Bit early in the day.

(uh, no picture as, um, was v hungry and an empty wrapper doesn't make for a good image)

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Laura 🍂🎃 @bouri.bsky.social · 2d

The obsession from last Christmas has arrived, we’re so back baby!

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Tina Reynolds @tinareynolds.bsky.social · 2d

Well, this is a variation on these 'cosy season' emails that I can get on board with...

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 2d

Reading a local call for pictures, videos or drone footage of alleged big cats* e.g. puma, leopard, jaguar, spotted in the wild. Skimmed through recent pictures and, well, this is the best I can do.

(it ran off when it saw me)

*retaining an open mind on this

A stile, consisting of two horizontal pieces of wood over a plank. The supports are ivy-covered; one has a footpath arrow sign. On the other side of the stile is a tall hedgerow, and part of a field, on which is a small black cat.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 2d

Don't assume you and all your loved ones will live several more decades. Randomness, bad luck, will happen; more so in 40s and 50s.

Write a will, try staying at least baseline healthy, fix sleep issues, tilt the odds in your favour.

Video (CW: violence, death): www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJdY...

Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (HD)

YouTube video by VUPHORIA

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

Before dawn.

May 4th 2019 vs October 5th 2025

Nearly six and half years, but less than four miles, apart.

Looking out of a window at the pre-dawn light across a populated area. The two side windows are slightly open. There are no blinds or curtains hindering view. Various street and other lights are visible on the ground; in the sky, some pre-dawn light is visible.

A cat looking out of a window. The picture is mostly dark, being taken before dawn as the sky is starting to lighten. The blinds of the window are up - only the cord visible - so the cat, outlined, has an unhindered view.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

A few random pictures from walks when out and about this weekend.

A narrow country lane with tall hedges on either side. Ahead is a large tree, fully green of leaf and canopy hanging over the entire road.

A fruit tree, with many fruit hanging from various branches, against a partially clear sky on a sunny day.

The upper portion of a wooden stile, allowing access to a field in which is growing a crop. Ivy or other creepers grow around the uprights of the stile.

A gap between the upright of the end of a wire mesh fence, and the start of a hedge. The gap leads to a grassy gently sloping field. Years of walkers have revealed the roots of the bushes or trees which make up this part of the hedge.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

Probably @fesshole.bsky.social. Sometimes they remind of someone who might be the post author; sometimes a meditation on people's inner thoughts and motives; sometimes just plain funny.

bsky.app/profile/fess...

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 8d

What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

(2/2) Am hoping the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) in Sudan are given the award (and prize money and subsequent publicity).

Nominated by the Peace Research Institute Oslo, it's a fascinating and successful model of civilian support in a war zone:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergen...

Emergency Response Rooms - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

(1/2) The strong suspicion that middle eastern politics are happening quickly because TFG wants the Nobel peace prize - which is announced on Friday (10th October) - plus the $1+ million in prize money.

Here's the five people who decide who gets the award:
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know. Confused by the price in a "if something is too good to be true, then..." way.

Hoping whoever provided the eggs isn't being ripped off.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

(3/3) The packaging says free range, class A, RSPCA assured. And it's cheap packaging - but that doesn't explain the price.

Is there something wrong (but still legally fit to sell) with them? Is a hen owner getting a pitiful amount for these specific eggs? Maybe I'm just cynical. And puzzled.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

(2/3) They are ... fine? Just regular eggs. The packaging says "mixed size". Bought several boxes over recent months and they've all been an okay size. They cook, look and taste okay.

An extra oddity: I haven't seen eggs at this price in any other branch (been in 4) of this supermarket chain.

A standard box of 6 eggs, opened to reveal the six eggs inside.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

(1/3) Egg issue for the Bluesky hive mind.

The local Lidl, here in Worcestershire, has the usual range of eggs at the usual prices (first pic). But they also have these "mixed eggs" which are unusually cheap (second pic).

I can't figure out why they are only 86p for 6, and am suspicious...

A display of eggs in a supermarket. On the upper shelf, boxes of 12 medium eggs. On the lower shelf, boxes of 6 eggs for £1.55 per box.

A sign indicating 6 Free Range Eggs, of mixed size, for 86p.

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

We now have the privilege once more of being serenaded nightly by his hoots from the nest he shares with his mate in the oak tree outside our house. One of the most surreal yet worthwhile commitments I’ve ever made.

If this folklore malarky ever falls through, I think I might have found my calling…

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

Many of these places don't have Sunday services, so a bit of scheduling will be required.

Some significant places in Worcestershire don't have Saturday services, either. No weekend bus services between Evesham and Broadway is just wrong. Though local taxi drivers would probably cheerfully disagree.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

Seven more weekend days in October to take advantage of the £1 bus fare deal in Worcestershire. A world - well, a county - of possibilities for very cheap travel opens up.

Starting a list...

* Tenbury Wells
* Clifton-upon-Teme
* Upton-upon-Severn
* Bewdley
* Clows Top
* Gadfield Elm Chapel

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