Zoë E. Heriot-Shaw
@zeheriot-shaw.bsky.social
Interests: cellular automata, cosmology, foundational physics, ontological continuum, philosophical fantasy, physics of clocks and philosophy of time/philosophy of clocks and physics of time, structural fabulation. Location: realm of Platonic ideals
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This observant and respectful behavior is quite a contrast with the proud xenophobia we constantly hear from the loudest promoters of masculinity today, like techbros who may fetishize Japanese culture while they whine about interracial relationships and being oppressed by DEI
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This observant and respectful behavior is quite a contrast with the proud xenophobia we constantly hear from the loudest promoters of masculinity today, like techbros who may fetishize Japanese culture while they whine about interracial relationships and being oppressed by DEI
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In tonight's episode, Magnum is clearing the name of a dead court-martialed sailor. For which he has to track down the man's old lover, a now-elderly Japanese woman. He understands the racism that kept her from testifying, and knows without being asked to take off his shoes upon entering her home.
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
In tonight's episode, Magnum is clearing the name of a dead court-martialed sailor. For which he has to track down the man's old lover, a now-elderly Japanese woman. He understands the racism that kept her from testifying, and knows without being asked to take off his shoes upon entering her home.
Would you shelve all your Oxford Companions together? What about your ...for Dummies?
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Would you shelve all your Oxford Companions together? What about your ...for Dummies?
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Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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Going way too slow, but making progress!
December 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Going way too slow, but making progress!
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Atlantis Launches - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/a3vLnx
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Atlantis Launches - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/a3vLnx
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I loved Jack Hargreaves
Time to join #JackHargreaves in 🚜 OUT OF TOWN (1986) at 8:30am #TPTVsubtitles
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I loved Jack Hargreaves
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That time in 2014 when the BBC daytime soap 'Doctors' adapted M.R. James's short story 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQO...
BBC Doctors: Whistle... (adapted from M.R. James' Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad)
YouTube video by JR Southall
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December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
That time in 2014 when the BBC daytime soap 'Doctors' adapted M.R. James's short story 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQO...
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Paz Pardo's "The Shamshine Blind" is an alt-history detective story, set in a world where Argentina is a superpower and America a hinterland, thanks to the discovery of colors that cause emotions. Can agent Curdita stop a plot to release a dangerous new color?
💙📚🪐 #bookreview @pazsays.bsky.social
💙📚🪐 #bookreview @pazsays.bsky.social
The Shamshine Blind
The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo Atria 2023 I think alt-historical mystery novels are having a moment. Paz Pardo's The Shamshine Bl...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Paz Pardo's "The Shamshine Blind" is an alt-history detective story, set in a world where Argentina is a superpower and America a hinterland, thanks to the discovery of colors that cause emotions. Can agent Curdita stop a plot to release a dangerous new color?
💙📚🪐 #bookreview @pazsays.bsky.social
💙📚🪐 #bookreview @pazsays.bsky.social
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Eddie Curtis (British Artist, born 1953)
"Ice on the Model Boat Lake, Yellow", 2025.
Linocut, 21 × 30 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Ice on the Model Boat Lake, Yellow", 2025.
Linocut, 21 × 30 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Eddie Curtis (British Artist, born 1953)
"Ice on the Model Boat Lake, Yellow", 2025.
Linocut, 21 × 30 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Ice on the Model Boat Lake, Yellow", 2025.
Linocut, 21 × 30 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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the people of Bluesky are awake, and boy are they obnoxious today
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
the people of Bluesky are awake, and boy are they obnoxious today
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When Owen Jones looks at you in wonder and gives you an out from your bstshit crazy position you're in trouble
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
When Owen Jones looks at you in wonder and gives you an out from your bstshit crazy position you're in trouble
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I'm leaning towards Notting Hartley. Not that he's a glove puppet, but having thought of the idea I don't want to let it go.
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm leaning towards Notting Hartley. Not that he's a glove puppet, but having thought of the idea I don't want to let it go.
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Idea for a romcom in the big old Richard Curtis style, but everyone's played by famous hand-puppets. Sooty, Sweep, Soo. Hector, Kiki, ZaZa. Fingermouse. All that lot. You could call it "Glove, Actually". If you wanted to.
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Idea for a romcom in the big old Richard Curtis style, but everyone's played by famous hand-puppets. Sooty, Sweep, Soo. Hector, Kiki, ZaZa. Fingermouse. All that lot. You could call it "Glove, Actually". If you wanted to.
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first posted this ten years ago (over *there*) and it’s haunted my notifications ever since
“David, who shall we invite to the wedding?”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
first posted this ten years ago (over *there*) and it’s haunted my notifications ever since
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the thing about deepseek is their hallucination rate is through the root, the safety training doesn't work so they use a separate nanny filter to prevent it from violating CCP doctrine, and they don't appear to game benchmarks, particularly. like imho they overperform their benchmarks
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
the thing about deepseek is their hallucination rate is through the root, the safety training doesn't work so they use a separate nanny filter to prevent it from violating CCP doctrine, and they don't appear to game benchmarks, particularly. like imho they overperform their benchmarks
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No one could write like Stoppard. No one had a sense of theatre like Stoppard. He was a man of tremendous principle who treasured both England and a particularly English form of personal liberty while remaining engaged by the fate of dissidents east of the Iron Curtain.
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
No one could write like Stoppard. No one had a sense of theatre like Stoppard. He was a man of tremendous principle who treasured both England and a particularly English form of personal liberty while remaining engaged by the fate of dissidents east of the Iron Curtain.
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“Get out of my fucking seat.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Get out of my fucking seat.”
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There are lines from Travesties I quote to this day.
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There are lines from Travesties I quote to this day.
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Very rare production
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Very rare production
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Seeing Every Good Boy Deserves Favour with Toby Jones - and a full orchestra - at the National is one of the experiences I’ll never forget
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Seeing Every Good Boy Deserves Favour with Toby Jones - and a full orchestra - at the National is one of the experiences I’ll never forget
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I’m afraid I think the Hard Problem was bad - the Stoppardian touches are entertaining as always. Almost comforting. But it was boring, & ultimately didn’t have a point.
I’m very glad Leopoldstadt was his last play.
Arcadia & Rock N Roll were probably his peak.
I’m very glad Leopoldstadt was his last play.
Arcadia & Rock N Roll were probably his peak.
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I’m afraid I think the Hard Problem was bad - the Stoppardian touches are entertaining as always. Almost comforting. But it was boring, & ultimately didn’t have a point.
I’m very glad Leopoldstadt was his last play.
Arcadia & Rock N Roll were probably his peak.
I’m very glad Leopoldstadt was his last play.
Arcadia & Rock N Roll were probably his peak.