Fiona C

Nice! 😊

$230 though smh

I predict a slew of patterns for simple crochet and knit versions any day now…

Hehe. They were for the old iPod Nano (?). I had a set of 4, still have the green and orange. At the time I had small children and discovered baby socks also made cute pockets for the iPod

An old Apple iPod pocket in knitted ribbed green fabric with a little Apple label

I still have the old Apple pockets 🤭 (granted, it wouldn’t fit a phone but still handy for car key fobs etc)

A silhouette of a hand holding a Suri toothbrush. At the top it says ‘SURI’ and at the bottom ‘Early Access’. The words around the hand in the main image say “A gift not worth waiting for”

Uhh… is it just me, or does this slogan mean exactly the opposite of what they (presumably) meant? 🤨 [they just announced their big annual sale is coming up]

Holy Moly, this absolutely astonishing. Well into it now, some 500 pages, and we’ve just reached ‘Wild Life’ being released … the detail is just mind boggling and makes you think you are somehow a witness to everything in real time … wonderful 🤩

YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion

Trumpists attack BBC, and its response is woeful: my comprehensive analysis -
youtu.be/S6fuqxDO7Zc?...

The BBC chair rightly admits an error in editing Trump’s Jan 6 speech. But he does not challenge the false Trumpian claim in the dossier: that Panorama “completely” and “materially”misrepresented its meaning. This is not impartiality. It’s surrender to post-truth populism.

1) A new study by the group of Benjamin Natelson reports abnormal breathing patterns in ME/CFS patients during an exercise test.

42% met the criteria for dysfunctional breathing compared to 16% in controls.

The crisis at the BBC shows how embattled and defensive serious news organisations have become - and how close they are to yielding, pre-emptively, and being overwhelmed, by authoritarian populists.

So, with ICE all over Chicago, my 80+ year old mom does not think it is safe to travel there now. She lived there as a kid and feels it is less safe now with all the military/ICE. Cousin’s funeral will be on zoom now. She will watch from home.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

(I should perhaps note that I’ve recently had full scans and checks done on my heart and it is healthy)

I’m having one of these horrible days where my heart rate is too low - even when exerting myself or anxious it stays at least 20bpm where it should be. I feel the effects when trying to think or process anything mentally and just feel so slow… Any #MECFS people get that or know what that’s about?

YouTube video by matt kerr Jimmy’s Medals

My friend Matt Kerr wrote this poem about his relative who fought in the war. I wrote the music and recorded this for him, them, everyone. #remember #remembranceday youtu.be/lWILCjafpv8?...

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Is that a good thing or bad?

I hope the night out finished off the day nicely 😊

Vlad Vexler (@vladvexler) Has Putin Hidden Lavrov? | Lavrov's Forbidden Fantasy https://vladvexler.substack.com/p/where-is-mr-lavrov?r=34v0k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Where is Mr Lavrov?

substack.com/@vladvexler/...

Thanks for flagging it @drfionac.bsky.social. For those interested, Berkeley's crowdfunding campaign for Trial By Error has reached 98% of the goal, with 500+ donations and one day remaining. crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/47768

Ahhhh (would never in a hundred years worked that out 😄)

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Graphic with a light blue background. At the top are small drawings of the trans and nonbinary flags, the Scottish Trans, NHS Highland and Public Health Scotland logos. It says "Trans People Needed for Rural Research - Rural Transgender Health: Primary Care Experiences The survey can be found at: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RTHTNBSurvey" There is a drawing of a computer with a webpage of a survey. "Chance to win one of 3 x £100 vouchers"

Are you a rural trans or non-binary person in Highland or Argyll and Bute? NHS Highland Public Health have partnered with Scottish Trans to conduct trans-led research on experiences of GP practices.

Take part in this important research: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RTHTNBSurv...

How Scotland has shaped Frankenstein on page and screen The latest film of the classic tale uses Scottish locations which inspired director Guillermo Del Toro.

I’m not knocking your post, but I’m amazed how many inspirations she seems to have had! I’ve heard about her being inspired by the volcanic eruption that had covered Europe with ash and caused crop failures and just last week bbc posted this:

YouTube video by David M Tuller Interview with Brian Hughes, professor of psychology and University of Galway in Ireland.

Did you see @davetuller1.bsky.social s interview with him this week?

Ah - on looking again I believe the original post above is just a scraper account 😒

This also confirms my suspicion that it’s not “inflatable”. I think the OP should try this one again 😄

I have a question for anyone who can help:

I have an automatic cat feeder I got on Amazon about 5 years ago. It takes a PhD to be able to set feeding times. It's also become unreliable.

I'm looking for a feeder that's easy to set up and doesn't require an internet connection.

Any suggestions?

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer!

@lulabelli.bsky.social is offering to buy two lucky people a novel each by Agatha Christie.

LauraJane suggests

🔪 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
🐍 Death Comes As The End
☁️ Death in the Clouds
🐶 Dumb Witness

But the choice is yours, so get in touch!

UK only

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