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Helena

@helenalb.bsky.social

Captain Standards, Grand Empress of All Things #neuroinformagical, Doyenne of Metal and Open Science, High Priestess of Fika and #scicomm. Swede in Sweden.

5,120 Followers  |  1,199 Following  |  610 Posts  |  Joined: 19.05.2023
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01.03.2026 13:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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TFW the clarifying "how to get out of the building" sign is now and forever a curling meme.

26.02.2026 17:23 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

You know how to make them! Just get to it, chop chop.

25.02.2026 14:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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We've had an unprecedented number of semla in the last few days, @fim.bsky.social is now a certified fika champ and I already miss her 🐙

23.02.2026 18:20 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 1

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23.02.2026 14:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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No no, you aided me in tricking *other people*. And it was 10.5 years ago.

20.02.2026 09:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I did :)

11.02.2026 22:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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11.02.2026 22:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Salted caramel & peanut, pistachio & dark truffle, double raspberry, caramel truffle with bourbon.

11.02.2026 22:24 — 👍 32    🔁 0    💬 9    📌 2

Brian.

11.02.2026 19:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Heyooo! Thanks Jens 🤘🏻
I'll PIF by mentioning @cllantz.bsky.social and @fim.bsky.social 💪🏼

11.02.2026 19:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

why am I watching the luge

11.02.2026 19:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

It's that time again when I realize I have no clue what the rules of curling are.

10.02.2026 18:33 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Sweden: where this year's semla price is headline news

10.02.2026 16:13 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

PSA

10.02.2026 14:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Very cool to get all 3 medals in a race 🇸🇪 Amazing effort.

10.02.2026 12:44 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New A+ coffee mug, courtesy of @drosophilosophy.bsky.social

10.02.2026 06:42 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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I will never not screenshot this when it pops up on various social media channels.

06.02.2026 15:41 — 👍 68    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 2
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I'm trying to learn how to knit and I just dropped a stitch. This craft is ridiculous and unnecessarily arduous and why does anyone knit when crocheting is MUCH EASIER

25.01.2026 17:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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23.01.2026 20:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And everyone was worried about machines taking over.

21.01.2026 07:42 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Other people have suggested sending dragons

21.01.2026 07:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

yes indeed

21.01.2026 06:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I'm pretty sure there's something in the Geneva convention about sending meeting invites after 10pm for a meeting at 8am the next morning

21.01.2026 05:52 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0
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Good morning, bsky

13.01.2026 06:57 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

🤘🏻

10.01.2026 21:55 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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