Cat Lurking

She's absolutely perfect but deeply suspicious of us at the moment.

A large fluffy cat relaxing on a sofa. He would like to know where the scruffles have gone.

A small black cat staring suspiciously through the bannisters. She has been unjustly imprisoned and would like to speak to the management.

Haven't done the UK age verification yet but for International Cat Day I can finally offer #ProofOfCat - we're lucky enough to be providing a retirement home for Fluffball and Chelsea. Fluffball is a big friendly floof. Chelsea is a ninja.

For all those who asked, the Bad Machinery archive is free-to-air once more. No ads, no nothing.
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Also feeling angry with our government. Again. It would be really nice if they could stop acting like the Tories. I went for a donation to Gendered Intelligence this time.

This!

Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male

My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?

Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

GBBO: KILL OR BE QUILT issue 1 out today - Bad Machinery The first issue of my new series with Max Sarin on art, GREAT BRITISH BUMP-OFF: KILL OR BE QUILT, is out today (9th April 2025). Given the nature of the direct market in 2025, unless you pre-ordered i...

GBBO: KILL OR BE QUILT issue 1 out today badmachinery.com?p=1877

Who's Afraid of Gender? Who's Afraid of Gender? eBook : Butler, Judith: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Heads up, UK people, Judith Butler's 'Who's Afraid of Gender?' is a 99p ebook kindle deal today.
www.amazon.co.uk/Whos-Afraid-...

I spent several years wondering if I'd imagined that show until the internet reassured me otherwise!

I love this little guy.

My morning walk has gone from freezing to sneezing.

Repost with the first album your bought with your own money

This might be of interest to all the local-to-Bristol folk.

Really looking forward to this!

Beaker as Renee Zellweger on the cover of Harper’s bazaar.

i’m just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of harper’s bazaar: thread

Screen grab of the title of an article published by 404 Media AI category Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots By Jason Koebler Jan 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM "Nepenthes generates random links that always point back to itself....

Quote by Aaron B. The creator of the artificial intelligent website trap. Aaron B said. “It's also sort of an art work, just me unleashing shear unadulterated rage at how things are going. I was just sick and tired of how the internet is evolving into a money extraction panopticon, how the world as a whole is slipping into fascism and oligarchs are calling all the shots - and it's gotten bad enough we can't boycott or vote our way out, we have to start causing real pain to those above for any change to occur.

Article published by 404 Media today

"Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots"

www.404media.co/email/655871...

Post your favourite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.

A venn diagram. The three circles are labelled: The Archaeologist The Pirate The Dog The area where all threel overlap is labelled: Loves digging things up Dog/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Gets excited by bones Pirate/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Good with maps Dog/Pirate overlap is labelled: Buries things for later

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social

Feathers McGraw (a penguin with a rubber glove for a hat, or a chicken depending on who you ask) stands outside the entrance of The Museum of English Rural Life.

we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience

This is amazing!

Happy Winter Solstice Gentlemice. May everything get brighter in your life for months to come.

Looking forward to this!

Being in a small room with three phones going off with that alert simultaneously was a bit much on the audio overload scale.

The Non-Fiction information retained one hit me hard!

Thou bettir not pout,
Thou bettir not crye,
Thou shouldest not accept belts
And aftirwardes lie:
The Green Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Towne!

An underlined quote in a book that reads as follows… “The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply. – Stephen R. Covey” And I feel it is important to mention here that I was not the one that highlighted this quote (because I’m not a monster). Again, just to reiterate, I, Adam Sharp, do not, now or ever, go around highlighting passages in books like some kind of savage.

Today is National Day of Listening so here is a quote about listening, by Stephen R. Covey, that I have saved on my computer...

Actually managed to remember that I'd done some baking for a friend who celebrates Turkey Day and took it round to her. I think I'm officially in possession of the one braincell that our household has today.

A Great Horned Owl sits on the top of an evergreen tree. The top branch bends from the weight of the owl.

Always nice to find a good tree topper. #wildlife #photography

Part 1 of 4 A Peanuts Comic. Once again Lucy has goaded Charlie Brown into trying to kick a football, and (as usual) she jerks the ball away at the last second, sending Charlie flying into the air. This time however Charlie lands heavily on his neck and is killed instantly.

Part 2 of 4 Lucy kicks Charlie Brown to check if he’s dead. Which he is. Exasperated, and worried she’ll be blamed for his death, Lucy begins to drag Charlie’s now lifeless body towards the creek.

Part 3 of 4 Lucy dumps poor ol’ Charlie Brown into the creek and watches him float away.

Part 4 of 4 Lucy heads back to Charlie Brown’s backyard to pick a fight with Snoopy in order to establish an alibi. Unfortunately a disheveled, crumpled man with a cigar is already there. “Miss, have y’seen this dog? He’s best friends with a BIRD. Can you believe that?” That’s right folks. Columbo is here to avenge Charlie Brown.

Lucy van Pelt has finally gone too far. But she will be brought to justice

Your reminder that legislation to curb the rights of trans people to use restrooms or do anything else means everyone's behaviour, clothing etc will be opened up to intrusive and unwanted scrutiny and potential challenge in our daily lives. This is not a 'them' issue. Trans rights are human rights.