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@cradlefish.bsky.social

Scribbler, scoffer, astrophotographer, Early Modern Historian, Long Covid endurer, Heavy Metal lover, occasional gamer, hot sauce connoisseur, often found with ale.

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Please please please sign and share this - this is an iconic and wonderful part of the city and there are too many tower blocks dominating the skyline already -https://savetheelectriccinema.com/

02.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birmingham's Historic Landmarks at Risk for a 50-Floor Tower - Sign to Protect Our Heritage 7,911 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?

c.org/4ZLSmPztzr

02.11.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NOBODY needs an assault weapon to go hunting or target practice!!!

28.10.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 548    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 4
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Wind power has cut Β£104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :

Lower energy bills through avoided gas: Β£14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: Β£133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - Β£43.2bn

Overall benefit to UK economy **Β£104bn**

Don't believe the wind power haters

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

28.10.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 645    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 16
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Who knew that an extra 5mins or so of data would reveal so much more cool detail!!!! C/2025 A6 Lemmon on Friday night. #comet

26.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, you can't pay for parking at The Oracle in Reading unless you have a smart phone. QR code only. No mention of this when you enter, just a sign saying it's "ticketless" parking....

26.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished picture of comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon. Got about 5mins of usable data but it brought out plenty of cool detail. #comet #astrophotography

22.10.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sneak preview! Managed to get a few frames of comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon - processing anon! #comet

21.10.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad Israel can be trusted to keep to a ceasefire. Oh. Quel fucking surprise.
But it's fine because it's Israel and no-one is allowed to criticise Israel. Over anything. Ever. Including genocide and ethnic cleansing. Apparently.
FFS.

19.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why I am not using AI in the classroom Last week I spoke with some of my colleagues about the β€œchallenges” posed by generative AI to our teaching. As anyone who follows me on Bluesky β€” or followed me on Twitter, prior …

my thoughts on generative AI in the classroom
memoriousblog.com/2025/10/18/w...

18.10.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

[Exit King.]

18.10.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7685    πŸ” 2089    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 66

To all my American friends and followers out there protesting for #NoKings - stay safe and stay loud!

18.10.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is not really being covered here in the UK. It should be. Pay attention!

15.10.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans, you deserve so much better than this.

Let’s make sure Saturday is just the beginning.

We will overwhelm this regime with dignity and a fierce, non-violent β€œNO!”

#NoKings βœ‹πŸΌ

15.10.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1155    πŸ” 835    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 90

Now I know where they got the plot for 'Men in Black' from....

14.10.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The stunning Heart Nebula in more traditional tones - this is a narrowband image composed of separate layers of H-Alpha and Oiii, obtained using a filter that only lets those wavelengths through. COOOOOL! #astrophotography #nebula

13.10.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

She clearly doesn't know there isn't a door...

13.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why won't Nigel fucking Farage just fuck off and get in a bin? Prick.

09.10.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Heart Nebula in an autumnal hue. This emission nebula is a gorgeous target and I'm really pleased with the result. I will do a 'traditional' edit so you can see the real colours too. #astrophotography #nebula

08.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe they thought that chips were historically accurate for the period...

05.10.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@themerl.bsky.social

03.10.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite stupid #longcovid I made it to the #redroses final yesterday. An amazing day and huge thanks to all the staff at Twickenham & the various train stations for helping me get there. Feel a bit like I've been hit by a truck today but so glad I went!

28.09.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Proof that you don't need much to get something cool. This is 12.5mins of exposures using a DSLR, old 35mm lens, and a basic star tracker! #astrophotography #dslr #milkyway

26.09.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iris in the Darkness. The Iris nebula is a reflection nebula caused by a bright star shining through dust. There are dark nebulae here too which are too dark for starlight to penetrate. 14hrs 28mins from my back garden. #astrophotography #nebula

25.09.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To β€˜ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.

23.09.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2256    πŸ” 677    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 88

Also....
#Autism is NOT A DISEASE. It can't be "cured", there are medications that can alleviate and help certain types but it can't be "cured". Nor does taking fucking painkillers "cause" autism. Nor has the orange-faced fucktrumpet got any clue about anything apart from how his hair works.

23.09.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Once again the orange-faced cockwomble is making claims based on nothing that only serves to harm and cause more stigma. As a parent of an #autistic child I can safely say that paracetamol has NOTHING to do with it. Fucking prick. #autism #trump #eatmyballstrump

23.09.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha! I was most relieved when I discovered my hearing loss WASN'T to do with all the gigs I've been to!

20.09.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got my first hearing aids at 36...

20.09.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My 7yr old has solved the #flatearth arguments - he built this model and pointed out that now everyone can be happy. Boom.

19.09.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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