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Allie Nickell

@alliethinks.bsky.social

Likes history, genealogy, art, movies, small furry animals and terrible jokes. Possesses a (mostly) logical mind and a vivid imagination. Born and rared in Belfast, and back there after wandering round Scotland and London.

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Gemini AI Deep Research Can Read Your Gmail Now Google has confirmed that Gemini AI Deep Research can now read your Gmail, Docs, Drive And Chat. Hereโ€™s what you need to know and why you shouldnโ€™t panic.

Been trying to find actual articles about this viral "AI is reading your gmail" thing and best I can understand: Google rolled out an OPT-IN feature that allows Gemini to scan your email. The settings instructions in the viral posts WILL prevent you from opting in but ISN'T necessary for opting out

21.11.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Seals singing in a sea cave

#Orkney ๐Ÿฆญ๐ŸŽง

21.11.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1946    ๐Ÿ” 681    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 148
A grey seal mother and its pup laid on a pebble beach. The mother is large, grey and covered with black spots. The pup is white.

A grey seal mother and its pup laid on a pebble beach. The mother is large, grey and covered with black spots. The pup is white.

Seal cam is here!

Watch the daily lives of England's largest grey seal colony as pupping season takes place this winter.

Thousands of pups will be born over the coming weeks and you can see it all unfold LIVE on YouTube. Tune in now: buff.ly/MF2t3OS

Photo: Rob Coleman

21.11.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A tubular 1920s evening dress made of velvet in tones of blue and aqua embossed with gold motifs

A tubular 1920s evening dress made of velvet in tones of blue and aqua embossed with gold motifs

I have always imagined this #1920s Callot Soeurs gown as some beautiful ornament or a piece of stained glass, the jewelled colours framed in gold feel like a precious stone rather than a woven garment @drexeluniversity.bsky.social #FashionHistory ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ๐Ÿชก

20.11.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 252    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The trail camera footage is in, and we are close to finishing our counts for 2025. While we wait for the final population numbers for the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot, please enjoy this highlight from the footage we reviewed.

20.11.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

As we move into โ€œforeigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctnessโ€ season itโ€™s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.

20.11.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 995    ๐Ÿ” 279    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Keys found embedded in jam sandwich. Apologies.

19.11.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 254    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

It's not even the first time Queen's Belfast has been part of an all-Ireland university.

19.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Otters are just beavers who don't give a dam.

19.11.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here is a picture of a baby otter for no good reason.

18.11.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1266    ๐Ÿ” 135    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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enjoyable little video on how wool gets graded and sorted

IG community_clothing and campaignforwool

18.11.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2489    ๐Ÿ” 309    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

Picturing a Victorian e-fit: "No, the hat was much wider, and it had roses on it."

18.11.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe it was affected by the Cloudflare outage?

18.11.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A still sky, with very little movement in the clouds, and for a moment I wondered if they had forgotten to switch on the simulation.

18.11.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cloudfare outage causes surge in national power use, as everyone sticks the kettle on.

18.11.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It struck me afterwards it might be a bit niche...

17.11.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gladly, my cross-eyed bear?

17.11.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Central Library calls for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes Manchester Central Library is appealing for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes to help complete its digital archive of historic shows

Manchester Central Library is appealing for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes to help complete its digital archive of historic shows

17.11.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Guardian logo may also be covering a couple of knives.

17.11.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If a picture paints a thousand words...

17.11.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like the Me who washes the dishes and does the laundry. She makes life a little less aarrggghhhhh for all the other Mes. Good job, Me ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ†

17.11.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I refused to back down when it was removed from my reports. There isn't an equivalent that fully conveys the same meaning (and I'm stubborn).

16.11.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gneiss.

16.11.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Though most of them probably get a load of abuse already... ๐Ÿ˜ž

16.11.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't see these 'this person wouldn't have been a British hero under the proposed asylum rules' pieces as being positive. They're less 'Gotcha, racists!', than 'Here, racists, target these ones!'. If people want to tell their own story, fair enough, but maybe don't shine the spotlight on them.

16.11.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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American artist Georgia O'Keeffe was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She owned this black cotton wrap dress with a white rolled collar. It was during her time in New Mexico that she created a wrap dress that would become a staple of her style. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum #WomensArt #fashionhistory

15.11.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Listening to the Kim Wilde megamix on Sounds of the Eighties, and emoting into my hairbrush.

15.11.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A modified Calvin and Hobbes strip about the Voynich Manuscript. Credit to @ok_buddy_hobbes on Instagram

A modified Calvin and Hobbes strip about the Voynich Manuscript. Credit to @ok_buddy_hobbes on Instagram

I have never in my life encountered a more bespoke internet meme.

#CalvinAndHobbes #VoynichManuscript #Medievalsky

03.11.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

You should probably keep away from any solar panels, you don't know what chaos you could wreak...

15.11.2025 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@atcherleyons.bsky.social Have you stopped crackling yet?

15.11.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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