Ben Pine

We need to make a game.

You know it's technically dead ant, dead ant, dead ant?

You made me google that

Progressive Activists A highly engaged and globally-minded group driven by concerns about social justice. Politically active but feeling increasingly alienated from mainstream party politics, they prioritise issues such as...

www.moreincommon.org.uk/seven-segmen...

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I use a cane and am considering getting a mobility scooter, and I'm interested in hearing from folks who've been in this position before--what helped you decide whether a scooter was a good option for you?

(I'm interested in firsthand experiences, please--I'm not needing help googling).

Or tour even

JET tout

I’m going to visit UKAEA today and getting a tour of JET. Quite excited.

Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and anger

Sentence seems a bit excessive. Surely treehabilitation would be better.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A banana split open in a bowl with ice cream, squirty cream, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate sauce, and glqce cherry

When was the last time you had a banana split? Why aren’t you eating one now?

sorry i never replied to your email. i didn’t want to and then i forgot.

This is terrifying.

Rarely you see life-changing new tips about tools you've been using for almost three decades 😮

Something really striking about the energy transition in the UK is that, despite having halved our emissions since 1990, very few people are aware of this success - only a quarter of the public think we've made a meaningful difference to cutting our emissions

People* always want to do things**, they never want to just sit and ponder ineffable things.
*my kids
**play games

It seems to me that almost every time I see a sushi chef they're driving a luxury British car, so I looked into it further, and, sure enough, these are the top 5 most popular cars with sushi chefs...

5. Aston Martin
4. Jaguar
3. Lotus
2. Bentley
1. Rolls-Rice

leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening

historians: that thing is definitely happening

star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it

news outlets: these protesters are out of control

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

TIL an ampersand is a squiggle joining up the e and t of et! 🤯

Four panel comic with guy sharing a flask with cheddar broccoli soup

The Story of Mr. Boulanger A few years ago, I read a story in National Geographic titled “Who Invented the First Modern Restaurant?” Unsurprisingly, it was a…

The term "restaurant" was first used in Paris (~1765) to refer to places that sold a 'bouillon' (broth) made with egg & meat that was meant to be a 'restorative' for those with poor health.

The word is from Latin: 'restauro', or "I restore".

I think the closest modern parallel is 'Jamba Juice'?

This is great

Panel one: Two scientists stand beside a complex apparatus. One says: “We can't be sure of the outcome until we start the machine, but I know it will give us a new and unusual perspective on our world.” The second scientist flicks a switch. Panel two: “Well, this is rather more new and unusual than I had expected.” The scientists are now within the speech bubble and the speech is outside it.

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Only if they are the mane bread winner.

YouTube video by CBeebies CBeebies Songs | Hey Duggee | Stick Song

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05N...

LOL #microsoft

LOL #microsoft

This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.