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Stephen Harrison

@bookswapsteve.bsky.social

Software developer, 3D Printing and IoT fan. I run Dollars2Pounds.com, Tinamous.com and ThingySticks.com and a few other side projects.

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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

30.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 28279    πŸ” 10982    πŸ’¬ 452    πŸ“Œ 498
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Steve is considering a minimal Halloween outfit this year. He says it will make pub transitions faster and more efficient.

30.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 515    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans SEOULβ€”In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. β€œI am extremely honored tha...

China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans

30.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3286    πŸ” 409    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 32

That's a sticky situation!

30.10.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud

Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

29.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15449    πŸ” 4458    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 57
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A stacked bar chart titled "Secondary schools attended by MPs" with the source listed as "Wikipedia/The Sutton Trust (2024)."
​The chart displays the type of secondary school attended by Members of Parliament (MPs) across five political partiesβ€”Labour, Tories, Lib Dems, Reform, and Greenβ€”compared to the Current UK school population.
​The bars are segmented by school type:
​Private (Blue)
​Grammar (Orange)
​State (Green)
​Data breakdown by party:
​Labour: 15% Private, 10% Grammar, 73% State.
​Tories (Conservatives): 46% Private, 12% Grammar, 40% State.
​Lib Dems (Liberal Democrats): 31% Private, 10% Grammar, 57% State.
​Reform: 80% Private, 0% Grammar, 20% State.
​Green: 0% Private, 25% Grammar, 75% State.
​Current UK school population (for comparison): 7% Private, 5% Grammar, 88% State.
​The chart visually demonstrates that MPs from all parties, particularly the Tories and Reform, are significantly more likely to have attended Private schools than the general population.

A stacked bar chart titled "Secondary schools attended by MPs" with the source listed as "Wikipedia/The Sutton Trust (2024)." ​The chart displays the type of secondary school attended by Members of Parliament (MPs) across five political partiesβ€”Labour, Tories, Lib Dems, Reform, and Greenβ€”compared to the Current UK school population. ​The bars are segmented by school type: ​Private (Blue) ​Grammar (Orange) ​State (Green) ​Data breakdown by party: ​Labour: 15% Private, 10% Grammar, 73% State. ​Tories (Conservatives): 46% Private, 12% Grammar, 40% State. ​Lib Dems (Liberal Democrats): 31% Private, 10% Grammar, 57% State. ​Reform: 80% Private, 0% Grammar, 20% State. ​Green: 0% Private, 25% Grammar, 75% State. ​Current UK school population (for comparison): 7% Private, 5% Grammar, 88% State. ​The chart visually demonstrates that MPs from all parties, particularly the Tories and Reform, are significantly more likely to have attended Private schools than the general population.

"Reform are on our side..."
Are they fuck.

27.10.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

That's no ballroom!

27.10.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have a very bad feeling about this...

27.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 54008    πŸ” 10117    πŸ’¬ 1877    πŸ“Œ 647

We go live to Conservative HQ...

24.10.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stolen Louvre jewellery found safe and sound inside the British museum Eight pieces of jewellery stolen from the Louvre have been found safe and sound inside the British Museum, French police have confirmed.

NEWS! Stolen Louvre jewellery found safe and sound inside the British museum newsthump.com/2025/10/20/s...

20.10.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
Interview from the Titan submarine investigation. The witness name is blacked out. The first line is "Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

Interview from the Titan submarine investigation. The witness name is blacked out. The first line is "Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

Great moments in redaction history.

18.10.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2422    πŸ” 442    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 22
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From https://theonion.com/trump-spends-entire-u-k-trip-trying-to-figure-out-where-he-knows-prince-andrew-from/

17.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3358    πŸ” 651    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 29
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You can't park there, Steve!

17.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 603    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 3

"We take security seriously"

17.10.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

- Would you like instructions on how to put the magic smoke back into the package ✨

14.10.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Tool Tuesday's are the best days :-)

14.10.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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oh god no he hoovered up his own brain

13.10.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 633    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 7

Lets hope they leave Benchy alone! #3DPrinting #3dbenchy

11.10.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steve is currently between crises, so he’s in his thinking phase.

11.10.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 879    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0
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a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves Alt: Toddler having a tantrum

Donald Trump right now:

10.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 337    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Me too, Steve. Me too...

10.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 601    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

"I have captured the ice cream van, free ice creams for...."

Bollard, NOOO, that's not an ice cream van!

08.10.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WarRavagedPortland

08.10.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 36473    πŸ” 11359    πŸ’¬ 1295    πŸ“Œ 1832

UK cis women, please sign this to acknowledge that trans people are not a threat. (Unless you think they are, in which case you're awful so please fuck off and never come back.) Everybody else, please circulate. πŸ’œ

04.10.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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WTF are the survey people over at E.ON smoking!

Sure, I've always figure the people that bill me for electricity are totally courageous, that's an important quality I look for in a business. face->palm

03.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow that's spooky, how do they know!

01.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steve is trying to remember how many beers he's had. Alas, very high numbers like this are challenging, but he's trying his best.

30.09.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 493    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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Lucrative hate: YouTubers target migrant hotels for clicks YouTubers are cashing in by harassing asylum seekers at hotels, turning human misery into profitable, divisive entertainment

Hotels housing migrants are now YouTube content farms. Outrage = clicks. Clicks = cash: Β£10k–£20k a month, just for filming cruelty. Division is the business model.

Details here ‡️

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30.09.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 17

Could you please help by sharing this?
Even if you're not interested, maybe someone in your circle will be!

I'd really appreciate it, more than you realize!

Please support an independent 3D artist who's trying to find her place and make sense of her work.

Thanks❀️

#3Dprinting #3Dmodeling

29.09.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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