Greg Michaelson
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An idle singer of an empty day
https://www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/solstice/
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Greg Michaelson
The Irish Pages Press
about 12 hours ago
âWhen all this is over I mean / to travel north...â ~ âLochanâ, a beautiful
#poem
by Kathleen Jamie đ Our
#Scotland
issue, co-edited by Kathleen, is available here:
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
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Nina Baker
3 days ago
A VERY impressive film made made by Nancy Falchikov and friends. Jawbone Walk and Ravaged Hearts are on the soundtrack. My friend
@gjmichaelson.bsky.social
also involved, hence I got to hear about it. Pirates, music, mermaids!
vimeo.com/1167355710
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Time Pirates
2025
https://vimeo.com/1167355710
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@ruthaylett.bsky.social
@amendlocke.bsky.social
1897 automaton film!
www.npr.org/2026/02/28/n...
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Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack
A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges MéliÚs is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/28/nx-s1-5730373/georges-melies-robot-film-1897-library-of-congress-gugusse-automate
5 days ago
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Ruth Aylett
7 days ago
Glasgow launch of my collection of political poems, Shouting in the Tunnel, March 12th, 6.30, Mount Florida Books. Happy to read almost anywhere! @ByLeavesWeLive @scottishbooks @Glasgow_Live @Glasgow_Times @UofGlasgow
#writing
#poetry
#books
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dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/02/ai-b...
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https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/02/ai-blamed-as-scottish-animation-studio-collapses/
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AI panopticon. BBC News - Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous
The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk2zygg0k3o
8 days ago
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Dr Russell Jones
8 days ago
Sounds amazing
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@pittsmike.bsky.social
@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
Does anyone remember a BBC 1, 10 part series from 1964, called: Advance. Prehistoric man's first steps in technology?
10 days ago
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@amendlocke.bsky.social
@pictcon.bsky.social
BBC News - Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north
Europe lags far behind the US and China in orbital space launches, but new facilities are opening up.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0201rj8go
11 days ago
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Lucky Rose Tatoo, Edinburgh
@chrisbstringer.bsky.social
@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social
12 days ago
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@ninabake2.bsky.social
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15 days ago
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Greg Michaelson
Association for Scottish Literature
15 days ago
At times, in those last few months, he would think of a word and he had to remember the tree, or the species of frog, the sound denoted⊠âJohn Burnside, âThe Last Man to Speak Ubykhâ published in the
@lrb.co.uk
, August 2002
#poem
#poetry
#MotherLanguageDay
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v2...
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@ncdominie.bsky.social
15 days ago
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@theduncanmackay.bsky.social
BBC News - Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ancient bone found in Spain could be from Hannibal's war elephants
It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr2xl1e41eo
19 days ago
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Greg Michaelson
Association for Scottish Literature
20 days ago
The
@newscientist.com
Book Club read the
#scifi
masterpiece THE PLAYER OF GAMES by Iain M. Banks. In this video, Iainâs friend & fellow author
@amendlocke.bsky.social
discusses Iainâs schooldays, his literary influences, & his idea for a final Culture novel 11/13 đđ
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Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late sc-fi legend Iain M. Banks
YouTube video by New Scientist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7OW6A8XCgg
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New-Cleckit Dominie
19 days ago
Hi, good people. You know what to do. Thank you.
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Count Melancholia
22 days ago
@amendlocke.bsky.social
Very on point.
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@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social
@chrismanias.bsky.social
@archaeologyuk.bsky.social
In 1986, the ILN editor wrote of the 70s: life style magazines were going from strength to strength. These magazines tended to concentrate on discriminating travel, food, fashion, nature subjects, archaeology etc
22 days ago
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BBC News - AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Major 'vibe-coding' platform Orchids is easily hacked, researcher finds
Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4wnw04e8wo
23 days ago
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BBC News - AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62dlvdq3e3o
24 days ago
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@pictcon.bsky.social
@amendlocke.bsky.social
BBC News - Scottish rocket firm Orbex set to appoint administrators
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Scottish rocket firm Orbex set to appoint administrators
Orbex, which employs about 160 people, said it has been unsuccessful in finding funds, a merger or a buyer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyz224q9v5o
25 days ago
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@theduncanmackay.bsky.social
BBC News - Ancient Roman altars found in Scotland to go on display
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Ancient Roman altars to go on display in Edinburgh
Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5n6e7vv82o
25 days ago
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@ruthaylett.bsky.social
@josstified.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Petition: Grant visas & scholarships for Palestinian students, collaborate with Gazan Unis
We demand that the Government extend the Gazan student evacuation policy that ended on the 31st December 2025 indefinitely, grant further scholarships for studies and facilitate twinning partnerships ...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754830
about 1 month ago
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@ninabake2.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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@ruthaylett.bsky.social
Raspberry Pi selling AI accelerator add on powered by Israeli chips from Hailo.
about 1 month ago
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@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
Is there a Bluesky group for discussing prehistoric art?
about 1 month ago
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The Caiy Stane, Edinburgh
@stoneclub.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
about 1 month ago
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@amendlocke.bsky.social
Detailed comparative analysis of US & EU finances and wealth.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-wi...
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Talking With Gabriel Zucman
On Europe, oligarchy and more
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-gabriel-zucman?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true
about 1 month ago
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BBC News - Is China quietly winning the AI race?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Is China quietly winning the AI race?
The BBC's Lily Jamali looks into why big US firms and start-ups alike are turning to Chinese tech.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86v52gv726o
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
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@theduncanmackay.bsky.social
BBC News - Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News
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Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo
about 2 months ago
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But NEO and Eggie have a secret weapon - they are being controlled by human operators. This is the thing the promotional videos don't show - and something that the Silicon Valley companies we visited are keen to downplay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Is this the year domestic robots come in our homes?
Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg63e3mq4o
about 2 months ago
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Greg Michaelson
Dr Tess Machling
about 2 months ago
FOI requests show that in 2024/2025, payments to individual finders & landowners for 'Treasure' rewards cost us ÂŁ7,280,321.26 1/2
bigbookoftorcs.com/2026/01/11/t...
#Archaeology
#Treasure
#Detecting
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âThat belongs in a museumâ: The true âcostâ of detecting in England and Wales.
By Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] âMy members donât want to be quasi-archaeologists, they want to go out on a Sunday, dig around, get dirty, find âŠ
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2026/01/11/that-belongs-in-a-museum-the-true-cost-of-detecting-in-england-and-wales/
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@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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@chrismanias.bsky.social
@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social
2 months ago
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www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
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Gritter tracker | Traffic Scotland
Traffic Scotland gives you the real-time information you need about Scotlandâs trunk road network
https://www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-tracker
2 months ago
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Greg Michaelson
LordWoolamaloo
2 months ago
Someone just reminded me that as we are now in 2026, we are in the future the iconic, 1920s classic Metropolis was set in. Meanwhile the far-future world of the original Blade Runner is now seven years in our past...
#film
#cinema
#History
#Histoire
#ScienceFiction
#Metropolis
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@tessmachling.bsky.social
Pointless...
2 months ago
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@amendlocke.bsky.social
In the future, we will all travel in hover cars.
2 months ago
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3 months ago
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A good read for the shortest day, with
@ruthaylett.bsky.social
from
@stairwellbooks.bsky.social
www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/sols...
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Solstice
Helen and her cousin Malcolm are reluctantly thrown together again to combat a multi-dimensional conspiracy, involving love and drugs and quantum futures. As the solstice approaches, they must coopâŠ
https://www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/solstice/
3 months ago
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@amendlocke.bsky.social
@edinburghsff.com
@gsfwc.bsky.social
It looks like the SF Site is no more. It's not on the Wayback Machine. Does anyone know if it's archived somewhere?
3 months ago
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BBC News - Roomba vacuum cleaner firm files for bankruptcy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Roomba vacuum cleaner firm iRobot files for bankruptcy
Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lr75lp239o
3 months ago
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@ianpaulwright.bsky.social
Weird Generalization and Inductive Backdoors: New Ways to Corrupt LLMs
arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09742
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09742
3 months ago
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How to erect "mysterious Stonehenge" from the Illustrated London News, August 1924. Pleasingly, from a book by E. H. Stone.
@stoneclub.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
3 months ago
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BBC News - Hundreds of items stolen in 'high-value' Bristol Museum raid - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hundreds of items stolen in 'high-value' Bristol Museum raid
More than 600 artefacts from the museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection were taken.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dyr37qzrno
3 months ago
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Illustrated London News 1958. From the fencing behind the car, this might be during the renovations.
@stoneclub.bsky.social
@suegreaney.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
3 months ago
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Ceryl
3 months ago
14 women were shot to death at UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©alâs Ăcole Polytechnique
#Canada
#OTD
6 Dec 1989. 12 were engineering students. Thirteen others were injured. The shooter - who died by suicide - claimed he was âfighting feminismâ.
#RIP
Â
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89c...
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@theduncanmackay.bsky.social
BBC News - Golden Balls: Wigan's controversial 30ft nude gladiator returns - BBC News
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Golden Balls: Wigan's controversial 30ft nude gladiator returns
Three years after he was banned by the council, the 30ft (9m) statue dubbed Golden Balls reappears.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pel4qd08o
3 months ago
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