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An idle singer of an empty day
https://www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/solstice/
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PEN International
2 days ago
#Afghanistan
: The Taliban’s nationwide internet blackout is an alarming escalation in its assault on free expression. PEN International calls for the immediate reversal of the shutdown. Read our full statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/afghani...
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Afghanistan: Taliban imposes nationwide communications blackout, cutting off millions from the outside world — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘ The ongoing internet shutdown is a grave escalation of the Taliban’s longstanding efforts to silence any form of expression it disagrees with. By isolating Afghanistan from the outside world and den...
https://www.pen-international.org/news/afghanistan-taliban-imposes-nationwide-communications-blackout-cutting-off-millions-from-the-outside-world
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A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol. BBC News - The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
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The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
How did E. coli become such an essential tool for scientists and will anything replace it?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gvm1kjxxvo
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Chris Stringer
7 days ago
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens Origins By 400,000 Years
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Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Homo Sapiens Are Nearly Twice As Old As We Thought
And our ancestors may have originated outside of Africa.
https://www.iflscience.com/million-year-old-skull-pushes-back-homo-sapiens-origins-by-400000-years-80947
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Stairwell Books
9 days ago
In or near Mancs? THIS SATURDAY: the return of Northern Publishers Book fair! Free! Mancs central library, 27 Sept 11-3.30pm. This time: chat with agents! Founded & organised by amazing Bella of
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@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
BBC News - Precious Rosemarkie hoard lay forgotten for almost 3,000 years - BBC News
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Precious Rosemarkie hoard lay forgotten for almost 3,000 years
Archaeologists say it is a mystery why the buried Bronze Age valuables were never recovered by their owners.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg65m4x1d2o
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The Equinox is not what it seems...! With
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@stairwellbooks.bsky.social
#writing
#book
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Equinox
Helen and Malcolm independently stumble upon interlocking pieces of a multi-faceted conspiracy, concerning the Fundamental Forces (F2) plant on the Moor. It’s soon clear that deeper, perhaps …
https://www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/equinox/
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Pascal Jacquemain
11 days ago
Welcome to MAGAland As long as we obey Everything will be OK Genius
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@amendlocke.bsky.social
@edinburghsff.com
@gsfwc.bsky.social
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The Future Was Then — The Cartoon Museum
This Autumn, The Cartoon Museum looks to the future – and the past – to explore comics that went beyond the final frontier and predicted what humanity would look like in years to come. Will the Dale...
https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exhibitions/the-future-was-then
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BBC News - Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show
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Flying cars crash into each other at air show in China
Footage shared on social media shows burning wreckage on the ground after the mid-air collision.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5qk4de997o
15 days ago
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BBC News - US regulators open Tesla probe after reports of children trapped in cars
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Tesla probed after reports of children trapped in cars
US safety regulators are probing Tesla's electric-powered door handles, responding to reports that they stopped working, leaving children trapped.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203q2ywn88o
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Joss
16 days ago
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/15/u...
Funnily enough, did not need an LLM to predict this.
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UK government productivity not enhanced by Copilot AI
The UK Department for Business and Trade ran a trial of Microsoft Copilot for Office 365 from October 2024 to March 2025. The Department finally released its findings last month. [DBT, PDF] The mai…
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/15/uk-government-productivity-not-enhanced-by-copilot-ai/
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BBC News - Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships
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Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships
Several competitors on the Scottish island of Easdale used stones that were ground down to be perfectly circular.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp982r99rrmo
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Protect Arctic from 'dangerous' climate engineering, scientists warn
Controversial approaches to cooling the planet are unlikely to work, according to dozens of polar scientists.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yqw996q1ko
23 days ago
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New-Cleckit Dominie
24 days ago
I see that Banksy's latest has achieved its objective, which is to provoke public awareness and discussion of Banksy.
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@megalithic.bsky.social
Young Street, Edinburgh
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An Analysis of the Impact of Gold Open Access Publications in Computer Science – Communications of the ACM
https://cacm.acm.org/research/an-analysis-of-the-impact-of-gold-open-access-publications-in-computer-science/
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BBC News - Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration
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Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration
The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jn4ryxdp3o
about 1 month ago
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This is what AI is for: BBC News - AI stethoscope could detect major heart conditions in seconds
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AI stethoscope could detect heart conditions in seconds
The new technology could be a "game-changer" resulting in patients being treated sooner, experts say.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l748k0y77o
about 1 month ago
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Joss
about 1 month ago
Bella Ciao,
#Falkirk
E questo è il fiore del partigiano We are all Jock Tamson's bairns
#refugees
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BBC News - Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
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Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
The fast food chain is reassessing its use of the tech after a number of errors were shared widely online.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyk2p55g8o
about 1 month ago
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BBC News - Greenland: Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged influence operation - BBC News
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Greenland: Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged influence operation
The aim was reportedly to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote its secession from Denmark.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo
about 1 month ago
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BBC News - Watch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight - BBC News
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Watch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight
Elon Musk's giant rocket, earmarked for use in a 2027 mission to the Moon, has had multiple catastrophic failures in previous launches.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd0dxg4kxg1o
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Well, there's a surprise... BBC News - Report finds evidence of misogyny at Police Scotland
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Report finds evidence of Police Scotland misogyny
The findings came from the Independent Review Group which was tasked with looking into equality.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx29j3v5dq7o
about 1 month ago
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Lorna M. Campbell
about 1 month ago
I’m a couple of days late, but this song never fails to bring a tear to my eye.
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Scottish PEN
about 1 month ago
Scottish PEN has issued a statement regarding the arrest of award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty and calling on the authorities to respect the legitimate right of people to protest in support of the ideal of one humanity living in peace in one world 👇
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
about 1 month ago
🏺 Really happy to see that
@archaeocobb.bsky.social
and
@kayth.bsky.social
’s edited volume on activism in
#archaeology
is now available for purchase in print or free to read online! And yours truly has a chapter in it as well on social media, of course.
www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
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Archaeopress
Archaeopress Publications
https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781805830061
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BBC News - ScotRail to replace controversial AI voice on trains
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ScotRail to replace controversial AI voice on trains
Voiceover artist Gayanne Potter said a "dreadful" robotic version of her voice was being used on trains
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypzzyjgego
about 1 month ago
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@stoneclub.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
Castlerigg Stone Circle
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A new report out of MIT finds that 95 percent of companies' generative AI programs have failed to earn any profit whatsoever.
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@amendlocke.bsky.social
@studioknotunknot.bsky.social
BBC News - UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs - BBC News
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UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs
Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmjm8z47jo
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Dr Tess Machling
about 2 months ago
I always knew that Morph bloke was trouble...
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Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detained
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/protester-arrested-wearing-plasticine-action-t-shirt-palestine-gaza-protest
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did you mention dragons...?
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DIE NIBELUNGEN Clip (Masters of Cinema)
YouTube video by Eurekaentertainment
https://youtu.be/45-8eZViYOE?si=x3Bvaz_tY4aJnZ84
about 2 months ago
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PEN International
about 2 months ago
Five years on, many in Afghanistan still face persecution. Women, journalists, and artists are among those silenced. PEN International urges action to protect free expression and restore the rights and freedoms that have been lost.
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Afghanistan: Three years of Taliban rule continues to devastate Afghanistan’s cultural sphere — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘As the Taliban celebrates its seizure of Kabul three years ago with a military parade, its abusive rule continues to have a devastating toll on the country, shattering the aspirations of a generation...
https://www.pen-international.org/news/afghanistan-three-years-of-taliban-rule-continues-to-devastate-afghanistans-cultural-sphere
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BBC News - Intel shares jump after report of possible US stake in chipmaker
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Intel shares jump after report of possible US stake in company
The reports emerged a day after a meeting between the Intel boss and Donald Trump.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv01pl208lo
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - UK's Turing AI Institute bosses respond to staff anger in letter
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UK's Turing AI Institute bosses respond to staff anger in letter
It comes after staff warned the charity - which receives £100m from the government - is at risk of collapse.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86076qd40xo
about 2 months ago
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bedtime reading
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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
Cambridge Core - European Studies - The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-christian-heresy/FC13E7AA2C5831069D63A54672C46D5B
about 2 months ago
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@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
@chrisbstringer.bsky.social
Lady Smith Woodward's preface to SW's The Earliest Englishman 1948: "Miss Tassert re-drew the illustrations". These include: "Imaginary portrait of Piltdown Man by John Cooke frontispiece". Any clues to Miss Tassert or the Cooke original?
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - Nuclear-powered AI could make Rolls Royce UK's biggest firm, says boss - BBC News
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Nuclear-powered AI could make Rolls Royce UK's biggest firm, says boss
Tufan Erginbilgic says business deals to supply nuclear power for artificial intelligence could boost its fortunes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8772d4jzgo
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - Tough, smart and ahead of her time - how Dame Stephanie changed women's role in the tech industry
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Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, technology pioneer, dies aged 91
She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which almost exclusively hired women, and in later life donated almost £70m of her fortune.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzzlp7p3po
about 2 months ago
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@mattpope.bsky.social
Have you come across Ipswich Man, a supposedly pre-Neanderthal yet modern human, discovered by James Reid Moir in 1912 and validated by Arthur Keith? Their report is here:
wellcomecollection.org/works/puneer...
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to US
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Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to US government
The chip giants will hand revenues to the US government in exchange for licences to export to China.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvvnx8y19o
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - New signs found of giant gas planet in 'Earth's neighbourhood'
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New signs found of giant gas planet in 'Earth's neighbourhood'
The possible planet is just four-and-a-half light years away and may have moons that sustain life.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xezw3dkpo
about 2 months ago
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@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
when was the first pot for liquid made that didn't spill when it poured? And why don't contemporary outlets deploy such advanced technology for tea pots and milk jugs...?
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - Skyrora becomes first UK-based firm to get space launch licence - BBC News
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Skyrora becomes first UK-based firm to get space launch licence
The CAA licence allows Skyrora to launch its rocket from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r4n7qd5yzo
about 2 months ago
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BBC News - Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash
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Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash
The company's self-driving technology failed to prevent a 2019 crash which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfriend in Florida.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93dqpkwx4xo
about 2 months ago
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