It seems like a sensible time to migrate to Eurosky

@lanniesins.bsky.social is this of interest to you?

I hope the result from Hungary is as positive as it appears. But the cynical former newsman-adjacent in me is acknowledging the 'Lebedev Juxtaposition', I wonder if the relationship is as antagonistic as it appeared, and not simply performative.

Cite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written, and catalogued it with meticulous metadata, but it was migrated to a cloud server and the last update has bricked the system.

*adds to the top of the reading pile*

The new solar panels have productive this year ... Only another 241 years before the DeLorean is charged up and ready to go

Cancer Research UK is fed up of paying too much for open access publishing so they are completely stopping funding this activity: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/w...

So /that's/ why HM government wants to roll out ID Cards. I did wonder.

First person, on-rails, espionage thriller with seamless ranged combat mechanics and animation.

Have to disagree with Hamilton here: complex strategy is what divides F1 from most other motor sport, and is perhaps half the reason we watch it. It's condescending, if not insulting to the fans, to suggest they aren't going to understand it. #Formula1 #F1 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

News from small-minded island: From 25th February British dual-nationals will need an up-to-date British (or Irish) passport, of an extortionately priced certificate of entitlement to get into the country. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... www.gov.uk/guidance/ele...

In this week's episode of 'Where do I know that voice from?' Commander Tomov: Admiral Hackett? Did someone reboot Lance Henriksen?

A new study from @yorkpsychology.bsky.social challenges the assumption that human checks are a reliable barrier against voter fraud 🗳️ Open access paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... 🔓 📄

I worked for a national newspaper for 10 years and spent a lot of time badgering the science desk about just this: articles might only have gone so far as to have credited 'a paper in journal X'. Some of the fault lies, or lay, though, with the press releases the media receives... [1/2]

Proper citation of research by journalists is necessary for more trustworthy news A piece I wrote for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Visiting Paris for the first time since I was a teenager and... I'm not sure what I'm feeling. But the phrase 'makes British cities seem like bad fanfiction' is on loop in my brain

Good to see that, unlike the Space Corps, Starfleet is teaching it's cadets the most important lesson. #StarfleetAcademy #GazpachoSoup

Is this one of those 'tell me your joints ache, without saying your joints ache' exercises en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_...

Of interest to a few on my feed: obviously the content it provides is going to become increasingly dated, so might have limited use for some

I have the most horrible feeling that Gunn's plan for the DCU is four phases of 'The Krypto Saga', if not a full blown Kryptoverse.

I'm not sure this is the best recommendation for the festive break... publishorperish.games

"Hadjar is stepping into one of the hardest seats in F1 [...], as the revolving door of recent drivers has demonstrated." If anything, that revolving door shows Red Bull have consistently developed cars to one drivers unconventional (albeit skillful) style www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...

This underlines a conversation I had on the picket line last month, and Marion Thain's Plenary at ##ARMA2025, that our infrastructures or knowledge need to be arranged such that interdisciplinary co-operation (or perhaps, better, symbiosis) can flourish to encourage such moments of serendipity.

I only met Andreas Whittham-Smith over email, but one of his pieces continues to stick in my mind. Despite being a staunch euroskeptic, his view on the Brexit referendum was pragmatic and (especially in regard to the last 4 paragraphs) absolutely on the money: www.independent.co.uk/voices/after...

Interesting conversation on the picket line yesterday about [the lack of] broad science engagement with the public. Remembering shows like Tomorrow's World, Corners, and How 2, has anything really replaced them? We have grand documentaries from the likes of Attenborough on single subjects...

Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!

Choose a misheard lyric that lives rent free in your head: Soiuxsie and The Banshees: 'All Your Base Are Belong to Us' (to the tune of Cities in Dust)

"Even allowing for some fudging between annualised run rates and period-end totals, the apparent gap between revenues and running costs is a lot more than has been reported previously."

Do I know any screenwriters who want have a crack at "Last of the Summer Flies" a parody mash-up of "Last of the Summer Wine" and "Lord of the Flies"

'...never really been done..." suggests a previous appearance, though, albeit perhaps a cameo, in the background somewhere,or perhaps completely unrecognisable in all but name. It might suggest Victor Zsasz who was supposedly in the background of one of Nolan's films. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Would be delighted to work with this team again, and would strongly recommend throwing your hat into the ring if you're currently looking around. #OpenAccess

Duracell has just announced its latest update for its home energy app again. Two updates ago, it deleted all my data; the last update desynchronised the clocks. I dread to think what's left for this one to cock up. #DuracellApp

@orkneylibrary.bsky.social you've been found out

Getting a little tired about the pundits talking about how much Verstappen is getting out of the RB21 compared to [teammate]. Well of course he is, the car was built around him and his pretty unique style. His teammates gave all been solid drivers, but all gave more traditional/conservative styles

I am delighted at the performance of both the Blue Jays and Mariners this season, and whoever wins the ACLS, I'll happily cheer them on.

To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the more than 2,200 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience do not link to research items even once.

While many may not be consciously aware, there is a reason so many men of a certain age sport long hair and a beard

Robbie Williams

Read all about it; Starmer offs, ageing royal to keep bad news headline off Right wing front pages

Slightly diminish a band: The Jackson Four and a Half

Hmm, probably best to avoid the centre of Edinburgh for the next few days, while Mirror-Universe-John-Lennon and his cronies are swaggering (staggering?) around.

Alpha Protocol (#SEGA , 2010). The intricate storytelling and narrative mechanics were incredible, but were let down by rag-doll sprites and a roll-to-hit combat system which a lot of players couldn't see past.

This is an interesting observation since I ascribe some of my I.P. on being aware that my demographic is set on easy mode. But it took took 10 years and about 600 applications before my first LIS employer took a chance on me: "what was wrong with me and is it still wrong with me?" is still present

Fiiiine, apparently half my readers enjoy an info dump, so here we go! Grasslands Sequester Carbon Too or “Why trees are not the be-all and end-all.” Ahem. *takes a sip of water*

In a wonderful cultural juxtaposition, there's a wonderful Scotty and Pelia moment in the first of the latest season of Strange New Worlds which perfectly evokes the Lionesses last two games. #OhShit_Scramble_Fixed

Train to be an accomplished engineer and test pilot, and you too can make wonderful discoveries... like mutagenic cosmic rays

I wonder about Jos Verstappen's role: The car has been tailored to Max's style for the past few years (and practally undrivable for the succession of more conservative styled teammates). Was the friction also a result of trying to build a car around both drivers? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...

With #Spaceballs2 having been announced this week, and having seen #Hasbro already licence other properties (The Delorean, Ecto 1, to name a couple) I can only hope that #Spaceball1 gets the same treatment.

Politely asked Prince Michael of Kent* not to cycle round the archery field** while I was shooting. *I didn't recognise him, in my defence, he's not someone I expect to see a)riding a bike, b)at all, really. **Perks Field, behind Kensington Palace, so, technically, his back garden

It's hard not to feel a little sad about this, not just because 20+ years ago I was part of the team who reshelved the physical collection for a holiday job. Glad it's remaining as a study space, though:I've fond memories of drafting my undergrad dissertation there.