If you do go hiking in Australia’s national parks, you can often borrow a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for free from the park authority or the local cops. Worth every penny. Here’s the list for NSW. www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/bushw...

@theeasternborder.lv We need an episode about this.

Wikimedia Foundation joins the fight for library digital rights! 🎉 @wikimediafoundation.org has signed onto the 4 Digital Rights of Memory Institutions, affirming memory institutions' rights to Collect, Preserve, Lend & Cooperate in the digital age. ➡️ www.internetarchive.eu/2025/09/26/w...

In 1914, Beatrice Blore Browne was 1st woman to drive a car up 1 in 3 gradient of Great Orme, Llandudno N #Wales, undertaking feat in Singer 10 car whilst 6 months pregnant. New #Wikipedia page for her on incorrect date on her amazing gravestone. Not #OTD 26 Sep 1887 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...

The ASA does not support recent statements made linking paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy & increased risk of autism. Visit the ASA website to read our statement in full: asa.org.au/news-and-med...

There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of a Tylenol binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon.

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women. Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

ANZCA and FPM STATEMENT Paracetamol use in pregnancy We are aware of recent claims from the US questioning the safety of paracetamol use in pregnancy. These claims are not based on new evidence. Our full statement is here: tinyurl.com/5yye2npu

oh my goodness gracious

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to BlueSky

A nod in the direction of my serialised techno thriller, Time&Money. I release a chapter a week, (23 so far) You can read the first 4 chapters for free. Have a look if you are in the least bit interested. No obligation, it might be fun. therealtimeandmoneynovel.substack.com/p/time-and-m...

Huuuuui 😁

#markers they are fun!

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

I'm thrilled to join Dr. Scott Berry on his "In the Interim…" podcast for an unfiltered assessment of statistical barriers and regulatory realities shaping clinical trial design. www.berryconsultants.com/resource/29-... @statberry.bsky.social #Statistics #StatsSky #bayes #rct #clinicaltrials

Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns

How do you answer your phone?

Heute war ein ganz zauberhafter Nebelmorgen. Alles war von Perlschnüren umsponnen ✨ #photography #oldlens

Early morning Mount Fuji. I love the twilight light from the opposite direction of a sunrise, especially with mountains. This was late autumn season, when I saw lots of autumn leaves at the bottom of the lake. Taken with a CPL to make them visible.

I will never apologize for a post

When you struggle to find the equivalent of a word or phrase in another language, do you sometimes find yourself opening Wikipedia, searching for it then navigating to the "languages" section to get its title in the other language? Well, I do, and I got tired of it, hence: #linguistics #xl8 #xl9n

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business. It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk

It's a calm, bright Tuesday morning in #Orkney and #BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library is away out west delivering bound pages of knowledge, entertainment and joy to the lucky people of Dounby, Birsay and Sandwick. ❤️ If you see Booky today then go and say hello 👋

So true Rob. I welcome the dusk and treasure the sense of night.

Driver lost control; a passer-by came to the rescue but the driver freaked out and ran away. No idea how they got a drivers license.

Blue Tit wings! 😍 Taken last week in my Somerset garden. 😊🐦 #Birds 🪶

"Bellezza fugace" #Minimalist #Photography (Olava Bidtnes)

not ready for synchronized diving finals tbh. not even the pre-lims. probably shouldn't even try to qualify. you're bad, pelicans. do better. train. #birds

Alright, fuck it, enough of the shenanigans. We're spending an hour to edit a series of a pelican diving into the ocean that took 3 seconds to shoot. jking please continue with the shenanigans. we deserve it! #birds

New collective noun phrase: A Dysentery of Influencers.

I had a great chat about how studying philosophy can make people better thinkers with @mvazquez.bsky.social, @markalfano.bsky.social, Deborah Mower, and Heather Battaly. Thanks to @apaphilosophy.bsky.social for hosting and making the recording available! www.apaonline.org/mpage/benefi...

Are you teaching or taking an ethics of technology course this fall? Whether or not you're using my *This is Technology Ethics* book, you might find this 10-episode podcast (w/ the same title as the book) by ‪@johndanaher.bsky.social‬ & me useful: technologyethicspod.wordpress.com #aiethics

🗺️🤔THE QUEST TO CATCH 'EM ALL(ish)🕳️✨ In 2018 Kagoshima was the first prefecture in Japan to have Pokéfuta (ポケふた) installed. Pokémon manhole covers can now be found in 35 prefectures! I went to Uji to catch the latest 2 to appear in Kyōto. #Kyoto #ポケふた #宇治 #Pokémon #京都

In Trump’s America, a Kennedy kills us

From superheroes to sewer heroes. From dream team to stream team. We're about to turn the page on a whole new era. LAKE ERIE LEAGUE ISSUE #1 DROPS AT #CLEANWATERFEST SEPTEMBER 20.

at the most basic level, writing is the practice of making your thoughts known to others--giving them a window into the innermost parts of you. when you turn over that skill to AI, you're only isolating yourself further, putting one more middleman between you and every other human being

In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing. Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇

These aren't castles, palaces, or cathedrals. They're all water towers, literally just bits of infrastructure relating to water management. Is it worth the additional cost and resources to make things look like this... or is it a waste? #architecture #design #water #towers #citymanagement

Did you win one of my Llangollen watercolour prints at the recent international Eisteddfod? If not it’s still available to buy in my shop jonathanestore.bigcartel.com

Using the Golden Ratio to Construct Poems poetrywithmathematics.blogspot.com/2025/08/usin...

These are as comfortable as they look. *discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.

I feel seen…

@iwashyna.bsky.social you may have sympathy for this view

🔭 Fishing for the Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Bellelli apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082...

Just published… I argue that preregistration does not improve the transparent evaluation of the severity of hypothesis tests (a) in Popper’s approach or (b) in Mayo’s error statistical approach when preregistration is treated as “a plan, not a prison.” Open Access: doi.org/10.1007/s112...