Yet another example that the students don't want AI anymore than the professors want AI and we're all begging the goddamn administrators to stop shoving it down our throats.

When movies were shot on physical film, the film was measured in feet. This is why any recorded thing is now called ‘footage.'

“I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS AN ANGEL HAS VISITED ME IN MY SLEEP AND I HAVE HAD VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE SEX WITH IT,” read the lengthy, all-caps post

🚨 incredible 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙😎 NASA mapped the entire ocean floor using gravity from space. 😮

Better get organising.

I see Lisa Nandy is starring in a new Sunday evening detective series where she solves crimes with the help of a local skateboarding gang.

📢New film explaining what Historic Environment Records (HERs) are📢 If you ever wondered what HERs do, please watch and you will see why they matter so much for the heritage around us….. 🎥 historicengland.org.uk/advice/techn... 🎥

Why Historic Environment Records Matter Historic Environment Records (HERs) are used to inform planning decisions, shaping the way places change and grow; they contribute to infrastructure and climate-adaptation plans, and support community wellbeing. vimeo.com/1174722048

John Piper, 24. St Mary’s, Paddington: by G.E. Street, 1964 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1118579

Nothing funny about the blockade except this

How to enter the weekend in pure 1789 style: a short 🧵

Saved by the Rain One of the most remarkable medieval Doom paintings in England survives at St Peter, Wenhaston (Suffolk). It is painted on boards and dates from c.1480. Originally set beneath the chancel arch, it was whitewashed over at the Reformation and forgotten.

"We need to put democratic planning of our grid—and economy—on the agenda." Hear, hear!! This outstanding essay is by Winston Yau of @cplusc.bsky.social:

Line of the year in the new edition of The Economist: "Although President Donald Trump says he has “destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military Capability”, the 0% that remains is playing havoc with the global economy..."

500-year-old Aztec ritual offering uncovered in Mexico City - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events share.google/iFVEga7VHkON...

Whatever animals we get on our cash, we will forever be living in the shadow of Mexico.

Like many European cities swept up in the promise of the automobile, in the 1930s Aarhus paved over its namesake river to accommodate rising motor traffic. In the 1990s, this mistake was reversed, and today the restored waterway boasts one of the most vibrant pedestrian environments in Scandinavia.🧵

Does anyone know what on earth this is? Taken on the #longmynd in #shropshire earlier this afternoon

Palantir are problematic in lots of ways - and now their chief exec is promoting idea technology will inevitably pit groups against each other for power. That’s not technology- that’s an outcome we can disrupt with political will.

Former female Sunderland Pyrex workers sought for exhibition - BBC News share.google/v0GLKrPT4OrP...

Yorks Valley, painting by John Ridgewell (1937-2004). Hebden Bridge.

Hereford: brave colour.

Hannah Spencer MP in her maiden speech in Parliament: "Our struggles may be different, but our humanity is the same. We always stick together, we always fight for each other. "And that is what I want us to take forward from International Women's Day and to do that every single day."

The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th 🍿🤑🤣

Do I know anyone in the York, England, area (admittedly large) who might help me get in touch with the descendant of a pioneering printing technologist? The person in question has a very thin online presence, but I believe would welcome the contact about his family.

Country Joe McDonald, one of the starring acts at Woodstock whose satirical anti-Vietnam War song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” became an anthem, died on Saturday. He was 84. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

#StainedGlassSunday #MedievalGlass Angels in the traceries, St Mary and St Clement, Clavering, #Essex

We have mobilised full humanitarian response across region and will meet this moment.

But humanitarians are being asked to do too much with too little, while politicians pour oil on fire and boast of spending billions on war while aid budgets are slashed.

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit? They look so cool! beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

THREAD: I’m going to share this thread here to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, for all those who frequently ask me about it, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share it frequently if you think it will help. 🧵#EVS

During COVID, cities successfully reallocated street space from cars to people. We proved it works. It’s frustrating how quickly those changes vanished, restoring the oppressive status quo where cars dominate and people are pushed back to the margins.

Historic England's response to the Proposed Reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and Other Changes to the Planning System - February 2026 historicengland.org.uk/content/docs...

Corsham Court historic garden in Wiltshire opens to visitors | Salisbury Journal www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/2590976...