Instead of ranting about how literally all my trains to and from the rehearsal this evening were cancelled I’ll calmly give you this photo of a swallow I’m fine everything’s fine

#OliversCampaign I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage Not On My Watch Please retweet

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I have devised a neologism: “irritager”. A young person who is no longer a teenager, but is still fucking annoying.

You know that saying – leave a job long enough and it won't need doing after all? It's true. I no longer have to put away that final box of xmas bits from last year 😁

I ran an unintentional 10k on Saturday. First outing for yonks, and my first 10k since 2020. Now I'm walking like I need a hip replacement 🫩 #running #doms

Serious border ornamentation points!

Autscape Organisation (a UK-based nonprofit charity that hosts the annual Autscape conference, an autism-centred gathering run for and by autistic people since 2005) has left X (1.731 followers) Bluesky: @autscape.org

Last week, my local indie-bookshop was devastated by fire (info in alt-text). They’re hoping to reopen in temporary (much smaller) premises nearby, but to help tide them over, please consider buying a book from their page at uk.bookshop.org/shop/onetree.... Thank you! @bigbeardedbookseller.com

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Narrating audiobooks can be "tricky" sometimes, but my sound booth has nice soft foamy walls, and banging my head against them has no effect on frustration levels. So instead, I might have got into the habit of head-butting the mic... 👀 #AudioBooks #Recording

Go Outside and Touch Grass: 7 Inspiring Books About Nature and the Environment bookriot.com/nonfiction-b...

Omicron = O micron = little o Omega = O mega = big o i.e. short o and long o 😍 (Apologies to any Greeks for my excitement;I have only just worked this out!) #linguistics #language #typography

I’ve often wondered why Portuguese, a Romance language, sounds so Slavic – rather than more like Spanish or Italian. Here’s the answer! portuguesepedia.com/why-portugue... #linguistics #languages

Massive storms in France just now 😳

PSA: don’t do this! This guy is taking *multiple* calls on speakerphone. And because the (nice) music in here is loudish, he has the volume turned up. So basically he’s shouting at his table, and his table is shouting back.

When you spot a hornet creeping into a crevice right by your front door.. 😍😳😍😳😍😳😍😳

Off to the big smoke today, to an art exhibition. Can’t remember the last time I went to London, but the price of a train ticket has doubled 😳 Also, people…

Last Thursday evening, as I was heading into Reading in slow-moving traffic with my windows down, I heard… a *nightingale* 😲 #BirdingUK

Happy 1st May! Truly the best month of the year to be outside. #MayDay

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Happy Easter! (From me and @newscientist.com)

Happy Easter everyone. Late (chocolate) breakfast for me after TWELVE HOURS sleep 🥳

After 8h birding at the RSPB this morning, I skipped the nap and spent the afternoon helping with lambing instead. What a great day!

So many birds seen and/or heard this morning; the highlights were: avocet, snipe, whitethroat, and nightingale, but also many of my favourites including: treecreeper, blackcap, teal, sedge warbler, lapwing, song thrush, and green woodpecker. A brilliant start to my day! #UKBirding

Nightingales! 😍 #UKBirding

Eeeek 😳 #UKBirding

Aurora visible from southern England this evening. I can see the green glow, but my camera can see more 😃 (handheld 2” shot through window)

I’ve been listening to an interview with Gedeon Maheux, from The Iconfactory, and have only just learned that this emoji 🙏 was designed as a high-five! Who knew?!

Ice on the car this morning! 🥶

Happy Springtime!

Hurt my brain this morning www.nytimes.com/badges/games...

Like computer history? Come to my talk! Honoured to have been invited by the Computer Conservation Society to lecture on Lore Harp and Vector Graphic: the forgotten female-founded pioneers of microcomputing 22nd May in London. In-person and Zoom tickets are available! #history #computing

Sharing in case you missed this over a busy weekend. 🎂 #LentoAt5

Happy Birthday Radio Lento!

I am STILL reading "The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done" by Piers Steel (it's been 5mo now 🙄 ).   It feels more geared towards work and the workplace (I need it for domestic stuff!), but it's still interesting and useful.  #AmReading #BookSky

Huge thanks to everyone who has supported Little Green Space with Buy Me a Coffee. There are 140+ free articles on our website, offering positive solutions to the nature & climate crises. Donations help keep us going! See our features: bit.ly/3x31RNE #nature #nonprofit

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Another example of appalling typesetting – in *vitally* important text:   • unnecessarily small font size 😕   • sans-serif typeface 🙁   • atrociously tracked ☹️    and to cap it all...  • badly printed! 😤   #TypographyMatters #BookSky

New Blog! I've finally scrambled down into the cellar of my mind, brushed away the cobwebs, ingnored the ghosts and things in jars, and written a new blog on my website. johnalextaylor.com/in-search-of...

My kind of charity shop!!   #BookSky #Autism

 @tomgauld.bsky.social  #Books #Reading #Cartoon

Who needs a pot of gold, when you have a cat like Muffin ❤️  #Caturday

Up early for a workshop today! 🤩 I have *always* wanted to have a go at making stained glass, and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to this! 😍   I'll try and post progress-photos as I go 😃

I buy very few hardbacks, but this is one I did, and I'm reading it as the year goes on. Even though I've always lived in the countryside, it's already taught me a different way to look (and listen). I've learned so much ❤️ @kierachapman.bsky.social, @drrjwarren.bsky.social   #BookSky #Nature

Me!   www.theguardian.com/books/pictur...   @tomgauld.bsky.social  #BookSky #Reading #Cartoon