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Giles Sutcliffe

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Ex-chemist turned database coder. Into TTRPGs, SF, science, tech, real ale, whisky. Fan of Banks/Pratchett/Stross etc. May emit horrible puns without warning. He/him. Brum, UK

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A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

06.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 6617 πŸ” 1299 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 92
Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

05.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 8078 πŸ” 1927 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 93

Perly (sic) kings/queens who communicate in incomprehensible line noise

04.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone please notify Trump that we plan to build a perimeter of Sharia windmills around the entirety of his golf course in Scotland.

Hopefully we can trigger something.

03.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 2
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Yorks cafes: inside the collapse of a coffee kingdom Simon York Ford fled debt in Dubai. Now it’s on his doorstep

In which a local bakery chain is run in a very interesting manner: www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/yorks-cafes-...

01.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All kicking off in the North

25.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Some of you like dogs, in which case you may appreciate that guide dogs of Team GB for the Paralympics get official photos

24.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 2707 πŸ” 879 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 74
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This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen

22.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 6915 πŸ” 2266 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 417
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One of the greatest bollard walks in history.
#WorldBollardAssociation

22.02.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 5567 πŸ” 1250 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 109
21.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1013 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Noted tartan owner winds bum tight after arrest! (6, 11-7)

19.02.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Well played, Sir!

19.02.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.

19.02.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 3773 πŸ” 868 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 90
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Wednesday

18.02.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 4514 πŸ” 760 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 25

Forgot alt text. A lovely new golden retriever pup is here.

17.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am in the pub. There is a New Dog :)

17.02.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Wisconsin conservancy is cutting off toxic exes, invasive buckthorn for Valentines Day A southern Wisconsin environmental nonprofit is cutting off toxic exes and sawing down invasive buckthorn trees this Valentine’s Day.

This is the best thing I’ve ever seen

www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

14.02.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 10
Stuart Prior I am currently Reader in Archaeological Practice in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol. My primary role is to train future archaeologists in archaeological practice ...

Digging For Britain (BBC) often features Prof Stuart Prior, who is a wheelchair user. He might be someone to contact? www.archaeologists.net/testimonies/...

12.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

11.02.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 11992 πŸ” 4158 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 190
The image features a sign for a plumbing service called β€œPlumb Solutions," depicting a cartoonish design of jeans containing a plum and a wrench. The plum’s, uh, crack, is suggestive of a, uh, plumber.

The image features a sign for a plumbing service called β€œPlumb Solutions," depicting a cartoonish design of jeans containing a plum and a wrench. The plum’s, uh, crack, is suggestive of a, uh, plumber.

there are logos. and then there are logos

05.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 487 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 7008 πŸ” 3607 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 154
07.02.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 7730 πŸ” 2992 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 30
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This amused me greatly πŸ˜‚ especially the fox painting πŸ˜‚

Thank yoooo @cheekybudgie.bsky.social

07.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 1300 πŸ” 436 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 71

Very nice! My passport renewal is in the works. I need to get another trip abroad booked soon.

07.02.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope the end destination is worth it!

07.02.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every American needs to watch this:

05.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 20549 πŸ” 10296 πŸ’¬ 582 πŸ“Œ 983
Due to recent events, morning screaming hours have been extended indefinitely

Due to recent events, morning screaming hours have been extended indefinitely

Good morning

06.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

04.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 19003 πŸ” 3013 πŸ’¬ 315 πŸ“Œ 251
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Ive watched this about 100 times.

This is why the internet was invented.

Right here.

Peak content.

04.02.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 3975 πŸ” 1031 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 90