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@simonbrown

I spend the day looking at the screen and tapping the keyboard. I'm a machine that turns tea into computer code. #informationista #norfolk #uk

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I love it, congratsπŸͺ‰

24.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, it looks amazing. Need some audio 🎡

23.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Optimism

08.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@hilj.bsky.social Hi Hil, Can you ping me your contact details somehow if you're still piano tuning and are happy to come to Norfolk?

06.02.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK to join major wind farm project with eight European countries For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.

A good idea β€” except for the small detail of

…potentially driving up electricity prices when supply is tight…

Which we all know is totally hypothetical…

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.01.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks a bit Wallace & Gromit, The Wrong Trousers

23.10.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weather fans β€” I often see different models mentioned in forecasts. Which one tends to be the most accurate? Is there a clear β€˜winner’? #weather #meteorology #forecasting #model

23.10.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like Guy Fawkes is practicing at The White House

22.10.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009
'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009 YouTube video by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science

β€œThings are going to get unimaginably worse, and they are never, ever, going to get better.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Imv...

14.09.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10Β°C and misty down by the River Chet this morning

09.09.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You blink and it’s September

01.09.2025 06:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Walking the Norfolk Coastal Path near Caister-on-Sea

24.08.2025 05:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mist catcher

13.08.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This building was obviously constructed before vertical lines were invented.

12.08.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice and cool down by the river (for now) #southnorfolk #riverchet

11.08.2025 07:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just seen on the news that Phoenix temps are β€˜Scorchio!’ with a forecast for 46Β°C later this week. That sounds unusual even for Phoenix - record breaking?

06.08.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time for a brew at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum, Norfolk

03.08.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So Junior Doctors are now called Resident Doctors. If they were going to rename them, couldn’t they have picked something clearer and more meaningful?

23.07.2025 06:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why isn’t Feargal Sharkey in charge of water in the UK?

20.07.2025 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it too late?

11.07.2025 05:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, at least now that these β€˜once in a hundred year’ weather events have happened, I’m safe from extreme heatwaves, floods, and storms for the rest of my life… right? #climatechange

11.07.2025 05:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s been a sudden explosion in the population of butterflies in South Norfolk, UK in the last couple of days. Have you noticed the same where you are?

09.07.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very funny (and a little bit serious) Thanks

30.06.2025 06:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer vibes

12.06.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fascinating - thanks to you and β€ͺ@jimalkhalili.bsky.social‬

03.06.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning developers,

I’ve just asked AI for the top 10 development skills ranked by how frequently they appeared in job postings over the last 3 months. How do you feel about the result?

Python
SQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Java
JavaScript
Microsoft Azure
C#
C++
Linux
Robotics

07.05.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eclipse in South Norfolk

29.04.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night in Beccles: Led By Donkeys returned to the scene of the β€˜crime’ to chat about their projects

25.04.2025 05:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A jewellery designer with a sense of humour in Norwich

25.04.2025 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0