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Rob Holbrook

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Fish geek who also loves Liverpool FC, music (especially playing the trumpet), and food.

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Have Spurs considered that it might be… the team/culture/boardroom management?

11.03.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That was a beautiful player, but its appearance and sound quality was about the only beautiful thing about owning one.

02.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œCornwall”

26.02.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, it’s a difficult line to tread. Currently one of the best pieces of soft power we have too, so in the national interest to keep it as good as it can be. Personally I think the games have too many interruptions for the neutral to enjoy them as much as they could 5 years ago.

26.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m surprised it’s taken them this long. I suspect there will be some opposition from the really big clubs as they might see it as more profitable going alone eventually.

26.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had a great time (literally) climbing the career ladder yesterday with Max Klymenko.
The University of Bath

25.02.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, you do say they’re one of the easiest ducks to identify πŸ˜‰

24.02.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These are a northern pintails (Anas acuta), in case anyone was wondering.

23.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure that would have been single acting (and not that effective as very old), and you’ll now be using double acting, and in date, so will be a lot more effective! Could be interesting to have side by side bakes from the same recipe.

21.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, after last night, I think City will win it. I’d imagine both City and Liverpool will be better next season too, but obviously it remains to be seen by how much.

19.02.2026 06:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A good episode, but also, they were credited in the Apple Music version of their albums…

17.02.2026 07:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Patent attorney here - the statute refers to computer programs β€œas such”. It has long been possible to gain a patent for a computer-implemented method that has a technical effect. The judgement aligns the UK approach to assessing these with the EPC, which the UK is legally obliged to do.

12.02.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

10.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 8838 πŸ” 2740 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 242

Ah, that makes sense. I was watching with the sound off and was a little confused!

08.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it doesn’t make sense on many technical or sportsmanship levels. A red and city’s goal standing would have made more sense?

08.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thought the second half was pretty good, until their first goal.

08.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, that’s an impressive stat.

08.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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About Wytham Woods

Photo shows hand holding hardback book About Wytham Woods

Very nice to see this in the flesh finally - many thanks to Keith Kirby for coordinating this project.

06.02.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess he didn’t leave the PL because he wanted to go to the World Cup, but that was always a pipe dream. Would have been much better for his career to go to any of the other top five leagues.

03.02.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Modelling multiple sclerosis in a dish to test therapeutics at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Modelling multiple sclerosis in a dish to test therapeutics at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD Alert! We’re recruiting for a new, fully-funded #Neuroskyence PhD studentship to model multiple sclerosis in vitro, combining immunology with ephys. Led by the awesome @juliae.bsky.social
Please repost.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

03.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You should rectify that - under 2 hours on the train from KGX and it’s a wonderful city. Lots for kids to do too. (I’m biased, it’s my hometown).

27.01.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aunt of Crispian Mills, lead singer of Kula Shaker.

23.01.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooo, I look forward to reading that!

22.01.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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KEITH KIRBY Something of an Oxford legend, QUAD hunts down the Old Man of Wytham for a proper chat

Super profile of Keith Kirby who's played a pivotal role in studying the ecology of @wythamwoods.bsky.social for more than half a century. He was also an extraordinarily effective cat-herder for the forthcoming book on Wytham Woods
www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/keit...

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

22.01.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

He was also exceptionally well-placed to know this before he took the role.

12.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You could try putting it all in the freezer, then when it’s all cold, running the plastic part under the hot tap, then seeing if it slides off.

10.01.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is just so that the casting is slightly more faithful to the ages of the characters in the source material, so I think this is fine.

06.01.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been considered as an β€œextremely rare” disease in the countries with the vaccination in the same routine as all the other vaccinations. Totally stupid that it has taken this long to sort in the UK.

02.01.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m just here to congratulate you on fulfilling the brief so perfectly. Amazing.

30.12.2025 04:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I had this as a desktop wallpaper for a long time!

29.12.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0