What a great evening under the lights

CBS Sports Golazo@cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social · last mo.

Adam Phillips sends League One Bradford City through on penalties against Burnley on his first start for the club 🎯

An unusual request in the name of archaeological science: Would anyone happen to have a Shetland or Exmoor pony that wouldn’t mind sending some fur samples to me? We’re trying to compare a potentially preserved fur specimen but there’s (perhaps unsurprisingly) few sources on fur fibre diameters!

Interesting - after inter-acting with @jukes.ie my timeline is full of strangers in hospital

this

Jon Burke🌍@jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The reason there will be no ‘fuel crisis’ in the Netherlands is that every town, city, & village in the land is connected by fully-segregated cycle lanes. It’s possible for the Dutch to easily stop driving while fuel is short and prices are high. That’s real energy resilience.

Great visualisation

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

important #ParisRoubaix update:

Come on Wout !!

We were eating around the corner and decided to leave, looks out of control

Coruscate Counselling@coruscate.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The fire at Central is horrific. The BBC Scotland page only has a small byline with a photo from earlier today, but it's still hugely out of control, has taken down a building and looks like it's now right up to the corner. This is huge. 😱 www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2591832...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology

She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

nature.com

Sometimes we need reminding that we made them billionnaires, they are only billionnaires because of the stock they hold, and we decide how valuable those stocks are

Bonjour @europarl.europa.eu is it possible to visit in Strasbourg on 3 January ? - not clear on the website

Post number four in my [IMHO] series is a bit of a ramble about OKRs and a little bit on prioritisation. [IMHO] Okay OKRs and unproblematic prioritisation digitalbydefault.com/2025/12/18/o...

Jukesie@jukes.ie · 9mo ago

The third post* in my [IMHO] series was supposed to be about Agile Planning but ended up 90% about roadmaps - [IMHO] Agile Planning digitalbydefault.com/2025/12/17/i... *it might be third and final as I can't work out how to make the remaining session work as a blogpost I can share.

Since you won mayor whoever is managing your social media has stopped using alt text. Can you please start again?

Zohran Kwame Mamdani@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.

Slow dripfeed of stories like this in recent weeks, gives some hope New all-electric town in Kent strikes deal to supply power back to the grid | Renewable energy | The Guardian share.google/xkctE8ND9y4B...

New all-electric town in Kent strikes deal to supply power back to the grid

Otterpool Park’s 8,500 homes will run on solar power and batteries – with enough renewable energy to help keep lights on elsewhere

share.google

Is there anything to stop an AI trading completely independently?

Very important point being made here. Urban areas are full of the unexpected (Tesla warnings ring out all the time). The pressure will surely come to make things simpler for automated vehicles ; or at least shift the blame/risk to the environment they operate in

Adam Tranter@adamtranter.bsky.social · last yr.

We can allow history to repeat itself, and powerful interests to shape our streets in one way. Or we can remember that cities are places where walking, cycling and public transport should be prioritised. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why do scientists study obscure things like Joshua trees? Because we don’t know what we don’t know. A Yellowstone hot spring microbe led to PCR, the technology behind cancer diagnostics, forensics, HIV tests, & more. Basic research leads to BIG SURPRISES that change the world. 🧪🧬🔬

Jeremy Yoder says no war@jbyoder.org · last yr.

Got a new op-ed in LNC/LancasterOnline this morning, on the importance of the curiosity-driven science the National Science Foundation is supposed to support lancasteronline.com/opinion/colu...

More good Dales news BBC News - Yorkshire Dales project helping to save rare orchid from extinction - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yorkshire Dales project helping to save rare orchid from extinction

The lady's slipper orchid is being revived after it disappeared for nearly 100 years.

bbc.co.uk

Only a small area but a BBC News - New nature reserve to return rainforests to Yorkshire Dales - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @irishrainforest.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social hopefully it will start changing opinions in the Dales

New nature reserve to return rainforests to Yorkshire Dales

A temperate rainforest near Kettlewell could be a

bbc.co.uk

Don’t drink and text.

Announcer on Legend channel (UK) after Original series Star Trek just said before he was Kirk , William Shatner was TJ Hooker, coming up next

I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋

Extensive recent experience shows that every knorr beef stock pot has precisely 3 micro carrot cubes, the bouillon equivalent of a dab of 💩 and a feather on free range eggs.

I’ve left Meta and Twitter for bluer skies…

No expert seems to me an echo from Eisenhower with Biden's oligarchy speech www.archives.gov/milestone-do...

President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961)

EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Farewell address by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961; Final TV Talk 1/17/61 (1), Box 38, Speech Series, Papers of Dwight D.

archives.gov

Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams

When you actually care about the quality of life of people who live in your city ...

Parisians Vote to Triple Parking Fees for Big S.U.V.s and Other Hefty Cars

The city authorities say that large cars pollute more and are dangerous for pedestrians. Opponents say the mayor is on a crusade against motorists.

nytimes.com

Glad to see @pulplibrarian.bsky.social is on here, another great thread

Pulp Librarian@pulplibrarian.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Space is big. Really big,” as Douglas Adams observed. So why haven’t we seen any alien life yet? Odds are a big universe must have some – or are the odds wrong? This is the Fermi Paradox, and today in pulp I’m looking at some of the novels that have explored it. Don’t panic… #booksky #UFO

can't even eat a spoon of it these days without heartburn , and I love it

Fear of failure is a big problem in organisations, and having an agile mindset relies on being able to fail fast and go again. Sports and games get children used to failure at an early age. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Is it important for kids to learn about winning and losing?

Some experts say the values of fun and personal development in youth sports are being replaced by performance and victory

theguardian.com