There are three of us in this marriage; my wife dashes into our sitting room for the torch so she can have her nightly tryst with the hedgehog!! 🦔
Alastair Gittner
@agittner.bsky.social
Now retired science teacher and school leader, after 31 years I decided to hang up my chisel point. Grandad, father, husband, cyclist, birdwatcher, foodie and baker. Still interested in all things education especially research informed practice
Judgement day when Skynet went self-aware, August 29th 1997, so it's a little late but we've got about 3 weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anthropic AI created fake profiles to deceive people in attempted hack
The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
bbc.co.uk
Living in a town which has recently voted for ReformUK to run the council this feels v important. Their first act was to take down the LGBTQ+ flag from outside the town hall, we also have a councillor who sports a swastika tattoo. The debate these events have caused show the division that exists 1/
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12h agoEl-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
So let me get this right; Elon Musk is now polluting another place in our universe with his rubbish? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision
Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles an hour
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I just need to shout into the void; I hate social media cooking videos that start off "Did you know that if you start with..." I also hate cooking videos with excessive sound effects. Thank you for reading.
Caught up with the ending of Erin Brockovich. Though I have seen it several times I would just like to say; it is a great film.
I was going to write something longer but gave up. I just want to say Farage talks bollocks, always, all the time.
Interesting article from @ftedit.ft.com on Saturday. But I can’t work out why there are 2 types of income tax in the lower graph? Anyone any clues? @ironeconomist.bsky.social probably me being slow this morning
If you are younger than about 45 you have no idea just how amazing it was watching Christopher Reeve as Superman in the 70s. You really did believe a man could fly.
The Greeks and good people of Penistone seemingly love a break mid-film www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
‘An intermission is a must’: why Greek cinemas are adding a loo break to The Odyssey
In Athens’ picturehouses, an interval is always a ‘non-negotiable’ – a chance to buy a beer, nip to the toilet – or pop the question
theguardian.com
Tales from the Gittner sofa#43 We are sat here doing our best Louis impression to What a wonderful world.
Seeing Tyree Glenn playing with a mute, reminds me, all you Jazz fans the BBC isounds series on Mile Davis I found very interesting, especially how finding a cone mute changed his career (among other things) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Legend - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Legend on BBC Sounds.
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Another one of those date facts that always make me think. Tyree Glenn the trombonist on #BBCfour Louis Armstrong show, died in 1974 (ie during my life time) at the age of 61 having lived through two world wars. We forget that the people we knew had done this.
How to annoy Paul Young fans (in my experience) tell them it's not as good as "Toast" #totp
OK who misses Oxford Bags? I was never cool enough to have a pair in 1983 #totp
And the Odyssey references keep coming. The Lotus Eaters #totp
I'm still undecided on Elvis Costello..#totp even after nearly 50 years.
Ah top pop quiz question; what do Paul McCartney, Lemmy and Phil Lynott have in common? #totp
Ah bit of Bob. Exodus the best track so far across all the shows #totp this evening
Quote of the night from my OH; Who would have thought 50 years later I would be ironing my pants still to Boney M #totp (a little glimpse of domestic life here a Chez Gittner)
Who knew....Steve Gibbons is still touring.... #totp Kidderminster is the place to be in October
This Kelis track is still a classic #totp It's the update of Young Hearts run free.
@drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social When I became HoD I made 2 apptmts in my 1st yr.I had to replace literally the physics teacher of the year,chose a man from the nearby private school who was arrested by the police 12mths later for having inappropriate images on his PC, the other was a tech who I married!
Google suggests they have 5.5 million customers that means that's about 50 MILLION LITRES per customer per day in leaks. That would go a long way in my hanging baskets and cleaning my bike with a hose-pipe.
Alastair Gittner@agittner.bsky.social · last wk.Can anyone explain why we the householders should scrimp and save our water when the CEO of our local water company has received bonuses of £1.5m and the company still is allowing what estimates and reports of leaks totalling roughly 260–283 million litres daily? (and still gets his bonus)