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how did this get here I am not good with computer
It's helpful that every so often Polanski reminds us that while he's obviously far better than any of the current alternatives, he's still pretty shit and we shouldn't make the mistake of getting too excited about him.
Andy Burnham Accepter@jorisbinned.bsky.social · 4h agoHello I'm an idiot
the.... MONCHER! #SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year
At last! It’s time for our invertebrate of the year competition as voted for by you. Today, the immortal jellyfish – come back on Wednesday to find out who else made the top 10
theguardian.com
Petra Korlević@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · yesterdaythe banner changes as more goobies are revealed! with a little sneak peak of tomorrow's invert's BUTT #SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Is this the time for me to share that I know some people who lost their jobs during one of the biggest animation job crises in the modern animation industry because Hank Green turned his back on the team that animated Crash Course for years I hate him for AI but I already kinda hated him for this
Corey Brickley@coreybrickley.bsky.social · 18h agoit's crazy to me people still insist ai for research is reliable when we now have an Hbomberguy video's worth of evidence that its unreliability is tanking Hank Green's career
It's Textile Tuesday, and you know what that means: a piece by artist Faig Ahmed called "The Dragons of Karabakh" that's woven to look like an antique Central Asian carpet is melting off the wall into a puddle. More about the artist here: faigahmed.com
does the US have a plan for when SpaceX collapses due to it inheriting debt from Musk's other ventures
The Tories have selected a convicted former Neo-Nazi as a councillor. Here's why that reflects very poorly on Jeremy Corbyn.
The Tiffany Problem, Sending a fax to Japan, That the Emperor read. Lincoln is dead. (to the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
We actually covered the recent Snelling paper on tracheoles and oxygen for Science. A different thread, but more evidence suggesting oxygen might not have been so important for Meganeura and co. www.science.org/content/arti...
How did ancient bugs get so big? The prevailing theory may be wrong
Flying insect respiratory systems suggest abundant oxygen can’t explain ancient gigantism
science.org
Not remotely clear oxygen levels at any point in the Paleozoic were above modern levels. Direct samples preserved in halite do not show this at all outside of the mid-Silurian.
Atmospheric oxygen of the Paleozoic
The evolution of Earth's atmosphere is of extreme importance to the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. This is particularly true for the role the…
sciencedirect.com
Dr Craig R McClain@drcraigmc.bsky.social · yesterday300 million years ago, dragonflies the size of hawks patrolled the swamps and millipedes grew longer than your leg. The air was richer in oxygen then, and insects breathe through passive tubes that only reach so far into the body. More oxygen, bigger bug. 🧪 #HowToBuildAGiant
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
Just finished this painting called ‘The Rivals’ inspired heavily by the Crystal Palace Iguanodon!
The Code of Practice will come into force on the 5th August. Here's what that means: goodlaw.social/3b7a2a
‘Discriminatory’ and ‘unworkable’ trans guidance to come into force | Good Law Project
The equalities minister has ordered the government’s harmful code of practice will apply from 5 August – we’re pushing back
goodlaw.social
getting reports that NERV have crashed debris into the moon
today's draw: the Seven of Wands valor, protectiveness, perseverance Never give up, never surrender.
constant badthoughts@allwrongthink.bsky.social · yesterdaytoday's draw: Four of Pentacles (again) possessiveness, control, security a mirror image of yesterday?
I honestly can't bring myself to care about Space X crashing shit into the moon. It's bad, sure, but fuck it, it's the moon.
the one shining light of my otherwise extremely boring hometown is an extremely successful and long-lived comics and games shop
The Other Luke Haines@lukehaines85.bsky.social · 9h agoWas just thinking that kids these days don't appreciate a) the excitement of learning that nerd shops actually exist and b) the fact that they inevitably closed down within two years and broke your heart.
I don't think anyone envisaged the day that the worlds of national shed competitions and nerd wargaming would collide, but here we are! Seriously inspirational on so many fronts, and Otty seems such a lovely guy. Well worth a watch! youtu.be/ZSVpTdYr7bE?...
Warhammer, Star Wars & Friendship | Shed of the Year 2026 Winner Tour
YouTube video by Tiger Sheds
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping all-time high 60% off on Steam until August 18! 💀⛏️🩸 It's the perfect time to check out our folk horror adventure set on the moors of Northern England. The answers lie in the soil...
And now in the Evening Standard. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Green-run London councils to resist new trans guidance on single-sex spaces
Lambeth and Waltham Forest councils have already signaled they will resist new guidance on single-sex spaces over risk it leaves 'trans people open to discrimination'
standard.co.uk
Caroline Russell@carolinerussell.bsky.social · yesterdayI’ve written to the Mayor of London: “I urge you now to work with councils across London to support their efforts to make sure the (EHRC) guidance cannot be used to diminish the everyday rights of 🏳️⚧️ trans Londoners and to seek the wider adoption of these approaches across our city.” [1/3]
![Letter to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice for Service
providers, Public Functions and Associations
I am writing following our conversation at Mayor’s Question Time (12 June 2026) where I raised concerns about the distress and anxiety trans Londoners tell me they are feeling following the publication of the revised Code of Practice for service providers and associations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
You told me that your “priority is to ensure London remains a city where everyone, regardless of gender identity, can thrive, feel safe and belong.” [1]
You'll be aware that this week, on 5 August 2026, the Government's updated EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect, following an order from the Minister for Women and Equalities.
Trans led organisations, such as Trans Actual, have maintained that the Code remains unworkable; it does not protect trans people, it does not help service providers and it does not respect the UK’s human rights obligations. [2]
Despite cross party condemnation, with 166 MPs signing Early Day Motion (EDM) 240,
tabled by Nadia Whittome MP, in an effort to halt this discriminatory guidance, there has
been no debate in Parliament.
The government's own Equality Impact Assessment admits that this code of practice would have wide-ranging negative impacts on Trans people and that Trans women could face a "disproportionate risk of violence and sexual assault.” [3]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y72k4zijlsi47z7wk262cv24/bafkreifzyqhohvnimtn7f55trm54cbxvwqcjjxkmdfuq74twtvtyacufaq)
feels like something @frogcroakley.bsky.social might enjoy
TANKHEAD@tankhead-mecha.bsky.social · yesterdayThe Koryu subhead was an absolute terror around rocky coasts. Its legs allowed it to hide in rough waters that no normal vessel could survive. Add to that wickedly barbed harpoons along with the most powerful torpedoes of the Neverwar and you have a nautical nightmare.
Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
excellent local news (GDPR-blocked so here's an archive link archive.ph/VXY4m)
VT musical director of planned 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' created fake threats, police say
The director of a planned production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" admitted to sending himself threatening texts that eventually got the play canceled out of safety concerns.
mynbc5.com
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
Starship Troopers (1997): Arachnid Warrior Bug, animatronics testing by Amalgamated Dynamics
