Fun fact, I’m having a 24 hr ECG at the moment and the doctor told me to note down any palpitations. I reminded them the football was on.

Decided to risk a pre-half time toilet in the pub. Tragic decision.

This has been great and all but can we have 20 very boring minutes to finish things off?

So if I understand correctly, if we get through we can get the UK government on the phone to Infantino and the red card doesn’t count, right?

Did a World Cup brew that’s ready just in time for the knockout stages ⚽️ An 8% American double dry-hopped IPA with seven different hop varieties involved in the build-up!

The most red cards in a World Cup was in 2006 (28) and after one game of the 2026 World Cup we’re already over 10% of that figure. Should be fun!

I regret the timing of my latest bottling day 🥵 however, (hopefully) delicious elderflower beer to drink within two weeks!

Eurovision week ➡️ Eurovision beers Timed my first all-grain brew to cater for our Eurovision party at the weekend! A pale ale single hopped with Mosaic 🍻

New Hungarian government has been inaugurated 🎉

Minor equipment upgrade for this month’s brewing session – having a better heater AND a thermostat control is making things a lot faster!

Fantastic weather for #EelDay in Ely today! For the unfamiliar, the giant eel of the fens was successfully placated by casting a few local children into its gaping jaws, and it was then driven back to the river for another year.

First brew day since before kids! And first time attempting all-grain brewing. Aiming for a fairly straightforward mosaic pale ale in time for a Eurovision party next month…

Had fun making some mini sushi stamps with the kids this morning and then adding colour with acrylic paints 🍣

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“Why have the goals dried up for the Germany forward?” The BBC know what they’re doing writing this article right before a Newcastle visit to Dr Tottenham… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Tottenham v Newcastle: What has happened to Nick Woltemade?

After an impressive start to life at Newcastle, what has happened to Nick Woltemade?

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Layer 3 of 3!

Second layer done! A few prints lost to misalignment along the way – seems my cheap 3D-printed paper registration method didn’t quite cut it…

First layer of what might end up being an overly ambitious reduction print. I’ve made ten to start with in the hope that I end up with one or two decent ones!

Me in 2025: I don’t have enough time for all of my hobbies Me in 2026: Let’s accumulate more hobbies!

Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics@compoundchem.com · 6mo ago

Shiny new birthday present to play with. Expect a graphic on the chemistry of 3D printing soon (as well as chemistry-themed 3D prints once the kids have tired of Pokémon ones)

Proud of the 6yo’s birthday Pokémon punning here

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Some more linocut experimentation yesterday evening. Still keeping stuff relatively simple while I play around – might need some better rollers based on the slight patchiness on this one!

The clouds in Cambridgeshire cleared long enough for a brief auroral cameo

The results of my first attempt at linocut printing today. Pretty pleased with how these turned out!

SCAM ALERT – IMPORTANT The cat has already been fed.

a cartoon character says i 'm shocked in front of a blue wall

Alt: Animated gif of Fry from Futurama saying "I'm shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked."

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Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7mo ago

X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Non-galanthophiles may not know that there are hundreds of different cultivars of snowdrop – here are a few of my favourites!

Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics@compoundchem.com · 7mo ago

Snowdrop season is coming in the Northern Hemisphere! What links these winter flowers with Alzheimer's treatment and nerve agents? Find out in this infographic! www.compoundchem.com/2018/02/08/s... #ChemSky 🧪

A colleague just incredulously emailed me this article and I, completely unsurprised, noted that while teaching I had at least two students try to eat copper sulfate crystals. Something about those blue crystals is clearly too alluring! www.tes.com/magazine/new... #ChatChemistry

Warning over students ingesting copper sulphate

DfE issues health alert after a helpline supporting safe science practical work warns of students ‘deliberately’ consuming the chemical compound

tes.com

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At #ASEConf26? Come and see @amybrewer.bsky.social, @mikeycaer.bsky.social and me at the @cambridgeocr.bsky.social stand! We’ve got examples of our purposeful practical resources, and, more importantly, a huge tub of Lindor 😋 Plus you can vote on what’s your biggest challenge for GCSE reform 🗳️