Emma Beasley
@ejb117.bsky.social
Bookworm, daydreamer, frustrated artist, and writer of blog posts.
Had a cracking time yesterday at the Herne Bay Cartoon Festival, with @skirwingle.bsky.social, who wore one of @marshallcartoon.bsky.social's tshirts especially for the occasion! Local people: exhibitions are still on at Beach Creative and One New Street Gallery. Go and see 'em! 🙂
In this #OffGridPod episode we gallop through the Wallops, block the way with our heads, and get a Belter of a quiz. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ANTIMATTER. offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/07/26/f...
Farleigh Successful Slice - Ep.77 - Off-Grid
This time around we're enjoying a Farleigh successful slice of things radioactive, impactful and nitwitted.
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shit, guys, the americans have noticed. everyone act normal.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 4w agoThe Count Binface stuff happening in the U.K. is a real good bit. Hope everybody subjects themselves to British politics long enough to look it up. The British version of Trump really will be spending the summer fighting with a sentient trashcan.
![Rachel Reeves, who as Chancellor of the Exchequer had to appoint Farage as Steward of the Manor of Northstead before the by-election could go ahead, said on social media: "If [Farage] wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him".[66]
Binface received a surge of support from activists after announcing his candidacy, raising more than £15,000 in donations in a day, which he described as akin to a "fever dream". He said he hoped to appeal to voters from all sides of the political spectrum and said he could even court the immigrant vote, given he was "the ultimate alien".[63]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiei5ic5flyzcddukkfegbwarfqbjacopms4crjpfwsr7vrlnwgmhe)
As we all begin to melt - us and the ice caps - this year's One New Street Gallery exhibition seems appropriately named SOME LIKE IT HOT. It's the usual mix paintings, sculpture, photograph, print making and, of course, cartoons. Details on the poster. 🔥🔥🔥🌞🔥
Come on, Clacton... you know it makes sense tk vote Binface! 🤣
Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4w agoIn case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.
Now is the time for Labour, Lib Dems, Tories, and Greens to all get behind Count Binface. Do it.
Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 4w agoAll the parties need to agree an embarrassing unity candidate
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Meandering through fields and thoughts
As I went for an early(ish) Saturday morning stroll in an attempt to beat the heat of the day to come, I spotted a pale ginger cat sitting quietly on the pavement in the shade cast by a large white…
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One of mine in the latest The Big Issue @bigissue.com . Make an orderly transition to the new issue by seeking out your local vendor. #larrythecat #SirKeirStarmer
It's the last Sunday of the month, it's lunchtime, it's ... CRACKERJ— er, #OffGridPod! offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/06/28/y...
Yards Short, Taylor - Ep.75 - Off-Grid
For our 5th (not 9th) anniversary we find ourselves yards short, Taylor, as we pass through New Albany, only hanging around a brief while to swiftly make a few puns.
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A phenomenon I've noticed recently is people trying to occupy some untenable middleground wrt to the use of systems sold as "AI" -- this is a position where people try to recognize the harms of this tech but also hold space for "responsible" or "ethical" use. 🧵>>
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Farewell, Cyclotron; hello hospital admin incompetence…
There was almost a graduation day vibe on the last day of my sister’s treatment week at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre up in the Wirral, back in April. In fact, thinking back, the Cyclotron pati…
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I work for a university, and this is a very good explanation of just one of the reasons why I am utterly baffled as to why staff and students are increasingly being actively encouraged to use Generative AI. theconversation.com/ai-doesnt-ju...
AI doesn’t just help us think, it thinks instead of us: what this means for the process of learning
When AI hands us an answer, we risk bypassing the process through which learning happens.
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What's it actually feel like to live through the decline and fall of mass Higher Education in Britain? Today I've written about this from the inside here... Hope you like it, and hope you find it useful. isrf.org/blog/what-do...
What Does It Feel Like to Live Under the Threat of Redundancy?
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Chuffed to have generated.. erm drawn the poster for this year's Herne Bay Cartoon Festival. #hbcartoonfest
It's that #OffGridPod time of the month again. Wrap your listening gear around this: offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/05/31/p...
Parrot Blabs Smile Recipe - Ep. 73 - Off-Grid
In which the lass on the bus may have been pondering ‘Mars (anag.)’, solving a maze, anticipating a dessert at the Fat Duck or worrying about the Bill(y/ie).
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Happy National Biscuit Day! I'm enjoying a classic chocolate chip digestive. What's your favourite?!
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Treatment week at Clatterbridge: proton beam therapy
After my sister’s simulation appointment on day one of treatment week, we took a taxi back to the hotel and then went for a leisurely stroll into Port Sunlight to get some fresh air and do a …
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Back to the Wirral, and the simulation appointment
Just ten days after returning from a trip oop north for my sister’s day appointment at Clatterbridge Hospital in the Wirral, we were back on the trains again and heading up for her treatment …
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Surgery at Moorfields: tantalum marker placement
Just over a couple of weeks ago, my sister and I headed out on our extremely well-trodden journey back to Moorfields Eye Hospital. This time, she was the patient and I was (attempting to be) the ey…
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A Moorfields visit, and the cruelty of fate
I recently had one of my standard vitreoretinal (VR) check up appointments at Moorfields. It was supposed to be in early February but as is so often the case, I had to chase it up and it eventually…
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By popular demand, here is the full, glorious message from Aberystwyth University Library, on their blog: wordpress.aber.ac.uk/librarian/?p... Hat tip to @walkyouhome.bsky.social for prompting me to realise it was a blog post, and thus available to you all ❤️
Wait a Minute…What If I Don’t Want to Use AI?
AI is everywhere right now. It writes summaries, explains theories, fixes grammar, and recommends playlists.But here’s the thing nobody says out loud: you’re allowed not to use it. Whether you feel…
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