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Helen Wells πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈπŸ–€πŸ˜πŸ€πŸ’œ

@fieryfredgater.bsky.social

I'm a bit of a geek. I'm an HER Officer (desk archaeologist!). :-)

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inkle@inkle.co Β· 2d ago

NEW OPPORTUNITY: Short fiction writer? Love the world of Heaven's Vault? ... then come play in the waters. We're looking to commission 20 short stories set in the Nebula for a new anthology. Paid, obvs. Full details and a link to the form on the blog: www.inklestudios.com/2026/10/24/t...

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Daniel@deargodwhaat.bsky.social Β· 2w ago

Prompts a fun question: whats the most niche historical inaccuracy in a piece of work that annoys you Not like 'oh they were referring to the wrong king' , more 'they had the wrong king on a banknote in one scene'

Amrk@amrk.bsky.social Β· 2w ago

Why do book characters consistently have wildly anachronistic names. Anne Hathaway is currently playing a Colleen Hoover character who is a women in her early 40s in the 2020s named *Verity Crawford* Other media does not do this, if this was an original film she’d be called Lucy

Fiona Robertson@fionaswriting.bsky.social Β· 3w ago

Thanks to everyone who watched my performance of The Secret Of The Poets at the Edinburgh Book Festival at the @iamloudpro.bsky.social Grand Slam! I'm still reading through comments ❀️ Here's the text version, which you can also find on my poetry site. I'll post a video soon about why I wrote this ❀️

The Secret of the poets by Fiona Robertson I wrote my wedding vows with ChatGPT. I’m no good at words. It does it better than me. I typed out some facts and asked AI to write my mother's eulogy. I know, I know, her final goodbye summed up by machine. But I'm not a poet. Words don't come easy to me, you see. My friend’s kid died and I didn’t know what to say so I asked Claude and straight away I had something to text him and he thumbs-upped the message so I think it was OK. I asked it to write a Valentine. My best man speech. My marriage counselling homework. My suicide note. I’m not a poet. I don’t know what to say. Let me tell you the secret of the poets: Nobody ever knows what to say. There are no words to mend a shattered heart. No verse can make someone fall in love. No poem can ease the ache of loss. No-one can speak the depth of gratitude or trust or pain. Nobody ever knows what to say. Not even us. Generative AI will give you an answer but it will be a lie, because all these words have ever been are stand-ins for β€˜I cared enough to try’. https://linktr.ee/FionaRobertson
Helen Wells πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈπŸ–€πŸ˜πŸ€πŸ’œ@fieryfredgater.bsky.social Β· last mo.

Well I booked my ticket for this - surprisingly my non-archaeologist husband said he'd come too!

James Wright@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social Β· 4mo ago

Dates for The Buildings Archaeologist book tour are now live! I shall be asking the question: why do we know so little about the ancient buildings which surround our everyday lives? Full details of each show and ticket links are available via: triskeleheritage.com/the-building...

Video Game History Foundation@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Β· last mo.

We've passed over 5000 out-of-print magazines in our digital archive! This is a big milestone that wouldn't have been possible without our community of supporters, collaborators, and industry partners. And it's about to keep growing. Learn more...

VGHF Digital Archive passes 5000 magazines. Here's what's next. | Video Game History Foundation

We've passed a big milestone for our digital archive. Let's talk about where our magazine collection is going next...

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Helen Wells πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈπŸ–€πŸ˜πŸ€πŸ’œ@fieryfredgater.bsky.social Β· last mo.

@oliver-guy.co.uk something for those who live near Brighton!!

Mike Diver@mikediver.bsky.social Β· last mo.

(Taps mic) Testing. I've set up a Luma event for a special Alien-s chat on October 14. I'll be talking Alien games development of the 1990s and now(ish) with two special guests. Please check it out. (Ticket covers a cocktail for you, PA hire and staff wages, that's it.) luma.com/p4pjgibd

Flyer for an event at Loading Bar, Brighton on Oct 14 2026. I will be speaking with Steve Collett who worked on Alien 3 and Howard Rayner who worked on Alien: Isolation, about those very different experiences. Tickets are on sale now and the price basically covers costs and your first drink. Please come?
Alex von Tunzelmann@alexvont.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is Β£2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Alice Roberts@profaliceroberts.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.οΏΌ