I used to know someone who wrote for a local newspaper. One time she accidentally got this printed "the assailant was wearing a baklava" I now think of this every time I see the word balaclava
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Toddler mum, field recording, music, reading
Capitalising the initial letters in a hashtag such as #ProgRock rather than all lower case helps the software used by visually impaired people read the hashtag, and still maps to the lower case version so won't diminish your reach.
Has anyone else noticed the large numbers of fire bugs this year? I'd never seen one before and now there are thousands all over the trees and pavements
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not to dunk on OP here, but this is a very common misconception! rabies does not exist in the UK, *except* in some very rare cases ONLY in bats, which aren't transmissible to other animals. but it does exist and if you have been exposed to a bat, even if you didn't feel a bite, call 111 immediately.
His Bark Materials🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🌌@oneiriccanid.bsky.social · 3w agoThankfully the UK doesn’t have rabies anymore, so the bats are safe
This is worth a watch. A short film about a man haunted by a sinister black tower youtu.be/BCqC0uMr9Oc
The Black Tower (1987) - John Smith 1080p
YouTube video by The Cinema Eye
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Another 4th birthday party A mum said she hoped that when her child went to school, they'd make friends with children from "good families"
I think she should break up with him via margin annotations
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoYou be the judge: should my girlfriend stop annotating her books?
I have a couple of spare pairs (Romford)
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.Rush to find solar eclipse glasses as UK high street stocks run short
Before joining a book club, I used to worry that my comprehension of text was poor. I expected to understand everything on the first reading
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · last mo.Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...
I'm pretty sure Ben's more sociable than me, but he still 15 minutes to sit by himself in a tent looking at books at the birthday party we went to earlier
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Thinking about it 1. should be Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You? Dr Seuss
Playing with a couple of things James got me for my birthday a couple of weeks ago
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
The thing about the weird progesterone dreams is that they kind of stay with you all day
Progesterone dreams are crazy. Each one is so vivid and either a kind of parable about my life or a reflection of something bad irl
There's hand, foot and mouth disease in Ben's nursery room and now he has a sore throat. Eek
Ben went to his first nursery birthday party today and it was painful. Everyone knew each other, somehow, and I felt awkward. Arghh!
Stranger in the seat next to me: Is there anything more annoying than a crying baby on an airplane? Me, pulling a kazoo out of my pocket: Let’s find out!
Our new manager decided to organise a lunchtime bbq for our team of 5 people (including himself)
SMD@anothersmd.bsky.social · last yr.what are some absurd work situations you can share? once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate. he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
Fantastic writeup of an incredibly complex problem with the interdependence of the entire food system and how the people it screws hardest are the people who care most
JayIsPainting 🍁@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 2mo agoOk. As promised, a thread about supply chain food safety vulnerabilities in the food industry. Buckle up. It's a long one.
Spent the last couple of hours trying to clean up this 40s audio clip. There must be a better way to do it but i've been selecting by brush and increasing/decreasing gain
