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Rebecca | Palaeoplushies

@palaeoplushies.com

🪡Maker of Palaeoplushies™; soft realistic extinct creatures🦖🦤 (and increasingly more extant ones🐟🪲) She/Her Watch out for Fish! Tumblr: palaeoplushies Website: www.palaeoplushies.com Commissions: No, except science communication

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Rebecca | Palaeoplushies @palaeoplushies.com · 6d ago

I'm very lucky to have been able to achieve my dream aquarium - 240litres to replace my two smaller tanks. I've gradually been breaking down my two tanks and transferred everything to this set-up. I currently have a get-along barrier up to stop my two Bristlenose groups fighting!

A photograph of a 240litre aquarium with white trim sitting on an oak cabinet. There's lots of rocks and plants in the tank.
Jim Martin@jimspim.bsky.social · 2w ago

Has to be said that #dinoconuk has mushroomed since I last attended. It is now HUGE. But the main takeaway remains that the demographic is staggeringly diverse and entirely inclusive. All welcome. It's enriching and life-affirming.

Thylacereal@thylacereal.bsky.social · 2w ago

Shiny new microraptor! It's been a while since I've had a fun, experimental personal project like this. He's got sharp little claws and realistically foldable wings. (I'll be carrying him around at #DinoConUK, not a vendor this year but I can't resist making a new creature to bring along anyway...)

A sparkling plush microraptor with its wings spread. Its plumage is midnight blue with silver glitter, apart from the white chest and two long white tail feathers. The face and feet are bright blue, and the eyes are silver. It has shiny black plastic claws. The plush microraptor perches on the arm of a garden chair, balanced on its two feet with its wings folded at its sides. The secondary feathers overlap the primary feathers.The plush microraptor leans forwards, still perched and balanced on the arm of the chair.
Darren Naish@tetzoo.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not counting today, THREE days until #DinoConUK 2026. Tickets go off sale 12pm (UK time) Thurs; a few are still available. A huge event, this year at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, with loads of vendors, events, talks, activities, exhibitions and more, designed for everyone interested in #dinosaurs...

Rikaku@beastmasterrika.bsky.social · 3w ago

Fuck off. If anything is "millennial", it's those cool transparent colors our iMacs, Gameboys, and Tamagotchis came in. No fucking millennial likes the house flipper grey. Call it a millennial paint job when I can see through the exterior of a car because it's Glacier Purple like my GBA.

An image showing the colorful transparent plastic of various pieces of technology of the 90's and early 2000s, that were easily the popular choice of the millennial age bracket. Some of the tech is an iMac, Nintendo 64, Sega DreMcast, a PlayStation 2, a Gameboy color and Advance, and CD player.
Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w ago

No fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this

Millennial grey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A kitchen with beige grey floors, drab walls, brushed steel appliances, and grey granite countertops. Grey floors and furnishings are said to appeal to Millennial tastes. Millennial grey refers to a desaturated colour scheme that is said to appeal to the interior design sensibilities of the Millennial Generation in the early 21st century.[1] Cultural historian Kassia St. Clair attributed its widespread adoption to a desire among Millennials for "a flexible, sensible choice that will last years, hide any stains, and can be adapted to different schemes."[1] Some have diagnosed Millennial grey as a reaction to the warm hues of the late 20th century.[2] Millennial grey is polarising, particularly when used with imitation-wood-texture sheet vinyl flooring, which many describe as depressing, soulless, or corporate.[3][4] Although attributed to Millennials, the grey colour scheme is often chosen by house flippers, vacation rental owners, or other people who do not actually live in the greyed properties.[3] Thus, the occupant of the property—Millennial or not—has little say in its colour scheme, particularly when deployed for fixtures such as flooring.[4] The greying may have been driven, in part, by a desire to prepare properties for sale in a manner thought to be least offensive to the average buyer.[5] Given the housing crises gripping many countries in the early to mid-21st century, buyers and renters may feel they have no choice but to accept a property decked in Millennial grey.[4] To the extent that Millennial grey is said to be enjoyed by Millennials, it is also said to be loathed by Generation Z.[1][2]
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 4w ago

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

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Prof Laurie Stras@lauriestras.bsky.social · 4w ago

With the roll-out of Making Tax Digital going ahead, HMRC must provide an in-house, government-developed, fully-functional software that allows easy and confident compliance with MTD. Self-employed people should not be obliged to hand data to private companies. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Create a government-owned, free software for Making Tax Digital (MTD)

With the roll-out of Making Tax Digital going ahead, HMRC must provide an in-house, government-developed, fully-functional software that allows easy and confident compliance with MTD. Self-employed pe...

petition.parliament.uk

Rebecca | Palaeoplushies @palaeoplushies.com · 4w ago

One of my most useful skills that I'm ever grateful to my dad for teaching me was to read maps and navigate using them. I love maps!! Gmaps etc are amazing but I like to combine them with traditional navigational skills and very rarely rely on satnav for directions

Michael D. Green, PhD@michaeldgreen.phd · 4w ago

Can’t lie, the fact that y’all were driving with PAPER maps is insane. Even worse, you had to ask random strangers for directions??

Rebecca | Palaeoplushies @palaeoplushies.com · last mo.

In just over a month, my sister Sarah is going to be taking over Palaeoplushies for some time whilst I am on maternity leave. This means that there won't be any new designs for a while but she will be working hard to restock many existing plushies. She has been working with me to make plushies-