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Web developer/designer based in UK. Also likes tea, cycling, Apple products, FOSS and good music.

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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Brexiteer irony meter is close to exploding again. Ratcliffe said all this in an EU country, at the launch of his company’s EU subsidised project. He’s disappointed that the UK government hasn’t supported it. If only there had been a way for EU funded projects to happen in the UK. 🤯
Sir Jim was speaking in Denmark at the launch of the EU's first carbon capture and storage system (CCS). Ineos has invested in the scheme which is being subsidised by the Danish government and the EU.

He said he had hoped to develop CCS in the UK but there had not been enough government support.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congratulations! Nice to hear you chat about your experiences and why classics are so important. A couple of times character actors came up, I’d love episodes on this. Incidentally, I just saw Roland Young in ‘The Young in Heart’ (1938), not a big movie, but a fun little movie for a fall afternoon.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It was utterly irresponsible “both sides” journalism from the BBC. The first time I’ve complained in a very long time.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
FWIW complaints can be made here: www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
bbc.co.uk
Complaints | Contact the BBC
These pages have information about how to complain to the BBC, with links to the BBC’s Complaints Framework, the BBC’s regulator Ofcom and regular reports about complaints. If you would like to unders...
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The Verge @theverge.com · 15/08/2026
The CrossPoint Reader firmware is getting plug-ins that add support for ebooks from Libby, Kobo, and other sources. www.theverge.com/tech/976390/...
theverge.com
Xteink’s tiny e-readers are getting access to free books through Libby
It’s getting a lot easier to source ebooks for Xteink’s tiny e-readers.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One America, where people are smart enough to know you don't form plurals with apostrophes. Another America, where people are stupid enough to use apostrophes to form plurals.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Rest in peace William Orbit. What a loss, but also what a musical legacy. A true sonic genius.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Odd, how the UK can't seem to keep a Prime Minister—and we can't seem to get rid of a President.
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Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Hello. I work at Apple, and I enjoy wearing human clothes. I mean clothes. Haha. That was funny. As you know, I am, like you, a human. Hello.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We have a lot of digital advertising screens in Oxford - I had no idea they used so much energy before reading this. @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @emilykerr36.bsky.social
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Boy howdy, if this doesn’t sum up the Republican Party, nothing does.
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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 12/03/2026
The Straits of Hormuz is closed? Better call Werner Herzog!
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Thanks, I think the illegally parked cars is an issue for pedestrians on Cowley Road. Better parking enforcement and rethinking the stub layout would help. The planter issue is with Oxfordshire County Council, who closed the report, no signs of any repairs yet. www.fixmystreet.com/R/C3jyuCFwFi...
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Broken LTN planter now leaking mud - Viewing a problem
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Space for pedestrians needs to be ensured. Often forced to walk in to the road because of these ‘parking bays’. Also, there seems to be no plan for maintenance of the planters. One of them has a collapsed base and is leaking out mud (reported via FixMyStreet - told they are aware - but not fixing).
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Gove’s perhaps a bit jealous of someone who’s actually a successful and credible journalist. He’s not known to respect people who actually know what they’re talking about.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Are we the baddies? #ICE
US Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino stands alongside other law enforcement officers observing a protest outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis this month © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 30/12/2025
Is your local NHS trust using Palantir software? Find out and tell them what you think ⬇️ goodlaw.social/ql1k
goodlaw.social
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/12/2025
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him theonion.com/rift-widens-between-el…
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
The delusion or dishonesty of this. Does Stanley really believe that the EU spent time and money designing EES just to prevent UK citizens visiting the EU? They got their sacred Brexit, and yet more lies and bitterness. We decided to be a third country, “We’re out”, this is the “prize” that we won.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Exactly! Brexit never required the UK to leave Erasmus. As Johnson knows full well - he was one who pushed us out of the scheme due to his petty prejudices. No one was campaigning on it or putting on the side of a bus. Therefore, rejoicing Erasmus is not a “betrayal”, just undoing a stupid decision.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
😍We are rejoining Erasmus. Official announcement tomorrow😍 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
theguardian.com
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share. Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Grant White @grantwhite.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
@guitarmoog.bsky.social @karlrolson.com
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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Do something about Russia 🇷🇺 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
It is a great city, I’d definitely recommend a return visit if you travel this side of the pond! It’s sometimes easy to take for granted, but always exciting to see Oxford feature on the big screen. Here’s Radcliffe Square in the movie and how it is this evening.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Christopher Columbus would later return to Oxford to film scenes for Harry Potter in nearby Christchurch College. So definitely connections between the schools in both movies. A side note, I get to regularly walk past these locations. 😊
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Loving this. A few notes. Sandhurst is a military academy, probably equivalent to West Point. Great recommendation for Rathbone Bruce Christmas radio show, I’ll be listening to this closer to the holidays! archive.org/details/sher... The school exterior location in YSH is Radcliffe Square in Oxford.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22/11/2025
⬇️ Brexit has cost the country between 6% and 8% of GDP per person over the last decade, a hit of £180 billion ($235 billion) to £240 billion. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…
bloomberg.com
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Anything resembling consistent enforcement would be a start. There are wardens about, but not patrolling enough to keep the pavements accessible to pedestrians.
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caylen @caylen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
This is true, but only because in the MAGA world: Lies = “Truth” Journalism = “Fake news”
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Yann Seznec @yann-seznec.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
my STR-500 sampler has proved frighteningly popular on the social medias, because apparently the world wants to watch me move my hands awkwardly to control sound (kids, ask your grandparents about dragons den). So here's a thread about it + my thoughts on future developments
The inside of a prototype electronic musical instrument, showing wires, a Daisy Seed microcontroller, and a string controllerA metallic enclosure with three buttons, two switches, a joystick with a protruding clip, and five sockets with connectors plugged in
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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/11/2025
From 1988. archive.org/details/crash-magazine-…
"'What's going to happen' asks Professor David Zeltzer, 'when we have (computer) animation of photographic quality?' The prospect of the 43rd, computer-generated, series of Terry and June being made long after the two stars have retired is a prospect that could make us rue the day computers were ever allowed into television But also imagine all of the repercussions if a false computer generated image was broadcast showing Neil Kinnock being punched by Margaret Thatcher, the thought may be amusing but the consequences more than a little troublesome. You'll never know what is genuine television unless you're told. Could you ever believe news again? "
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
JD Vance Edition:
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Not just “no longer attracting”, but also repelling “the brightest and the best” - who are either already settled here, or are in a relationship with such non-“British people”.
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Anneliese Dodds MP @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I'm still pinching myself after this week's announcement of funding for the Cowley Branch Line! A massive thanks toJames Murray, Peter Hendy, and all the orgs who've pushed for the reopening Above all - thanks to all the local residents who've kept on pushing for this!  Pic credits: Network Rail
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Badly Parked Oxford @badlyparkedox.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Email us your photos of #badlyparkedcars and #antisocialparking at BadlyParkedOxford@gmail.com Please include the location and the impact of the #badlyparkedcar Remember we post any #badlyparked objects too! 🚽🗑️🏗️🚦
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
NYC
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 12/10/2025
"There are no analogies in this book. No symbolism or any other kind of radical left ideology. No one majors in humanities, and no professors get tenure."
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Finally, a Book That Cannot Be Banned
This is a good book. It has a cover and many pages. This book is endorsed by parents and is church-friendly. It is clean and full of Grace, as in i...
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 08/10/2025
The Oatmeal’s take on AI art. “When I consume Al art, it also evokes a feeling…until I find out that it’s Al art. Then I feel deflated, grossed out, and maybe a little bit bored. This feeling isn’t a choice.” [theoatmeal.com]
theoatmeal.com
A cartoonist’s review of AI art
This is a comic about AI art.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Decisions that require bravery to go through with, always have the best outcomes.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
The problem is if the government refuse to admit that Brexit is the cause, most voters will see Labour as the cause. The current polling is likely a result of this. People think everything was bad, nothing has improved, so now I’ll vote for another party.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Full Jimmy Kimmel opening monologue from last night here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
youtube.com
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
“When populists say reducing immigration or stopping immigrants becoming citizens will save the taxpayer money, they are lying in the same way that they lied about Brexit and the NHS.” 💯
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Sorry, more context. The bell ringing was at these two pedestrians and others before he got towards to driver.
A cyclist riding on the pavement, having rung his bell at 2 pedestrians who are now behind him.
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Bsscdt @bsscdt.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I love that you’re “eating your own dog food” building your personal site with Air. I only heard about Air this week via the newsletter, but looking forward to trying it out.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I think he means Brexit was worth it even though it made OTHER people poorer. Twat.
Headline says 'Sir James Dyson says brexit was worth it, even if it's made people poorer'
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