iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

A month or so ago I noticed a stress line growing across my thumb, index and middle fingernails on both hands, about 3mm from the tips. I think it's grown out to the tips now because all those nails have broken in complete sync within the last two days. Bodies are weird.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Just had a fantastic session on science impact and engagement by @jamiebgall.co.uk for New Scientist Live - I always come away from these with so many ideas!

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

It's worth taking the road route rather than the footpath on my morning walks with the dog just for the flowers.

A yellow daffodil backlit by sunlight on a grassy path next to a brick wall.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk. The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science 🧵 1/38

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Snowdrops out in full force here.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Had a fantastic time supporting @ukri.org and the @festivaloftomorrow.bsky.social! I really focused on creating an interactive exhibit for this and it paid off with how many people engaged with every part of our stand.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

At the stage of my cold where the insides of my ears feel itchy, oh joy

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

If you've ever wanted to use a flying laboratory to do your science, this event is for you!

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Really thought that having a dog would encourage me to wake up earlier, but it turns out she's as much of a sleepy girl as I am

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Turns out that aircraft cup holders make a perfect dropsonde display stand (my job is very niche sometimes)

A shallow silver box with a cupholder, the arms of which are supporting the base of a plastic and cardboard tube. The tube is labelled "dropsonde".

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I was going to keep my @themerl.bsky.social giant hog mug in the office, but it brings me too much joy and I want to look at it on wfh days too

A hand holding a mug with a really very large hog on it.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Points to anyone who recognises the piece of equipment I have, and extra points to anyone who can figure out what I'm trying to achieve with 55 metres of crafting wire

A desk with a cardboard tube and piece of green ripstop fabric. There is a roll of silver wire running around the seams of the fabric.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dear wordpress, what is the point of uploading an image to your media editor and cropping it if the image reverts to its original uncropped version when you add it to a post?

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

My feelings of overwhelm are reaching critical mass today so I'm making another big list of all my tasks so I can look at them and cry* *And also figure out how to get through them and make sure that people are aware I'm nearing capacity

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Went to use the word "groundbreaking" in a title for an article about one of the upgraded instruments being fitted to the aircraft, then realised I'd already used it in the last title for an article about one of the upgraded instruments being fitted to the aircraft.

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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Let’s go down memory lane to visit a few milestones that our atmospheric research aircraft has experienced! From studying volcanic ash clouds to flying in sync with satellites to research storms - where will we go next? ✈️

Black and white photo of an aircraft flying close to the ground. Text says: ‘1981, first flight as BAe 146-100 G-SSSH’.

White and green aircraft taking off. Text says: ‘2003, first test flight during conversion for atmospheric science’.

A large group of people wearing hi-vis jackets stand in front of a white and blue aircraft. Text says: ‘2006, after 1000 hours of science flights’.

White and blue aircraft in the hangar. A person wearing blue clothing paints it. Text says: ‘2010, the most recent livery upgrade and repaint’.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Posting the "we're not using X any more" message on behalf of my organisation was weirdly cathartic

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Draculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Time for my twice a year soup tradition (I make too much soup and then have to eat soup three times a day for a week and then I don't want soup for a while)

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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

It annoys me when I buy a pack of tortillas for one meal I have in mind and then I have to invent so many other tortilla ideas so I don’t waste the rest of the pack

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Trying to decide if I'm taking a turn for the worse or if it's that I haven't managed a full meal since Thursday.

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Dr Oleg Kozhura @olegkozhura.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

An important article on how minoritised ethnic groups experience higher levels of air pollution. 🧪

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found

Photo of a small crab from NOAA’s social media. It’s covered in spikes

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Why is it that as soon as I'm ill I need to have a little cry and then call my mum?

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Set a timer for one hour to try and work through as much of my to do list as possible and immediately had the most productive hour of my week

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

She's had this toy for all of five minutes 😭

A hand holding a multicoloured rope dog toy, which has been chewed through. A black and tan dog is looking intently at the camera in the background.

A multicoloured rope dog toy which has been chewed through.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

The dog is determined to be a help to me* as I sand down wall panels *Sit as close to me as physically possible because I am paying attention to something that isn't her

I am sitting cross legged on the floor of a workshop, wearing dark clothing and covered in sawdust. I'm holding sandpaper and a piece of plywood. There is a black and tan dog sitting very close to my legs.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Utter tragedy: nobody has put his blanket on him for his morning nap

A sandy lurcher lying on a sofa with a sad expression on his face.

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Dr Oleg Kozhura @olegkozhura.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Very topical article on record breaking (not in a good way) weather in the UK. e.g, February was a whole 2.2 degrees above the climate average, and it won't get any better without urgent action. 🧪

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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

2024: The UK’s 4th warmest year on record highlights the growing urgency of climate action. Read more in our latest article, featuring climate scientist @edhawkins.org: ncas.ac.uk/2024-uks-fou...

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2024: UK’s fourth warmest year on record highlights urgency for climate action - NCAS

2024 is ranked as the UK’s fourth warmest year on record. Discover 5 pledges for taking action on climate change.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Pixie is down 1.9kg in six weeks, with 3kg left to go before she hits her target weight of 26kg! The walks are getting longer and she's getting fitter too - winter is lovely when it's like this.

A black and tan dog sitting on frozen grass at the side of a large field. She's looking at something behind the camera.

A bird of prey soaring over a field against a clear blue sky on a cold winter morning.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Her bed wasn't close enough to me for her liking so she had to compromise on the sleeping position

A black and brown dog lying on a stripy carpet, with her head on a pillowy green dog bed. She's looking at the camera with a slightly concerned expression

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I go into the last work week before Christmas with the sole aim of making my first week back as quiet and easy as possible and I'm so grateful to past me every time

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Planetary bodies putting on a show tonight

A hedgerow and trees silhouetted against an almost-night sky in rich blues and greens. The moon, Venus and Saturn are visible as bright points in the sky.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

First day back at work is for reading emails and nothing else

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I have discovered the worst Christmas job (grating onions for sausage rolls)

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

"Let me take that off your plate" is a strong love language unless cheese is involved, in which case, and let me be clear, get away from my cheese with your awful hate language

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

With hindsight, it might not have been the smartest idea to leave the Carrot Fiend dog unsupervised with a bowl of carrots

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Devastated to discover I've ended up in a situation where I do, in fact, need to use geometry as an adult in real life

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Matt Pinsent @mattpinsent.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Fruit tea is horrendous. Smells like "fruits of the forest", looks pleasingly red as it carefully steeps exactly as directed on the packet. But tastes like it once met a blackberry, but only by chance, in 1995, at a work conference, in Brighton, but it might have been a redcurrant.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Reminder that all those cute fonts, emoji laden “checklists”, memes like the summoning circle, and ASCII art are hell on screenreaders (more specifically, on people who use them). Some of them don’t even let you skip posts that sound like you’re summoning Cthulhu.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

My parents have managed to buy each other the same present (one for Christmas, one for a birthday which is today). They've been frantically deleting emails about delivery from their shared inbox, and carefully removing evidence of the orders from their Amazon account. For the same thing.

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Seconded as someone coming from a bioscience background

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Eleanor Dixon @eleanordixon.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Sometimes the universe aligns just for you (I saw the sunset and my phone did it justice)

A lake at sunset. The sky is shades of orange and blue with deep grey clouds, the light is reflecting onto the slightly choppy water.

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