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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜

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

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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New Google Earth hobby - plane spotting!
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's book release day, see you later Nottingham! All info on the book and tour, here: triskeleheritage.com/the-building...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Nero Burning ROM - Wikipedia
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Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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
‘I cared enough to try’. 

https://linktr.ee/FionaRobertson
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pepperbee!! youtu.be/L_ZJQhbmA7M?...
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Weekly Pepperbee and the Anarchy News - Week 1
YouTube video by Bronze John
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have always been haunted by Jeff Goldblum in The Fly...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is it just me, or would the stick make it more difficult to use..?
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I bought it, have only made 3 dresses so far, seems interesting!
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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Shape, decoration and structural integrity have all been considered. Some are credible ancient vessels. Others look more at home in a computer game or a Las Vegas hotel.
Graphic with a pixelated amphora emoji on a teal background. Text reads: "1/10 Serenity OS. What in the Minecraft?!"Graphic with a pale orange amphora emoji on a turquoise background. Text reads: "2/10 Microsoft. What's happening with those handles?! The colour and the shape seem like they're photoshoped on. Plus, the design is basic and boring. This would have ended up on monte testaccio before it was even used."Graphic with a gold amphora emoji on a green background. Text reads: "4/10 Facebook. Fancy! This gold amphora is unlike anything I've seen...making it pretty inaccurate. The shape isn't bad, but the general design and look do not scream Ancient Greece, but more Caesar's Palace Las Vegas."Graphic with a rounded orange amphora emoji on a turquoise background. Text reads: "5/10 Samsung. Has someone given Yogi bear a hair tattoo?! A bit too round for an amphora, especially with those little ear-shaped handles. It's like it's been put into one of those pneumatic presses and squished a little. The design is fairly good though."
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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
King Harald Hardrada died 960 years ago today at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. His dream of conquering England would never be realised, and even more tragically he wouldn't survive to witness the founding of Buckinghamshire Archives in 1938.
A 1870 painting of the Battle of Stamford Bridge by Peter Nicolai Arbo. The main man himself is in the centre of the image painting in a blue tunic, clutching an arrow buried into his throat. The Norwegians are in various states of dress, halfway into their byrnies, meanwhile some absolutely furious Englishmen are on horseback, attacking the retreating vikings.
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Haha well he generally avoids things about archaeology, which is lovely since I'm an HER officer :-) But I told him your talks were very engaging - I've attended two of your online day conference things (always impressed you manage a whole day of talking!).
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Well I booked my ticket for this - surprisingly my non-archaeologist husband said he'd come too!
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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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...
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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 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Best books I've read this year: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton; The Radium Girls by Kate Moore; Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe; Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgwick. I've read 82 books so far this year - these are the ones I gave five stars! #booksky
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oooh Control Resonant is getting some good reviews, looking forward to playing it! (Though I never finished Assassin's Creed Shadows and I also have Pragmata to play...) #ps5
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@oliver-guy.co.uk something for those who live near Brighton!!
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm always sad when I have to get new stuff because my old stuff was set up how I liked it, whereas Rob is always excited because he loves new stuff... :-/
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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thinking about the archaeology of archaeology (a thread)... #archaeology #maryrose #digging #architecture #thebuildingsarchaeologist
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you find out much about Pamela Allen, then?
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Those are amazing - it's so sad when things that have taken so much time and skill to make end up for sale like that (I suppose it's better than them being thrown away, but still).
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It is so strange to me that people spread these AI rubbish versions when there's so much amazing archaeology out there - you don't need to make it up.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hadrian's Wall ‘Julius Caesar and Roman Britain’ (1959) Artist: John Kenney
Artists impression of the wall in Roman times, with a group of soldiers patrolling along it 
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very much enjoyed Lucy Worsley's biography of her - Agatha was an amazing woman!
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@thebonuspoints.com
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wish the PS Plus monthly games would stop being baseball and American Football etc. :-(
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Very FNAF!
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Went to see the 45th Anniversary release of Raiders of the Lost Ark last night.
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well I wasn't necessarily using it as a slur - I was just using it as a parallel to how we might be seen if we stand up to AI today. I suppose another parallel might be the Arts and Crafts movement. Probably someone could write a paper about all this. :-)
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 11/09/2026
Happy #CloudAppreciationDay! ☁️✨ Today is the perfect excuse to look up and admire the skies above us. From fluffy fair-weather cumulus clouds to towering, dramatic cumulonimbus, they do more than shape our weather. They spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and connect us to the natural world.
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President Vermin Supreme @verminsupreme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
IF I WIN THE MIDTERMS I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY FIVE THOUSAND PONIES !!!
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Vermin Supreme's Dental Police Brushing Teeth
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So today's AI news is that it could result in us being wiped out by biological or nuclear attacks? I need to hear the positive stories of people sorting this mess out! Argh...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Gross misconduct. I bet he tries to steal your lunch too.
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What did they achieve, then? I presumed that basically they lost, with machinery replacing a lot of jobs, which is exactly where we appear to be now... I was using it as a direct comparison. Maybe people will be smashing data centres like Luddites smashed weaving machinery...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Has he tried to lick or chew anything? Incredibly inappropriate behaviour...
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £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...
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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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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
38d.gs/jpcf
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Really struggling with the AI stuff at the moment. On the one hand I feel like a Luddite because everyone's using it. On the other, I feel Gen AI is bad and I'd rather see people's creativity, with all its flaws. Am I a Luddite? Is that bad? :-/
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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.
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Haha that is what I was thinking....
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Stretched Man in Suit Walking
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I pay for a domain name (which I don't use) and I figured I might as well use the e-mail service the registry company are providing instead of forwarding to Gmail like I had been. I'm going to try and keep a clean inbox and unsubscribe from all the random things I seem to get! We shall see...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I read the Radium Girls recently - most horrific book I've ever read!
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Every time I see this I just think of Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf as Holly - I know I'm not the only one!
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Red Dwarf Holly
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@mackeza.bsky.social @keefstuart.bsky.social I'd love to see an article about PS abandoning physical media that focuses on games that use music licences - my loves are Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Games like that aren't going to be available again once they've been delisted...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Now I'm looking at PS3 Guitar Hero games compatible with my Rock Band guitar... make the most of that old physical media!! Things like that will just disappear when we're fully digital...
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Helen Wells 🌈♾️🖤🐘🤍💜 @fieryfredgater.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just the gas company?
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Polygon @polygon.com · 02/09/2026
Tim Curry brought the same full commitment to a scrappy '90s adventure game (and these other game titles) that he brought to the stage
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Tim Curry’s 9 Most Iconic Video Game Roles
Tim Curry brought the same full commitment to a scrappy '90s adventure game (and these other game titles) that he brought to the stage
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