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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 25/09/2026

Anything less than Man City being stripped of titles and booted out to the National League would be lenient. It'll probably just be a fine.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 23/09/2026

Up to 4 ads every 2 songs on Spotify now. Soon it will be more ads than music.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 22/09/2026

Want to walk around the four Danubes of Vienna with me? Ah, go on. They're lovely. youtu.be/82OnM_GywYI?...

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Why does Vienna have FOUR Danubes?

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 22/09/2026

Are students going to get my Bertha reference in my systems thinking lecture?

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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Geomorphica @geomorphica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New paper alert! Svennevig and Theusen present "Open Access 3D-printable Landslide Models for Outreach and Teaching" Check out the full article here: journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 21/09/2026

When did cardboard VR headsets get so expensive?

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 19/09/2026

The absolute state of UK mobile internet. It just gets worse, city centre's are all dead spots, why do we bother paying for it?

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 17/09/2026

My most viewed video on my YouTube channel I only posted this morning. And it's of a bloody train. youtube.com/shorts/pb96r...

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Flying Scotsman passing York Hospital 16/09/2026

YouTube video by GeoSkinner

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 16/09/2026

Why does the theme from The Third Man sound like the backing track of an episode of Sponge Bob?

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Harry Lime in The Third Man

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 16/09/2026

I see Pexels is getting clogged with AI shite now...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 09/09/2026

Are the stakes ever higher than glacier ablation stakes?* *Should I use this joke with my second years?

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Fozzie Bear Stage Hook

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

An excellent evening celebrating the winners of this year’s BSG awards at the Annual BSG conference in Lincoln. Many congratulations to the winners and new fellows. You can read the biographies of our award winners in the newsletter. www.geomorphology.org.uk/app/uploads/...

From right to left photo shows Dr Chris Skinner (Frostick Award), Dr Chris Hackney (BSG Chair), Prof Steve Rice (BSG President), Prof Steve Darby (newly elected fellow), Dr Christian Erikson (Kirkby Award), Prof Stuart Lane (Linton Award), Cameron Sanderson (Sweeting Award) and Dr Martin Hurst (Warwick Award). Also congratulations to Dr Shmilovitz (Chorley Award) who is not in the photo.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 02/09/2026

Listening to the theme from The Ipcress File on the train gives See It, Say It, Sorted a new spin.

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Fcdk Boma: Nandje en Fernand Spioneren

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 29/08/2026

Another great win for the Minstermen. Should have been much better than 2-1. Hull won the Phillip Larkin Derby too. Good afternoon of footy.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 29/08/2026

Really great article from the BBC discussing the recent use of the emergency broadcast system. There's also a great discussion on Frazer's LinkedIn post too. General sense is they got this one wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Serious questions over use of UK emergency alerts, its creators say

Millions across England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, but it partly backfired.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 28/08/2026

It is literally the model used in the example...

Gtech website. I'm searchign for model number AR29 and a warning says no product matches that model number. Their example immediately below showing you where to find the model number shows model number AR29.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 24/08/2026

This sounds like Induction of Psycho-neuroses by Conditioned Reflex under Stress. www.bbc.co.uk/reel/playlis...

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MK-Ultra: The CIA's secret pursuit of 'mind control' - BBC Reel

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 22/08/2026

Benji is looking very Yorkshire today.

A tabby cat with a flat cat made of his own fur.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 19/08/2026

This is so good! I would sell my kidneys for the chance to watch The Offspring play the whole on Ignition live. youtu.be/DJp_yioFMh8?...

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The Offspring - "Session" Live at Just The Punk Stuff in Quebec City (2026)

YouTube video by The Offspring

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 15/08/2026

So to listen to York City now I need to use an actual radio. And not even DAB. FM. Good news, the apocalypse radio still works.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 14/08/2026

General consensus here is Burnham off on a power trip. Can we have the adult back in charge please?

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 14/08/2026

I'm not convinced that was a necessary or helpful use of the national emergency cell broadcast system. There should be a direct risk to life. Seriously, everytime it goes off I reach for Protect & Survive...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 13/08/2026

How does anyone engage with Discord? It's either zero engagement or a million messages a minute. Or am I just too old for it?

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Bilbo's Heartfelt Confession to Gandalf

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 12/08/2026

New UK heatwave advice just landed: Keep curtains and windows closed during the day and open them only during an eclipse.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 10/08/2026

My ADHD brain is warring against me so much today, my arms physically feel too heavy to mouth when I think about opening something on the computer. Why does it have to be such a battle to do basic things...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 10/08/2026

The conference of the British Hydrological Society is in Leeds this year. So is the conference of the British Hernia Society. That's a pain.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 09/08/2026

I would 100% return to MySpace if they brought it back how it was.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 08/08/2026

Anybody use HomeServe for boiler cover? British Gas are putting our price up 34% so looking to switch.

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Daffy Duck: This Is A Robbery!

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 07/08/2026

Heard from one of my favourite people today for the first time in nearly 2 years. Made me sad thinking how I know virtually nothing about almost all my friend's lives these days, and how I can't human enough to change that... So, I'm listening to Raging Speedhorn.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 07/08/2026

HAVE YOU PLAYED THE DEMO OF SANDCASTLE YET???!!!??? Ok, I'll calm down. Imagine a videogame version of an EmRiver flume (River in a Box) with a tropical beach vibe. I cann not wait for the full game - Devs, send an early access my way please! store.steampowered.com/app/3216520/...

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Sandcastle on Steam

On a sun-warmed tropical shore, quietly craft a mighty sandcastle. Carve moats, raise towers and walls, then embellish with driftwood, pebbles, shells and seaweed. Gentle tides, soft surf and a calmin...

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Monsters

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 05/08/2026

With hindsight, the Earth Arcade duvet covers were probably a bad idea as a give away...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 04/08/2026

Don't make a game! Make an experience. In this month's Geoscience Differently newsletter, I explore why debriefing may be the most important part of games to teach, what can go wrong you don't do it, and I show you how I structure my game-based experiences. www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-m...

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Don't make a game!

You’re a geoscientist and you’re thinking about making a game. Stop! Read this newsletter first.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 03/08/2026

And... They don't have the rights to broadcast it on BBC Sounds. But hey, football isn't for sale, right.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 03/08/2026

The football is back! Come on York!

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 02/08/2026

Listening to the Urinetown soundtrack gets increasingly uncomfortable with every single day.

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Confused Travolta in Dry Desert

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 01/08/2026

Why does the theme to The Living Daylights start with someone from Hull getting on a bus? "Hey Drive, where we going?" "Off on rerd mate."

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just about made it to the end of the Netflix documentary, “Grenfell Uncovered”. Negligence. Greed. Injustice. It’s incredible to think that *nobody* has yet faced criminal charges for what happended. Instead, Eric Pickles was elevated to the House of Lords. #72

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 31/07/2026

You mean like he did Mason Greenwood? The BBC is doing a lot of work re-inventing De Zerbi... I'd rather the club was in the Championship than sully itself with him.

Clip from BBC article about Spurs manager De Zerbi. The quote says "He instinctively sides with the oppressed".

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 28/07/2026

I'm confused. I'm watching the new Masters of the Universe film and there's not a single Gorg in it at all.

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Fraggle Rock Junior Gorg Looks Surprised

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Lena Schilling @lenaats.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

More than 10,000 people have died in Europe's heatwaves. This is what the first 48 hours would have looked like if Europe had treated extreme heat like the emergency it is.🧵

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Earlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...

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UKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global race

Two new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader.

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