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Sports fan, with an interest in data viz (also found at @kpfssport@mastodonapp.uk) Website = fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com

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Mike Critchley @mike-critchley.bsky.social · 16h
The last of the Knowsley Road crop www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/266298...
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Can you name any current players who have run out at Saints' Knowsley Road?
JONNY Lomax’s decision to hang up his boots brought to an end any playing link from Saints’ current squad to the club’s former Knowsley Road ground
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Manny I. Fox Morone @mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social · 20h
A little peek inside how seriously we take chemical structures at @cenmag.bsky.social. Last week at 5:30 AM we were literally losing sleep over it. Editorial with @fmorningstar.bsky.social, @bethanyhalford.bsky.social. and @laurahowes.bsky.social cen.acs.org/synthesis/st...
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Editorial: How many chemists does it take to check a stereocenter?
The 2026 chemistry Nobel announcement sparked a frenzy of chirality fact-checking. Turns out, nailing stereochemistry is tough for everyone.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 23h
In which my Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia thoughts are delayed, but not as delayed as that restart - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/f... #Formula1 #BahrainGP #MalaysianGP
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Formula 1 2026 – The Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Because F1 2026 makes very little sense. (Although I love that we’re back at Sepang. It may be the only track I like because of how pretty the grandstands are.) Due to the delay between the f…
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maffew going to MAGFest @maffewgregg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Anyone been to Luxembourg before? Feel like travelling more next year, and I want to go there because it looks nice and that's it.
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Mike Critchley @mike-critchley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Tributes to Jim Barrett, St Helens Town stalwart and former chairman www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/266209...
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Tributes to St Helens Town stalwart Jim Barrett, who has died aged 79
TRIBUTES have been paid to St Helens Town AFC Chairman and club stalwart Jim Barrett, who died on Monday October 5 following a long illness
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Mike Critchley @mike-critchley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The fascinating story of St Helens’ first black player. #Blackhistorymonth www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/266189...
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The fascinating story of Saints' first Black player Jimmy Peters
TO tie in with Black History Month, we revisit the fascinating story of James ‘Jimmy’ Peters related by the Saints Heritage Society
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some Azerbaijan Grand Prix thoughts - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/f... #Formula1 #AzerbaijanGrandPrix
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Formula 1 2026 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix
It turns out me not watching races doesn’t always equal a Ferrari win (busy looking at the Bayeux tapestry, report eventually). Baku historically has either had an interesting qualifying or a…
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No sensible comments on the Grand Final, but someone has to give Lachlan Walmsley a chance next year. #RugbyLeague #SuperLeagueGrandFinal
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Mike Critchley @mike-critchley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Great little story this ahead of the Rugby League World Cup www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/sport/266038...
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Vicky pleasantly surprised by fellow Widnesian's inclusion in England squad
PROP Vicky Whitfield was pleasantly surprised to discover another Widnesian in the England Women’s Rugby League World Cup squad.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hate the format for the men's rugby league world cup as much as Tybalt hates Montagues - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/i... #RugbyLeague #RugbyLeagueWorldCup2026
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Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A grim read. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/27/u... He executed death row prisoners. Then they came back to haunt him
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He executed death row prisoners. Then they came back to haunt him | CNN
Every night, one of the men Ron McAndrew killed would sit at the foot of his bed and stare, blankly, into his tortured soul.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The post-Italian Grand Prix update to my year long race scrutineering project - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/a... The data is building up nicely. #Formula1 #DataVisualisation #rStats
Bar chart showing how often cars were scrutinized compared to the expected number at the Italian Grand Prix.  The values are displayed as a standardised residual.  Car 10 (Gasly) and 44 (Hamilton) were the most over-scrutinized compared to expected, with a value of 0.51, followed by car 3 (Verstappen) with a value of 0.36 and 63 (Russell) with a value of 0.17.  Car 14 (Alonso) the most under-scrutinized compared to expected with a value of -0.51, followed by car 18 (Stroll) with a value of -0.34, then there are 7 cars on -0.169.  8 cars were tested exactly as much as expected.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
L'Oréal, you are paying to have Carlos Sainz jnr as the face of one of your products. Why have you photoshopped him to the point it took me two clicks to recognise him? #adverts #Formula1
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The flaws of the Spanish Grand Prix are those of all street circuit races - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/f... #Formula1 #SpanishGrandPrix
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Formula 1 2026 – Spanish Grand Prix
The Madrid Circuit: Of course, if Barcelona has one, Madrid has to have one. Grand Prix in Spain are getting almost as plentiful as they are in the MotoGP. But the race it reminded me of was Valenc…
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have just seen the format for the (men's) rugby league world cup. What the actual F?!!! It's like they're deliberately trying to destroy the tournament. #RugbyLeague #RLWC2025
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Makinson, Lomax and Percival are all retiring and I am not alright. They seem to be determined to make me cry. #RugbyLeague
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Repoost yf once upon a tyme you were a denizen of a diale-uppe BBS and wyth your entyre soule you remembir the birde-screeche-dissolvinge-ynto-static noyse
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
More and more studies show that vaccination against various infectious diseases also leads to fewer cardiovascular deaths and lower rates of dementia. A rational public health system would be getting as many people vaccinated as possible. But. . .
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More Impossible-to-Ignore Vaccine Effects
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not so much a review of the Italian Grand Prix as an anguished groan - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/f... #Formula1
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Formula 1 2026 – Italian Grand Prix
I would like to pretend I had something more reasonable to say but … I hate being a Ferrari fan. Why are they always like this? I don’t, in any way, blame either driver for the first co…
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Kiley @kileywrestling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sharing again to spread the word and to share this short video. It’s only 2ish minutes and could save a life. youtu.be/6eRwgM2Pa4o?...
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How to Perform Hands-Only CPR
YouTube video by American Red Cross
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Book question - does anyone know of any books that are about how common puzzles such as word searches are compiled? #Books #Questions #Wordsearch
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Are the scrutineers picking on my driver? - Update after the Dutch Grand Prix - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/09/04/a... or why I was asking about whether drivers kept their numbers. Luckily, statistics is stronger than F1 nonsense. #Formula1 #rStats #DataVisualisation #Statistics
Bar chart showing how often cars were scrutinized compared to the expected number at the Dutch Grand Prix.  The values are displayed as a standardised residual.  Car 63 (Russell) was the most over-scrutinized compared to expected, with a value of 0.70, followed by cars 27 (Hulkenberg) and 41 (Lindblad) with a value of 0.35.  Cars 18 (Stroll), 31 (Ocon), 77 (Bottas) and 87 (Bearman) are the most under-scrutinized compared to expected with a value of -0.35.  8 cars were tested exactly as much as expected.
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Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
5) A fragment of Roman silk found on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in 1914 shows just how ancient the trading and cultural links between China and Europe are, as my old friend Peter Stewart explains. silkroadsarchaeoheritage.org/articles/10....
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Idiot F1 question, when e.g. Lawson replaces Hadjar for a race, the car Lawson is in retains the number 10, yes? #F1 #Questions
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Aston Hall - A hidden gem in Birmingham - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/08/30/a... #Birmingham #Travel #Photography
Photo that you can see the front of the hall and the left hand side.  From this angle you can see the cupola tops of two of the roof sections which you cannot see in the next photo.  The view is from the garden.  You can see a hedge in the right hand side of the photo, and trees with purple leaves on the left.
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Tony Collins @collinstony.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
6.30 pm. 29 August. 131 years to this very minute the meeting began at the George Hotel that led to rugby league. 'I say with Mark Twain's bold, bad boy that we glory in the sentence of outlawry pronounced on us, as freeing us from tyrannical bondage of the English Union’.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Belated Dutch Grand Prix thoughts - it was a damp squib in many ways - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/f... #Formula1 #DutchGrandPrix
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Formula 1 2026 – Dutch Grand Prix
This will be the last Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort for the foreseeable future – I am sad for Verstappen and his fans, but let us not pretend that F1 doesn’t run on money. Also, despite…
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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 27/08/2026
Butter statues, Reverends, and Andy Burnham: The Story Behind Rugby's Worst Break-Up In 1895, class, geography, and politics split a footballing code in half. Over a century later, the war still wages between the two codes. This is why (some) Northerners play rugby league.
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Why (Some) Northerners Play Rugby League
In 1895, class, geography, and politics split a footballing code in half. Over a century later, the war still wages between the two codes. But what does Andy Burnham have to do with it all?
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Mike Critchley @mike-critchley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Moved to the St Helens Star more than 25 years ago. Four years in, we did a front page story on a 14yo rugby lad who needed surgery on a head injury…22 years on we’ve written countless back page stories on Jonny Lomax, ‘the bravest of the brave’ www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/264962...
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A reflection of Jonny Lomax's career - 'bravest of brave in the bravest sport'
JONNY Lomax has enjoyed a quite an exceptional career in the red vee.
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Experimental/Dance/Music Festival @dancemusicexper.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Watch the SCI-FI/EXPERIMENTAL Shorts Showcase Watch the festival here: www.wildsound.ca/videos/sci-f... Sign up for the FREE 3-day trial to watch the festival and brand new festival daily at www.wildsound.ca #experimental #scifi #wildsound #filmfestival
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this!
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Are the scrutineers picking on my driver? - Update after the Hungarian Grand Prix - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/a... I don't think they're picking on my driver, but the Bortoleto fans might :) #Formula1 #Statistics #rStats #DataVisualisation
Bar chart showing how often cars were scrutinized compared to the expected number at the Hungarian Grand Prix.  The values are displayed as a standardised residual.  Car 10 (Gasly) was the most over-scrutinized compared to expected, with a value of 0.51, followed by car 16 (Leclerc) with a value of 0.34, then 23 (Albon), 27 (Hulkenberg) and 41 (Lindblad) on a value of 0.17.  Cars 11 (Perez) and 77 (Bottas) are the most under-scrutinized compared to expected with a value of -0.51, followed by car 81 (Piastri) with a value of -0.34.  10 cars were tested exactly as much as expected.
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Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Today’s Novel Festival Deadline: Thriller/Suspense Novel Festival thrillersuspensefestival.com/deadline-for... The #1 Thriller/Suspense Festival and Contest in the World today! – 0ffers novelists and storytellers at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using actors
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Deadline Today (Save 30%) – Thriller/Suspense Novel Festival
SAVE $40 off the regular submission for full novel submissions. Garner FULL FEEDBACK on your novel by our committee of industry professionals. Get a transcript of your novel performed by profession…
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Daily Screenplay Festival contests @dailyscreenplays.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Today’s #Screenplay Festival Deadline: CRIME/MYSTERY Screenplay Contest crimemysteryfestival.com The Fastest Growing CRIME/MYSTERY Festival and Contest in the World today! – 0ffers screenwriters at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS
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Crime/Mystery Film & Writing Festival
Showcasing the best of Crime & Mystery stories from around the world.
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Festival for Poetry @poetryfestival.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
DYSTOPIAN POEM turned to MOVIE. (Plus guaranteed festival acceptances) wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/35768... Accepting any #poetry in any genre or length that’s a #DYSTOPIAN Poem.
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WILDsound Writing Festival - DYSTOPIAN POEM turned to MOVIE. (Plus guaranteed festival acceptances)
Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s a DYSTOPIAN Poem.   We will turn your POEM into a MOVIE.  See examples of recent Poetry Movies made of what you'll receive:https://www.wildsound.ca/s...
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The seating gods were generous once more #Athletics #EuropeanAthleticsChampionships #birmingham2026 #Birmingham
Photo of an athletics track.  There is a good view of the pole vault area.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Having lots of fun at the European Athletics #EuropeanAthletics #Birmingham
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Belgian Grand Prix update for my season-long project on F1 scrutineering - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/a... Odd things are going on with the season-long χ² value. #Formula1 #DataVisualisation #statistics #rstats
Bar chart showing how often cars were scrutinized compared to the expected number for the season up to the Belgian Grand Prix.  The values are displayed as a standardised residual.  Car 1 (Norris) is the most over-scrutinized compared to expected, with a value of 0.61, followed by cars 5 (Bortoleto) and 44 (Hamilton), with a value of 0.55.  Car 18 (Stroll) is the most under-scrutinized compared to expected with a value of -0.77, followed by cars 14 (Alonso) and 77 (Bottas) with a value of -0.55.  No cars have been tested exactly as much as expected.
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Catching up with my film reviews - there's a reason I called JoJo Rabbit my favourite film of 2020 (and still recommend it whenever anyone asks for a 2020s film recommendation) - fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/j... #films #JoJoRabbit
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Jojo Rabbit
There is a reason Jojo Rabbit was my top film of 2020. I’m going to go back to how I described the film in my 2020 film round up: “This is a masterwork. There is no aspect of the film t…
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kpfssport @kpfssport.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
@loweringthebar.bsky.social I think this is your sort of thing www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Moment opposition MP throws eggs at prime minister of Kosovo
Lawmakers and police officers had to intervene after Alliance party MP Time Kadrijaj hurled at least four eggs towards Kosovo's acting prime minister Albin Kurti.
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Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The money quote from Gabriel Moshenska’s paper, “The Legend of Ea-Naṣir: How a Babylonian Businessman Became an Internet Meme” in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, Vol 12, No. 1 (2025)
Perhaps the pinnacle of Ea-Nasir-related excitement came in March 2021, when Geneva-based commodity traders Mercuria Energy Trading discovered that they had been defrauded in a deal to buy 10,000 tons of low-grade copper. When the shipments from Turkey arrived in China the containers were discovered to be filled with stones covered in copper-coloured paint. The memetic response was immediate: 'Ea-Nasir is that YOU', a tumblr post that gained more than 30,000 reactions with a screenshot of the news report and the hashtags #Ea-Nasir #he's back. Comments included 'There [sic] legend returns, stronger than ever before'; 'DAMN YOU EA-NASIR'; and also 'Ok, did I miss something that everyone here knows who he is? I had to google it and could not figure out why everyone got the reference'.° Other responses to the copper scam included a screenshot of the movie title-card for 'The Return of the King', and an adapted Star Wars image macro: 'Somehow, Ea-
Nasir has returned'.
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Nessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · 07/08/2026
Biocatalysis at >100 °C by trapping the enzymes in a COF, whaaaaaat via @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/synthesis/bi...
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Encapsulated enzymes break free of biocatalysis limits
Confining enzymes in covalent organic frameworks allows them to work at much higher temperatures
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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 06/08/2026
The title is a little pointed, but I am very serious here. Academics, medical researchers, and other organisations should not collect data on birth sex. It is rarely relevant, and it almost always leads to privacy violations for transgender people. Please share. I would like people to read this one.
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Separating sex and gender is statistical malpractice – Notes from a data witch
Statisticians and academics in Australia should ignore the terrible advice of most LGBTIQA+ organisations and read this post instead. The 2020 ABS standard is almost never the correct way to collect d...
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Daily Free Film Festivals @freefilmfestivals.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Watch the Best of AUSTRALIAN Female Directed Shorts Festival Watch the festival now: www.wildsound.ca/videos/best-... Sign up for the FREE 3-day trial to watch the festival and a brand new film festival every single day. #watchmovies #wildsound #filmfestival #movie
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Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival @scififantasyfest.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Today’s #FilmFreeway 50% off discount code: FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival filmfreeway.com/FantasySciFi... This is a HYBRID film festival with live public screenings for the audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance the film’s exposure. #fantasy #scifi
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Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival
FANTASY and SCI-FI Stories used to be a fringe market. Now they are in the mainstream and forever as movies, television shows, and stories in this genre are ...
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Mike Critchley @mike-critchley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
164 St Helens pubs past and present visited in the past 42 years www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2644070...
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How many of these 164 St Helens pubs past and present have you visited?
THE challenges facing pubs – and their subsequent rates of closures – have been well-documented in the past year or so
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