Reposted by Mark ChildsThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11hICYMI - Israel’s UN ambassador whines about… children’s drawings 58380131
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So last week I had a chat to Bettina Schroeder of Noisy Women to promote their upcoming gigs (9th 10th October and 1st November) in Brighton. Here's the interview www.mixcloud.com/markchilds/d... intermixed with clips from previous performances.mixcloud.comDr Rock Presents: Noisy Women Present - an interview with Bettina Schroeder by Dr RockI interview Bettina Schroeder about the performances of Noisy Women and Noisy Women Present. Promoting their gigs in Brighton on the 9th and 10th October and 1st November. It's a retrospective of six ... 100
Reposted by Mark ChildsDelia Derbyshire Day @deliaderbyshireday.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📣 MCR people! 📣 For Delia Derbyshire Day 2026, we're having a relaxed low key, no budget get together at Manchester Central Library. Join us for nerdy chat and check out the new recording booth and production suite in the Henry Watson Music Library. More info coming soon... 012
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Enjoying #Strictly? Want some tips on giving #Feedback to your students? Want to hear three people talking about both together? Then listen to our latest #Pedagodzilla podcast episode www.pedagodzilla.com/is-the-feedb... With @mikecollins99.bsky.social and @r3beccaf.bsky.socialpedagodzilla.comIs the feedback on Strictly a fab-u-lous model for educators?In this episode Mike, Mark and Rebecca take to the floor to ask whether the feedback dished out by the judges on Strictly Come Dancing is actually a surprisingly good model for educators. We look a… 111
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026some movies / games set in 2027 - wonder if it'll live up to expectations 010
Reposted by Mark ChildsDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How considerate. 883020330
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Bit of news in case the place ever crops up in conversation apnews.com/article/naoe... But special shout-out for The Trashmen reference.apnews.comA nation renamed stands up at the UN: 'Say our name. Naoero.'President David Adeang has reiterated his island nation’s name change before the world’s largest gathering of leaders at the United Nations. 000
Reposted by Mark ChildsIra Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My latest blog post. Based on some researchers who put googly eyes on a takeout food box to see if that would discourage seagulls from stealing your lunch. There's serious work on how animals track eyes and on trying to stop animals from taking food. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...psychologytoday.comSeagulls Versus Googly EyesHave you ever had your lunch stolen by a gull or some other bird? In the battle to save your lunch, scientists may have discovered a secret weapon: googly eyes. 21510
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Important thread you need to read. This will make the whole Warhammer thing MUCH clearer. 010
Reposted by Mark ChildsNothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Portrait of the artıst as a Consumer" — Joan Jett, 1983 0145
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026average UK price = $8.59 a U.S gallon - for comparison 000
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Also the late 90s had the internet. I know because i was there. 121
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Latest eggcorn. To be fair, snowballing makes as much sense. 000
Reposted by Mark ChildsTim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maskatron - interchangeably-mugged robotic adversary of crank-armed Six Million Dollar Man action figure capable of variously posing as face but not necessarily physique of Steve Austin, Oscar Goldman and Generic John Saxon Bloke. Jaime would not have been fooled. timworthington.org/2025/11/19/l... 154
Reposted by Mark ChildsRic Crossman @riccrossman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I dunno, lads; I'm just not sure "Fascist violence gangs can operate with impunity" is a viable situation for a country to be in, long term. 142
Reposted by Mark ChildsThe Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How Ed Miliband's late mum was at the forefront of his mind during his statement on Israel-Palestine. 623659
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Though to be fair, this is pretty much how I fake being conscious. 010
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it? Ditto on the games making me more emotional because I'm more immersed. And which scene got to me the most? This one. 010
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026And for extra credit ... you know we're a billion times closer to the largest thing there is compared to the smallest thing there is? (observable universe is 10^26 x bigger than us - planck length 10^35 x smaller than us) 030
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I'm not sure we get TV personalities like Fred Dibnah any more. I mean not specifically people who bring down towers but just people who get TV shows and documentaries for doing their jobs. 070
Reposted by Mark Childssasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 13/09/2026do you ever stop and just think, it is so great that we live in the same world as cats. we won the evolutionary lottery on this planet we really did. 4383
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026static.klipy.comPob's Programme: British Spitting PuppetAlt: Pob 020
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Well this is annoying ... I'd have hoped the natural history museum would know the difference between synapsids and saurapsids. But it's still a hell of a long time until Christmas. Plenty of time to do a recall. 011
Reposted by Mark ChildsRalph Bakshi @ralphbakshi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They've Killed Fritz!! 324036
Reposted by Mark ChildsMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 03/09/2026"I just have other interests, I guess, apart from politics. Did I tell you I’m working with the PTA in the school library to remove any books with objectionable content as I define it?" buff.ly/XpCbDuwmcsweeneys.netI’m Your Friend Who Just Doesn’t “Do Politics”“I just have other interests, I guess, apart from politics. Did I tell you I’m working with the PTA in the school library to remove any books with objectiona... 441580
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026a couple of years ago the city i used to live in had robot taxis - problem is, there's no-one to stop passengers vomiting all over them. you soon learnt never to use one on a friday night 100
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Favourite movie when I was 20? Long live the new flesh.static.klipy.comVideodrome Max RennAlt: Videodrome Max Renn 010
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Now it's not a perfect proxy for quality, but number of Bradbury award nominations (since 2019) is better than most (at least for the stuff I like) and so here's a rough breakdown of value for money from the different providers. So now you know where to place your money. 100
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026seeing googly eyes on anything always reminds me of being invited to my partner's uncle's funeral. I wrote out a condolence card with an image of a lily on it. Putting it in the envelope it snagged, took a proper look at it and on the lily was a small snail with googly eyes. 120
Reposted by Mark ChildsToss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing 2295269612866
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Yeah but in this particular future, we're all toast anyway, 020
Reposted by Mark ChildsTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I enjoy the way that in this photo our cats look like a hip-hop duo quite a lot of people quite liked in 1996 who have made a comeback record, done an interview with a broadsheet newspaper and are attempting to prove they are still serious and relevant. 2760070
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Yep - this is what often gets overlooked in the "academic freedom" debate. Academic freedom means to research (ethically) any subject, and publish it if it's robust, irrespective of the findings. It's not to pontificate on anything you like, or have any old crap published. 130
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Brilliant analysis, and this writer can _write_ "Third-string goalie, first-string assassin, and the man is not here to fuck spiders." What's particularly impressive about this leadership is that there is a financial package for any Canadian who comes out of this worse off. UK gov take note. 010
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026 "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" 020
Reposted by Mark ChildsHaus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I love Saguaros so much. They look like they're always happy to see you 24134288
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A lot (most?) of what Dawkins writes in social media etc now is pretty indefensible but his actual books continue to have a positive impact in the world. 000
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 20/08/2026“Favorite film for each year of the '70s” 1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1971 Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1972 Godzilla vs. Gigan 1973 Godzilla vs. Megalon 1974 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1975 Terror of Mechagodzilla 1976 Man Who Fell to Earth 1977 Star Wars 1978 Lord of the Rings 1979 Alien 000
Reposted by Mark Childsiucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026In Star Trek people often complain that replicated food is not as good as naturally produced food, which is weird when replicators are presumably using the same technology as transporters, which can perfectly replicate Spock every time. But is Spock getting less flavoursome over time? In this essay, 218104152359
Reposted by Mark ChildsJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 27/08/2024BELINDA CARLISLE: Heaven is a place on Earth DAVID BYRNE: Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens FRANK BLACK: This monkey’s gone to heaven JOHN LENNON: …Imagine there’s no heaven BYRNE: What the fuck is your problem, dude CARLISLE: How dare you BLACK: Yeah man we were having a good time 1951279
Reposted by Mark ChildsDeogie @deogie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026bonus panel here!! tinyview.com/deogie/2026/... 64536772
Reposted by Mark Childs404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162313922
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 16/08/2026This so much about the unhealthy relationship to grades. The first thing we need to teach undergraduates is to deprogram them from all the BS about learning they've had drummed into their heads up to that point. Success post-degree is connected to the skills they can employ, not what mark they got. 040
Reposted by Mark ChildsPetra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026All I would ask is if you work or study in a uni, check in with colleagues who may need help. And continue to do so. A duty of care should apply to ourselves and each other. Help here www.papyrus-uk.org www.thecalmzone.net anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-inform... blackbritishacademics.co.uk 14317