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Miles Collier

@milescollier.bsky.social
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…I make no errors, mistakes or blunders… #DJ 🎶 #Genomics 🧪🧬 #epigenetics 🧪 #epigenomics 🧪🧬 #funky #indie 🎶 #gigs 🎶 Anti- #ParentalAlienation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Pro #EU 🇪🇺; #DJMilesy 🎶 #Cambridge, UK. Life is real good

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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 3h
Who was up tonight…? Why, The Lemonheads, of course. 32 years after I last saw them. I loved every minute!!
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 11h
Great to see that Lee has discovered the idea of the counterfactual. Now all he has to do is to apply it to Brexit.
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 13h
'Apocalypse was the record the group had been building up to. But its messages were their most controversial and the presentation of them the most risky the band had yet attempted...' Many Happy Returns to #PublicEnemy's Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black, which turns 35 today! buff.ly/UYNVV0x
Public Enemy's Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black album cover.
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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Government by 6Music dads. I'm here for it.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
‘Delays are always welcome’: 10 of the best railway station pubs in the UK
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‘Delays are always welcome’: 10 of the best railway station pubs in the UK
Converted from Victorian buffet bars, ticket offices and waiting rooms, these station pubs offer beautifully restored interiors, real ales and a slice of railway history
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Ninja Tune @ninjatunehq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Coldcut talking about how they sample “noise” in 1989 for BBC2’s ‘Reportage’ show and how it’s like cutting up photos into a collage. “We wanted to be the first people to put a DJ type of record out”.
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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What's that Andy? You want to look at the different options for the UK's relationship with the EU? If only someone had set them out already... ukandeu.ac.uk/introducing-...
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday morning… changing the bedsheets, because the cat was sick on them
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 26/09/2026
Manchester City should ask the electorate of Clacton if they are guilty or not.
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lovely evening seeing Saint Etienne for the last night of their last tour (or… is it)??
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Jonathan Coxhead @4130chromo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Special thanks to Dr Katherine Johnson from my team and IT colleague Arron Scott who have worked with @minomatt.bsky.social to ensure the sequencing and data analysis runs smoothly @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com @diagnosticsne.bsky.social
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Newcastle rolls out 'revolutionary' brain tumour diagnosis test
Newcastle Hospitals is among five centres using a rapid new test of brain tumour diagnosis.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"ok Andy, now Keir's won you a big majority but he's out the game, so do you want to risk it all for a hung parliament and a tumble dryer"
Andy Burnham (l) photoshopped into a screenshot from the tv series Bullseye with Jim Bowen (r)
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These days you can't even livestream yourself doing massive knife crimes without them eventually arresting you days later and throwing you in gaol. These days.
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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Everyone stop, this is important
A black and white drawing of three dachshunds arranged vertically, each holding a different optical illusion object in its mouth, and the dogs themselves drawn as if a single line optical illusion. The top dog holds a Penrose triangle, the middle dog holds a Necker cube, and the bottom dog holds a Penrose trident. The dogs’ bodies are elongated in an exaggerated cartoon style. The artwork is signed “@IndieTheIntrovert” in the bottom right corner.
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David Squires @davidsquires.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
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David Squires on … Jim Ratcliffe lamenting the decline of once-mighty empires
Our cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awareness
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mmr @mmr3cords.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#MPC60 #SP1200 #SamplerHistory #HipHopProduction #MusicTech The SP-1200 and MPC60 didn’t just sample — their **technical limitations** became part of the sound, helping define the palettes of golden-era hip-hop and early dance music. youtu.be/6Yr86z5Clz8
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The Golden Age of 12-bit Samplers: MPC60 and SP-1200
YouTube video by Monumental Movement Records
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trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The fox knows many things but the hedgehog, he only knows one.
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Madina @madina-design.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
WIN A HIP-HOP STAMP SWEATSHIRT! Fancy adding some Golden Era Hip-Hop to your wardrobe? Enter our competition for your chance to #win one of our exclusive #HipHop Stamp Sweatshirts. Enter here 👉 www.madina.co.uk/win-a-hiphop... #COMPETITION #GIVEAWAY CLOSES – 31ST OCTOBER 2026 Good Luck!
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Heading to MCR for work next week, so stopped off for the weekend with my youngest in Liverpool. We both headed to see KRS-One last night. He’s still the Teacher, he’s still got it!
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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to think that every single one of us is descended from either Fred & Wilma Flinstone or Barney & Betty Rubble.
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Andrew R @excelpope.net · 09/09/2026
Disgraceful that the Met haven't waited for Reform to conclude their internal investigation into whether they actually did the things they were clearly filmed doing.
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Greenland Is Farther East, West, North, And South Than Iceland More about them: brilliantmaps.com/greenland...
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 08/09/2026
The amount you get as a living loan at University for under 25s on England, depends on a means test of family income. After discussing how it works on @thismorningitv.bsky.social one caller asked “Will my new partner mean my child's living loan for Uni is cut?”
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Underground Hip Hop @undergroundhiphop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjdp... 🚨 New Video Alert 🚨 DJ Qbert x DJ Shortkut - Hip-Hop Grandmasters 2 x Legends on the 1200's Good to see Shortkut back behind the decks Must Watch!!👀 #undergroundhiphop #boombap #scratching #invisiblskratchpiklz #qbert #shortkut #turntabalism
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DJ Qbert x DJ Shortkut - Hip-Hop Grandmasters return to Oceanside
YouTube video by Sound by the Sea
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
rnli.org/support-us/g...
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/09/2026
If every statement about Extinction Rebellion had opened with "Climate change is the single biggest issue facing humanity, and we understand why people have legitimate concerns the world isn't doing enough to tackle it…" this approach might be *faintly* defensible. But they didn't, and it isn't.
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@AAllenSport @aallensport.arseblog.com · 04/09/2026
Street artist Itaewon has painted a new mural celebrating Kevin Campbell’s career on the side of Morleys in Brixton.
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"In total, the male CNS connectome contains 166,700 neurons which form 11,710 cell types that can be identified across animals."
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Ninja Tune @ninjatunehq.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Photek was asked, if he could pick one drum break to chop up, what would it be? He goes for 'Think' by Lyn Collins. The legendary DnB producer features on this week's On Repeat Playlist. Alongside other tracks from, Oklou, Skee Mask & more. Vid: Metalheadz Link: ninjatune.lnk.to/onrepeat
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Plus+
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[outside view of a toothpaste factory, signalled with a big sign on top in shape of a toothpaste tube]

SCIENTIST [a voice coming from inside factory]:
So that's decided

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SCIENTIST:
We're going to make the three types of toothpaste...

[he gestures to three tubes of toothpaste in front of him]

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SCIENTIST:
Fluoride, Slightly Different Fluoride, and Flouride But Sensitive.

[voice from off-scene];
WAIT!

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[a CHARACTER has entered. They are dressed like a magician. I've not decided what sort of character, maybe like an animal in a top hat or something. But magician-esque. They are named David Advanced Plus+].

SCIENTIST:
Who are you?

DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
I'm David Advanced Plus+

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SCIENTIST:
Plus plus?

DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
Plus+

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DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
I'm David Advanced Plus+ and I want you to watch carefully...

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DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
I'm going to say the magic word....

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DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
Activeprocharcoalgumproproformula3Dshinepearlssensicooolingvisiwhitecharcoalproprotectproprotectplus+PLUS+ !

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[he waves his wand and lots of different-coloured toothpaste tubes appear]

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SCIENTIST:
So many toothpastes! Are they...better?

DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
Are they bollocks

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DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
They are exactly the same... 
...but plus+.

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SCIENTIST:
Plus plus?

DAVID ADVANCED PLUS+:
Plus+.

[ends]
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Do you agree that this stuff is fascinating? Do you wish pop sci outlets wrote about it more? 😉 In the meantime, here’s a piece I wrote for Quanta about the complexities of the genome. /end www.quantamagazine.org/why-the-huma...
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Why the Human Genome’s Tangled Physicality May Confound AI | Quanta Magazine
Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely.
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This one casn always leave me feeling emotional. WAFR!!
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 27/08/2026
Today's @xkcd.com
It's a stickman holding a hammer, lifting up his leg, and saying:

"Listen up, leg. I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!"

It is captioned: tariffs
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
From De Strandharker.. just lovely
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
5 more minutes? 😴 📷️ Laura Peyton #Monday
A plump Robin stands on a branch with its head buried completely into its orange chest, looking as though it's determined to stay asleep for just a little longer.
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Not gonna lie… the Bromley Vs. Cambridge United game sounds way cooler than I’m sure it really is…
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Take that, Micky Quinn #ArsCov
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I will be at the @events.embl.org Transcription and Chromatin 2026 conference in Heidelberg next week. Its a great venue and a super meeting. Looking forward to connecting #EMBLTranscript
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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Arguably the greatest record which would not only birth electro, but lay the foundation for breakbeat/jungle/drum n bass when Casanova HiFi played it at a mostly reggae dance in Hackney in 1982…
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The 🄱🄸🄾🄳🄸🅅🄴🅁🅂🄸🅃🅈 🄶🄴🄽🄾🄼🄸🄲🅂 🄴🅄🅁🄾🄿🄴 🄿🄻🅄🅂 BGE+ @biogeneurope.bsky.social will issue a call for project proposals on the production and use of reference genomes and genomic data for filling gaps in the #genome atlas and informing #species management supporting @ergabiodiv.bsky.social capacity building
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Miles Collier @milescollier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Anyone in the Cambridge/ Saffron Walden area this Saturday, this promises to be a fun night. Hope to see you there! www.wyldeskybrewing.com/events/event...
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Taproom Open | FOOD TRUCK MEAT UP | DJ MILESY — Wylde Sky Brewing
Taproom open from 4pm to 10.30pm. DJ Milesy will be spinning his magical discs. With a surefire deftness on the decks, he weaves rhythms that keep the energy flowing and the crowd moving. Get read...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/08/2026
Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on
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Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on
Recycling system in Cambridgeshire that could save thousands of litres a day is deemed not in line with rules The largest water reuse system in the UK, which could save thousands of litres of water a day for people living in one of the driest regions of the country, is not allowed to be switched on because of drinking water regulations. As water supplies in England reach critical levels, the Guardian can reveal that a model water recycling system within an urban housing development in Cambridgeshire has not been switched on since it was made ready in 2021. Continue reading...
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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The King of Norway has gone into hospital and because Norway is like that, his doctor has sent a formal sick note to the Royal Household’s HR department.
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CUD @cud.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Coming soon to the CUD merch stand! linktr.ee/cudband
New CUD mugs.
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CNAG @cnag-eu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚀New @ergabiodiv.bsky.social reference genome! Now for 'Leiobunum subalpinum', a montane-subalpine harvestman species endemic to the eastern Alps CNAG performed DNA extraction, sequencing, and genome assembly @biogeneurope.bsky.social #biodiversity open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-81
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/08/2026
My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant
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My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant
Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunities, says student and activist Ceira Sergeant
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