Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026experts are saying that the narrow channel between Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium, through which 80% of world football is transported, could be blocked within "a matter of weeks" if the situation spirals out of control. The price of VAR surged to over $100 a barrel on the news 011
Reposted by Nick HallThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/09/2026God Horrified To Find Humans Eating Sacred, Omniscient Potatoes theonion.comGod Horrified To Find Humans Eating Sacred, Omniscient PotatoesTHE HEAVENS—Shaking His head in disbelief as the color drained from His face, God, Our Heavenly Father, was reportedly horrified Monday to learn that humans had been consuming the sacred, omniscient p... 231155104
Reposted by Nick HallCross-laminated Tinder @nickhasthoughts.com · 19/09/2026“Poncho Munch for Deano Bonano” is quite literally indistinguishable from the ‘Italian’ brainrot my kids say 1153
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I may actually watch www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...bbc.co.ukRiver that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe eventsA river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. 000
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026rare miss from The Onion here. without clams how would we know whether Warsaw tap water is drinkable? 000
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026the AI bros this weekend youtu.be/c14vfq3jqpo?...youtu.beWhy are they confessing?YouTube video by G. Mikkelsen 000
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I do think that there should be a word halfway between "oesophagus" (impossible to spell, lots of people don't know what it means) and "food pipe" (just... all kinds of wrong) I also think there should be a radio station halfway between Radio 3 and Classic FM. 110
Reposted by Nick HallToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In ‘Some actual good news’ news, Small Prophets - the BBC’s biggest new comedy of the year - will return for a second series and will air on BBC One 26916
Reposted by Nick HallStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026First day of school 732743
Reposted by Nick HallThe Seldom Seen Kid @seldom-seen-kid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026They're all dead, Dave. 631822375
Reposted by Nick HallWomen and Film History International @wfhinetwork.bsky.social · 18/07/2026There are still two months left to submit to our Student Project Award! 056
Reposted by Nick HallRachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We need two Arday inquiries: 1) Into racist (and misogynistic) bullying by UK press and social media accounts (see also Diane Abbott); and 2) into the duty of care that HE has for its minority staff - a duty of care that in my repeated experience is reserved primarily for white male sex offenders. 519366
Reposted by Nick HallMiriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 16/08/20266yo came home from camp last week with a very large box of raisins in her backpack and has been very tightlipped about their provenance. Finally she told me yesterday, “I don’t know how to explain it.” 🤷♀️ 4451
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Gosh that hits different when they don't warn you about the warning before sending the warning 020
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I wonder how ancient admissions tutors would have interpreted an eclipse the night before Clearing 282
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This, plus the excellent "looks like slop" button on LinkedIn, is what it looks like when market research shows that people hate AI Is there hope yet for desloppifying Facebook and TikTok? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSpotify to introduce AI badge after fans make feelings 'clear'The new feature, starting from mid-September, will tell listeners if an artist is AI-generated. 130
Reposted by Nick HallAvian Face-Tool 🦡 @beakmoo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I just found out there's a creature called a puffleg hummingbird, that wears a tiny pair of fluffy white trousers. 521614401
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Spent the past week in France wondering where we went so wrong with bread 220
Reposted by Nick HallBenjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 04/08/2026"We've got those... what're they called? Zoopraxiscope? Are, are they, lobsterscopes? No, no it's a stereophoroskop! Wait, no, an electrotachyscope. A craboscope? A theatograph? A zinematograph? An anarithmoscope? An X-ograph? C'mon, someone help me out here! Is it a katoptikum?" 2115
Reposted by Nick HallDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Got a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt. 1654565572
Reposted by Nick HallStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 30/07/2026 5511148
Reposted by Nick HallJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026New: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...404media.coLinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' ButtonFollowing 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it. 762046439
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 22/07/2026@adamroberts.bsky.social just discovered I had been blocking you for the last few weeks. Don't know why, wasn't intentional...! 100
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 18/07/2026a letter from Bridget Phillipson's successor will be on its way to universities shortly 000
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Three Lions won't scan again until 2046, in case you've been wondering 000
Reposted by Nick HallMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 15/07/2026think my centrist position here is that we should saw one leg off that Argentinian player, for touching Jude 943218
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 14/07/2026what is Andy Burnham going to do about the dinosaur affordability crisis? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTyrannosaurus Rex most expensive dinosaur ever soldThe dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York. 000
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 11/07/2026it's probably time to stop ordering brand new buses with panoramic sunroofs, isn't it 010
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 10/07/2026the new vape is called "GCSE Mathematics" and it tastes like kalamata olives 041
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Going to be a very weird night in the pubs if they end up postponing it at 3am or something 000
Reposted by Nick HallWill Tattersdill @tattersdill.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The article in question should be required reading for everyone in UK higher ed: www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/07/05/w...hepi.ac.ukWEEKEND READING: Stop inducting students into a system that doesn’t fit them - HEPIThis blog was kindly authored by Professor Debbie Holley, Emerita Professor in Learning Innovation at Bournemouth University; Professor Wendy Garnham, Professor of Psychology at the University of Suss... 1174
Reposted by Nick HallWill Tattersdill @tattersdill.bsky.social · 05/07/2026If I were the King of Universities (which, heaven forbid), I would place this finding at the exact centre of every single policy decision from teaching to research to estates to capital investment. At every level in every process, the question would be: are we as humane as education demands we be? 211848
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 05/07/2026not now, mysterious space balls www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAustralia probes mystery space balls that washed up on beachOfficials are searching for the origins of six pieces of space debris discovered on Forrest Beach in Queensland. 010
Reposted by Nick HallLauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026futurism.com/future-socie... lol 178105252958
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Spent a very enjoyable day catching up with old friends and learning about early television history at @illuminations.bsky.social's conference today (Also: Uni of Westminster has the absolute best and most comfortable chairs. Stackable but also reclining! I was never so comfy at a conference.) 011
Nick Hall @nickhall.bsky.social · 03/07/2026That in itself is actually better than England winning the match 000