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Richard Walker

@phlebas.bsky.social
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Niobe shortly after she adopted us
Black and white kitten on a sofa, half leaning against a cushion
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Can't recall the ladybirds, maybe locale specific? Round here at least, this year so many ladybirds survived winter that I've yet to see a single aphid. In turn that probably means there won't be enough food to trigger a ladybird swarm (photo is from March 3rd!)
Cluster of 6 ladybirds in the nook of bare branches of a shrub. There is a further ladybird in the backgound.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It has an explanation:
I hallmarked the letters "ch" and "k" because I misread your question. I hallucinated a phonetic connection and mistakenly counted the letters that created a similar crisp, hard sound in the mouth instead of looking at the actual spelling.
Large language models like me process text by breaking words into small chunks of data called tokens. Because we do not "see" individual letters the way human eyes do, simple character counting and spelling tasks can sometimes cause our pattern recognition to misfire completely.
I apologize for the confusing and incorrect initial response.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I especially love how it highlights 3 wrong letters!
Google AI response reading:
There are 2 "p"s in the name Richard Walker.
You can find them here:
Richard Walker

the letters ch in Richard and k in Walker are in bold
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Spoof Allister Heath headline:
The Left's unhinged hatred of Werther's Original is driving us towards a terrifying abyss
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The free version of ChatGPT still can't get this one right.
Q: What is the lowest score you cannot achieve with three darts?
A: With three standard darts, the lowest score you cannot achieve is: 179
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
A couple of years ago now, but everyone needs Niobe when she was a rescued kitten.
Adorable black and white kitten half standing against a cushion
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
This is Niobe a few days after my wife rescued her when she ran out in front of the car on a busy road. We couldn't find any owner (almost certainly abandoned - we alerted the local animals in need and they found a second kitten near by) so she came to live with us.
Cute black and white kitten half sitting on a sofa and leaning against a cushion.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Guess I'm screwed then!
Promo shot for the TV series "The Flight Attendant"
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
My first accomplishment of the year - 600 days of achieving at least 10,000 steps per day. Totally arbitrary of course, but still pleased.
Fitbit screen shot showing 16,947 steps for the day and a 600 day streak for achieving at least 10,000 steps per day
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Took a different route than normal for my daily walk. Fields are still very wet and the weather is most unseasonal but still pleasant.
Early morning scene looking across wet fields with a stream in the lower left corner. The sky has cirrocumulus stratiformis (?) clouds with a sunbeam shining through from the sun that is just above the horizon.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Live performance kitten decoration.
Black and white young cat half in / half out of the top of a Christmas tree.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
One of my favourite trees.
A tree in rough hillside farmland. The top half of the tree is growing horizontally making it look like it is being blown by a gale. In the background are banks of fog covering the lower ground.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Heaviest November snow we've had since moving here (Cheshire) 31 years ago.
Trees and shrubs covered with heavy snow. To the right is a house with its roof also covered.
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Richard Walker @phlebas.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This is Niobe shortly after she adopted us via the Cat Distribution System in 2023 when she ran in front of my wife's car as a tiny kitten.
An adorable black and white kitten sitting on a sofa next to a cushion.
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