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Pratab Ali

@prataba.bsky.social
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Amateur photographer. landscape, insects, wildlife, stars. 20 plus years software engineer in telecoms. Sci-fi: BSG, Startrek, Expanse, some Starwars. Mando and Grogu! (Sorry, Large profiles with thousands of followers, I'm unlikely to follow you back)

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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 36m
I've never bought Adidas, so can't boycott them. But I would burn my Adidas gear if I had any.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 1h
Reposting this one for this week’s #ShareMondays2026 competition :)
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 41m
I forget about the 2009 onwards movies. I did wonder why Spock didn't go back to his timeline, but then I guessed he felt responsible in some way, for the destruction etc. So he stayed to help rebuild the Vulcan civilisation.
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denismorin.bsky.social @denismorin.bsky.social · 9h
Youpi, les couleurs d’octobre !
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17h
England's water infrastructure at breaking point. Large part of water network installed 130-150 years ago. Thames Water infrastructure has average age of 79 years; industry average 56 yrs. 40% of TW assets are 100+ yrs old. Must end privatisation, remove profit motive.
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MP says London water network is 'at breaking point' with two incidents in a week
London MP Paul Kohler said the two incidents highlighted the poor state of the region's water infrastructure
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God @thegodshow.com · 23h
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h
Agreed, as long as you replace the word ”exciting” with “terrifying.” #MidtermsCantComeSoonEnough
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Royal Institution @rigb.org · 8h
From the molecules in medicines to the nanoparticles delivering them, chemistry is shaping the way we treat disease. Join Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu to discover how we can get molecules to obey us. www.rigb.org/whats-on/dis...
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Discourse: How to get a molecule to obey you
Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu brings together the everyday chemistry in our lives with the latest nanotechnology deliv
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 8h
This guy. Since I first saw him, he didn't give me bond apex villain vibes. He's not the goon/henchman but the middle tier baddie that provides services for the apex villain. Someone forgettable. Someone Bond would flush his head down a toilet to extract info. Then he'd wet himself.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 8h
Here in the UK, for decades now we've had many TV shows that sensationalised making profit out of houses. I absolutely hate all of them. If everyone (around the world not just here) had the security of roof over their heads at a reasonable cost, the world would be a happier place.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 8h
This is your reminder that when mortgage costs rise, landlords don’t take it easy on renters. Those costs get passed along directly to renters and then some. If you think your mortgage is high, ask a renter what they pay every month, with no equity to show for it.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 8h
Thanks! Now as an adult I'm going to have nightmares. 🤣
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 8h
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Jaws from 007 Reacts in Water
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 12h
Oh is that why Amazon prime have made every bond movie free to watch.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🤣 poor Jadzia. I think T'Lynn will be alright sitting this out. Jadzia can stay.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Vissians could have easily overpowered Enterprise, and taken the Cogenitor, but Capt Drennik showed great respect for diplomacy, and allowed Archer to exercise Starfleet process. Had Archer not handed over the cogenitor, I like to believe the vissians would have tried more diplomacy.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Would Tendi's Science Bestie T'Lynn be jealous she was left behind. 🤔🤣
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Star Trek Lower Decks: T'Lyn - We Are Also Now Rich
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Here's a parody about the price of gas having soared (with everything else) since the Iran war, called "Gasoline". It's adapted from the classic "Jolene" by the incredible Dolly Parton who sadly died a few weeks ago, but left an incredible legacy of music, generosity & heart ❤️ youtu.be/WhwPBlI4u0A
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"Gasoline" - Marsh Family parody of "Jolene" by Dolly Parton, on the rising cost of fuel & inflation
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Shrek: Lord Farquaad's Sacrifice Meme
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I got ahead of myself, and thought "Star Trek's future looks bright in these character's hands" 🤦‍♂️
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Sad Penguin in the Rain: Pengu's Rainy Day
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#StarTrekEnterprise S2 E22 Cogenitor Damn it Star Trek, you teased us with a nice alien encounter for a change, then you go and end it with tragedy! For an enlightened, friendly alien species. Their terrible treatment of the cogenitor, in my opinion, didn't fit.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bit spooky out this morning... #October #Berkhamsted
Spooky foggy scene with a tree with a thick trunk on the right and a twisted branch going across the scene. Other trees silhouetted behind in fog. Dead tree and branches and grass at the bottom.
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ValeTer @valeter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Chasing waterfalls and capturing nature's majesty. 🌿 #photography #landscape #waterfall #nature #scenery #travel #explore #outdoors #naturephotography #nikon
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This progression is the inverse of my eyesight, over the same years. Your Saturns : Blurry to Clarity. My eyes: Clarityish to Blurry. 🤣
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wow, are you using Hubble! 🤣
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Rob Tilsley @stargazerrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
View of Saturn from last night 🔭🪐 #Astrophotography #Astronomy
Telescopic view of Saturn. Saturn centred, surrounded by featureless darkness. Saturn appearing as a large brown-ish disk, subtle banding is apparent on the planet, notably a dark band just below the equator. The rings can be made out crossing the disk, and with the Cassini Division on the left and right edges.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#StarTrekEnterprise S2 E21 Breach I'd forgotten Denobulans could scale walls without climbing gear, like this cat 🤣
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Playful Kitten Wall Climbing with Laser
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Never traveled through time." But we all travel through time. 🤣
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#StarTrekEnterprise S2 E21 Breach Found my favourite Star Trek scene of all time. 🤣 Enter Hoshi. Phlox hands her a tribble. What is this, she says. Phlox explains. Hoshi hands tribble back to Phlox. Phlox feeds it to his reptile! Hoshi's face! 😱 Phlox "Are you alright Ensign?" 🤣
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Didn't she die in the library getting blown up by the Breen? Or am I remembering that wrong.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That's Latent Image, where he has a breakdown when he discovers he chose Harry over the one episode lady that suddenly pops. A sort of Kobayashi Maru test for the doctor. Great episode.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Such a brilliant character that librarian. I was well p1ssed off when we didn't see anymore of her.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I wouldn't have got that unless it was a few frames earlier where he's holding the copper loop.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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@abbymsommer @abbymsommer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Let’s play a silly Star Trek game. Who can identify the series, character and episode from this buckled top? #TrekCostumeChallenge 💚🖖🏽😜
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This scene always and still bothers me. In her defence, to Dr Gillian it's technology she has no understanding of, and wouldn't have the faintest clue how dangerous her actions could have been. Also, the infamous Tuvix incident 🤣 is centuries away from her time. So, she's not read about that. 🤣
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Eyes exposed, pepper spray him!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Given they didn't identify themselves (they could be anyone), and in America you have guns. Can't someone shoot these guys, in the leg non-lethal, on the grounds of stopping a kidnapping. Then wait for local police.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
liked to see Monroe and Rosalee kids at the end. Not Diana and Kelly. Diana as a kid was really creepy! Didn't care much for her. Monroe and Rosalee were the heart of the show. If things centred around them instead, I think the ratings might've been better. Farewell #Grimm 📺
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Bree Turner Transforms into Wesen in Grimm
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Grimm 📺 show. Finished the finale. TV show producers, You give us a show, and characters that we get invested in. Then ratings slide, you don't fix it, network cancels it. You do a finale under duress (not to be confused with Duras) from fans, it's half hearted! Do better! I would've
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Grimm: Man's Angry Threat
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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape. This is a Red-tailed Tropicbird in Kauai. 🪶
Red-tailed Tropicbird flying left-to-right, with blurry ocean in background.
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#StarTrek Enterprise S2 E13 Dawn TNG S5 E2 Darmok Two sides of the, same sort of story, coin.
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Stuart McIlwain @darthemiras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So many feels from this week's episode of Ted Lasso. I wasn't ready for that, and then as the credits started they hit me again 😢 #tedlasso
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Susan Harrison @sueharrison123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So happy about this!! Safe to say in a room full of BBC/Goalhanger/Sony/celeb type podcasts we weren't expecting a win from our completely independent labour of love! Deeeeelighted.
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Leyline High Rewind @leylinehighrewind.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re pretty pleased with our trip to the British Podcast Awards last night. 🏆
Susan Harrison, Gemma Arrowsmith and Thomas Nelstrop holding an award. Leyline High Rewind logo on a big screen
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Chris 🟡🟡🟡🟡 @shelfnerds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@abbymsommer.bsky.social and I want to feature YOUR pick for the #StarTrek movie that best reflects hope! DM or email us your 90 second audio recording telling us your pick to be on our 2nd 60th anniversary episode on @firstflightpod.bsky.social!
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
energy expended on this bloom might mean fewer flowers next spring when many bees will be visiting. #bees 🌻🌸🌼
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Pratab Ali @prataba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This English lavender blooms once in mid-to-late April to end of June start of July. Flowers die. This year's extreme heatwave cycles followed by milder wet weather, then heat has confused part of this plant to bloom again. Not a good thing, as nearly no 🐝 around anymore, and the
Closeup of English lavender on 1st October 2026. Purple/blueish flowers. Lots of pale pastel green foliage in the background.

This variety blooms once in mid-to-late April to end of June start of July. Then the flowers die. However this year's extreme heatwave cycles followed by milder wet weather and then heat has confused part of this plant to bloom again. Not a good thing, as nearly no bees around anymore, and the energy expended on this bloom might mean fewer flowers next spring when many bees will be visiting. Climate change sucks.
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