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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 3h

Same. Saw what the temperature was going to be this morning and decided it'd be a tad too nippy without it.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 3h

Glad I woke up with a headache this morning - it made me look at my phone earlier than usual and realise that we hadn't put the bins out. Bins now safely out. Headache still here.

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Ymestyn @ymestyn.bsky.social · 13h

Argh. I want to start working on my next non-fiction book and thought, y'know, I need to do the research in Welsh, rather than in English and translate. But I can't find a damn thing about half the animals I want to research because the Welsh web is horribly underdeveloped.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 13h

I fear bats are a no go this time round.

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 14h

That is very pretty indeed!!

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 14h

When I was a teen, my Dad was working on an OU degree, which involved a module on moths. He made a moth trap and we caught, IDs and recorded lots of moths. They were fabulous! Some of them are so pretty.

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 15h

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This is thoughtful as you might expect. And exactly why I’m worried. 🧪

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say. Moths sounds interesting, that's a good idea. I do like a nice moth, though I don't know much about them. Or what moths might be in Brompton Cemetery. Definitely worth a think though!

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 15h

Oh no! Glad I asked! Not bats then... lol. Will have to find something else.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 16h

I fancy doing something about bats for the spring?

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 16h

Did that walk with @levparikian.bsky.social too: fieldworkpodcast.substack.com/p/why-brompt... I absolutely love Merlin. It occasionally doesn't hear anything when I can very clearly hear a bird, but it's good at high-pitched calls, which are the frequencies humans lose first.

fieldworkpodcast.substack.com

Why Brompton cemetery is a twitcher’s delight

Suw joins author and orchestra conductor Lev Parikian to find out more about the birds who make their homes in the cemetery

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 18h

Well I never!

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 18h

UK, London: Women in STEM and gender equity in the workplace. Suw will address the SCTE’s Quantum Computing event and introduce presentations by women in the broadband industry. 22 Oct, 9am-6pm, £10. #ALD26 findingada.com/event/women-in-stem-…

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 18h

Tbh, I'm just surprised that it still exists.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 18h

I dug. I now have warm hands. 😎

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 19h

This is very true. I have some, I just need to dig them out.

I've just had to put an extra hoodie on and my hands are starting to feel a bit chilly. Hmmm.

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Same. I'd been considering it, but this is a big fat nope for me. I'll wait until it's back in Bayeux and then go to France for a holiday instead.

Heh, no problem. It's all just very on my mind atm, as my Mum's health deteriorates.

I'd much rather they fixed social care, tbh. I have very little sympathy for rich people wanting to ensure their kids are a bit richer. Fixing social care would be a massive vote-winner, too, but obviously is a thornier problem without a clear soundbite. 🙄

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We've not yet turned on the heating, which is good, but I have had to break out the SAD lamp today.

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Yup. It's a "fix the thing people are shouting loudest about" approach, and who gets to shout louder than anyone else? Rich people.

Like, we all see how this system keeps rich families rich and ensures that poor families never get to pass on even the slightest bit of wealth if they lose the disability/dementia lottery, yes?

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 22h

OK, so let me get this clear: Rich people with lots of assets to pass on to their kids are going to be able to pass on even more. But poorer elderly people who need social care have to sell their house and hand over all their assets, and their children inherit nothing? How the fuck is this fair?

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Corporate support for women in STEM has shrunk & we're nowhere near equity. How we get back on track is the question at the heart of my new report, but I need your help to finish it off. Please donate or share! www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-finish-m…

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Well done to the science Nobel Prizes, awarded to six men. Finally, this tragically under-represented demographic getting the recognition they need. If you want to hear what i REALLY think about the Nobel Prizes, try this with @ppfideas.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQh...

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As I understand it, it wasn't the ladies who put the pants on the naked man, but the person (a bloke) who created the reference images for them. Clearly wished to spare them their blushes, though I'm sure they would not have cared one jot. Particularly Mabel.

Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Are you organising an event for #ALD26? Please add it to our calendar so we can share it in our newsletter, Facebook and here on Bluesky! findingada.com/worldwide-events/c/a… And here's to all the amazing women in STEM whose work and discoveries are so worth celebrating!

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He is so very perfect. What a gorgeous little lad!

OMG, Hobbes is gorgeous! I want to smoosh his little tummy with my face and snuggle him 24/7.

I guess it's time to replace the duvet that disintegrated in the wash because the cats vommed on it one too many times.

Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 06/10/2026

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just turned down BBC London radio and telly because there's no fee. I don't particularly need the fifty quid or whatever it is, but it irks me no end that so many programmes rely on external expertise, usually from freelances, for no fee. Exposure ain't going to pay the mortgage.

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Taith Pêl-Droed @taithpeldroed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh, we were the same. It was so, so good through the first couple of seasons. Tom Mison was brilliant, but it just went all the way to shit in the final season. I think we got two or three episodes into S4 before giving up completely. Have never had the urge to go back and finish it off.

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The people who made Safia Middleton-Patel’s hoodie could have thought through how the brand name was displayed on it.

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Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 05/10/2026

Petition for Number 10 North to be called Upping Street

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OMG, what did I just watch?

Good grief, on the train and got a person behind complaining about their Vinted parcel getting nicked and a dude in front asking “Do you know Jesus?” And ffs i just want to go home.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 05/10/2026

Can I also add that the ‘thinning of the veil’ stuff is modern bullshit invented in the 70s and not a single ancient Celt would recognise that as a thing they believed.

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European Greens not fucking around here: this is a very strong statement.

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Had a lovely time at the STEMettes lunch with Harpers Bazaar and Clé de Peau Beauté, celebrating the achievements of @aimafidon.bsky.social. Delightful to meet so many amazing women working to help others achieve their potential. Lovely flowers too!

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers, but that is the situation we have created for our LLM business with respect to its ‘content supply chain.'” Yes. Because the usual thing is to PAY YOUR ESSENTIAL SUPPLIERS, NOT STEAL FROM THEM.

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yep, this has been a glaring flaw from the start, but the tech industry appears to blithely assume there will always be Content because there has always been Content in the past.

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 05/10/2026

Need a senior engineer in #Aotearoa New Zealand - but not enough to justify sending someone over? I’m available for short engineering assignments. I’m good at practical eng., unusual environs, prototypes, mfg & troubleshooting. Need a trusted pair of technical eyes & ears? Contact me!

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Trust me, it hits very differently when you're five.