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Jason C. Cole

@theduckmachine.bsky.social
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Crystallographer, Software hacker and cricket lover. As is probably evident from my handle, I enjoy batting but I'm not very good at it. Views are my own.

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 13h
I guess we know who's paying for her gravy then.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15h
Its creepy.
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Chicken taco.
politico.com
Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say
The president was set to be questioned under oath in his defamation lawsuit over the British broadcaster’s 2020 election documentary.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
How many runs has he got?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You need to get a lot more French in your approach to dealing with it.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
He might end up being the only player to make 50 in the game, the way it's gone so far.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I hope that Man City get a 74 points deduction for their misdemeanors. That would mean the most they could get to at the end of the season would be 40 points. So all their rivals would then have a chance of putting a nail in. Make it win basically every game and you survive. #football
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In other news. Bears do their business in places with many trees and there's a bloke in Rome who may be part of a religious sect.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If City get relegated they will have to ship a lot of players quickly anyway so I guess it's moot
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ha. My son just said "Travis Head's bowling is as good as his moustache" and I think he has a point. #SAvAUS 🏏
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You never see Hegseth and Max Headroom in the same room at the same time.
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Personally I think Badenoch has delusions of adequacy.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Is this you @countbinface.bsky.social ?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
She'd still lose it too.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 06/10/2026
NEWS! French baby born holding placard and petrol bomb, confirms hospital newsthump.com/2026/10/06/f...
newsthump.com
French baby born holding placard and petrol bomb, confirms hospital
With yet another protest taking place in France, Lariboisière Hospital in Paris has confirmed that a baby has been born holding a placard and a petrol bomb.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Masterful finish from Czechia there. Magnificent. #ENGCZE #TheFootball
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Someone wrote a book? What? I mean .. P21 ...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ignobel is where the cool kids are.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic. The title reads "Poltergeist".
In the first panel we see a woman with a worried expression on her face. She says, "stuff keeps moving around my house."
In the second panel the same woman says "I'm terrified. I can't sleep."
In the third panel we see a ghost holding a candle and a pillow that reads "live laugh love". The ghost is zooming through the house.
In the fourth panel we see the same ghost hanging up a frame and thinking, "home decor is my passion".
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No theduckmachinebot.infintity+1 is way ahead No returns ya boo sucks. I'm a 5 year old
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My son has just come up with the best possible idea for a funky #darts format. First to 21 legs. But in the 21 legs, you have to finish on every double...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Her cartoons can't help but make you smile.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thanks. Video does indeed explain.. didn't even realize there were videos TBH!
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hmm. I'm intrigued as to why Tripoli means what it means in that clue!
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If that happens you need to get all South Korea on him.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The issue with that is these companies are very crafty if you are using public systems. We noticed that the 'dont steal my stuff' option often gets reset when a new version comes out and it's very easy to miss.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@kevinhowells.bsky.social Thanks for herding the catlike cricket commentators in the county championship this season. Always enjoy tuning in; already looking forward to next season, even though Hampshire will be in division 2.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why is he still your friend?
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 26/09/2026
if we win this, we get the world cup, right? #thefootball
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What? I mean, aren't there more important things right now?! BBC News - Could an iced coffee freeze you out of the job market? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Could an iced coffee freeze you out of the job market?
Employees and recruiters weigh into the online debate around interview etiquette.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Harrison ford eat your heart out.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, working at a desk. A brain next to her says, "We need to take breaks!"
The second panel zooms in on Sarah's face. She is annoyed. She says, "What if I don't listen to you?"
The third panel shows the brain smiling.
The fourth panel shows the brain reaching towards a lever. The brain says, "I'LL MAKE YOU."
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So apparently there's a bunch of thugs planning a march through Sheffield today branding themselves as the Sheffield "Patriots". Guess what ... The march ends at the railway station ... I wonder why that is. Journalists: find out and expose who pays for all this
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A cricketer for @actualnames.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._W._B...
en.wikipedia.org
E. W. Bastard - Wikipedia
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
journals.iucr.org/paper?bm5127
journals.iucr.org
Identifying and characterizing translationally modulated molecular crystal structures
A program to identify and characterize approximate translations has been written. Running it for the structures archived in the Cambridge Structural Database showed that the frequency of pseudotransla...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We need a #golf tournament between Europe and Australasia.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Robin Taylor and Carol Brock wrote a paper back in 2019. I have Robin's code so am interested in this...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not been a great day for Gus Atkinson. #TheCricket #bbccricket #ENGvSRI
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Right #crystallographers .. are any of you interested in modulations and pseudo symmetry?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It looks like the Bears are going to make it all academic TBH.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It takes a special kind of stupidity to live stream yourself potentially committing a crime. Can't think why this has just occurred to me.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I see a government site has been hacked by OpenAI. How long before a large pharma company gets attacked I wonder?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So what will be today's new Tory party policy? Kitten extermination? University competitive applications process to be replaced with a hunger games alternative? Or some other nonsense ...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To say this is bats*it crazy is an insult to bats*it. BBC News - Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex with drones and snipers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex
Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows a brain. The brain is saying "I'm 30 and YOUNG! I only recently fully developed!"
The second panel shows a heart. The heart says "I hear ya! I can keep going for DECADES more!"
The third panel shows a spine's face. It weakly says, "I am old".
We zoom out and the spine is using a walker. It continues, "so very old".
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@kevinhowells.bsky.social .. Mason Crane .. do you think England may have another look at him. Spinner who has seemingly greatly improved his batting?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Butt whoopin' #ENGvSRI #bbccricket
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@henrymoeran.bsky.social just listening in to this interview about the ashes etc. Who ever that is, they don't, frankly, come over well. Sounds like a bunch of pathetic excuses for greed.
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