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Dr Francis Osis

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Tweets about heritage, textile crafts, F1, dogs & nice walks. Makes motorsports art stuff at RaceCraft. Glasgow based. #ActuallyAutistic ๐Ÿ––๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ he/him https://racecraftembroidery.etsy.com

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I didn't know that, interesting! Love the quilt.

08.03.2026 22:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One colourway, two variations!

08.03.2026 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scuderia Honse Cap - 60% recycled cotton - 40% recycled polyester - 280 g/m2 - TOP quality product - One size - 5 panels - AWARE tracer - Metal buckle on back - Water saved: 387 L

And as promised... it wasn't a 100% Honse. But Ferrari still could have done better. Enjoy! #F1

hayleymulch.com/products/scu...

#BSNM

08.03.2026 05:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 77 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

There is one I've looked up before nearby, it would be tempting to learn how to use one! I only want to do simple straight lines I think so probably an easy one to start with.

07.03.2026 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of 3 sawtooth star quilt blocks in cream, pinks and oranges

Photo of 3 sawtooth star quilt blocks in cream, pinks and oranges

Start of a new quilting project - I have 7 colourways, each with 3 variations, and making 3 blocks of each variation. Adding sashing as well to make a full king size 100 inch quilt with double layered batting, no idea where I'll lay it out to make the sandwich or how I'll fit it through my machine ๐Ÿ˜‚

07.03.2026 18:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kฤkฤpล chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch!

06.03.2026 04:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 6422 ๐Ÿ” 1754 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68 ๐Ÿ“Œ 64
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Workshop on genetics, eugenics and scientific racism next week! #Philsci #Philosophy #Ethics #HPS #Sociology #AcademicSky
We will be conducting hybrid sessions, you can find the zoom link at www.imseam.uni-heidelberg.de/en/heinzelma...

03.03.2026 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Culture and Leisure at Risk, Glasgow 2026 - eblknd

Someone has compiled a list of cultural spaces in Glasgow that have closed this year. It's embarrasing and really highlights how badly the city is failing arts & culture. eblknd.leaflet.pub/3mg6akzx3n22l

05.03.2026 11:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Me: I have so many hobbies and things I like to do that I can't fit it all in which makes me sad!

Also me: oh look a full weekend course covering using a film SLR all the way to darkroom development, I've never done proper photography before, maybe I should do that

04.03.2026 19:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Another new poll. Scottish Greens on course for best ever result. 2021: 8 MSPs. Today's poll: 16 MSPs. On May 7th vote Scottish Greens.

Another new poll. Scottish Greens on course for best ever result. 2021: 8 MSPs. Today's poll: 16 MSPs. On May 7th vote Scottish Greens.

๐Ÿšจ NEW POLL!

Poll after poll has the Green vote surging ahead of May's Scottish Parliament election.

Together we can build a fairer, greener, independent Scotland.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.greens.scot/join

04.03.2026 12:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 129 ๐Ÿ” 50 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.

The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party

news.sky.com/story/greens...

03.03.2026 07:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 247 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Photo of a book of a sheet music with a QR code sticker put on the top right corner

Photo of a book of a sheet music with a QR code sticker put on the top right corner

All done! Great way to spend 4 hours haha

28.02.2026 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How are you spending your day off, Francis? Oh, just cataloguing my piano music and setting up a QR system to make it easy to log when I play different pieces...

28.02.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I keep seeing this and I canโ€™t really process it. FIFTY universities. Could close.

25.02.2026 08:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š๏ธ โœ๏ธ Don't miss out on submitting a piece for Fonds 3! buff.ly/AAJSq4Y #LibraryLoversMonth

Categories: Prose | Poetry & Script | Word & Image
Deadline: 10 Apr 2026
More info: buff.ly/aXyhUG6
@dmuforlife @librarydmu @dmu_film_studies @dmutextiles @dmuwriters

25.02.2026 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A New Wharton Study on AI Warns of a Growing Problem: Cognitive Surrender Casual users should pay special attention

This is a mental war that we have to win. It's not about being a luddite, it's about destroying or retaining the ability to think. It's about how insidious this becomes in a situation where generative AI is adopted and then subverted intentionally.

www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/a-new-whar...

24.02.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 675 ๐Ÿ” 241 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

This is a huge victory for the local community and for the historic campaign @ross-greer.bsky.social has built over the last decade.

Itโ€™s not hard to understand why this became one of the biggest environmental campaigns in Scottish history.

Loch Lomond means so much to many people!! ๐Ÿ’š

24.02.2026 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A graphic featuring a medieval illustration of a smiling jester from Paris, Bibliotheque nationale de France, MS Francais 2643 (f. 60r). The text reads 'This is a workshop for any medievalist who wants to learn a fun new way to share their expertise. In his book The Comic Toolbox, writer John Vorhaus argues that โ€˜the difference between a class clown and a class nerd is that the class clown tells jokes everyone gets while the class nerd tells jokes that only he gets'. The basic premise of this workshop is: why can't we do both?'

A graphic featuring a medieval illustration of a smiling jester from Paris, Bibliotheque nationale de France, MS Francais 2643 (f. 60r). The text reads 'This is a workshop for any medievalist who wants to learn a fun new way to share their expertise. In his book The Comic Toolbox, writer John Vorhaus argues that โ€˜the difference between a class clown and a class nerd is that the class clown tells jokes everyone gets while the class nerd tells jokes that only he gets'. The basic premise of this workshop is: why can't we do both?'

๐ŸŽบHerkens nu mi freindes๐ŸŽบ

The Guild are delighted to host @15thcgossipgirl.bsky.social for her workshop 'Jokewriting for Medievalists'!

โŒš5:30pm-7:00pm (GMT)
๐Ÿ“†Thursday 12 March
๐Ÿ“Online

Spaces for this special event are limited, so make sure that you sign up using the link in the next post๐Ÿ‘‡

23.02.2026 18:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Person sitting cross-legged on a couch holding a mug, promoting wellbeing through local studies webinar on March 6.

Person sitting cross-legged on a couch holding a mug, promoting wellbeing through local studies webinar on March 6.

We're: Promoting wellbeing through Local Studies at #CILIPMembersFest26. Evidence shows the positive impact of libraries for wellbeing. This session includes a keynote & opportunities to discuss & share examples with other practitioners.
Book now: https://ow.ly/8wmF50YkaRO

23.02.2026 14:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Facebook comment reading "trying to wipe away all those lies you tell WLC?"

A Facebook comment reading "trying to wipe away all those lies you tell WLC?"

Posted a nice video on our council archive's Facebook page of me doing some minor conservation cleaning a historic letter and got this comment ๐Ÿ˜‚

21.02.2026 09:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Premee Mohamed's These Lifeless Things ๐Ÿ˜

20.02.2026 21:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah I thought you meant our first Solaris book so I went to hunt down my first order ๐Ÿ˜…

20.02.2026 21:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A watercolor painting of a satyr embracing a young man from behind,  gently peeling apart the man's flesh on his chest. Birds emerge from the opening in the man's chest. The man reaches one hand to back to caress the satyr's face, the other presses the satyr's hand to his chest. There's some circular celtic knotwork designs on the borders. The overall colors are warm golds and browns.

A watercolor painting of a satyr embracing a young man from behind, gently peeling apart the man's flesh on his chest. Birds emerge from the opening in the man's chest. The man reaches one hand to back to caress the satyr's face, the other presses the satyr's hand to his chest. There's some circular celtic knotwork designs on the borders. The overall colors are warm golds and browns.

Finally finished this up! It's done in watercolor, gouache, and color pencils. I know I should try to render it in more detail but I'm not sure I want to. I like the texture being able to be textures. Maybe that will change in the future. For now, though, I like it ๐Ÿ˜…

20.02.2026 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1865 ๐Ÿ” 440 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

This is brilliant.

I used to think of the dinosaur of disconnection as a bad thing, but anymore, it can feel like relief. A crochet version is pure joy. #DHmakes ๐Ÿฆ–

17.02.2026 14:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Close up photo of an embroidery of a red, yellow and blue helmet. A sponsor logo for Estrella Galicia is in the centre of the picture, with text a few mm tall

Close up photo of an embroidery of a red, yellow and blue helmet. A sponsor logo for Estrella Galicia is in the centre of the picture, with text a few mm tall

Some of my neatest ever stitched writing ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

17.02.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.

She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months

14.02.2026 21:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 223 ๐Ÿ” 197 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Top surgery recovery going well enough that I'm finally able to embroider/sew again, woo! I definitely need a balance of creating/consuming media in my life, it feels so bland when I'm only taking things in...

13.02.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heritage & Design Officer - (Fixed-Term) - GLA14892 | Glasgow | myjobscotland View details and apply for this urban planning role in with Glasgow on myjobscotland

๐Ÿ‘€ Vacancy: "Based within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability and reporting to the Principal Planning Officer ... providing expert advice and guidance to development management colleagues and others in relation to heritage and urban design."

myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/gla...

10.02.2026 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

08.02.2026 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 17929 ๐Ÿ” 5442 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 246 ๐Ÿ“Œ 257

That description made me instantly put it on my to read list!

08.02.2026 09:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0