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Glaswegian nerdy type, former rocket surgeon, now doing controls & model based design. Massive fan of MATLAB, Simulink & test driven development (TDD). #MATLAB #Simulink #TDD

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Frogs

05.01.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

the most thoroughly vindicated man in hollywood.

trade disputes and conspiracies βœ”οΈ

republic subverted over sex hangups βœ”οΈ

β€œsand people” killed, royalty indifferent βœ”οΈ

naive idiot casts vote for tyranny βœ”οΈ

villains with silly names like β€œdooku” βœ”οΈ

powerful clerical order screwing up βœ”οΈ

list goes on

11.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 5083 πŸ” 1241 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 16

Impressing the 12 year old by knowing the words to Fellowship Of The Ring.

11.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Many tidings on this blessed Mario Day ⭐ #marioday

10.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 3449 πŸ” 578 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 6
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Reaching net zero by 2050 β€˜cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

Our dependency on fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. Wars across the world are pushing up prices for households in the UK.

Why keep waiting for the next crisis? We need to transition to clean power as fast as we can to protect people and our economy.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

11.03.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 3472 πŸ” 1122 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 62
A picture of a frosted wine glass with a painted black and white moth decoration. I'm holding the glass in front of some pale roses

A picture of a frosted wine glass with a painted black and white moth decoration. I'm holding the glass in front of some pale roses

Aaaaaaaaa!!!
Evonne was at a craft night and spent it painting me a little wine glaaasssssss!!! So cuuuuttteeeee πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ˜

11.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Two plumbers look at you with round eyes. One is red, the other green. Don't stare at them for too long or fees will apply by Nintendo.

Two plumbers look at you with round eyes. One is red, the other green. Don't stare at them for too long or fees will apply by Nintendo.

Red Mario / Green Mario

10.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
age-old photoshop of colombian grammy winning singer songwriter and dancer and legendary recording artist shakira wearing kaneda ( of the manga AKIRA )'s jacket, motorcycle goggles and brandishing his laser rifle

age-old photoshop of colombian grammy winning singer songwriter and dancer and legendary recording artist shakira wearing kaneda ( of the manga AKIRA )'s jacket, motorcycle goggles and brandishing his laser rifle

one of the all time photoshops i think, AI could never

11.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 223 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lion Statue- Large This off white Lion statue is made of polymagnesium, it is a rustic looking garden statue that will make any garden or entrance way look grand. Product Dimensions: L.38cm x W.33.5cm x H.80.5cm

Something similar to this, not sure if it was plaster or concrete or plastic.
Can't even remember the price, I think it was something north of Β£100 though.

colettagardencentre.co.uk/products/lio...

11.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the kids saw a lion statue in the garden centre. No idea why the thought stuck.

11.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A golden lion.

A golden lion.

Is this is silly 3D printing idea?
Scaling up a file and splitting it over about 15 plates. Getting a bigger nozzle so it'll be quicker.
For size, it'll be about 50 tall, 30cm deep, 25cm wide and about 4kg of plastic.

11.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My humble submission to the new Bank of England with concepts for the new bank notes to please both sides.

11.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 683 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 26

Posting on Bluesky is very Christian in that Jesus was also surrounded by prositutes, the poor and the mentally ill

10.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 715 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 12
5 geese heads tiled to the side to loop up

5 geese heads tiled to the side to loop up

close up of two geese doing the same

close up of two geese doing the same

pictured: our geese looking at airplanes

06.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1152 πŸ” 360 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 9

Mach pack.

11.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"We realized we were making ourselves deeply vulnerable to a class action suit that absolutely would have wiped us out financially so we're going to find a way to do this without actual human names attached."

11.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 1449 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 6
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Neopets terminates license with Geekify over troubled RPG development β€œWe are continuing to explore alternative options to bring a high quality TTRPG gaming experience to the fan base”

The Neopets Team claims Geekify Inc. broke the terms of its licensing agreement by publishing a public playtest document in February, which led to criticism, ridicule, and one internal allegation of payment problems on the design team.

11.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 18
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China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.

China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

11.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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#BREAKING: Israel just bombed right next to the ancient temple of Baalbek, a UNESCO listed site in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley

When ISIS bombed Roman temples in Palmyra, Syria, the west launched an international coalition that send them fleeing to the ends of the Earth

11.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11
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a black and white photo of a snowy owl with a memecenter.com watermark ALT: a black and white photo of a snowy owl with a memecenter.com watermark

We think we've been infiltrated by people masquerading as owls. What were asking is...

Who?

Oh no.

11.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEW: Peter Mandelson was offered a severance payment of Β£75,000 - having initially asked the Foreign Office to pay him more than Β£500,000 upon his sacking as US ambassador, newly released docs reveal.

11.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 18

Thread from @proftalmadge.bsky.social who published THE analysis of this contingency in *2008* titled "Closing Time: Assessing the Iranian Threat to the Strait of Hormuz," in @intsecurity.bsky.social. But this admin doesn't read, so they had no idea.

www.caitlintalmadge.com/uploads/8/5/...

11.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Provocative headline. Uncomfortable truth. In the Financial Times, Martin E. Sandbu points out that every new energy shock exposes the same vulnerability: Europe’s dependence on imported fossil… | Ma... Provocative headline. Uncomfortable truth. In the Financial Times, Martin E. Sandbu points out that every new energy shock exposes the same vulnerability: Europe’s dependence on imported fossil fuels...

β€˜Calling decarbonisation a threat to competitiveness misses the point. Clinging to fossil dependence is the real risk for Europe’s energy security and economic resilience.’
Markus Krebber, CEO RWE
www.linkedin.com/posts/markus...

11.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear everyone,

As per the post from the Bodleian librarian below, AI bots and scrapers are putting just about every website under great pressure, British History Online included.

A lot of excellent tech staff are working hard to keep everything working, but outages and siruptions are inevitable.

11.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 414 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 26
A happy elephant from the same print.

A happy elephant from the same print.

He is clearly having a good time ...

11.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Never bring a sword-elephant to a gun-elephant fight.

11.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spain to launch tool to monitor hate on social media, PM Sanchez says MADRID, March 11 () - Spain will launch a tool to measure hate speech on digital β€Œplatforms as part of a broader strategy β€Œto increase oversight of social media companies, Prime Minister Pedro ​Sanche...

The tool, called HODIO (Spanish for Footprint of Hatred and Polarisation), will track the presence, spread, and impact of online hate speech as part of a broader oversight of SM platforms.

Results will be made public to show how platforms respond to harmful content.

11.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 516 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 18

When I said 'Kemi Badenoch is so partisan, under her the Tories would oppose puppies and kittens if Labour said something nice about them', I didn't mean it literally.

11.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 1292 πŸ” 331 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 9
Engineer builds Al robot that can instantly find Waldo for you

07/08/2024

Engineer builds Al robot that can instantly find Waldo for you 07/08/2024

This remains the funniest AI-related headline I’ve seen. Because it’s acting like humans not being able to find Wally (or Waldo) was some great, cosmic burden that we couldn't solve, not it being the fucking point of the entertainment.

11.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

It will *definitely* make you cry. If you have a young person in your life who’ll need a birthday present soon I can highly recommend!

11.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0