Dr Darcey Gillie
@dfgillie.bsky.social
Careers consultant. Still loves mountains, knitting, bumblebees, agus Gàidhlig cuideachd. #Archbiscuit of #TheBiscuitAppreciationSociety Inbhir Nis. #BeeKind
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My instinct on this is that Americans don’t understand the relationship between the Brits and the BBC.
It’s a bit like having a sibling. You can complain about them, but when some else attacks them, you will defend them to the death.
It’s a bit like having a sibling. You can complain about them, but when some else attacks them, you will defend them to the death.
Here's Why Donald Trump's Bid To Sue The BBC For $1 Billion May Already Be Doomed
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/heres-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/heres-...
Here's Why Donald Trump's Bid To Sue The BBC For $1 Billion May Already Be Doomed
The US president has given the corporation until Friday night to respond to his legal threat.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
My instinct on this is that Americans don’t understand the relationship between the Brits and the BBC.
It’s a bit like having a sibling. You can complain about them, but when some else attacks them, you will defend them to the death.
It’s a bit like having a sibling. You can complain about them, but when some else attacks them, you will defend them to the death.
"Do you want to come round and play? I've got loads of toys!"
Today's Mavis pic...
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Today's Mavis pic...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Good to see more people finally on board with what all us furriners have been saying about the BBC for years - there is no perfect system, and for all its faults, the BBC is a wonderful thing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Good to see more people finally on board with what all us furriners have been saying about the BBC for years - there is no perfect system, and for all its faults, the BBC is a wonderful thing.
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Meet George the Goose. He lives with the ducks. Whenever you see him, he's always with his duck posse.
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meet George the Goose. He lives with the ducks. Whenever you see him, he's always with his duck posse.
Obviously: @judithjesch.bsky.social
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Obviously: @judithjesch.bsky.social
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"missed fucking bin day again"
Out this evening at the theatre. Intrigued to know what the middle-aged themes are.
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"missed fucking bin day again"
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"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
If you see this post an album cover with a,motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you see this post an album cover with a,motor vehicle on it.
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I read somewhere that it should actually be called Simulated Intelligence. It makes immediately clear what it actually is.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I read somewhere that it should actually be called Simulated Intelligence. It makes immediately clear what it actually is.
For the toast thought leader @martingillie.bsky.social
a touching tribute to our saviour, the lord jesus crust
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For the toast thought leader @martingillie.bsky.social
Who out there still has an A****n account? 🤨
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Who out there still has an A****n account? 🤨
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Yeah you know what, the description of Lugaid beheading Cú Chulainn was really missing hand-drawn emoticons, that's absolutely what we needed in this specific moment
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yeah you know what, the description of Lugaid beheading Cú Chulainn was really missing hand-drawn emoticons, that's absolutely what we needed in this specific moment
Can't help but notice the rodent/lagomorph theme here 🤔
Growing up were there any moments in movies that traumatized you? 😬
For me, it was this son of a bitch right here.
For me, it was this son of a bitch right here.
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Can't help but notice the rodent/lagomorph theme here 🤔
Forget the unions. Now is the time for people who care about higher education, arts and humanities to start a coordinated campaign to MPs and the public to educate them and influence policy. There are opportunities here for creative solutions (cf 5 College Consortium) to counter the threats.
I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Forget the unions. Now is the time for people who care about higher education, arts and humanities to start a coordinated campaign to MPs and the public to educate them and influence policy. There are opportunities here for creative solutions (cf 5 College Consortium) to counter the threats.
Today's Mavis pic.
"Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you,
Birds singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of treats..."
🎶 🐾 💭 🦴 🐾 🎶
"Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you,
Birds singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of treats..."
🎶 🐾 💭 🦴 🐾 🎶
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D
Make a song Scottish
Dunnet Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Hold Me, Thrill me, Keiss Me
It's a Shame About Reay
Dunnet Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Hold Me, Thrill me, Keiss Me
It's a Shame About Reay
Papay Don't Preach
Altnabreac-y Heart
In Tain in the Brain
Beauly and the Beast
Altnabreac-y Heart
In Tain in the Brain
Beauly and the Beast
Make a song Scottish
Fly me to Dunoon
Chanson Dalmuir
That's A Moray
Coming In the Ayr Tonight
Twenty four Hours from Tolsta
Naver Gonna Give You Up
Born on the Forth of July
Fly me to Dunoon
Chanson Dalmuir
That's A Moray
Coming In the Ayr Tonight
Twenty four Hours from Tolsta
Naver Gonna Give You Up
Born on the Forth of July
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Make a song Scottish
Dunnet Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Hold Me, Thrill me, Keiss Me
It's a Shame About Reay
Dunnet Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Hold Me, Thrill me, Keiss Me
It's a Shame About Reay
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I'm back doing online talks again this winter. First one is on 25 November and will be a look at Dating Ancient Buildings though archives, archaeology and dendrochronology.
Booking is now open and places are going extremely fast...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Booking is now open and places are going extremely fast...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm back doing online talks again this winter. First one is on 25 November and will be a look at Dating Ancient Buildings though archives, archaeology and dendrochronology.
Booking is now open and places are going extremely fast...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Booking is now open and places are going extremely fast...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
@etrooms.bsky.social cousin of a #tiny lion
The wooden bestiaries of England's churches offer a library of carved folklore. Here a giant wyrm or ghost bear to keep you company as you pray. There a manticore, flown from far Persia, to growl at tedious homilies. – John Betjeman, The English Alphabet , BBC Two, 1972 #Folklore
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@etrooms.bsky.social cousin of a #tiny lion
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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Just a mouse…eating a crisp in the garden, as you do! 😮🥰
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just a mouse…eating a crisp in the garden, as you do! 😮🥰