Doire
@doiredoire.bsky.social
Wanderer through the fresh fields of social media.
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I have been awake and upright since 8:30 this morning. That's the first day without a nap since January 3rd.
I don't think I'm going to last much longer though and we'll see if it was a mistake tomorrow. I did yomp nearly 500m through Addie's (chose wrong entrance) too.
I don't think I'm going to last much longer though and we'll see if it was a mistake tomorrow. I did yomp nearly 500m through Addie's (chose wrong entrance) too.
January 25, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I have been awake and upright since 8:30 this morning. That's the first day without a nap since January 3rd.
I don't think I'm going to last much longer though and we'll see if it was a mistake tomorrow. I did yomp nearly 500m through Addie's (chose wrong entrance) too.
I don't think I'm going to last much longer though and we'll see if it was a mistake tomorrow. I did yomp nearly 500m through Addie's (chose wrong entrance) too.
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
In other words, this variation is the past tense of Basic Pattern 1.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"Other colours were also beginning to come in from Greece by the 40s BC, such as green from Carystos and red from Cape Tenaros, and the choice blossomed when Egypt, the heartland of polychromatic stone architecture and (1/2)
"Other colours were also beginning to come in from Greece by the 40s BC, such as green from Carystos and red from Cape Tenaros, and the choice blossomed when Egypt, the heartland of polychromatic stone architecture and (1/2)
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"If a man steals and is handed over to the king's official, he shall be a slave in the king's manor until he is redeemed from this or until he is given freedom."
"If a man steals and is handed over to the king's official, he shall be a slave in the king's manor until he is redeemed from this or until he is given freedom."
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
In other words, this variation is the past tense of Basic Pattern 1.
So nice to get a well packed book. Protected even if it does slide around under the gentle handling of the couriers.
And this was a reduced clearance book! Thank you.
@thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
And this was a reduced clearance book! Thank you.
@thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
So nice to get a well packed book. Protected even if it does slide around under the gentle handling of the couriers.
And this was a reduced clearance book! Thank you.
@thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
And this was a reduced clearance book! Thank you.
@thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Sun steps up to protect Greenland.
Severe Space Weather Alert
An S4 (Severe) Solar Radiation Storm is currently in progress (Jan 19, 2026) and still intensifying. This rare event exceeds the intensity of the 2003 “Halloween” storms.
📡 HF radio & satellite navigation disruptions in polar regions
By FAA, NASA.
An S4 (Severe) Solar Radiation Storm is currently in progress (Jan 19, 2026) and still intensifying. This rare event exceeds the intensity of the 2003 “Halloween” storms.
📡 HF radio & satellite navigation disruptions in polar regions
By FAA, NASA.
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Sun steps up to protect Greenland.
I thought this wasn't real, but I'm wrong.
The odd look of the roofline on the building at the end is caused by perspective lining up another roof with the end wall.
The odd look of the roofline on the building at the end is caused by perspective lining up another roof with the end wall.
Stone cottages in the village of Milldale in Dovedale valley, Peak District, England.
January 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I thought this wasn't real, but I'm wrong.
The odd look of the roofline on the building at the end is caused by perspective lining up another roof with the end wall.
The odd look of the roofline on the building at the end is caused by perspective lining up another roof with the end wall.
Green? Must be the Onion
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Green? Must be the Onion
Just what you want to find in the store cupboard on Christmas Eve.
I didn't need the coconut flour, but it prompted much cleaning and checking if other food stuffs.
I didn't need the coconut flour, but it prompted much cleaning and checking if other food stuffs.
December 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Just what you want to find in the store cupboard on Christmas Eve.
I didn't need the coconut flour, but it prompted much cleaning and checking if other food stuffs.
I didn't need the coconut flour, but it prompted much cleaning and checking if other food stuffs.
UK book being given away. And once again I have it. You should have a copy too
Cached UK/IE #KindleBookGiveaway: 5 copies of @tkingfisher.com's Paladin's Grace, the first Paladin Romance book. You MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one, thus #UKKindleBookGiveaway and #speirgorm
I have this book, and enjoyed it very much.
I have this book, and enjoyed it very much.
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
UK book being given away. And once again I have it. You should have a copy too
UK/IE Kindle giveaway: The Martian by Andy Weir
I already have this and enjoyed reading it. This is your chance to go and grab a copy if you haven't yet.
I already have this and enjoyed reading it. This is your chance to go and grab a copy if you haven't yet.
Cached UK/IE Kindle giveaway: 5 copies of The Martian by Andy Weir, which I have and have read and have enjoyed a lot. I also really liked the movie; I think it was a very good adaptation. You MUST have an amazon.co.uk account to claim one!
#UKKindleBookGiveaway #KindleBookGiveaway
#UKKindleBookGiveaway #KindleBookGiveaway
December 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
UK/IE Kindle giveaway: The Martian by Andy Weir
I already have this and enjoyed reading it. This is your chance to go and grab a copy if you haven't yet.
I already have this and enjoyed reading it. This is your chance to go and grab a copy if you haven't yet.
My washing machine stopped pumping water out and I need to clear space before anyone can look at it. I've been hand washing in the bath, but I'm not coping.
There are no local launderettes so I have sent some of the washing off to a laundry service.
It's terrifying. They will judge my dirty linen.
There are no local launderettes so I have sent some of the washing off to a laundry service.
It's terrifying. They will judge my dirty linen.
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My washing machine stopped pumping water out and I need to clear space before anyone can look at it. I've been hand washing in the bath, but I'm not coping.
There are no local launderettes so I have sent some of the washing off to a laundry service.
It's terrifying. They will judge my dirty linen.
There are no local launderettes so I have sent some of the washing off to a laundry service.
It's terrifying. They will judge my dirty linen.
Oh
Oh
So many friends so far away
Wow
Oh
So many friends so far away
Wow
Forever Friends has rolled out to Trainers in New Zealand for testing.
The new level requires 90 days of interactions and unlocks Remote Trading. Trainers will need to earn more friendship points to conduct additional Remote Trades.
Full Details: leekduck.com/posts/foreve...
The new level requires 90 days of interactions and unlocks Remote Trading. Trainers will need to earn more friendship points to conduct additional Remote Trades.
Full Details: leekduck.com/posts/foreve...
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Oh
Oh
So many friends so far away
Wow
Oh
So many friends so far away
Wow
Oh good grief. I can tell I've been sick and out of it for 2 days. (Lots of sleeping and very little eating) I've reached the tired, but not sleepy, and bored stage. Can't read for more than moments. Can't go out to play Pokémon. Can't cope with Duolingo.
But I can reply to internet strangers!
But I can reply to internet strangers!
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Oh good grief. I can tell I've been sick and out of it for 2 days. (Lots of sleeping and very little eating) I've reached the tired, but not sleepy, and bored stage. Can't read for more than moments. Can't go out to play Pokémon. Can't cope with Duolingo.
But I can reply to internet strangers!
But I can reply to internet strangers!
I lost my streak trying to move it to the new phone, so I started again.
I don't trust those stats.
I don't trust those stats.
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I lost my streak trying to move it to the new phone, so I started again.
I don't trust those stats.
I don't trust those stats.
Someone who can say that the status quo isn't working well for most people,and perhaps we could try something different.
The downside that I see is the way that, eg, farrage in the UK can something that is working and improving and twist it and drumbeat it into a problem that must be solved.
The downside that I see is the way that, eg, farrage in the UK can something that is working and improving and twist it and drumbeat it into a problem that must be solved.
In Vitale’s book, he writes: “The problem is not police training, police diversity, or police methods. The problem is the dramatic and unprecedented expansion and intensity of policing in the last 40 years, a fundamental shift in the role of police in society. The problem is policing itself.”
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Someone who can say that the status quo isn't working well for most people,and perhaps we could try something different.
The downside that I see is the way that, eg, farrage in the UK can something that is working and improving and twist it and drumbeat it into a problem that must be solved.
The downside that I see is the way that, eg, farrage in the UK can something that is working and improving and twist it and drumbeat it into a problem that must be solved.
My family tease me for carrying around two phones. It's about to get worse.
I have an old motoG50 with battery and memory problems, so mid 2023 I bought a new phone. It's basically a power bank with a screen and armoring. I love it. Very non standard android so not everything I want to do works.
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I have an old motoG50 with battery and memory problems, so mid 2023 I bought a new phone. It's basically a power bank with a screen and armoring. I love it. Very non standard android so not everything I want to do works.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My family tease me for carrying around two phones. It's about to get worse.
I have an old motoG50 with battery and memory problems, so mid 2023 I bought a new phone. It's basically a power bank with a screen and armoring. I love it. Very non standard android so not everything I want to do works.
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I have an old motoG50 with battery and memory problems, so mid 2023 I bought a new phone. It's basically a power bank with a screen and armoring. I love it. Very non standard android so not everything I want to do works.
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Setting up a new phone and I'm delighted that the power cable plugs in and stays in.
Software setup wise: no thanks, no thanks, no thanks…
It whimpered a bit when I disabled the geminii app.
Software setup wise: no thanks, no thanks, no thanks…
It whimpered a bit when I disabled the geminii app.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Setting up a new phone and I'm delighted that the power cable plugs in and stays in.
Software setup wise: no thanks, no thanks, no thanks…
It whimpered a bit when I disabled the geminii app.
Software setup wise: no thanks, no thanks, no thanks…
It whimpered a bit when I disabled the geminii app.
Has Google Fit had a recent update?
I've just been on a bike ride, and it correctly identified a bike ride for 57 minutes, but said it was 0km distance. Yesterday's was recorded as 0km too.
Weirdly Pokémon Go still hatched eggs even though I thought it got that info from Fit.
I don't understand.
I've just been on a bike ride, and it correctly identified a bike ride for 57 minutes, but said it was 0km distance. Yesterday's was recorded as 0km too.
Weirdly Pokémon Go still hatched eggs even though I thought it got that info from Fit.
I don't understand.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Has Google Fit had a recent update?
I've just been on a bike ride, and it correctly identified a bike ride for 57 minutes, but said it was 0km distance. Yesterday's was recorded as 0km too.
Weirdly Pokémon Go still hatched eggs even though I thought it got that info from Fit.
I don't understand.
I've just been on a bike ride, and it correctly identified a bike ride for 57 minutes, but said it was 0km distance. Yesterday's was recorded as 0km too.
Weirdly Pokémon Go still hatched eggs even though I thought it got that info from Fit.
I don't understand.
I've just had what seems to be a stollen cookie.
I must track down the source and make sure there will be more.
I must track down the source and make sure there will be more.
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I've just had what seems to be a stollen cookie.
I must track down the source and make sure there will be more.
I must track down the source and make sure there will be more.
For some months their English cousin, sugar glazed yumyums, was a large part of my diet. The other part was lactose free protein shakes.
I was having digestive problems and these are free of things that triggered it but still provide calories. Anti-fartones if you will.
I was having digestive problems and these are free of things that triggered it but still provide calories. Anti-fartones if you will.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
For some months their English cousin, sugar glazed yumyums, was a large part of my diet. The other part was lactose free protein shakes.
I was having digestive problems and these are free of things that triggered it but still provide calories. Anti-fartones if you will.
I was having digestive problems and these are free of things that triggered it but still provide calories. Anti-fartones if you will.
Kerning is in the air, just now.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Kerning is in the air, just now.
What does that even mean‽
Phrazle 1286: 6/6
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#phrazle
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Phrazle 1286: 6/6
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#phrazle
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November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What does that even mean‽
Phrazle 1286: 6/6
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#phrazle
solitaired.com/phrazle
Phrazle 1286: 6/6
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#phrazle
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Fascinating 🧵
This shows so much care and attention to detail.
But now I'm wondering, are names transliterated to any other writing systems? Cyrillic, Hangul, or Urdu for example.
I don't think I've seen any used; why is Chinese the exception?
This shows so much care and attention to detail.
But now I'm wondering, are names transliterated to any other writing systems? Cyrillic, Hangul, or Urdu for example.
I don't think I've seen any used; why is Chinese the exception?
Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
highlight of my day!!!! vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social vote @workingfamilies.org ❤️❤️❤️
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Fascinating 🧵
This shows so much care and attention to detail.
But now I'm wondering, are names transliterated to any other writing systems? Cyrillic, Hangul, or Urdu for example.
I don't think I've seen any used; why is Chinese the exception?
This shows so much care and attention to detail.
But now I'm wondering, are names transliterated to any other writing systems? Cyrillic, Hangul, or Urdu for example.
I don't think I've seen any used; why is Chinese the exception?