Andy Ledger
@lowfeller.bsky.social
Not drowning, but waving
7 years sober #hatnonce (retired)
7 years sober #hatnonce (retired)
This just feels like the day-after-the-day-after a 90s stag do
"Cambridge students help unearth possible Viking-era ‘execution pit’ on training dig"
Especially interesting is the trepanned skull.
www.bajr.org/cambridge-st...
Especially interesting is the trepanned skull.
www.bajr.org/cambridge-st...
Cambridge students help unearth possible Viking-era ‘execution pit’ on training dig - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
The aftermath of a battle or execution from around the 9th century AD has been discovered by Cambridge University archaeologists and students conducting a training dig as part of the University’s unde...
www.bajr.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This just feels like the day-after-the-day-after a 90s stag do
Yeah - I thought you said: 'US Tech giants identify one of many financially depressed regions of UK that will work for buttons'. My mistake
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Yeah - I thought you said: 'US Tech giants identify one of many financially depressed regions of UK that will work for buttons'. My mistake
Sounds ideal for a Proof of Concept for some of the *potential* benefits of AI.... don't get me wrong, I don't think AI comes without risks but also with significant upsides & benefits too
February 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Sounds ideal for a Proof of Concept for some of the *potential* benefits of AI.... don't get me wrong, I don't think AI comes without risks but also with significant upsides & benefits too
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Well, I read the blog by the ex-Canary "journalist" that protests Gaiman's innocence. It's woeful throughout, but the highlight of the lows must be the point he tells J K Rowling off for not being in bed by the appointed time.
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Well, I read the blog by the ex-Canary "journalist" that protests Gaiman's innocence. It's woeful throughout, but the highlight of the lows must be the point he tells J K Rowling off for not being in bed by the appointed time.
Ummm... are you feeling ok, David?
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ummm... are you feeling ok, David?
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Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
Predictably, lots of posts ridiculing this. Not sure why - if it was City of London / Square Mile it wouldn't even be news?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push
Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Predictably, lots of posts ridiculing this. Not sure why - if it was City of London / Square Mile it wouldn't even be news?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Recent unscheduled visit to local hospital was enlivened by leaving me in a wheelchair outside the Chapel of Rest for 15 mins
February 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Recent unscheduled visit to local hospital was enlivened by leaving me in a wheelchair outside the Chapel of Rest for 15 mins
"... and the shell hit me right in the umm..."
"Rectum?"
"Well it didn't do them
much good"
"Rectum?"
"Well it didn't do them
much good"
“Hospital evacuated as man found to have WW1 artillery shell in rectum”
A difficult day for le squad de bombe…
A difficult day for le squad de bombe…
Hospital evacuated as 'man found to have WW1 artillery shell in rectum'
The discovery of the century-old shell prompted a hospital evacuation amid fears it could explode
www.standard.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"... and the shell hit me right in the umm..."
"Rectum?"
"Well it didn't do them
much good"
"Rectum?"
"Well it didn't do them
much good"
Liquorice. What people ate before there was nice sweets
February 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Liquorice. What people ate before there was nice sweets
I don't think "rational decisionmakers" are a key feature of any strata of society anyway
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I don't think "rational decisionmakers" are a key feature of any strata of society anyway
Like what? Be more specific
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Like what? Be more specific
What would you rather they spent the money on?
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What would you rather they spent the money on?
Additionally, people short of money are not necessarily *always* broke. Sometimes, they might have a bit of spare cash, not enough to make a permanent difference, but enough to say "fuck it, I'm going to treat myself" & what better way of doing that than by getting a permanent statement - a tattoo
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Additionally, people short of money are not necessarily *always* broke. Sometimes, they might have a bit of spare cash, not enough to make a permanent difference, but enough to say "fuck it, I'm going to treat myself" & what better way of doing that than by getting a permanent statement - a tattoo
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...they told her no, didn't they
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
...they told her no, didn't they
The worst part of it is that Western democracies have allowed powerful technologies, like facial recognition, to become mainstream, based on the assumption that their govts will always be fair & just
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The worst part of it is that Western democracies have allowed powerful technologies, like facial recognition, to become mainstream, based on the assumption that their govts will always be fair & just
Ah well! That answers everything
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Ah well! That answers everything
I have questions... a lot of questions about this single post
January 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I have questions... a lot of questions about this single post
there's a shortage of right-wing talking heads, so the bbc wiill take anyone, no matter how toxic, for the sake of 'balance'
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
there's a shortage of right-wing talking heads, so the bbc wiill take anyone, no matter how toxic, for the sake of 'balance'
so you decide to give yourself a stage name & you settle for "John"
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 AM
so you decide to give yourself a stage name & you settle for "John"
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i'm not going to check & shatter the illusion
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
i'm not going to check & shatter the illusion