Paton
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I have uploaded some neat but unfinished notes from 16 years of reading about the human uses of the asclepiads. From delicious vegetables to blue dyes to rival indigo, deadly poisons to medicines traded world-wide. And string. 1/2 archive.org/search?query...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I have uploaded some neat but unfinished notes from 16 years of reading about the human uses of the asclepiads. From delicious vegetables to blue dyes to rival indigo, deadly poisons to medicines traded world-wide. And string. 1/2 archive.org/search?query...
I have seen that camera valued at $9,000. The information it contains is priceless.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I have seen that camera valued at $9,000. The information it contains is priceless.
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The Terry Pratchett Estate have announced:
The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll]: The Year of the Curious Squid.
Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
www.tumblr.com/terrypratche...
The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll]: The Year of the Curious Squid.
Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
www.tumblr.com/terrypratche...
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The Terry Pratchett Estate have announced:
The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll]: The Year of the Curious Squid.
Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
www.tumblr.com/terrypratche...
The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll]: The Year of the Curious Squid.
Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
www.tumblr.com/terrypratche...
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Ai slop got me like:
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ai slop got me like:
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Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
October 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
The BBC have libelled Guillermo del Toro with the allegation that his previous film credits included Prometheus. They have edited out the heinous lie but given no apology.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation debuts in Venice
Saltburn star Jacob Elordi is unrecognisable as Frankenstein's creation in the new Netflix adaptation.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The BBC have libelled Guillermo del Toro with the allegation that his previous film credits included Prometheus. They have edited out the heinous lie but given no apology.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#Dionysia odora subsp. odora
#Primulaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025 | Elevation: 1850 m
This species looks like a natural bonsai.
#Primulaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025 | Elevation: 1850 m
This species looks like a natural bonsai.
June 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#Dionysia odora subsp. odora
#Primulaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025 | Elevation: 1850 m
This species looks like a natural bonsai.
#Primulaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025 | Elevation: 1850 m
This species looks like a natural bonsai.
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The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Name our Storms
www.metoffice.gov.uk
June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
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eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
Seen on Tumblr
www.tumblr.com/depsidase/77...
www.tumblr.com/depsidase/77...
May 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Seen on Tumblr
www.tumblr.com/depsidase/77...
www.tumblr.com/depsidase/77...
The usual forensic comedy from John Oliver. Lost among the massive promotion of anti-trans dogwhistling from the new fascists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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May 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The usual forensic comedy from John Oliver. Lost among the massive promotion of anti-trans dogwhistling from the new fascists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
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ネコ飛出し注意 (neko tobidashi chūi) Means “watch for cats darting out” and I love this sign.
April 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ネコ飛出し注意 (neko tobidashi chūi) Means “watch for cats darting out” and I love this sign.
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
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If you use the Biodivisity Heritage Library (I use it almost daily), you'll be saddened (and maybe angered😡) to learn that DOGE+Musk+Trump have eliminated its funding. BHL is looking for a new home. #ILoveBHL
So much f***ing winning.🤬
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
So much f***ing winning.🤬
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you use the Biodivisity Heritage Library (I use it almost daily), you'll be saddened (and maybe angered😡) to learn that DOGE+Musk+Trump have eliminated its funding. BHL is looking for a new home. #ILoveBHL
So much f***ing winning.🤬
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
So much f***ing winning.🤬
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
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I don't normally share petitions but I have bought plants from this place and love their ridiculous range of unusual useful plants.
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Sign the Petition
Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden
chng.it
March 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I don't normally share petitions but I have bought plants from this place and love their ridiculous range of unusual useful plants.
chng.it/46C2bWtq6y
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