Ewarwoowar
@sidestream.bsky.social
Engineer of net zero 🏛️, lover of sustainability🪴, about 5 📚 on the go at once and eternally online (🌎🌍🌏)
Inspired by Wendy Cope and AI
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January 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Inspired by Wendy Cope and AI
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Delight at the clarity here
January 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Delight at the clarity here
Reminded of this poem reading a lot of takes about the Darlington Nurses on here.
To be explicit they deserve their dignity and respect as much as any trans person.
To be explicit they deserve their dignity and respect as much as any trans person.
January 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Reminded of this poem reading a lot of takes about the Darlington Nurses on here.
To be explicit they deserve their dignity and respect as much as any trans person.
To be explicit they deserve their dignity and respect as much as any trans person.
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This is why I find eating octopus morally conflicting. They are intelligent in ways we don't understand and can't fully define, but they're also arseholes and kind of deserve it.
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This is why I find eating octopus morally conflicting. They are intelligent in ways we don't understand and can't fully define, but they're also arseholes and kind of deserve it.
I think they’re right to call out our chronic miserablism and TDS. We will live in wonderful times,soaked in miracles and all we do is we worry about a merchantilist president.
For goodness sake America is deporting fewer people than ever before. A criminal shooting by police is hardly a new thing.
For goodness sake America is deporting fewer people than ever before. A criminal shooting by police is hardly a new thing.
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I think they’re right to call out our chronic miserablism and TDS. We will live in wonderful times,soaked in miracles and all we do is we worry about a merchantilist president.
For goodness sake America is deporting fewer people than ever before. A criminal shooting by police is hardly a new thing.
For goodness sake America is deporting fewer people than ever before. A criminal shooting by police is hardly a new thing.
I wish you’d argue with his arguments as opposed to go conspiracy mode? His funders are less relevant than his arguments.
For instance Ian - is it ok to say “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s fucking go” and be head of an organisation?
For instance Ian - is it ok to say “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s fucking go” and be head of an organisation?
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I wish you’d argue with his arguments as opposed to go conspiracy mode? His funders are less relevant than his arguments.
For instance Ian - is it ok to say “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s fucking go” and be head of an organisation?
For instance Ian - is it ok to say “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s fucking go” and be head of an organisation?
Are you sure? Seems like a pretty warm time there
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Are you sure? Seems like a pretty warm time there
I looked into it a while back and just realised a second hand iPhone is better, sustainably speaking, as it’s recycled by Apple at the end of its life and is built to last.
Fairphone is just marketing and signalling.
Fairphone is just marketing and signalling.
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
I looked into it a while back and just realised a second hand iPhone is better, sustainably speaking, as it’s recycled by Apple at the end of its life and is built to last.
Fairphone is just marketing and signalling.
Fairphone is just marketing and signalling.
I think Apple offering up a creative Suite will also hurt. Hoping for the same thing to happen to Autodesk.
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I think Apple offering up a creative Suite will also hurt. Hoping for the same thing to happen to Autodesk.
I don’t think that’s realistic. If we accept your logic, then any boundary anyone wants becomes ‘forcing’ others to accommodate bigotry. Should Muslim women who want female-only swimming hours also be compared to racists? Should anyone who wants any sex-separated space be treated as a homophobe?
January 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I don’t think that’s realistic. If we accept your logic, then any boundary anyone wants becomes ‘forcing’ others to accommodate bigotry. Should Muslim women who want female-only swimming hours also be compared to racists? Should anyone who wants any sex-separated space be treated as a homophobe?
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Clear, everyday understanding of female experience of sex based harrasment from the Darlington nurses tribunal.
No one is saying all men are the danger.
No one is saying all men are the danger.
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Clear, everyday understanding of female experience of sex based harrasment from the Darlington nurses tribunal.
No one is saying all men are the danger.
No one is saying all men are the danger.
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It’s a sad day when the best comment about the Darlington nurses tribunal ruling comes from the Sunday Sport 🤦♀️
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It’s a sad day when the best comment about the Darlington nurses tribunal ruling comes from the Sunday Sport 🤦♀️
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🔺 BREAKING: Darlington NHS nurses win harassment claim in trans ruling
Darlington NHS nurses win harassment claim in trans ruling
Darlington NHS nurses win harassment claim in trans ruling
www.thetimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
🔺 BREAKING: Darlington NHS nurses win harassment claim in trans ruling
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The Darlington nurses have won!
Happy days on Bluesky 😂😜
Happy days on Bluesky 😂😜
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The Darlington nurses have won!
Happy days on Bluesky 😂😜
Happy days on Bluesky 😂😜
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Victory for the Darlington nurses in their tribunal case.
From the judgement:
From the judgement:
January 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Victory for the Darlington nurses in their tribunal case.
From the judgement:
From the judgement:
I was struck by this defence by a doctor how he just dismissed palatability issues. Almost sneering.
Personally I think skimmed milk is disgusting. No idea if we should ban 2% fat milk in favour of lower fat unpalatable milk.
Personally I think skimmed milk is disgusting. No idea if we should ban 2% fat milk in favour of lower fat unpalatable milk.
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 AM
I was struck by this defence by a doctor how he just dismissed palatability issues. Almost sneering.
Personally I think skimmed milk is disgusting. No idea if we should ban 2% fat milk in favour of lower fat unpalatable milk.
Personally I think skimmed milk is disgusting. No idea if we should ban 2% fat milk in favour of lower fat unpalatable milk.
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
![Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters
For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22]
He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihmgl3sxrmb5t6edpjnixyanj2rvcf43zdv46mbifhl7hdtmz5u6y@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
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"I think it is naive, frankly, to say that we should get rid of him because he’s a bad person," the new UK Royal Society president says of Elon Musk's membership.
The society would have expelled Isaac Newton if it made judgments on character & behaviour, Paul Nurse says.
www.ft.com/content/088b...
The society would have expelled Isaac Newton if it made judgments on character & behaviour, Paul Nurse says.
www.ft.com/content/088b...
Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
www.ft.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:26 AM
"I think it is naive, frankly, to say that we should get rid of him because he’s a bad person," the new UK Royal Society president says of Elon Musk's membership.
The society would have expelled Isaac Newton if it made judgments on character & behaviour, Paul Nurse says.
www.ft.com/content/088b...
The society would have expelled Isaac Newton if it made judgments on character & behaviour, Paul Nurse says.
www.ft.com/content/088b...
Idly curious if you think shutting down all the apps would actually help the core problem.
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Idly curious if you think shutting down all the apps would actually help the core problem.
Yeah I kind of agree, social media has really exposed humanity for who they are.
See post linked below. Wish they’d start here.
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
See post linked below. Wish they’d start here.
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
CSAM content has risen 10x week-over-week. While we detect confirmed cases quickly, manual review is still necessary for NCMEC reports. This increase impacts our mods, who are repeatedly exposed to such content. 4/7
January 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Yeah I kind of agree, social media has really exposed humanity for who they are.
See post linked below. Wish they’d start here.
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
See post linked below. Wish they’d start here.
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
Is your solution to ban it? Should a platform be fined for CSAM?
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Is your solution to ban it? Should a platform be fined for CSAM?
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Great @economist.com piece by @matthewholehouse.bsky.social on state capacity. Am convinced next election winner will be who convinces people Government can actually just *do things* & politicians aren’t powerless to make good on promises. My reframe of Reagan maxim www.economist.com/britain/2026...
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Great @economist.com piece by @matthewholehouse.bsky.social on state capacity. Am convinced next election winner will be who convinces people Government can actually just *do things* & politicians aren’t powerless to make good on promises. My reframe of Reagan maxim www.economist.com/britain/2026...
CSAM content has risen 10x week-over-week. While we detect confirmed cases quickly, manual review is still necessary for NCMEC reports. This increase impacts our mods, who are repeatedly exposed to such content. 4/7
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM