Stewart
@stewmh.bsky.social
Particle physics and nonsense, mainly
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In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
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Promotional packaging for an appetite suppressant, from a 1970s Graphis magazine feature on designs created for pharmaceutical company Roche
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Promotional packaging for an appetite suppressant, from a 1970s Graphis magazine feature on designs created for pharmaceutical company Roche
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From the FAQ on the Bayreuth Festival website.
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
From the FAQ on the Bayreuth Festival website.
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'Muuuuuuum, I want to play on the climby thing but there's a jazz band and they won't let me on'
BBC Radio 3
Jazz Record Requests
Now Playing
Beats & Pieces Big Band
Op
Jazz Record Requests
Now Playing
Beats & Pieces Big Band
Op
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
'Muuuuuuum, I want to play on the climby thing but there's a jazz band and they won't let me on'
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We could eat toads to honour him
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM
We could eat toads to honour him
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I think a lot about the catagory errors people make when they open up a restaurant, the most obvious of which is "I am a good home cook and like dinner parties, I can just upscale what I do as a hobby" and yet this remains the most "oh mate" article ever.
torontolife.com/food/restaur...
torontolife.com/food/restaur...
I poured my blood, sweat and life savings into my restaurant. Dumbest thing I've ever done - Toronto Life
I was a foodie who figured he could run a restaurant. I couldn’t have been more wrong—and it cost me my house, my sanity and nearly my wife
torontolife.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I think a lot about the catagory errors people make when they open up a restaurant, the most obvious of which is "I am a good home cook and like dinner parties, I can just upscale what I do as a hobby" and yet this remains the most "oh mate" article ever.
torontolife.com/food/restaur...
torontolife.com/food/restaur...
This would not be my first choice if I were choosing band names now
BBC Radio 6 Music
6 Music's Indie Forever
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¡Forward, Russia!
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6 Music's Indie Forever
Now Playing
¡Forward, Russia!
Twelve
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This would not be my first choice if I were choosing band names now
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YOU - No, I'll show you how a gentleman treats a doorbell! (Kiss the doorbell.)
January 23, 2026 at 1:19 PM
YOU - No, I'll show you how a gentleman treats a doorbell! (Kiss the doorbell.)
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A very happy, strawberry-flavoured birthday to the brilliant @christinamartin.bsky.social, who wrote my favourite Viz letter of all time.
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A very happy, strawberry-flavoured birthday to the brilliant @christinamartin.bsky.social, who wrote my favourite Viz letter of all time.
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Grandpa Simpson voice: They’d hide the toy in the bottom of the cereal, which was pluralised back then. About half the cereal went on the floor in the finding, which was the fun of it. The reflectors showed status. I myself had six reflectors on one wheel, which is how I became King for the summer.
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Grandpa Simpson voice: They’d hide the toy in the bottom of the cereal, which was pluralised back then. About half the cereal went on the floor in the finding, which was the fun of it. The reflectors showed status. I myself had six reflectors on one wheel, which is how I became King for the summer.
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The ‘new shoes’ that Paolo Nutini sang about in his 2006 hit ‘new shoes’ are now 20 years old. They would be old shoes now.
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The ‘new shoes’ that Paolo Nutini sang about in his 2006 hit ‘new shoes’ are now 20 years old. They would be old shoes now.
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Do you think unbending Clippy until he was a long piece of metal would be painful for him. Or do you think it would cause him to feel a great sense of relief
September 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Do you think unbending Clippy until he was a long piece of metal would be painful for him. Or do you think it would cause him to feel a great sense of relief
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in my objective opinion, the greatest posts of all time,
disclaimer, i am a huge nerd, and this is a joke about my specialism, nevertheless, my objectivity does not lead me off the true road
disclaimer, i am a huge nerd, and this is a joke about my specialism, nevertheless, my objectivity does not lead me off the true road
July 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
in my objective opinion, the greatest posts of all time,
disclaimer, i am a huge nerd, and this is a joke about my specialism, nevertheless, my objectivity does not lead me off the true road
disclaimer, i am a huge nerd, and this is a joke about my specialism, nevertheless, my objectivity does not lead me off the true road
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this one's been gettin' a lotta play in my head lately
January 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
this one's been gettin' a lotta play in my head lately
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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Letter in Times today
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Letter in Times today
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every day the Financial Times asks me questions i am frankly unqualified to answer
January 19, 2026 at 9:15 PM
every day the Financial Times asks me questions i am frankly unqualified to answer
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
this has reminded me: new parents, there is a brief but wonderful window where you can fit your baby's arms inside toilet roll tubes
Tapping sadly on the window of the swan sanctuary with one of two Pringles cans I’ve got stuck on my hands, sobbing “yes it *has* happened again, please don’t make me go to the people hospital”
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
this has reminded me: new parents, there is a brief but wonderful window where you can fit your baby's arms inside toilet roll tubes
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Tapping sadly on the window of the swan sanctuary with one of two Pringles cans I’ve got stuck on my hands, sobbing “yes it *has* happened again, please don’t make me go to the people hospital”
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Tapping sadly on the window of the swan sanctuary with one of two Pringles cans I’ve got stuck on my hands, sobbing “yes it *has* happened again, please don’t make me go to the people hospital”
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Baddesley Clinton @nationaltrust.org.uk property has been conducting an experiment: what happens if you let the children of today try out a typewriter?
January 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Baddesley Clinton @nationaltrust.org.uk property has been conducting an experiment: what happens if you let the children of today try out a typewriter?
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As the UKRI comms team, we’re lucky to visit some truly fascinating places.
Last month we were 1.1km underground at Boulby Underground Laboratory - surrounded by salt and exploring the mine.
It got us thinking…
What other research locations should more people know about?
Show us!📸
Last month we were 1.1km underground at Boulby Underground Laboratory - surrounded by salt and exploring the mine.
It got us thinking…
What other research locations should more people know about?
Show us!📸
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
As the UKRI comms team, we’re lucky to visit some truly fascinating places.
Last month we were 1.1km underground at Boulby Underground Laboratory - surrounded by salt and exploring the mine.
It got us thinking…
What other research locations should more people know about?
Show us!📸
Last month we were 1.1km underground at Boulby Underground Laboratory - surrounded by salt and exploring the mine.
It got us thinking…
What other research locations should more people know about?
Show us!📸
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On this date in 1994 (which was 12 years ago, obviously) the first episode of The Day Today was broadcast on BBC2.
January 19, 2026 at 7:24 AM
On this date in 1994 (which was 12 years ago, obviously) the first episode of The Day Today was broadcast on BBC2.