Anna
@toastteacake.bsky.social
“#GameOfWool is to knitting what The Hundred is to cricket.” Discuss.
Well, I enjoyed #GameOfWool, but I'm not a knitter. I also enjoyed scrolling through the outraged knitters posting about it.
It does seem like they've made something that will confuse non-knitters (peeries, you say?) while going out of its way to incense knitters, which is... an interesting choice
It does seem like they've made something that will confuse non-knitters (peeries, you say?) while going out of its way to incense knitters, which is... an interesting choice
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“#GameOfWool is to knitting what The Hundred is to cricket.” Discuss.
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Oh ffs, this is just stupid and lazy. Not a trace of real interest in showing how knitting works.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
also, WHAT IS THIS AI SLOP DOING ON THE KNITTING SHOW?
it's becoming so obvious that the producers don't actually care about knitting at all and just wanted a quirky game show format #GameofWool
it's becoming so obvious that the producers don't actually care about knitting at all and just wanted a quirky game show format #GameofWool
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Oh ffs, this is just stupid and lazy. Not a trace of real interest in showing how knitting works.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
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We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open:
www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
History of Molecular Biology Collection
This unparalleled collection includes Rosalind Franklin's historic 'Photo 51,' which revealed the double-helix structure of DNA.
www.sciencehistory.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
I ordered a feather/down duvet online and it arrived today. It is noisy. Is that normal? Am I just too used to synthetic duvets?
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I ordered a feather/down duvet online and it arrived today. It is noisy. Is that normal? Am I just too used to synthetic duvets?
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Anyone else getting ‘Bad gateway’ errors on Gateway to Research?
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Anyone else getting ‘Bad gateway’ errors on Gateway to Research?
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That moment when you've just started digging an archaeological trench and a visitor comes along and eats your finds...🤦♂️
#FindsFriday #EdibleArchaeology 🐑🐏
#FindsFriday #EdibleArchaeology 🐑🐏
October 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
That moment when you've just started digging an archaeological trench and a visitor comes along and eats your finds...🤦♂️
#FindsFriday #EdibleArchaeology 🐑🐏
#FindsFriday #EdibleArchaeology 🐑🐏
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I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
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Hwæt! 🐉
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hwæt! 🐉
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
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A semi-regular reminder that all our photos on Flickr Commons are public domain - you don't need to ask us to use them in any way you can imagine! Though we do love hearing about how you've used them, so you can let us know if you want
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
British Library
Explore British Library’s 1,073,564 photos on Flickr!
www.flickr.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A semi-regular reminder that all our photos on Flickr Commons are public domain - you don't need to ask us to use them in any way you can imagine! Though we do love hearing about how you've used them, so you can let us know if you want
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
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OA-doing library folks can any of you help with this query?
#OA wonks - can anyone point me to a list of medicine-ish journals that partially offer gold OA - e.g. ones that have full OA now but paywalled archives? Doesn’t have to be comprehensive, I’m just trying to design an in-class exercise.
September 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
OA-doing library folks can any of you help with this query?
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The current fad for putting AI in everything reminds me of the 19th-century fad for adding electricity to everything, without thinking about why. Electric girdles! Electric garters! Electric hairpins! Electric tea cups!
I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
June 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The current fad for putting AI in everything reminds me of the 19th-century fad for adding electricity to everything, without thinking about why. Electric girdles! Electric garters! Electric hairpins! Electric tea cups!
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Things are about to get a bit ancient.
I baked these biscuity sherds on a hemisphere cake tin in an attempt to recreate Ancient Greek pottery fragments in all three dimensions. The originals, dating from c.1600-435 BCE, can be found in the collections of the Ashmolean Museum.
I baked these biscuity sherds on a hemisphere cake tin in an attempt to recreate Ancient Greek pottery fragments in all three dimensions. The originals, dating from c.1600-435 BCE, can be found in the collections of the Ashmolean Museum.
May 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Things are about to get a bit ancient.
I baked these biscuity sherds on a hemisphere cake tin in an attempt to recreate Ancient Greek pottery fragments in all three dimensions. The originals, dating from c.1600-435 BCE, can be found in the collections of the Ashmolean Museum.
I baked these biscuity sherds on a hemisphere cake tin in an attempt to recreate Ancient Greek pottery fragments in all three dimensions. The originals, dating from c.1600-435 BCE, can be found in the collections of the Ashmolean Museum.
Anyone have any tips for good places to get dinner in Wimbledon? Preferably not fancy.
May 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Anyone have any tips for good places to get dinner in Wimbledon? Preferably not fancy.
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Great thread about alt text, thanks Alice!
It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day! #GAAD There are loads of accounts on Bluesky posting brilliant things BUT without alt text - which means lots of us will not repost these. Alt text is really easy to add and Bluesky even has a setting to stop you posting images without it 1/
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Great thread about alt text, thanks Alice!
Leiden may not be high on many tourism lists but I highly recommend it for a long weekend away: windmills, museums, canals, botanical garden, waterside cafés… all very walkable.
April 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Leiden may not be high on many tourism lists but I highly recommend it for a long weekend away: windmills, museums, canals, botanical garden, waterside cafés… all very walkable.
Lovely two days watching county cricket. Can Essex snatch victory from the jaws of a draw?
April 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Lovely two days watching county cricket. Can Essex snatch victory from the jaws of a draw?
I am attempting to shift my mindset around what every weekend train traveller dreads (rail replacement bus service) and trying to appreciate it as a complex logistical exercise instead.
April 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I am attempting to shift my mindset around what every weekend train traveller dreads (rail replacement bus service) and trying to appreciate it as a complex logistical exercise instead.
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All of this thread is clearly true but this is the truest. (Yes I missed it yesterday, it's still worth it.)
April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
All of this thread is clearly true but this is the truest. (Yes I missed it yesterday, it's still worth it.)