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· Feb 19
Ok. Usually i’m very quiet on SM, but (cough, cough)…
I’ve just deleted that horrible app formerly known as Twitter.
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I’m sharing this in recognition of Gladys Mae West’s work on GPS because it’s been a transformational technology for archaeology and that lady deserves to be lauded.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I’m sharing this in recognition of Gladys Mae West’s work on GPS because it’s been a transformational technology for archaeology and that lady deserves to be lauded.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Both bunnies and perpetrator were foiled.
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Both bunnies and perpetrator were foiled.
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I’ve asked this before in all seriousness: How do we nominate the Internet Archive as a UNESCO World Heritage Site? How do we protect it as a cultural resource of global importance, especially now?
(I’m not affiliated with either org, just a concerned citizen.)
#UNESCO #CRM @unesco.org @archive.org
(I’m not affiliated with either org, just a concerned citizen.)
#UNESCO #CRM @unesco.org @archive.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I’ve asked this before in all seriousness: How do we nominate the Internet Archive as a UNESCO World Heritage Site? How do we protect it as a cultural resource of global importance, especially now?
(I’m not affiliated with either org, just a concerned citizen.)
#UNESCO #CRM @unesco.org @archive.org
(I’m not affiliated with either org, just a concerned citizen.)
#UNESCO #CRM @unesco.org @archive.org
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Jen’s response to winter is to wear big boots and keep on stomping.
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Jen’s response to winter is to wear big boots and keep on stomping.
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Gold and enamelled case watch,
Louis Vautyer, 1630-1638
(British Museum)
Louis Vautyer, 1630-1638
(British Museum)
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Gold and enamelled case watch,
Louis Vautyer, 1630-1638
(British Museum)
Louis Vautyer, 1630-1638
(British Museum)
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The Priest, trying to be reassuring: "remember, nothing is impossible with God."
Me, still stressed: "... Yeah but it's not exactly PROBABLE, is it, Father?"
Me, still stressed: "... Yeah but it's not exactly PROBABLE, is it, Father?"
February 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The Priest, trying to be reassuring: "remember, nothing is impossible with God."
Me, still stressed: "... Yeah but it's not exactly PROBABLE, is it, Father?"
Me, still stressed: "... Yeah but it's not exactly PROBABLE, is it, Father?"
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🪐 LENS – LIRA | L’Encadré de la Semaine
Première planète imagée grâce au coronographe français du JWST
Découverte de TWA 7b, une jeune planète de masse comparable à Saturne, dix fois moins massive que les exoplanètes déjà imagées. Une première mondiale.
👉 urls.fr/v7Wrf-
Première planète imagée grâce au coronographe français du JWST
Découverte de TWA 7b, une jeune planète de masse comparable à Saturne, dix fois moins massive que les exoplanètes déjà imagées. Une première mondiale.
👉 urls.fr/v7Wrf-
February 2, 2026 at 7:35 AM
🪐 LENS – LIRA | L’Encadré de la Semaine
Première planète imagée grâce au coronographe français du JWST
Découverte de TWA 7b, une jeune planète de masse comparable à Saturne, dix fois moins massive que les exoplanètes déjà imagées. Une première mondiale.
👉 urls.fr/v7Wrf-
Première planète imagée grâce au coronographe français du JWST
Découverte de TWA 7b, une jeune planète de masse comparable à Saturne, dix fois moins massive que les exoplanètes déjà imagées. Une première mondiale.
👉 urls.fr/v7Wrf-
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The emergence of Dewey, waiting for springtime and practicing his bunt:
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The emergence of Dewey, waiting for springtime and practicing his bunt:
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The British Epigraphy Society spring meeting is in Durham! Featuring a viewing of the Lanchester diploma and an optional trip to Chesters. All welcome. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
18-apr - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The British Epigraphy Society spring meeting is in Durham! Featuring a viewing of the Lanchester diploma and an optional trip to Chesters. All welcome. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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It's #NationalHedgehogDay in the UK, so please enjoy this photo of Brian May and mascot Grace in a 2021 campaign to raise awareness for threatened hedgehogs
May is a longtime advocate for hedgehog conservation and hosts a wildlife rescue facility on his property www.bbc.com/news/article...
May is a longtime advocate for hedgehog conservation and hosts a wildlife rescue facility on his property www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It's #NationalHedgehogDay in the UK, so please enjoy this photo of Brian May and mascot Grace in a 2021 campaign to raise awareness for threatened hedgehogs
May is a longtime advocate for hedgehog conservation and hosts a wildlife rescue facility on his property www.bbc.com/news/article...
May is a longtime advocate for hedgehog conservation and hosts a wildlife rescue facility on his property www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Rest in peace, Catherine O'Hara. 😢https://youtu.be/4eV6vRLDj_s?si=w3XX-UpIRxUdArI3
SCTV The Brooke Shields Show
YouTube video by The Second City
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Rest in peace, Catherine O'Hara. 😢https://youtu.be/4eV6vRLDj_s?si=w3XX-UpIRxUdArI3
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Ultraviolet Saturn (NASA, Hubble, 2003) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/8LuCdh
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Ultraviolet Saturn (NASA, Hubble, 2003) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/8LuCdh
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
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Ottawa, the Applied Museum Studies program at Algonquin is "the program itself is one of the only programs dedicated to museum studies in the country, and the only one people can go straight into from high school."
Please sign this student's petition
secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...
Please sign this student's petition
secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...
Save the applied museum studies program
The current cuts proposed to Algonquin College's offered programs is concerning, specifically with their proposed cut to the Applied Museum Studies program. The Applied Museum Studies program actively...
secure.avaaz.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Ottawa, the Applied Museum Studies program at Algonquin is "the program itself is one of the only programs dedicated to museum studies in the country, and the only one people can go straight into from high school."
Please sign this student's petition
secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...
Please sign this student's petition
secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...
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Slow news day down Swansea way
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Slow news day down Swansea way
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A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
Meet Veronika, the first cow known to engage in flexible, multipurpose tool use
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
www.scientificamerican.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
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How cool is that electric-blue throat patch on this Brandt’s Cormorant! Unreal.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
How cool is that electric-blue throat patch on this Brandt’s Cormorant! Unreal.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
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Ongoing disclaimer:
I'm feeling just as anxious, angry & horrified as *anyone with a basic sense of empathy & compassion* right now.
My coping mechanism is sharing weird little guys & science threads with you.
If it feels like I'm not reflecting the tone of this moment, that's a purposeful choice.
I'm feeling just as anxious, angry & horrified as *anyone with a basic sense of empathy & compassion* right now.
My coping mechanism is sharing weird little guys & science threads with you.
If it feels like I'm not reflecting the tone of this moment, that's a purposeful choice.
January 15, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Ongoing disclaimer:
I'm feeling just as anxious, angry & horrified as *anyone with a basic sense of empathy & compassion* right now.
My coping mechanism is sharing weird little guys & science threads with you.
If it feels like I'm not reflecting the tone of this moment, that's a purposeful choice.
I'm feeling just as anxious, angry & horrified as *anyone with a basic sense of empathy & compassion* right now.
My coping mechanism is sharing weird little guys & science threads with you.
If it feels like I'm not reflecting the tone of this moment, that's a purposeful choice.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Welcome to new Bluesky users.
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Welcome to new Bluesky users.
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
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Amazing natural Opal from Mexico.what do you think?
Video: © Ópalos de México
Video: © Ópalos de México
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Amazing natural Opal from Mexico.what do you think?
Video: © Ópalos de México
Video: © Ópalos de México
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Ears out, tail wagging – Kaikai's on a mission. She flares her ears in a 'tag, you're it' gesture, then changes her mind and chooses a Keeper snuggle instead.
Sharp as a tack. Full of mischief.
swt.bio/kaikai
Sharp as a tack. Full of mischief.
swt.bio/kaikai
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Ears out, tail wagging – Kaikai's on a mission. She flares her ears in a 'tag, you're it' gesture, then changes her mind and chooses a Keeper snuggle instead.
Sharp as a tack. Full of mischief.
swt.bio/kaikai
Sharp as a tack. Full of mischief.
swt.bio/kaikai