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Laurie Stras

@lauriestras.bsky.social

Totally lovely story to heal your heart this morning

Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · 3d

We lived in a pub when I was growing up and when I was 3 (50 years ago!) we had someone in to draw the pub for a business card. I sat next to him and watched him draw every line. I was transfixed and it was a huge inspiration for me. I’ve dreamt about owning that drawing for years…

November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

Strong agree with Laura, I felt exactly the same when I had to stop giving blood. If you're eligible to donate I highly recommend giving it a go! Details for UK folk in the thread

Laura Woods @woodsiegirl.bsky.social · 5d

So a plea to my followers: if you can (and I know there are many who can't, for many reasons, no need to apologise/explain), would you consider donating blood? Especially if you've never done it before. I will feel less upset about being removed from the donor pool if I can recruit some new donors!

November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM

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Dr Lauren Fraser

@walkyouhome.bsky.social

My mum has been making needle felted mice for a few years and enjoys challenging herself with new themes and ideas. She's just set up her first exhibition at the stately home she volunteers at, with a family of period mice. Incredible.

A needle felted mouse fishing a piece of cheese from a mousetrap

A needle felted mouse wearing a crinoline hoop getting ready Infront of an old mirror

A needle felted mouse wearing a flat cap, tie and waistcoat

A needle felted mouse wearing houndstooth trousers and a smoking jacket reads a newspaper through his monocle while sitting on an armchair

November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM

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VGC

@videogameschronicle.com

Nintendo’s new Switch 2 compatibility site is a secret treasure trove containing tens of thousands of video game wallpapers.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...

Nintendo’s new Switch 2 site is a secret treasure trove of thousands of video game wallpapers | VGC

The Switch 2 compatibility site contains full 1080p artwork for each game…

www.videogameschronicle.com

November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM

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Chris Scullion

@scully1888.bsky.social

Be careful of Vinted scams. Got hit with one today, so I've detailed it here

November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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Nick Kapur

@nickkapur.bsky.social

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween

November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

😳

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 19d

Clinicians will be able to identify female autism in mere seconds by posing one simple question: “Do you have, or have you ever had, an imaginary horse?”

New autism assessment criteria for girls to just ask about imaginary horse

Researchers have developed a new assessment tool designed to detect autism in girls and women, correcting decades of gender imbalance in the diagnostic process, it has been announced. Clinicians…

thedailytism.com

November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

A colleague was recommending this earlier today!

Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · 24d

The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026!

Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.

Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...

House of Commons Library Open Day

We are pleased to invite librarians, library staff and information officers to the House of Commons Library Open Day 2026.

commonslibrary.parliament.uk

October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM

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Vicky Foxcroft MP

@vickyfoxcroftmp.bsky.social

📣 Reminder: The consultation on new enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women & new mothers (via the “Make Work Pay” review) is now open. Make your voice heard! www.gov.uk/government/c...

Jennifer Sutcliffe (right) - Founder and CEO of The Working Mums Club - and Vicky (left) sit at a table in a cafe space. The cafe bar behind them is pink, purple and orange and displays a coffee machine along with freshly-baked pastries.

Jennifer Sutcliffe (left) - Founder and CEO of The Working Mums Club - and Vicky (right) stood outside the colourful window doors of The Working Mums Club.

October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

How have two Traitors at different times gotten away with forgetting they have a shield? #CelebrityTraitors

October 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

Oh nooooo why did he admit to that #CelebrityTraitors

October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

Painful to watch #CelebrityTraitors

October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

@jim.londoncentric.media Love your work, but I think you've confused Catford and Lewisham shopping centres in your latest newsletter..? BTW a story well worth digging into locally is why the brand new section of the Lewisham Gateway development has been closed since Feb.

October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

All OK now, turns out this was my personal canary in the coalmine for the AWS outage affecting loads of sites

Edith S @wiilassie.bsky.social · Oct 20

Have Wordle and Connections suddenly gone behind a paywall for anyone else, or is the NYT coming for me specifically this drizzly Monday morning?

October 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

Will sit tight in that case!

Andrew Solmssen @solmssen.bsky.social · Oct 20

I’m having issues too and I’m a subscriber. Can’t load it in the NYT Games app or directly. It looks like something to do with their authentication system.

October 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

Have Wordle and Connections suddenly gone behind a paywall for anyone else, or is the NYT coming for me specifically this drizzly Monday morning?

October 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM

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Jim Waterson

@jim.londoncentric.media

I think this is the weirdest story I've ever reported. www.londoncentric.media/p/terry-ball...

The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman

Terry Ball runs elaborate mollusc-based tax avoidance schemes that are costing London councils millions of pounds. Yet when London Centric tracks him down, an even stranger story emerges.

www.londoncentric.media

October 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM

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Hannah Nicklin

@hannahnicklin.bsky.social

📚 My current contract is coming to an end in Dec so I am now looking for new work!

⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.

🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.

Let's chat!

hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin

A selection of images from games etc. Hannah Nicklin has worked on, a screencap or key art image from: Saltsea Chronicles, Black Mirror: Thronglets, Mutazione; and the cover of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice. Also featured two reviews.

One from Eurogamer: 5/5 Saltsea Chronicles
"Onwards you go in pursuit of your missing crew, then, your story diverging further from mine with every island choice, with every flick of the head or settling of the lips. Memories/Artefacts? Skeptical/Curious? And astonishingly, through all these moving parts, all this phase space, my story still made rich sense, and actually built to a truly devastating climax.

Scream/Weep? Fittingly, for me, Saltsea Chronicles turned out to be a story about choices as well as a story made of choices. It made me think about the big decisions I make in life, but also the decisions that shape a life that I don't even notice having made. Ripples turning to waves and all that. You must play this. It's luminous."

The second of Mutazione from Gamespew, 9/10
"Mutazione is a game that builds up relationships within a community you instantly feel a part of. The main story is secondary to the real drama and the heart of the town, but it’s necessary. It’s extremely well-written, and the hand-drawn environments are beautifully designed. Die Gute Fabrik has crafted a sweet, powerful fairy tale that delves into the human psyche and allows you to reside there for five hours or so."

A virtual biz card on a dark purple background, featuring an image of a white woman in glasses, with blonde hair, speaking at a podium. Next to it is the title Hannah Nicklin, and the details Creative Director, Narrative Lead/Designer, Senior Writer, Consultant.

11+ years experience in interactive narrative

• 3 games shipped as Lead (PC, Console, mobile)
• Many more as consultant
• PhD in Interactive Practices
• Masters & BA in Play/Screenwriting & Dramatic Arts
• GDC Indie Summit Advisor, BAFTA Juror, TGA Future Class
• Author of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice

Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione; Saturnalia; Night School (A Netflix Studio); Cardboard Computer; Die Gute Fabrik; Draknek; Twisted Tree Games.

Based in: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Work in: Remote, CET-PST
LinkedIn.com/in/hannah-nicklin
hannahnicklin.com

October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM

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tef

@tef.bsky.social

if anyone's hiring remote senior/staff eng, let me know

my cv's over here: tef.computer

October 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM

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C. Buckthorn

@cbuckthorn.bsky.social

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

October 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM

Edith S

@wiilassie.bsky.social

Self Esteem Brixton nights 1 and 2 done, one left 🥲 A privilege to see her, her band and her wonderful support Moonchild Sanelly and Nadine Shah. Still tickets for Sheffield on Sat 18 Oct if you have fomo...