Ed
@actuallyedwin.bsky.social
Mild-mannered InfoSec manager by day, impulsive post deleter by night.
Being small. He/Him
Devonport, Auckland, NZ
Being small. He/Him
Devonport, Auckland, NZ
Rewatching "Children of Men", set in 2027 London.
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Rewatching "Children of Men", set in 2027 London.
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Egypt was heavily exploited for its natural resources during the Hellenistic Period and almost 40 gold mines were opened under the Ptolemies. Excavations at the mining site of Ghozza uncovered shackles, revealing the harsh reality of life as a miner 2/2
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Egypt was heavily exploited for its natural resources during the Hellenistic Period and almost 40 gold mines were opened under the Ptolemies. Excavations at the mining site of Ghozza uncovered shackles, revealing the harsh reality of life as a miner 2/2
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Alexander the Great may have been crowned pharaoh of Egypt #OnThisDay in 332 BC. His conquest paved the way for Egypt's Hellenistic Period under the Ptolemaic Dynasty, founded by Alexander's general and successor Ptolemy after Alexander's death 1/2
📷Marie-Lan Nyuyen / CC BY 2.5
🏺 #Archaeology
📷Marie-Lan Nyuyen / CC BY 2.5
🏺 #Archaeology
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Alexander the Great may have been crowned pharaoh of Egypt #OnThisDay in 332 BC. His conquest paved the way for Egypt's Hellenistic Period under the Ptolemaic Dynasty, founded by Alexander's general and successor Ptolemy after Alexander's death 1/2
📷Marie-Lan Nyuyen / CC BY 2.5
🏺 #Archaeology
📷Marie-Lan Nyuyen / CC BY 2.5
🏺 #Archaeology
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
Retired people in pyjamas with swords in the Albany Warehouse underground carpark. Either a Wushu class or there's some badass heat going down.
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Retired people in pyjamas with swords in the Albany Warehouse underground carpark. Either a Wushu class or there's some badass heat going down.
Searching online for cheerful, heart lifting news, taking a lot longer these days.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Searching online for cheerful, heart lifting news, taking a lot longer these days.
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AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Very concerning sounds from car traced to my tummy. A great relief.
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Very concerning sounds from car traced to my tummy. A great relief.
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Light Horse, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, scans entire proteins with CRISPR to find functional vulnerabilities, then hunts for molecules that exploit them. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
Light Horse puts function first in pursuit of precision cancer drugs
The company scans entire proteins with CRISPR to find functional vulnerabilities, then hunts for molecules that exploit them
cen.acs.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Light Horse, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, scans entire proteins with CRISPR to find functional vulnerabilities, then hunts for molecules that exploit them. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
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Eel smuggling is a major problem today. But it's not new!
In 1463, London city officials arrested 9 Zeeland merchants who tried to slip 97 barrels of salted eels past customs at Billingsgate. They wanted to avoid import fees, but wound up facing a £40 fine.
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In 1463, London city officials arrested 9 Zeeland merchants who tried to slip 97 barrels of salted eels past customs at Billingsgate. They wanted to avoid import fees, but wound up facing a £40 fine.
🗃️🧪
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Eel smuggling is a major problem today. But it's not new!
In 1463, London city officials arrested 9 Zeeland merchants who tried to slip 97 barrels of salted eels past customs at Billingsgate. They wanted to avoid import fees, but wound up facing a £40 fine.
🗃️🧪
In 1463, London city officials arrested 9 Zeeland merchants who tried to slip 97 barrels of salted eels past customs at Billingsgate. They wanted to avoid import fees, but wound up facing a £40 fine.
🗃️🧪
Spotting satellites before dawn. Low orbital are especially clear just before sunrise. Usually polar orbits, indicate they're weather or imaging satellites. Most often dead rocket boosters.
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Spotting satellites before dawn. Low orbital are especially clear just before sunrise. Usually polar orbits, indicate they're weather or imaging satellites. Most often dead rocket boosters.
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As industrial operations move to Texas, residents find that their drinking water has been promised to companies. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/s_zeKn
Texas’s Water Wars
As industrial operations move to the state, residents find that their drinking water has been promised to companies.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As industrial operations move to Texas, residents find that their drinking water has been promised to companies. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/s_zeKn
So very many private jets, currently in the sky. It's like people are afraid to go to public airports? #Flightradar24
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So very many private jets, currently in the sky. It's like people are afraid to go to public airports? #Flightradar24
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RIP to a literal Legend...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor of Ran, Yojimbo and Harakiri, dies aged 92
Star of Japan’s cinematic golden age, who collaborated with Kurosawa and played the lead in Kobayashi’s Human Condition trilogy, died from pneumonia
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
RIP to a literal Legend...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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Free turbans at the gig. Super cute!
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Free turbans at the gig. Super cute!
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HE’S ON A MISSION FROM GOD
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
HE’S ON A MISSION FROM GOD
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There is now a G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm watch in place (Met Office), we are waiting for the third eruption to arrive although, due to uncertainty in the propagation models it is unclear whether it will arrive today or tomorrow 🌞💨🌎👀 #SpaceWeather #Aurora #StephsStormWatch
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There is now a G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm watch in place (Met Office), we are waiting for the third eruption to arrive although, due to uncertainty in the propagation models it is unclear whether it will arrive today or tomorrow 🌞💨🌎👀 #SpaceWeather #Aurora #StephsStormWatch
Weird solar storm imagery. It doesn't match space weather data.
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Weird solar storm imagery. It doesn't match space weather data.
LIFTER21 fr24.com/LIFTER21/3d1...
Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24
View flight from Milford Sound on Flightradar24
fr24.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
LIFTER21 fr24.com/LIFTER21/3d1...
Ten year old Roomba 630, with failing health, in need of a good home. Enjoys chasing it's owner around the house, quiet time on the charging station, playing with lost slippers under the sofa. Owner has upgraded.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Ten year old Roomba 630, with failing health, in need of a good home. Enjoys chasing it's owner around the house, quiet time on the charging station, playing with lost slippers under the sofa. Owner has upgraded.
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Hi, does anybody know if you can get lactose free milk powder in New Zealand. And if yes, where?
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hi, does anybody know if you can get lactose free milk powder in New Zealand. And if yes, where?
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Woman Trying To Find Nonpolitical Way To Say Her Cleaner Was Deported https://theonion.com/woman-trying-to-find-nonpolitical-way-to-say-her-cleaner-was-deported/
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Woman Trying To Find Nonpolitical Way To Say Her Cleaner Was Deported https://theonion.com/woman-trying-to-find-nonpolitical-way-to-say-her-cleaner-was-deported/
Viral rather than a bacterial gastro. Over as quickly as it started. Pale, weak and dehydrated.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Viral rather than a bacterial gastro. Over as quickly as it started. Pale, weak and dehydrated.
Found the, Do Not Disturb, phone feature. Why isn't this default?
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Found the, Do Not Disturb, phone feature. Why isn't this default?