Pete Birkinshaw
@binaryape.bsky.social
Hat-wearing devourer of chickpeas, Manchester vegan, manager of identities, developer of obscure software, Green inactivist, Elixir & Ruby coder, watcher of K-dramas, daft-apeth.
Alignment: Quixotic-Good
https://binary-ape.org
Alignment: Quixotic-Good
https://binary-ape.org
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Pete Birkinshaw
@binaryape.bsky.social
· Jul 30
I'm going to list Korean romcoms I've watched so far [copied from my old thread elsewhere]
Lots of investigation going on. I probably have PEG Allergy, which is rare and interesting but not nice. PEG is mostly in medicines but also soap, cosmetics and food and vapes. It’s
Much stronger in laxatives. E1520, E490, E405.
Much stronger in laxatives. E1520, E490, E405.
Still here. Lost use of my arms and legs for awhile. Unfortunate because the treacherous laxative decided to work overnight. I have lots of tubes going into a big vein in my neck. But my blood pressure is safe again. I’m in recovery phase now.
Yesterday morning I was feeling sorry for myself because I’d found that my heart medicines had caused 3 anal fissures. Not fun. I took a sachet of laxative as requested by GP. Then had a big allergic reaction to it, needed 3 ambulances and am now in intensive care.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Lots of investigation going on. I probably have PEG Allergy, which is rare and interesting but not nice. PEG is mostly in medicines but also soap, cosmetics and food and vapes. It’s
Much stronger in laxatives. E1520, E490, E405.
Much stronger in laxatives. E1520, E490, E405.
Still here. Lost use of my arms and legs for awhile. Unfortunate because the treacherous laxative decided to work overnight. I have lots of tubes going into a big vein in my neck. But my blood pressure is safe again. I’m in recovery phase now.
Yesterday morning I was feeling sorry for myself because I’d found that my heart medicines had caused 3 anal fissures. Not fun. I took a sachet of laxative as requested by GP. Then had a big allergic reaction to it, needed 3 ambulances and am now in intensive care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Still here. Lost use of my arms and legs for awhile. Unfortunate because the treacherous laxative decided to work overnight. I have lots of tubes going into a big vein in my neck. But my blood pressure is safe again. I’m in recovery phase now.
Yesterday morning I was feeling sorry for myself because I’d found that my heart medicines had caused 3 anal fissures. Not fun. I took a sachet of laxative as requested by GP. Then had a big allergic reaction to it, needed 3 ambulances and am now in intensive care.
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Yesterday morning I was feeling sorry for myself because I’d found that my heart medicines had caused 3 anal fissures. Not fun. I took a sachet of laxative as requested by GP. Then had a big allergic reaction to it, needed 3 ambulances and am now in intensive care.
"We are scared of Trump but also secretly agree with him"
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"We are scared of Trump but also secretly agree with him"
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
Even if it were true, it's rather silly reading "huge threat to animal welfare and see the loss of lambs" from people who make their money by... killing lambs.
Regressive, anti-environment talk from… the Lib Dems’ Tim Farron.
I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs
Ignorant & scaremongering
www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...
I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs
Ignorant & scaremongering
www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...
Tim Farron calls for rethink over plans to reintroduce sea eagles to Cumbria
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has written to the Lake District National Park Authority, raising concerns about the impact the potential reintroduction of sea eagles will have on sheep farms i...
www.wfelibdems.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Even if it were true, it's rather silly reading "huge threat to animal welfare and see the loss of lambs" from people who make their money by... killing lambs.
I'm not normally a fan of giving public figures nicknames but I think everyone should call Musk something like "Babykiller Musk"
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I'm not normally a fan of giving public figures nicknames but I think everyone should call Musk something like "Babykiller Musk"
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”It's sweet potato season. Here's this year's potato that'll send a shiver down everyone's spines."
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
”It's sweet potato season. Here's this year's potato that'll send a shiver down everyone's spines."
Beans! Beans!
However, there is actually a serious nutritional error in this article. There is no useful and reliable B12 in tempeh or miso.
However, there is actually a serious nutritional error in this article. There is no useful and reliable B12 in tempeh or miso.
Beans, beans, the magical fruit: how healthy are they really?
Beans, beans, the magical fruit: how healthy are they really?
Research shows beans are good for the body and for the planet. Here’s what to know about getting more in your diet
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Beans! Beans!
However, there is actually a serious nutritional error in this article. There is no useful and reliable B12 in tempeh or miso.
However, there is actually a serious nutritional error in this article. There is no useful and reliable B12 in tempeh or miso.
Jesus Christ be praised
RPG fans can check Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for free for a limited time on Steam and Xbox before picking it up at a 40% discount.
One of Steam’s most beloved RPGs of 2025 is free right now
RPG fans can check Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for free for a limited time on Steam and Xbox before picking it up at a 40% discount.
www.polygon.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Jesus Christ be praised
I’m surprised South Korea is so low
According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world.
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m surprised South Korea is so low
This is known as “Stolen Valerie Singleton”
(I’m sorry that just popped into my head)
(I’m sorry that just popped into my head)
My daughter very much wants a Blue Peter Badge, so I wondered aloud if she could wear mine on the right hand side like the campaign medals of a deceased relative
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is known as “Stolen Valerie Singleton”
(I’m sorry that just popped into my head)
(I’m sorry that just popped into my head)
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
I'm a little puzzled by the announcement of an offshore wind project in Greater Manchester.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm a little puzzled by the announcement of an offshore wind project in Greater Manchester.
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Young chimps play weird with tools and other objects & this can lead to innovation! Moss sponging, doll play, leaf clipping to ask for carrying. If copied and retained, rare kid innovations can contribute to cultural complexity 🧪🔬🐵
My fav article I've ever worked on: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My fav article I've ever worked on: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Young chimps play weird with tools and other objects & this can lead to innovation! Moss sponging, doll play, leaf clipping to ask for carrying. If copied and retained, rare kid innovations can contribute to cultural complexity 🧪🔬🐵
My fav article I've ever worked on: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My fav article I've ever worked on: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
*Quickly starts copying the plot of 'Kaiju No. 8' to write a comic but it's about a Japanese soldier who is a werebear trying to stop bear attacks without his colleagues finding out*
Troops deployed in northern Japan to help stop bear attacks after surge in casualties
Troops deployed in northern Japan to help stop bear attacks after surge in casualties
Troops deployed in northern Japan to help stop bear attacks after surge in casualties
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
*Quickly starts copying the plot of 'Kaiju No. 8' to write a comic but it's about a Japanese soldier who is a werebear trying to stop bear attacks without his colleagues finding out*
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納豆食べる犬🐶
Masuke ate his favorite food, natto!
Masuke ate his favorite food, natto!
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
納豆食べる犬🐶
Masuke ate his favorite food, natto!
Masuke ate his favorite food, natto!
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US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
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Someone produced an infographic for telling students how to use genAI in their work, and apart from my fundamental disagreement with the content, they said "this is littered with errors because it's produced with AI" sorry why are you suddenly allowed to present work "littered with errors"
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Someone produced an infographic for telling students how to use genAI in their work, and apart from my fundamental disagreement with the content, they said "this is littered with errors because it's produced with AI" sorry why are you suddenly allowed to present work "littered with errors"
“Wow, USA soldiers are begging for food and air traffic control is being done by a few staff working as volunteers and-“
“Well you live in a monarchy!”
Well sadly yes, but embarrassingly Europe’s many constitutional monarchies seems to actually work better in real life at the moment.
“Well you live in a monarchy!”
Well sadly yes, but embarrassingly Europe’s many constitutional monarchies seems to actually work better in real life at the moment.
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
“Wow, USA soldiers are begging for food and air traffic control is being done by a few staff working as volunteers and-“
“Well you live in a monarchy!”
Well sadly yes, but embarrassingly Europe’s many constitutional monarchies seems to actually work better in real life at the moment.
“Well you live in a monarchy!”
Well sadly yes, but embarrassingly Europe’s many constitutional monarchies seems to actually work better in real life at the moment.
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Thank you to everyone who credited the original UK outrage calendar. As ever, the calendar is kept under review. For example, both September's events are in jeopardy after a poor showing for the past couple of years, while confected Proms rage also seems to have subsided for now.
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thank you to everyone who credited the original UK outrage calendar. As ever, the calendar is kept under review. For example, both September's events are in jeopardy after a poor showing for the past couple of years, while confected Proms rage also seems to have subsided for now.