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Flo
@flokemon.bsky.social
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I hate bios. Plenty of interests (music, books, tech etc) and curious about loads more but trying to keep news/political engagement here to a minimum.
Use ALT or I won't repost your pics.

Profile pic by me: Pollok Park, Glasgow.
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flokemon.bsky.social
Timeline cleanser.
friendsofpollok.bsky.social Friends of Pollok Country Park @friendsofpollok.bsky.social · 5h
Taking the hump on Humpday! (Thanks to Jill Ferguson for the video)

#PollokPark
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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neorsd.org
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.

remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
flokemon.bsky.social
Just WOW, that was unbelievable
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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exocomics.com
demands
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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mancalledhorse.bsky.social
With alt text, so nobody can be spared the eldritch horrors from the nvidia dimension
Above the awning of a pleasant looking wine bar, a banner with a picture the full width of the building has been hung. From a distance it appears to be a crowd scene with a Christmas nativity scene at the top centre. There's a river or pool stretching from the nativity stable around a section of the crowd. It's a very busy picture with what could be several hundred people in. At a glance, at least - the next images look closer to reveal some very disturbing genAI artefacts Closeup on a section of the banner. Here's a snowman wearing a top hat and red chequered scarf! How jolly! Except he has three eyes from two different faces, and teeth. Large teeth, with moist red gums. On the side of his head some brown furry material like teddy bear fabric is sort of melted in where an ear might be. Except part of the brown material is fused into the glove of the human appearing character next to the snowman, whose forearm is bent in an unnatural way. Some other people's faces and anatomy are melted or deformed, like in a dream where you can't quite make the face out and you're afraid to examine it closer. However the fabrics of their clothing is rendered in a very life-like manner A close-up on a part of the edge of the water in the large banner. A bearded man is seen waist up grinning as if he's half in the water. But there's a woman's face growing half out of the left sleeve of his coat and half out of the neck of one of the brown and white dogs around them. Except those are no dogs, they are nightmare creatures assembled from parts of dog and scenery. A stick held by a character out of frame swells and grows fur to becomes a dog's lower front leg. There's a very realistic looking bit of water worn granite forming the bank of the water Closeup on more dogs in another bit of water. One of them is made of legs but has a nearly realistic doggy face. The red peak of a baseball cap grows from its forehead and it's jaw appears to be dislocated. Another dog-thing disappears out of frame, it's taillegface is black and tan. The third thing has a reasonably plausible dog body with a head shaped like a gull, with human teeth in the upper jaw and eyes joined into the top lip/upper beak. The water has nicely detailed waves and splashes.
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
my tip for anyone looking for an electric heater to complement weak GCH/only heat one room - check the Dimplex oil-free radiators avail from Argos and others. The old range - without LED screen, only mechanical buttons - is out of production and getting discounted. cost me >£100 last year, now £70
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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jamesrball.com
During this cloudflare outage, let me supply you with this wisdom of the ages: “single point of failure” can be sung to the tune of “all the single ladies”
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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flokemon.bsky.social
Now planning for the "Life in the UK" test. Has anyone got a copy of the book? I found a PDF but would like to check it's legit.

Please share!
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
After a work event last week where I spoke with so many people, and a much quieter weekend, I was back to pretending to be an extrovert at a careers' fair for kids today.
I'm exhausted.
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
The advert / reality
A picture of a hotel room, skyscrapers are visible through the window. Text underneath: Book your skyline room & enjoy a distinctive view of the Frankfurt skyline! View from a 29th floor room: fog.
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
Well I'll just leave this here @gordonmckee.bsky.social
www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/hi...
Historical collection / Museum / Auschwitz-Birkenau
www.auschwitz.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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hayao.lol
people are always saying "read this thread, it will make your day" or "this thread will cure your depression" and various other hyperbolic statements, but in this case it is categorically true, provided you read the alt text
dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 5d
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.

You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
A morbidly inclined sheep, who likes to hang around in graveyards, detests parties and owns original pressings of the entire classic run of Leonard Cohen LPs from 1967-1974.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
Fun when you land and the plane taxis to the terminal and you see the Ryanair plane at the next gate has a polis car next to it and 2 officers getting in and the passengers must have had a lovely 5 hours from Tenerife to EDI with some unruly drunk fuckwit on board.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
@apiln.bsky.social another entry for the "you can't park there mate"series

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...
Shocking images show car ploughed into Glasgow tenement garden
Shocking images have shown a car ploughing into the garden of a Glasgow tenement.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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alistaircoleman.bsky.social
Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years.

youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU
JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
flokemon.bsky.social
I watched the ep. of the BBC Girl Bands documentary on last night, and c'mon even if Girls Aloud said no to being interviewed for the show, how do they not even get a mention? Madness. The biggest girl band of the 00s and we get some sort of narrative it was all Sugababes vs Atomic Kitten.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
In the UK and I couldn't find these in Settings even with a VPN. What worked for me was to click on @moderation.bsky.app where I was able to turn the label off
Screenshot of a small portion of the Labels tab for @moderation.bsky.app Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purposes Off/Warn/Hide boxes with Off selected
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
The snow was coming down sideways today on the tundra. Perfect weather for sparring polar bears. #BearSeason 🌿 #mammals
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
In Valencia, Spain, Las Fallas festival marks the arrival of spring in March. Each neighbourhood create a grotesque sculpture, a Ninot, representing bad things or people from the past year. The Ninots then get burnt, fire as a symbol of purification and renewal.

#BurnBabyBurn #WyrdWednesday
Why do they burn the statues in Las Fallas de Valencia?
Today we are going to tell you about Las Fallas de Valencia, one of the most famous festivities in the whole peninsula. Have you ever heard of the fallas celebrations? Do you know why the statues are ...
www.spanishexpress.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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apiln.bsky.social
Isn’t technology wonderful? Back in the 80s, people could only listen with disgust as Frank Drebin went to the toilet with his radio mic still switched on. NOW we get the whole thing in video.
Council to edit meeting after camera left on for toilet trip
Bailie Hanif Raja made the mistake during a meeting for Glasgow City Council.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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rocketrecordings.bsky.social
Massive 10 day sale from the 5th–15th November

25% off our 2025 releases
Up to 75% off our back catalogue

So dig deep into our catalogue and pick up some incredible LPs, CDs, Tshirts, Books and even Tarot Cards at great wallet saving prices.

Get digging here:
rocketrecordings.com/collections/...
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
flokemon.bsky.social
sorry but this is a valuable service for those of us who walk to *get to places* and do so at a pace.
nothing wrong with shining a spotlight on inconsiderate walkers.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
@wyrdwednesday.bsky.social I was in Valencia, Spain for a couple of days during Las Fallas festival and it fits this week's theme perfectly - so hopefully someone local posts about it, otherwise I'll try and find a good link to share.
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
Now planning for the "Life in the UK" test. Has anyone got a copy of the book? I found a PDF but would like to check it's legit.

Please share!
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
flokemon.bsky.social
The IT support manager just went and did a reply to all when he shouldn't have and I'm very tempted to reply Hi Jen
a woman in a black suit says i have a lot of experience with the whole computer thing
ALT: a woman in a black suit says i have a lot of experience with the whole computer thing
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM