Mr 'DG' Goater
@goatermaths.bsky.social
✝️ Surrey boy moved to the Midlands. Getting used to 'dinner' at lunch time...
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Mr 'DG' Goater
@goatermaths.bsky.social
· Nov 26
It's still driving me round the bend that I have to scroll down to find my place every time I load my posts on here. Surely it doesn't have to be this way!? #BlueskyHelp
Okay, so I know I'm super late to this party but, HOW GOOD IS THE BEAR!? Into series 2 and oh my goodness the episode with Olivia Coleman is the most beautiful episode of TV I've ever watched. Just... wow. 🥹
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Okay, so I know I'm super late to this party but, HOW GOOD IS THE BEAR!? Into series 2 and oh my goodness the episode with Olivia Coleman is the most beautiful episode of TV I've ever watched. Just... wow. 🥹
Someone just shared this on my Facebook 😂😂😂
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Someone just shared this on my Facebook 😂😂😂
Calling excel wizards: is there a way to make like a macro thingy that can combine certain data from two different spreadsheets. ie, I want to take a report I run each week (Sparx homework) and add a field from second spreadsheet (admission number) in order to make a mail merge CSV?
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Calling excel wizards: is there a way to make like a macro thingy that can combine certain data from two different spreadsheets. ie, I want to take a report I run each week (Sparx homework) and add a field from second spreadsheet (admission number) in order to make a mail merge CSV?
So the update to this is Child 3 ended up with a barking cough so we ended up in A&E to confirm and treat for croup. Oh, but it didn't stop there... (1/2)
Child 2 in bed all day yesterday, running VERY hot. Child 3 spent all night burning up also and then throwing up everywhere at midnight. I am not burning up, but I'm certainly feeling burnt out
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
So the update to this is Child 3 ended up with a barking cough so we ended up in A&E to confirm and treat for croup. Oh, but it didn't stop there... (1/2)
Child 2 in bed all day yesterday, running VERY hot. Child 3 spent all night burning up also and then throwing up everywhere at midnight. I am not burning up, but I'm certainly feeling burnt out
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Child 2 in bed all day yesterday, running VERY hot. Child 3 spent all night burning up also and then throwing up everywhere at midnight. I am not burning up, but I'm certainly feeling burnt out
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To be clear, with oracy I'd be fine with broad outcomes being specified and autonomy for schools to achieve them. It's an important area. But the oracy tail shouldn't wag the subject pedagogy dog.
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
To be clear, with oracy I'd be fine with broad outcomes being specified and autonomy for schools to achieve them. It's an important area. But the oracy tail shouldn't wag the subject pedagogy dog.
I know nothing about the traitors TV show, so hope this isn't someone pulling my leg - this is cool. #WhenYouSeeIt
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I know nothing about the traitors TV show, so hope this isn't someone pulling my leg - this is cool. #WhenYouSeeIt
How much money are people spending on these bloody fireworks!?
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How much money are people spending on these bloody fireworks!?
Just found this on the DfE site about my school 😂
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Just found this on the DfE site about my school 😂
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Oh how terrible, I can see why renewables are so unpopular...
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Oh how terrible, I can see why renewables are so unpopular...
Of course it's the night we're kept up by bloody fireworks that the 2 year old decides 5am is wake up time. -_-
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Of course it's the night we're kept up by bloody fireworks that the 2 year old decides 5am is wake up time. -_-
Just got this very nice little chess set off Vinted. I've just noticed something on the box though... #WhenYouSeeIt (spoiler in image alt text)
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Just got this very nice little chess set off Vinted. I've just noticed something on the box though... #WhenYouSeeIt (spoiler in image alt text)
Well this Brit enjoyed this short thread about baseball from across the pond
I will not (am unable to) explain this further, but what makes baseball special is that while like most other popular american sports it is metaphorically a "war" it is particularly about surviving an enemy attack.
November 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Well this Brit enjoyed this short thread about baseball from across the pond
Reading a first draft of a book (a year before publication!) to give feedback and I'm really annoyed I can't put it on Goodreads. It's like Martin Lewis with the step counting 😂
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Reading a first draft of a book (a year before publication!) to give feedback and I'm really annoyed I can't put it on Goodreads. It's like Martin Lewis with the step counting 😂
Toby Carvery tonight... that's my fourth unique all you can eat buffet in 8 days 😂
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Toby Carvery tonight... that's my fourth unique all you can eat buffet in 8 days 😂
Amazing! Obviously this doesn't account for people using VPNs, but still fantastic news
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Amazing! Obviously this doesn't account for people using VPNs, but still fantastic news
Watching Mr Lewis freak himself out on New Years Taskmaster by taking his smart watch off and walking around is still my favourite ever Taskmaster moment. This is crazy (in the best way)
Yay. My 10,000 steps a day streak hit 9 years today!(with a frustrating exception after food poisoning on 2 Aug 23). Its an arbitrary but decent target.
My aim this year is for the 1st time to average over 26,000 steps a day. I'm on track for it (well on pavement, road, carpet)
My aim this year is for the 1st time to average over 26,000 steps a day. I'm on track for it (well on pavement, road, carpet)
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Watching Mr Lewis freak himself out on New Years Taskmaster by taking his smart watch off and walking around is still my favourite ever Taskmaster moment. This is crazy (in the best way)
In 2020 we all watched The Social Dilemma. The fictional radicalisation shown seemed a bit contrived. We're now watching it happen in real time to MPs, mainstream media and more thanks to Elon. Get off Twitter.
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
In 2020 we all watched The Social Dilemma. The fictional radicalisation shown seemed a bit contrived. We're now watching it happen in real time to MPs, mainstream media and more thanks to Elon. Get off Twitter.
Parents are visiting today. I just messaged asking how much time we have to scurryfunge. I was told we could "happily scurryfunge till 12". Can one ever 'happily' scurryfunge? 😂
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Parents are visiting today. I just messaged asking how much time we have to scurryfunge. I was told we could "happily scurryfunge till 12". Can one ever 'happily' scurryfunge? 😂
One of my birthday presents 😂
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One of my birthday presents 😂
Just received a Vinted package I'd ordered, 2x Casio fx-85GT PLUS calcs, £2! This is by far my favourite model.
October 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just received a Vinted package I'd ordered, 2x Casio fx-85GT PLUS calcs, £2! This is by far my favourite model.
My view right now. He's right on my face. #DogsOfBluesky
October 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
My view right now. He's right on my face. #DogsOfBluesky
Might have to put the heating on :/ not normally this early in the year!
October 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Might have to put the heating on :/ not normally this early in the year!
Somehow, I'm 32 today. That means I'm now double the age I feel.
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Somehow, I'm 32 today. That means I'm now double the age I feel.