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Michael Clerx
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I do sums to learn why heart cells beat. Computational biologist. Biological computer. Sometimes does experiments. Whippet owner. Makes bad jokes. He/him.
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There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.

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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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It was Phil Oakey’s sister Carrie who invented the electronic device that allows people to sing to pop backing tracks. She called it the Singalongapop Machine 3000
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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nikitagill.bsky.social Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Jan 23
Mary Oliver never misses.
DON'T HESITATE If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don't hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that's often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Just watching this (yes, coz of taskmaster) and the most astonishing thing they got right is the nap they have immediately after landing. Okay so in the actual moonlanding even the cool as cucumber test pilots said no we're going out first thing. But the plan was nap first.
【Original Film】A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès
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November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Gorgeous, gorgeous guitar music, beautifully recorded. It's an ad, but an ad for 6k+ classical guitars so I don't feel bad at all for sharing.

Barrios is such an amazing composer. Never trying to leave the guitar, just somehow finding the entire world alive inside it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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A cute whippet sat on a chair at a table, making puppy dog eyes at a steak with four birthday candles in it
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Oh my god.
(All right all right all right)
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Again. youtu.be/FyH6bnt56mU?...
The Divine Comedy - To The Rescue (Official Video)
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November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
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The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
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November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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blytheroad.bsky.social
“In the last year of the Conservative Government alone, 115 prisoners were released in error, including a series of serious offenders.

“At no point did this fact ever make the front pages of British newspapers, or lead news bulletins on the BBC.”
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Lillie Franks, Writer of Wrongs (@onyxaminedlife) on twitter: "Replacing the words "the economy" with "rich people's yacht money" -How can we respond to COVID without sacrificing rich people's yacht money? -Saving the environment sounds nice but what about rich people's yacht money? -Medicare for all would destroy rich people's yacht money"
November 7, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
You’ve probably seen a lot of stuff about James Watson stealing Rosalind Franklin’s DNA research. Read this clear article by two eminent historians of science to understand what *actually* happened 👇
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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The "bitch"! What a "bitch"!
I can't think of another song that starts with one word, followed by a pause to let it sink in a bit
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Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (Official Video)
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November 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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The start! What a start.
Also: every second of the rest of the song
The Divine Comedy - To The Rescue (Official Video)
YouTube video by TheDivineComedyVEVO
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November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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paulatreidesno7.bsky.social
I am ANTIFA. Everyone should be ANTIFA.
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Just knocked up a wee thing for Blackpool council
Hi On Monday evening, my husband and I drove to Blackpool to see the illuminations. Its something I've done many, many times over the years, something which I have fond memories of as a child, which I wanted to share with my husband.  My husband came to the UK to study for his Masters degree at Cardiff uni from Nigeria in 2020. He moved to Manchester as a post-grad in 2022, where we met and we then married in 2024. We love to do cultural activities together, visit different cities/towns etc and it's really nice for him to see and experience the things that shaped me growing up, and gives him a greater appreciation of the UK. Our visit to Blackpool was completely soured by every single lamppost having a tatty England flag attached to it. The flags symbolise to us both that he, and others like him, mainly people of colour, are not wanted. We all know why they have been put up, and by who. They have sinister tones of racism, and are extremely off putting to anyone who is aware of why they are being put up. Frankly, it makes us feel unsafe to us to visit places like that.  I would assume that you would want everyone to see the famous Blackpool lights, regardless of where they were born, or how they came to live here. This is not the way it appears. It appears that white people are welcome and 'Others' are not. As we drove down the promenade, he said to me 'all I can see is the flags' and it was just shit. Shit, embarrassing, upsetting. So we came home to Old Trafford, another big town for tourists and where there are exactly zero flags on lampposts.  I dont expect a reply to this email, I don't need one. I just wanted to let you know how this feels to people of colour, and their friends and families, who visit Blackpool. As a diverse country, this behaviour needs nipping in the bud, especially in places that attract visitors to the UK. The chances of him ever wanting to go back are absolutely none. You need to be aware of the negative impression this will have on your town and, more importantly, the impact on people whose main takeaway from visiting is that they are not welcome there. Thanks for your time. Emma Hardman
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Amazing remix
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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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...
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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good morning gang, let’s all suffer together
it’s a Lego scene of Sauron trying to order a coffee Name? I have been awake since before the breaking of the first silence. In that time I have had many names. Pick one Sauron SHARON
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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creativeuk.bsky.social
🎬 The arts aren’t a luxury - they’re an export.

At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.

🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?

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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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For the second time today, once I've been prompted to look further I'm pretty sure this is AI generated. Leonard McCombe is a real photographer, his photos do not, however, typically look like this.
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Had a dream I was lying outside a little tent near the top of Mt Everest, just kind of enjoying the view.
Kept thinking I should probably text the family app, as this was worth sharing, but also didn't want to show off, since we'd just sort of drove there without any hardships or major effort.
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM