Mark Lambe
@misterlambe.bsky.social
Fascinated by nature, wildlife, technology, science, LFC, spaceflight. Not a huge poster but aim to keep it nice and curious.
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This is purely informative, I am not taking sides.
If you are considering age verification with bsky. This is what you are giving and to whom (assumes credit card verification). This is info only, the choice to do it is yours.
i have drawn a picture:
This is purely informative, I am not taking sides.
If you are considering age verification with bsky. This is what you are giving and to whom (assumes credit card verification). This is info only, the choice to do it is yours.
i have drawn a picture:
July 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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This is purely informative, I am not taking sides.
If you are considering age verification with bsky. This is what you are giving and to whom (assumes credit card verification). This is info only, the choice to do it is yours.
i have drawn a picture:
This is purely informative, I am not taking sides.
If you are considering age verification with bsky. This is what you are giving and to whom (assumes credit card verification). This is info only, the choice to do it is yours.
i have drawn a picture:
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1. One thing you need to realise about the British Establishment is that it uses clowns to express its deepest desires. People like Rod Liddle offer a kind of deniability - "lighten up, he's just having a laugh". But they deliver a closer representation of its truths than any sober editorial.
Meanwhile
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
July 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
1. One thing you need to realise about the British Establishment is that it uses clowns to express its deepest desires. People like Rod Liddle offer a kind of deniability - "lighten up, he's just having a laugh". But they deliver a closer representation of its truths than any sober editorial.
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OK, some more considered thoughts on the Industrial Strategy published on Monday and my comment on it.
The first, inescapable point to make about this thing is that it is *huge*. Not "Bidenomics" huge, which translated to £ would have meant £100bns. But in detail 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The first, inescapable point to make about this thing is that it is *huge*. Not "Bidenomics" huge, which translated to £ would have meant £100bns. But in detail 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
OK, some more considered thoughts on the Industrial Strategy published on Monday and my comment on it.
The first, inescapable point to make about this thing is that it is *huge*. Not "Bidenomics" huge, which translated to £ would have meant £100bns. But in detail 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The first, inescapable point to make about this thing is that it is *huge*. Not "Bidenomics" huge, which translated to £ would have meant £100bns. But in detail 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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A guaranteed departure on 1-8 June 2026, guests can book with confidence this best of North Greece butterfly experiences will run.
And naturally, like all of our butterfly holidays, this tour generates a donation to support the vital conservation work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/3)
And naturally, like all of our butterfly holidays, this tour generates a donation to support the vital conservation work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/3)
June 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A guaranteed departure on 1-8 June 2026, guests can book with confidence this best of North Greece butterfly experiences will run.
And naturally, like all of our butterfly holidays, this tour generates a donation to support the vital conservation work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/3)
And naturally, like all of our butterfly holidays, this tour generates a donation to support the vital conservation work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/3)
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The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot
The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Supersonic parachute inflation and deceleration, simulated by the Electra supercomputer and matched to data from the ASPIRE flight tests:
youtu.be/8OCLzRBm9Kk
These all served to land Perseverance on Mars!
youtu.be/8OCLzRBm9Kk
These all served to land Perseverance on Mars!
May 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Supersonic parachute inflation and deceleration, simulated by the Electra supercomputer and matched to data from the ASPIRE flight tests:
youtu.be/8OCLzRBm9Kk
These all served to land Perseverance on Mars!
youtu.be/8OCLzRBm9Kk
These all served to land Perseverance on Mars!
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A new Coke ad proudly features a quote from a J.G. Ballard book, only he didn’t write the words and it’s not his book.
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AI-Powered Coca-Cola Ad Celebrating Authors Gets Basic Facts Wrong
A new Coke ad proudly features a quote from a J.G. Ballard book, only he didn’t write the words and it’s not his book.
www.404media.co
May 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A new Coke ad proudly features a quote from a J.G. Ballard book, only he didn’t write the words and it’s not his book.
www.404media.co/ai-powered-c...
www.404media.co/ai-powered-c...
@colinmurray1.bsky.social Walking dogs and listening to your show and absolutely loving it. Best radio anywhere. Thank you and also to Pat.
May 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
@colinmurray1.bsky.social Walking dogs and listening to your show and absolutely loving it. Best radio anywhere. Thank you and also to Pat.
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Shut down the youth clubs.
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
April 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Shut down the youth clubs.
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
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The government’s Land Use consultation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intervene in this critical issue. Here’s my response to it. Please feel free to borrow / copy & paste as much as you want. It’s crucial that we engage. www.monbiot.com/2025/03/23/f...
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First Sight of Land
For the first time, the government is consulting on a Land Use Framework for England. It’s an important step, but there’s a long way to go.
www.monbiot.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The government’s Land Use consultation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intervene in this critical issue. Here’s my response to it. Please feel free to borrow / copy & paste as much as you want. It’s crucial that we engage. www.monbiot.com/2025/03/23/f...
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Another evening of brain melting. #universitychallenge
March 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Another evening of brain melting. #universitychallenge
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Today is #ReverseTheRedDay, uniting people worldwide to fight species decline.
from UK wetlands to remote islands, conservation efforts are making a real difference, and proving that species recovery is possible.
Here's 7 species we’re fighting for and why action matters...🧵
from UK wetlands to remote islands, conservation efforts are making a real difference, and proving that species recovery is possible.
Here's 7 species we’re fighting for and why action matters...🧵
February 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today is #ReverseTheRedDay, uniting people worldwide to fight species decline.
from UK wetlands to remote islands, conservation efforts are making a real difference, and proving that species recovery is possible.
Here's 7 species we’re fighting for and why action matters...🧵
from UK wetlands to remote islands, conservation efforts are making a real difference, and proving that species recovery is possible.
Here's 7 species we’re fighting for and why action matters...🧵
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Wow what an amazing interview. Straight questioning and showed him up for who he is. VD is excellent.
January 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Wow what an amazing interview. Straight questioning and showed him up for who he is. VD is excellent.
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Newsletter: Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA pivot is really just the continuation of years of rotting out the core products of Instagram and Facebook - and begins an era of unrestrained, unrepentant growth where tech will proudly make their products even worse.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-slop-society/
www.wheresyoured.at/the-slop-society/
The Slop Society
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too pol...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Newsletter: Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA pivot is really just the continuation of years of rotting out the core products of Instagram and Facebook - and begins an era of unrestrained, unrepentant growth where tech will proudly make their products even worse.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-slop-society/
www.wheresyoured.at/the-slop-society/
Looking forward to #lfc v #accringtonstanley in the #FACup tomorrow. Proper cup tournament and a great day of football. #ynwa
January 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Looking forward to #lfc v #accringtonstanley in the #FACup tomorrow. Proper cup tournament and a great day of football. #ynwa
Currently reading #surfacedetail again by the incomparable #iainmbanks. How I miss his writing and post scarcity universe.
Is anyone out there reading some of his books? Do you have a favourite?
Is anyone out there reading some of his books? Do you have a favourite?
January 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Currently reading #surfacedetail again by the incomparable #iainmbanks. How I miss his writing and post scarcity universe.
Is anyone out there reading some of his books? Do you have a favourite?
Is anyone out there reading some of his books? Do you have a favourite?
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The only Culture wars I’m interested in are far-future, post-scarcity, quasi-utopian, socialist space opera adventure romps thanks. #IainMBanks
November 27, 2024 at 8:25 AM
The only Culture wars I’m interested in are far-future, post-scarcity, quasi-utopian, socialist space opera adventure romps thanks. #IainMBanks
Chilly night walking dawgs but here's an atmospheric picture using my Pixel of Orion Nebula.
January 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Chilly night walking dawgs but here's an atmospheric picture using my Pixel of Orion Nebula.
First post. Finding my way around this new app and refreshing my feed, in eager anticipation of leaving Meta to add to X.
January 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
First post. Finding my way around this new app and refreshing my feed, in eager anticipation of leaving Meta to add to X.