Paul Burlinson-Ely
@pauley123.bsky.social
Semi retired tube worker. Eurovision fanatic. Genealogist. Wannabe techie. LGBTQI supporter. 🏳️🌈He/him.
Sadly then it costs 300 quid (as an absolute minimum) to get from our station in NW England to Paris on Avanti then Eurostar. Plus an overnight stay in a hotel. (another £200?) I'm all for train travel and cutting my carbon footprint by 90%, but it's just not affordable.
trains are such a great example of how the future is here, if we want it and are willing to subsidize it
It’s over 1,000km from Berlin to Paris
There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.
And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight
www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...
There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.
And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight
www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...
February 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Sadly then it costs 300 quid (as an absolute minimum) to get from our station in NW England to Paris on Avanti then Eurostar. Plus an overnight stay in a hotel. (another £200?) I'm all for train travel and cutting my carbon footprint by 90%, but it's just not affordable.
Blub 😭😢🥺 what a sweet tribute.
I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.
Valentina's Song (Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Today).
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Blub 😭😢🥺 what a sweet tribute.
Very useful list for Bluesky newbies. blueskydirectory.com
The Ultimate Directory of tools and applications for Bluesky
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Very useful list for Bluesky newbies. blueskydirectory.com
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Great time at Strictly tonight. Bizarre and amazing to think about everything that’s happened in my life in the last year!
November 24, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Great time at Strictly tonight. Bizarre and amazing to think about everything that’s happened in my life in the last year!
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I love the Radio 3 Now Playing Bot - it's a tremendously useful way to find out what piece of music you could be listening to at any given moment and also a terrific resource for pictures of men staring at you in terrifying ways.
BBC Radio 3
Night Tracks
Now Playing
Béla Bartók, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop
Evening in the Village (Hungarian Sketches)
Night Tracks
Now Playing
Béla Bartók, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop
Evening in the Village (Hungarian Sketches)
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I love the Radio 3 Now Playing Bot - it's a tremendously useful way to find out what piece of music you could be listening to at any given moment and also a terrific resource for pictures of men staring at you in terrifying ways.
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Thanks for noticing.
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Thanks for noticing.
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Tip for new BlueSky users: the "nuclear" block.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
November 9, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Tip for new BlueSky users: the "nuclear" block.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” - Dorothy Parker
November 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM
“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” - Dorothy Parker
The recent Xodus to Bluesky feels like a fresh new start, and the feeling I get here is much like the feeling of early Twitter, fun and informative, and a safe(ish) platform to meet like-minded people. That was before the angry mobs arrived, and grew and grew. They can keep their X Cesspit.
November 15, 2024 at 12:46 PM
The recent Xodus to Bluesky feels like a fresh new start, and the feeling I get here is much like the feeling of early Twitter, fun and informative, and a safe(ish) platform to meet like-minded people. That was before the angry mobs arrived, and grew and grew. They can keep their X Cesspit.
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See? This is the sort of nonsense we used to enjoy.
Good morning Bluesky.
Here's a helpful starter pack for divorced men named Geoff but one has been murdered. Please help us find the killer.
go.bsky.app/KDY26rh
Here's a helpful starter pack for divorced men named Geoff but one has been murdered. Please help us find the killer.
go.bsky.app/KDY26rh
November 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM
See? This is the sort of nonsense we used to enjoy.
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The decline of X has changed the way I use social media and think about how healthy it is. I’m here too now and will mainly use it to amplify @channel4news.bsky.social but happy to engage in the spirit of early twitter…if that isn’t too naive
November 14, 2024 at 11:17 PM
The decline of X has changed the way I use social media and think about how healthy it is. I’m here too now and will mainly use it to amplify @channel4news.bsky.social but happy to engage in the spirit of early twitter…if that isn’t too naive
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A beautiful system to BLOCK all the MAGA trolls IN ONE CLICK
Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Subscribe to it
It offers you "block all"
Block them in one click
Thank you @bsky.app
Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Subscribe to it
It offers you "block all"
Block them in one click
Thank you @bsky.app
November 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM
A beautiful system to BLOCK all the MAGA trolls IN ONE CLICK
Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Subscribe to it
It offers you "block all"
Block them in one click
Thank you @bsky.app
Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Subscribe to it
It offers you "block all"
Block them in one click
Thank you @bsky.app
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Here’s a good one to multi block some wrong ‘uns… this is how it works
1 Select the list
2 Click “Subscribe”
3 Select “Block” the entire list in one click
Boommmm
Bluesky is trying to keep this place tidy with healthy debate
Let’s help them to do it
👍🏼👍🏼💙💙
bsky.app/profile/did:...
1 Select the list
2 Click “Subscribe”
3 Select “Block” the entire list in one click
Boommmm
Bluesky is trying to keep this place tidy with healthy debate
Let’s help them to do it
👍🏼👍🏼💙💙
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 14, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Here’s a good one to multi block some wrong ‘uns… this is how it works
1 Select the list
2 Click “Subscribe”
3 Select “Block” the entire list in one click
Boommmm
Bluesky is trying to keep this place tidy with healthy debate
Let’s help them to do it
👍🏼👍🏼💙💙
bsky.app/profile/did:...
1 Select the list
2 Click “Subscribe”
3 Select “Block” the entire list in one click
Boommmm
Bluesky is trying to keep this place tidy with healthy debate
Let’s help them to do it
👍🏼👍🏼💙💙
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Just what I need. Another social
Media platform. Hello non-wankers (for now)
Media platform. Hello non-wankers (for now)
November 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Just what I need. Another social
Media platform. Hello non-wankers (for now)
Media platform. Hello non-wankers (for now)
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Didn’t Invalid Handle compose the Shmallelujah Chorus?
November 14, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Didn’t Invalid Handle compose the Shmallelujah Chorus?
It’s goodbye X and hello Bluesky. Hope this grows and grows.
November 14, 2024 at 7:21 PM
It’s goodbye X and hello Bluesky. Hope this grows and grows.