Sam Rapley
@srapley.bsky.social
I’ve been for a lovely stomp around Hitchin this morning. It’s freezing: -5c, frosty ground and frozen ponds.
I can’t believe it’s even colder then when I flew out of London on Wednesday morning.
I can’t believe it’s even colder then when I flew out of London on Wednesday morning.
January 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I’ve been for a lovely stomp around Hitchin this morning. It’s freezing: -5c, frosty ground and frozen ponds.
I can’t believe it’s even colder then when I flew out of London on Wednesday morning.
I can’t believe it’s even colder then when I flew out of London on Wednesday morning.
Dance of the de-icing machines at Heathrow this morning.
It’s cold out there!
It’s cold out there!
January 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Dance of the de-icing machines at Heathrow this morning.
It’s cold out there!
It’s cold out there!
Oooof. Big failure of Apple Intelligence summarising today’s news.
January 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Oooof. Big failure of Apple Intelligence summarising today’s news.
The snow is still coming down in Letchworth at about the same rate but it’s now settling! Off to sleep. Excited to see the scene tomorrow!
#uksnow SG6 3/10
#uksnow SG6 3/10
January 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The snow is still coming down in Letchworth at about the same rate but it’s now settling! Off to sleep. Excited to see the scene tomorrow!
#uksnow SG6 3/10
#uksnow SG6 3/10
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A quick reminder on how to contribute to uksnowmap.com ahead of any possible #uksnow tomorrow 👀
Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.
Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.
November 17, 2024 at 11:42 PM
A quick reminder on how to contribute to uksnowmap.com ahead of any possible #uksnow tomorrow 👀
Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.
Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.
More seal pups at Holkham beach this afternoon.
December 29, 2024 at 4:44 PM
More seal pups at Holkham beach this afternoon.
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A new photo of the Sombrero galaxy from @NASAWebb
November 29, 2024 at 11:02 PM
A new photo of the Sombrero galaxy from @NASAWebb
Even the FT is picking up on the rapid rise of BlueSky and sharp declines in daily usage of X and Threads.
Long may this continue!
www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
Long may this continue!
www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X
Social media giant’s Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges
www.ft.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Even the FT is picking up on the rapid rise of BlueSky and sharp declines in daily usage of X and Threads.
Long may this continue!
www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
Long may this continue!
www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
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My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM
My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
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Happy Sunday BlueSky🦋. I thought it would be nice to find a protein that looks like a butterfly to honor this new place🙂. This is a protein from brewers yeast. 3KEY.pdb.🧪⚗️🧬🧶🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #coverart #SciArt
November 17, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Happy Sunday BlueSky🦋. I thought it would be nice to find a protein that looks like a butterfly to honor this new place🙂. This is a protein from brewers yeast. 3KEY.pdb.🧪⚗️🧬🧶🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #coverart #SciArt
Sophie’s wondering if she’s going to be moved - the humans are clearly up to something.
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Sophie’s wondering if she’s going to be moved - the humans are clearly up to something.
I’m fascinated at how different my feed is here compared to Twitter. I have manually copied over the feeds. I’m seeing far more content I’m interested in here rather than the bile on Twitter. Is this just a result of the poisonous algorithms or the content on the other platform. Time will tell.
November 17, 2024 at 10:55 AM
I’m fascinated at how different my feed is here compared to Twitter. I have manually copied over the feeds. I’m seeing far more content I’m interested in here rather than the bile on Twitter. Is this just a result of the poisonous algorithms or the content on the other platform. Time will tell.
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COMPETITION: I’ve got three copies of Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors to give away.
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
November 15, 2024 at 4:39 PM
COMPETITION: I’ve got three copies of Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors to give away.
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
Seals and and seal pups in Norfolk today!
November 16, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Seals and and seal pups in Norfolk today!