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Posts by Terry O'Connor

An allotment. A grass path bisects the view. Dug-over beds on either side, one with a green mesh cloche. Greenhouse and fruit cage middle, shed beyond.

An allotment. A grass path bisects the view. Dug-over beds on either side, one with a green mesh cloche. Greenhouse and fruit cage middle, shed beyond.

I'm concerned that the #allotment is looking almost .... tidy! Oh, the shame....

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A picture of two hands putting a stick of RAM on a motherboard with the text: "The reason RAM prices went up 4x is that a massive amount of not-yet-manufactured memory was bought with money that doesn't really exist to be put into GPUs that haven't been made yet, to be installed in data centers that haven't been built, powered by infrastructure that may never exist, to satisfy demand that isn't actually there, in order to generate profits that are mathematically impossible."

A picture of two hands putting a stick of RAM on a motherboard with the text: "The reason RAM prices went up 4x is that a massive amount of not-yet-manufactured memory was bought with money that doesn't really exist to be put into GPUs that haven't been made yet, to be installed in data centers that haven't been built, powered by infrastructure that may never exist, to satisfy demand that isn't actually there, in order to generate profits that are mathematically impossible."

Truth.

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Twiggy branches, clusters of white blossom, blue sky behind.

Twiggy branches, clusters of white blossom, blue sky behind.

Haven't a dog, so here's some morello cherry blossom.

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Netanyahu claimed last week that Magyar invited him to Hungary.

Today Magyar said that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary:

“I made it clear to the Israeli PM — we will not back down... If a state is an ICC member and a person who is wanted enters that territory, they must be detained”

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Different strokes: changing identities and connectivity between Iron Age Ireland and Northern Britain The rich decoration of Irish and British Iron Age metalwork once conveyed complex symbolic meanings, though its language has long since been lost. Ornamentation remains a vital avenue for interpret...

The wee paper Different Strokes is here, and Open Access!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Zoologist and author Desmond Morris dies aged 98 Morris, who was also a surrealist painter and broadcaster, was best known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...

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This country (the UK) is going f*cking crazy over an appointment made by a Labour PM, not because it proved to be a bad decision and led to a sacking, but because it was made by a "Labour" PM.
Mandelson and his friend Epstein are the bad guys.
Starmer isn't Boris bloody Johnson either.
Wake up UK.

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'All happy mothers are alike: each unhappy mother is anxious in her own way'. 🙂

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Looking to rehome these journals for the cost of postage only - UK based. Costs £12 to post 20kg and less to post less #booksky #academia #archaeology #history

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...and from 'having a fall' to 'having a tumble'.

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A small grey moth with outstretched wings on a cream pebble-dashed wall.

A small grey moth with outstretched wings on a cream pebble-dashed wall.

Hello #TeamMoth.
Does anyone fancy this wee visitor for a rather early Grey Birch?

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More than 600 migrants cross English Channel in single day On Saturday, 602 people arrived on nine boats, marking the second busiest day so far this year.

Yesterday, the BBC covered 600 people crossing the channel in small boats on Saturday, noting it was the 2nd highest in a day so far this year. What they'd didn't add was that even including the 600 people, crossings are down 35% compared with the same time last year.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it ALT: bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it

strait of hormuz update

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This little paperback takes flight next month! You can preorder now! Please order through your local indie bookshop ❤️

Thank you to Robin, Mary, Nick, Caroline and Miranda for providing such beautiful quotes for the cover 📚

#Preorder #Book #TLAMOB #Author

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Every Single Labour MP who is a member of Labour Friends of Israel is 100% complicit with Netanyahu's genocide of Palestinians

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Keir Starmer says he had no idea he was prime minister when Peter Mandelson was hired as ambassador In a stunning admission, Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he had absolutely no clue he was prime minister when his old friend Peter Mandelson was appointed as ambassador to the US, last year.

In a stunning admission, Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he had absolutely no clue he was prime minister when his old friend Peter Mandelson was appointed as ambassador to the US, last year.

www.normalisland.co.uk/p/keir-starm...

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David Attenborough takes on PHEASANTS!

“Native to Asia, but now released into our countryside on an industrial scale, over 30 million every year… eating vast numbers of insects, reptiles and amphibians every day.”

Time for the Government to regulate this out-of-control industry

#SecretGarden

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It ceases to be *education*, that's what.

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Slender branches of an apple tree bear clumps of pink and white blossom. Beyond is a rickety fence then neatly cultivated soil.

Slender branches of an apple tree bear clumps of pink and white blossom. Beyond is a rickety fence then neatly cultivated soil.

Apple Katy is doing her thing.
#allotment

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Well, I suppose we're just highly derived fish ourselves.

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The 'fish' was a bit of a sidestep!

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Max von Sydow stands under a street lamp as he prepares to confront a demon

Max von Sydow stands under a street lamp as he prepares to confront a demon

As Donald Trump begins to read Bible verses from the Oval Office, a visitor arrives at the White House

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Richard's fundraiser for Marie Curie Help Richard Smyth raise money to support Marie Curie

£204 from my target. Yes, £2000 is a arbitrary goal. But still, we're talking about £204 worth of hospice care for people going through hell. So please give if you can. Plus, the more you give the faster I'll run, that's just science. www.justgiving.com/page/richard...

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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ~Philip K. Dick

I like this, quoted on the profile of @boidle.bsky.social

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Terrible in so many ways.

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That reminds me - must get some more Fish, Blood & Bone fertiliser.
#allotment

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Yes, I wasn't implying it would be simple. Multiple lines of attack, and subsequent vigilance.

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Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

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I don't take an absolutist position on many things, but the gambling industry in one of them. Shut it down. And Nandy.

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