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Really looking forward to today’s data visualisation class, where I’ll be going behind the scenes to walk through the little design decisions that can transform a chart. Free to watch for anyone interested: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/designing-... (Recording will be available later)

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Oh also you can get the ebook right now for 99c, I am forgetting geni.us/Solarissale

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You can grab the eBook of @aptshadow.bsky.social‬ 's BSFA Award-winner SATURATION POINT, the latest in his thematically linked TERRIBLE WORLDS novella series, for just 0.99! Welcome to The Zone, where the heat and humidity make it impossible for to survive... geni.us/Solarissale

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Do I know anyone here who works on 19th or 20th century British church history?

submitted 11 days ago • 26 comments

shout out the woman at the gym who booked a racquetball court in order to play a VR game while wearing a shirt that reads "I'm here, I'm queer, my anxiety is moderate to severe"

submitted 11 days ago • 20 comments

Generative AI has helped me to understand why, in Star Wars, the droids seem to have personalities but are generally bad at whatever they're supposed to be programmed to do, and everyone is tired of their shit and constantly tells them to shut up

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this infographic is the greatest thing the BBC has ever done

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also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think anybody could predict for where this ad goes

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Chocks away! Residents of Oxford and Oxfordshire looking up to the sky may be able to see a Lancaster Bomber, or even the Red Arrows, from today’s VE Day flypast after it disperses from Buckingham Palace, on its route to RAF Brize Norton. www.military-airshows.co.uk/press25/ve-d...

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Great write up on a very effective scam that uses a second scammer to call your bank while you speak to the scammer. Don't trust unsolicited calls/texts/emails claiming to be from your bank.

submitted 21 days ago • 15 comments

So this is lovely:) www.youtube.com/shorts/f3ktL...

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"I think it’s great that you’re a dad, and I can appreciate that you’re proud of it. My moment of skepticism is more about what it means to be able to say, proudly, that you’re a parent in a forum where you’re also supposed to be a worker. I don’t know what that’s like."

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Come work with me! Looking for a skilled content creator / Visual storyteller in D.C. Spread the word! substack.com/profile/3918...

submitted 24 days ago • 9 comments

DC area digital creatives - here’s a chance to be part of history in the making. Go work for @karenattiah.bsky.social as she starts a shift in university level education.

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Still obsessed with the spire of Exeter College chapel. Best spire in Oxford Does anyone know someone at Exeter so I can get a tour 👀👀👀

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

one from last week

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

Guitarist leaving The Smiths:

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Calm down Dorothy, I've spent longer putting the bins out

submitted 39 days ago • 166 comments

If you see an inky blot at the side of the road that says "15 miles to the RORSCHACH"

submitted 41 days ago • 18 comments

This is high art

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I have made CHEESE BOYS

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Ping! Welcome to a new era in tea. This is Yorkshire Tea Microbrew. No more waiting for the kettle to boil like an idiot - our patented microwave BrewpouchTM is pre-infused and piping hot in just 60 seconds. Available in Original, Gold and Caramelised Biscuit. Join the #Teavolution

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WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

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It has taken me almost a year to look for a forensic grammatical breakdown of 'Espresso' and all I can do is say thank you to @samanthaallen.bsky.social: www.them.us/story/sabrin...

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Made a little something to help students quickly convert between wide and long data for my (no-code) viz class. Helpful for when Datawrapper or Rawgraphs insist on a particular format for certain chart types. Built with #svelte and #rstats using webR! pivotteer.netlify.app

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'Unearthed' is not a standard concert! You can view the exhibits, speak to staff, and see artefacts up close, all interspersed with music performed in different spaces. There will also be a bar to purchase drinks. Doors open at 6:15, first performance at 7:00. www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...

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"You've got podcasters mate" www.tiktok.com/@barryferns/...

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"Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Jeffrey Goldberg, Grubb..."

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A reminder to please always add alt text to images as a service to users like me who can’t recognise any celebrity who became famous in the last ten years

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Grimes Slaps ‘I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy’ Sticker On Child

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@tkingfisher.com 's The Seventh Bride is $0.99 on kindle today (haven't checked other stores): www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=...

submitted 64 days ago • 2 comments

"Mark Wahlberg learns ancient burpee wisdom from Adidas scholars and drinks smoothies the color of living manatee skin. Eight times a year, he releases a new movie where he plays a dad who snaps men’s necks in empty rooms inside shopping malls."

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It’s just a couple of weeks till the GREAT PHOENIX DRAW-OFF at Oxford Literary Festival! Come see Abby Bulmer, Gary Northfield and me in a thrilling, Sharpie-based BATTLE ROYALE! Details & tickets: oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e... @abbybulmer.bsky.social @stupidmonster.bsky.social

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Hey UK friends! Physical copies of Rose/House are now available in your local bookstores :D (Hello Waterstones Ipswitch! 😁😁😁)

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