martinpickering.bsky.social
Bristol-based internationalist. WFH and studying horticulture. Green Party member. Gig goer. Mostly gravitate towards posts around politics, environment & nature, science and silly stuff.
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Now You See Three?
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That's also of my (many) fears
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Scorpions did cross my mind - it would be so exciting to "birth" some here, though I doubt my neighbours would be quite as happy
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What news from hospitality-adjacent industries? A double digit fall in international arrivals (and that's just March) as people change their vacation and business conference plans will also hit very hard. As others have stated, this is like early covid, only entirely self-inflicted
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And they do look pretty cool
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Thanks Joe! That makes sense. Happy to have provided the habitat for them
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Top tip: take daffodils off the carpet as preventative measure.
Q: what's the chemical composition of the product?
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I had a semi debate with a friend this week about US vs UK/European terms. While we agreed that metric>imp and that DDMMYY>MMDDYY, we were divided on cups in recipes. I can't bear it - she said she liked the cups thing.
That's all. I kind of like the breakfast idea of yours, despite crazy measures.
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Not to forget Walt's trousers (OK, pants) in Ozymandias - A Study in Beige
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Victoria - you're one of the best. Truly.
Might you dare question the reasons that the BBC has deemed NN alumnus Evan Davis's podcast on heat pumps to be too delicate a topic to continue to be broadcast?
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Quite exceptional live reporting, great work and thank you for keeping this front and centre
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Dingo Rivera
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William Flake
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JMW Gurner
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Vincent van Goth
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In! Looking forward to it
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Never been convinced that he's one step ahead or has a masterplan. He's got fixations that he impulsively acts on. And then pivots if they go too much (for him) to shit. And bullshits his way along.
He goes hard-core bully and wings it from there
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That doesn't discount the thought that he took the opportunity to notify some people of his switcheroo before he announced it.
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"Liberation" was never going to sit happily with him. Remember that he hates the Libs and loves the Cons
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Don't forget drill baby drill, we still have that to look forward to😬
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Perhaps lost between both. The phonics are more Dutch, but I'm not sure I can see a definitive answer here (my usual go-to) www.etymonline.com/word/filibus...
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Is it not from Dutch, rather than Spanish?
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Seven months, not six - you've got the most efficient time zone inaccuracy in place
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Still showing the same share options as before. I'd show a screenshot, but that would give away the top word
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Fab, thanks! I've been enjoying playing semi-regularly, but have been poor at sharing results. Will give it a go
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(By the way, today my first tadpoles broke free and started to explore the pond. Bristol.)
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Unfertilised eggs. Don't worry, the healthy wrigglers will gobble them up as they progress to 🐸
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Interesting, and this kind of nuance is one of the show's strengths. K8 posed an existential threat to him. Jane a threat to the life that he'd chosen. For me, that hesitancy is because he's deserted his moral compass.
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For me, it was when he stood over Jane that he turned true monster. But the signs were already there. After that, the "family man" stuff was just an excuse for all he became
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Dick tock, tick cock
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Oh that's so sad
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"Reiterated his support for US-led efforts..."
Jeez, has he seen those "efforts"?
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WordLinx 19 February 2025 "RHYMES"
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Weird - there was a spelling error on mine (final word) that doesn't look to be repeated in your answer🤔
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That'd suit me, I think, as it would bring in the ability to share via WhatsApp, Signal, etc
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Best ever for me. Writing, editing, cast, story, cinematography all combine so well. The very small details throughout just make them stand above
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I share your despair, I'm so disappointed in them.
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Ooh, one request - any chance of a WhatsApp share button? For a family games group. I see there's a "copy to clipboard" option, which does the job, but just in case🙂
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Thanks! Good so far - it's getting the first "in" that's the trick
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WordLinx 7 February 2025 "RING"
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Sadly, I think you're right
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My late revelation was Inigo Montoya = Saul in Homeland
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Wonderful. Everything around the Fisherman's Blues album and that time are some of my most treasured memories, and they live on. From the music itself to my own life memories of that time, both interlinked. Thank you
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I find it hilarious that the AI intended to speed up govt processes is called Humphrey (presumably Appleby)