Dr Penelope
@redfiddler.bsky.social
Social researcher, novelist, violinist, painter, neurodiverse, redhead. 🇵🇬🇹🇱🇳🇱🇦🇺
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📣 We're hiring!
Looking for a PhD position? Join our team in Berlin!
Work with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @markuskollberg.bsky.social in #STATEWORK at Humboldt University and join our @dynamics.bsky.social PhD programme
Great people, great project, great city!
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
Looking for a PhD position? Join our team in Berlin!
Work with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @markuskollberg.bsky.social in #STATEWORK at Humboldt University and join our @dynamics.bsky.social PhD programme
Great people, great project, great city!
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
September 22, 2026 at 8:34 AM
📣 We're hiring!
Looking for a PhD position? Join our team in Berlin!
Work with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @markuskollberg.bsky.social in #STATEWORK at Humboldt University and join our @dynamics.bsky.social PhD programme
Great people, great project, great city!
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
Looking for a PhD position? Join our team in Berlin!
Work with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @markuskollberg.bsky.social in #STATEWORK at Humboldt University and join our @dynamics.bsky.social PhD programme
Great people, great project, great city!
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
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Three amazing things about this 16th century letter:
1. It is written in code.
2. It complains about pirates.
3. It is written by King Henry VIII!
1. It is written in code.
2. It complains about pirates.
3. It is written by King Henry VIII!
September 22, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Three amazing things about this 16th century letter:
1. It is written in code.
2. It complains about pirates.
3. It is written by King Henry VIII!
1. It is written in code.
2. It complains about pirates.
3. It is written by King Henry VIII!
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Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week!
September 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week!
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The Pope at his 40th birthday party is the they-don't-know meme IRL. (And they did not, in fact, know!)
September 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The Pope at his 40th birthday party is the they-don't-know meme IRL. (And they did not, in fact, know!)
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Which reminds me I heard a joke the other day and it unfolded in my mind in your drawing style:
'I finished writing my book on penguins. My publisher said it would have been better if I used paper.'
'I finished writing my book on penguins. My publisher said it would have been better if I used paper.'
September 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Which reminds me I heard a joke the other day and it unfolded in my mind in your drawing style:
'I finished writing my book on penguins. My publisher said it would have been better if I used paper.'
'I finished writing my book on penguins. My publisher said it would have been better if I used paper.'
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Why would we want squirrels when we have numbats? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbat
Numbat - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Why would we want squirrels when we have numbats? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbat
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Exhausting. From left to right, front row: man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man. Middle row: man, man, man, man, woman, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man. Back row: man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man.
September 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Exhausting. From left to right, front row: man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man. Middle row: man, man, man, man, woman, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man. Back row: man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man, man.
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I have never added a pub to my bucket list so fucking fast.
The Oxenham Arms pub in South Zeal, Devon, boasts the unusual distinction of having been constructed around two prehistoric standing stones.
If you’re lucky and visit at the right time of day, as I did, you might also see the smaller of the two being recharged with sacred energy by the sun.
If you’re lucky and visit at the right time of day, as I did, you might also see the smaller of the two being recharged with sacred energy by the sun.
September 22, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I have never added a pub to my bucket list so fucking fast.
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Another great indie bookshop worth checking out (even if you can't get there in person)!
Everything Will Swallow You is one of the most beautiful and thoughtful books I’ve read in ages. One of those books that lingers for a long time. Thank you. Read here in West Cork thanks to Dubray Books (Irish indie which also does free delivery)
July 31, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Another great indie bookshop worth checking out (even if you can't get there in person)!
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If anyone would like a signed one of these, with a free linocut bookmark by my mum, do drop me an email at [email protected]. I still have a handful left.
Sorry, only sending to UK due to postage costs, but if you are outside the UK, Blackwell's will of course send you the book with free delivery.
Sorry, only sending to UK due to postage costs, but if you are outside the UK, Blackwell's will of course send you the book with free delivery.
In the spirit of the 1980's balloon races that are (rightly)no longer environmentally acceptable, here we are enjoying the Sicilian sun.
Tried to get a good picture of Mt Etna billowing smoke ominously in the background, but couldn't work out a good 'everything will spew you back out' pun, sorry
Tried to get a good picture of Mt Etna billowing smoke ominously in the background, but couldn't work out a good 'everything will spew you back out' pun, sorry
July 31, 2026 at 10:58 AM
If anyone would like a signed one of these, with a free linocut bookmark by my mum, do drop me an email at [email protected]. I still have a handful left.
Sorry, only sending to UK due to postage costs, but if you are outside the UK, Blackwell's will of course send you the book with free delivery.
Sorry, only sending to UK due to postage costs, but if you are outside the UK, Blackwell's will of course send you the book with free delivery.
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I’m good, thanks.
September 22, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I’m good, thanks.
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Such a shame this isn't eligible for the 'Best photo of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a second album she's slightly disappointed by' award
Very probably the best photo I've ever taken of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a debut album she is thoroughly proud of.
September 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Such a shame this isn't eligible for the 'Best photo of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a second album she's slightly disappointed by' award
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More great cattle... bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
September 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
More great cattle... bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
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Very probably the best photo I've ever taken of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a debut album she is thoroughly proud of.
September 22, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Very probably the best photo I've ever taken of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a debut album she is thoroughly proud of.
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The cow's just been signed by Rough Trade.
Very probably the best photo I've ever taken of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a debut album she is thoroughly proud of.
September 22, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The cow's just been signed by Rough Trade.
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I’ve heard of pushing through adversity, but this is next level.
September 22, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I’ve heard of pushing through adversity, but this is next level.
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I promise this is significantly better if you read it all the way to the end.
I mean, I would say that, wouldn’t I, but, honestly, it really is.
There’s also an audio version at the top, read by me, if you’re tired of reading stuff off screens.
I mean, I would say that, wouldn’t I, but, honestly, it really is.
There’s also an audio version at the top, read by me, if you’re tired of reading stuff off screens.
September 19, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I promise this is significantly better if you read it all the way to the end.
I mean, I would say that, wouldn’t I, but, honestly, it really is.
There’s also an audio version at the top, read by me, if you’re tired of reading stuff off screens.
I mean, I would say that, wouldn’t I, but, honestly, it really is.
There’s also an audio version at the top, read by me, if you’re tired of reading stuff off screens.
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Correction: A company marketing a cartoon character obtained the cooperation of an opportunistic journalist for an infomercial, and it failed.
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Abruptly Switches Languages Mid-Interview
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
www.forbes.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Correction: A company marketing a cartoon character obtained the cooperation of an opportunistic journalist for an infomercial, and it failed.
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Londoners say NO to Ray-Ban pervert glasses
September 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Londoners say NO to Ray-Ban pervert glasses
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#BookChallenge for September:
Books I’ve discovered through BlueSky because their authors were brave enough to promote them.
Let’s boost our favourites! Let’s sell some books!
3/ The Heist Of Hollow London by @eddierobson.bsky.social
#Booksky
Books I’ve discovered through BlueSky because their authors were brave enough to promote them.
Let’s boost our favourites! Let’s sell some books!
3/ The Heist Of Hollow London by @eddierobson.bsky.social
#Booksky
September 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
#BookChallenge for September:
Books I’ve discovered through BlueSky because their authors were brave enough to promote them.
Let’s boost our favourites! Let’s sell some books!
3/ The Heist Of Hollow London by @eddierobson.bsky.social
#Booksky
Books I’ve discovered through BlueSky because their authors were brave enough to promote them.
Let’s boost our favourites! Let’s sell some books!
3/ The Heist Of Hollow London by @eddierobson.bsky.social
#Booksky
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Oh no, the house dragon is vomiting again!
September 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Oh no, the house dragon is vomiting again!
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En-dash for the win!
www.youtube.com/shorts/ky0YO...
www.youtube.com/shorts/ky0YO...
Punctuation marks hanging out
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
En-dash for the win!
www.youtube.com/shorts/ky0YO...
www.youtube.com/shorts/ky0YO...
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Librarian Hotline: Can I Ask AI About My Money & Health? Get clear guidance on both from AI & keep identifying details OUT of the AI conversation. Great guidance on HOW to do that! See: Card Catalog" (Librarian blog by Hana Lee Goldin, MLIS) tinyurl.com/34kdj9fm (Image: Google Nano Banana model)
July 30, 2026 at 5:31 AM