Pebbles
@marbledpebbles.bsky.social
Londoner, nerd, procrastinator
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Oh Colin Firth sure can sulk sexy
September 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Oh Colin Firth sure can sulk sexy
September 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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my Tim Curry story, which I think i've told a few times. I interviewed him when I was in college--he was starring in "Three Musketeers." Asked him something like how did he approach a villain role & he said he liked to give directors 3 options: "standard," "over-the-top" and "top over-the-top"
August 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
my Tim Curry story, which I think i've told a few times. I interviewed him when I was in college--he was starring in "Three Musketeers." Asked him something like how did he approach a villain role & he said he liked to give directors 3 options: "standard," "over-the-top" and "top over-the-top"
You are in the middle of one of the busiest art museums in Europe. You need to stop to check your phone. Do you
A) Stop in a doorway
B) Stop in the middle of a staircase
C) Both of the above one after the other and ignore any cries of 'excuse me' (tried in multiple languages)
A) Stop in a doorway
B) Stop in the middle of a staircase
C) Both of the above one after the other and ignore any cries of 'excuse me' (tried in multiple languages)
August 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM
You are in the middle of one of the busiest art museums in Europe. You need to stop to check your phone. Do you
A) Stop in a doorway
B) Stop in the middle of a staircase
C) Both of the above one after the other and ignore any cries of 'excuse me' (tried in multiple languages)
A) Stop in a doorway
B) Stop in the middle of a staircase
C) Both of the above one after the other and ignore any cries of 'excuse me' (tried in multiple languages)
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my theory is that it proves that the US just isn't a football nation at heart - sure you can be happy with a bit of shithousery, or with one of your players getting away with something they shouldn't have got away with, but something like *this* is just on a different level entirely
very very funny to see American progressives not only praising the suspension of the Balogan red card but also attacking “Europeans” who aren’t happy about it, Americans just can’t help Americaning when it comes down to it
July 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
my theory is that it proves that the US just isn't a football nation at heart - sure you can be happy with a bit of shithousery, or with one of your players getting away with something they shouldn't have got away with, but something like *this* is just on a different level entirely
Me: I'm not going to stay up for the football. I need sleep
My downstairs neighbour: *has noisy row (over the phone so I can't even hear both sides)*
Me: Right, how's the football doing then?
My downstairs neighbour: *has noisy row (over the phone so I can't even hear both sides)*
Me: Right, how's the football doing then?
July 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Me: I'm not going to stay up for the football. I need sleep
My downstairs neighbour: *has noisy row (over the phone so I can't even hear both sides)*
Me: Right, how's the football doing then?
My downstairs neighbour: *has noisy row (over the phone so I can't even hear both sides)*
Me: Right, how's the football doing then?
A beautiful summation of why the great air con discourse is so annoying
i think this is actually what grates the most when it gets brought up by Americans.
Because NOBODY is dismissing it completely these days. Everyone is just going:
"okay, what is possible based on money, where i live, housing rules and how disruptive i want it to be overall"
Because NOBODY is dismissing it completely these days. Everyone is just going:
"okay, what is possible based on money, where i live, housing rules and how disruptive i want it to be overall"
June 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A beautiful summation of why the great air con discourse is so annoying
I am actually going to try to set this up
DUMPLING TOUR OF LONDON
Seriously, set up a night every week, visiting a different restaurant and trying their dumplings.
Seriously, set up a night every week, visiting a different restaurant and trying their dumplings.
June 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I am actually going to try to set this up
Someone took a tube journey that didn't make sense. Then, having somehow arrived home despite going the wrong way, the absolutely broke character drove their automatic car to London's business district and parked in the parking lot.
alright y'all, what's the pettiest reason you DNF'd a book?
I'll go first- the protag of the book disparaged Star Trek's Seven of Nine and said she wasn't sexy
I'll go first- the protag of the book disparaged Star Trek's Seven of Nine and said she wasn't sexy
June 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Someone took a tube journey that didn't make sense. Then, having somehow arrived home despite going the wrong way, the absolutely broke character drove their automatic car to London's business district and parked in the parking lot.
On the subject of "AI" (LLMs)
truly incredible how many of us tried that shit once and were like "oh this is a bad program that does not deliver what it promises at all, I can do it faster and better myself" and proceeded to get screamed at for three years about how we're the stupid ones
May 30, 2026 at 7:42 AM
On the subject of "AI" (LLMs)
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I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.
May 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.
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Marie and are currently at this. We were expecting an Olympic Opening Ceremony style pan-20th Century immersive cultural event. Instead, what we have got is Danny Boyle’s Wonka Experience.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/you...
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/you...
You Are Here | Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
May 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Marie and are currently at this. We were expecting an Olympic Opening Ceremony style pan-20th Century immersive cultural event. Instead, what we have got is Danny Boyle’s Wonka Experience.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/you...
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/you...
You Are Here at the Southbank Centre is... Um... Probably fun if you're drunk?
May 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
You Are Here at the Southbank Centre is... Um... Probably fun if you're drunk?
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"I've got this idea for a bike stand"
"Sheffield stands?"
"No, it's kind of out of the box thinking, and..."
"Sheffield stands"
"No, more arty than that, sort of...
"Sheffield stands"
"No, like an installation..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Well..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Er..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Sheffield stands?"
"No, it's kind of out of the box thinking, and..."
"Sheffield stands"
"No, more arty than that, sort of...
"Sheffield stands"
"No, like an installation..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Well..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Er..."
"Sheffield stands"
April 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"I've got this idea for a bike stand"
"Sheffield stands?"
"No, it's kind of out of the box thinking, and..."
"Sheffield stands"
"No, more arty than that, sort of...
"Sheffield stands"
"No, like an installation..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Well..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Er..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Sheffield stands?"
"No, it's kind of out of the box thinking, and..."
"Sheffield stands"
"No, more arty than that, sort of...
"Sheffield stands"
"No, like an installation..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Well..."
"Sheffield stands"
"Er..."
"Sheffield stands"
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this wikipedia editor is orbiting the moon right now!
April 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
this wikipedia editor is orbiting the moon right now!
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By the time that Mir was de-orbited in 2001, it was discovered that one of the space station’s solar panels was operating at 40% of its capacity thanks to the damage caused by frozen urine! 🧪 #ArtemisII
Mir - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 5, 2026 at 5:13 AM
By the time that Mir was de-orbited in 2001, it was discovered that one of the space station’s solar panels was operating at 40% of its capacity thanks to the damage caused by frozen urine! 🧪 #ArtemisII
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Unrelatedly HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEMON HAS BECOME YOUR FRIEND is a god-tier title. Unbeatable.
March 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Unrelatedly HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEMON HAS BECOME YOUR FRIEND is a god-tier title. Unbeatable.
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Bloody hell, Jeanette.
March 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Bloody hell, Jeanette.
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When men's workload is automated, it's genius; when women's workload is automated it's a character flaw and morally questionable.
March 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
When men's workload is automated, it's genius; when women's workload is automated it's a character flaw and morally questionable.
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"The men implicated in the Epstein files reinforces that I spend half my life explaining to men that their simplified, optimistic view of other men doesn’t line up with the experience of women and girls trying to dodge sexual harassment, assault and abuse attempts." - Leslie Morgan Steiner
February 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"The men implicated in the Epstein files reinforces that I spend half my life explaining to men that their simplified, optimistic view of other men doesn’t line up with the experience of women and girls trying to dodge sexual harassment, assault and abuse attempts." - Leslie Morgan Steiner
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It's easy to be concerned about vaccines when you stop being concerned about viruses. You can only stop being concerned about viruses in a world with vaccines.
February 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It's easy to be concerned about vaccines when you stop being concerned about viruses. You can only stop being concerned about viruses in a world with vaccines.
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Long after it lost the ability to turn up on your doorstep with a warship and stiffly worded letter suggesting you stop that shit *right now*, Britain retained a hell of a lot of soft power.
Remarkable to see this government pissing a key part of that down the drain.
Remarkable to see this government pissing a key part of that down the drain.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Long after it lost the ability to turn up on your doorstep with a warship and stiffly worded letter suggesting you stop that shit *right now*, Britain retained a hell of a lot of soft power.
Remarkable to see this government pissing a key part of that down the drain.
Remarkable to see this government pissing a key part of that down the drain.
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A gravelly voice spoke from under the mayor's bed.
"I hear you need a monster hunter."
The mayor sat up.
"What? Who?"
"I'm a monster. I hunt. What do you need hunted?"
"Beklo the Ogre, but..."
"I'll bring you its head."
"How..."
"I am a monster under the bed. If it sleeps, I can find it."
"I hear you need a monster hunter."
The mayor sat up.
"What? Who?"
"I'm a monster. I hunt. What do you need hunted?"
"Beklo the Ogre, but..."
"I'll bring you its head."
"How..."
"I am a monster under the bed. If it sleeps, I can find it."
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A gravelly voice spoke from under the mayor's bed.
"I hear you need a monster hunter."
The mayor sat up.
"What? Who?"
"I'm a monster. I hunt. What do you need hunted?"
"Beklo the Ogre, but..."
"I'll bring you its head."
"How..."
"I am a monster under the bed. If it sleeps, I can find it."
"I hear you need a monster hunter."
The mayor sat up.
"What? Who?"
"I'm a monster. I hunt. What do you need hunted?"
"Beklo the Ogre, but..."
"I'll bring you its head."
"How..."
"I am a monster under the bed. If it sleeps, I can find it."
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Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!
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An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...