A joke worthy of groans Astronaut 1: Hi mate, I can't find any milk for my coffee Astronaut 2: In space, no one can. Here, use cream

Boosts appreciated :boost_requested: as I accidentally messed up my follower list, and lost ALL followers from specific servers, including - mastodon.social lgbtqia.space mastodon.green infosec.exchange (maybe some other / smaller servers , not sure ...) It's several hundred folks - so if you had followed me for whatever reason before (and still want to) can you please check and refollow? Sorry about this, user error - mea culpa 🙏 #Fediverse

🚨 POLL: Scottish Labour vote plunges, SNP leads. 🟨 SNP 32% (+2) 🟥 LAB 25% (-10) 🟦 CON 14% (+1) 🟪 REF 11% (+4) 🟧 LD 8% (-2) 🟩 GRN 7% (+3) Via @OpiniumResearch, 5-11 Sep (+/- vs GE2024) > A long way until GE2029, but that was quick!! #UK #UKPolitics #UKPol #Scotland #SNP #Labour

Elephant carefully tests an electric fence before removing it! 🐘 (a short video) #BecomeUngovernable

Cambridge, 1953. Shortly before discovering the structure of DNA, Watson and Crick, depressed by their lack of progress, visit the local pub

Voting for the UK’s Premier Awards for bad journalism, aka #TheTrashies is open for four more days I'd hate (just hate) for Sonia Sodha and Suzanne Moore to win awards for Trashiest Columnist and Trashiest Article. Fediverse, do your thing :boost_requested: and vote https://mediadiversified.org/2024/09/03/voting-is-open-for-the-trashies-2024/ #UK #Media #UKMedia #Press #UKPress

Me: My humorous posts didn't really take off today at all ... ... but lots of interest in random posts about me trying to find Thai Holy Basil 🌿 and posting about types of Thai soy sauce? The #Fediverse in unison: "Yes, this is the way" It is indeed folks, what a place! 🙏:fediverse:

HDMI to H2O

UK - my early post(2024)-election predictions -<li><p>Jenrick (or Badenoch) as next Opposition Leader. The Conservatives try to reswallow the Reform vote, with only partial success.</p></li><li><p>A reduced Labour majority in 2029 due to incumbency and narrow majorities, then a Labour-Libdem coalition in 2033-34</p></li><li><p>The next Tory PM is not yet an MP</p></li> Your thoughts? #UK #UKPol #UKPolitics #Labour #Libdems #Conservatives #Tory

Greatest scientists of all times were invited to a reunion... <li>Newton said he'd drop in.</li><li>Socretes said he'd think about it.</li><li>Ohm resisted the idea.</li><li>Boyle said he was under too much pressure. </li><li>Darwin said he'd wait to see what evolved. </li><li>Pierre and Marie Curie radiated enthusiasm. </li><li>Volta was electrified at the prospect.</li><li>Pavlov positively drooled at the thought. </li><li>Ampere was worried he wasn't current. </li><li>Audobon said he'd have to wing it.</li><li>Edison thought it would be illuminating.</li><li>Einstein said it would be relatively easy to attend. </li><li>Archimedes was buoyant at the thought.</li><li>Morse said, "I'll be there on the dot. Can't stop now, must dash."</li><li>Gauss was asked to attend because of hismagnetism.</li><li>Hertz said he planned to attend with greater frequency in the future.</li><li>Watt thought it would be a good way to let off steam.</li><li>Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight.</li><li>Dr Jekyll declined - he said he hadn't been feeling himself lately.</li>