Mastodawn

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺4h ago

RE: https://mastodon.cc/@dtm/116313015645606900

Wonderful piece describing shifting baseline syndrome in modern politics.

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺15h ago

Spring back; Fall forwards… Let official British Summertime commence! 🇬🇧 🌧️ ☔️

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺1d ago

Wonderful! Plant illustrations by Charles Darwin’s botanical mentor Rev. John Stevens Henslow (a thoroughly good egg) have been rediscovered in Cambridge. #histsci https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/28/cambridge-university-botany-course-charles-darwin-john-stevens-henslow

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago

The Guardian

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺3d ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwjxx5eyn1o

Church attendance report pulled after YouGov finds 'fraudulent' responses

The original report claimed a rise in young people attending church in England and Wales.

BBC News

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺3d ago

Currently working on a chapter about pollination—of primroses, orchids and foxgloves, rather than daffs, but daffs were closest to hand for the photo. #AmWriting

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺4d ago

Just received a letter from my bank sent on 20 June 2025… Now that’s what I call snail mail!

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺6d ago

Geffrey van der Bos 6d ago

Excellent video by Bernie Sanders on how AI influences privacy and politics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3AtWdeu_G0&feature=youtu.be

Bernie vs. Claude

YouTube

Richard Carter, FCD 🪲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺Mar 23

Jee-zuss! Instagram *really* wants me to try to capitalise on some minor, random, uncharacteristic popularity with complete strangers… I’m not playing ball: I’m old enough to remember when the Internet wasn’t interested in brand metrics.

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