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**Minty** @mintyfresh@mastodon.social · Jan 24

Jan 24

Minty @mintyfresh@mastodon.social

#snowball #bridge #BoysWillBeBoys
Boys will be boys

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**sebastian büttrich** @sebastian@mastodon.cc · Jan 21

Jan 21

sebastian büttrich @sebastian@mastodon.cc

@butterface

welcome - and you are already doing the first thing right - hashtags.
use and follow the ones that you like, and follow the people posting things that interest you.
from there on, it s a #snowball effect :)

there is also a form of groups -
e.g.

A Fediverse discussion group all about books and reading -
@bookstodon

you share with that group just by including it in your post.

and there s more:

https://fedi.directory/?s=books

fedi.directorybooks | Search Results | Fedi.Directory – Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse

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FediFollows

#booktok #books #reading

**John Vaccaro (johniac)** @johniac@mastodon.social · Jan 13

Jan 13

John Vaccaro (johniac) @johniac@mastodon.social

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 13, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc011325

#snowball #seawater #viscous #algae #diffusion #Chlamydomonas VMWare #KVM #license #open-source #Broadcom #VMDK #music #Tregoning #isolation #co-operation #Cortisol #adjacent #imagination #ruleset #Protopia #Specialization #siloed #Yunnan #sauropodomorph #Hettangian #Jurassic #herbivore

bit.lyInbox | Substack

**hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)** @hawaiianeye797@mastodon.online · Jan 11

Jan 11

hawaiianeye797 (Craig F) @hawaiianeye797@mastodon.online

Looking much like a snowball, a Fellow's Nudibranch at an Oahu reef. Your #sealife #photooftheday

#Saturday #slug #snowball
@nauticamhousings
@sonyunderwater
@sonyalpha
@inon_japan #Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture #scuba #snorkeling #travel

A marshmallow-like sea slug marked only with hints of black on its rhinophores and gills crawling over a rock on an underwater reef.

**Sim Barr** @simbarr@c.im · Dec 28, 2024

Dec 28, 2024

Sim Barr @simbarr@c.im

Snowball

Oil on Canvas mounted to Masonite, Mark Beard (Bruce Sargeant)

#snowball #markbeard #brucesargeant

**dbat** @dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place · Dec 25, 2024

Dec 25, 2024

dbat @dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place

#snowball
Northern peeps. Has anyone got a video of a snowball snowballing?

Like in the comics, you roll a snowball down a snowy hill and it grows larger.

Is this a myth?

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**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · Dec 17, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

“But the great generation, I am afraid, is at an end; and even during my own college days, the spirit appreciably declined”

Stevenson is modest, but accurate: in 1838 a 4-day snowball fight at the University was only quelled by the army (& a professor)

The Life of Sir Robert Christison, Bart. (1886)

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SNOWBALL-RIOT

…by granting the students their wish. The irate magistrate at first treated his adviser as a ringleader, and even threatened to commit him on the spot. But better thoughts prevailed. The students were allowed to file past the dead criminal that afternoon; and the privilege was extended during the next two days to 40,000 of the populace, who, like the students, behaved with the utmost decorum. This was a simple case of something like a riot arising from nothing else than blundering punctilio and dogged mismanagement.

"The other incident of a like kind was much more alarming. One morning in 1838 a knot of street boys at the College gate snowballed the assembling students, who repaid the compliment with interest. Bigger than boys then joined the fray, which led to a change of weapons. 'Jam fasces et saxa volant.' The conflict soon reached such dimensions as to call for the interposition of the police. But the police interposed on one side only-mistaking their business, which is that of peacemaker, not of partisan.
By-and-by the plan they fell upon was to storm the College quadrangle, in which they signally failed.

"One would suppose that, at this crisis at least, the civic authorities might have bethought them of calling in the aid of the Professors, but in place of that they sought the aid of the mob. With their support the quadrangle was attacked again, and again the assailants were repulsed. Night put an end to the combat, which was renewed next morning with…

…increased animosity. Severe injuries were now sustained on both sides. The conflict continued till night again approached; but, except that a good many bruises were inflicted and some prisoners taken, no impression was made on the defenders of the quadrangle. A bright idea now took possession of the magistrates in command. A wing of the 79th Highlanders was summoned from the Castle, and the quadrangle was carried by four companies of foot, with forty rounds of ball-cartridge in their pouches. The students, retreating to the terraces, cordially cheered the military, but continued in no mood to yield to the police. A Professor (footnote: This was again Professor Christison) now got leave from the magistrates to address them; and a few words directed to their common-sense, induced them all to retire to their homes.

"The authorities of the city made so much of this disturbance, as to try five chief offenders for riot. But lawyers generally laughed at this device. By the witty counsel for the defence-Mr Robertson, afterwards on the Bench—the trial was turned into a farce; and after four days' patient hearing, the Judge discharged the prisoners. Nevertheless, at a distance, the snow tournament and police scuffle were long looked at as a formidable riot; and Louis Philippe's Ministers, it was positively alleged, made inquiry whether the row was not part of a general revolutionary insurrection among the University students of Europe.

#Scottish #literature #RobertLouisStevenson

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**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · Dec 17, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

“Of old, Edinburgh University was the scene of heroic snowballing; and one riot obtained the epic honours of military intervention.”

—Robert Louis Stevenson, PICTURESQUE NOTES: EDINBURGH (1878)

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Get PICTURESQUE NOTES as a free ebook from @gutenberg_org

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/382

Project GutenbergEdinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis StevensonFree kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

#Scottish #literature #RobertLouisStevenson

**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · Dec 17, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

As a student at Edinburgh University, Robert Louis Stevenson was arrested for taking part in a two-day snowball riot between the university & Surgeons’ Hall… although as he was only a spectator (he claimed, successfully) he was let off with a warning

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: “Snowballing Outside Edinburgh University”, by Samuel Bough (1822–1878). Watercolour on paper, 1853

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/20538

A mid-nineteenth-century street scene in Edinburgh. At a street corner, on either side of the road, two groups of youths are throwing snowballs at each other. Some people watch from windows; other onlookers stand by. On one side of the street two women and a child hurry past. On the left, the entrance to the University is framed by six large columns. The artist has added subtle white highlights throughout, along windowsills and the tops of railings, to suggest a fine dusting of snow on the buildings.

#Scottish #literature #RobertLouisStevenson

**AmiW Streetart** @AmiW@mastodon.online · Dec 7, 2024

Dec 7, 2024

AmiW Streetart @AmiW@mastodon.online

Mehr... Lieblingsfotos?
More... favorite photos?
by Artist: #KeisukeOda / #OdacchiBirds in Loc.: #Hokkaido Japan - Title: "Shima Enaga" - #Streetart #Art #Fotografie #Artist #Photography #Animals #Birds #Snowball #APhotoLove
( Sorry, I've posted this photo before, but it's just my favorite-winter-animal- photo )

Photography. A color photo of a small white bird sitting between narrow brown branches. The background is white. It looks like a white, fluffy ball of absorbent cotton with a very cute face.
Info: The cheerfully hopping birds are very popular with the Japanese, who call them "shima enaga". In English they are known as "longtailedtits", although this particular subspecies is only found in Hokkaido.

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**sven_md** @sven_md@mastodon.social · Dec 5, 2024

Dec 5, 2024

sven_md @sven_md@mastodon.social

#abs #pecs #sixpack #muscle #muscles #snowball #snowballs #winter #joking #humor #lol #cartoonstock

let's build a snowman, would anna or elsa from frozen say xD
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43347215158520822/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/120330621283262062/

https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CS512175

#emoji #emojis
https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CS165015

punk man
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558798266245031173/

my fav:
"it's human'ing outside"
uhm, ...weren't olaf's words? x-P
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/21744010675155855/
( #bizarro #comics #blogspot )

PinterestPin di Connie Sue ☮ ❤ ♫♪ su Snowman LOVE! ⛄️♥️✨31-dic-2023 - Questo Pin è stato scoperto da Connie Sue ☮ ❤ ♫♪. Scopri (e salva) i tuoi Pin su Pinterest.

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**Spectrum Game of the Year 1983** @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space · Nov 29, 2024

Nov 29, 2024

Spectrum Game of the Year 1983 @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum

**Spectrum Game of the Year 1983** @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space · Nov 29, 2024

Nov 29, 2024

Spectrum Game of the Year 1983 @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space

ROUND 2 Poll 10

Snowball (Level 9 Computing)
Star Trek 3000 (DK'Tronics)
Panic (Mikro-Gen)
Terror-Daktil 4D (Melbourne House)

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

20%Snowball
0%Star Trek 3000
20%Panic
60%Terror-Daktil 4D

#Snowball #StarTrek3000 #Panic

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**Spectrum Game of the Year 1983** @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space · Oct 20, 2024

Oct 20, 2024

Spectrum Game of the Year 1983 @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum

**Spectrum Game of the Year 1983** @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space · Oct 20, 2024

Oct 20, 2024

Spectrum Game of the Year 1983 @SpeccyWorldCup@oldbytes.space

ROUND 1 Poll 87

Snowball (Level 9 Computing)
Space Zombies (Mikro-Gen)
Hanoi King (Contrast Software)
Violent Universe (Quest Microsoftware)

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

50%Snowball
0%Space Zombies
0%Hanoi King
50%Violent Universe

#Snowball #SpaceZombies #HanoiKing

**Zoo Tweet Mirror Bot** @ZooTweetMirrorBot@masto.ai · Oct 8, 2024

Oct 8, 2024

Zoo Tweet Mirror Bot @ZooTweetMirrorBot@masto.ai

@𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗭𝗼𝗼
#Snowball update

We anticipate that first-time mom Jita, as well as Baby T and Monster will make their first public appearance in the next few weeks

Learn more
https://t.co/W2WftsskWZ https://t.co/oDJLMsUKmp
∙ 𝙾𝚌𝚝 𝟾, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 𝟸:𝟺𝟾𝙿𝙼 ∙

External URL(s) in tweet:
∙ https://bit.ly/3TYHDgA

Azure Generated Description:
a baby leopard licking its paw (43.67% confidence)
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Azure Generated Tags:
animal (99.97% confidence)
mammal (99.90% confidence)
big cat (99.88% confidence)
snow leopard (99.77% confidence)
terrestrial animal (97.65% confidence)
cat (97.10% confidence)
big cats (96.23% confidence)
wildlife (94.92% confidence)
snout (94.84% confidence)
whiskers (94.83% confidence)
fur (94.57% confidence)
leopard (92.60% confidence)
felidae (91.95% confidence)
outdoor (77.21% confidence)
panthera (73.65% confidence)
zoo (41.23% confidence)

Azure Generated Description:
a white and black spotted leopard (40.24% confidence)
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Azure Generated Tags:
big cat (99.98% confidence)
animal (99.97% confidence)
mammal (99.96% confidence)
big cats (98.23% confidence)
snow leopard (98.22% confidence)
terrestrial animal (97.23% confidence)
cat (96.75% confidence)
wildlife (94.90% confidence)
felidae (93.59% confidence)
zoo (93.28% confidence)
whiskers (92.70% confidence)
outdoor (92.36% confidence)
snout (92.25% confidence)
leopard (91.01% confidence)
fur (90.64% confidence)
jaguar (85.42% confidence)
ground (83.27% confidence)
sitting (76.33% confidence)
panthera (62.43% confidence)
standing (57.75% confidence)
plant (52.68% confidence)

Azure Generated Description:
a close up of a leopard (54.88% confidence)
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Azure Generated Tags:
animal (99.97% confidence)
big cat (99.95% confidence)
mammal (99.94% confidence)
snow leopard (99.32% confidence)
terrestrial animal (97.71% confidence)
cat (97.57% confidence)
big cats (96.32% confidence)
wildlife (95.74% confidence)
whiskers (95.46% confidence)
snout (94.89% confidence)
fur (93.46% confidence)
leopard (92.92% confidence)
felidae (91.17% confidence)
jaguar (85.33% confidence)
looking (57.91% confidence)
panthera (57.72% confidence)
outdoor (57.57% confidence)

Azure Generated Description:
a couple of cheetahs playing (41.69% confidence)
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Azure Generated Tags:
big cat (99.93% confidence)
mammal (99.89% confidence)
animal (99.80% confidence)
snow leopard (99.58% confidence)
terrestrial animal (97.36% confidence)
big cats (96.31% confidence)
zoo (92.59% confidence)
wildlife (91.67% confidence)
leopard (91.55% confidence)
snout (91.26% confidence)
whiskers (89.76% confidence)
cat (89.66% confidence)
felidae (89.20% confidence)
fur (86.03% confidence)
ground (85.24% confidence)
outdoor (85.11% confidence)
standing (57.58% confidence)
panthera (54.06% confidence)

#zoo #animals #TheTorontoZoo

**Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ** @IngridHbn@mastodon.online · Sep 27, 2024

Sep 27, 2024

Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ @IngridHbn@mastodon.online

Dave Coverly

A tiny man is standing in a snowball. He just made a pile out of leaves. A. huge hand outside the ball is reaching out towards it. The man inside the ball says 'NOOOO!'

#fall #snowball #leaves

**reinoud kaasschieter** @reinoudk@mastodon.nl · Aug 16, 2024 *

Aug 16, 2024 *

reinoud kaasschieter @reinoudk@mastodon.nl

#Geology news:

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 '𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵'

The #Garvellach islands off the west coast of #Scotland are the best record of #Earth entering its biggest ever #IceAge around 720 million years ago, researchers have discovered.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9l2mrn43jo via #BBC

Beehive cell, Eileach nan Naoimh, Garvellachs, Scotland, United Kingdom: A rock formation on a small island surrounded by water with a sailing boat in the foreground.

#Snowball #SnowballEarth #Science

**reinoud kaasschieter** @reinoudk@mastodon.nl · Aug 16, 2024

Aug 16, 2024

reinoud kaasschieter @reinoudk@mastodon.nl

#Geology news:

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 '𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵'

The #Garvellach islands off the west coast of #Scotland are the best record of Earth entering its biggest ever #IceAge around 720 million years ago, researchers have discovered.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9l2mrn43jo via #BBC