Man of many talents—some of them useful. Multiple monomaniac. Author, 'Pink Floyd: The Music & The Mystery'. Also Wikipedia, Wikidata &c. OpenStreetMap. Birds. Birmingham. Open data. FoI. Art. Architecture. History. FRSA. Everything is interesting.https://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwxgfgk54s2gThis is some of the best factual television ever made. It played a major role in my formative years. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxgfgk54s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mww3fnupfs2bNew Wikidata property: "‎Register of British Slave Traders person ID" (P14921) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1492102 Oct 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww3fnupfs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwv3r5cqm22rRemember the booing at Ceaușescu's last public appearance? Soon, soon... [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv3r5cqm22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwsqb3lmnk2q@bionomia.net Another failure, adding Q141609796 (despite the error message, they were human, had a surname, and are very much dead).01 Oct 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsqb3lmnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwqkqw7ph22q"To ask His Majesty's Government why photographs on the Number 10 Flickr account are being published with a Creative Commons license which is not compatible with the terms of the Open Government License." [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqkqw7ph22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwpt5b4aek24#firstbirdofmyday outside my Norwich hotel - a pair of Collared Doves. That's more than I've seen in north Birmingham in half a decade.30 Sep 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpt5b4aek24https://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwnghf7zc22uA heartwarming thread [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnghf7zc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwm5bvzyis2fWho can help Jay? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm5bvzyis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwkyf4tllc2jOn a train with no power sockets, like some primitive 20th-century re-enactment28 Sep 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkyf4tllc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwiimsd2is2kOh well... [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Sep 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiimsd2is2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwhacjcx2c2hThe Pope had visited Lourdes. If the US has a new president in the morning, you'll know why...26 Sep 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhacjcx2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwglyu35is2hThis is good [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwglyu35is2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwfsw5if2c2iWe need to protect free use/ fair dealing provisions [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfsw5if2c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwequuhv2s2iThey should refer to it as "The gulf, above Mexico" [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwequuhv2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwepv2id3s2iGets my vote [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwepv2id3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwedewbt6s24Something for my fellow Wikipedians to be aware of (the article notes the absence of Wikipedia pages for such organisations) [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwedewbt6s24https://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mwbni2mm6c2nMy Uncle Harry did this job for Harvo (the Birmingham malt loaf makers who ceased business in around 1973). He one went to a house where a needle had been found inside a loaf. He asked for the wrapper, which was duly retrieved from the waste-bin. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbni2mm6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mw7ppgwxes2f"A Philadelphia teacher is facing criticism from her fellow colleagues..." As opposed to which other colleagues? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7ppgwxes2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pigsonthewing.org.uk/post/3mw7dttx3ws2uNote he didn't say in which country. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:65ils5fuhglnvzs53pmgfdrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7dttx3ws2u