Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

“Voters will need photo-ID to vote in May 23 local/Mayoral elections and at the next General Election. If you don't have a passport or photo-driving licence you can get a free Voter ID at citizencard.com using code by FREEVOTERID. Please spread the word. #ukelections
https://twitter.com/citizencard/status/1579770363109838848?

@jaz @gomez @davidoclubb @ChrisWere @anniemo71 @carlmorris @AngharadHafod @nic @Lolacopa1 @ydysgwraraf @griffinkate @Ogl77 @newyorkwelsh @alun @paulpritchard

Hi am new and am loving my experience so far

Thank you 😊

Thinking about how the #pembrokeshirecoast changes through Autumn and the stories it can tell.

#suellabraverman my latest for Yorkshire Bylines- Britain getting religion, American style- is it possible? After 2016, you bet

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/braverman-linked-to-uks-emergent-american-style-religious-right/

Hello all. I am dipping my toe in the water. Not sure if I'm in the right place but #introduction #nature #green #space #NFL #brightonandhovealbion #history and that's for starters! By the way I live in England but it looks as if this is the closest server to me.

@reasonp
Lovely photo!
I just read your profile.

I was born in 1947 so getting on a bit but like you, I will listen to almost any music! It's good for the soul 😉

#Cerddoriaeth
#CymruWales

@freemo I am extremely happy that the boxes I happened to whimsically check when I was signing up, led me to QOTO. This is an excellent explanation.

I love how people who have been here less tthan a day, but have been active, already have 30+ followers... really goes to show how much easier it is to connect to people here than it is on twitter.

@freemo it seems like I accidentally stumbled into the right instance! Also I'm glad there's choice out there for people who want to have massive predetermined block lists because that's how they roll, and I'm glad this choice exists for me.

I really have to say, of all the mass exodus onto this server we had over the years, this is one of the best. the quality and kindness of our new users are absolution exceptional. I appreciate all of you and welcome to the sane part of the internet!

Teachers reveal scale of pupils’ hunger as 100,000 miss out on #FfreeSchoolMeals | School meals | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/nov/10/children-not-eligible-for-free-school-meals-going-hungry-say-teachers

#UK #England #Poverty #Education #Politics

Excited to hop on the #Mastodon train! I look forward to connecting with others to discuss exciting #neuroscience research, #books, #scicomm, and any #science #podcast you are into at the moment.

#introduction
This should be my last introduction toot! I mentioned my professional focus (#neuroimaging #neuroscience signal analysis) in my last toot. Now, for my other non-research engagements...

I am a #maker who uses tools like #programming #arduino #msp430 #raspberrypi #electronics and #3dprinting to prototype fun projects. I have my own fleet of 3d printers and support equipment.

As a signal processing engineer, I'm also very interested in #sdr (software-defined radio). I'm working on two pet projects right now employing SDR and my maker tools for backyard #radio #astronomy and satellite signal reception. While not entirely novel end-goals, the work is very engaging and rewarding! I hope to package the results for science outreach in #steam in the near future.

Everyone should expect neuroimaging research toots from me as well as updates on my projects and resources for #STEM and #STEAM engagement in the classroom. I hope to contribute to #edutoot by sharing my demos, resources, and projects for bringing innovative thinking, science, and engineering into the classroom.

I love #biking and outdoor activities. I'm a novice in #photograpy (microscope as well as DSLR) and am looking for hints and suggestions for my entry into #astrophotography . Any advice? Let me know! I have a strong love of #fish and #aquariums, so expect my gushing about fish on occasion. I also have a pet parakeet, so expect some bird antics along the way! It can't all be work and seriousness, after all!

At last! Something the Tories truly are world leading at — causing recessions.

UK heads for long recession as economy shrinks by 0.2%

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/11/uk-heads-for-recession-as-economy-shrinks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Three out of the eight @nicw Commissioners are now on toot.wales! Give 'em a follow at @davidoclubb @ElunedParrott and @SteveBrooks 👍

Never forget. #rememberanceday #armisticeday #cardiff #wakes #cymru #photography

we're here to make change happen.

there are more of us.

we just need to show up.

show up and vote for the most likely candidates to beat the Tories around the country.

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@sgul @freemo Wikipedia says 7-day "weeks" go back to Babylonia, including one day a week for making offering to the gods and avoiding prohibited activities.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_calendar

Of course, other systems since have used different approaches including the French Revolution attempting to create a decimal calendar of 10-weeks.

Most calendar systems are lunisolar with the sun's position determining year length and the moon's phase determining month length. Reckoning weeks was more or less optional and of little interest.

And since prehistory is, by definition, before anything was recorded we can only speculate from limited findings how, or even if, time was recorded. It seems likely that some tribal leader made scratches on something to tally lunar months and maybe solar years.

@freemo @sgul Ah! Let me attempt to answer your actual question a bit more directly.

The Jewish people adopted the Babylonian calendar systems during the Babylonian Exile so for Western purposes we can mark the observance of the Sabbath and a 7-day cycle beginning sometime around 600 BCE. Of course every lunisolar calendar requires intercalary "leap" days to reconcile the lunar and solar cycles so "counting by Sundays" isn't easy over very long timeframes.

The last major revision to the Western calendar was, as others have noted, the switch from Julian to Gregorian, a process that took a couple centuries.

#Introduction 🙋‍♀️

#SocialMedia is my day job.
Ex-government, Office for National Statistics and HarperCollins.
I’m a trustee for the Women’s Equality Network #Wales and YMCA #PortTalbot – the New Plaza is coming soon 💪
I love: #Politics, sport (all about #Tennis, #AmericanFootball and #Football – come on Cymru!), and all things equalities related.