Oliver T Lord
@olivertlord.bsky.social
Head of Petrology, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. Royal Society University Research Fellow. Melts rocks with lasers for a living. Die hard England Cricket fan.
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Oliver T Lord
@olivertlord.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Calling all #Mineral Physicists, Experimental Petrologists, Geophysicists, Geodynamicists and Geochemists studying the Deep #Earth and Planetary Interiors! I have created a Starter Pack! Please share, and let me know of other people or organizations on here who should be added! go.bsky.app/TapnEve
It gives me goosebumps to think this happened in the month I was born. And if you are wondering like I did where the camera was, it was mounted on the unique SPAS-1 satellite, which was released from the payload bay, to perform microgravity and Earth observation experiments, and was then recaptured.
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It gives me goosebumps to think this happened in the month I was born. And if you are wondering like I did where the camera was, it was mounted on the unique SPAS-1 satellite, which was released from the payload bay, to perform microgravity and Earth observation experiments, and was then recaptured.
I’m intrigued. There are 12,000 A320’s operating, but only 6000 need to be fixed and of those only 1000 need a hardware upgrade. But the issue here is apparently *solar flares* causing corruption to flight data. What is the software fix for that? Some kind of error detection / correction algorithm?
Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening holiday travel reut.rs/4iBGAyn
Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening holiday travel
Europe's Airbus said on Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely-used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’m intrigued. There are 12,000 A320’s operating, but only 6000 need to be fixed and of those only 1000 need a hardware upgrade. But the issue here is apparently *solar flares* causing corruption to flight data. What is the software fix for that? Some kind of error detection / correction algorithm?
#Ukraine has attacked and at least severely damaged two oil tankers in the Black Sea thought to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet that transports oil and circumvents international sanctions. Both were apparently heading to Novorossiysk which has itself been hit repeatedly.
A second oil tanker has gone up in flames in the Black Sea. Both ships have been identified as the M/T Kairos and M/T Virat. The destination of both oilers is the Russian port of Novorossiysk.
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#Ukraine has attacked and at least severely damaged two oil tankers in the Black Sea thought to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet that transports oil and circumvents international sanctions. Both were apparently heading to Novorossiysk which has itself been hit repeatedly.
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As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
December 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM
As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
Just to be clear, oil is also made of atoms.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Just to be clear, oil is also made of atoms.
Please help if you can.
The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Leicester is under extreme threat of closure.
I was an undergraduate in the Geology Department. It was an inspiring place, full of dedicated staff who don’t deserve this.
Please sign.
c.org/yxGbGdNwYd
The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Leicester is under extreme threat of closure.
I was an undergraduate in the Geology Department. It was an inspiring place, full of dedicated staff who don’t deserve this.
Please sign.
c.org/yxGbGdNwYd
Sign the Petition
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
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November 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Please help if you can.
The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Leicester is under extreme threat of closure.
I was an undergraduate in the Geology Department. It was an inspiring place, full of dedicated staff who don’t deserve this.
Please sign.
c.org/yxGbGdNwYd
The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Leicester is under extreme threat of closure.
I was an undergraduate in the Geology Department. It was an inspiring place, full of dedicated staff who don’t deserve this.
Please sign.
c.org/yxGbGdNwYd
If you don't like #Cricket, but you love it, then you need to click follow all on these Starter Packs before Friday...
...and if you don't know what's happening on Friday, then you probably shouldn't.
#Ashes
...and if you don't know what's happening on Friday, then you probably shouldn't.
#Ashes
Cricket Starter Packs are now live.
Part 1 - the original
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Part 2 - the follow-on
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Part 1 - the original
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Part 2 - the follow-on
go.bsky.app/12FSHyh
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November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
@waymo.bsky.social will start allowing its autonomous, driverless robotaxis to use interstate highways in Los Angeles, Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area, the first company to do so.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
Waymo says its self-driving taxis will take customers on freeways for the first time
Waymo, a spinoff from Google, is expanding its autonomous vehicles rapidly in the face of competition from Tesla’s planned robotaxi service.
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
@waymo.bsky.social will start allowing its autonomous, driverless robotaxis to use interstate highways in Los Angeles, Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area, the first company to do so.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
An absolutely beautiful image of Saturn, with moons Dione and Enceladus along the rings, courtesy of the Cassini spacecraft and NASA's wonderful Astronomy Picture of the Day: @apod.shinyakato.dev
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
An absolutely beautiful image of Saturn, with moons Dione and Enceladus along the rings, courtesy of the Cassini spacecraft and NASA's wonderful Astronomy Picture of the Day: @apod.shinyakato.dev
Also, strong week for the Northern Hemisphere!
Well done to #Ireland. Clearly, #Australia are struggling, and just in time for the Ashes!
Well done to #Ireland. Clearly, #Australia are struggling, and just in time for the Ashes!
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Also, strong week for the Northern Hemisphere!
Well done to #Ireland. Clearly, #Australia are struggling, and just in time for the Ashes!
Well done to #Ireland. Clearly, #Australia are struggling, and just in time for the Ashes!
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
What a win from #England! Dominant second half except for an inevitable, but thankfully brief attempt to panic and throw it all away.
England’s last ten matches:
33-19 NZL 
38-18 FIJ 
25-7 AUS
40-5 USA
22-17 ARG
35-12 ARG
68-14 WAL
47-24 ITA
16-15 SCO
26-25 FRA
#Rugby #AutumnInternationals
England’s last ten matches:
33-19 NZL 
38-18 FIJ 
25-7 AUS
40-5 USA
22-17 ARG
35-12 ARG
68-14 WAL
47-24 ITA
16-15 SCO
26-25 FRA
#Rugby #AutumnInternationals
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
What a win from #England! Dominant second half except for an inevitable, but thankfully brief attempt to panic and throw it all away.
England’s last ten matches:
33-19 NZL 
38-18 FIJ 
25-7 AUS
40-5 USA
22-17 ARG
35-12 ARG
68-14 WAL
47-24 ITA
16-15 SCO
26-25 FRA
#Rugby #AutumnInternationals
England’s last ten matches:
33-19 NZL 
38-18 FIJ 
25-7 AUS
40-5 USA
22-17 ARG
35-12 ARG
68-14 WAL
47-24 ITA
16-15 SCO
26-25 FRA
#Rugby #AutumnInternationals
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I really don’t want to jinx this but…I can’t help myself. England lead the All Blacks by 25-12 in the second half. If they win, that would be 10 matches in a row…
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
England vs New Zealand LIVE: Rugby Autumn Internationals score, line-ups, radio & updates
Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow build-up, team news, score and text updates as England host New Zealand at Allianz Stadium.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I really don’t want to jinx this but…I can’t help myself. England lead the All Blacks by 25-12 in the second half. If they win, that would be 10 matches in a row…
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
Some VERY excited commentary on the landing of the New Glen NG2 booster (stage 1) on the autonomous barge 'Jaclyn' in the Atlantic ocean yesterday, per @nasaspaceflight.com
LANDED IT! That was crazy! Looked like it was going to miss, but slid back into the target and pretty much hovered to the deck and nailed it!
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Some VERY excited commentary on the landing of the New Glen NG2 booster (stage 1) on the autonomous barge 'Jaclyn' in the Atlantic ocean yesterday, per @nasaspaceflight.com
Reposted by Oliver T Lord
LANDED IT! That was crazy! Looked like it was going to miss, but slid back into the target and pretty much hovered to the deck and nailed it!
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
LANDED IT! That was crazy! Looked like it was going to miss, but slid back into the target and pretty much hovered to the deck and nailed it!
The New Glenn heavy launcher (Blue Origin) became the third partially-reusable (unmanned) launch system in history by landing on a barge in the Atlantic after launching the two #NASA ESCAPADE #Mars orbiters, built by @rocketlabcorp.com.
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
Yesterday afternoon, New Glenn took its second flight, launching two spacecraft for the ESCAPADE mission. The clear skies and daylight launch this time around provided brilliant views of GS1 from ignition until reentry.
📷D Wise for NSF
📷D Wise for NSF
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The New Glenn heavy launcher (Blue Origin) became the third partially-reusable (unmanned) launch system in history by landing on a barge in the Atlantic after launching the two #NASA ESCAPADE #Mars orbiters, built by @rocketlabcorp.com.
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
Does anyone out there have any sense as to what degree #AI is playing into this increase in the unemployment rate in the #UK?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Does anyone out there have any sense as to what degree #AI is playing into this increase in the unemployment rate in the #UK?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BIG NEWS indeed!
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BIG NEWS indeed!
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🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
European Service Module-4 is ready to sail
In a few days, ESA’s fourth European Service Module will leave the integration halls of Airbus in Bremen, Germany, setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean in the next step of its journey. The module wi...
www.esa.int
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
As per BBC World Service on 9/11/25: astonishing suggestion that if no significant rain falls in Nov, #Tehran, a city of 10 million, could be evacuated and permanently moved. Local reservoir is at 8% of capacity. #ClimateChange and mismanagement are the major factors. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As per BBC World Service on 9/11/25: astonishing suggestion that if no significant rain falls in Nov, #Tehran, a city of 10 million, could be evacuated and permanently moved. Local reservoir is at 8% of capacity. #ClimateChange and mismanagement are the major factors. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The blue arrows of deliverance are upon us.
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The blue arrows of deliverance are upon us.
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Good morning to these future governors!
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning to these future governors!
It turns out, to everyone’s complete surprise, that replacing part of the worlds most iconic building with a gold-lined vanity ballroom as your people struggle economically and simultaneously having their loved ones deported by mask-wearing goons is not, I repeat, *NOT* good electoral strategy.
Tuesday night's elections were a massive sweep for the Democratic Party.
The Backlash To Trump Is Here — And It's Big
Tuesday night's elections were a massive sweep for the Democratic Party.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It turns out, to everyone’s complete surprise, that replacing part of the worlds most iconic building with a gold-lined vanity ballroom as your people struggle economically and simultaneously having their loved ones deported by mask-wearing goons is not, I repeat, *NOT* good electoral strategy.