christoph_STCmicrobeblog
@christophstc.bsky.social
72, PhD, micro- + molecular biology. associated blogger @STCmicrobeblog. opinions my own.
not without good wishes...
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
not without good wishes...
missing hyperlinks 🤦♂️
many of our older posts now come with this header:
many of our older posts now come with this header:
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
missing hyperlinks 🤦♂️
many of our older posts now come with this header:
many of our older posts now come with this header:
👉 bookmarked for later reading...
(presently too busy with restoring the STC blog archive, 870 of ~2000 posts already done. still haven't found a suitable metaphor for this backward-acting task)
smallthingsconsidered.blog
(presently too busy with restoring the STC blog archive, 870 of ~2000 posts already done. still haven't found a suitable metaphor for this backward-acting task)
smallthingsconsidered.blog
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
👉 bookmarked for later reading...
(presently too busy with restoring the STC blog archive, 870 of ~2000 posts already done. still haven't found a suitable metaphor for this backward-acting task)
smallthingsconsidered.blog
(presently too busy with restoring the STC blog archive, 870 of ~2000 posts already done. still haven't found a suitable metaphor for this backward-acting task)
smallthingsconsidered.blog
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
yes, cool technique. angelika tried it with the first batch of dynabeads we could get our hands on 🙂
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
yes, cool technique. angelika tried it with the first batch of dynabeads we could get our hands on 🙂
...before these thoughts drag you down too much, remember that you can go up and down stairs.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
...before these thoughts drag you down too much, remember that you can go up and down stairs.
...and when I came to this old blog post again during our “move” from TypePad to WordPress, I realized that this was the post I enjoyed writing the most back then.
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
...and when I came to this old blog post again during our “move” from TypePad to WordPress, I realized that this was the post I enjoyed writing the most back then.
...but many links still work, I checked this...
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
...but many links still work, I checked this...
the post is from 2017, so - no surprise - a number of links are broken by now (marked with 𝗫)
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
the post is from 2017, so - no surprise - a number of links are broken by now (marked with 𝗫)
adios helme heine 👋
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
adios helme heine 👋
#Ukraine
it reeks like a the munich agreement 2.0. who will play chamberlain this time?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...
it reeks like a the munich agreement 2.0. who will play chamberlain this time?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#Ukraine
it reeks like a the munich agreement 2.0. who will play chamberlain this time?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...
it reeks like a the munich agreement 2.0. who will play chamberlain this time?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...
petroglyphs of la zarza, la palma, islas canarias
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
petroglyphs of la zarza, la palma, islas canarias
not sleeping! dreaming of a large pot of coffee...
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
not sleeping! dreaming of a large pot of coffee...
now it's time for 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘵, I fear
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
now it's time for 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘵, I fear
the portuguese got it right... (first seen in 2021 in the security area at lisbon airport, still there in 2024, gone in 2025)
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the portuguese got it right... (first seen in 2021 in the security area at lisbon airport, still there in 2024, gone in 2025)
...remaining silent for hours
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
...remaining silent for hours
...preferably with graphic reinforcement
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
...preferably with graphic reinforcement
...und die runterfallenden bälle sind ebenso liebevoll gestaltet, wie die hinaufgeworfenen. gefällt mir!
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
...und die runterfallenden bälle sind ebenso liebevoll gestaltet, wie die hinaufgeworfenen. gefällt mir!
my sicilian friend pino has a greek wife, elena. his in-laws were quite surprised to discover during a visit that there are more ancient greek ruins in southern italy than in mainland greece. for example the beautiful temple of segesta (never finished)
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
my sicilian friend pino has a greek wife, elena. his in-laws were quite surprised to discover during a visit that there are more ancient greek ruins in southern italy than in mainland greece. for example the beautiful temple of segesta (never finished)
not "a group" but *several* groups from mainland greece colonized 'magna graecia'.
*several* means that that several greek cities founded daughter cities around the mediterranean—as in southern italy—which often fought each other just as much as their mother cities on the Greek mainland.
*several* means that that several greek cities founded daughter cities around the mediterranean—as in southern italy—which often fought each other just as much as their mother cities on the Greek mainland.
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
not "a group" but *several* groups from mainland greece colonized 'magna graecia'.
*several* means that that several greek cities founded daughter cities around the mediterranean—as in southern italy—which often fought each other just as much as their mother cities on the Greek mainland.
*several* means that that several greek cities founded daughter cities around the mediterranean—as in southern italy—which often fought each other just as much as their mother cities on the Greek mainland.
...which, as the motif 'leda and the swan', has inspired art in europe to this day. thx for sharing, oded 🙏
btw the german language is more precise here, as we would say that " dieses Motiv die Kunst beflügelt"
btw the german language is more precise here, as we would say that " dieses Motiv die Kunst beflügelt"
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
...which, as the motif 'leda and the swan', has inspired art in europe to this day. thx for sharing, oded 🙏
btw the german language is more precise here, as we would say that " dieses Motiv die Kunst beflügelt"
btw the german language is more precise here, as we would say that " dieses Motiv die Kunst beflügelt"
Ricky Swallow? thought instantly of Uri Geller who made fork-bending popular in, ...hmmm, the late 1960s. oh no, it was spoons...
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Ricky Swallow? thought instantly of Uri Geller who made fork-bending popular in, ...hmmm, the late 1960s. oh no, it was spoons...
berlin afternoon, not that crisp... 🤭
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
berlin afternoon, not that crisp... 🤭