@contentedintrovert.bsky.social
Serial Migrant. Citizen of the world and nowhere. Hoarder of Raspberry Pis, Laptops and other things with screens. #medsky #primarycare #generalpractice
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
@chrislintott.bsky.social Hi Chris, apologies for the question, but is there really a supernova only 3 light years away from us? Closer than Proxima Centauri?
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
@chrislintott.bsky.social Hi Chris, apologies for the question, but is there really a supernova only 3 light years away from us? Closer than Proxima Centauri?
@newscientist.com Hi Chapettes and chaps, is there really a supernova only 3 light years away from us? Closer than Proxima Centauri? Please enlighten!
January 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
@newscientist.com Hi Chapettes and chaps, is there really a supernova only 3 light years away from us? Closer than Proxima Centauri? Please enlighten!
I have never before contemplated the subject, but after last night's rewatching of 'Star Trek: First Contact' I am happy to announce that this one is my favourite of the Shatner/Steward films. IV and VI come close, but this one's just (almost) perfect.
There. I said it.
#startrek
There. I said it.
#startrek
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I have never before contemplated the subject, but after last night's rewatching of 'Star Trek: First Contact' I am happy to announce that this one is my favourite of the Shatner/Steward films. IV and VI come close, but this one's just (almost) perfect.
There. I said it.
#startrek
There. I said it.
#startrek
Kim Stanley Robinson commenting on “The Ministry of the Future “ in the BMJ. Didn’t see that coming.
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Kim Stanley Robinson commenting on “The Ministry of the Future “ in the BMJ. Didn’t see that coming.
If you're into remote/distance learning and want to further your career options in the field, may I suggest you have a look at the Open University's Masters in Online Teaching. Excellent tutors, excellent study material. Highly recommended.
www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Technology-enhanced learning: foundations and futures | Open University | H880
Develop your ability to engage creatively and effectively with the broad field of technology-enhanced learning, teaching, and training.
www.open.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
If you're into remote/distance learning and want to further your career options in the field, may I suggest you have a look at the Open University's Masters in Online Teaching. Excellent tutors, excellent study material. Highly recommended.
www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Just finished Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’.
Baffled.
Baffled.
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Just finished Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’.
Baffled.
Baffled.
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In some strange way I find these images very hopeful.
The news is so grim it feels like we are hurtling towards an abyss.
But, look!
Thousands of years ago our forebears also loved their hot beverages, obviously in company, with beauty in mind.
We are all the same.
The news is so grim it feels like we are hurtling towards an abyss.
But, look!
Thousands of years ago our forebears also loved their hot beverages, obviously in company, with beauty in mind.
We are all the same.
Something lovely for the weekend!
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
In some strange way I find these images very hopeful.
The news is so grim it feels like we are hurtling towards an abyss.
But, look!
Thousands of years ago our forebears also loved their hot beverages, obviously in company, with beauty in mind.
We are all the same.
The news is so grim it feels like we are hurtling towards an abyss.
But, look!
Thousands of years ago our forebears also loved their hot beverages, obviously in company, with beauty in mind.
We are all the same.
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‘Excellent flying conditions’ for Santa tonight, Met Éireann reports
There will be “excellent flying conditions” for Santa tonight, according to a Met Éireann meteorologist.
There will be “excellent flying conditions” for Santa tonight, according to a Met Éireann meteorologist.
‘Excellent flying conditions’ for Santa tonight, Met Éireann reports
There will be “excellent flying conditions” for Santa tonight, according to a Met Éireann meteorologist.
www.independent.ie
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
‘Excellent flying conditions’ for Santa tonight, Met Éireann reports
There will be “excellent flying conditions” for Santa tonight, according to a Met Éireann meteorologist.
There will be “excellent flying conditions” for Santa tonight, according to a Met Éireann meteorologist.
Reading early Kim Stanley is like a grounding tonic. The introspections, the sponging, the group baths, the geological observations. It’s the perfect way to find deep relaxation.
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Reading early Kim Stanley is like a grounding tonic. The introspections, the sponging, the group baths, the geological observations. It’s the perfect way to find deep relaxation.
Some instruction manuals are positively poetic.
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Some instruction manuals are positively poetic.
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For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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'The best conspiracy books of 2025' for @theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
'The best conspiracy books of 2025' for @theguardian.com
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Hey @gwr.com. Today I had a lovely chat with Jonny who did the trolley service on the 14.54 from Castle Cary to Paddington. With his car out of action, he walked 2hrs from Burnham to Slough at 2am to start his shift. Many would have thrown a sickie, probs me included. You have a hero in your ranks.
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hey @gwr.com. Today I had a lovely chat with Jonny who did the trolley service on the 14.54 from Castle Cary to Paddington. With his car out of action, he walked 2hrs from Burnham to Slough at 2am to start his shift. Many would have thrown a sickie, probs me included. You have a hero in your ranks.
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Clouds on late afternoon - sol 3043 - From Thomas Appéré (thomasappere.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2kFu94b
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Clouds on late afternoon - sol 3043 - From Thomas Appéré (thomasappere.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2kFu94b
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Your transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid 1 receptor mediates your response to capsaicin, but mustard oil and wasabi go through the TRP ankyrin 1 receptor 🥵 🧪
Tell me something spicy
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Your transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid 1 receptor mediates your response to capsaicin, but mustard oil and wasabi go through the TRP ankyrin 1 receptor 🥵 🧪