Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?
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Chemist, avid reader, into SciFi, foodie, love 80s movies and good coffee. Carl Sagan was a wise man. 🇺🇦🇪🇺
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Oh fuck.... now I'm late for this, too.
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Oh fuck.... now I'm late for this, too.
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HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎆
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 AM
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎆
Happy new year y'all. No resolutions on my part, don't need them. Let's hope for the best possible 2026 🎊
January 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Happy new year y'all. No resolutions on my part, don't need them. Let's hope for the best possible 2026 🎊
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For the same reason I get fed up watching X-Files, a series I thought had taught Gilligan a lesson.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
For the same reason I get fed up watching X-Files, a series I thought had taught Gilligan a lesson.
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“Happy baby pose”? 👀
December 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“Happy baby pose”? 👀
Re-watching The Expanse (2015), all 65 episodes. For the first time I can binge-watch the series. Damn, it is sooo bloody good!
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Re-watching The Expanse (2015), all 65 episodes. For the first time I can binge-watch the series. Damn, it is sooo bloody good!
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now that's an interesting nugget of information! #KnivesOut
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
now that's an interesting nugget of information! #KnivesOut
The annual cheese raid at Anthony's in Vieux Ferrette is done
December 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The annual cheese raid at Anthony's in Vieux Ferrette is done
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me finally getting recognized for fucking up everyone’s lives constantly
December 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
me finally getting recognized for fucking up everyone’s lives constantly
Interesting. Peer-reviewed and published in Cell, one of the most high-impact journals in molecular biology. I am curious to see this applied to human trials. Still a long way to go with failure very possible if not likely, but still...
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Interesting. Peer-reviewed and published in Cell, one of the most high-impact journals in molecular biology. I am curious to see this applied to human trials. Still a long way to go with failure very possible if not likely, but still...
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"To those unfamiliar with the painful condition, these soapstone cubes manifest in relatives and friends who do not know what to give as gifts and want to preserve their perception of being the cool gift-giver and not at all sentimental."
Oh God, Someone Gave Me Whiskey Stones
Now that the season of good cheer is behind us, I feel I can bring up a serious and painful issue that unfortunately became a reality for me this y...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"To those unfamiliar with the painful condition, these soapstone cubes manifest in relatives and friends who do not know what to give as gifts and want to preserve their perception of being the cool gift-giver and not at all sentimental."
This! When I was living in the UK as a Postdoc I always wondered what's up with these washing-up bowls in the sinks!?
Useless, without purpose. When I shared flats, I always removed those before washing dishes
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Useless, without purpose. When I shared flats, I always removed those before washing dishes
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The hill I will die on: Washing-up bowls are horrible and should be banned | Jason Hazeley
These unhygienic, offensive lumps of plastic do everything the sink does, and less. It’s time to get rid, says comedy writer Jason Hazeley
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This! When I was living in the UK as a Postdoc I always wondered what's up with these washing-up bowls in the sinks!?
Useless, without purpose. When I shared flats, I always removed those before washing dishes
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Useless, without purpose. When I shared flats, I always removed those before washing dishes
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are quite a lot of works that come to mind...
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence (Scott Lynch)
Spiral Wars (Joel Shepherd)
Pandora's Star (Peter F Hamilton)
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
DMZ (Comic)
Mars (Ben Bova)
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence (Scott Lynch)
Spiral Wars (Joel Shepherd)
Pandora's Star (Peter F Hamilton)
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
DMZ (Comic)
Mars (Ben Bova)
OK, less contentious post:
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
December 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There are quite a lot of works that come to mind...
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence (Scott Lynch)
Spiral Wars (Joel Shepherd)
Pandora's Star (Peter F Hamilton)
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
DMZ (Comic)
Mars (Ben Bova)
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence (Scott Lynch)
Spiral Wars (Joel Shepherd)
Pandora's Star (Peter F Hamilton)
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
DMZ (Comic)
Mars (Ben Bova)
A fascinating article about Michael Mann, my favourite director, and his thrilling masterpiece Heat. Some nuggets I did not know yet. Btw, I am not a fan of sequels decades after the original, but in this case, it will be a must-watch for me
#MichaelMann #Heat
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
#MichaelMann #Heat
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Michael Mann: ‘I make films for a large presentation’
As his epic crime thriller Heat turns 30, the director talks about pairing acting legends, his thoughts on AI and what’s happening with Heat 2
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A fascinating article about Michael Mann, my favourite director, and his thrilling masterpiece Heat. Some nuggets I did not know yet. Btw, I am not a fan of sequels decades after the original, but in this case, it will be a must-watch for me
#MichaelMann #Heat
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
#MichaelMann #Heat
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
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Big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Love the snakes catchphrase, hence the name
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Big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Love the snakes catchphrase, hence the name
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December 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
Big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Love the snakes catchphrase, hence the name
📽️
Big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Love the snakes catchphrase, hence the name
📽️
December 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Now watching: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Merry Christmas 🎄👋
Merry Christmas 🎄👋
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Now watching: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Merry Christmas 🎄👋
Merry Christmas 🎄👋
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Just catching up on the latest in the Unspeakable Vault of Doom today, and this caught my eye:
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strip 739:Rapunzel Syndrome
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December 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just catching up on the latest in the Unspeakable Vault of Doom today, and this caught my eye:
www.goominet.com/unspeakable-...
www.goominet.com/unspeakable-...
A good review of John Sclazi's most recent entry in the Old Man's War universe. It's a very good book, blew through it in 2 days, which is pretty fast for me
The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi: Review by Adam Roberts locusmag.com/review/...
December 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A good review of John Sclazi's most recent entry in the Old Man's War universe. It's a very good book, blew through it in 2 days, which is pretty fast for me
Someone must have done that on purpose... nobody can possibly be so daft 🫢
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Someone must have done that on purpose... nobody can possibly be so daft 🫢
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the great thing about this video title is the implication he in fact regularly uses an airplane apu turbine engine to chill his beer
More cold beer- jet cooler with BAC1-11 aircraft APU jet engine
YouTube video by gasturbine101
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December 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
the great thing about this video title is the implication he in fact regularly uses an airplane apu turbine engine to chill his beer
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my favourite type of guy i accidentally discovered on youtube is “guy who owns a rolls royce jet engine and just fires that shit up on his property sometimes”
Rolls Royce RB211 Spring Crank Up Tristar L1011
YouTube video by gasturbine101
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December 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
my favourite type of guy i accidentally discovered on youtube is “guy who owns a rolls royce jet engine and just fires that shit up on his property sometimes”
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Fool! DOOM squeezes as he pleases!
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Fool! DOOM squeezes as he pleases!
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Decided to watch that after a recent blog post by John Scalzi on his Whatever-page:
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
Hot damn, the Director's cut is really good! Back in 2005, I remember being disappointed after having seen the theatrical version on the big screen 1/🧵
Decided to watch that after a recent blog post by John Scalzi on his Whatever-page:
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
Hot damn, the Director's cut is really good! Back in 2005, I remember being disappointed after having seen the theatrical version on the big screen 1/🧵
December 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Decided to watch that after a recent blog post by John Scalzi on his Whatever-page:
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
Hot damn, the Director's cut is really good! Back in 2005, I remember being disappointed after having seen the theatrical version on the big screen 1/🧵
Decided to watch that after a recent blog post by John Scalzi on his Whatever-page:
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
Hot damn, the Director's cut is really good! Back in 2005, I remember being disappointed after having seen the theatrical version on the big screen 1/🧵