Edain
@d20yfx.bsky.social
Sailor and geologist. Mostly here for the cricket.
She/Her
Talk to me about ships, rocks, lighthouses, cricket, gaming, cats, and general nerd stuff. #NoLGBWithoutT
She/Her
Talk to me about ships, rocks, lighthouses, cricket, gaming, cats, and general nerd stuff. #NoLGBWithoutT
Well. That's my four hours of the watch through the Longest Night done. Now I'm going to bed. If the sun doesn't rise, blame my oppo on the 4 to 8.
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Well. That's my four hours of the watch through the Longest Night done. Now I'm going to bed. If the sun doesn't rise, blame my oppo on the 4 to 8.
I would like more of my science delivered in this manner please.
'Tis the season for some festive science songs.
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I would like more of my science delivered in this manner please.
No offence to the golf fans but how do neither of the England Women's Rugby nor Football teams come away with the Sports Team of the Year?
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
No offence to the golf fans but how do neither of the England Women's Rugby nor Football teams come away with the Sports Team of the Year?
Pentagon Pizza tracker shows 182% spike at Dominoes, 313% spike at Papa Johns, then 1 other about normal and 3 others super quiet.
So who knows.
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So who knows.
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I don't think we're starting a war tonight if only because the entire military really hates to start things right before holiday block leave is supposed to start. Let's circle back to it after New Years, gang.
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Pentagon Pizza tracker shows 182% spike at Dominoes, 313% spike at Papa Johns, then 1 other about normal and 3 others super quiet.
So who knows.
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So who knows.
</Satire>
Seafarers of Bluesky
One of my cadets from the start of the year is doing their research project on seafarer fatigue. Can you fill out their survey at the link below, and pass it on to others you know?
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
One of my cadets from the start of the year is doing their research project on seafarer fatigue. Can you fill out their survey at the link below, and pass it on to others you know?
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Seafarers of Bluesky
One of my cadets from the start of the year is doing their research project on seafarer fatigue. Can you fill out their survey at the link below, and pass it on to others you know?
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
One of my cadets from the start of the year is doing their research project on seafarer fatigue. Can you fill out their survey at the link below, and pass it on to others you know?
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Why is this joke like high quality Mesopotamian copper ingots?
Not everyone will get it.
Not everyone will get it.
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why is this joke like high quality Mesopotamian copper ingots?
Not everyone will get it.
Not everyone will get it.
I'm not sure where the BBC found the ex-ferry guy they interviewed in their latest news article about the Great Banana Spill of 2025, but those of us who work in safety of marine navigation would like a word about his risk assessments.
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm not sure where the BBC found the ex-ferry guy they interviewed in their latest news article about the Great Banana Spill of 2025, but those of us who work in safety of marine navigation would like a word about his risk assessments.
Everyday at sea is different and unpredictable. Today we're going to try and protect other ships from floating bananas.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Banana containers cause shipping disruption in Solent
The containers came off a cargo ship near Bembridge on Saturday evening.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Everyday at sea is different and unpredictable. Today we're going to try and protect other ships from floating bananas.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Saturday is steak night onboard.
Sunday is a cheeseboard.
Today we had steak and a cheeseboard.
I think I'm caught in some form of temporal paradox. Don't send help.
Sunday is a cheeseboard.
Today we had steak and a cheeseboard.
I think I'm caught in some form of temporal paradox. Don't send help.
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Saturday is steak night onboard.
Sunday is a cheeseboard.
Today we had steak and a cheeseboard.
I think I'm caught in some form of temporal paradox. Don't send help.
Sunday is a cheeseboard.
Today we had steak and a cheeseboard.
I think I'm caught in some form of temporal paradox. Don't send help.
Spotted and retrieved a French buoy that had been reported as missing and adrift this afternoon. Not sure if we can keep it hostage until a payment of wine and cheese is made, although we might settle for some artisanal pastries.
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Spotted and retrieved a French buoy that had been reported as missing and adrift this afternoon. Not sure if we can keep it hostage until a payment of wine and cheese is made, although we might settle for some artisanal pastries.
A fault on the ship's switchboard would sometimes cause the bridge phone to ring in a double ring pattern indicating an outside line. There are no outside lines, so we said it was just the Ghost calling as a joke.
They rewired the switchboard, and now I haven't had a Ghost Call in months :(
They rewired the switchboard, and now I haven't had a Ghost Call in months :(
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A fault on the ship's switchboard would sometimes cause the bridge phone to ring in a double ring pattern indicating an outside line. There are no outside lines, so we said it was just the Ghost calling as a joke.
They rewired the switchboard, and now I haven't had a Ghost Call in months :(
They rewired the switchboard, and now I haven't had a Ghost Call in months :(
It looks like someone forgot to water the bridge plant while we were on leave. It's been given a pint of the wet stuff, but we're not sure it'll recover.
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It looks like someone forgot to water the bridge plant while we were on leave. It's been given a pint of the wet stuff, but we're not sure it'll recover.
Grabbing breakfast at a London train station on my way back to work. Some poor innocent server has just thrown the place into chaos by calling out to see who was waiting for a sausage roll.
Gentle reader, they do not serve sausage rolls, it was my sausage bap.
Gentle reader, they do not serve sausage rolls, it was my sausage bap.
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Grabbing breakfast at a London train station on my way back to work. Some poor innocent server has just thrown the place into chaos by calling out to see who was waiting for a sausage roll.
Gentle reader, they do not serve sausage rolls, it was my sausage bap.
Gentle reader, they do not serve sausage rolls, it was my sausage bap.
Physics Nerds!
Keeping the standard ration of 0.5 : 1 : 3 for Jenga blocks, are towers made of larger blocks more, less, or equally stable than smaller ones?
Keeping the standard ration of 0.5 : 1 : 3 for Jenga blocks, are towers made of larger blocks more, less, or equally stable than smaller ones?
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Physics Nerds!
Keeping the standard ration of 0.5 : 1 : 3 for Jenga blocks, are towers made of larger blocks more, less, or equally stable than smaller ones?
Keeping the standard ration of 0.5 : 1 : 3 for Jenga blocks, are towers made of larger blocks more, less, or equally stable than smaller ones?
I did Hamlet for GCSE and finally got round to watched the R&G Are Dead film. Almost didn't recognise a very young Iain Glen as Hamlet, but what a cast in general. Enjoyed it, but suspect I'd've got more out of it if I had a basic level of philosophy to understand some of the deeper layers.
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I did Hamlet for GCSE and finally got round to watched the R&G Are Dead film. Almost didn't recognise a very young Iain Glen as Hamlet, but what a cast in general. Enjoyed it, but suspect I'd've got more out of it if I had a basic level of philosophy to understand some of the deeper layers.
I was introduced to a lovely calming game today, called 'I've comissioned some bees'. Sort of like Where's Wally, but with bees.
And that, your honour, is why I've just spent 45 minutes trying to find the last sodding bee in lovely pieve of art that I now know back to front and inside out.
And that, your honour, is why I've just spent 45 minutes trying to find the last sodding bee in lovely pieve of art that I now know back to front and inside out.
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I was introduced to a lovely calming game today, called 'I've comissioned some bees'. Sort of like Where's Wally, but with bees.
And that, your honour, is why I've just spent 45 minutes trying to find the last sodding bee in lovely pieve of art that I now know back to front and inside out.
And that, your honour, is why I've just spent 45 minutes trying to find the last sodding bee in lovely pieve of art that I now know back to front and inside out.
Convinced my Captain to read This is How You Lose the Time War, so that's my good deed for the month.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Convinced my Captain to read This is How You Lose the Time War, so that's my good deed for the month.
Had a moment of nostalgia abotu a series of books I read as a kid so went to check and see if I could acquire them on the internet. For a smidgen over £2k I could get all 32 books (32 pages each) in used condition.
I'm now sad about something I haven't thought of in years.
Fucking boo.
I'm now sad about something I haven't thought of in years.
Fucking boo.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Had a moment of nostalgia abotu a series of books I read as a kid so went to check and see if I could acquire them on the internet. For a smidgen over £2k I could get all 32 books (32 pages each) in used condition.
I'm now sad about something I haven't thought of in years.
Fucking boo.
I'm now sad about something I haven't thought of in years.
Fucking boo.
Hear me out, but a D&D one shot based on Trap Door?
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hear me out, but a D&D one shot based on Trap Door?
Thats everything thrown up by the service fixed - yey
Thats the blower motor for the heating failing on the first day of snow - boo
Might have to cut out /all/ the avacado toast if it keeps going like this,
Thats the blower motor for the heating failing on the first day of snow - boo
Might have to cut out /all/ the avacado toast if it keeps going like this,
Today has been Annual Car Service Day, and tommorow is scheduled for Fixthe Expensive Things the Service Found Day. It's not a catastrophy, it could have been much worse all told, but still, I regret to inform everyone that I shall be cutting back on the 2nd latte and avacado toast for a while.
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thats everything thrown up by the service fixed - yey
Thats the blower motor for the heating failing on the first day of snow - boo
Might have to cut out /all/ the avacado toast if it keeps going like this,
Thats the blower motor for the heating failing on the first day of snow - boo
Might have to cut out /all/ the avacado toast if it keeps going like this,
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today has been Annual Car Service Day, and tommorow is scheduled for Fixthe Expensive Things the Service Found Day. It's not a catastrophy, it could have been much worse all told, but still, I regret to inform everyone that I shall be cutting back on the 2nd latte and avacado toast for a while.
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Today has been Annual Car Service Day, and tommorow is scheduled for Fixthe Expensive Things the Service Found Day. It's not a catastrophy, it could have been much worse all told, but still, I regret to inform everyone that I shall be cutting back on the 2nd latte and avacado toast for a while.
One thing you never get used to on light vessels, is the caked on layers of bird shit. The smell is literally staggering.
ION: I've just been cleaning my boots in the shower as I'm about to put them away in a cupboard with all my gear for three weeks. It's helped, but the bin is still tempting...
ION: I've just been cleaning my boots in the shower as I'm about to put them away in a cupboard with all my gear for three weeks. It's helped, but the bin is still tempting...
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One thing you never get used to on light vessels, is the caked on layers of bird shit. The smell is literally staggering.
ION: I've just been cleaning my boots in the shower as I'm about to put them away in a cupboard with all my gear for three weeks. It's helped, but the bin is still tempting...
ION: I've just been cleaning my boots in the shower as I'm about to put them away in a cupboard with all my gear for three weeks. It's helped, but the bin is still tempting...
Had the gentleman back onboard today as we're back alongside. We provided tea and Welsh cakes, he and his friend brought chocolate and whiskey. All's well that ends well etc etc
Woken by the tannoy to launch the workboat. Not unusual, so rolled over. Woken a second time by the tannoy to recover the workboat and for the Medical Party to be standing by.
Turns out we fished a guy out of the water after he fell off his yacht. Big hero points for the boat crew and FA team.
Turns out we fished a guy out of the water after he fell off his yacht. Big hero points for the boat crew and FA team.
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Had the gentleman back onboard today as we're back alongside. We provided tea and Welsh cakes, he and his friend brought chocolate and whiskey. All's well that ends well etc etc
8-12 Watch keeper has Light Vessels on his brain it seems.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
8-12 Watch keeper has Light Vessels on his brain it seems.