John P
@drhypercube.bsky.social
Non-human intelligences enjoyer.
Bikes, birds, bees and Maisie the dachshund.
https://about.me/johnpittman
Bikes, birds, bees and Maisie the dachshund.
https://about.me/johnpittman
I was looking for Scavenger's Reign in my vid library (h/t @layahimalaya.bsky.social ) and fell over FP 1st.
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I was looking for Scavenger's Reign in my vid library (h/t @layahimalaya.bsky.social ) and fell over FP 1st.
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Oooo I did not know this book existed *frantic googling ensues* Closely related, I have a box of resin in my to-build pile that should assemble into something like:
fichtenfoo.net/blog/the-rem...
fichtenfoo.net/blog/the-rem...
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Oooo I did not know this book existed *frantic googling ensues* Closely related, I have a box of resin in my to-build pile that should assemble into something like:
fichtenfoo.net/blog/the-rem...
fichtenfoo.net/blog/the-rem...
This morning:
• ☕️ coffee ofc
• congee with raisins, honey and chili crisp
• a nice lady wearing a tiara telling me about Docker Desktop*
• ☕️ coffee ofc
• congee with raisins, honey and chili crisp
• a nice lady wearing a tiara telling me about Docker Desktop*
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This morning:
• ☕️ coffee ofc
• congee with raisins, honey and chili crisp
• a nice lady wearing a tiara telling me about Docker Desktop*
• ☕️ coffee ofc
• congee with raisins, honey and chili crisp
• a nice lady wearing a tiara telling me about Docker Desktop*
This morning's library haul.
• a PKD novel I've never read!?!
• an author recco from @angeliska.bsky.social 🤜🤛
• a PKD novel I've never read!?!
• an author recco from @angeliska.bsky.social 🤜🤛
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This morning's library haul.
• a PKD novel I've never read!?!
• an author recco from @angeliska.bsky.social 🤜🤛
• a PKD novel I've never read!?!
• an author recco from @angeliska.bsky.social 🤜🤛
Seen in Portsmouth this morning. Alt text for more...
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Seen in Portsmouth this morning. Alt text for more...
Another nice sunrise.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Another nice sunrise.
Always try to match bookmarks to books. #SpeculativeEvolution #novosaurs
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@dragonsofwales.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@dragonsofwales.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Always try to match bookmarks to books. #SpeculativeEvolution #novosaurs
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@dragonsofwales.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@dragonsofwales.bsky.social
I want to see a venn diagram of "knows where Uzbekistan is" ∩ "needs a hint that Kazakhstan is next door".
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I want to see a venn diagram of "knows where Uzbekistan is" ∩ "needs a hint that Kazakhstan is next door".
Good morning from me, the slug-a-bed 🌭🐶, and the waning crescent moon.
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Good morning from me, the slug-a-bed 🌭🐶, and the waning crescent moon.
In the northeast, Cabot (my fave cheddar).
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
In the northeast, Cabot (my fave cheddar).
Today's walk with Maisie to the Big Bump.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Today's walk with Maisie to the Big Bump.
The appearance of H₂éwsōs is preasaged by a little aurora* borealis.
*swidt
*swidt
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The appearance of H₂éwsōs is preasaged by a little aurora* borealis.
*swidt
*swidt
Help I've fallen down a snakes on a staff rabbit hole.
![By extension of its association with Mercury and Hermes, the caduceus is also a symbol of commerce and negotiation, two realms in which exchange balanced by reciprocity is recognized as an ideal. [6][7][8] This association is ancient, and consistent from classical antiquity to modernity.[9][10] The caduceus is also a symbol of printing, by extension of the attributes of Mercury associated with writing and eloquence.
Although the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and no wings, is the traditional and more widely used symbol of medicine, the caduceus is sometimes used by healthcare organizations. Given that the caduceus is primarily a symbol of commerce and other non-medical symbology, many healthcare professionals disapprove of this use. [11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7zj6shxw4od3sagyimq5ndb4/bafkreih5swmtwauzle7j6hawwh3hhrdhk5umg4sloivul75ttrmep6nobe@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Help I've fallen down a snakes on a staff rabbit hole.
This, from Joey Santore, caused me to finally look up the etymology of /Asclepias/. Apparently there's zero evidence for my guess (and everyone else's too) that it is linked to Ἀσκληπιός, the Greek god of medicine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also, Chuck Schumer must go.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3P4TW...
Also, Chuck Schumer must go.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3P4TW...
![Etymology
In the first century AD, Dioscorides described a plant called άσκληπιάς (asklepias) in Greek [8] and Pliny the Elder described a plant called asclepias in Latin. [9] Though usually explained as being derived from the name of the Greek medical god Asklepios, neither author mentioned the god in connection with this plant.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7zj6shxw4od3sagyimq5ndb4/bafkreiftzvrmyop4i3r46erfi2kjc3ar3jwsmcgjerna3w32tkvevc62be@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This, from Joey Santore, caused me to finally look up the etymology of /Asclepias/. Apparently there's zero evidence for my guess (and everyone else's too) that it is linked to Ἀσκληπιός, the Greek god of medicine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also, Chuck Schumer must go.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3P4TW...
Also, Chuck Schumer must go.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3P4TW...
Sunday #trainpost to go with the air traffic control/high speed rail post that's getting reskeeted.
Siemens ALC-42s pulling the Coast Starlight. 📷: LA based son.
Siemens ALC-42s pulling the Coast Starlight. 📷: LA based son.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sunday #trainpost to go with the air traffic control/high speed rail post that's getting reskeeted.
Siemens ALC-42s pulling the Coast Starlight. 📷: LA based son.
Siemens ALC-42s pulling the Coast Starlight. 📷: LA based son.
Not great photos, but a wonderful thing: the acequia madre in Santa Fe NM.
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Not great photos, but a wonderful thing: the acequia madre in Santa Fe NM.
World's best slug-a-bed.
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
World's best slug-a-bed.
Skelly is still on duty.
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Skelly is still on duty.
And finally, I say again, TAAoK&C was even better than I'd remembered. The Yiddish Policemen's Union is now on my TBR list because of a conversation last weekend about Cahokia Jazz, Red Plenty, Spufford, Chabon, &c.
Big Time cover aaaand...
Fin.
Big Time cover aaaand...
Fin.
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And finally, I say again, TAAoK&C was even better than I'd remembered. The Yiddish Policemen's Union is now on my TBR list because of a conversation last weekend about Cahokia Jazz, Red Plenty, Spufford, Chabon, &c.
Big Time cover aaaand...
Fin.
Big Time cover aaaand...
Fin.
OMGWTFBBQ SO TEMPTED
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
OMGWTFBBQ SO TEMPTED