Richard Lawson
@richardlawson3142.bsky.social
Escaped England for more biking in Netherlands. Scientist, supports Ukraine, occasionally uploads film photos (all photos my own). I block all crypto/"traders"/OF accounts that try to follow me.
Useful if the same ruling applies to other sites which do this.
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Useful if the same ruling applies to other sites which do this.
I like the look of Nd2 here.
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I like the look of Nd2 here.
No, MBS will win the inaugural FIFA defender of human rights prize
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
No, MBS will win the inaugural FIFA defender of human rights prize
Boris Johnson?
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Boris Johnson?
Akshuallly it's a plastic mesh scrotum, containing chocolate balls. (Please don't block me for this).
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Akshuallly it's a plastic mesh scrotum, containing chocolate balls. (Please don't block me for this).
My list:
1. Canon F1 (my T90 is used way more often)
2. Minolta srt101 (mostly kept for sentimental reasons as it was my fathers)
3. Minolta x300 (as above)
4. Fuji gsw670 (don't get on well with rangefinders)
5. Konica AA (prefer the PenFT)
1. Canon F1 (my T90 is used way more often)
2. Minolta srt101 (mostly kept for sentimental reasons as it was my fathers)
3. Minolta x300 (as above)
4. Fuji gsw670 (don't get on well with rangefinders)
5. Konica AA (prefer the PenFT)
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My list:
1. Canon F1 (my T90 is used way more often)
2. Minolta srt101 (mostly kept for sentimental reasons as it was my fathers)
3. Minolta x300 (as above)
4. Fuji gsw670 (don't get on well with rangefinders)
5. Konica AA (prefer the PenFT)
1. Canon F1 (my T90 is used way more often)
2. Minolta srt101 (mostly kept for sentimental reasons as it was my fathers)
3. Minolta x300 (as above)
4. Fuji gsw670 (don't get on well with rangefinders)
5. Konica AA (prefer the PenFT)
Did you strap the cat into it as a test?
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Did you strap the cat into it as a test?
Every stock photo genre is like it because photographers and models have no knowledge of the field. My field (laboratory based) is equally blessed with insanely misunderstood and misused equipment.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Every stock photo genre is like it because photographers and models have no knowledge of the field. My field (laboratory based) is equally blessed with insanely misunderstood and misused equipment.
Thanks, I saw the headlines and thought that I'd wait for you to give a more informed take before jumping to conclusions.
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thanks, I saw the headlines and thought that I'd wait for you to give a more informed take before jumping to conclusions.
I agree with everything you said. However running your country using software that can be deactivated remotely is as strategically unwise as not having sufficient arms industry and armed forces for national defence.
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I agree with everything you said. However running your country using software that can be deactivated remotely is as strategically unwise as not having sufficient arms industry and armed forces for national defence.
Worth the effort to get out of vendor lock in. Also avoids having potentially sensitive data looked at by Microsoft ai which creates a side channel for data loss or exfiltration.
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Worth the effort to get out of vendor lock in. Also avoids having potentially sensitive data looked at by Microsoft ai which creates a side channel for data loss or exfiltration.
Maybe a 20mm autocannon? I'd wonder if the shot from a punt gun would penetrate far enough.
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Maybe a 20mm autocannon? I'd wonder if the shot from a punt gun would penetrate far enough.
I think that the soviet union had this figured well before China started that.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I think that the soviet union had this figured well before China started that.
Popular with teenagers and young people generally because they're cheaper and more powerful than regular ebikes. Also their frames can accommodate two fully grown people.
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Popular with teenagers and young people generally because they're cheaper and more powerful than regular ebikes. Also their frames can accommodate two fully grown people.
Fatbikes do have pedals, but they're pretty vestigial. They, in theory, serve as an activation mechanism for the motor which does all the work. I'm often passed by them on the fietspad while riding my urban arrow at the 25km/h limit.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Fatbikes do have pedals, but they're pretty vestigial. They, in theory, serve as an activation mechanism for the motor which does all the work. I'm often passed by them on the fietspad while riding my urban arrow at the 25km/h limit.
They already had the next one nearly ready for flight as it's a regularly used (by spaceflight standards) serial production vehicle (and rocket).
Starliner was a test flight.
A fairer comparison would be between the Chinese spacecraft and the SpaceX Dragon.
Starliner was a test flight.
A fairer comparison would be between the Chinese spacecraft and the SpaceX Dragon.
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
They already had the next one nearly ready for flight as it's a regularly used (by spaceflight standards) serial production vehicle (and rocket).
Starliner was a test flight.
A fairer comparison would be between the Chinese spacecraft and the SpaceX Dragon.
Starliner was a test flight.
A fairer comparison would be between the Chinese spacecraft and the SpaceX Dragon.
This is why specific, "pay to play" deals are a good starting point. First deal allows everyone to see that both sides are honouring letter and spirit (or not as the case may be), this then forms a basis for future deals on the relationship.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is why specific, "pay to play" deals are a good starting point. First deal allows everyone to see that both sides are honouring letter and spirit (or not as the case may be), this then forms a basis for future deals on the relationship.
Yes, considering the capabilities and ergonomics, it's massively underrated.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Yes, considering the capabilities and ergonomics, it's massively underrated.
My wife got diagnosed with gestational diabetes with our second child. Managed to control via diet before the follow up (quite a while later as this was on the NHS) and passed.
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My wife got diagnosed with gestational diabetes with our second child. Managed to control via diet before the follow up (quite a while later as this was on the NHS) and passed.
They are a very big help.
I have a 100-400mm IS on my canon SLR and it makes film (especially lower ISO slide films) so much easier to shoot without a tripod.
Some sigma and tamron vr/is/os DSLR era lenses aren't backwards compatible so test before buying if possible.
I have a 100-400mm IS on my canon SLR and it makes film (especially lower ISO slide films) so much easier to shoot without a tripod.
Some sigma and tamron vr/is/os DSLR era lenses aren't backwards compatible so test before buying if possible.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
They are a very big help.
I have a 100-400mm IS on my canon SLR and it makes film (especially lower ISO slide films) so much easier to shoot without a tripod.
Some sigma and tamron vr/is/os DSLR era lenses aren't backwards compatible so test before buying if possible.
I have a 100-400mm IS on my canon SLR and it makes film (especially lower ISO slide films) so much easier to shoot without a tripod.
Some sigma and tamron vr/is/os DSLR era lenses aren't backwards compatible so test before buying if possible.
I've always admired shots I've seen from the hassleblad 500/80mm 2.8, although my family says (and I agree) that I have more than enough cameras already.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I've always admired shots I've seen from the hassleblad 500/80mm 2.8, although my family says (and I agree) that I have more than enough cameras already.
All pronunciation is valid for words we mostly only encounter in written English.
Slightly off topic but my absolute favourite is Damocles pronounced as Da-mock-ulls.
(I may have been corrected in my pronunciation of Chipotle to rhyme with Aristotle by an amused American coworker)
Slightly off topic but my absolute favourite is Damocles pronounced as Da-mock-ulls.
(I may have been corrected in my pronunciation of Chipotle to rhyme with Aristotle by an amused American coworker)
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
All pronunciation is valid for words we mostly only encounter in written English.
Slightly off topic but my absolute favourite is Damocles pronounced as Da-mock-ulls.
(I may have been corrected in my pronunciation of Chipotle to rhyme with Aristotle by an amused American coworker)
Slightly off topic but my absolute favourite is Damocles pronounced as Da-mock-ulls.
(I may have been corrected in my pronunciation of Chipotle to rhyme with Aristotle by an amused American coworker)
He seems to care mostly about wielding the power of absolute monarchy, and has sidelined or eliminated all his rivals.
Medieval kings had equivalent fine words over their ruthlessness.
Medieval kings had equivalent fine words over their ruthlessness.
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
He seems to care mostly about wielding the power of absolute monarchy, and has sidelined or eliminated all his rivals.
Medieval kings had equivalent fine words over their ruthlessness.
Medieval kings had equivalent fine words over their ruthlessness.
Rocket scientists research and design it. Rocket engineers build, integrate and make it work.
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rocket scientists research and design it. Rocket engineers build, integrate and make it work.
I will try one over the weekend and challenge you both for the worst recent trichrome.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I will try one over the weekend and challenge you both for the worst recent trichrome.