Will Ellwood
@unleashtheginger.bsky.social
Mountain runner, lapsed climber, occasional writer, and sometimes engineer.
I'm listening to a lot of Rrose. You should to.
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I'm listening to a lot of Rrose. You should to.
Why have I felt shit for a month? Oh!?
Wondering where the sunshine has gone?
Spare a thought for northeast Scotland; Aberdeen Dyce hasn't recorded any sunshine since 21 January! This is provisionally the longest sunless period here since records began in 1957 ☁️
Spare a thought for northeast Scotland; Aberdeen Dyce hasn't recorded any sunshine since 21 January! This is provisionally the longest sunless period here since records began in 1957 ☁️
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Why have I felt shit for a month? Oh!?
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Strange Horizons stands with immigrants in the US as they experience intensified anti-immigrant operations.
We have the opportunity to lend our strength as a global community.
Read our full statement:
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We have the opportunity to lend our strength as a global community.
Read our full statement:
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Statement on ICE Operations in the USA
Strange Horizons stands with immigrants in the US facing these conditions.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Strange Horizons stands with immigrants in the US as they experience intensified anti-immigrant operations.
We have the opportunity to lend our strength as a global community.
Read our full statement:
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
We have the opportunity to lend our strength as a global community.
Read our full statement:
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
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"The moon is a stone and the sky is full of deadly hardware, but oh God, how beautiful anyway." —Margaret Atwood
Ride this hyperlink.
1. F.U.S.E. - Night Drive
2. My friend Earl - Snowblow
3. A New Line (Related) - Crewe Away
4. Monolake - Cyan
5. Tropic of Cancer - Dive
6. The Field - Leave It
Ride this hyperlink.
1. F.U.S.E. - Night Drive
2. My friend Earl - Snowblow
3. A New Line (Related) - Crewe Away
4. Monolake - Cyan
5. Tropic of Cancer - Dive
6. The Field - Leave It
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"The moon is a stone and the sky is full of deadly hardware, but oh God, how beautiful anyway." —Margaret Atwood
Ride this hyperlink.
1. F.U.S.E. - Night Drive
2. My friend Earl - Snowblow
3. A New Line (Related) - Crewe Away
4. Monolake - Cyan
5. Tropic of Cancer - Dive
6. The Field - Leave It
Ride this hyperlink.
1. F.U.S.E. - Night Drive
2. My friend Earl - Snowblow
3. A New Line (Related) - Crewe Away
4. Monolake - Cyan
5. Tropic of Cancer - Dive
6. The Field - Leave It
This setup is inspiring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKM...
The Art Of Production: Surgeon's techno live setup
YouTube video by Resident Advisor
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January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
This setup is inspiring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKM...
The Lochnagar plateau. Sunday 18th January 2026.
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The Lochnagar plateau. Sunday 18th January 2026.
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*WELL State of the World 2026 is winding down, with much eloquent doomer grumbling, but I feel better for doing it, and somehow I always do.
people.well.com/conf/inkwell...
people.well.com/conf/inkwell...
The WELL: State of the World 2026 with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
The WELL: State of the World 2026 with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
people.well.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
*WELL State of the World 2026 is winding down, with much eloquent doomer grumbling, but I feel better for doing it, and somehow I always do.
people.well.com/conf/inkwell...
people.well.com/conf/inkwell...
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It certainly sounds a bit like the language of the Middle Management Tribe. And the structure: Sentence, summary list, moral, request for reflections is pretty much their Haiku
January 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
It certainly sounds a bit like the language of the Middle Management Tribe. And the structure: Sentence, summary list, moral, request for reflections is pretty much their Haiku
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*My thoughts are that he's quite right. People really are speaking Delvish now. It's a dialect that's not of human origin, but it's a new, living dialect with which people speak to each other.
*There may even be a Delvish *cultural sensibility*
*There may even be a Delvish *cultural sensibility*
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
*My thoughts are that he's quite right. People really are speaking Delvish now. It's a dialect that's not of human origin, but it's a new, living dialect with which people speak to each other.
*There may even be a Delvish *cultural sensibility*
*There may even be a Delvish *cultural sensibility*
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Wintery Mix
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Wintery Mix
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times twenty seconds of hill strides. A trip to the closed food carts near Footdee before heading then north along the coast to a nearby park with an appropriate hill free of weekday dog walkers.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Wintery Mix
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Wintery Mix
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Wintery Mix
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times twenty seconds of hill strides. A trip to the closed food carts near Footdee before heading then north along the coast to a nearby park with an appropriate hill free of weekday dog walkers.
blog.will-ellwood.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Wintery Mix
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
Tuesday 13th Jan. The MET Office forecast predicted a wintery mix would fall from eleven until noon. Delayed by my own natural distractions that was scheduled for slightly after I left the house on my standard Tuesday run. On the calendar fifty minutes of easy running with six times…
2025
A lot of people I respect write excellent roundups of their years, and 2025, has been no different. I wish I'd been more methodical in recording the music that I'd enjoyed this year (mostly techno of various flavours and stoner metal), but I have not. The important activities in my life are…
A lot of people I respect write excellent roundups of their years, and 2025, has been no different. I wish I'd been more methodical in recording the music that I'd enjoyed this year (mostly techno of various flavours and stoner metal), but I have not. The important activities in my life are…
2025
A lot of people I respect write excellent roundups of their years, and 2025, has been no different. I wish I'd been more methodical in recording the music that I'd enjoyed this year (mostly techno of various flavours and stoner metal), but I have not. The important activities in my life are broadly running, reading, and writing. Running I ran a lot this year (just over 2000km) , but not enough.
blog.will-ellwood.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
2025
A lot of people I respect write excellent roundups of their years, and 2025, has been no different. I wish I'd been more methodical in recording the music that I'd enjoyed this year (mostly techno of various flavours and stoner metal), but I have not. The important activities in my life are…
A lot of people I respect write excellent roundups of their years, and 2025, has been no different. I wish I'd been more methodical in recording the music that I'd enjoyed this year (mostly techno of various flavours and stoner metal), but I have not. The important activities in my life are…
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Izumi Suzuki’s “Terminal Boredom” (1984, trans. by Daniel Joseph 2021) sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/11/15/s...
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Izumi Suzuki’s “Terminal Boredom” (1984, trans. by Daniel Joseph 2021) sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/11/15/s...
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*StanfordOrKetamine has set me and my formerly-human open-source friends on fire"
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
*StanfordOrKetamine has set me and my formerly-human open-source friends on fire"
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When the film is so underexposed that it ends up feeling like painting.
Shot on Ilford XP2 and Nikon N50
Shot on Ilford XP2 and Nikon N50
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
When the film is so underexposed that it ends up feeling like painting.
Shot on Ilford XP2 and Nikon N50
Shot on Ilford XP2 and Nikon N50
Frustrated that I wasted a morning waiting for an important delivery that didn't arrive (so couldn't run in the snow) and now, after having to work all day, lack the executive function to even do a basic 20 minute strength session. I want my happy noon till seven thirty schedule back.
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Frustrated that I wasted a morning waiting for an important delivery that didn't arrive (so couldn't run in the snow) and now, after having to work all day, lack the executive function to even do a basic 20 minute strength session. I want my happy noon till seven thirty schedule back.
@countrysideben.bsky.social Quick question, how's the road to Mar Lodge/Linn of Dee right now? Thinking of heading up that way on Friday/Saturday.
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
@countrysideben.bsky.social Quick question, how's the road to Mar Lodge/Linn of Dee right now? Thinking of heading up that way on Friday/Saturday.
On Sunday I skied from my house to the sea then Footdee. Now I just hope the snow melts enough that a new washing machine can be delivered.
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
On Sunday I skied from my house to the sea then Footdee. Now I just hope the snow melts enough that a new washing machine can be delivered.
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Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
It's frustrating that the second photo of the sea, the harbour lit up, and the snow covered dunes will probably be the best photo I take this year.
The first run of the year had immaculate vibes, even if it was slow. Ran across @moabin.bsky.social skiing. I've joked that there's a dub techno album cover in the photos I took, but I'm not sure I'm joking.
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It's frustrating that the second photo of the sea, the harbour lit up, and the snow covered dunes will probably be the best photo I take this year.
The first run of the year had immaculate vibes, even if it was slow. Ran across @moabin.bsky.social skiing. I've joked that there's a dub techno album cover in the photos I took, but I'm not sure I'm joking.
January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The first run of the year had immaculate vibes, even if it was slow. Ran across @moabin.bsky.social skiing. I've joked that there's a dub techno album cover in the photos I took, but I'm not sure I'm joking.
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Three songs that possess the spiritualized energy I fantasize about cultivating in the first minutes of a new year: www.jamesreeves.co/first-things/
1. Kali Malone - Spectacle of Ritual
2. Abul Mogard - Desires Are Reminiscences By Now
3. Autechre - VLetrmx21 (65% slower)
1. Kali Malone - Spectacle of Ritual
2. Abul Mogard - Desires Are Reminiscences By Now
3. Autechre - VLetrmx21 (65% slower)
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Three songs that possess the spiritualized energy I fantasize about cultivating in the first minutes of a new year: www.jamesreeves.co/first-things/
1. Kali Malone - Spectacle of Ritual
2. Abul Mogard - Desires Are Reminiscences By Now
3. Autechre - VLetrmx21 (65% slower)
1. Kali Malone - Spectacle of Ritual
2. Abul Mogard - Desires Are Reminiscences By Now
3. Autechre - VLetrmx21 (65% slower)
New Journal
And hot on the heels of yesterday's entry about being at the end of one journal, today I start the new one. The sticker came from the parcel with my one of my Christmas presents in. As a bonus, below is a photograph I took earlier today of the stack of most of the core notebooks that…
And hot on the heels of yesterday's entry about being at the end of one journal, today I start the new one. The sticker came from the parcel with my one of my Christmas presents in. As a bonus, below is a photograph I took earlier today of the stack of most of the core notebooks that…
New Journal
And hot on the heels of yesterday's entry about being at the end of one journal, today I start the new one. The sticker came from the parcel with my one of my Christmas presents in. As a bonus, below is a photograph I took earlier today of the stack of most of the core notebooks that I've filled over the last decade plus.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New Journal
And hot on the heels of yesterday's entry about being at the end of one journal, today I start the new one. The sticker came from the parcel with my one of my Christmas presents in. As a bonus, below is a photograph I took earlier today of the stack of most of the core notebooks that…
And hot on the heels of yesterday's entry about being at the end of one journal, today I start the new one. The sticker came from the parcel with my one of my Christmas presents in. As a bonus, below is a photograph I took earlier today of the stack of most of the core notebooks that…
Notebook Intervals
I'm reaching the end of my current personal notebook which is always a weird position to be in. There are three stages in the lives of my notebooks: the first dozen or so pages are filled with references to the previous notebook, but there is an immense feeling of optimism and…
I'm reaching the end of my current personal notebook which is always a weird position to be in. There are three stages in the lives of my notebooks: the first dozen or so pages are filled with references to the previous notebook, but there is an immense feeling of optimism and…
Notebook Intervals
I'm reaching the end of my current personal notebook which is always a weird position to be in. There are three stages in the lives of my notebooks: the first dozen or so pages are filled with references to the previous notebook, but there is an immense feeling of optimism and potential. Then comes the long middle where a groove or a rut is found depending on life circumstances that takes months to complete.
blog.will-ellwood.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Notebook Intervals
I'm reaching the end of my current personal notebook which is always a weird position to be in. There are three stages in the lives of my notebooks: the first dozen or so pages are filled with references to the previous notebook, but there is an immense feeling of optimism and…
I'm reaching the end of my current personal notebook which is always a weird position to be in. There are three stages in the lives of my notebooks: the first dozen or so pages are filled with references to the previous notebook, but there is an immense feeling of optimism and…