Blackfinger wah-waah-wah ... He loves only gold...

Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Not as Bad)?

Playing with the OM-1's live composite mode while using my fisheye lens. The thin clouds created a surreal effect. Olympus OM-1.1 Live Composite of 8s exposures Olympus 8mm fisheye PRO @ f/2.0 #photography #astrophotography #longexposure #startrails #clouds #fisheye #nightsky #space 📷 🔭

I've removed the paywall permanently from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you won't... www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...

New Board of Peas shaping up nicely ... Sorry, Board of what...?

I've decided what I want to be when I grow up: sprightly.

I assume they’re all narrated by Brian Blessed.

Everything you'd wish for in a beloved and devoted uncle.

When I was a lad, growing up in Blighty, a 'slash' was called an 'oblique'. Let's have a show of hands for a return to that form. There would, of course, be a need to introduce 'reverse oblique' in place of 'backslash'.

Tonight, I are mostly having leftover Thai, and coleslaw.

Sounds noble; honourable.

If it's a choice between raspberries and blueberries, then blueberries are just the bridesmaids. If it's a choice between raspberries, blueberries, and mince pies, then raspberries are on a sticky wicket. Especially if there's custard. Which there isn't, tonight.

The Moon was a ghostly galleon... poets.org/poem/highway...

Make a Bond movie casual. Bingo Royale.

Scooby Doo’s favourite pantomime.

I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this. Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?

Not an academic origin story, but it was absolutely my foundation, and may become grave goods.

Heaterosexual because I feel the cold.

On Film camera repairers in Perth, Australia. #BelieveInFilm www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year: A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.

IN VALEN'S NAME, USE ALT TEXT FOR YOUR IMAGES. You want to prove you're down for progressive causes? Do the most basic fucking thing ever and use alt-text. Also, use it to describe the image and provide context so that the people who rely on alt-text can experience your image as intended.

That's not a lemon ... THAT'S a lemon...

Stand by: incoming cheesecake.

BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:

FINAL book giveaway of the year. To enter: reply below & repost this extract. Up for grabs: THREE signed Villager paperbacks with free art (bookmarks & postcards) by my parents. Enter if you enjoy Folklore Nature Rivers Hills Social history Lost art Ghost Tangled psychedelic narratives Silliness

It's that time.

Managed to point a telescope at the Sun, during a quieter moment this morning. Had planned to hitch a camera for a direct photo rather than this projection effort, but the seeing went off soon after. 🔭 1/2

Best way to cook snags (sausages, for the non-Australians). Brown them, then add a bed of chopped onions (celery: optional) to sit the snags on, and cover. Low-med heat now. 1/2

What I am wearing to the BlueSky Christmas party:

I’m no expert, but I’ve seen this paper described as an important justification for claims about the safety of Roundup. And now it has been retracted by the journal it appeared in. 🧪

Needs a 🔭

'Light Fantastic' 21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage. Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

I wonder what the timber is. It's probably not the boss of yew.

Dinner is served. And scoffed.

Obligatory Orion pic, early in the season. Aldebaran at left; Sirius at right. 🔭

Trying to sum up a mental image for this #malapropism, but failing. "She's not firing on all fours."

Stop! It's salmon time.

"Some people call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice, cause..." Barista: I'm writing "Mo".

Do yourself a favour, and listen to Cage's 4'33". No notes.

Happy Birth Certificate Day to my wife. Legend has it that the ward Sister liked a sherry, and was a bit hazy on the date. So, like the Queen - sorry, King - she has an official birthday and an actual birthday. So we celebrate both :) 🍹🍹

Schools worldwide are invited to participate in the International Lunar Parallax Project on 7/8 December 2025. Students determine the distance to the Moon with a camera, telephoto lens and a tripod. Interested? Contact [email protected] for more information and to register! 🔭 #astroedu

When I started this Christmas card project in 2022 never did I think it would raise £50,000 for @womensaidni.bsky.social in just a couple of years but with your support that’s what we’ve done to this point. Looking forward to seeing what we add to that this year. Pre-orders are open… 1/

I'm sorry but Elon has finally done something wonderful here. He has made a new word, and it's a beaut: '𝗔𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' noun, portmanteau of '𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗿' (meaning passion) and '𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' (meaning shit). Usage: when Hatie Plopkins offers to blow you.

Had to stop on the way home this arvo, when the rain got a bit too enthusiastic. Had the opportunity to listen to a few thumbnail-sized hailstones whack the car roof too :-/ Shoulda opened YouTube to play A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...

If you're looking for information on gynaecology, it's wombscrolling.

#Gondwanaschnitzel #1 Seeking the perfect fit.

Another session with the #Seestar S50 last night. Getting a feel for what it can/can't do, but there's much to learn—including accessing/using the RAW files; maybe this weekend. Also need to test it in a dark sky, not suburban. Here's 3x Orion neb w/ different exposures, and the Helix nebula. 1/n 🔭