Just watched the new Star Trek Academy episode, Vox in Exelsio, and man there are gonna be fanfic episodes outta that one scene...

I don't know how many times I've watched this, but it never fails to bring joy.

So 2025 was the #pratchettproject, which is ongoing, I still have a couple of Wizards/UU books, & then onto witches and Tiffany Aching; but 2026 is the year I finally conquer Mt TBR. rotheche.neocities.org/2026 has my list of queued books, and my goal for the year is to get it under 20 or so.

Phew, 2025 is done. The books summary: rotheche.neocities.org/books/2025. 83 reviews, stats courtesy of @thestorygraph.com (if you haven't heard of it, it's a really nifty alternative to Goodreads. I'm rotheche on there as well if you want to add me.)

"Clarify" may have some meanings I wasn't aware of. I thought it means to clear things up, not to furiously backpedal like backpedalling became an Olympic event.

I think Jake Paul should try returning serves from Venus Williams next

This is the way

Read more: theshovel.com.au/2025/08/14/s...

I go off bluesky for a few days and suddenly the rapture is nearly here what the hell people?

Slo-mo waves in evening light, off the Sussex coast.

For those who may have missed the news, the Australian 2025 Peregrine Falcon breeding season has commenced and the mating pair at 367 Collins Street, Melbourne have three eggs (laid 23, 26 and 29 August). Mum and Dad just did a changeover for brooding duty.

The #MarchForWhiteAustralia is the dog that caught the swasticar. Boo-fucking-hoo.

Fun fact: Thomas Sewell of the National Socialist Network was born in New Zealand. #themoreyouknow #fcknzs #auspol

Pic from a trip to Melbourne the other day. #blackandwhite #photography

Hi @catsofyore.bsky.social, can you boost a fundraiser? For Loddon Mallee Lifeline, crisis helpline in Aus. Enter a cat for Cat of the Year, or donate to an existing campaign. Little, our cat, is currently running 2nd! 2025-lifeline-loddon-mallee-hello-for-hope-cat-of-the-year.raiselysite.com.

I was just in a room full of Monet paintings and ::swoon::

Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.

Science is goddamn amazing.

Well, gee, if there had only been some way of preventing this...

Ooh, this one's available in Australia! Huge deal, and World Central Kitchen does good work.

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

The number of times I made a 😲 face while watching that presentation; the mangling of names, the omission of a finalist, the general sloppiness of the whole thing. A couple of people have noted they provided pronunciation guides so "there wasn't one" is rubbish - the organisers had the info.

How many sandwiches did they think the guy had?

I just saw the phrase "signal-shaped noise" used to describe "AI" (aka genLLM) and I am absolutely delighted.

A little shameless self-promotion: I made an RSS feed for my website where I review books. The feed is rotheche.neocities.org/booksrss.xml if you want to use your RSS reader to subscribe. I update on a fairly irregular basis, usually once a week. Actual website is rotheche.neocities.org.

Thanks to this, I know know that displenishing is a word. I have learned today!

Social Justice Warrior? I prefer the term “J.E.D.I.* Knight” *(Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion).

The alien fleet appeared suddenly and entered Earth's orbit. A message was broadcast, in thousands of languages "Greetings! We are the Interstellar Mobile Library. We have 4096 ships, please suggest landing sites for all." "Yes, of course it is free, and for all people." "Why? We are a library."

Minute Cryptic - 23 July, 2025 "Nineties freestyle icon known for his energetic MC work?" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 4 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣 Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡

This is exactly what the internet is for.

Some very direct language from the coroner in here.

The rare all-four-feetie-curl pose! #cats #catpic (If you are very gentle, belly may not be a trap.)

I went to Melbourne today, already posted a couple of photos from the trip, but here are a few more. Black and white, rainy day in the city, view from the train. Love ya Melbs but today was not your best weather :D #photography #blackandwhite

I could have picked a better day to go to Melbourne #photography #blackandwhite

Clear sky but cold, waiting for a train. #photography

William Gaines (and Al Feldstein) literally yelled "FUCK YOU!" into the phone Charles Murphy, hung up on his ass, and ran this as-is. The Comics Code Authority had no stated rules regarding this content, but tried to block it anyway, which is all you need to know about how the CCA was implemented.

Minute Cryptic - 20 June, 2025 "Extremely feeble, suffering shiver!?" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Really enjoying Apothecary Diaries, and glad there's more like it out there! ( @galenubal.bsky.social )

This man is a treasure.

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Minute Cryptic - 4 June 2025 "Farmer legally amputated both limbs like a wild animal" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Little cat maintains she is not addicted to skritchies, she can stop any time she wants. The human doing the skritching believes otherwise...

unions: they get the job done

Pretty sure I'm being judged for something here...not enough treats? #cats

If I fits, I sits #catsinboxes