Next build: the classic Thunderbirds rescue vehicle "The Mole". This is the IMEX kit, which is much simplified, and will need a few tweaks. #ScaleModels #HistScaleModels

Other work by the Ladybird artists. Monsal Dale in Autumn Cover picture, Readers Digest, 1983 Artist: SR Badmin

The Christmas music was full on at the supermarket this morning. The French pop version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was terrible.🙄

For the Aussies, the zoologists and the architects out there. 💩🧊🧪 By @chazhutton.com

@onegrenouille.bsky.social Welcome back!

one of my earliest memories was around that time when we had 3 day working weeks and regular blackouts. and terrible food.

Finished the Airfix Bulldog. For a 1973 tooling, it's excellent. It needs lots of weight in the nose. #HistScaleModels

What TV show feels like this?

"You looking at me?"

“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve that measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad." -Dr. James Talbot, former CMOH for Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It's the hyphen we feel sorry for...

I am shooting my shot. I love writing op-eds. @teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you. Signed, A Black woman who writes for the public

Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.

Window replaced, seat replaced, canopy replaced, support replaced. Nearly finished. #HistScaleModels

Tamiya 1/700 USS Fletcher, pretty much out of the box. The display stand is 3D printed, and the sea texture is painted white glue. #HistScaleModels

Sobbing at our desks at the Waitrose Christmas ad this morning. 😭 And not just because of the noughties-romcom-worthy romance between Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDV...

A series of unfortunate events. You see the window between the canopy and roundel, masked off for painting? Well, when I tried to take the sticky mask off, the window came loose and fell off inside. To fix it, I have to take the main canopy off and remove one of the seats! 🙄 #HistScaleModels

It seems fairly clear to me that the Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI6) has been turning out secret agents with a licence to kill (tm) for decades, giving them all the pseudonym "James Bond" and the 007 identifier.

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.

On this day in 1813, the Battle of Crysler's Farm was fought near present-day Morrisburg, Ontario. In the battle, 800 Canadian and British troops faced 8,000 Americans. The battle was a defeat for the Americans, who then abandoned their Saint Lawrence campaign.

Feeling real deep despair, as a teacher, about how p much every school in the country is encouraging students to use the plagiarism-and-brain-damage dehumanization machines

I was quite enjoying my taxi ride this morning until the driver said he likes watching Piers Morgan. I think my stony face at this revelation worked. He changed the subject. 😄

Absolutely disgraceful. Public health needs a kick up the arse. And don't forget all those politicians banging on about individual rights instead of collective responsibility.

Public Health officials and infectious disease experts in Canada: Take a bow. You did it. You've let #measles come back. Andrew Wakefield must be so proud. You refused to accept #CleanAir recommendations from experts (and non-experts) from outside your insular little community.

Well, actually, we do. #physics

Taking suggestions for a German word for that feeling on exiting a stationery store empty-handed after searching through rack upon rack of pricey greeting cards and failing to find a single one suitable for a loved one.

Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004. Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.

About 5-7 cm of snow yesterday. Rather less than was forecast, which I am very pleased about. #Ottawa

Tamiya 1/700 USS Fletcher (DD-445). The base is a 3D print. The surface is white glue to give a slightly bumpy surface. Leaving it to dry overnight. #HistScaleModels

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers." 🤖✨

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers." 🤖✨

Now that's what I call news.

The Bulldog trainer is almost finished. I did not quite pack enough weight into the nose, so it's a tail sitter. Sigh. There's a plastic prop holding it up, which is out of camera! #HistScaleModels

Happy Women in Physics Day to all of the amazing women and gender minorities in physics!! We are still greatly under-represented at all levels, so we need to continue encouraging girls and young women to consider studying physics and make systemic changes to the climate in the field. ⚛️ 🎢 👩‍🔬 🧪

Snow forecast for Ottawa on Sunday!

Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.

It's basically Arthur Dent versus the Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser. #HHGTTG

LOL "princess music". In all seriousness, props to you for exposing your 4yo to my 3rd symphony. It is one of my better symphonies.

The Airfix Scottish Aviation Bulldog is coming along. I've finished most of the paintwork, but there are a few bits to tidy up. #HistScaleModels

We're now at the "Douglas Adams Predicted This" stage of capitalism.

This is clearly not "Earl Grey. Hot." It looks more like a flagon of cocoa.

Took the cats out for a walk with my brother and accidentally created a 90s Britpop album cover

Has the gunpowder, treason, and plot started yet? #5thNovember

Being a veteran educator, I discourage my students from using ChatGPT because it robs them of the ability to think for themselves… they need to form their own conclusions and thoughts. The process of learning is hard for a lot of people. It’s the work that helps you learn, not the correct answer.

They did! 😀

US elections today.

Reflection on Glastonbury Tor.

PSA.

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.