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• Post #4246462

  Anybody who enjoys Murderbot and who thought that the cloak in the Dr Strange movie was far more interesting and a better character than Dr Strange might well be interested in a book I'm reading at the moment. I read a review of Project Hail Mary on Mastodon, and I enjoyed the writing. Lo! The writer said if you enjoyed my writing, please consider my brand new book - The Cloak And Its Wizard. Well, I thought, this sounds like great fun. And it really is! So take a look at @rr4idic@mastod...

• Post #4114386

  Excellent article by Bruce Schneier! Should you use AI for a task? Here’s a simple way to decide | Bruce Schneier | The Guardian https://share.google/AuYXaa267IicYrX5i

• Post #3417645

  Cold and crisp, and long winter solstice time nights have made for great observation times here in #PerthWesternAustralia . So now that it's come over all cloudy and rainy it's time to do some processing. I have been catching a couple of snippets of things at the end of a longer project, and this is one of them. The Lagoon Nebula says hi! Just 55 minutes. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy #SmartTelescope #Dwarf3 #DrivewayAstrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #Neb...

• Post #2354064

  I had a good 3 hours to draw this one, so the more relaxed pace shows I think. Back to the Kakimori nib, because, guess what, @rdm bought some ink from Van Diemen's Ink moving sale, which I told him not to do, but he did anyway. Naughty fellow isn't he? It arrived today and this was the one he wanted me to try out. This is Anna's Hummingbird Ink. #FountainPenInk #DipPen #DrawingWithoutANet #NoAI #MerMay #MerMay2026

• Post #2247001

  Mermay the fourth for 2026. This was drawn in various cafes and bars today, between bus trips. I had one pen with me, a Kaweco sport that I thought was loaded with some standard black ink. But it's very shiny and might have some chameleonic properties. So maybe it's one of the Diamines, and if I look at last year's mermay or artober I might be able to work out what it is. The pen was a bit clogged and it's been poor light all the way, and I had the wrong glass...

• Post #1707574

  The gods must be crazy. #HerculesInNewYork #Monsterdon

• Post #960436

  There's a lot of unused space in that closet. They could store documents there for the helpful guy. #TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld #Monsterdon

• Post #450989

  Well, I put the telescope out last night and targeted the Keyhole Nebula. Now, I don't know about you but this looks like Great A'Tuin, Sir Terry's marvelous astrochelonian, is checking on a star cluster nest of eggs. May Sir Terry rest in peace and know that he's loved. I met him a few times, a wonderful soul he lit up a room like a gentle nebula himself! #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophotography #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstrophoto...

• Post #338095

  South East Australia, keep your eyes open! Scientists to track 10,000 moths across Australia, using little more than eyelash glue and confetti-like tags | Conservation | The Guardian https://share.google/CX1DBYquqFGdKcrzj #citizenscience #Australia #nature