(CMDR) Alan Crowe
@alancrowe.bsky.social
Dad (of humans and a canine). Husband. IT Infrastructure Consultant / Professional Nerd. Coffee addict. Lover of bacon. Yes sir, I can boogie. #Scotland
#EliteDangerous
Formerly @alancrowe73 on the hellsite.
#EliteDangerous
Formerly @alancrowe73 on the hellsite.
Twenty. Eight. Years.
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Twenty. Eight. Years.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
ONE NIL TO SCOTLAND AFTER THREE MINUTES!!!!
What a phenomenal goal by Scott McTominay.
What a phenomenal goal by Scott McTominay.
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ONE NIL TO SCOTLAND AFTER THREE MINUTES!!!!
What a phenomenal goal by Scott McTominay.
What a phenomenal goal by Scott McTominay.
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I love this story 😂
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I love this story 😂
This is beautifully written and deeply affecting. Give it a read.
Thank you, @dataandpolitics.net for writing this. Hang in there🫂.
Thank you, @dataandpolitics.net for writing this. Hang in there🫂.
Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family.
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
The Blurring
What I live with isn't forgetting, it's the blurring. A meditation on grief, memory, and continuing without answers three years after loss.
www.dataandpolitics.net
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is beautifully written and deeply affecting. Give it a read.
Thank you, @dataandpolitics.net for writing this. Hang in there🫂.
Thank you, @dataandpolitics.net for writing this. Hang in there🫂.
This is absolutely brilliant. The ear defenders and the chain in particular.
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is absolutely brilliant. The ear defenders and the chain in particular.
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Wow we should base our entire economy on this technology
September 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Wow we should base our entire economy on this technology
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Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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🔭 The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090...
Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090...
September 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090...
Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title.
"Tom Clancy's The Gruffalo"
"Tom Clancy's The Gruffalo"
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title
"Tom Clancy’s In Search of Lost Time"
"Tom Clancy’s In Search of Lost Time"
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title
“Tom Clancy’s Story of O”
“Tom Clancy’s Story of O”
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title.
"Tom Clancy's The Gruffalo"
"Tom Clancy's The Gruffalo"
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🇺🇦Today, Ukrainians around the world in celebrate Independence Day, a pivotal moment that marks the resilience and determination of a nation striving for sovereignty and self-determination.
August 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🇺🇦Today, Ukrainians around the world in celebrate Independence Day, a pivotal moment that marks the resilience and determination of a nation striving for sovereignty and self-determination.
As I recall in WW2 the "negotiations" went along the lines of:
Allies: Sign the unconditional surrender here.
Nazis: Ok.
Allies: Sign the unconditional surrender here.
Nazis: Ok.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As I recall in WW2 the "negotiations" went along the lines of:
Allies: Sign the unconditional surrender here.
Nazis: Ok.
Allies: Sign the unconditional surrender here.
Nazis: Ok.
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Only the truth
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Only the truth
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"Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality" by @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/p...
Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality
Here we go again. Whenever policy makers insist that there’s some “nerd harder” solution to tricky societal problems, actual experts have to spend a ridiculous amount of time explaining basic reali…
www.techdirt.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality" by @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/p...
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As the Milky Way band appears to pour into our ELT, the cranes around it seem to do the same while they further advance the telescope 🏗️ 🔭
Once complete, the ELT will be breaking down the light above in unparalleled detail.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2533a/ 🧪
📷 C. Letelier/ESO
Once complete, the ELT will be breaking down the light above in unparalleled detail.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2533a/ 🧪
📷 C. Letelier/ESO
August 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
As the Milky Way band appears to pour into our ELT, the cranes around it seem to do the same while they further advance the telescope 🏗️ 🔭
Once complete, the ELT will be breaking down the light above in unparalleled detail.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2533a/ 🧪
📷 C. Letelier/ESO
Once complete, the ELT will be breaking down the light above in unparalleled detail.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2533a/ 🧪
📷 C. Letelier/ESO
Slightly diminish a band:
Plastica
Plastica
Slightly diminish a band:
Puns and Roses
Puns and Roses
Slightly diminish a band:
The Rolling Pebbles
The Rolling Pebbles
August 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
Plastica
Plastica
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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On the State Department reports that portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights
State Department reports portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.
www.theatlantic.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On the State Department reports that portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Yes, VPNs can help you get around certain types of geographic restrictions, but it’s very important you do your due diligence before downloading one. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
Choosing the VPN That's Right for You
VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the web) appears to originate from the VPN itself, rather than your internet service provider (ISP). This masks your IP address, which can be an...
ssd.eff.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes, VPNs can help you get around certain types of geographic restrictions, but it’s very important you do your due diligence before downloading one. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
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My AI girlfriend? You wouldn't know her she's in a different data center
August 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My AI girlfriend? You wouldn't know her she's in a different data center
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Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza is abhorrent and it's increasingly clear that his goal is ethnic cleansing.
The UK can't just sit on its hands. The Prime Minister must stop all arms exports to Israel and sanction Netanyahu and his cabinet.
The UK can't just sit on its hands. The Prime Minister must stop all arms exports to Israel and sanction Netanyahu and his cabinet.
August 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza is abhorrent and it's increasingly clear that his goal is ethnic cleansing.
The UK can't just sit on its hands. The Prime Minister must stop all arms exports to Israel and sanction Netanyahu and his cabinet.
The UK can't just sit on its hands. The Prime Minister must stop all arms exports to Israel and sanction Netanyahu and his cabinet.