commamonger ๐ท (analogue writing assistant)
@commamonger.bsky.social
Made in Scotland, from molecules. I write, I nitpick others' writing. Once a scientist, will always look good in a white coat.
Also run @theskylark.bsky.social
Also run @theskylark.bsky.social
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"And for what? For a little bit of money?
...There's more to life than a little money, you know.
...Don't ya know that?
...And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day.
Well... I just don't understand it."
...There's more to life than a little money, you know.
...Don't ya know that?
...And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day.
Well... I just don't understand it."
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February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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#ArtDD2026
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#ArtDD2026
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Cheeky chicken
From my archive. Think we all need cheering up!
@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Every time I think of king cake, I hear Doris Day in my head singing ๐ถ Please, please, don't eat the baby, don't eat the baby, please, please ...๐ถ @roperlou.bsky.social
๐จ Itโs Non-Edible Baby Figure Inside This Cake season ๐จ
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Every time I think of king cake, I hear Doris Day in my head singing ๐ถ Please, please, don't eat the baby, don't eat the baby, please, please ...๐ถ @roperlou.bsky.social
Something equally unsettling happened in Scotland today. It's now reassuringly dark again.
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Something equally unsettling happened in Scotland today. It's now reassuringly dark again.
oh dear, I failed right up until I finally got a Monet water lilies! much to learn...
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
oh dear, I failed right up until I finally got a Monet water lilies! much to learn...
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Snap!
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Snap!
My parents went to see Psycho.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationshipโ). So, to prepare for Valentineโs Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My parents went to see Psycho.
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I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
My most authoritarian opinion is that the MMR vaccine should be mandatory, with only medical (not religious or floofy) exemptions allowed. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
If you were asked to choose one single Bluesky account that you would recommend and think more people would appreciate following, who would it be and why?
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
If you were asked to choose one single Bluesky account that you would recommend and think more people would appreciate following, who would it be and why?
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Finding it hard to decide which scrivener to hire in London in 1630. I've narrowed it down to two: Peaceable Sherwood or John Bastard.
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Finding it hard to decide which scrivener to hire in London in 1630. I've narrowed it down to two: Peaceable Sherwood or John Bastard.
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It's cool, the Dow is over 50,000
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
It's cool, the Dow is over 50,000
If I didn't find funny/interesting/cute stuff I don't think I could keep coming back. Thanks heavens for the funny people.
February 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
If I didn't find funny/interesting/cute stuff I don't think I could keep coming back. Thanks heavens for the funny people.
Postal orders always seemed quite exotic and esoteric. Maybe I just never knew anyone bothered enough to send me one. Ditto pensions.
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Postal orders always seemed quite exotic and esoteric. Maybe I just never knew anyone bothered enough to send me one. Ditto pensions.
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We plan to launch the Torment Nexus feature during a volatile period of exceptionally high social torment [see internal Torment Index prediction market]. During limited testing, we expect to discover whether we will require support from Feeds and Algorithms to increase background torment for launch.
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We plan to launch the Torment Nexus feature during a volatile period of exceptionally high social torment [see internal Torment Index prediction market]. During limited testing, we expect to discover whether we will require support from Feeds and Algorithms to increase background torment for launch.
Remember when birthday used to just bring a fiver in a card?
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Remember when birthday used to just bring a fiver in a card?
Wonder how long till they start trying to tinker with it.
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Wonder how long till they start trying to tinker with it.
Livin' the beach lifestyle, no matter where you are!
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Livin' the beach lifestyle, no matter where you are!
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Feb. 13, 1926: A telescope at 14,440 feet elevation on the Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps, operated by government astronomers.
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Feb. 13, 1926: A telescope at 14,440 feet elevation on the Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps, operated by government astronomers.
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All these point in one direction: the climate is changing, and the rapid changes started after the steam engine was invented and society started using fossil fuels to generate heat and power on an industrial scale.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
All these point in one direction: the climate is changing, and the rapid changes started after the steam engine was invented and society started using fossil fuels to generate heat and power on an industrial scale.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
Perhaps we ought to think about curtailing our use of fossil fuels?
Just an idea.
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And, if you prefer more details, then a graphic with a more complete range of indicators is also available, including Arctic sea ice, ocean heat content, tropospheric temperatures, cherry blossom dates and humidity over land.
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
And, if you prefer more details, then a graphic with a more complete range of indicators is also available, including Arctic sea ice, ocean heat content, tropospheric temperatures, cherry blossom dates and humidity over land.
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
They'll find out soon enough.
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
They'll find out soon enough.
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Syphilis has a long history and has often been accompanied by social stigma. In this post, Honorary Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson explores how city officials in Edinburgh attempted to banish people with syphilis to Inchkeith Island.
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
The attempt to exile syphilis sufferers to an island near Edinburgh.
Syphilis has a long history and has often been accompanied by social stigma. In this post, Honorary Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson explores how city officials in Edinburgh attempted to banโฆ
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Syphilis has a long history and has often been accompanied by social stigma. In this post, Honorary Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson explores how city officials in Edinburgh attempted to banish people with syphilis to Inchkeith Island.
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/t...
Squirrel of the week. (photo: Allan Redpath via www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Squirrel of the week. (photo: Allan Redpath via www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)