Michael Maibaum
@mike.maibaum.org
Home: Husband, Parent, Carer, Reading, History, Home automation, Photography.
Work: Exec leader, strategist, change & transformation, enterprise architecture - started out in Genetics/Immunology, bioinformatics and now garden variety techie
Work: Exec leader, strategist, change & transformation, enterprise architecture - started out in Genetics/Immunology, bioinformatics and now garden variety techie
Sure he can _launch_ them… running them usefully/economically seems an entirely different thing ;)
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Sure he can _launch_ them… running them usefully/economically seems an entirely different thing ;)
#BirdOfTheDay is #oddcouples and honestly nothing I have is odder than this #heron and #stork. I can’t decide if the heron is selling dodgy watches or should be on a register somewhere… #birds #birding
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
#BirdOfTheDay is #oddcouples and honestly nothing I have is odder than this #heron and #stork. I can’t decide if the heron is selling dodgy watches or should be on a register somewhere… #birds #birding
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
All credit to my very cooperative and talented models :)
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
All credit to my very cooperative and talented models :)
#birds&berries today for #birdiftheday. First a winter Robin and second an Orange-crowned warbler (and possibly a seed-pod but I’m going for it)
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
#birds&berries today for #birdiftheday. First a winter Robin and second an Orange-crowned warbler (and possibly a seed-pod but I’m going for it)
People have been pointing out the Musk->Tessier-Ashpool parallel and it keeps getting stronger and in all the bad ways.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
People have been pointing out the Musk->Tessier-Ashpool parallel and it keeps getting stronger and in all the bad ways.
I agree. Fun birds. Circle B is on my todo list next holiday to FL…
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I agree. Fun birds. Circle B is on my todo list next holiday to FL…
#birdOfTheDay has a #reflections theme so I give you a Pied-billed grebe and a Trcolored Heron. Both making me wish to be somewhere with nicer weather. Still water... #birds #birding
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#birdOfTheDay has a #reflections theme so I give you a Pied-billed grebe and a Trcolored Heron. Both making me wish to be somewhere with nicer weather. Still water... #birds #birding
Not gulls in the water I can find in my collection so Alt theme it is! #shortLeggedBirds for today's #BirdOfTheDay #alt-theme #bird #birding. Out this morning with the dog so hedgerow birds shots on the lane – Common #Chaffinch, a #robin taking off, and a #Dunnock on the trunk of a fallen tree
February 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Not gulls in the water I can find in my collection so Alt theme it is! #shortLeggedBirds for today's #BirdOfTheDay #alt-theme #bird #birding. Out this morning with the dog so hedgerow birds shots on the lane – Common #Chaffinch, a #robin taking off, and a #Dunnock on the trunk of a fallen tree
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Good Morning
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.
I've chosen Black-headed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls & Herring Gulls for #GullsInWater and a Greenfinch for #ShortLeggedBirds.
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social #Canon
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.
I've chosen Black-headed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls & Herring Gulls for #GullsInWater and a Greenfinch for #ShortLeggedBirds.
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social #Canon
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Good Morning
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.
I've chosen Black-headed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls & Herring Gulls for #GullsInWater and a Greenfinch for #ShortLeggedBirds.
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social #Canon
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.
I've chosen Black-headed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls & Herring Gulls for #GullsInWater and a Greenfinch for #ShortLeggedBirds.
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social #Canon
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February 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Second #BirdOfTheDay post for with different theme for this one #ducks and conveniently I was out in the garden trying to get some nice pictures of snowdrops (light and wind not helping) - but the ducks kept me company - and a #snowdrop seeing as that is what I went out for
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Second #BirdOfTheDay post for with different theme for this one #ducks and conveniently I was out in the garden trying to get some nice pictures of snowdrops (light and wind not helping) - but the ducks kept me company - and a #snowdrop seeing as that is what I went out for
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Parasitology
Genetics
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Parasitology
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
5 classes in college that most influenced me
intro to labor relations (why I am a union member) by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
Calling BS by @carlbergstrom.com
Sex, Gender and Disability by Joanne Woiak
Intro to special education by Sarah Arvey Tov(why I went into sped)
Assessment by Katie Lewis
intro to labor relations (why I am a union member) by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
Calling BS by @carlbergstrom.com
Sex, Gender and Disability by Joanne Woiak
Intro to special education by Sarah Arvey Tov(why I went into sped)
Assessment by Katie Lewis
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Parasitology
Genetics
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Parasitology
For #birdoftheday today we have #SmallBirdSaturday - so one from home and one from away. A Northern #waterthrush and a Blue tit #birding #bird
January 31, 2026 at 9:07 AM
For #birdoftheday today we have #SmallBirdSaturday - so one from home and one from away. A Northern #waterthrush and a Blue tit #birding #bird
I can’t believe I missed Environmental Profiteering Agency
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I can’t believe I missed Environmental Profiteering Agency
Short Term Upside Profits and Income Department
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Short Term Upside Profits and Income Department
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by
@alan678.bsky.social is #BrownIsBeautiful and I've picked this very pretty female Boat-tailed grackle
@alan678.bsky.social is #BrownIsBeautiful and I've picked this very pretty female Boat-tailed grackle
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by
@alan678.bsky.social is #BrownIsBeautiful and I've picked this very pretty female Boat-tailed grackle
@alan678.bsky.social is #BrownIsBeautiful and I've picked this very pretty female Boat-tailed grackle
These kind of metrics are increasingly common - although in many situations misused by the statistically naive (means do not do well on skewed data, for example - MTTR I’m looking at you)
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
These kind of metrics are increasingly common - although in many situations misused by the statistically naive (means do not do well on skewed data, for example - MTTR I’m looking at you)
Going with today’s alternate theme for #BirdOfTheDay a Rock #dove high up on the Rock of Gibraltar #bird #birding
January 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Going with today’s alternate theme for #BirdOfTheDay a Rock #dove high up on the Rock of Gibraltar #bird #birding
Today’s #tailup #BirdOfTheDay is this gray-headed swamphen which has a really characteristic behavior to flick up its tail to expose a patch of white feathers #bird #birding
January 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Today’s #tailup #BirdOfTheDay is this gray-headed swamphen which has a really characteristic behavior to flick up its tail to expose a patch of white feathers #bird #birding
#birdoftheday then is #singing and I’ve gone for a fairly extreme closeup of a #robin absolutely going for it #bird #birding
January 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM
#birdoftheday then is #singing and I’ve gone for a fairly extreme closeup of a #robin absolutely going for it #bird #birding
There are venereal diseases that poll better!
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
There are venereal diseases that poll better!
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Bottoms up!
I couldn’t resist taking a snap of these two yesterday at the #EdwinBForsytheNationalWildlifeRefuge . I think they’re perfect for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #TwoOfAKind. My best ID is that they are #mallards , but please correct me if I’m mistaken. #photography #nature
I couldn’t resist taking a snap of these two yesterday at the #EdwinBForsytheNationalWildlifeRefuge . I think they’re perfect for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #TwoOfAKind. My best ID is that they are #mallards , but please correct me if I’m mistaken. #photography #nature
January 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Bottoms up!
I couldn’t resist taking a snap of these two yesterday at the #EdwinBForsytheNationalWildlifeRefuge . I think they’re perfect for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #TwoOfAKind. My best ID is that they are #mallards , but please correct me if I’m mistaken. #photography #nature
I couldn’t resist taking a snap of these two yesterday at the #EdwinBForsytheNationalWildlifeRefuge . I think they’re perfect for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #TwoOfAKind. My best ID is that they are #mallards , but please correct me if I’m mistaken. #photography #nature