PRL
@usrbinprl.bsky.social
Reformed Chemical Engineer MEng
Geek
Computer Science/Sys Admin dinosaur
Maths MSc
EE♭, fretless & double bassist
Still damaged & broken beyond economic repair
Geek
Computer Science/Sys Admin dinosaur
Maths MSc
EE♭, fretless & double bassist
Still damaged & broken beyond economic repair
Some asshat's chopping onions around here.
![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Some asshat's chopping onions around here.
Arrived at #MathsJam on Friday to find my front door key tangled up in my keyring. Many mathematicians (>10) had a go at untangling it. No go.
Stupid o'clock Sunday morning, heading to check out as I had to miss the final day, I pull my keys from my back pocket. All untangled. #MathsJam trolling me.
Stupid o'clock Sunday morning, heading to check out as I had to miss the final day, I pull my keys from my back pocket. All untangled. #MathsJam trolling me.
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@scroggs Stupid o'clock this morning, just before checking out and leaving, I fished my keys out of my back pocket. They were magically untangled. #MathsJam was clearly just messing with me.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
@scroggs Stupid o'clock this morning, just before checking out and leaving, I fished my keys out of my back pocket. They were magically untangled. #MathsJam was clearly just messing with me.
The last few days have been difficult, even by my normal standards. Anyway, all being well we're off to Milton Keynes for some #MathsJam action.
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The last few days have been difficult, even by my normal standards. Anyway, all being well we're off to Milton Keynes for some #MathsJam action.
Queen of the sub-tweet.
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Queen of the sub-tweet.
Scoville is in at the cattery and there are three new cuts on my left arm. These events might be related.
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Scoville is in at the cattery and there are three new cuts on my left arm. These events might be related.
@maxgladstone.bsky.social Sorry to trouble you but I'm in the UK and would like to buy the audiobook of Three Parts Dead and I can't find it anywhere. Have I missed somewhere or is it unavailable?
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
@maxgladstone.bsky.social Sorry to trouble you but I'm in the UK and would like to buy the audiobook of Three Parts Dead and I can't find it anywhere. Have I missed somewhere or is it unavailable?
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Said in a @garybrannan.bsky.social voice.
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Said in a @garybrannan.bsky.social voice.
For the briefest of moments I thought I had a hole in one.
Wordle 1,613 2/6*
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Wordle 1,613 2/6*
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November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
For the briefest of moments I thought I had a hole in one.
Wordle 1,613 2/6*
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Wordle 1,613 2/6*
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It's cold out there tonight. Had to put a warm top on to go running.
Had traffic issues, a bush stole my headscarf and I had to go back for it (again!) and my Garmin failed somewhen after the halfway point.
So, about 26:30 #5km
Had traffic issues, a bush stole my headscarf and I had to go back for it (again!) and my Garmin failed somewhen after the halfway point.
So, about 26:30 #5km
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's cold out there tonight. Had to put a warm top on to go running.
Had traffic issues, a bush stole my headscarf and I had to go back for it (again!) and my Garmin failed somewhen after the halfway point.
So, about 26:30 #5km
Had traffic issues, a bush stole my headscarf and I had to go back for it (again!) and my Garmin failed somewhen after the halfway point.
So, about 26:30 #5km
And with that book number 50 for the year is done.
Jeeves Again is a strange anthology. It made me read 22 pages of Alan Titchmarsh and there's clearly a thirst for some Jeeves/Wooster slash fiction in literary circles. However, any book with almost 50 pages of @jasperfforde.bsky.social is OK by me.
Jeeves Again is a strange anthology. It made me read 22 pages of Alan Titchmarsh and there's clearly a thirst for some Jeeves/Wooster slash fiction in literary circles. However, any book with almost 50 pages of @jasperfforde.bsky.social is OK by me.
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
And with that book number 50 for the year is done.
Jeeves Again is a strange anthology. It made me read 22 pages of Alan Titchmarsh and there's clearly a thirst for some Jeeves/Wooster slash fiction in literary circles. However, any book with almost 50 pages of @jasperfforde.bsky.social is OK by me.
Jeeves Again is a strange anthology. It made me read 22 pages of Alan Titchmarsh and there's clearly a thirst for some Jeeves/Wooster slash fiction in literary circles. However, any book with almost 50 pages of @jasperfforde.bsky.social is OK by me.
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate
November 14, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate
@arminthedoor.bsky.social Help me! Three left and I'm struggling.
The madness that is the Hidden Book Game is back.
There go several hours of my life.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
There go several hours of my life.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
Play the Hidden Books Game from National Book Tokens!
Guess all 20 book titles hidden in the picture.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@arminthedoor.bsky.social Help me! Three left and I'm struggling.
The madness that is the Hidden Book Game is back.
There go several hours of my life.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
There go several hours of my life.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
Play the Hidden Books Game from National Book Tokens!
Guess all 20 book titles hidden in the picture.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The madness that is the Hidden Book Game is back.
There go several hours of my life.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
There go several hours of my life.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
No, *you* buy too many books!
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
No, *you* buy too many books!
And the final book in today's box, the doorstop that is The Strength of the Few by James Islington.
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And the final book in today's box, the doorstop that is The Strength of the Few by James Islington.
Book 3 in today's order The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social
Always have time for a fun fantasy romp.
Always have time for a fun fantasy romp.
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Book 3 in today's order The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social
Always have time for a fun fantasy romp.
Always have time for a fun fantasy romp.
Book 2 of the day. This Way Up by @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social a.k.a the Map Men. Was a little delayed while the rest of my order waited to be published.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Book 2 of the day. This Way Up by @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social a.k.a the Map Men. Was a little delayed while the rest of my order waited to be published.
Book delivery day. First up Brigands & Breadknives by @travisbaldree.bsky.social
I'm a sucker for a sprayed edge, but do you really call that a signature Mr Baldree‽
I'm a sucker for a sprayed edge, but do you really call that a signature Mr Baldree‽
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Book delivery day. First up Brigands & Breadknives by @travisbaldree.bsky.social
I'm a sucker for a sprayed edge, but do you really call that a signature Mr Baldree‽
I'm a sucker for a sprayed edge, but do you really call that a signature Mr Baldree‽
Sleepy Scoville is sleepy. #FIVPositive
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Sleepy Scoville is sleepy. #FIVPositive