Kev Holmes
@arborealbirch.bsky.social
Retired. Groks Orbital Mechanics, and stellar distances.
Occasionally ponders - "Yes, but *where* did the dust for the accretion disk come from???"
Lego, Pratchett, Banks, Single Malt, 2OO1 ASO, Tangerine Dream
Occasionally ponders - "Yes, but *where* did the dust for the accretion disk come from???"
Lego, Pratchett, Banks, Single Malt, 2OO1 ASO, Tangerine Dream
What better than a Saturday matinee at the Barbican... Public Service Broadcasting.
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What better than a Saturday matinee at the Barbican... Public Service Broadcasting.
2012 shot of half of Babbage's brain, Science Museum, London. On a subsequent visit circa 2023, it appears as though the museum had 'lost track' of the item. Conversely, there is no apparent brain in the feckless youth seen on the left, who is purportedly doing something 'with AI' these days.
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
2012 shot of half of Babbage's brain, Science Museum, London. On a subsequent visit circa 2023, it appears as though the museum had 'lost track' of the item. Conversely, there is no apparent brain in the feckless youth seen on the left, who is purportedly doing something 'with AI' these days.
Ridiculous Instructions #47
This monster covers the installation of a PIR sensor in 13 languages and measures 842x650mm (33x25peppercorns in old money)
Of course, to improve readability, they thoughtfully printed it in grey ink.
And no, there is no online version.
This monster covers the installation of a PIR sensor in 13 languages and measures 842x650mm (33x25peppercorns in old money)
Of course, to improve readability, they thoughtfully printed it in grey ink.
And no, there is no online version.
September 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ridiculous Instructions #47
This monster covers the installation of a PIR sensor in 13 languages and measures 842x650mm (33x25peppercorns in old money)
Of course, to improve readability, they thoughtfully printed it in grey ink.
And no, there is no online version.
This monster covers the installation of a PIR sensor in 13 languages and measures 842x650mm (33x25peppercorns in old money)
Of course, to improve readability, they thoughtfully printed it in grey ink.
And no, there is no online version.
Here's the same shot, on Venus.
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Here's the same shot, on Venus.
We can highly recommend this, especially since the lighting can be completely different at those times. Here's my shot from 2008.
August 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We can highly recommend this, especially since the lighting can be completely different at those times. Here's my shot from 2008.
With hosepipe bans in place across most of the south of England, the local cricket pitch has taken a novel approach to irrigation
July 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
With hosepipe bans in place across most of the south of England, the local cricket pitch has taken a novel approach to irrigation
This is just across the street too. Mrs H. claims she didn't know when she made the booking...
June 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This is just across the street too. Mrs H. claims she didn't know when she made the booking...
@andysaunders-1.bsky.social - Kindle version ordered! Look who was checking our breakfast cutlery this morning!
June 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@andysaunders-1.bsky.social - Kindle version ordered! Look who was checking our breakfast cutlery this morning!
Inspecting the breakfast cutlery! Nobody else seemed to recognise the man in the red cap.
June 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Inspecting the breakfast cutlery! Nobody else seemed to recognise the man in the red cap.
Awesome!
Magnificent waterfalls? Check
Surprisingly good food? Check
Mile after mile of lilac-coloured lupins? Check
New mortgage application every 4th day? Check!
Temperature down to 4°C in never-ending daytime? Check!!!
Magnificent waterfalls? Check
Surprisingly good food? Check
Mile after mile of lilac-coloured lupins? Check
New mortgage application every 4th day? Check!
Temperature down to 4°C in never-ending daytime? Check!!!
June 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Awesome!
Magnificent waterfalls? Check
Surprisingly good food? Check
Mile after mile of lilac-coloured lupins? Check
New mortgage application every 4th day? Check!
Temperature down to 4°C in never-ending daytime? Check!!!
Magnificent waterfalls? Check
Surprisingly good food? Check
Mile after mile of lilac-coloured lupins? Check
New mortgage application every 4th day? Check!
Temperature down to 4°C in never-ending daytime? Check!!!
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @gertjanbartelds.nl 75% through our 2-week tour of Iceland and we check into our hotel for the night in the northern town of Husavik. Directly across the road from our room is a commemorative display. Caron swears that she hadn't known about it beforehand!
June 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @gertjanbartelds.nl 75% through our 2-week tour of Iceland and we check into our hotel for the night in the northern town of Husavik. Directly across the road from our room is a commemorative display. Caron swears that she hadn't known about it beforehand!
Before this day is ended. 'Downtown' at 22:57
June 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Before this day is ended. 'Downtown' at 22:57
How's your week been? Mine's been pretty good.
June 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
How's your week been? Mine's been pretty good.
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @gertjanbartelds.nl One of the nice things about the BBC is that tickets for program recordings are free. Tonight, we were at Infinite Monkey Cage, sitting under the Museum of the Moon exhibit at the Harwell Campus. Radio is much easier to watch by the light of the Moon!
June 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @gertjanbartelds.nl One of the nice things about the BBC is that tickets for program recordings are free. Tonight, we were at Infinite Monkey Cage, sitting under the Museum of the Moon exhibit at the Harwell Campus. Radio is much easier to watch by the light of the Moon!
In that gravity? Isn't it just a rocky plain?
June 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In that gravity? Isn't it just a rocky plain?
No scruffy beard. No suspenders. But the smug expression is highly irritating!
May 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
No scruffy beard. No suspenders. But the smug expression is highly irritating!
Only a small thing, but my wife and I managed to land our first combined win in a competition at our golf club today.
May 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Only a small thing, but my wife and I managed to land our first combined win in a competition at our golf club today.
First visit to the spiritual home of the BBC. Auntie Beeb has arranged a free gig, I wonder who we'll get!
April 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
First visit to the spiritual home of the BBC. Auntie Beeb has arranged a free gig, I wonder who we'll get!
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social Oh course, the Holmes family does astronomical events differently to everyone else!
March 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social Oh course, the Holmes family does astronomical events differently to everyone else!
Shakey's birthday, but 55 years ago. Absolutely one of the best!
March 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Shakey's birthday, but 55 years ago. Absolutely one of the best!
Should we go, or should we...
March 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Should we go, or should we...