ChrisR
@carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Retired IT/information service management and digital curation. Now most interested in film photography. Born at 310 ppm (from ice cores!). Midlands UK (spent 25 […]
🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.scot/@carusb on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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Keep in mind: if you are a booklover and want to write reviews: consider writing it on #Bookwyrm
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January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Keep in mind: if you are a booklover and want to write reviews: consider writing it on #Bookwyrm
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Is see Danish citizens online are now proposing to invade USA and MAAG. (Make America Actually Great)
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Is see Danish citizens online are now proposing to invade USA and MAAG. (Make America Actually Great)
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
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Sauce recipe - this is sort of done by eye and taste, so feel free to adjust slightly to your taste. This is about what it “feels like” I add to mine. I do a lot of tasting and adjusting until it’s where I want it.
If you’ve never had NC style BBQ before, don’t be alarmed at how vinegary the […]
If you’ve never had NC style BBQ before, don’t be alarmed at how vinegary the […]
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infosec.exchange
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Sauce recipe - this is sort of done by eye and taste, so feel free to adjust slightly to your taste. This is about what it “feels like” I add to mine. I do a lot of tasting and adjusting until it’s where I want it.
If you’ve never had NC style BBQ before, don’t be alarmed at how vinegary the […]
If you’ve never had NC style BBQ before, don’t be alarmed at how vinegary the […]
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Travelers, Hampi, India 2025
Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, Rollei IR (@100)
Met and chatted with this couple who were riding a beautiful Royal Enfield all decked out for touring.
#BelieveInFilm
Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, Rollei IR (@100)
Met and chatted with this couple who were riding a beautiful Royal Enfield all decked out for touring.
#BelieveInFilm
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Travelers, Hampi, India 2025
Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, Rollei IR (@100)
Met and chatted with this couple who were riding a beautiful Royal Enfield all decked out for touring.
#BelieveInFilm
Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, Rollei IR (@100)
Met and chatted with this couple who were riding a beautiful Royal Enfield all decked out for touring.
#BelieveInFilm
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Stop promoting X as if it were still a relevant or credible platform.
Featuring X on your website, newsletters or messages, is an active contribution to X’s efforts to undermine European sovereignty and democracy.
Featuring X on your website, newsletters or messages, is an active contribution to X’s efforts to undermine European sovereignty and democracy.
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Stop promoting X as if it were still a relevant or credible platform.
Featuring X on your website, newsletters or messages, is an active contribution to X’s efforts to undermine European sovereignty and democracy.
Featuring X on your website, newsletters or messages, is an active contribution to X’s efforts to undermine European sovereignty and democracy.
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I really want any official approving of Trump's discretionary attack on Venezuela without Congress's authorization or approval to have to answer whether they also support him doing the same thing against Panama. And Greenland. And Canada.
Because those are also countries he's talked about […]
Because those are also countries he's talked about […]
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mastodon.social
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I really want any official approving of Trump's discretionary attack on Venezuela without Congress's authorization or approval to have to answer whether they also support him doing the same thing against Panama. And Greenland. And Canada.
Because those are also countries he's talked about […]
Because those are also countries he's talked about […]
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Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
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Amazing record for the FIFA
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Amazing record for the FIFA
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Scanning a roll of Street Candy ATM 400 that I got in a bundle of films. There's not much info on the film; the web site has vanished, but I managed to find it on the Wayback Machine. Sent off to The Darkroom UK who use XTOL. It is, so far at least, a horrible film. It's very thin, very curly […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Scanning a roll of Street Candy ATM 400 that I got in a bundle of films. There's not much info on the film; the web site has vanished, but I managed to find it on the Wayback Machine. Sent off to The Darkroom UK who use XTOL. It is, so far at least, a horrible film. It's very thin, very curly […]
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RE: https://flx.masto.host/@bosak/113765010239495482
#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm
As the end of the 1967-69 era appears on the horizon, it's time to repost this summary of my #retrobosak project. Thanks to everyone for following my early photos and bearing with my unpopular […]
#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm
As the end of the 1967-69 era appears on the horizon, it's time to repost this summary of my #retrobosak project. Thanks to everyone for following my early photos and bearing with my unpopular […]
January 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
RE: https://flx.masto.host/@bosak/113765010239495482
#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm
As the end of the 1967-69 era appears on the horizon, it's time to repost this summary of my #retrobosak project. Thanks to everyone for following my early photos and bearing with my unpopular […]
#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm
As the end of the 1967-69 era appears on the horizon, it's time to repost this summary of my #retrobosak project. Thanks to everyone for following my early photos and bearing with my unpopular […]
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January 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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RE: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115815961061014546
Happy New Year, everyone! Never give up, never surrender, keep on realizing your dreams, build up resilience, be excellent to each other, focus on community, be human(ist), be creative and bring & share the light to keep the encroaching […]
Happy New Year, everyone! Never give up, never surrender, keep on realizing your dreams, build up resilience, be excellent to each other, focus on community, be human(ist), be creative and bring & share the light to keep the encroaching […]
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mastodon.thi.ng
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
RE: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115815961061014546
Happy New Year, everyone! Never give up, never surrender, keep on realizing your dreams, build up resilience, be excellent to each other, focus on community, be human(ist), be creative and bring & share the light to keep the encroaching […]
Happy New Year, everyone! Never give up, never surrender, keep on realizing your dreams, build up resilience, be excellent to each other, focus on community, be human(ist), be creative and bring & share the light to keep the encroaching […]
I am starting 2026 as I ended 2025: with a toothache! Rang the dentist on Tuesday, but because my face isn't swollen, I'm not an emergency. They offered me an appointment on January 22! I declined.
January 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I am starting 2026 as I ended 2025: with a toothache! Rang the dentist on Tuesday, but because my face isn't swollen, I'm not an emergency. They offered me an appointment on January 22! I declined.
Happy New Year everyone, specially all my #believeinfilm #filmphotography friends.
I'm going to break my image thread as we start 2026, even though I've only got to October. The old thread ended at https://mastodon.scot/@carusb/115812996539286193
The premise is, at least one photo from each […]
I'm going to break my image thread as we start 2026, even though I've only got to October. The old thread ended at https://mastodon.scot/@carusb/115812996539286193
The premise is, at least one photo from each […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
January 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Happy New Year everyone, specially all my #believeinfilm #filmphotography friends.
I'm going to break my image thread as we start 2026, even though I've only got to October. The old thread ended at https://mastodon.scot/@carusb/115812996539286193
The premise is, at least one photo from each […]
I'm going to break my image thread as we start 2026, even though I've only got to October. The old thread ended at https://mastodon.scot/@carusb/115812996539286193
The premise is, at least one photo from each […]
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Night all!
I actually got out this afternoon, the first time in days and I did a short walk with Joni. I was so glad just to be out that I did a lot of just standing and looking. Looking at the clouds, the light, the trees... Everything. What a joy. It was cold […]
[Original post on zeroes.ca]
I actually got out this afternoon, the first time in days and I did a short walk with Joni. I was so glad just to be out that I did a lot of just standing and looking. Looking at the clouds, the light, the trees... Everything. What a joy. It was cold […]
[Original post on zeroes.ca]
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Night all!
I actually got out this afternoon, the first time in days and I did a short walk with Joni. I was so glad just to be out that I did a lot of just standing and looking. Looking at the clouds, the light, the trees... Everything. What a joy. It was cold […]
[Original post on zeroes.ca]
I actually got out this afternoon, the first time in days and I did a short walk with Joni. I was so glad just to be out that I did a lot of just standing and looking. Looking at the clouds, the light, the trees... Everything. What a joy. It was cold […]
[Original post on zeroes.ca]
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I’ve sort of accidentally fallen into a new habit that I’ve found helpful, and maybe you will too.
I put a piece of painter’s tape with the film, speed and dev time on the tank - once development is done I peel it off and put it on the 2x4 at the top of my […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
I put a piece of painter’s tape with the film, speed and dev time on the tank - once development is done I peel it off and put it on the 2x4 at the top of my […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve sort of accidentally fallen into a new habit that I’ve found helpful, and maybe you will too.
I put a piece of painter’s tape with the film, speed and dev time on the tank - once development is done I peel it off and put it on the 2x4 at the top of my […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
I put a piece of painter’s tape with the film, speed and dev time on the tank - once development is done I peel it off and put it on the 2x4 at the top of my […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Bit of doggerel from years ago for your Boxing Day fun. Read aloud for children & easily amused adults, slowly then faster, ending up a high pitch for the #steamtrain whistle!
Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee.
Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits […]
Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee.
Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Bit of doggerel from years ago for your Boxing Day fun. Read aloud for children & easily amused adults, slowly then faster, ending up a high pitch for the #steamtrain whistle!
Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee.
Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits […]
Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee.
Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits, Cheese and biscuits […]
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Tree
Almost 50 years ago, this was our Christmas tree. My folks got a live tree for a change, and planted it after Christmas. It has taken over this half of the front yard, swallowed up the power and phone lines, killed all the grass underneath […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
Almost 50 years ago, this was our Christmas tree. My folks got a live tree for a change, and planted it after Christmas. It has taken over this half of the front yard, swallowed up the power and phone lines, killed all the grass underneath […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
December 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Tree
Almost 50 years ago, this was our Christmas tree. My folks got a live tree for a change, and planted it after Christmas. It has taken over this half of the front yard, swallowed up the power and phone lines, killed all the grass underneath […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
Almost 50 years ago, this was our Christmas tree. My folks got a live tree for a change, and planted it after Christmas. It has taken over this half of the front yard, swallowed up the power and phone lines, killed all the grass underneath […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
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@gavgordontogo.bsky.social It would indeed be great, and that remote possibility is one of the reasons that I'm doing this, but it's looking increasingly unlikely. Without knowing her name, there's nothing to turn up in a search, and while I have hopes that I'll live long enough to leave an […]
Original post on flx.masto.host
flx.masto.host
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
@gavgordontogo.bsky.social It would indeed be great, and that remote possibility is one of the reasons that I'm doing this, but it's looking increasingly unlikely. Without knowing her name, there's nothing to turn up in a search, and while I have hopes that I'll live long enough to leave an […]
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#FortWilliam was one of the stopovers between #islay and #skye. I could certainly have spent more time there - the loch and the road next to it were beautiful.
📷 #yashicamat
🎞️ #kodaktrix
🧪 #xtol
#filmphotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm #developyourown #darktable
📷 #yashicamat
🎞️ #kodaktrix
🧪 #xtol
#filmphotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm #developyourown #darktable
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#FortWilliam was one of the stopovers between #islay and #skye. I could certainly have spent more time there - the loch and the road next to it were beautiful.
📷 #yashicamat
🎞️ #kodaktrix
🧪 #xtol
#filmphotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm #developyourown #darktable
📷 #yashicamat
🎞️ #kodaktrix
🧪 #xtol
#filmphotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm #developyourown #darktable
I'm a fan of The Online Photographer (Mike Johnston of TOP) now visible via Patreon but readable for free. Todays' post https://www.patreon.com/posts/myth-of-good-146500386 is well written as always, but basically comes down to "[use] whatever [camera] nourishes your enthusiasm", a phrase he […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm a fan of The Online Photographer (Mike Johnston of TOP) now visible via Patreon but readable for free. Todays' post https://www.patreon.com/posts/myth-of-good-146500386 is well written as always, but basically comes down to "[use] whatever [camera] nourishes your enthusiasm", a phrase he […]
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Current #photo #wip
I took this image back in 2021. It took me three outings bushwacking through the forest to find the actual falls - I could see them from the highway, but, couldn't figure out how to get into the canyon. I think it paid off though!
I […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I took this image back in 2021. It took me three outings bushwacking through the forest to find the actual falls - I could see them from the highway, but, couldn't figure out how to get into the canyon. I think it paid off though!
I […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Current #photo #wip
I took this image back in 2021. It took me three outings bushwacking through the forest to find the actual falls - I could see them from the highway, but, couldn't figure out how to get into the canyon. I think it paid off though!
I […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I took this image back in 2021. It took me three outings bushwacking through the forest to find the actual falls - I could see them from the highway, but, couldn't figure out how to get into the canyon. I think it paid off though!
I […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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As Parker Molloy notes the 60 Minutes segment is based in part on the Human Rights Watch report "'You Have Arrived in Hell'": Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison". That report can be read in full online here […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
As Parker Molloy notes the 60 Minutes segment is based in part on the Human Rights Watch report "'You Have Arrived in Hell'": Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison". That report can be read in full online here […]
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An interesting WSJ opinion piece (free) for people who want to understand what's going on in American politics.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/heritage-foundation-staff-exodus-mike-pence-kevin-roberts-c4ba0b7c?st=gYdTsG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/heritage-foundation-staff-exodus-mike-pence-kevin-roberts-c4ba0b7c?st=gYdTsG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
An interesting WSJ opinion piece (free) for people who want to understand what's going on in American politics.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/heritage-foundation-staff-exodus-mike-pence-kevin-roberts-c4ba0b7c?st=gYdTsG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/heritage-foundation-staff-exodus-mike-pence-kevin-roberts-c4ba0b7c?st=gYdTsG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink