Darren Radford
@inkyd.bsky.social
British-American, ex-alien, would-be writer, mainframer, cat whisperer. If uncertain, always take the path to the left.
There is not enough Stegosaurus representation. Show me your Stegs.
There is not enough Stegosaurus representation. Show me your Stegs.
“We didn’t mutate some flatworm into a murderous new form.”
- Dr. Toth, “Into the Drowning Deep”
Nice. I see what you did there, @seananmcguire.bsky.social
- Dr. Toth, “Into the Drowning Deep”
Nice. I see what you did there, @seananmcguire.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“We didn’t mutate some flatworm into a murderous new form.”
- Dr. Toth, “Into the Drowning Deep”
Nice. I see what you did there, @seananmcguire.bsky.social
- Dr. Toth, “Into the Drowning Deep”
Nice. I see what you did there, @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Every four years
Inflatable Tube Man Air Dancer GIF
Alt: Inflatable Tube Man Air Dancer representing US government instability
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Every four years
To all the astronomers out there, today I wish you a Mercury’s Mars!
December 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
To all the astronomers out there, today I wish you a Mercury’s Mars!
The day immediately after having been
down with sickness always feels wonderful to be well again.
down with sickness always feels wonderful to be well again.
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The day immediately after having been
down with sickness always feels wonderful to be well again.
down with sickness always feels wonderful to be well again.
Seconded. Platonic female friendships aren’t weird. They’re awesome.
But that should extend to adult life too. Spending time with adult women for platonic reasons and to enjoy things together shouldn’t be aberrant, neither should pursuing female coded things for fun or work. And heteronormative marriage should not preclude any of that btw.
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Seconded. Platonic female friendships aren’t weird. They’re awesome.
Welp, I guess I don’t need the flu shot now 🤧
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Welp, I guess I don’t need the flu shot now 🤧
I watched a Nature documentary about pigeons. Was there something else on tonight?
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I watched a Nature documentary about pigeons. Was there something else on tonight?
Reposted by Darren Radford
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
I did this and it seems I pester @mishellbaker.bsky.social the most, but I’m a very light poster overall (perfect Touch Grass score!)
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I did this and it seems I pester @mishellbaker.bsky.social the most, but I’m a very light poster overall (perfect Touch Grass score!)
I wish this for a friend I’ll never get to meet.
![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 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I wish this for a friend I’ll never get to meet.
Watched Jurassic World Rebirth tonight. It’s a decent story that delivers what you expect from a dinosaur movie. Good popcorn fare.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Watched Jurassic World Rebirth tonight. It’s a decent story that delivers what you expect from a dinosaur movie. Good popcorn fare.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
Recombobulation
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Recombobulation
I saw the big chart of Dramatica nested quads and thought “that’s just crying out for a zoomable treemap!” so I made one to help me navigate it.
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I saw the big chart of Dramatica nested quads and thought “that’s just crying out for a zoomable treemap!” so I made one to help me navigate it.
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
Reposted by Darren Radford
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
Oh no, I’ve become an Old because I can’t tell if “the coldest” means good or bad!
We can all agree that "I'll make a man out of you" is the coldest Disney song. Right?
a close up of a cartoon character with glowing eyes and a skull on his shoulder .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with glowing eyes and a skull on his shoulder .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Oh no, I’ve become an Old because I can’t tell if “the coldest” means good or bad!
“Bah wheep granagh wheep nini bong?”
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“Bah wheep granagh wheep nini bong?”
Wordle 1612 1/6
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wordle 1612 1/6
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Cassian Andor vs the Empire. How does it end?
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Cassian Andor vs the Empire. How does it end?
Reposted by Darren Radford
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
Unexpected! Just the barest suggestion of a haze to the naked eye, but bright in the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Unexpected! Just the barest suggestion of a haze to the naked eye, but bright in the camera.
@durbin.senate.gov Any promise of a vote is an illusion, Senator. Do not be cowed by these unrepentant bullies.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
@durbin.senate.gov No one is answering the phones in your office.
Any deal that doesn’t have some sort of guarantees for ACA subsidies, or guarantees period beyond “we swear, this time we’ll play ball” isn’t a deal.
It’s Lucy, holding the football, and you’re Charlie Brown.
No quarter, Senator.
Any deal that doesn’t have some sort of guarantees for ACA subsidies, or guarantees period beyond “we swear, this time we’ll play ball” isn’t a deal.
It’s Lucy, holding the football, and you’re Charlie Brown.
No quarter, Senator.
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
@durbin.senate.gov Any promise of a vote is an illusion, Senator. Do not be cowed by these unrepentant bullies.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
The existence of a trillionaire is a failure of society.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The existence of a trillionaire is a failure of society.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
Reposted by Darren Radford
Recently decided to go back to updating three of my dinosaur arts from summer to winter.
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Recently decided to go back to updating three of my dinosaur arts from summer to winter.
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
Today in #EverythingIsEleanorRigby
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today in #EverythingIsEleanorRigby
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!