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Pete Rowley
@pyroclasticpete.bsky.social
Volcanologist at University of Bristol specialising in explosive eruptions, pyroclastic density currents, and hazards. Occasional brewer, baker and blacksmith. Runs UGUK Earth science teaching resource portal https://earth-science.org.uk/teach-earth
Saving the world half a can at a time.
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
With a sphincter in the middle.
December 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I was quite attached to the crossover cable; my dad and I used to stretch it across the house and play Total Annihilation against one another 😂
December 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I rationalised my cord boxes down to a single box a couple of years ago. I decided that 40-way ribbon cable and all my SCSI and scart cables could finally pass on. I even let my crossover ethernet go.
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My wife (Somerset born and bred) also is firmly of the view that Bristol is North. In her view the M4 broadly follows the border.
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I am so completely 100% on board with you on all of this. Experience days have proved to be a nightmare in the past; The Venn diagram of our availbility and the event availability almost always had no overlap. I'm also running out of space for hot sauces, jams and interesting chutneys.
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I like my chances of survival
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November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Maybe volcanic lightning?
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Are we sure it's not a Roman fast food stall?
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November 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Sorry, I missed that, I was too busy opened a notebook randomly at a blank page to make notes. Am I making you twitch yet?
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October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Pile of notebooks as evidence
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I just have a lot of notebooks and tend to just grab the nearest. This one is a big A4 one which is generally too much of a nuisance to lug about :D
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
That's an awesome model.
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If someone's so concerned about their Englishness and the fact it goes back 1000 years, they should probably reflect that if that is how they measure it, and it only goes back 1000 years, they're probably French.
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM