Physicist | Postdoc in Particle Accelerator Environmental Sustainability @ Oxford Stubborn optimist. Expert amateur. Pro community. 🛼🏄🛹 Boycott billionaires. Divest fossil fuels. Anti-fascist, pro-💉🧪🏳️‍🌈 etc Views my own and bloody fantastic ;)https://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mjp35ewjd22nFor-profit companies absolutely should not ever ask employees to volunteer their time. 👏 Outreach and engagement is work 👏 It has so many benefits, especially to the company. Put your money where your mouth is. N.B. this is after a conversation with a friend and not in any relation to my work.17 Apr 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp35ewjd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mjiqkj7on22eJoke's on them, adverts are long enough to make a cuppa and take a pee break again.15 Apr 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkj7on22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhqtj4z55c2kFascinating assessment! "Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of Data Centers in Texas: Quantifying Impacts and Environmental Tradeoffs" https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21312v123 Mar 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqtj4z55c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhqjh7azzk2cWe all need to get off our asses and act. There is no magical technology coming to save us in time. We need to change the way we live and we need to do it today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c203rdxkezwo23 Mar 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqjh7azzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhiwbjz7jk2mInteresting: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260319-isometric-exercise-the-most-efficient-fitness-regime20 Mar 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiwbjz7jk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhicld737k2sGood news on a sleepless night: apparently the boar piglets have been born at Parc Omega. CUTE.20 Mar 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhicld737k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhgjhc6gxs2qStill absolutely obsessed with this choreography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZCvzPnsSHk IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS Direction and Choreography: @rickyubeda11 Associate Choreographer: @bellamtagle DP/Editor: @jonathasnazareth Produced by @ahmadsimmons Music: “Sympathy” by @vampireweekend19 Mar 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgjhc6gxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhbjwrsp522gA message that turned into a terrible poem: I had power for an hour, enough time for a shower, then a loud crash and now(er) no power no mow(er) -H Wakeling (2026)17 Mar 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjwrsp522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhavots6d22aEveryone wants a life that can move forward. But right now, thousands of people up and down the country are forced to wait 10 years for the right to permanently stay in the place they already call home. Scrap the Barriers. Join me and sign the petition now. https://act.praxis.org.uk/scrap-the-barriers17 Mar 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhavots6d22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mhaunqy6os2dAh yes calendar, this is indeed the 26th April 2030. Computers aren't taking over just yet.17 Mar 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhaunqy6os2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mh6othmzjs2lThough I didn't lose power in the #QCstorm last week, the ice aftermath on my steps was a good 2cm of smooth, slippery death. It took a god hour to chip away at the full staircase. Note to self, get some grit and ask landlord to supply a grit bin for the building...16 Mar 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6othmzjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mh4kgmv25c2fMy NY res was to de-screen my life a bit. I realise now that I've replaced scrolling insta with reddit which, while interesting and hobby-based, still sucks up my time. Now deleted the app off my phone to make reddit use more active than passive. So, naturally I came to BlueSky to post about it.15 Mar 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4kgmv25c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mgtoaj2xj22nMerci à tous qui travailler sans relâche pour rétablir l'électricité! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtoaj2xj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mgsfeqgzbk22Ice storm prep for a physicist: food, caffeine, charged devices, and git pulled remote repositories. #QCstorm #Montreal11 Mar 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsfeqgzbk22https://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mgpmjclnx22zIn addition to a little prep, maybe consider parking your car away from trees tonight and tomorrow! #Montreal #QCstorm10 Mar 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmjclnx22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mgnflrwphk2m#Montreal #Quebec Now's a good time to check you've got food and water supplies. Significant freezing rain expected Wednesday. This could impact services, including power and access. Being prepared not only makes events like this more manageable for you, it helps lighten the load on the system. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnflrwphk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mgkydwo62c2sThis reddit thread on mispronounced UK place names brought me much joy today: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/s/f1gkmBFIpi Especially as someone who loves to purposely mutilate place names08 Mar 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkydwo62c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwakeling.bsky.social/post/3mgj22hiuq22aFYI void, I am anti age verification and ID checks. You can be sure I will stop using a service/tech/etc.08 Mar 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:6grg74vs5dhkremctgpelxp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgj22hiuq22a