Recovering journalist, universe/UK/Notts. Geek, nerd, dweeb. Fixer. Author of popular science book. Columnist @ Lab News. Motorcycles. Spaniels. Science. Engineering. Screaming into the voidhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mk6wjiq22225Seen on this afternoon's dog walk: a holly blue #butterfly feeding on its namesake bush. Should be the next #BlueSky logo, no?23 Apr 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wjiq22225https://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mk6wjiq22225Seen on this afternoon's dog walk: a holly blue #butterfly feeding on its namesake bush. Should be the next #BlueSky logo, no?23 Apr 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wjiq22225https://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mjmqiftg6c2oFirst swallows of the season here in Nottinghamshire, UK. About 53N. Welcome back little friends. #swallow #spring16 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmqiftg6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mjcoe5aehs23Some weather about today12 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcoe5aehs23https://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mj7hy5emgs2xI'm a genius, obvs Wordle 1,757 2/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩11 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7hy5emgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mijvajt3ds2dFine point of pedantry: the Artemis II mission will *not* 'escape Earth's gravity'. It will dally with the moon, but the moon itself is still bound by Earth's gravity. #Artemis #moon No human mission has ever escaped Earth's gravity. #pedantry02 Apr 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijvajt3ds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3milex5vfsk2aFor a moment there I thought it might be a word beginning with M Wordle 1,749 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩03 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3milex5vfsk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mijvajt3ds2dFine point of pedantry: the Artemis II mission will *not* 'escape Earth's gravity'. It will dally with the moon, but the moon itself is still bound by Earth's gravity. #Artemis #moon No human mission has ever escaped Earth's gravity. #pedantry02 Apr 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijvajt3ds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mij4nwvc5c2nIn the supermarket to buy novelty chocolate for the weekend. All the eggs are about 50% more expensive without a store card. I don't have a store card. I don't want a poxy store card. Guess I'll spend the overdraft somewhere else. Fuck off.02 Apr 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij4nwvc5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mieu55vfgs2dMy GP just sent a message, encouraging me to download and install the NHS App. They sent the message via the NHS App.31 Mar 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieu55vfgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mieoay7u3c2xAny chance the No Kings movement could mobilise to prevent an actual king setting foot on US soil?31 Mar 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieoay7u3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3micepnafik2cBout of illness last week and the doc today tells me I'm still dehydrated by 2kg. I reckon that's just about three bottles of wine, thank you very much.30 Mar 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3micepnafik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhqz5ixet22hAll these spontaneous telephone interviews #Trump has been doing: what are the chances it's an #AI chatbot?23 Mar 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqz5ixet22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhsn56vuv22kI learned about the US implementing a ban on foreign-made routers and I wondered why woodworking equipment was the new front line in Trump's trade wars. Image nicked from thesawguy.com #router #routerban #Trump24 Mar 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsn56vuv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhsn56vuv22kI learned about the US implementing a ban on foreign-made routers and I wondered why woodworking equipment was the new front line in Trump's trade wars. Image nicked from thesawguy.com #router #routerban #Trump24 Mar 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsn56vuv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhqz5ixet22hAll these spontaneous telephone interviews #Trump has been doing: what are the chances it's an #AI chatbot?23 Mar 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqz5ixet22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhochepw7s2nLast week we stayed in the village of Wark, Northumberland, which reminded me of an old #dialect gag. Geordie breaks his leg, and when the plaster comes off the doctor says 'can you wark?' to which Geordie replies 'Wark? I canna even waak!' (work? I can't even walk!) #accent #geordie #joke22 Mar 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhochepw7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mho537fu522tBluebells! First I've seen this year, and at least a month early, but hello little friends. #bluebells #spring #signsofspring22 Mar 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho537fu522thttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhiqquvw6k2oKudos to Nottinghamshire Libraries for a prominent display of banned books. These include works by Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Margaret Atwood, and Jackie Collins. Some bans are historical, some still in place, from legislatures in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and various US states notably Utah.20 Mar 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiqquvw6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhhbfe664k2nAn antique copy and an internal Welsh accent really helped my enjoyment of Dylan Thomas's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/26459563-inconsequential-but-charming20 Mar 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhbfe664k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mhbssaktbs23In the pub, trying to discuss Dylan Thomas on St Patrick's night and the world is upside down17 Mar 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbssaktbs23https://bsky.app/profile/russs.bsky.social/post/3mh7mnvples2xPossibly unpopular opinion: Small Prophets was a bit of a letdown. #smallprophets16 Mar 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:bmtf7dohjslyo5zi457ijtzg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7mnvples2x