Andrew
@autoquixotic.bsky.social
Microbiology, Evolution & Ecology, Birding, Liverpool FC
- art, lit, music, gardening and film -
As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron
- art, lit, music, gardening and film -
As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron
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Online here morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tour...
Tournament for all, except the banned
ANOTHER break for club football arrives on the back of one of the most memorable international windows of World Cup qualifying around the globe.Close to home, Scotland and Ireland each produced dramat...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Online here morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tour...
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Red-eyed Forest - oil painting by Czechia painter, Marie Ban
More of this artist's paintings, here: www.marieban.com
#art
More of this artist's paintings, here: www.marieban.com
#art
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Red-eyed Forest - oil painting by Czechia painter, Marie Ban
More of this artist's paintings, here: www.marieban.com
#art
More of this artist's paintings, here: www.marieban.com
#art
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So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
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Kudos to those who chose to leave their leaves this fall. May your yard have an abundance of fireflies next summer. ✨
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Kudos to those who chose to leave their leaves this fall. May your yard have an abundance of fireflies next summer. ✨
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I’m enjoying imagining that the crow refused to sign a waiver
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I’m enjoying imagining that the crow refused to sign a waiver
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Autumn Rhythm, Lin Fengmian.
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Autumn Rhythm, Lin Fengmian.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Chicago! You can now pick up tickets to the world premiere of a new adaptation of The Left Hand of Darkness, presented with puppets:
Untitled Theatre Company No. 61 and Yara Arts Group: The Left Hand of Darkness - Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival %
The Left Hand of Darkness is a new work based on the 1969 novel by famed sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin, wherein a lone human emissary to an alien world tries to facilitate inclusion in a growing int...
chicagopuppetfest.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Chicago! You can now pick up tickets to the world premiere of a new adaptation of The Left Hand of Darkness, presented with puppets:
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Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns
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Dogs will be like “I know a place” and then take you to a portable toilet.
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dogs will be like “I know a place” and then take you to a portable toilet.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
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I was photographing a globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi) in the garden, when a juvenile "elongate" springtail came scurrying into view. Remarkably, they're both reasonably in focus with this single shot. Two for the price of one! #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photograph
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I was photographing a globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi) in the garden, when a juvenile "elongate" springtail came scurrying into view. Remarkably, they're both reasonably in focus with this single shot. Two for the price of one! #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photograph
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Taco Bell’s new Seventhmeal promotion is looking pretty good
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Taco Bell’s new Seventhmeal promotion is looking pretty good
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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small dog running towards me in a cemetery on a hill in west virginia.
at sunset.
the dog is in mid-air though it is hard to tell because it is a very small dog.
Kodak Tri-X 400
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
#filmphotography
at sunset.
the dog is in mid-air though it is hard to tell because it is a very small dog.
Kodak Tri-X 400
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
#filmphotography
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
small dog running towards me in a cemetery on a hill in west virginia.
at sunset.
the dog is in mid-air though it is hard to tell because it is a very small dog.
Kodak Tri-X 400
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
#filmphotography
at sunset.
the dog is in mid-air though it is hard to tell because it is a very small dog.
Kodak Tri-X 400
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
#filmphotography
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Please, my data centers for my plagiarism machine, they are very sick
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Please, my data centers for my plagiarism machine, they are very sick
Everyone stop scrolling and learn about the gular sac of pelicans
You have to admire the bloody-minded ambition of a pelican trying to eat a whole capybara (who seems utterly unconcerned).
The thing with pelicans is that they have ONE super-power & their brains default to "get it in your mouth & deal with it later."
Let's talk about the gular sac of the pelican.
The thing with pelicans is that they have ONE super-power & their brains default to "get it in your mouth & deal with it later."
Let's talk about the gular sac of the pelican.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Everyone stop scrolling and learn about the gular sac of pelicans
Woke up and realized that we lack a moth emoji ...
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Woke up and realized that we lack a moth emoji ...
Me reliving my busboy days as I carry 8 empty pub glasses to the bar, one trip
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Me reliving my busboy days as I carry 8 empty pub glasses to the bar, one trip
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Second visit from Merv, glad I kept this lichenous stick for the photoshoot
Merveille du Jour, Griposia aprilina, one of the noctuid, or owlet, moths
La Runique in France, The Runic
Die Grüne Eicheneule in Germany, Green Oak Owl
Diana-uil in Netherlands, Diana's Owl
Merveille du Jour, Griposia aprilina, one of the noctuid, or owlet, moths
La Runique in France, The Runic
Die Grüne Eicheneule in Germany, Green Oak Owl
Diana-uil in Netherlands, Diana's Owl
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Second visit from Merv, glad I kept this lichenous stick for the photoshoot
Merveille du Jour, Griposia aprilina, one of the noctuid, or owlet, moths
La Runique in France, The Runic
Die Grüne Eicheneule in Germany, Green Oak Owl
Diana-uil in Netherlands, Diana's Owl
Merveille du Jour, Griposia aprilina, one of the noctuid, or owlet, moths
La Runique in France, The Runic
Die Grüne Eicheneule in Germany, Green Oak Owl
Diana-uil in Netherlands, Diana's Owl
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These 1920s costumes for dancing — more sculpture than clothing — by the avant-garde couple Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt, were born of an artistic philosophy of suffering: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/tanzmasken
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
These 1920s costumes for dancing — more sculpture than clothing — by the avant-garde couple Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt, were born of an artistic philosophy of suffering: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/tanzmasken
Furiously googling how to let loose on the TL
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Furiously googling how to let loose on the TL