Brian Derby
@brianderby.bsky.social
Materials Scientist- Researching the Interesting. Manchester UK. Brompton owner
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/brian.derby
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/brian.derby
With the aid of a colleague who had a 24 mm socket set I was able to change the folding pedal on my Brompton. It had lasted 25 years and the replacement is secured by a more convenient Allen Screw.
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
With the aid of a colleague who had a 24 mm socket set I was able to change the folding pedal on my Brompton. It had lasted 25 years and the replacement is secured by a more convenient Allen Screw.
I have just had my ESTA approved so I will be visiting Boston for the fall MRS. It will be interesting to talk to US Scorton get the current vibe
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I have just had my ESTA approved so I will be visiting Boston for the fall MRS. It will be interesting to talk to US Scorton get the current vibe
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What to do if your copy of Private Eye won't open…
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What to do if your copy of Private Eye won't open…
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
Sunset today at Dunham Town
September 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sunset today at Dunham Town
Tried to see the lunar eclipse. Unfortunately in Manchester the Moon is eclipsed by the clouds.
September 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tried to see the lunar eclipse. Unfortunately in Manchester the Moon is eclipsed by the clouds.
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Accurate diagram of a wasp
August 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Accurate diagram of a wasp
Visiting Shrewsbury
August 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Visiting Shrewsbury
John Otway with his 12 string guitar .Ideal for playing songs with only two chords - very punk
August 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
John Otway with his 12 string guitar .Ideal for playing songs with only two chords - very punk
Working on the backlog of papers. Submitted 2 this week. Ignoring ACS journals because of open access issues and trying the Wiley “Advanced” family that have previously not liked my stuff at desk editor level.
August 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Working on the backlog of papers. Submitted 2 this week. Ignoring ACS journals because of open access issues and trying the Wiley “Advanced” family that have previously not liked my stuff at desk editor level.
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my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls
July 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls
I am in Stratford-upon-Avon. Just watched The Constant Wife at the Swan Theatre. £10 standing tickets in the upper gallery are a bargain.
July 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I am in Stratford-upon-Avon. Just watched The Constant Wife at the Swan Theatre. £10 standing tickets in the upper gallery are a bargain.
Manchester preparing for Gallagher Brothers pension plan concerts
July 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Manchester preparing for Gallagher Brothers pension plan concerts
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These NPG spinoff journals are out of control
June 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
These NPG spinoff journals are out of control
At Glastonbury waiting to see Kneecap
June 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
At Glastonbury waiting to see Kneecap
This is in my garden under an oak tree. It’s some sort of boletus but not clear what sort. Any ideas?
June 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is in my garden under an oak tree. It’s some sort of boletus but not clear what sort. Any ideas?
I just discovered our ACS open access expired last month so latest in Langmuir will only be available free from UoM repository
June 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I just discovered our ACS open access expired last month so latest in Langmuir will only be available free from UoM repository
It probably defines my age as I am constantly mistyping the acronym for X-Ray Computed tomography (XCT) in the paper I am working on with XTC. I must be unintentionally making plans for Nigel.
June 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It probably defines my age as I am constantly mistyping the acronym for X-Ray Computed tomography (XCT) in the paper I am working on with XTC. I must be unintentionally making plans for Nigel.
Paper just reviewed and sent on. Full referee 2 mode employed.
May 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Paper just reviewed and sent on. Full referee 2 mode employed.
I just pressed submit on a revised manuscript and bingo the building fire alarm went off. Must be a hot paper.
May 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I just pressed submit on a revised manuscript and bingo the building fire alarm went off. Must be a hot paper.
Following the rugby on web feed text as I am in Uzbekistan but what a match between Northampton and Leinster. First half over - come on the Saints.
May 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Following the rugby on web feed text as I am in Uzbekistan but what a match between Northampton and Leinster. First half over - come on the Saints.