Bryan
@carpathian.bsky.social
Sometime artist, sometime writer, most times bewildered. Comics & figure collector. I like me a bit of history, too.
Be kind to each other, People. Life's too short.
Be kind to each other, People. Life's too short.
Always be wary of people whose TV set is bigger than their bookshelves…
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Always be wary of people whose TV set is bigger than their bookshelves…
The irony with all the St George an Union Flags people are hoisting at the moment, is the remarkably high percentage that are upside down.
(Union Flag, obvs).
(Union Flag, obvs).
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The irony with all the St George an Union Flags people are hoisting at the moment, is the remarkably high percentage that are upside down.
(Union Flag, obvs).
(Union Flag, obvs).
Trump’s “peace deal” looks more like kissing up to Putin, with a little discussion over whether or not to use tongues.
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump’s “peace deal” looks more like kissing up to Putin, with a little discussion over whether or not to use tongues.
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Uh
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this is
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
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Well, I've just taken a stroll down the road and posted my papers back to Civil Service Pensions. I guess that's it, then. Officially.
Come 5pm 9th January 2026, I'll be a man of leisure.
Come 5pm 9th January 2026, I'll be a man of leisure.
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Well, I've just taken a stroll down the road and posted my papers back to Civil Service Pensions. I guess that's it, then. Officially.
Come 5pm 9th January 2026, I'll be a man of leisure.
Come 5pm 9th January 2026, I'll be a man of leisure.
I know that there are still at least 15 minutes to go, but it looks as though Sir Harrington Kane has spared England’s blushes against Albania.
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I know that there are still at least 15 minutes to go, but it looks as though Sir Harrington Kane has spared England’s blushes against Albania.
Just watched a short video of an American bloke doing a taste comparison between American and English mustard.
When the teaspoon came out I knew it would not end well.
I was right.
When the teaspoon came out I knew it would not end well.
I was right.
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just watched a short video of an American bloke doing a taste comparison between American and English mustard.
When the teaspoon came out I knew it would not end well.
I was right.
When the teaspoon came out I knew it would not end well.
I was right.
So that’s the end of Strange New Worlds S3.
Did they just rewrite the timeline?
Did they just rewrite the timeline?
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
So that’s the end of Strange New Worlds S3.
Did they just rewrite the timeline?
Did they just rewrite the timeline?
I’ve left it too long before starting season 2 of Foundation. I have no idea what’s going on.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’ve left it too long before starting season 2 of Foundation. I have no idea what’s going on.
Twenty-six working days left.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Twenty-six working days left.
Do we have to call them 'Mountbatten-Windsorie Bars' now?
November 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Do we have to call them 'Mountbatten-Windsorie Bars' now?
I am officially trialing a newly coined word, 'fratridiss' to describe the King's actions towards his younger brother.
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I am officially trialing a newly coined word, 'fratridiss' to describe the King's actions towards his younger brother.
"Mr Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor" has a nice ring to it.
Not as good as "Prisoner Number 999,999", but a nice ring nonetheless.
Not as good as "Prisoner Number 999,999", but a nice ring nonetheless.
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Mr Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor" has a nice ring to it.
Not as good as "Prisoner Number 999,999", but a nice ring nonetheless.
Not as good as "Prisoner Number 999,999", but a nice ring nonetheless.
Twelve years ago today, both Lou Reed and Edna Crabapple passed.
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Twelve years ago today, both Lou Reed and Edna Crabapple passed.
I can't wait to be rude about my former employers.
October 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I can't wait to be rude about my former employers.
I can't remember if I ever mentioned this, but I am retiring on 9th January 2026. Close on 43 yearts in the civil service is more than enough.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I can't remember if I ever mentioned this, but I am retiring on 9th January 2026. Close on 43 yearts in the civil service is more than enough.
Posted without comment.
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Posted without comment.
Well, rather like the first names John and Stephen, I rather doubt that the title Duke of York will reappear in Royal circles for some generations, if ever.
October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Well, rather like the first names John and Stephen, I rather doubt that the title Duke of York will reappear in Royal circles for some generations, if ever.
And now Number One’s hair is channeling Eva Braun…
October 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
And now Number One’s hair is channeling Eva Braun…
One might hope that Wham would be forgotten by the 23rd century.
October 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One might hope that Wham would be forgotten by the 23rd century.
What is it with the male captains in Star Trek?
Pike has three people’s hair, Kirk wears a rug, Picard has male pattern baldness and Sisko, not a hair on his head…
It’s like Anson Mount is trying to balance the budget.
Pike has three people’s hair, Kirk wears a rug, Picard has male pattern baldness and Sisko, not a hair on his head…
It’s like Anson Mount is trying to balance the budget.
October 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
What is it with the male captains in Star Trek?
Pike has three people’s hair, Kirk wears a rug, Picard has male pattern baldness and Sisko, not a hair on his head…
It’s like Anson Mount is trying to balance the budget.
Pike has three people’s hair, Kirk wears a rug, Picard has male pattern baldness and Sisko, not a hair on his head…
It’s like Anson Mount is trying to balance the budget.
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If any of you in the UK get a text message about Winter Fuel Payments ostensibly from DWP, IGNORE IT. It’s a scam: the web address is not the .gov.uk domain, and DWP do not send texts from mobile phones in The Philippines.
October 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If any of you in the UK get a text message about Winter Fuel Payments ostensibly from DWP, IGNORE IT. It’s a scam: the web address is not the .gov.uk domain, and DWP do not send texts from mobile phones in The Philippines.
If any of you in the UK get a text message about Winter Fuel Payments ostensibly from DWP, IGNORE IT. It’s a scam: the web address is not the .gov.uk domain, and DWP do not send texts from mobile phones in The Philippines.
October 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If any of you in the UK get a text message about Winter Fuel Payments ostensibly from DWP, IGNORE IT. It’s a scam: the web address is not the .gov.uk domain, and DWP do not send texts from mobile phones in The Philippines.
959 years ago today the last English king of England died in battle.
October 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
959 years ago today the last English king of England died in battle.
Prior to the year 2000, and often as late as 2005, computers screamed at us when we tried to connect them to the internet.
Did we listen to them..?
Did we listen to them..?
October 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Prior to the year 2000, and often as late as 2005, computers screamed at us when we tried to connect them to the internet.
Did we listen to them..?
Did we listen to them..?