Derwen
@derwen.bsky.social
Father and husband and cat person; percussionist, hiker, mycophile and educator.
On the advice of my physician, I post my earworms.
In the Old Country I went by Pezizales Pizzicato
User #1,533,716! WOOO!
On the advice of my physician, I post my earworms.
In the Old Country I went by Pezizales Pizzicato
User #1,533,716! WOOO!
The pictures in the responses will make your day!
No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The pictures in the responses will make your day!
Really interesting research on Parkinson's.
Scientists just discovered a key brain network affected by Parkinson’s disease. The finding could change how doctors understand symptoms and lead to better treatments. 🧠 bit.ly/4qdpLMf
February 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Really interesting research on Parkinson's.
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Roses wear bow ties,
Violets wear ascots,
Violets wear ascots,
Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has been suspended one game for pushing a Wizards mascot.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Roses wear bow ties,
Violets wear ascots,
Violets wear ascots,
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Am I the only one who's real uncomfortable with the way apps are pushing passkeys to replace passwords? They're *less* secure from law enforcement, they further tie you to a specific device, and they make you reliant on a third-party app. Sure hope Google doesn't can Google Authenticator!
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Am I the only one who's real uncomfortable with the way apps are pushing passkeys to replace passwords? They're *less* secure from law enforcement, they further tie you to a specific device, and they make you reliant on a third-party app. Sure hope Google doesn't can Google Authenticator!
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I can't be bothered to make the image or type out the text but if you can all imagine the Dr Manhattan meme and "it's some year or another and someone is rebooting The Muppets", thanks
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I can't be bothered to make the image or type out the text but if you can all imagine the Dr Manhattan meme and "it's some year or another and someone is rebooting The Muppets", thanks
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All in all, it might have been better for everyone involved if we had stopped there.
Dickinsonia, back when evolution was excited to make pancakes.
Paleontologists are pretty sure Dickinsonia was an animal, a creature that lived in the sea around 550 million years ago. The flat, ripply organism adhered itself to the floor with mucus and grazed on mats of microbes. Slick. 🧪
Paleontologists are pretty sure Dickinsonia was an animal, a creature that lived in the sea around 550 million years ago. The flat, ripply organism adhered itself to the floor with mucus and grazed on mats of microbes. Slick. 🧪
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
All in all, it might have been better for everyone involved if we had stopped there.
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This goes to my longstanding soapbox: everything is a disability policy from housing to health care to urban planning to mass transit.
Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair users—but they don't have to be
"You can't physically move. You can't do anything."
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This goes to my longstanding soapbox: everything is a disability policy from housing to health care to urban planning to mass transit.
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I spent only a year @washingtonpost.com at the Outlook section (RIP). But it proved to be pivotal for me as a journalist and I sat right next to the I-team and regularly in awe of them. The Post has so many incredibly talented people and they deserve better.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I spent only a year @washingtonpost.com at the Outlook section (RIP). But it proved to be pivotal for me as a journalist and I sat right next to the I-team and regularly in awe of them. The Post has so many incredibly talented people and they deserve better.
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A Dawn — Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, ca. 1915
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A Dawn — Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, ca. 1915
Cool! Anyone know what Kubrick used for the fake poo?
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Cool! Anyone know what Kubrick used for the fake poo?
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Photo from 2014. Sunrise. I spent the night in that bed in the middle of the Kalahari salt desert in Botswana. One of the great experiences of my life.
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Photo from 2014. Sunrise. I spent the night in that bed in the middle of the Kalahari salt desert in Botswana. One of the great experiences of my life.
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I've still never tried Jack-In-The-Box, because my mom forbid it after four kids died of E. coli in 1993 and now mothers are rubbing raw milk directly into their babies' measles.
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I've still never tried Jack-In-The-Box, because my mom forbid it after four kids died of E. coli in 1993 and now mothers are rubbing raw milk directly into their babies' measles.
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You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
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It’s a #Twosday #Twofer to make up for missing #MushroomMonday 😁
A pair of red-belted conk mushrooms (Fomitopsis pinicola), also known as the red-belted polypore or red-belted bracket. 🤩
#FungiFriends #PNW
A pair of red-belted conk mushrooms (Fomitopsis pinicola), also known as the red-belted polypore or red-belted bracket. 🤩
#FungiFriends #PNW
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
It’s a #Twosday #Twofer to make up for missing #MushroomMonday 😁
A pair of red-belted conk mushrooms (Fomitopsis pinicola), also known as the red-belted polypore or red-belted bracket. 🤩
#FungiFriends #PNW
A pair of red-belted conk mushrooms (Fomitopsis pinicola), also known as the red-belted polypore or red-belted bracket. 🤩
#FungiFriends #PNW
A truly fascinating (and stunning) felid. If I were forced to choose a favorite wild cat, I might have to go with the snow leopard.
A thing I learned is that snow leopards communicate by scent marking, particularly peeing and rubbing on rocks.
And they do it so well that a fresh mark can be smelled, very well, by humans....for MORE THAN A MONTH.
Cat pee x 5000
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
And they do it so well that a fresh mark can be smelled, very well, by humans....for MORE THAN A MONTH.
Cat pee x 5000
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
The secrets of snow leopard mating season
For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A truly fascinating (and stunning) felid. If I were forced to choose a favorite wild cat, I might have to go with the snow leopard.
Compassion takes many forms.
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Compassion takes many forms.
Her embouchure needs a bit of work.
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Her embouchure needs a bit of work.
Shout out for some solid citizenship!
I cut a path through this snowbank since no one else seemed to be willing to do it. It took about a half hour and my best shovel (solid ice and frozen snow) but I got it done and didn’t give myself a heart attack!😅
February 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Shout out for some solid citizenship!
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February 2, 1913: American poet Joyce Kilmer writes his famous poem "Trees" in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Kilmer died fighting at the Second Battle of Marne in France in 1918.
Kilmer died fighting at the Second Battle of Marne in France in 1918.
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
February 2, 1913: American poet Joyce Kilmer writes his famous poem "Trees" in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Kilmer died fighting at the Second Battle of Marne in France in 1918.
Kilmer died fighting at the Second Battle of Marne in France in 1918.
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Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100
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trundle, trundle, trundle 😍
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February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
trundle, trundle, trundle 😍
🌿
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Within the next six months, AI will be able to make a buttermilk biscuit that is both delicious and low-calorie
February 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Within the next six months, AI will be able to make a buttermilk biscuit that is both delicious and low-calorie
Beautiful thread for a cold morning:
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Beautiful thread for a cold morning:
Approved by Inspector 5
February 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Approved by Inspector 5
Dear NASA--
Jupiter has too many moons. Please eliminate 10.
PS: I am not a crank.
Jupiter has too many moons. Please eliminate 10.
PS: I am not a crank.
Nice constellation of the almost full moon🌔and Jupiter this evening. Jupiter has 92 moons!! And is the gatekeeper of our solar system, preventing impact from ☄️ comets etc.
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Dear NASA--
Jupiter has too many moons. Please eliminate 10.
PS: I am not a crank.
Jupiter has too many moons. Please eliminate 10.
PS: I am not a crank.