Alan Nobleman
@duneslack.bsky.social
Keen on places.
Marshall of the Pomeranian Voivodship manqué.
Marshall of the Pomeranian Voivodship manqué.
Haar on the Forth
February 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Haar on the Forth
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
to hear the Gaelic ann an taigh-mòr
air a’ chrìch eadar dà shiorrachd
ann an Èirinn far am faighear taic
o gach comhairle gus na dìogan a ghlanadh,
na claisean a chàradh…
—Pàdraig MacAoidh, “Geographical Exclusions Apply”
in With Their Best Clothes On: New Writing Scotland 36
#Gaelic #poem #poetry
air a’ chrìch eadar dà shiorrachd
ann an Èirinn far am faighear taic
o gach comhairle gus na dìogan a ghlanadh,
na claisean a chàradh…
—Pàdraig MacAoidh, “Geographical Exclusions Apply”
in With Their Best Clothes On: New Writing Scotland 36
#Gaelic #poem #poetry
February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
After all these years I still mix up Inchmickery and Inchgarvie.
There’s really no excuse.
There’s really no excuse.
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
After all these years I still mix up Inchmickery and Inchgarvie.
There’s really no excuse.
There’s really no excuse.
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
There's a persistent idea of space as the next step in human exploration, and I think a kind of disappointment that at least for now this isn't a high seas style adventure. But those high seas adventures were motivated largely by trade and conquest, neither of which are available in space.
February 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
There's a persistent idea of space as the next step in human exploration, and I think a kind of disappointment that at least for now this isn't a high seas style adventure. But those high seas adventures were motivated largely by trade and conquest, neither of which are available in space.
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
Rising GHGs create a TOA energy imbalance - less heat escapes to space
Predicted fingerprints: tropospheric warming, stratospheric cooling, ocean heat uptake
Observed reality: 11 warmest years since 1850 are in the last decade
Theory → prediction → observation
theconversation.com/climate-fing...
Predicted fingerprints: tropospheric warming, stratospheric cooling, ocean heat uptake
Observed reality: 11 warmest years since 1850 are in the last decade
Theory → prediction → observation
theconversation.com/climate-fing...
Climate ‘fingerprints’ mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean
The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.
theconversation.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Rising GHGs create a TOA energy imbalance - less heat escapes to space
Predicted fingerprints: tropospheric warming, stratospheric cooling, ocean heat uptake
Observed reality: 11 warmest years since 1850 are in the last decade
Theory → prediction → observation
theconversation.com/climate-fing...
Predicted fingerprints: tropospheric warming, stratospheric cooling, ocean heat uptake
Observed reality: 11 warmest years since 1850 are in the last decade
Theory → prediction → observation
theconversation.com/climate-fing...
January 31, 2026 at 2:56 PM
There’s a man in this pub with an outstanding Burek t-shirt.
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
There’s a man in this pub with an outstanding Burek t-shirt.
Very much enjoying Eurotrash by Christian Kracht.
January 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Very much enjoying Eurotrash by Christian Kracht.
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 AM
January 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
Incredibly trivial fact: We're 19.2% of the way toward the summer solstice from the winter one, but have only seen 12.5% of the change in day length.
This is due to the rate of change being non-linear, accelerating until the equinox, then decelerating until the solstice.
This is due to the rate of change being non-linear, accelerating until the equinox, then decelerating until the solstice.
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Incredibly trivial fact: We're 19.2% of the way toward the summer solstice from the winter one, but have only seen 12.5% of the change in day length.
This is due to the rate of change being non-linear, accelerating until the equinox, then decelerating until the solstice.
This is due to the rate of change being non-linear, accelerating until the equinox, then decelerating until the solstice.
Are there really fiends that use together mode in Teams meetings?
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Are there really fiends that use together mode in Teams meetings?
@herring1967.bsky.social listening to your urinal talk on RHLST 595 reminded me of a candid camera style show where they raised the height of the urinals and left a small pail you could get one foot on in the room. They showed the strategies adopted (wobble, shoot-up, leave or piss on the wall)
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@herring1967.bsky.social listening to your urinal talk on RHLST 595 reminded me of a candid camera style show where they raised the height of the urinals and left a small pail you could get one foot on in the room. They showed the strategies adopted (wobble, shoot-up, leave or piss on the wall)
Marking prelims, listening to Maggotbrain.
It’s what Funkadelic would have wanted.
Disappointingly, no students have referenced Mother Earth’s gravidness. It could have been relevant.
It’s what Funkadelic would have wanted.
Disappointingly, no students have referenced Mother Earth’s gravidness. It could have been relevant.
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Marking prelims, listening to Maggotbrain.
It’s what Funkadelic would have wanted.
Disappointingly, no students have referenced Mother Earth’s gravidness. It could have been relevant.
It’s what Funkadelic would have wanted.
Disappointingly, no students have referenced Mother Earth’s gravidness. It could have been relevant.
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
Brooklyn Beckham: it's time to address the shadowy shape that's difficult to photograph in the room
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Brooklyn Beckham: it's time to address the shadowy shape that's difficult to photograph in the room
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I was listening to the Circle Jerks in sixth year and my good friends loved the Smiths.
After all these years I see how dumb they were.
After all these years I see how dumb they were.
January 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I was listening to the Circle Jerks in sixth year and my good friends loved the Smiths.
After all these years I see how dumb they were.
After all these years I see how dumb they were.
The Norwegian government should go on to explain that if they could award the prize they wouldn’t because he’s a stupid cunt.
Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre: every time I meet with Trump he immediately makes clear how angry he is that he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize and demands that Norway give it to him immediately. I explain that the Nobel Committee, not the government of Norway, awards this prize.
Støre til næringslivet etter Trumps tolltrussel: – Vi skal ivareta norske interesser
Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre sier at han forstår at varselet om straffetoll fra USAs president Donald Trump vekker bekymring i norsk næringsliv.
www.aftenbladet.no
January 18, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The Norwegian government should go on to explain that if they could award the prize they wouldn’t because he’s a stupid cunt.
Latrine wall graffiti from old Judea.
Pilates balls are a torture device
January 18, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Latrine wall graffiti from old Judea.
A pal I played with in my youth had cut out this sleeve to fit the front of his cheap guitar and stuck it on the front. I still think that’s a class move.
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 AM
A pal I played with in my youth had cut out this sleeve to fit the front of his cheap guitar and stuck it on the front. I still think that’s a class move.
Dave Rowntree; he has expressed dissatisfaction with modern life.
January 18, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Dave Rowntree; he has expressed dissatisfaction with modern life.
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
Bears vs. Trail cameras
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Bears vs. Trail cameras
Reposted by Alan Nobleman
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.