K.E.M Lindblom
@eggstronomer.bsky.social
Questioning, overworked angry astronomer of many trades, science journalist, writer, visual artist, GM, gamer and nocturnal geek who speaks her mind every time.
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K.E.M Lindblom
@eggstronomer.bsky.social
· May 31
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Are you one of those people who still use pens/pencils on paper as a complement to digital notes? Do you, on top of that, like my artwork? If so I have just the thing for you! Radioactive...no, not that again... Normal notebooks available at Amazon
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For my portfolio, my mentor has asked me to remove my characters from four different drawings just to enhance the landscapes/surroundings. I realise that she has a point, and I do have multiple copies of each image but it still feels wrong to just remove them like that. Too attached? _Me_? Naaah! 😝
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For my portfolio, my mentor has asked me to remove my characters from four different drawings just to enhance the landscapes/surroundings. I realise that she has a point, and I do have multiple copies of each image but it still feels wrong to just remove them like that. Too attached? _Me_? Naaah! 😝
How to teach an octopus to play the piano! 🐙
(And on a side note, the piano teacher is obviously Swedish.)
youtube.com/watch?si=2C9jUSUZR4DbEfk3&v=PcWnQ7fYzwI&feature=youtu.be
(And on a side note, the piano teacher is obviously Swedish.)
youtube.com/watch?si=2C9jUSUZR4DbEfk3&v=PcWnQ7fYzwI&feature=youtu.be
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How to teach an octopus to play the piano! 🐙
(And on a side note, the piano teacher is obviously Swedish.)
youtube.com/watch?si=2C9jUSUZR4DbEfk3&v=PcWnQ7fYzwI&feature=youtu.be
(And on a side note, the piano teacher is obviously Swedish.)
youtube.com/watch?si=2C9jUSUZR4DbEfk3&v=PcWnQ7fYzwI&feature=youtu.be
We're having a problem with wild boars where I live and I am pissed off because they ruin the lawns. That's old man warning right there. 😝
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're having a problem with wild boars where I live and I am pissed off because they ruin the lawns. That's old man warning right there. 😝
–Not exactly the glowing mushrooms you predicted.
–Fascinating! They look like explorers, just like us!
–It's rather rude talking about others as if they weren't there.
–Are you suggesting we try to communicate?
–Either that, or we just politely nod and move along.
#SciFiSat
–Fascinating! They look like explorers, just like us!
–It's rather rude talking about others as if they weren't there.
–Are you suggesting we try to communicate?
–Either that, or we just politely nod and move along.
#SciFiSat
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
–Not exactly the glowing mushrooms you predicted.
–Fascinating! They look like explorers, just like us!
–It's rather rude talking about others as if they weren't there.
–Are you suggesting we try to communicate?
–Either that, or we just politely nod and move along.
#SciFiSat
–Fascinating! They look like explorers, just like us!
–It's rather rude talking about others as if they weren't there.
–Are you suggesting we try to communicate?
–Either that, or we just politely nod and move along.
#SciFiSat
–How you intend to “take it down”, is a mystery to me, Reyes. This previously deactivated station AI should be directly connected to the mainframe and thus be able to access the entire Kepler, isn’t that right?
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#SciFiFri
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#SciFiFri
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
–How you intend to “take it down”, is a mystery to me, Reyes. This previously deactivated station AI should be directly connected to the mainframe and thus be able to access the entire Kepler, isn’t that right?
[1/5]
#SciFiFri
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#SciFiFri
"Ten minutes of morning sunlight can significantly benefit your health by regulating your body's circadian rhythm, which improves sleep, mood, and energy levels."
Excuse me but what sunlight, exactly what is this "sunlight" you speak about? Is that, like, bright clouds or something?!
Excuse me but what sunlight, exactly what is this "sunlight" you speak about? Is that, like, bright clouds or something?!
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"Ten minutes of morning sunlight can significantly benefit your health by regulating your body's circadian rhythm, which improves sleep, mood, and energy levels."
Excuse me but what sunlight, exactly what is this "sunlight" you speak about? Is that, like, bright clouds or something?!
Excuse me but what sunlight, exactly what is this "sunlight" you speak about? Is that, like, bright clouds or something?!
–Doctor, I'm not normally superstitious but...
–But what, captain?
–But I think we might have ghosts on the station!
–Captain, you are being absurd.
–Yeah, I know what it sounds like but haven't you noticed all the strange things going on lately?
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#SciFiSat
–But what, captain?
–But I think we might have ghosts on the station!
–Captain, you are being absurd.
–Yeah, I know what it sounds like but haven't you noticed all the strange things going on lately?
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#SciFiSat
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
–Doctor, I'm not normally superstitious but...
–But what, captain?
–But I think we might have ghosts on the station!
–Captain, you are being absurd.
–Yeah, I know what it sounds like but haven't you noticed all the strange things going on lately?
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#SciFiSat
–But what, captain?
–But I think we might have ghosts on the station!
–Captain, you are being absurd.
–Yeah, I know what it sounds like but haven't you noticed all the strange things going on lately?
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#SciFiSat
–The faint light of the star reflected in the frozen globes of unseeing eyes served as a reminder of reality, because in the end this was all that the ship was: A cold and silent grave, forgotten and left to forever drift through the darkness of space.
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#SciFiFri
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#SciFiFri
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
–The faint light of the star reflected in the frozen globes of unseeing eyes served as a reminder of reality, because in the end this was all that the ship was: A cold and silent grave, forgotten and left to forever drift through the darkness of space.
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#SciFiFri
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#SciFiFri
Soo… that was fun!
I was randomly put to lead a group of strangers through the haunted house and there was a lot of screaming. Not from me (or _because_ of me) though. I thank good perception and years of paranoid gaming for that. 😜👻🎃
I was randomly put to lead a group of strangers through the haunted house and there was a lot of screaming. Not from me (or _because_ of me) though. I thank good perception and years of paranoid gaming for that. 😜👻🎃
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Soo… that was fun!
I was randomly put to lead a group of strangers through the haunted house and there was a lot of screaming. Not from me (or _because_ of me) though. I thank good perception and years of paranoid gaming for that. 😜👻🎃
I was randomly put to lead a group of strangers through the haunted house and there was a lot of screaming. Not from me (or _because_ of me) though. I thank good perception and years of paranoid gaming for that. 😜👻🎃
Taking à few hours off to visit our currently Halloween themed park, Liseberg, and some of their horror houses. I’ll do my best not to ruin the mood for everyone by laughing at the actors. Again. 👻🎃
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Taking à few hours off to visit our currently Halloween themed park, Liseberg, and some of their horror houses. I’ll do my best not to ruin the mood for everyone by laughing at the actors. Again. 👻🎃
Another reason why people shouldn't have AI:
People are too lazy to write e-mails so the ask an AI to do a summary of what they need to send. AI spits out an interpretation. People on the other end are too lazy to read, so they ask an AI for a summary and guess what?
It's the bloody telephone game!
People are too lazy to write e-mails so the ask an AI to do a summary of what they need to send. AI spits out an interpretation. People on the other end are too lazy to read, so they ask an AI for a summary and guess what?
It's the bloody telephone game!
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Another reason why people shouldn't have AI:
People are too lazy to write e-mails so the ask an AI to do a summary of what they need to send. AI spits out an interpretation. People on the other end are too lazy to read, so they ask an AI for a summary and guess what?
It's the bloody telephone game!
People are too lazy to write e-mails so the ask an AI to do a summary of what they need to send. AI spits out an interpretation. People on the other end are too lazy to read, so they ask an AI for a summary and guess what?
It's the bloody telephone game!
And now I have a photo of the entire, awesome and wonderful Onsala Day and Night of Astronomy team! That day will be one of my fondest memories of this year! 🚀🔭📡✨
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
And now I have a photo of the entire, awesome and wonderful Onsala Day and Night of Astronomy team! That day will be one of my fondest memories of this year! 🚀🔭📡✨
And this is (one of the many reasons) why I don't like AI. Tried to get some simple support and... well, the green boxes are my comments.
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
And this is (one of the many reasons) why I don't like AI. Tried to get some simple support and... well, the green boxes are my comments.
–Captain, the more we talk about it, the less it seems like an accident.
–Oh come on! Don't tell me you've never wondered what the big red button is for. Look at it as a... a scientific experiment! Yeah!
–You could have just read the bloody manual!
–Oh come on! Don't tell me you've never wondered what the big red button is for. Look at it as a... a scientific experiment! Yeah!
–You could have just read the bloody manual!
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
–Captain, the more we talk about it, the less it seems like an accident.
–Oh come on! Don't tell me you've never wondered what the big red button is for. Look at it as a... a scientific experiment! Yeah!
–You could have just read the bloody manual!
–Oh come on! Don't tell me you've never wondered what the big red button is for. Look at it as a... a scientific experiment! Yeah!
–You could have just read the bloody manual!
–Aldrich, I've been thinking.
–What a refreshing change of routine, captain.
–Since the garbage is now in stable orbit around the station, all you have to do is to steer us closer to the star and the garbage will burn up upon entry in its corona!
–Yes. And so would we.
#SciFiFri
–What a refreshing change of routine, captain.
–Since the garbage is now in stable orbit around the station, all you have to do is to steer us closer to the star and the garbage will burn up upon entry in its corona!
–Yes. And so would we.
#SciFiFri
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
–Aldrich, I've been thinking.
–What a refreshing change of routine, captain.
–Since the garbage is now in stable orbit around the station, all you have to do is to steer us closer to the star and the garbage will burn up upon entry in its corona!
–Yes. And so would we.
#SciFiFri
–What a refreshing change of routine, captain.
–Since the garbage is now in stable orbit around the station, all you have to do is to steer us closer to the star and the garbage will burn up upon entry in its corona!
–Yes. And so would we.
#SciFiFri
Whooo-hooo! Finally! On Friday this week, The Outer Worlds 2 will be released. Guess what I'll be doing this weekend? 🚀🎮
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Whooo-hooo! Finally! On Friday this week, The Outer Worlds 2 will be released. Guess what I'll be doing this weekend? 🚀🎮
"So what do you work with except astronomy?" someone asked me and I replied that I'm aiming to become an illustrator. The answer to that was:
"Cool! Like with AI?"
_Excuse me_?! Is this what people think illustrators are up to these days? Sheesh, gimme a break.
"Cool! Like with AI?"
_Excuse me_?! Is this what people think illustrators are up to these days? Sheesh, gimme a break.
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"So what do you work with except astronomy?" someone asked me and I replied that I'm aiming to become an illustrator. The answer to that was:
"Cool! Like with AI?"
_Excuse me_?! Is this what people think illustrators are up to these days? Sheesh, gimme a break.
"Cool! Like with AI?"
_Excuse me_?! Is this what people think illustrators are up to these days? Sheesh, gimme a break.
Today we got our revenge on the storm that forced us to cancel the Day & Night of #Astronomy and #100HoursofAstronomy at Onsala Space Observatory. This is inflatable planetarium where I held 7 presentations today and look - they made a roll-up banner of my artwork! 👩🚀🌍✨
October 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today we got our revenge on the storm that forced us to cancel the Day & Night of #Astronomy and #100HoursofAstronomy at Onsala Space Observatory. This is inflatable planetarium where I held 7 presentations today and look - they made a roll-up banner of my artwork! 👩🚀🌍✨
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-Reyes, could you and Cadwell please get back our there and pick up the rest of the trash before we’ll have a full Kessler syndrome on our hands?
-Hey Aldrich, what do you call someone who tidies up in space?
#SciFiSat
-Reyes, could you and Cadwell please get back our there and pick up the rest of the trash before we’ll have a full Kessler syndrome on our hands?
-Hey Aldrich, what do you call someone who tidies up in space?
#SciFiSat
October 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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-Reyes, could you and Cadwell please get back our there and pick up the rest of the trash before we’ll have a full Kessler syndrome on our hands?
-Hey Aldrich, what do you call someone who tidies up in space?
#SciFiSat
-Reyes, could you and Cadwell please get back our there and pick up the rest of the trash before we’ll have a full Kessler syndrome on our hands?
-Hey Aldrich, what do you call someone who tidies up in space?
#SciFiSat
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–So all of the sudden we’re not going to do the quality survey? Doc, what made the cap change his mind?
–Because, Mr. Reyes, he fears that results will make us due for another inspection and then inspectors will see all bags of garbage floating around our station
#SciFiFri
–So all of the sudden we’re not going to do the quality survey? Doc, what made the cap change his mind?
–Because, Mr. Reyes, he fears that results will make us due for another inspection and then inspectors will see all bags of garbage floating around our station
#SciFiFri
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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–So all of the sudden we’re not going to do the quality survey? Doc, what made the cap change his mind?
–Because, Mr. Reyes, he fears that results will make us due for another inspection and then inspectors will see all bags of garbage floating around our station
#SciFiFri
–So all of the sudden we’re not going to do the quality survey? Doc, what made the cap change his mind?
–Because, Mr. Reyes, he fears that results will make us due for another inspection and then inspectors will see all bags of garbage floating around our station
#SciFiFri
I just had a really great meeting with my great illustration mentor, picking out pictures for my portfolio. She ended up looking for the frog in every image, laughing every time she found him. 😅🐸
October 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I just had a really great meeting with my great illustration mentor, picking out pictures for my portfolio. She ended up looking for the frog in every image, laughing every time she found him. 😅🐸
Back from the SF-convention LunCon where I hung out with old friends and acquaintances, made some new ones, participated in a panel about alien life and - as tradition nowadays is - bought a bunch of the talented @markadesign.bsky.social’s wonderful stickers! 🚀
October 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Back from the SF-convention LunCon where I hung out with old friends and acquaintances, made some new ones, participated in a panel about alien life and - as tradition nowadays is - bought a bunch of the talented @markadesign.bsky.social’s wonderful stickers! 🚀
-Doctor, you’re a geneticist, right? And you’re also the one we turn to for medical attention. How can we be sure that you’re not experimenting on us?
-Captain, as much as I sometimes wish that I was able to turn _you_ into a hamster, that is not how it works.
#SciFiFri
-Captain, as much as I sometimes wish that I was able to turn _you_ into a hamster, that is not how it works.
#SciFiFri
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
-Doctor, you’re a geneticist, right? And you’re also the one we turn to for medical attention. How can we be sure that you’re not experimenting on us?
-Captain, as much as I sometimes wish that I was able to turn _you_ into a hamster, that is not how it works.
#SciFiFri
-Captain, as much as I sometimes wish that I was able to turn _you_ into a hamster, that is not how it works.
#SciFiFri
In this issue I interview the one and only @drspacejunk.bsky.social and together we go through the existing space laws. Watch out, stupid space billionaires, we’re on to you!
October 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In this issue I interview the one and only @drspacejunk.bsky.social and together we go through the existing space laws. Watch out, stupid space billionaires, we’re on to you!
–Who'd have thought that we'd be able to use this old equipment to get messages directly relayed to us in the field! Anything new?
-Just an invitation from the Kepler station...to a Monty Python's Holy Grail themed party. Ehm..
–Let's not go there. It's a silly place.
#SciFiSat
-Just an invitation from the Kepler station...to a Monty Python's Holy Grail themed party. Ehm..
–Let's not go there. It's a silly place.
#SciFiSat
October 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
–Who'd have thought that we'd be able to use this old equipment to get messages directly relayed to us in the field! Anything new?
-Just an invitation from the Kepler station...to a Monty Python's Holy Grail themed party. Ehm..
–Let's not go there. It's a silly place.
#SciFiSat
-Just an invitation from the Kepler station...to a Monty Python's Holy Grail themed party. Ehm..
–Let's not go there. It's a silly place.
#SciFiSat