Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton)
@funranium.bsky.social
The Cenobite of Sharing
The Black Blood of the Earth and Steins of Science guy. Everyone’s friendly internet laser safety officer and health physicist. Happy to answer Antarctica questions.
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The Black Blood of the Earth and Steins of Science guy. Everyone’s friendly internet laser safety officer and health physicist. Happy to answer Antarctica questions.
www.funraniumlabs.com
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Hard Life Lessons from the Land of Q Clearances - Funranium Labs
In an ongoing effort to share helpful things in life about topics other than delicious coffee & beer, I want to take a moment to discuss something that effects all of us, every day. First, let us revi...
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Because sometimes I need a reminder of how to step back from the brink and maybe you do too. DON’T BECOME A WAR THUNDER FORUMS VICTIM! www.funraniumlabs.com/2011/12/life...
Spain is a civilized land that thought this was just a normal thing a cafe should offer.
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Spain is a civilized land that thought this was just a normal thing a cafe should offer.
As it is regularly said, Choices Were Made.
February 10, 2026 at 7:12 AM
As it is regularly said, Choices Were Made.
That’s the very first part of the blog.
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
That’s the very first part of the blog.
They’d have to do it atmospheric.
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
They’d have to do it atmospheric.
You’re welcome. As you can tell by the date I wrote it, this is not a new rant.
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
You’re welcome. As you can tell by the date I wrote it, this is not a new rant.
It has been happening repeatedly, like clockwork, every three months since 2017 with the exact same fucking freakout reactions. It is the reason I wrote the post because I got very tired of the exact same freak out threads every time.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
It has been happening repeatedly, like clockwork, every three months since 2017 with the exact same fucking freakout reactions. It is the reason I wrote the post because I got very tired of the exact same freak out threads every time.
Also, we don't need to. Unlike other nations, we have a NIF.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Also, we don't need to. Unlike other nations, we have a NIF.
It has been nine years and we are no closer. Arguably, less.
So, You Want To Test A Nuclear Weapon? - Funranium Labs
I dedicate the following rant to my Lovely Assistant, who can probably recite this by heart now, and Meredith Yayanos who hit boggleface about halfway through an in person version and asked “PLEASE, W...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM
It has been nine years and we are no closer. Arguably, less.
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I don't know much about fine art but I know it when I see it
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I don't know much about fine art but I know it when I see it
We continue to not be anywhere near able to do this nor made any efforts toward being able to.
NYT: Trump weighing building more nuclear bombs and restarting long dormant underground testing.
Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
We continue to not be anywhere near able to do this nor made any efforts toward being able to.
I hear you Flem Candango.
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I hear you Flem Candango.
@crabitha.slutmo.de Yet more things I would have sent to Jen.
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
@crabitha.slutmo.de Yet more things I would have sent to Jen.
In the beginning, there was The Chancellor and they said "There's no volunteering, I'm ordering you to sit in that damn chair. And you WILL take minutes."
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
In the beginning, there was The Chancellor and they said "There's no volunteering, I'm ordering you to sit in that damn chair. And you WILL take minutes."
That magnificent bastard Bill McClintock has done it again.
Ratté - "Smooth OpeRATTor"
YouTube video by Bill McClintock
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February 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
That magnificent bastard Bill McClintock has done it again.
I only know the shape two specifoc ones now have and several previous instars. Their Becoming, the Committogenesis, is lost to us. Like the tales of First City.
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I only know the shape two specifoc ones now have and several previous instars. Their Becoming, the Committogenesis, is lost to us. Like the tales of First City.
That's what got me there. bsky.app/profile/funr...
BEHOLD! Shrek's crystalline ass.
February 10, 2026 at 12:31 AM
That's what got me there. bsky.app/profile/funr...
Immediately preceeding, this I was asked how the committee I deal with most was organized. I told them. They clarified their question with "No no, how did you organize it to be like that in the first place? How is any new committee made?"
This is eldritch lore.
This is eldritch lore.
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Immediately preceeding, this I was asked how the committee I deal with most was organized. I told them. They clarified their question with "No no, how did you organize it to be like that in the first place? How is any new committee made?"
This is eldritch lore.
This is eldritch lore.
Did you see the Swarovski Minion? Very reasonably priced.
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Did you see the Swarovski Minion? Very reasonably priced.
I did an “It Depends” so powerful today that I seem to have destroyed their internet connection. Or maybe they promptly logged out of a meeting and never returned. Perhaps they live a happier, freer life in the Sierra Nevada Mountains now, where my knowledge no longer applies to them.
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I did an “It Depends” so powerful today that I seem to have destroyed their internet connection. Or maybe they promptly logged out of a meeting and never returned. Perhaps they live a happier, freer life in the Sierra Nevada Mountains now, where my knowledge no longer applies to them.
Please report to petty cash.
February 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Please report to petty cash.
You need a Grant for both eyes.
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
You need a Grant for both eyes.
I do like to check it every now and then. I keep waiting for Braindance.
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I do like to check it every now and then. I keep waiting for Braindance.
Salty Jacksons
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Salty Jacksons
I have been unhappy to see any news in association every time it’s come up for the last 25 years.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I have been unhappy to see any news in association every time it’s come up for the last 25 years.