Darren Radford
@inkyd.bsky.social
British-American, ex-alien, would-be writer, mainframer, cat whisperer. If uncertain, always take the path to the left.
There is not enough Stegosaurus representation. Show me your Stegs.
There is not enough Stegosaurus representation. Show me your Stegs.
I wish this for a friend I’ll never get to meet.
![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I wish this for a friend I’ll never get to meet.
Watched Jurassic World Rebirth tonight. It’s a decent story that delivers what you expect from a dinosaur movie. Good popcorn fare.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Watched Jurassic World Rebirth tonight. It’s a decent story that delivers what you expect from a dinosaur movie. Good popcorn fare.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
Nods to the original in a couple of places, which is the sort of thing I like in a 30-year old franchise.
Recombobulation
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Recombobulation
I saw the big chart of Dramatica nested quads and thought “that’s just crying out for a zoomable treemap!” so I made one to help me navigate it.
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I saw the big chart of Dramatica nested quads and thought “that’s just crying out for a zoomable treemap!” so I made one to help me navigate it.
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
Procrastinating from #writing by being a data nerd. 🤓
Reposted by Darren Radford
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
Oh no, I’ve become an Old because I can’t tell if “the coldest” means good or bad!
We can all agree that "I'll make a man out of you" is the coldest Disney song. Right?
a close up of a cartoon character with glowing eyes and a skull on his shoulder .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with glowing eyes and a skull on his shoulder .
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November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Oh no, I’ve become an Old because I can’t tell if “the coldest” means good or bad!
“Bah wheep granagh wheep nini bong?”
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“Bah wheep granagh wheep nini bong?”
Wordle 1612 1/6
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wordle 1612 1/6
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Cassian Andor vs the Empire. How does it end?
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Cassian Andor vs the Empire. How does it end?
Reposted by Darren Radford
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
Unexpected! Just the barest suggestion of a haze to the naked eye, but bright in the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Unexpected! Just the barest suggestion of a haze to the naked eye, but bright in the camera.
@durbin.senate.gov Any promise of a vote is an illusion, Senator. Do not be cowed by these unrepentant bullies.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
@durbin.senate.gov No one is answering the phones in your office.
Any deal that doesn’t have some sort of guarantees for ACA subsidies, or guarantees period beyond “we swear, this time we’ll play ball” isn’t a deal.
It’s Lucy, holding the football, and you’re Charlie Brown.
No quarter, Senator.
Any deal that doesn’t have some sort of guarantees for ACA subsidies, or guarantees period beyond “we swear, this time we’ll play ball” isn’t a deal.
It’s Lucy, holding the football, and you’re Charlie Brown.
No quarter, Senator.
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
@durbin.senate.gov Any promise of a vote is an illusion, Senator. Do not be cowed by these unrepentant bullies.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
The people need you to stand your ground. Caving will only make things worse.
The existence of a trillionaire is a failure of society.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The existence of a trillionaire is a failure of society.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
To remain a billionaire is immoral.
Reposted by Darren Radford
Recently decided to go back to updating three of my dinosaur arts from summer to winter.
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Recently decided to go back to updating three of my dinosaur arts from summer to winter.
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
(Feat. The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Torosaurus, made between August to January.)
💖/🔄s are welcomed!
#ArtistOnBlueSky #AS05 #Dinosaurs #Paleoart #SciArt #DigitalArt
Today in #EverythingIsEleanorRigby
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today in #EverythingIsEleanorRigby
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
🎶Goose in the background,
Stretching your wings by the lake in the cold,
Goose in the background!
“If Republicans continue to do nothing, will Democrats cave and allow them to do whatever they want?”
Terrible question, excellent rebuttal.
Terrible question, excellent rebuttal.
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“If Republicans continue to do nothing, will Democrats cave and allow them to do whatever they want?”
Terrible question, excellent rebuttal.
Terrible question, excellent rebuttal.
Today I parked in a spot that still had 55 minutes left on the meter, so I put money in the meter for the car in front, which only had 4.
Pay it forward. You’ll like it.
Pay it forward. You’ll like it.
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Today I parked in a spot that still had 55 minutes left on the meter, so I put money in the meter for the car in front, which only had 4.
Pay it forward. You’ll like it.
Pay it forward. You’ll like it.
Kat, online, is playing a cat online. Donated!
🚨 STREAM TONIGHT 🚨
Playing Stray. Face hurts.
Join at 7 PM CT on Twitch and YouTube!
Playing Stray. Face hurts.
Join at 7 PM CT on Twitch and YouTube!
October 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Kat, online, is playing a cat online. Donated!
Reposted by Darren Radford
Chicago cyclists are buying out tamale carts to keep vendors home and safe from ICE. blockclubchi.co/42KQ57O
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Chicago cyclists are buying out tamale carts to keep vendors home and safe from ICE. blockclubchi.co/42KQ57O
I do like a good block list
October 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I do like a good block list
Every time I see Zohran Mamdani I think he’s secretly Daredevil.
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every time I see Zohran Mamdani I think he’s secretly Daredevil.
Tonight’s music: The Resistance (Muse) and Hail To The Thief (Radiohead).
No reason. Why do you ask?
No reason. Why do you ask?
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Tonight’s music: The Resistance (Muse) and Hail To The Thief (Radiohead).
No reason. Why do you ask?
No reason. Why do you ask?
I don’t know why Passengers (2016) didn’t succeed when it was released. It’s not a bad movie at all. I enjoyed it.
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don’t know why Passengers (2016) didn’t succeed when it was released. It’s not a bad movie at all. I enjoyed it.
I finished “Before I Go To Sleep” in just a couple of days. Compelling. Excellently paced revelations.
I wonder if the movie is as good? #BookSky
I wonder if the movie is as good? #BookSky
October 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I finished “Before I Go To Sleep” in just a couple of days. Compelling. Excellently paced revelations.
I wonder if the movie is as good? #BookSky
I wonder if the movie is as good? #BookSky