Owen
@problemsdog.bsky.social
A person [citation needed]. He/him. COYS
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
Unreasonably happy with this photo of a teasel I took yesterday
February 1, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Unreasonably happy with this photo of a teasel I took yesterday
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
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IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash.
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 PM
IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash.
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At last an AI tool I can get behind
“Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November.”
antirender.com
“Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November.”
antirender.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:07 AM
At last an AI tool I can get behind
“Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November.”
antirender.com
“Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November.”
antirender.com
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I'm a geneticist working here in the apiary. My motto is "change the bee you want to see in the world"
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I'm a geneticist working here in the apiary. My motto is "change the bee you want to see in the world"
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Paddington Bear (the film version) and the half-skeletal soul-eating bear thing from Annihilation were made by the same VFX team. They wanted to name Annihilation Bear after a less salubrious London railway station. It's called Homerton.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Paddington Bear (the film version) and the half-skeletal soul-eating bear thing from Annihilation were made by the same VFX team. They wanted to name Annihilation Bear after a less salubrious London railway station. It's called Homerton.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
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Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
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Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken
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🎵Mitosis brings all the cells to the yard
🎵And they're like o ꝏ oo ꝏꝏ oooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏ oooooooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏ
🎵And they're like o ꝏ oo ꝏꝏ oooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏ oooooooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏ
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎵Mitosis brings all the cells to the yard
🎵And they're like o ꝏ oo ꝏꝏ oooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏ oooooooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏ
🎵And they're like o ꝏ oo ꝏꝏ oooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏ oooooooo ꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏꝏ
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Now THIS is what bluesky needed: a proper, original viral thread. Joining such Twitter greats as Took Ketamine and Served Drinks to the Irish President, and Accidentally Ordered a Truck of Rice.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Now THIS is what bluesky needed: a proper, original viral thread. Joining such Twitter greats as Took Ketamine and Served Drinks to the Irish President, and Accidentally Ordered a Truck of Rice.
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was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
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Letter in Times today
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Letter in Times today
Worth remembering that the people under surveillance in the idea of the Panopticon were incarcerated criminals in their cells
UK home secretary here. If you were reading this without prior knowledge of the UK political system, you'd have no idea which of the three principal parties vying for power she belonged to.
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Worth remembering that the people under surveillance in the idea of the Panopticon were incarcerated criminals in their cells
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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“I wasn’t going to reveal this till the endgame, but I’m increasingly uncertain this is Bargain Hunt”
What would be the thing YOU revealed about yourself halfway through The Traitors in an attempt to make yourself look cleverer than you are?
I think mine would be, "I've kept this to myself, but I'm actually an author of popular non-fiction. So I know a thing or two about... the truth."
I think mine would be, "I've kept this to myself, but I'm actually an author of popular non-fiction. So I know a thing or two about... the truth."
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
“I wasn’t going to reveal this till the endgame, but I’m increasingly uncertain this is Bargain Hunt”
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Born: the Wensum
Grew up: Scaur Water
Now: the Cherwell
Grew up: Scaur Water
Now: the Cherwell
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Born: the Wensum
Grew up: Scaur Water
Now: the Cherwell
Grew up: Scaur Water
Now: the Cherwell
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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Raindrops in lichen.
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Raindrops in lichen.
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍