Andrew Benton
@thangnangman.bsky.social
Bambologist (always), photographer (amateur), gardener (sometimes).
Reposted by Andrew Benton
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝 Botanical University Challenge #BUC2026. All this year's teams signed-up; a record 32 from around the UK and Ireland. Some new, some returning, some regular, two present in every competition since the start in 2016! Welcome to all! Which ones are you supporting?
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝 Botanical University Challenge #BUC2026. All this year's teams signed-up; a record 32 from around the UK and Ireland. Some new, some returning, some regular, two present in every competition since the start in 2016! Welcome to all! Which ones are you supporting?
Reposted by Andrew Benton
New #AsiaNow post: JAS Editor Joseph Alter discusses how increased use of AI has led to more submissions to the journal (almost 800 in 2025!) and also prompted him to think about the relationship between an author and their work.
https://www.asianstudies.org/the-journal-of-asian-studies-and-ai/
https://www.asianstudies.org/the-journal-of-asian-studies-and-ai/
The Journal of Asian Studies and AI - Association for Asian Studies
By Joseph S. Alter It is difficult to exaggerate the impact of AI on academia in general and on scholarly publishing in particular. Tools such as ChatGPT and Claude have made it possible for anyone to turn free-floating information into what looks like knowledge using a combination of real and artificial intelligence. There are many […]
www.asianstudies.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
New #AsiaNow post: JAS Editor Joseph Alter discusses how increased use of AI has led to more submissions to the journal (almost 800 in 2025!) and also prompted him to think about the relationship between an author and their work.
https://www.asianstudies.org/the-journal-of-asian-studies-and-ai/
https://www.asianstudies.org/the-journal-of-asian-studies-and-ai/
Moss, lichen, fungi and plants at Bath Botanic Garden and Victoria Park this weekend.
#Bath #botanic #botanicgarden #flowers #moss #licheń #closeup #plants #fungi #fungiphotography #fungiphotos #mossphotography #Victoria #mosses
#Bath #botanic #botanicgarden #flowers #moss #licheń #closeup #plants #fungi #fungiphotography #fungiphotos #mossphotography #Victoria #mosses
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Moss, lichen, fungi and plants at Bath Botanic Garden and Victoria Park this weekend.
#Bath #botanic #botanicgarden #flowers #moss #licheń #closeup #plants #fungi #fungiphotography #fungiphotos #mossphotography #Victoria #mosses
#Bath #botanic #botanicgarden #flowers #moss #licheń #closeup #plants #fungi #fungiphotography #fungiphotos #mossphotography #Victoria #mosses
Not a week has passed and I'm posting again about charity shop book bargains !
The @amnesty.org bookshop near me has a table out front offering four-for-a-pound, mega-bargainaceousness!
#Montydon #Alanturing #Enigma #Mathematics #Math #Maths #books #bargain #Ireland #Dundee #Amnesty
The @amnesty.org bookshop near me has a table out front offering four-for-a-pound, mega-bargainaceousness!
#Montydon #Alanturing #Enigma #Mathematics #Math #Maths #books #bargain #Ireland #Dundee #Amnesty
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Not a week has passed and I'm posting again about charity shop book bargains !
The @amnesty.org bookshop near me has a table out front offering four-for-a-pound, mega-bargainaceousness!
#Montydon #Alanturing #Enigma #Mathematics #Math #Maths #books #bargain #Ireland #Dundee #Amnesty
The @amnesty.org bookshop near me has a table out front offering four-for-a-pound, mega-bargainaceousness!
#Montydon #Alanturing #Enigma #Mathematics #Math #Maths #books #bargain #Ireland #Dundee #Amnesty
This past weekend's new #reads came from the Oxfam bookshop in Bath - Lynn Truss, plus Garrison Keillor and A.N. Wilson for £1 (megabargains!) - with hundreds of years of the history of Greece from the Dorothy House bookshop.
#books #oxfam #dorothyhouse #oxfambath #oxfambooksbath 📚📖
#books #oxfam #dorothyhouse #oxfambath #oxfambooksbath 📚📖
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This past weekend's new #reads came from the Oxfam bookshop in Bath - Lynn Truss, plus Garrison Keillor and A.N. Wilson for £1 (megabargains!) - with hundreds of years of the history of Greece from the Dorothy House bookshop.
#books #oxfam #dorothyhouse #oxfambath #oxfambooksbath 📚📖
#books #oxfam #dorothyhouse #oxfambath #oxfambooksbath 📚📖
It's International Palm Day, and look what I found by the seaside, right at the tip of Ap Lei Pai island earlier - and only there, and not seen on Mt Johnson en route either.
It's Calamus tetradactylus, hoorah!
#palmday #internationalpalmday #HongKong #nature #plants #Calamus #rattan #rattans
It's Calamus tetradactylus, hoorah!
#palmday #internationalpalmday #HongKong #nature #plants #Calamus #rattan #rattans
April 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A couple of days ago, before the clouds and rain set in, I caught this BAA-logo small #jet marked with 亚联公务机 landing on 25L #HKIA.
Could it be an ASEAN aircraft (亚联...?)
BAA was/is an airport operator. Same BAA?
Quite a mystery...
#ASEAN #Hongkong #flight #airplane #BAA #jet #airport #landing
Could it be an ASEAN aircraft (亚联...?)
BAA was/is an airport operator. Same BAA?
Quite a mystery...
#ASEAN #Hongkong #flight #airplane #BAA #jet #airport #landing
April 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I've done 6 jobapps today, feeling😴
One of the systems was so bad that you simply couldn't attach the documents they asked for, and even had two sections to cover work and experience, both of which overlapped career information completely and I can't grasp why. Why can't HR sort their systems, eh?
One of the systems was so bad that you simply couldn't attach the documents they asked for, and even had two sections to cover work and experience, both of which overlapped career information completely and I can't grasp why. Why can't HR sort their systems, eh?
March 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I've done 6 jobapps today, feeling😴
One of the systems was so bad that you simply couldn't attach the documents they asked for, and even had two sections to cover work and experience, both of which overlapped career information completely and I can't grasp why. Why can't HR sort their systems, eh?
One of the systems was so bad that you simply couldn't attach the documents they asked for, and even had two sections to cover work and experience, both of which overlapped career information completely and I can't grasp why. Why can't HR sort their systems, eh?
At Shek O on the northern edge of the Po Toi granite pluton, cheeky young whippersnappers (< 140m yrs old) share their form and lovely colours.
Such joys were sadly overlooked by the constant stream of couples taking their wedding photos, it is a good photos spot.
#Hongkong #granite #rocks #pluton
Such joys were sadly overlooked by the constant stream of couples taking their wedding photos, it is a good photos spot.
#Hongkong #granite #rocks #pluton
March 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's time for #bamboo! (erm, when isn't it??!)
Lots of whip-like culms of Schizostachyum dumetorum emerge from the low hillside vegetation near Shek O.
S. dum is often seen under the canopy elsewhere in HK, but here its really a notable component of the vegetation. #Hongkong #hills #countryside
Lots of whip-like culms of Schizostachyum dumetorum emerge from the low hillside vegetation near Shek O.
S. dum is often seen under the canopy elsewhere in HK, but here its really a notable component of the vegetation. #Hongkong #hills #countryside
March 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It's time for #bamboo! (erm, when isn't it??!)
Lots of whip-like culms of Schizostachyum dumetorum emerge from the low hillside vegetation near Shek O.
S. dum is often seen under the canopy elsewhere in HK, but here its really a notable component of the vegetation. #Hongkong #hills #countryside
Lots of whip-like culms of Schizostachyum dumetorum emerge from the low hillside vegetation near Shek O.
S. dum is often seen under the canopy elsewhere in HK, but here its really a notable component of the vegetation. #Hongkong #hills #countryside
I am guessing (and hoping) that this is some sort of seaweed, rather than something once man-made. Seen at To Tat Wan today, there was a line of them in various states of in/de-flation at tide level on the beach.
An ID would be v. welcome if you know, many thanks in advance! #seaweed #Hongkong
An ID would be v. welcome if you know, many thanks in advance! #seaweed #Hongkong
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was really happy to come across wild ginger, Alpinia spp (semi-educated guess, or is it a Zingiber?), from the Zingiberaceae, in flower today in Shek O. So lovely to see the flowers on plants in situ, and in the sunshine!
#Hongkong #zingiberaceae #galangal #ginger #flowers #infloresence
#Hongkong #zingiberaceae #galangal #ginger #flowers #infloresence
March 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I was really happy to come across wild ginger, Alpinia spp (semi-educated guess, or is it a Zingiber?), from the Zingiberaceae, in flower today in Shek O. So lovely to see the flowers on plants in situ, and in the sunshine!
#Hongkong #zingiberaceae #galangal #ginger #flowers #infloresence
#Hongkong #zingiberaceae #galangal #ginger #flowers #infloresence
Here's a pic of what I think are Bismarkia palms growing in the Sun Yat Sen park by the harbourside in Western district.
They're very striking in the bright #sunshine, and add quite a bit extra to the park.🌞
#palms #Hongkong #Sunyatsen #palm #park #palmtree #plants #horticulture #grey #sunny
They're very striking in the bright #sunshine, and add quite a bit extra to the park.🌞
#palms #Hongkong #Sunyatsen #palm #park #palmtree #plants #horticulture #grey #sunny
March 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Hong Kong is among the last remaining cities that use bamboo scaffolding in modern construction and maintenance projects.
In full: buff.ly/DbDH3oe
In full: buff.ly/DbDH3oe
HKFP Lens: HK's bamboo scaffolding through the years
Hong Kong is among the last remaining cities that use bamboo scaffolding in modern construction and maintenance projects.
buff.ly
March 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hong Kong is among the last remaining cities that use bamboo scaffolding in modern construction and maintenance projects.
In full: buff.ly/DbDH3oe
In full: buff.ly/DbDH3oe
What's the chance of seeing two
@cunardline.bsky.social vessels together in HK? Cool, huh?
MS Queen Elizabeth (front) and MS Queen Anne line up at Kai Tak cruise terminal earlier today.
Are they here together for a special event or is it a happy coincidence?🤔😀
#ships #shipping #cruiseship #cunard
@cunardline.bsky.social vessels together in HK? Cool, huh?
MS Queen Elizabeth (front) and MS Queen Anne line up at Kai Tak cruise terminal earlier today.
Are they here together for a special event or is it a happy coincidence?🤔😀
#ships #shipping #cruiseship #cunard
March 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What's the chance of seeing two
@cunardline.bsky.social vessels together in HK? Cool, huh?
MS Queen Elizabeth (front) and MS Queen Anne line up at Kai Tak cruise terminal earlier today.
Are they here together for a special event or is it a happy coincidence?🤔😀
#ships #shipping #cruiseship #cunard
@cunardline.bsky.social vessels together in HK? Cool, huh?
MS Queen Elizabeth (front) and MS Queen Anne line up at Kai Tak cruise terminal earlier today.
Are they here together for a special event or is it a happy coincidence?🤔😀
#ships #shipping #cruiseship #cunard