Calais C. (they/he)
@wallzmacada.bsky.social
Writer, knitter, ttrpg nerd
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the first ever image of the entire earth and moon together, taken by voyager 1 in 1977
February 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
the first ever image of the entire earth and moon together, taken by voyager 1 in 1977
my cat’s strategy for getting me to feed him sooner is to crawl in bed with me and purr very loudly
which works about as poorly as you’d expect
which works about as poorly as you’d expect
February 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
my cat’s strategy for getting me to feed him sooner is to crawl in bed with me and purr very loudly
which works about as poorly as you’d expect
which works about as poorly as you’d expect
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ill be honest, i got Bluesky purely so I could post my numerous cat photos
February 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
ill be honest, i got Bluesky purely so I could post my numerous cat photos
so, what’s a reasonable size for a small space ship? 100 meters? 150?
im making a space sci-fi #ttrpg and I want my players to be truly afraid when their tiny ship that takes up one hex is suddenly overshadowed by a massive ship that takes up ten hexes
im making a space sci-fi #ttrpg and I want my players to be truly afraid when their tiny ship that takes up one hex is suddenly overshadowed by a massive ship that takes up ten hexes
February 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
so, what’s a reasonable size for a small space ship? 100 meters? 150?
im making a space sci-fi #ttrpg and I want my players to be truly afraid when their tiny ship that takes up one hex is suddenly overshadowed by a massive ship that takes up ten hexes
im making a space sci-fi #ttrpg and I want my players to be truly afraid when their tiny ship that takes up one hex is suddenly overshadowed by a massive ship that takes up ten hexes
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NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF THE TARANTULA NEBULA!!!!! 🌌
January 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF THE TARANTULA NEBULA!!!!! 🌌
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This is what Jupiter looks like in infrared.
Furious and vengeful.
Furious and vengeful.
January 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is what Jupiter looks like in infrared.
Furious and vengeful.
Furious and vengeful.
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I am having so much fun writing this new book. My characters, less so.
January 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I am having so much fun writing this new book. My characters, less so.
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Dogs in UK Are First to Be Trained to Sniff Out Bowel Cancer–After Nailing Parkinson’s and COVID
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dogs-in-uk-are-first-to-be-trained-to-sniff-out-bowel-cancer-after-nailing-parkinsons-and-covid/ #goodnews
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dogs-in-uk-are-first-to-be-trained-to-sniff-out-bowel-cancer-after-nailing-parkinsons-and-covid/ #goodnews
Dogs in UK Are First to Be Trained to Sniff Out Bowel CancerâAfter Nailing Parkinsonâs and COVID
Medical Detection Dogs are the first in the UK to be trained to sniff out bowel cancer tumors by smelling urine in groundbreaking 2024 study.
tinyurl.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Dogs in UK Are First to Be Trained to Sniff Out Bowel Cancer–After Nailing Parkinson’s and COVID
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dogs-in-uk-are-first-to-be-trained-to-sniff-out-bowel-cancer-after-nailing-parkinsons-and-covid/ #goodnews
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dogs-in-uk-are-first-to-be-trained-to-sniff-out-bowel-cancer-after-nailing-parkinsons-and-covid/ #goodnews
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"In a recent peer-reviewed trial, its novel test proved 99.7 percent accurate at distinguishing severe cases of endometriosis from patients without the disease but with similar symptoms."
www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first...
www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first...
World's First Blood Test For Endometriosis Step Closer Following Trial Success
A medical technology company in Australia is aiming for a world-first: it wants to launch a blood test for endometriosis (sometimes called 'endo' for short) within the first half of this year.
www.sciencealert.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"In a recent peer-reviewed trial, its novel test proved 99.7 percent accurate at distinguishing severe cases of endometriosis from patients without the disease but with similar symptoms."
www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first...
www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first...
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ANALYSIS OF ASTEROID BENNU SAMPLES SUGGEST THAT THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM HAD WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS FOR LIFE, INCREASING THE CHANCES THAT LIFE COULD HAVE FORMED ON OTHER PLANETS AND MOONS!!!!
THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG 🤩
THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG 🤩
January 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
ANALYSIS OF ASTEROID BENNU SAMPLES SUGGEST THAT THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM HAD WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS FOR LIFE, INCREASING THE CHANCES THAT LIFE COULD HAVE FORMED ON OTHER PLANETS AND MOONS!!!!
THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG 🤩
THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG 🤩
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maybe even in our solar system!!!
January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
maybe even in our solar system!!!
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i firmly believe that we are getting to the point where we’ll discover microbial alien life in the coming decades
January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i firmly believe that we are getting to the point where we’ll discover microbial alien life in the coming decades
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Dorian Gray
January 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dorian Gray
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There's no LGB without the T. I won't leave our friends behind.
February 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There's no LGB without the T. I won't leave our friends behind.
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okay but even in dystopian novels i'm pretty sure they have universal healthcare
February 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
okay but even in dystopian novels i'm pretty sure they have universal healthcare
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“Screaming. A million mouths screaming but also laughing the sky will bleed and there shall be a great flensing a burning away of the flesh it is coming there is no way to stop what is coming.”
February 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“Screaming. A million mouths screaming but also laughing the sky will bleed and there shall be a great flensing a burning away of the flesh it is coming there is no way to stop what is coming.”
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"The mountain's legal rights are intended to uphold its health and wellbeing. They will be employed to stop forced sales, restore its traditional uses and allow conservation work to protect the native wildlife that flourishes there. Public access will remain."
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"The mountain's legal rights are intended to uphold its health and wellbeing. They will be employed to stop forced sales, restore its traditional uses and allow conservation work to protect the native wildlife that flourishes there. Public access will remain."
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My cat is very insistent that napping on my arms is much more important than me working on my ttrpg
February 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My cat is very insistent that napping on my arms is much more important than me working on my ttrpg