Andy Purkiss
andypurk.bsky.social
Andy Purkiss
@andypurk.bsky.social
X-ray crystallographer and structural biologist at the Francis Crick Institute. Cats not dogs. Also interested in railways, Sci-Fi and Star Trek (amongst other things). Type 1 Diabetic
Or given the follow-up, maybe not!
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
That appears to be Daphne deciding it is too cold to use the catflap.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
And when I see the scene in Star Trek Beyond, followed up by thinking of

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3_4...
Star Trek - Sabotage
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November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Frost on the bins last night. 🥶
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I keep eyeing up the Aromantic frog (to go with a green "It's Dr, Actually"). However, it is a bit of a shame that the colours are subtle and so it look likes a regular frog! Not your fault of course.
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Would have thought turkey was a bit 'modern' and Dickensian for many in Reform and they would be going for compulsory goose instead.
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
5 minutes still counts as a 'Good service' on the Underground!
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Apparently it does.

See, for example:
www.dianeduane.com/ebook-store/
November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A "Brexit benefit" down to the need for the supplier to register for potential import duties for the UK as well as Europe where before it was all one market. 🙀
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Oh my! Kitten Daphne.😻
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The sales droid when I switched to Community Fibre was a bit surprised when I went for the 2.5 Gbps service. Explained that's what the network connection on my PC can do, at least once I'd exchanged cables for cat 6!
Old work laptop manages about 15-20% of that but is limited by 802.11ac hardware.
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM