Arman
@armanic.bsky.social
Necktop owner. Sucker for new perspectives. Interested in empirical reality, but still a naive pragmatist.
Strolling through an autumn landscape just now.
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Strolling through an autumn landscape just now.
The human brain, running on about 20 watts, is terrible at spotting what is and isn't real, it conserves energy using shortcuts, making us easy prey for lies, conspiracies, and tribalism.
When those in power exploit this, they threaten democracy - and should be held accountable.
When those in power exploit this, they threaten democracy - and should be held accountable.
September 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The human brain, running on about 20 watts, is terrible at spotting what is and isn't real, it conserves energy using shortcuts, making us easy prey for lies, conspiracies, and tribalism.
When those in power exploit this, they threaten democracy - and should be held accountable.
When those in power exploit this, they threaten democracy - and should be held accountable.
note to self: naming convention on the brink of discovery, how long before we get rid of terms like "dark"
September 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
note to self: naming convention on the brink of discovery, how long before we get rid of terms like "dark"
Can SOMEBODY please explain why my kids (even the 2yo) are going on and on and on about "67"?
Pronounced "six sev-unnn".
They cannot seem to explain what it is about - could it be about nothing, I wonder?
Pronounced "six sev-unnn".
They cannot seem to explain what it is about - could it be about nothing, I wonder?
September 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Can SOMEBODY please explain why my kids (even the 2yo) are going on and on and on about "67"?
Pronounced "six sev-unnn".
They cannot seem to explain what it is about - could it be about nothing, I wonder?
Pronounced "six sev-unnn".
They cannot seem to explain what it is about - could it be about nothing, I wonder?
One of the oldest pictures of Utrecht was actually of this very city gate "De Wittevrouwenpoort", taken around 1853-1858.
September 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One of the oldest pictures of Utrecht was actually of this very city gate "De Wittevrouwenpoort", taken around 1853-1858.
Utrecht city wall around 1770.
Possibly by Isaac Lodewijk La Fargue (1726-1805).
Possibly by Isaac Lodewijk La Fargue (1726-1805).
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Utrecht city wall around 1770.
Possibly by Isaac Lodewijk La Fargue (1726-1805).
Possibly by Isaac Lodewijk La Fargue (1726-1805).
Frauenkirche, December 2019
September 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Frauenkirche, December 2019
For better or for worse, about 2, perhaps even 3 generations will have "Braveheart" as their first association to Wallace, in particular this scene below.
September 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
For better or for worse, about 2, perhaps even 3 generations will have "Braveheart" as their first association to Wallace, in particular this scene below.
September 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
September 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A simple and elegant idea - once you see it, you cannot un-see it!
September 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A simple and elegant idea - once you see it, you cannot un-see it!
"Girl in a Red Kimono" by George Hendrik Breitner (1857–1923), featuring the original portraits of Geesje Kwak, one of Breitner’s most prominent models.
In 1895, Geesje emigrated to South Africa, where she tragically died of tuberculosis just a few years later, at only 22 years of age.
#breitner
In 1895, Geesje emigrated to South Africa, where she tragically died of tuberculosis just a few years later, at only 22 years of age.
#breitner
September 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
"Girl in a Red Kimono" by George Hendrik Breitner (1857–1923), featuring the original portraits of Geesje Kwak, one of Breitner’s most prominent models.
In 1895, Geesje emigrated to South Africa, where she tragically died of tuberculosis just a few years later, at only 22 years of age.
#breitner
In 1895, Geesje emigrated to South Africa, where she tragically died of tuberculosis just a few years later, at only 22 years of age.
#breitner
September 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
When it comes to the costume, it seems probably Dutch, but could possibly be Prussian. Still inconclusive.
I have taken the example of Pieter III Feijo Onno Sickinghe (Groningen, February 5, 1824 – The Hague, August 8, 1885), a Dutch lieutenant colonel from that time, to compare his picture.
I have taken the example of Pieter III Feijo Onno Sickinghe (Groningen, February 5, 1824 – The Hague, August 8, 1885), a Dutch lieutenant colonel from that time, to compare his picture.
September 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When it comes to the costume, it seems probably Dutch, but could possibly be Prussian. Still inconclusive.
I have taken the example of Pieter III Feijo Onno Sickinghe (Groningen, February 5, 1824 – The Hague, August 8, 1885), a Dutch lieutenant colonel from that time, to compare his picture.
I have taken the example of Pieter III Feijo Onno Sickinghe (Groningen, February 5, 1824 – The Hague, August 8, 1885), a Dutch lieutenant colonel from that time, to compare his picture.
J.M.W. Turner (1775 - 1851) awesomeness 👌
September 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
J.M.W. Turner (1775 - 1851) awesomeness 👌
Imagine sitting at a café in 1887.
Robert Koehler (1850-1917) gives us this marvelous window in time.
Is this a café in New York City?
Has anybody ever figured out where this is?
Robert Koehler (1850-1917) gives us this marvelous window in time.
Is this a café in New York City?
Has anybody ever figured out where this is?
September 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Imagine sitting at a café in 1887.
Robert Koehler (1850-1917) gives us this marvelous window in time.
Is this a café in New York City?
Has anybody ever figured out where this is?
Robert Koehler (1850-1917) gives us this marvelous window in time.
Is this a café in New York City?
Has anybody ever figured out where this is?
Legend holds that King Henry I (1100–1135) decreed the yard to be "the distance from the tip of his nose to the end of his outstretched thumb."
Imagine that single yard as a scale model of Earth’s timeline. The entirety of human existence would vanish with a single, gentle stroke of a nail file.
Imagine that single yard as a scale model of Earth’s timeline. The entirety of human existence would vanish with a single, gentle stroke of a nail file.
September 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Legend holds that King Henry I (1100–1135) decreed the yard to be "the distance from the tip of his nose to the end of his outstretched thumb."
Imagine that single yard as a scale model of Earth’s timeline. The entirety of human existence would vanish with a single, gentle stroke of a nail file.
Imagine that single yard as a scale model of Earth’s timeline. The entirety of human existence would vanish with a single, gentle stroke of a nail file.
Self portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659 (cropped view). He is about 53 years old in this masterpiece.
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Self portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659 (cropped view). He is about 53 years old in this masterpiece.
The doorstep is still there, almost exactly the way it was in the 30s. 👇
August 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The doorstep is still there, almost exactly the way it was in the 30s. 👇
Anne Frank. Before the war, at her father's office doorstep in Amsterdam.
August 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Anne Frank. Before the war, at her father's office doorstep in Amsterdam.
Example of how to find the common ancestor of yourself and, let's say, a herring.
You find a creature living roughly 430 million years ago.
You find a creature living roughly 430 million years ago.
August 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Example of how to find the common ancestor of yourself and, let's say, a herring.
You find a creature living roughly 430 million years ago.
You find a creature living roughly 430 million years ago.
Good morning!
A reminder: all life on earth is one huge family. Looking at this tree never stops to amaze... 👇
A reminder: all life on earth is one huge family. Looking at this tree never stops to amaze... 👇
August 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Good morning!
A reminder: all life on earth is one huge family. Looking at this tree never stops to amaze... 👇
A reminder: all life on earth is one huge family. Looking at this tree never stops to amaze... 👇
Tazacorte archway, La Palma.
August 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Tazacorte archway, La Palma.