camtarn
@camtarn.bsky.social
Edinburgh, UK 🏴 Dabbler in many things: group drumming, music (guitar, keys, drumkit, singing, bit of fiddle), motorbiking, coding, photography, DIY. Bi/queer and polyam.
He/him although 'they' is perfectly appropriate too.
He/him although 'they' is perfectly appropriate too.
Pride! Playing with the Beatroots 💖
June 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Pride! Playing with the Beatroots 💖
Hidden Door festival was excellent ❤️ Wandered round the venue which was an ex paper factory, enjoying the art and also the mammoth abandoned paper-making machines, took some photos and resolved to come back with a proper camera, then had a good dance to some tasty beats from Snapped Ankles.
June 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Hidden Door festival was excellent ❤️ Wandered round the venue which was an ex paper factory, enjoying the art and also the mammoth abandoned paper-making machines, took some photos and resolved to come back with a proper camera, then had a good dance to some tasty beats from Snapped Ankles.
New guitar day! Decides to invest in a seven string since I've wanted one for ages.
June 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New guitar day! Decides to invest in a seven string since I've wanted one for ages.
TIL that large scale woodworking (in this case, logs joined with cut notches) predated the emergence of Homo sapiens by about 150,000 years...!! 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago - Nature
Wooden artefacts from waterlogged deposits in Zambia dating back 477 ka indicate hitherto unknown sophistication in woodworking at an early date.
www.nature.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
TIL that large scale woodworking (in this case, logs joined with cut notches) predated the emergence of Homo sapiens by about 150,000 years...!! 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
TIL that both the ancient and modern Olympics used to include an art and culture competition!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_com...
Since 1949 it is no longer part of the Olympics themselves, but some form of culture festival is still held by each Olympic host.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_com...
Since 1949 it is no longer part of the Olympics themselves, but some form of culture festival is still held by each Olympic host.
Art competitions at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
TIL that both the ancient and modern Olympics used to include an art and culture competition!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_com...
Since 1949 it is no longer part of the Olympics themselves, but some form of culture festival is still held by each Olympic host.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_com...
Since 1949 it is no longer part of the Olympics themselves, but some form of culture festival is still held by each Olympic host.
Drink options in my work kitchen. Would you like tea, coffee, decaf coffee, or a nice hot cup of chicken Bisto?
June 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Drink options in my work kitchen. Would you like tea, coffee, decaf coffee, or a nice hot cup of chicken Bisto?
Wandering around an industrial R&D building with a camera is very fun ❤️
June 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wandering around an industrial R&D building with a camera is very fun ❤️
Cat with threatening aura.
June 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Cat with threatening aura.
Pub Shakespeare does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ❤️ (photo thread 🧵)
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Pub Shakespeare does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ❤️ (photo thread 🧵)
I'm reading Wyrd Sisters to Crow in small installments, and it's such an absolute joy. Of course the danger of reading Pratchett aloud is that there have been a couple of scenes so far where I've struggled to get through them without being derailed by giggles 😆
June 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I'm reading Wyrd Sisters to Crow in small installments, and it's such an absolute joy. Of course the danger of reading Pratchett aloud is that there have been a couple of scenes so far where I've struggled to get through them without being derailed by giggles 😆
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is freakin' funny. Thanks to Jenny's Pub Shakespeare series, we gathered in the back room of the Safari Lounge and played it from script, with pretty much none of us having read it before. After Jen handed out the roles, I ended up sharing the 🧵
June 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is freakin' funny. Thanks to Jenny's Pub Shakespeare series, we gathered in the back room of the Safari Lounge and played it from script, with pretty much none of us having read it before. After Jen handed out the roles, I ended up sharing the 🧵
New front tyre/tube survived the ride to the office!
Was worried about the tyre flexing, but it wasn't flat - I think it's just a more flexible tyre.
And I'm not sure, but I reckon the new tyre gives less vibration :) It's an 80/20 road/dirt tyre and I think the old one was more dirt-biased.
Was worried about the tyre flexing, but it wasn't flat - I think it's just a more flexible tyre.
And I'm not sure, but I reckon the new tyre gives less vibration :) It's an 80/20 road/dirt tyre and I think the old one was more dirt-biased.
June 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New front tyre/tube survived the ride to the office!
Was worried about the tyre flexing, but it wasn't flat - I think it's just a more flexible tyre.
And I'm not sure, but I reckon the new tyre gives less vibration :) It's an 80/20 road/dirt tyre and I think the old one was more dirt-biased.
Was worried about the tyre flexing, but it wasn't flat - I think it's just a more flexible tyre.
And I'm not sure, but I reckon the new tyre gives less vibration :) It's an 80/20 road/dirt tyre and I think the old one was more dirt-biased.
Movie concept from a mind wandering just before sleep:
VIKING CHAINSAW BIKER WARRIORS
Coming to a cinema near you next winter
VIKING CHAINSAW BIKER WARRIORS
Coming to a cinema near you next winter
May 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Movie concept from a mind wandering just before sleep:
VIKING CHAINSAW BIKER WARRIORS
Coming to a cinema near you next winter
VIKING CHAINSAW BIKER WARRIORS
Coming to a cinema near you next winter
Had the most lovely birthday: pub lunch with the family, then BBQ dinner with the poly fam ❤️
It started pelting down with rain just as we were due to light the BBQ, but Nate was an absolute star and just grilled in the rain 😍
It started pelting down with rain just as we were due to light the BBQ, but Nate was an absolute star and just grilled in the rain 😍
May 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Had the most lovely birthday: pub lunch with the family, then BBQ dinner with the poly fam ❤️
It started pelting down with rain just as we were due to light the BBQ, but Nate was an absolute star and just grilled in the rain 😍
It started pelting down with rain just as we were due to light the BBQ, but Nate was an absolute star and just grilled in the rain 😍
Also also! My YouTube channel now has 50 subscribers, off the back of the videography I did for Beltane!
... they're probably gonna be a bit disappointed: I mostly use it to upload private tutorial videos outside of festival time.
But still, that feels like a fun accomplishment 😄
... they're probably gonna be a bit disappointed: I mostly use it to upload private tutorial videos outside of festival time.
But still, that feels like a fun accomplishment 😄
May 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Also also! My YouTube channel now has 50 subscribers, off the back of the videography I did for Beltane!
... they're probably gonna be a bit disappointed: I mostly use it to upload private tutorial videos outside of festival time.
But still, that feels like a fun accomplishment 😄
... they're probably gonna be a bit disappointed: I mostly use it to upload private tutorial videos outside of festival time.
But still, that feels like a fun accomplishment 😄
Also today: fun hangouts, tasty hojicha cheesecake and brown sugar matcha iced tea at Pudding's dessert cafe :)
May 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Also today: fun hangouts, tasty hojicha cheesecake and brown sugar matcha iced tea at Pudding's dessert cafe :)
Motorbike fixing day. Front wheel off, inner tube removed, tyre removed, new tyre fitted (first time I've done an actual tyre swap!), new tube fitted, tyre reseated *with the utmost caution not to pinch the goddamn inner tube this time*, wheel back on bike. A good day's work. 🧵
May 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Motorbike fixing day. Front wheel off, inner tube removed, tyre removed, new tyre fitted (first time I've done an actual tyre swap!), new tube fitted, tyre reseated *with the utmost caution not to pinch the goddamn inner tube this time*, wheel back on bike. A good day's work. 🧵
Your gut bacteria have always dreamed of flying, and are doing their collective best to turn you into a hot air balloon.
May 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Your gut bacteria have always dreamed of flying, and are doing their collective best to turn you into a hot air balloon.
Big props to #Fairphone for making a phone where swapping the USB port is fairly trivial, and for maintaining a stock of official parts for my three year old phone. Looking forward to a good few more years of life out of this wee workhorse ❤️
May 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Big props to #Fairphone for making a phone where swapping the USB port is fairly trivial, and for maintaining a stock of official parts for my three year old phone. Looking forward to a good few more years of life out of this wee workhorse ❤️
My Fairphone 4 stopped charging and ran out of battery on Sun. The USB port has been a bit finicky for a while. I cleaned it out but no dice.
Welp, I think I figured out what happened... the left bit (the port) is *meant* to be attached to the right bit, lol. Wonder how long it's been like that?
Welp, I think I figured out what happened... the left bit (the port) is *meant* to be attached to the right bit, lol. Wonder how long it's been like that?
May 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My Fairphone 4 stopped charging and ran out of battery on Sun. The USB port has been a bit finicky for a while. I cleaned it out but no dice.
Welp, I think I figured out what happened... the left bit (the port) is *meant* to be attached to the right bit, lol. Wonder how long it's been like that?
Welp, I think I figured out what happened... the left bit (the port) is *meant* to be attached to the right bit, lol. Wonder how long it's been like that?
It's been a busy week! Crow's housewarming on Saturday (for which I embraced my uncle phase and ran a BBQ), Nate and my 22nd anniversary on the Sunday (I made macaroni with cheddar and smoked cheese, which was super tasty!) and then half•alive gig on Monday which was *so cool* with awesome choreo ❤️🔥
May 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It's been a busy week! Crow's housewarming on Saturday (for which I embraced my uncle phase and ran a BBQ), Nate and my 22nd anniversary on the Sunday (I made macaroni with cheddar and smoked cheese, which was super tasty!) and then half•alive gig on Monday which was *so cool* with awesome choreo ❤️🔥
My Beltane video is finally on YouTube!
I'm rather pleased with how this one came out, despite some technical hitches along the way ❤️🔥
I really enjoyed my time as a videographer. Thank you to Photopoint for accommodating me doing this weird solo project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iElW...
I'm rather pleased with how this one came out, despite some technical hitches along the way ❤️🔥
I really enjoyed my time as a videographer. Thank you to Photopoint for accommodating me doing this weird solo project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iElW...
Beltane Fire Festival 2025
YouTube video by Andy Walker
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My Beltane video is finally on YouTube!
I'm rather pleased with how this one came out, despite some technical hitches along the way ❤️🔥
I really enjoyed my time as a videographer. Thank you to Photopoint for accommodating me doing this weird solo project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iElW...
I'm rather pleased with how this one came out, despite some technical hitches along the way ❤️🔥
I really enjoyed my time as a videographer. Thank you to Photopoint for accommodating me doing this weird solo project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iElW...
I want to play this so bad 🐐
BIG GOAT LITTLE GOAT is this month's free one page game.
One of you is a big goat. The other is a little goat. If you need to know more than that, this game is probably not for you.
PDFs and "design notes" here: www.patreon.com/posts/128931...
One of you is a big goat. The other is a little goat. If you need to know more than that, this game is probably not for you.
PDFs and "design notes" here: www.patreon.com/posts/128931...
May 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I want to play this so bad 🐐
TIL that not only does Google have maps of Yakutsk, Russia (the coldest major city in the world) - it even has Street View and business reviews!
Here are the reviews for an apparently not-that-great sauna called The Pirate Bay in Yakutsk: maps.app.goo.gl/bywjdFKuDJJF...
Here are the reviews for an apparently not-that-great sauna called The Pirate Bay in Yakutsk: maps.app.goo.gl/bywjdFKuDJJF...
maps.app.goo.gl
May 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
TIL that not only does Google have maps of Yakutsk, Russia (the coldest major city in the world) - it even has Street View and business reviews!
Here are the reviews for an apparently not-that-great sauna called The Pirate Bay in Yakutsk: maps.app.goo.gl/bywjdFKuDJJF...
Here are the reviews for an apparently not-that-great sauna called The Pirate Bay in Yakutsk: maps.app.goo.gl/bywjdFKuDJJF...
"I would like a motorbike with some quirks that I can tinker with and repair myself," I said. "I could have bought a Honda instead - it would be predictable, reliable, consistent ... and a bit soulless."
Confronted with my *third* flat inner tube in a few months - this one fitted professionally - 🧵
Confronted with my *third* flat inner tube in a few months - this one fitted professionally - 🧵
May 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"I would like a motorbike with some quirks that I can tinker with and repair myself," I said. "I could have bought a Honda instead - it would be predictable, reliable, consistent ... and a bit soulless."
Confronted with my *third* flat inner tube in a few months - this one fitted professionally - 🧵
Confronted with my *third* flat inner tube in a few months - this one fitted professionally - 🧵