David Morgan-Mar
@dmmaus.bsky.social
Creator: Irregular Webcomic!; Darths & Droids; Planet of Hats; mezzacotta
Physicist, photographer, educator, old-school TTRPG gamer, Australian. he/him
Physicist, photographer, educator, old-school TTRPG gamer, Australian. he/him
There is a room that's full of toys,
There are a hundred boys and girls.
Rhyming at all is not allowed,
Not in this cloud-borne castle.
There are a hundred boys and girls.
Rhyming at all is not allowed,
Not in this cloud-borne castle.
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
There is a room that's full of toys,
There are a hundred boys and girls.
Rhyming at all is not allowed,
Not in this cloud-borne castle.
There are a hundred boys and girls.
Rhyming at all is not allowed,
Not in this cloud-borne castle.
Friend clued "mostly white" for "domino" in a word game.
Me: WTH? Dominoes are mostly black!
Friend: Good dominoes, MOST dominoes, are white. Only cheap wooden ones are black.
Me: I grew up with black dominoes. I've never seen white... ooohhhhhh....
Me: WTH? Dominoes are mostly black!
Friend: Good dominoes, MOST dominoes, are white. Only cheap wooden ones are black.
Me: I grew up with black dominoes. I've never seen white... ooohhhhhh....
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Friend clued "mostly white" for "domino" in a word game.
Me: WTH? Dominoes are mostly black!
Friend: Good dominoes, MOST dominoes, are white. Only cheap wooden ones are black.
Me: I grew up with black dominoes. I've never seen white... ooohhhhhh....
Me: WTH? Dominoes are mostly black!
Friend: Good dominoes, MOST dominoes, are white. Only cheap wooden ones are black.
Me: I grew up with black dominoes. I've never seen white... ooohhhhhh....
Someone replied to an email I wrote in 2017:
> Agh, sorry, I thought I'd sent a reply to this sooner!
They address the question I asked in my email, that I no longer care about.
Wife says I should wait until 2034 and then reply:
> Thanks, but that's okay. I don't need that info any more.
> Agh, sorry, I thought I'd sent a reply to this sooner!
They address the question I asked in my email, that I no longer care about.
Wife says I should wait until 2034 and then reply:
> Thanks, but that's okay. I don't need that info any more.
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Someone replied to an email I wrote in 2017:
> Agh, sorry, I thought I'd sent a reply to this sooner!
They address the question I asked in my email, that I no longer care about.
Wife says I should wait until 2034 and then reply:
> Thanks, but that's okay. I don't need that info any more.
> Agh, sorry, I thought I'd sent a reply to this sooner!
They address the question I asked in my email, that I no longer care about.
Wife says I should wait until 2034 and then reply:
> Thanks, but that's okay. I don't need that info any more.
Latest sketch. "Your Display Gallery", a tiny neighbourhood antique store, next to a hairdresser, a cafe, and... suburban homes. It opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Latest sketch. "Your Display Gallery", a tiny neighbourhood antique store, next to a hairdresser, a cafe, and... suburban homes. It opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Snopes does NOT say that The Odyssey is a myth.
Now I'm confused.
Now I'm confused.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Snopes does NOT say that The Odyssey is a myth.
Now I'm confused.
Now I'm confused.
Cool article about how elections work in Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The story behind Australia's incredible democratic system
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Cool article about how elections work in Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I started watching the new Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro on Netflix last night. Victor Frankenstein is payed by Oscar Isaac (Poe in Star Wars), so I kept imagining him being played by Jim from Darths & Droids...
And now I want to do a comic version with exactly that.
And now I want to do a comic version with exactly that.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I started watching the new Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro on Netflix last night. Victor Frankenstein is payed by Oscar Isaac (Poe in Star Wars), so I kept imagining him being played by Jim from Darths & Droids...
And now I want to do a comic version with exactly that.
And now I want to do a comic version with exactly that.
One of my critical thinking/ethics students has released a song! Self-written, composed, and performed on guitar. Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes.
“When it Dies” by jaqueline.
Has some James Bond theme tune vibes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEOB...
“When it Dies” by jaqueline.
Has some James Bond theme tune vibes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEOB...
When it Dies
YouTube video by jaqueline - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
One of my critical thinking/ethics students has released a song! Self-written, composed, and performed on guitar. Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes.
“When it Dies” by jaqueline.
Has some James Bond theme tune vibes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEOB...
“When it Dies” by jaqueline.
Has some James Bond theme tune vibes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEOB...
Three of @shaenon.bsky.social ’s original artworks for her X-Files recap comic “Monster of the Week”. Now hanging in a new position in my hallway after the home repainting and mini-renovation.
www.shaenon.com/monsterofthe...
www.shaenon.com/monsterofthe...
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Three of @shaenon.bsky.social ’s original artworks for her X-Files recap comic “Monster of the Week”. Now hanging in a new position in my hallway after the home repainting and mini-renovation.
www.shaenon.com/monsterofthe...
www.shaenon.com/monsterofthe...
Just ran 7.5k in 42:12, my best time ever, by a good 19 seconds.
Who ever thought I'd be fitter at 50+ than I was in my 20s?
Who ever thought I'd be fitter at 50+ than I was in my 20s?
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Just ran 7.5k in 42:12, my best time ever, by a good 19 seconds.
Who ever thought I'd be fitter at 50+ than I was in my 20s?
Who ever thought I'd be fitter at 50+ than I was in my 20s?
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This imaginary blue-green colour is a clear case of cyan's fiction.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olo_(co...
[Actually it's really fascinating, from a colour science and human visual system perspective.]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olo_(co...
[Actually it's really fascinating, from a colour science and human visual system perspective.]
Olo (color) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This imaginary blue-green colour is a clear case of cyan's fiction.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olo_(co...
[Actually it's really fascinating, from a colour science and human visual system perspective.]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olo_(co...
[Actually it's really fascinating, from a colour science and human visual system perspective.]
Love Japanese maples.
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Love Japanese maples.
Painting is finally underway at my place! It's gonna be a mess for a week, but then fresh and new.
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Painting is finally underway at my place! It's gonna be a mess for a week, but then fresh and new.
Now I know why this timeline feels wrong. According to Usborne Books' "World of the Future", published in 1979 and a childhood favourite reading source of mine, the 2020 Olympic Games were supposed to be held on the Moon.
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Now I know why this timeline feels wrong. According to Usborne Books' "World of the Future", published in 1979 and a childhood favourite reading source of mine, the 2020 Olympic Games were supposed to be held on the Moon.
House repainting is starting any minute now...
We've prepared as best we can.
We've prepared as best we can.
October 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
House repainting is starting any minute now...
We've prepared as best we can.
We've prepared as best we can.
I guess sloppy colour grading is not so noticeable in a temporal format like a movie. But making a comic strip (like Darths & Droids), the bad colour match sticks out like a sore thumb. I'm gonna have to adjust the colour on the bottom left panel.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I guess sloppy colour grading is not so noticeable in a temporal format like a movie. But making a comic strip (like Darths & Droids), the bad colour match sticks out like a sore thumb. I'm gonna have to adjust the colour on the bottom left panel.
I filled a moving box with Star Wars books.
It's too heavy to lift.
And I still have more Star Wars books.
It's too heavy to lift.
And I still have more Star Wars books.
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I filled a moving box with Star Wars books.
It's too heavy to lift.
And I still have more Star Wars books.
It's too heavy to lift.
And I still have more Star Wars books.
Wow. Sydney forecast for tomorrow: 39°C, with wind gusts up to 110 km/h. Total fire ban in place. It's likely to be the hottest October day ever recorded.
Not looking forward to summer.
Not looking forward to summer.
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Wow. Sydney forecast for tomorrow: 39°C, with wind gusts up to 110 km/h. Total fire ban in place. It's likely to be the hottest October day ever recorded.
Not looking forward to summer.
Not looking forward to summer.
I've moved two big bookcases for wall painting and found mould spots behind them. Also, the shelves have mould spots everywhere, visible now I've removed all the books.
I feel like the bookcases are in a bad location for humidity and mould.
i.e. Sydney.
Hitting all with white vinegar solution.
I feel like the bookcases are in a bad location for humidity and mould.
i.e. Sydney.
Hitting all with white vinegar solution.
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I've moved two big bookcases for wall painting and found mould spots behind them. Also, the shelves have mould spots everywhere, visible now I've removed all the books.
I feel like the bookcases are in a bad location for humidity and mould.
i.e. Sydney.
Hitting all with white vinegar solution.
I feel like the bookcases are in a bad location for humidity and mould.
i.e. Sydney.
Hitting all with white vinegar solution.
Another amazing deep dive into Australian Aboriginal history, courtesy of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
This complements the one I posted the other day.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
This complements the one I posted the other day.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
Australia is seen as a young country — but do you really know its ancient story?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' story goes way, way back… take an awe-inspiring journey into Deep Time.
www.abc.net.au
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another amazing deep dive into Australian Aboriginal history, courtesy of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
This complements the one I posted the other day.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
This complements the one I posted the other day.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
Over 50% of new material appearing on the Internet is now written by AI, not by humans.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Disclaimer — I totally didn't get an AI to write this post.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Disclaimer — I totally didn't get an AI to write this post.
Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now AI Slop, New Data Finds
New research from the firm Graphite found that around half of all articles on the internet are AI generated.
futurism.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Over 50% of new material appearing on the Internet is now written by AI, not by humans.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Disclaimer — I totally didn't get an AI to write this post.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Disclaimer — I totally didn't get an AI to write this post.
Why is this the first definition of "red herring"?
> A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
A feel like that's a bit of a red herring.
> A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
A feel like that's a bit of a red herring.
October 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Why is this the first definition of "red herring"?
> A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
A feel like that's a bit of a red herring.
> A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
A feel like that's a bit of a red herring.
I'm packing books in moving boxes to store in the garage while painters repaint my place. I have 4 moving boxes full of GURPS books already...
Will probably need 6 boxes before they're all packed.
And then there's the D&D stuff.
Will probably need 6 boxes before they're all packed.
And then there's the D&D stuff.
October 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm packing books in moving boxes to store in the garage while painters repaint my place. I have 4 moving boxes full of GURPS books already...
Will probably need 6 boxes before they're all packed.
And then there's the D&D stuff.
Will probably need 6 boxes before they're all packed.
And then there's the D&D stuff.
Ever wondered about the 65,000 years of Australian Aboriginal culture and history?
Here's a good primer from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
Here's a good primer from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
The epic story of Australia and its first peoples — like you've never seen it
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
www.abc.net.au
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ever wondered about the 65,000 years of Australian Aboriginal culture and history?
Here's a good primer from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
Here's a good primer from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...