Patrick Smith
@drpaddysmith.bsky.social
Astronomical optics, get 'em while they're cold
There's a brief shot in Moonraker of a Mayan temple in Tikal (when Bond is *supposed* to be in Brazil) and I bet the only reason is that they figured "if we're going to cash in on Star Wars we'd better go to Yavin 4"
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
There's a brief shot in Moonraker of a Mayan temple in Tikal (when Bond is *supposed* to be in Brazil) and I bet the only reason is that they figured "if we're going to cash in on Star Wars we'd better go to Yavin 4"
We must not cave to the demands of the paramagnetic wing of the IoP
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We must not cave to the demands of the paramagnetic wing of the IoP
If politicians are weighing in on magnets, the brilliant thing is that they are both entirely made of spin
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If politicians are weighing in on magnets, the brilliant thing is that they are both entirely made of spin
It is time to keep your appointment with The Porrohman
[eight minutes of EBow noodling]
[eight minutes of EBow noodling]
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's no laughing matter
Last year the big glass one got smashed and I've just noticed some of the dangly blue ones are looking a bit tired
Last year the big glass one got smashed and I've just noticed some of the dangly blue ones are looking a bit tired
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's no laughing matter
Last year the big glass one got smashed and I've just noticed some of the dangly blue ones are looking a bit tired
Last year the big glass one got smashed and I've just noticed some of the dangly blue ones are looking a bit tired
You know, crows will pick up and carry a stick because they can imagine needing it later
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You know, crows will pick up and carry a stick because they can imagine needing it later
House spiders! Over 60% of them are tegenaria domestica, which is the common house spider
It's quite a thought that the spiders in your cupboards could do this, but simply... don't feel like it?
It's quite a thought that the spiders in your cupboards could do this, but simply... don't feel like it?
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
House spiders! Over 60% of them are tegenaria domestica, which is the common house spider
It's quite a thought that the spiders in your cupboards could do this, but simply... don't feel like it?
It's quite a thought that the spiders in your cupboards could do this, but simply... don't feel like it?
It dates back to the Siege of Malta when The Knights of St John got the nose of Suleiman's ambassador and refused to put it back
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It dates back to the Siege of Malta when The Knights of St John got the nose of Suleiman's ambassador and refused to put it back
I never put the decorations up until Standing by the Fence Screaming Day
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I never put the decorations up until Standing by the Fence Screaming Day
Once the *entire* cast are tarnished it will be interesting to see how it hits, the way white noise is less distracting than an intermittent beep
On present trajectory we'll find out
On present trajectory we'll find out
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Once the *entire* cast are tarnished it will be interesting to see how it hits, the way white noise is less distracting than an intermittent beep
On present trajectory we'll find out
On present trajectory we'll find out
The fig gesture was popular in ancient Rome, so perhaps she's quite a bit older
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The fig gesture was popular in ancient Rome, so perhaps she's quite a bit older
Fine, read in public.
But choosing a book that @ifbookspod.bsky.social have read so you don't have to is frankly disrespectful
But choosing a book that @ifbookspod.bsky.social have read so you don't have to is frankly disrespectful
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Fine, read in public.
But choosing a book that @ifbookspod.bsky.social have read so you don't have to is frankly disrespectful
But choosing a book that @ifbookspod.bsky.social have read so you don't have to is frankly disrespectful
It is time to keep your appointment with The Porrohman
[eight minutes of EBow noodling]
[eight minutes of EBow noodling]
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It is time to keep your appointment with The Porrohman
[eight minutes of EBow noodling]
[eight minutes of EBow noodling]
...it means the spiders in your house *could* do this if they had a mind to
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
...it means the spiders in your house *could* do this if they had a mind to
"hey, stop doing what thou wilt!"
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"hey, stop doing what thou wilt!"
Is it? Figures. Orpington has never accepted that they aren't Kent
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Is it? Figures. Orpington has never accepted that they aren't Kent
FFS, that's the Brogans-Hogans-Grogans Triangle
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
FFS, that's the Brogans-Hogans-Grogans Triangle
Hang on I wrote one of these down
[checks notes]
[checks notes]
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hang on I wrote one of these down
[checks notes]
[checks notes]
Reposted by Patrick Smith
now where's the Institute of Gremlins 2 Studies
September 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
now where's the Institute of Gremlins 2 Studies
Ask her why Kowalski letting go changed anything. They were in free fall not hanging off a cliff
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ask her why Kowalski letting go changed anything. They were in free fall not hanging off a cliff