Rogan Dixon
@hurban-ermit.bsky.social
Open Access officer in Edinburgh🔓; casual nerd🎲📚🛸; archer 🏹; pursuing library chartership in fits and starts.
Knows where his towel _is_, but forgot to bring it with him.
Knows where his towel _is_, but forgot to bring it with him.
And then you scroll down:
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
And then you scroll down:
While many may not be consciously aware, there is a reason so many men of a certain age sport long hair and a beard
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
While many may not be consciously aware, there is a reason so many men of a certain age sport long hair and a beard
Corrigendum: the catchphrase he wanted to use was "git 'r done" which was tied to Larry the Cable Guy, c.f. Entertainment Weekly:
ew.com/tv/2017/08/0...
ew.com/tv/2017/08/0...
September 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Corrigendum: the catchphrase he wanted to use was "git 'r done" which was tied to Larry the Cable Guy, c.f. Entertainment Weekly:
ew.com/tv/2017/08/0...
ew.com/tv/2017/08/0...
You were expecting me to post someone else? I know my audience
September 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
You were expecting me to post someone else? I know my audience
One more that @escapeartists.net podcast introduced me to (and one I got way too enthusiastic about/frustrated by in the chat) is Chants of Senaar.
September 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
One more that @escapeartists.net podcast introduced me to (and one I got way too enthusiastic about/frustrated by in the chat) is Chants of Senaar.
My first thought is thin wire frames, and lenses that barely, if at all, cover the whole eye[socket] e.g.
(screenshot from uk.pinterest.com/pin/82612974...)
(screenshot from uk.pinterest.com/pin/82612974...)
August 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My first thought is thin wire frames, and lenses that barely, if at all, cover the whole eye[socket] e.g.
(screenshot from uk.pinterest.com/pin/82612974...)
(screenshot from uk.pinterest.com/pin/82612974...)
Umm, Admiral Tawney Newsome?
July 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Umm, Admiral Tawney Newsome?
Lovely sky tonight, but all the clouds are in just the wrong places to pick out any of the planets,except Venus.
Also, I suddenly have a urge to play #MassEffect fir* the umpteenth time, can't imagine why.
Also can't understand why autocorrect has somehow developed an accent. Regional update?
Also, I suddenly have a urge to play #MassEffect fir* the umpteenth time, can't imagine why.
Also can't understand why autocorrect has somehow developed an accent. Regional update?
February 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Lovely sky tonight, but all the clouds are in just the wrong places to pick out any of the planets,except Venus.
Also, I suddenly have a urge to play #MassEffect fir* the umpteenth time, can't imagine why.
Also can't understand why autocorrect has somehow developed an accent. Regional update?
Also, I suddenly have a urge to play #MassEffect fir* the umpteenth time, can't imagine why.
Also can't understand why autocorrect has somehow developed an accent. Regional update?
Alas the biology school will not be rolling out my design for the Open Access service
#OpenAccess
#OpenAccess
February 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Alas the biology school will not be rolling out my design for the Open Access service
#OpenAccess
#OpenAccess
You're working up to something like this? (Found second hand in Foursquare in Edinburgh maps.app.goo.gl/f8ncJkiZdseh...)
January 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You're working up to something like this? (Found second hand in Foursquare in Edinburgh maps.app.goo.gl/f8ncJkiZdseh...)
It has to be Balok from 'The Corbomite Manoeuvre'
December 21, 2024 at 4:43 PM
It has to be Balok from 'The Corbomite Manoeuvre'
It's probably a sign I need to take a break, but does anyone else see a stylised beard and moustache when they look at @cos.io 's Open Materials badge?
October 9, 2024 at 10:08 AM
It's probably a sign I need to take a break, but does anyone else see a stylised beard and moustache when they look at @cos.io 's Open Materials badge?
I remember being very impressed by his sense of balance
September 13, 2024 at 11:56 AM
I remember being very impressed by his sense of balance
While I realise this isn't a Capaldi meme, may I submit Torchwood: Children of Earth for consideration
July 8, 2024 at 3:17 PM
While I realise this isn't a Capaldi meme, may I submit Torchwood: Children of Earth for consideration
An improvised apple and plum crumble.
The crumble itself has a crispy top layer, slightly chewy cookie middle, then a rich caramelised lava before you get to the fruit later
The crumble itself has a crispy top layer, slightly chewy cookie middle, then a rich caramelised lava before you get to the fruit later
June 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM
An improvised apple and plum crumble.
The crumble itself has a crispy top layer, slightly chewy cookie middle, then a rich caramelised lava before you get to the fruit later
The crumble itself has a crispy top layer, slightly chewy cookie middle, then a rich caramelised lava before you get to the fruit later
I'm slightly scared that he took one look at the Borg, decided he could improve on it, and refit himself
April 9, 2024 at 3:08 PM
I'm slightly scared that he took one look at the Borg, decided he could improve on it, and refit himself
Nevermind, I'm in York in May... oh...
![Boots store search [for COVID-19 vaccine availability] in York, showing the closest store as 'Boots Wakefield', 25.64 miles away.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gc77544iaors2eqwrcpx2ewg/bafkreic5tbg72633liewdfjnuqnkscqyw3wl2kvi57e7ng7npd5ozrgoja@jpeg)
April 3, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Nevermind, I'm in York in May... oh...
Not available in Scotland, though:
![Boots store search [for COVID-19 vaccine availability] showing Berwick-upon-Tweed (47.72 miles away) as the only option.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gc77544iaors2eqwrcpx2ewg/bafkreieisiiqipwt5u54hdivvkjg6avyzwxktv6fteb67q7zwuewz57jae@jpeg)
![Boots store search [for COVID-19 vaccine availability] apologising for no stores providing this service within 60 miles](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gc77544iaors2eqwrcpx2ewg/bafkreia4act6prmsie2dsvqqo6zyonrfoj6kxqfafnbaiusewuc5pvjuki@jpeg)
April 3, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Not available in Scotland, though:
The #REF2029 OA consultation has proposed an exception for outputs authored by "Non-Volume contributing staff" prior to the implementation of the REF2029 policy
March 29, 2024 at 2:34 PM
The #REF2029 OA consultation has proposed an exception for outputs authored by "Non-Volume contributing staff" prior to the implementation of the REF2029 policy
Once again, the Nexus has passed me by.
Otherwise, a lovely morning in Edinburgh.
Otherwise, a lovely morning in Edinburgh.
March 4, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Once again, the Nexus has passed me by.
Otherwise, a lovely morning in Edinburgh.
Otherwise, a lovely morning in Edinburgh.
There must always be a winner!(Apologies for bringing football into it.)
February 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
There must always be a winner!(Apologies for bringing football into it.)
Today has been a day (Due to railstrikes called for February, I've lost near £200 on a cancelled trip to see Drop the Dead Donkey in Sheffield. Lesson learned: never book the non-refundable train tickets or hotel rooms (no matter how good the deal).
There was, however, a consolation:
There was, however, a consolation:
January 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Today has been a day (Due to railstrikes called for February, I've lost near £200 on a cancelled trip to see Drop the Dead Donkey in Sheffield. Lesson learned: never book the non-refundable train tickets or hotel rooms (no matter how good the deal).
There was, however, a consolation:
There was, however, a consolation:
I might accessorise, it's just the right colour... or there's a cosplay idea for a new Amalgam character in there somewhere:
January 13, 2024 at 6:02 PM
I might accessorise, it's just the right colour... or there's a cosplay idea for a new Amalgam character in there somewhere: