Chris
@ibid68.bsky.social
Librarian, PratchettPhile, sci-fi fan. Geek and proud of it. Also, a little short for a stormtrooper.🇦🇺
Hey, the first rainfall after a long summer here, people forget how to drive in the wet.
December 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Hey, the first rainfall after a long summer here, people forget how to drive in the wet.
It is! I can't remember how long ago I backed it, but it's finally here! I know what I'm doing this weekend...
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It is! I can't remember how long ago I backed it, but it's finally here! I know what I'm doing this weekend...
I can’t just solemnly swear I’m over 16? It’s not even the 10th yet. You could try placing a picture of some middle aged celebrity in front of the camera, I’ve heard it works with SnapChat
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I can’t just solemnly swear I’m over 16? It’s not even the 10th yet. You could try placing a picture of some middle aged celebrity in front of the camera, I’ve heard it works with SnapChat
Every time I see a toucan in a movie or a game, it's a touky-touky bird
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Every time I see a toucan in a movie or a game, it's a touky-touky bird
Watch out for that tree!
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Watch out for that tree!
Agile management strikes again! I swear it must have been invented by 3M
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Agile management strikes again! I swear it must have been invented by 3M
All the empathy and compassion of Robodebt
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
All the empathy and compassion of Robodebt
Stephen King novel cover right there!
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Stephen King novel cover right there!
Have you tried this guy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Ma... ?
Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Have you tried this guy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Ma... ?
In Australia we did away with 1c coins more than 30 years ago; you get used to it. Round up/down to the nearest 0 or 5.
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
In Australia we did away with 1c coins more than 30 years ago; you get used to it. Round up/down to the nearest 0 or 5.
That is a basic tenet of Christofascist Evangelicalism: if you're sick, you must have sinned.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
That is a basic tenet of Christofascist Evangelicalism: if you're sick, you must have sinned.
Pretty sure this is actually “Alan!”
a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs with the word chris written on the bottom
ALT: a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs with the word chris written on the bottom
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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Pretty sure this is actually “Alan!”
Was there a London tube station with an alien craft in it in one of these? I thought I had seen at least one Quatermass when I was a kid back in the UK.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Was there a London tube station with an alien craft in it in one of these? I thought I had seen at least one Quatermass when I was a kid back in the UK.
I'm sorry you lost your pal, Gonzo
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I'm sorry you lost your pal, Gonzo
Sshhh, don't give them ideas
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sshhh, don't give them ideas
There is something about Whittakers chocolate that makes it worth the expense.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
There is something about Whittakers chocolate that makes it worth the expense.
I don't know how old I was when I read The gate of worlds by Silverberg, but it definitely sent me down the alt history rabbit hole. I was happy to find a print copy at the 2010 WorldCon. When I got Bob to sign it, he didn't know they'd reprinted it.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I don't know how old I was when I read The gate of worlds by Silverberg, but it definitely sent me down the alt history rabbit hole. I was happy to find a print copy at the 2010 WorldCon. When I got Bob to sign it, he didn't know they'd reprinted it.