@icesurfer.bsky.social
Infosec Swiss Army Knife. Tec diver. Occasional (but published) travel photographer. Opinions are all mine and usually wrong.
Days in London are now short and cold, and that means only one thing: see you in a few weeks.
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Days in London are now short and cold, and that means only one thing: see you in a few weeks.
Miss the times when this would have triggered at least a schism in the Church, a series of revolts by nobles aiming for the Crown, heretic cults spawning like wildfire, and finally a Crusade to re-establish order.
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Miss the times when this would have triggered at least a schism in the Church, a series of revolts by nobles aiming for the Crown, heretic cults spawning like wildfire, and finally a Crusade to re-establish order.
Got my flu and covid jabs this morning, so it's once again time to post this.
October 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Got my flu and covid jabs this morning, so it's once again time to post this.
First ride with this new baby, today.
September 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
First ride with this new baby, today.
It immediately reminded me of these "X-ray glasses" you could buy in Italy in the 1980s.
(You could only buy them by post, and the price was just low enough so that the victims of the scam would not be bothered to pay for shipping them back for a refund)
(You could only buy them by post, and the price was just low enough so that the victims of the scam would not be bothered to pay for shipping them back for a refund)
September 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
It immediately reminded me of these "X-ray glasses" you could buy in Italy in the 1980s.
(You could only buy them by post, and the price was just low enough so that the victims of the scam would not be bothered to pay for shipping them back for a refund)
(You could only buy them by post, and the price was just low enough so that the victims of the scam would not be bothered to pay for shipping them back for a refund)
It is the 17th of September of the year of Our Lord 2025, and I have just received an email from an online grocery store, recommending to book a delivery slot for Christmas.
September 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It is the 17th of September of the year of Our Lord 2025, and I have just received an email from an online grocery store, recommending to book a delivery slot for Christmas.
Well, I am reasonably happy #chesspuzzles
September 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Well, I am reasonably happy #chesspuzzles
Come for the games, stay for the quotes /cc @chess.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Come for the games, stay for the quotes /cc @chess.com
Roccascalegna Castle, Abruzzo, Italy. Shot with a Canon R6 MkII, 97mm, f/5.6
July 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Roccascalegna Castle, Abruzzo, Italy. Shot with a Canon R6 MkII, 97mm, f/5.6
I realise that infosec content on my bsky feed is practically zero, lately, which might annoy my followers.
Anyway, here's a close-up of the statue of Hercules killing the centaur Nessus. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
(Canon 5D MarkIII, EF24-105 f/4, 1/60sec f/6.3 70mm)
Anyway, here's a close-up of the statue of Hercules killing the centaur Nessus. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
(Canon 5D MarkIII, EF24-105 f/4, 1/60sec f/6.3 70mm)
March 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I realise that infosec content on my bsky feed is practically zero, lately, which might annoy my followers.
Anyway, here's a close-up of the statue of Hercules killing the centaur Nessus. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
(Canon 5D MarkIII, EF24-105 f/4, 1/60sec f/6.3 70mm)
Anyway, here's a close-up of the statue of Hercules killing the centaur Nessus. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
(Canon 5D MarkIII, EF24-105 f/4, 1/60sec f/6.3 70mm)
For the one or two who might be interested, this is the picture: it is the atrium of Antwerp's central railway station, and was the first one I ever managed to sell :)
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For the one or two who might be interested, this is the picture: it is the atrium of Antwerp's central railway station, and was the first one I ever managed to sell :)
Black kite taking off. Khovsgol Lake, Mongolia. Canon R6 Mark II, RF 100-500mm lens, 1/640 sec at f/7.1, 500mm.
March 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Black kite taking off. Khovsgol Lake, Mongolia. Canon R6 Mark II, RF 100-500mm lens, 1/640 sec at f/7.1, 500mm.
New College cloister, Oxford. Canon 5D, 21mm focal length, 1/15 sec at f/5.6.
March 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
New College cloister, Oxford. Canon 5D, 21mm focal length, 1/15 sec at f/5.6.
White throat kingfisher, Sri Lanka (Canon EOS 5D, EF 70-300mm f/4, 1/250 sec at f/13).
March 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
White throat kingfisher, Sri Lanka (Canon EOS 5D, EF 70-300mm f/4, 1/250 sec at f/13).
I don't have sunflowers. I only have a few pieces of Russian aircraft downed in Ukraine. I hope it's ok.
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I don't have sunflowers. I only have a few pieces of Russian aircraft downed in Ukraine. I hope it's ok.
Of course, even if they are claiming those are not really Nazi salutes, Popehat's rule of goats fully applies.
February 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Of course, even if they are claiming those are not really Nazi salutes, Popehat's rule of goats fully applies.
One can sponsor a brick in their name, in memory of a loved one or in the name of a Veteran. I immediately jumped at the chance, and needless to say I decided that my grandfather's name deserved to be there (6/n)
January 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
One can sponsor a brick in their name, in memory of a loved one or in the name of a Veteran. I immediately jumped at the chance, and needless to say I decided that my grandfather's name deserved to be there (6/n)
