kirschly
@kirschly.bsky.social
Interested in science, politics, business, and the intersection thereof. Fond of biophysics.
Super! Looks like you got lucky ... this time.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Super! Looks like you got lucky ... this time.
Rare Earths aren't really particularly rare, either. Just a bit of a pain to extract.
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Rare Earths aren't really particularly rare, either. Just a bit of a pain to extract.
Like some owls have tufts that look like ears but aren't, the real ones being hidden underneath the feathers at the side of the head?
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Like some owls have tufts that look like ears but aren't, the real ones being hidden underneath the feathers at the side of the head?
Yeah well. This is the ward in question. All current councillors, including the Green one, were elected unopposed. I can't say I'm surprised.
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Yeah well. This is the ward in question. All current councillors, including the Green one, were elected unopposed. I can't say I'm surprised.
Okay, bad! It’s a common swift
September 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Okay, bad! It’s a common swift
Hof-Regensburg looking a bit better, fwiw
September 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Hof-Regensburg looking a bit better, fwiw
Sorry, missed to attach
September 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sorry, missed to attach
Game localisation has (mostly) been laughable for so long it has inspired an entire family of memes. (The post is also dealing with highly technical translation though, which is quite a different beast. It'll probably come back biting them.)
August 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Game localisation has (mostly) been laughable for so long it has inspired an entire family of memes. (The post is also dealing with highly technical translation though, which is quite a different beast. It'll probably come back biting them.)
Mounk will be debating Yarvin in this. They presumably couldn't get Dugin for ... reasons.
August 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Mounk will be debating Yarvin in this. They presumably couldn't get Dugin for ... reasons.
Presumably they went for Yarvin because Dugin was unavailable
August 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Presumably they went for Yarvin because Dugin was unavailable
I may have discovered a weak spot. (Also, wine heist!)
June 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I may have discovered a weak spot. (Also, wine heist!)
Didn't work out that well the last time this was tried.
March 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Didn't work out that well the last time this was tried.
These are not about as chunky as each other. Also, only one of them is likely to destroy a tea pot on collision. Schuko plugs are earthed and not used with (almost) UK- exclusive ring circuits, hence on appropriate circuit breakers. Anyway, Swiss-style plugs are better than either.
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
These are not about as chunky as each other. Also, only one of them is likely to destroy a tea pot on collision. Schuko plugs are earthed and not used with (almost) UK- exclusive ring circuits, hence on appropriate circuit breakers. Anyway, Swiss-style plugs are better than either.
I guess it's what the people of Berlin voted for. Not the ones in the centre, of course, but the suburbanites.
November 27, 2024 at 7:56 AM
I guess it's what the people of Berlin voted for. Not the ones in the centre, of course, but the suburbanites.
Afraid it will never stop reminding me of this, even with a display on.
November 25, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Afraid it will never stop reminding me of this, even with a display on.
I'm ... pretty good, actually?
September 5, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I'm ... pretty good, actually?
I suspect this might be a different kind of biophysics than the one I'm used to
August 26, 2024 at 10:26 AM
I suspect this might be a different kind of biophysics than the one I'm used to