Stijn van Dongen
@micans.bsky.social
Nature, gardening, maths, science, bioinformatics, programming, tilings. Also let's not destroy the planet. Our lifestyle is killing it. Change.
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Stijn van Dongen
@micans.bsky.social
· Dec 2
If only we could harness the wile, insouciance and stamina of fruit flies.
AI videos (and images) are soulless hallucinated nightmares. One cannot prompt engineer a work of art. The novelty is seductive leading to gimmicks that I hope will soon expire. The hopeful view usually needs the long bend of the sweeping arc of history, with 3D cinema a pleasing exception.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
AI videos (and images) are soulless hallucinated nightmares. One cannot prompt engineer a work of art. The novelty is seductive leading to gimmicks that I hope will soon expire. The hopeful view usually needs the long bend of the sweeping arc of history, with 3D cinema a pleasing exception.
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What it looks like when a Blue Tit flies straight at you! 😳😁😍🐦
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
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Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What it looks like when a Blue Tit flies straight at you! 😳😁😍🐦
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#birds 🪶
Please browse my shop for great Christmas present ideas for nature lovers, including calendars, books, jigsaw puzzles, tea-towels and more.. here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
"Halcyon" is a name for a bird in Greek legend generally associated with the kingfisher. ... This myth leads to the use of halcyon as a term for peace or calmness en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon...
Halcyon (genus) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Halcyon" is a name for a bird in Greek legend generally associated with the kingfisher. ... This myth leads to the use of halcyon as a term for peace or calmness en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon...
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And now for something completely different…
Johan Otto Hesselbom 1848-1913
Swedish painter
Alley in Autumn Colors - 1889
Oil on canvas - 105 x 73 cm
Johan Otto Hesselbom 1848-1913
Swedish painter
Alley in Autumn Colors - 1889
Oil on canvas - 105 x 73 cm
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
And now for something completely different…
Johan Otto Hesselbom 1848-1913
Swedish painter
Alley in Autumn Colors - 1889
Oil on canvas - 105 x 73 cm
Johan Otto Hesselbom 1848-1913
Swedish painter
Alley in Autumn Colors - 1889
Oil on canvas - 105 x 73 cm
yes yes yes. The food web described (sulfur-eating microbes, small flies, solitary spiders changing to a colony life style) sounds simple and fascinating.
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
yes yes yes. The food web described (sulfur-eating microbes, small flies, solitary spiders changing to a colony life style) sounds simple and fascinating.
Language is a potent carrier of meaning and reasoning relative to world models. Ferocious mimicry of language suggests meaning and up to a point is coherent due to the expressive power of language. Up to that point there is use for LLMs. Nonetheless hey do not know their arse from their elbow.
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Language is a potent carrier of meaning and reasoning relative to world models. Ferocious mimicry of language suggests meaning and up to a point is coherent due to the expressive power of language. Up to that point there is use for LLMs. Nonetheless hey do not know their arse from their elbow.
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Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
How much pesticide ends up in my wormery, does it harm them and if so am I breeding pesticide-resistant worms?
October 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How much pesticide ends up in my wormery, does it harm them and if so am I breeding pesticide-resistant worms?
This Al guy sure is a busy little personification sat on people's shoulders.
October 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This Al guy sure is a busy little personification sat on people's shoulders.
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'The Long Corridor, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua.' (c1970) Peter Kelly's painting shows the classical draughtsmanship that characterises much of his work. His liking of a limited palette occasionally warmed by brighter accents is reminiscent of the Dutch Scandinavian Schools.
September 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'The Long Corridor, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua.' (c1970) Peter Kelly's painting shows the classical draughtsmanship that characterises much of his work. His liking of a limited palette occasionally warmed by brighter accents is reminiscent of the Dutch Scandinavian Schools.
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I wish this to be widely known and felt.
In dense forests far from pesticides, insects and the ecosystems they support are suddenly dying out as the climate heats
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I wish this to be widely known and felt.
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You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian
May 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian
Laptops should be crumb-proof. Especially the keyboard.
May 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Laptops should be crumb-proof. Especially the keyboard.
LLMs - ferocious mimicry without understanding. Useful in some places where control will naturally be exercised, woefully inappropriate elsewhere while producing a huge carbon footprint.
May 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
LLMs - ferocious mimicry without understanding. Useful in some places where control will naturally be exercised, woefully inappropriate elsewhere while producing a huge carbon footprint.
@adrienleger.bsky.social (and the rest of world), I finally got my @fairphone.com. Very happy with it.
March 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@adrienleger.bsky.social (and the rest of world), I finally got my @fairphone.com. Very happy with it.
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A short-eared owl locked onto its target. These aerial acrobats are masters of the sky, maneuvering with breathtaking speed and precision.
photos by annelangkow
photos by annelangkow
March 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A short-eared owl locked onto its target. These aerial acrobats are masters of the sky, maneuvering with breathtaking speed and precision.
photos by annelangkow
photos by annelangkow
I've binge-watched this to the max, can recommend.
March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I've binge-watched this to the max, can recommend.
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Here are some nice mushrooms
March 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
The main use for butter and substitutes is to make Dutch sprinkles stick to the slice of bread.
March 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The main use for butter and substitutes is to make Dutch sprinkles stick to the slice of bread.
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