Steve OldScope
@steveoldscope.bsky.social
Interested in most things , but posts are most likely to be Kent birding related.
I could add my tuppence worth, but the clue's in the name.
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I could add my tuppence worth, but the clue's in the name.
Tangent here. What happened to the mid-price pocket camera with a serviceable 20x zoom? Now seems little in the market between a phone and the "hey, I'm a tourist" cumbersome £400+ brick.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Tangent here. What happened to the mid-price pocket camera with a serviceable 20x zoom? Now seems little in the market between a phone and the "hey, I'm a tourist" cumbersome £400+ brick.
I support PR but with those %s, under PR a Reform/Con coalition looks the most likely outcome, so it's far from being a magic wand. Still need to shift the actual voting (hard to believe Con still have 17.5% ,mind)
September 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I support PR but with those %s, under PR a Reform/Con coalition looks the most likely outcome, so it's far from being a magic wand. Still need to shift the actual voting (hard to believe Con still have 17.5% ,mind)
If the plans included a large battery storage facility then the risk of fire (with extremely toxic fumes) is real, I'm afraid.
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If the plans included a large battery storage facility then the risk of fire (with extremely toxic fumes) is real, I'm afraid.
Bomis Prendin. My most obscure LP (arguably with good reason), if omitting people I know personally. Just googled and he/they are still putting stuff out on bandcamp/YouTube, so A+ for perseverance!
September 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bomis Prendin. My most obscure LP (arguably with good reason), if omitting people I know personally. Just googled and he/they are still putting stuff out on bandcamp/YouTube, so A+ for perseverance!
Thanks for flagging. Good companion piece to the The Big Year movie. Apart from anything else, the shots of the actual birds were exquisite.
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thanks for flagging. Good companion piece to the The Big Year movie. Apart from anything else, the shots of the actual birds were exquisite.
Always struck by how uncomfortable Paul Weller looks at the Band Aid recording session.
August 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Always struck by how uncomfortable Paul Weller looks at the Band Aid recording session.
(Replying here as I can't DM without bloody age verification) . Have all your swifts now departed? How would you summarise their breeding season this year?
August 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
(Replying here as I can't DM without bloody age verification) . Have all your swifts now departed? How would you summarise their breeding season this year?
Kids have forever complained that learning academic subjects is pointless. What happens, first to the education system and then to wider society, if that actually becomes true, because there are no careers in science, writing, maths etc?
August 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Kids have forever complained that learning academic subjects is pointless. What happens, first to the education system and then to wider society, if that actually becomes true, because there are no careers in science, writing, maths etc?
I think that in the UK this look is still considered creepy, associated with Jimmy Saville and "medallion man" (going completely topless is fine though)
August 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I think that in the UK this look is still considered creepy, associated with Jimmy Saville and "medallion man" (going completely topless is fine though)
Shout out to a sausage went for a walk .
June 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Shout out to a sausage went for a walk .
Yes. Particularly like a couple of Scottish ones that are mostly contours and water , with just a couple of roads across.
June 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Yes. Particularly like a couple of Scottish ones that are mostly contours and water , with just a couple of roads across.
I had wondered how many of these Reform councillors were former Tory councillors (with experience on their side at least) who had defected . Seems like not many!
June 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I had wondered how many of these Reform councillors were former Tory councillors (with experience on their side at least) who had defected . Seems like not many!
Not denying that no-bins birding can be enjoyable, but the everyday miracle of holding these tubes up to your face and everything getting closer is a big part of the appeal for me. It's like a portal into their world.
June 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Not denying that no-bins birding can be enjoyable, but the everyday miracle of holding these tubes up to your face and everything getting closer is a big part of the appeal for me. It's like a portal into their world.