Eric Briggs
@tgebriggs.bsky.social
Planetariums, Astronomy, Doctor Who
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As if 12 years of @veritypodcast.bsky.social weren’t enough of me talking about Doctor Who, @paulcornell.bsky.social and I discuss the whole classic series in the latest episode of Telefantasy Time Jump! (Warning: The Monster of Peladon is mentioned positively.)
The new episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now, with me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social sharing our feelings about the whole expanse of classic Doctor Who. www.patreon.com/posts/telefa... #DoctorWho
Telefantasy Time Jump #11: Doctor Who (1963) | Telefantasy Time Jump
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November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As if 12 years of @veritypodcast.bsky.social weren’t enough of me talking about Doctor Who, @paulcornell.bsky.social and I discuss the whole classic series in the latest episode of Telefantasy Time Jump! (Warning: The Monster of Peladon is mentioned positively.)
The Punch Dimension
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Punch Dimension
Once upon a time, I sold these two items on eBay. It was good. Still is.
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Once upon a time, I sold these two items on eBay. It was good. Still is.
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My family in IL saw aurora towards the north horizon on their phone cameras in the middle of the city just now (and we're fully clouded over in Halifax...)
If you have clear dark skies tonight.... Check for aurora in the sky!!!!
If you have clear dark skies tonight.... Check for aurora in the sky!!!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My family in IL saw aurora towards the north horizon on their phone cameras in the middle of the city just now (and we're fully clouded over in Halifax...)
If you have clear dark skies tonight.... Check for aurora in the sky!!!!
If you have clear dark skies tonight.... Check for aurora in the sky!!!!
Can we just have AI-generated GTA V videos please?
GTA VI delayed until 2026 so that Rockstar can add more business names that would seem funny if you were a British man in the mid-2000s
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Can we just have AI-generated GTA V videos please?
A thing happened.
🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A thing happened.
At PDX Travelmart
"That'll be $8.88."
"$8.88?"
"8-8-8. Is there a problem?"
"No, I mean that's what I'm going to do with it."
"That'll be $8.88."
"$8.88?"
"8-8-8. Is there a problem?"
"No, I mean that's what I'm going to do with it."
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
At PDX Travelmart
"That'll be $8.88."
"$8.88?"
"8-8-8. Is there a problem?"
"No, I mean that's what I'm going to do with it."
"That'll be $8.88."
"$8.88?"
"8-8-8. Is there a problem?"
"No, I mean that's what I'm going to do with it."
Portland, you're looking great today.
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Portland, you're looking great today.
I baked banana bread, but I forgot to do the usual. Please use your imagination.
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I baked banana bread, but I forgot to do the usual. Please use your imagination.
@0tralala.bsky.social (The historical Hiawatha and the Longfellow character were men)
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
@0tralala.bsky.social (The historical Hiawatha and the Longfellow character were men)
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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I was just in Canada and while the USA frame is natural, I think you’re doing a disservice to your readers by not informing them how many Canadians are, in short, “ready to fucking go.” The everyday rage and frustration was off the charts.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Trump says he's terminating trade negotiations with Canada over Ontario anti-tariff ad | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post, that he is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement by the Ontario government that uses the late U.S. pr...
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I was just in Canada and while the USA frame is natural, I think you’re doing a disservice to your readers by not informing them how many Canadians are, in short, “ready to fucking go.” The everyday rage and frustration was off the charts.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
I thought Jose Canseco proved that there are headers in baseball
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I thought Jose Canseco proved that there are headers in baseball
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David Gerrold writes about Doctor Who: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140664199
@ericgjovaag (think you might enjoy this)
@ericgjovaag (think you might enjoy this)
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
David Gerrold writes about Doctor Who: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140664199
@ericgjovaag (think you might enjoy this)
@ericgjovaag (think you might enjoy this)
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We are proud to join @MLB to take a stand against bullying and show our support for 2SLGBTQ+ youth. #SpiritDay
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are proud to join @MLB to take a stand against bullying and show our support for 2SLGBTQ+ youth. #SpiritDay
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It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)
October 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)
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It’s been off the air for years, but Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein remains my favorite public radio program/podcast of all time.
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
There's No Ship Like Friendship: The Best of Season 6 | Wiretap | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Howard launches "Jonny 2.0", a monolog machine that can stand in for Jonathan when he goes on vacation.
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It’s been off the air for years, but Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein remains my favorite public radio program/podcast of all time.
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...