Jason C. Cole
@theduckmachine.bsky.social
Crystallographer, Software hacker and cricket lover.
As is probably evident from my handle, I enjoy batting but I'm not very good at it.
Views are my own.
As is probably evident from my handle, I enjoy batting but I'm not very good at it.
Views are my own.
Reminds me of this excellent Matt cartoon
October 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Reminds me of this excellent Matt cartoon
I was searching for cheese knobs on Google .. I didn't think to add quotes, but then I didn't think Amazon would sell this ...
June 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I was searching for cheese knobs on Google .. I didn't think to add quotes, but then I didn't think Amazon would sell this ...
Ended in a tie .. we think
May 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ended in a tie .. we think
Ok, in nicer news my father is an artist and hand glass engraves stuff for people. Here's his latest creation which I think is amazing. Black Labrador on glass. #GlassEngraving #art
April 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Ok, in nicer news my father is an artist and hand glass engraves stuff for people. Here's his latest creation which I think is amazing. Black Labrador on glass. #GlassEngraving #art
December 13, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Come on @virginmediatv.bsky.social .. we are up to episode 7 ... Now we'd like to watch episode 8 ...🤬🤬🤬
December 12, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Come on @virginmediatv.bsky.social .. we are up to episode 7 ... Now we'd like to watch episode 8 ...🤬🤬🤬
So far Ireland have been a bit like this
November 17, 2024 at 5:32 PM
So far Ireland have been a bit like this
Have patience with the lovely folk running the show. I estimate the current rate of sign ups is 900 a minute and that's going to be a challenge (image from
bsky-users.theo.io)
bsky-users.theo.io)
November 14, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Have patience with the lovely folk running the show. I estimate the current rate of sign ups is 900 a minute and that's going to be a challenge (image from
bsky-users.theo.io)
bsky-users.theo.io)
November 13, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Fascinating how an editor has toned this down. Heres a screenshot from the BBC website
November 12, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Fascinating how an editor has toned this down. Heres a screenshot from the BBC website
Sorry vegetarians, but this amazing joint from our local butchers (the chop shop in Histon, highly recommended) deserves sharing
November 10, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Sorry vegetarians, but this amazing joint from our local butchers (the chop shop in Histon, highly recommended) deserves sharing
This is completely crazy. Lily, Jonas and Nic did so much work on this and it's amazing to see 3500+ downloads after 10 days live.
journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...
journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...
October 26, 2024 at 5:48 PM
This is completely crazy. Lily, Jonas and Nic did so much work on this and it's amazing to see 3500+ downloads after 10 days live.
journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...
journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...
I have to wonder if we offended our waitress somehow ...
October 4, 2024 at 12:39 PM
I have to wonder if we offended our waitress somehow ...
That's nice: @japplcryst.bsky.social is currently featuring our API paper on its front page.
Here's a link if you are interested in using software to probe chemical data in the CSD, and other things!
journals.iucr.org/paper?oc5038
#ChemSky
Here's a link if you are interested in using software to probe chemical data in the CSD, and other things!
journals.iucr.org/paper?oc5038
#ChemSky
September 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM
That's nice: @japplcryst.bsky.social is currently featuring our API paper on its front page.
Here's a link if you are interested in using software to probe chemical data in the CSD, and other things!
journals.iucr.org/paper?oc5038
#ChemSky
Here's a link if you are interested in using software to probe chemical data in the CSD, and other things!
journals.iucr.org/paper?oc5038
#ChemSky
No idea what sort of moth this is, but it was a big one. Body length was at least 4 cm. He's in the garden now!
September 18, 2024 at 7:23 PM
No idea what sort of moth this is, but it was a big one. Body length was at least 4 cm. He's in the garden now!
Lovely sunset tonight. Photo doesn't really do it justice.
September 16, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Lovely sunset tonight. Photo doesn't really do it justice.
You think that's bad ... We took online delivery from a well respected retailer (badrhino) of a new coat. Here's a picture of what we found in it. Yep. That's a shop antitheft tag. Still don't know how to get it out!
September 11, 2024 at 6:43 PM
You think that's bad ... We took online delivery from a well respected retailer (badrhino) of a new coat. Here's a picture of what we found in it. Yep. That's a shop antitheft tag. Still don't know how to get it out!
It's Saturday and, just because I can, here is a photo of beautiful Knaresborough near York. #RandomPhoto
September 7, 2024 at 2:29 PM
It's Saturday and, just because I can, here is a photo of beautiful Knaresborough near York. #RandomPhoto
When I was a child I was taken for a drive by a mafia man from Naples in his open top alfa romeo.
August 29, 2024 at 6:23 PM
When I was a child I was taken for a drive by a mafia man from Naples in his open top alfa romeo.
This could be straight out of a Thomas the Tank Engine story.
August 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM
This could be straight out of a Thomas the Tank Engine story.
At the railway museum in York.
August 18, 2024 at 9:37 AM
At the railway museum in York.