Willoughby Serenity
@willoughbyserenity.bsky.social
Geologist and tall ship sailor
Interested in Earth science, maritime history, Star Trek, Fallout, IndyCar, and historical costuming
Interested in Earth science, maritime history, Star Trek, Fallout, IndyCar, and historical costuming
December 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
December 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Huh. The cinematographer of Creation of the Humanoids, Hal Mohr, also did The Jazz Singer (1927) - the first part-talkie.
(Just started watching. Sorry if someone else said it first.)
#Svengoolie
(Just started watching. Sorry if someone else said it first.)
#Svengoolie
December 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Huh. The cinematographer of Creation of the Humanoids, Hal Mohr, also did The Jazz Singer (1927) - the first part-talkie.
(Just started watching. Sorry if someone else said it first.)
#Svengoolie
(Just started watching. Sorry if someone else said it first.)
#Svengoolie
Watching Creation of the Humanoids on #Svengoolie. Did the aesthetic of this movie influence #StarTrek? The color palette, costumes, and matte paintings remind me of TOS.
December 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Watching Creation of the Humanoids on #Svengoolie. Did the aesthetic of this movie influence #StarTrek? The color palette, costumes, and matte paintings remind me of TOS.
Currently watching S2E2 of #Fallout while enjoying a cup of coffee from the pour-over maker I received for Christmas.
Damn, Hank is evil. Rest in peace, Shady Sands.
Damn, Hank is evil. Rest in peace, Shady Sands.
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Currently watching S2E2 of #Fallout while enjoying a cup of coffee from the pour-over maker I received for Christmas.
Damn, Hank is evil. Rest in peace, Shady Sands.
Damn, Hank is evil. Rest in peace, Shady Sands.
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incredibly cool.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to wish Russian President Vladimir Putin dead, saying “May he perish” in a Christmas Eve address.
December 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
incredibly cool.
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Ok guys, it gets funnier: someone sent me this Wikipedia link:
My intuition was correct!
My intuition was correct!
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ok guys, it gets funnier: someone sent me this Wikipedia link:
My intuition was correct!
My intuition was correct!
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golf should be for everyone by filling all golf courses with affordable housing.
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
golf should be for everyone by filling all golf courses with affordable housing.
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Decades of trying to convince everyone that this is what NIMBY is really about, and he just says it
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Decades of trying to convince everyone that this is what NIMBY is really about, and he just says it
Dear God, I just saw my grandmother's YouTube feed. It's 100% AI history documentaries. She has no idea that every second of what she watches on YT is fake.
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Dear God, I just saw my grandmother's YouTube feed. It's 100% AI history documentaries. She has no idea that every second of what she watches on YT is fake.
I was smiling from ear to ear during this scene. The "Would you kindly?" vibes were off the chart. I paused the ep after this scene to explain Mr. House/Fallout/Odo vs. Andrew Ryan/Bioshock/Quark to the person I was watching with (who is decidedly not into games).
#Fallout
youtu.be/Rl4mLof2kLo?...
#Fallout
youtu.be/Rl4mLof2kLo?...
Mr. House Introduction | Fallout Season Two | Clip | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I was smiling from ear to ear during this scene. The "Would you kindly?" vibes were off the chart. I paused the ep after this scene to explain Mr. House/Fallout/Odo vs. Andrew Ryan/Bioshock/Quark to the person I was watching with (who is decidedly not into games).
#Fallout
youtu.be/Rl4mLof2kLo?...
#Fallout
youtu.be/Rl4mLof2kLo?...
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The wreck of the USS Inagural, a WWII minesweeper that saw action in the Pacific and was sent to St Louis after the war to be a static display museum ship, but broke loose from her moorings during the 1993 flood and sank.
December 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The wreck of the USS Inagural, a WWII minesweeper that saw action in the Pacific and was sent to St Louis after the war to be a static display museum ship, but broke loose from her moorings during the 1993 flood and sank.
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Impersonal bureaucratic systems are liberation from the tyranny of the village and the tribe. Long live modernity
"village" mentality is what sustains conservatism. not being able to do anything without the Grandma Gestapo reporting your every move. depending on the easily withdrawn kindness of others instead of impersonal but reliable services. and of course obeying aristocratic landowners
Its gonna be hard to have a family in a single family house when you have to bring your prospective girlfriends to your parents' house instead of your own place.
December 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Impersonal bureaucratic systems are liberation from the tyranny of the village and the tribe. Long live modernity
Omg. They actually put Mr. House on the Vegas Sphere.
Also, episode 1 of season 2 of Fallout was amazing.
Also, episode 1 of season 2 of Fallout was amazing.
December 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Omg. They actually put Mr. House on the Vegas Sphere.
Also, episode 1 of season 2 of Fallout was amazing.
Also, episode 1 of season 2 of Fallout was amazing.
The BBC News requires a subscription now? Why? Uugghh!!
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC News requires a subscription now? Why? Uugghh!!
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Houston really is a perfect example of where decades of strictly car-centric policy will get you, and surprise, it's not only bad for everyone else but it makes drivers even more angry and stressed
Spotted in Houston: two hacked variable message signs. That the signs were placed on the sidewalk, blocking pedestrian access, makes the messages all the more urgent.
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Houston really is a perfect example of where decades of strictly car-centric policy will get you, and surprise, it's not only bad for everyone else but it makes drivers even more angry and stressed
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👈 Another photo from Japan for all my railroad enthusiast friends.
Hasselblad X-Pan, 45mm f4 lens. • Fujicolor 100.
glass.photo/108c/1PiwO7T... #xpan #filmphotography
Hasselblad X-Pan, 45mm f4 lens. • Fujicolor 100.
glass.photo/108c/1PiwO7T... #xpan #filmphotography
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
👈 Another photo from Japan for all my railroad enthusiast friends.
Hasselblad X-Pan, 45mm f4 lens. • Fujicolor 100.
glass.photo/108c/1PiwO7T... #xpan #filmphotography
Hasselblad X-Pan, 45mm f4 lens. • Fujicolor 100.
glass.photo/108c/1PiwO7T... #xpan #filmphotography
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teaching my uncle about gerrymandering this christmas by slicing the ham in such a way that the mathematically smaller population at the table (me) receives an outsize portion of the ham, while leaving him just enough so that he doesn’t riot
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
teaching my uncle about gerrymandering this christmas by slicing the ham in such a way that the mathematically smaller population at the table (me) receives an outsize portion of the ham, while leaving him just enough so that he doesn’t riot
Put out to pasture to mill about and admire the railway line? Yes, please.
It's wild that a handful of draft horses were still employed on railways in Britain just two years before the first Shinkansen debuted in Japan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw-...
It's wild that a handful of draft horses were still employed on railways in Britain just two years before the first Shinkansen debuted in Japan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw-...
1962: The Last Railway Horses | Tonight | World of Work | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Put out to pasture to mill about and admire the railway line? Yes, please.
It's wild that a handful of draft horses were still employed on railways in Britain just two years before the first Shinkansen debuted in Japan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw-...
It's wild that a handful of draft horses were still employed on railways in Britain just two years before the first Shinkansen debuted in Japan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw-...
'Russell also revealed people had come up to him in restaurants in Europe to complain after the sequel came out, to which he would say: "It wasn't me, I didn't do it".'
Guys, leave Capt. Aubrey alone. He isn't culpable for Gladiator II.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Guys, leave Capt. Aubrey alone. He isn't culpable for Gladiator II.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russell Crowe says Gladiator II lacked 'moral core'
The actor was not entertained by how they changed the storyline of his character in the sequel.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
'Russell also revealed people had come up to him in restaurants in Europe to complain after the sequel came out, to which he would say: "It wasn't me, I didn't do it".'
Guys, leave Capt. Aubrey alone. He isn't culpable for Gladiator II.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Guys, leave Capt. Aubrey alone. He isn't culpable for Gladiator II.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I made pasta yesterday. And a couple of days before that, too. I am capable of preparing a basic pasta dish. No, I don't need your help, obtrusive LLM sycophant.
Can you tell that I despise that one commercial?
Can you tell that I despise that one commercial?
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I made pasta yesterday. And a couple of days before that, too. I am capable of preparing a basic pasta dish. No, I don't need your help, obtrusive LLM sycophant.
Can you tell that I despise that one commercial?
Can you tell that I despise that one commercial?
We're just over a week away from the release of season 2 of Fallout. And the dreary winter weather keeps reminding me of the Capital Wasteland. I'd say it's time to begin another playthrough of my favorite Fallout game, Fallout 3.
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We're just over a week away from the release of season 2 of Fallout. And the dreary winter weather keeps reminding me of the Capital Wasteland. I'd say it's time to begin another playthrough of my favorite Fallout game, Fallout 3.
My lifelong (literally since the age of six) desire to own and wear an 18th century suit has been reignited. When I was in the 2nd grade, I wore an unbuttoned "girls" cardigan basically every day because it reminded me of a 1700s coat. I need to get sewing.
youtu.be/fpS4B5oMhgo?...
youtu.be/fpS4B5oMhgo?...
Getting Dressed in the 18th Century - Men | National Museums Liverpool
YouTube video by National Museums Liverpool
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My lifelong (literally since the age of six) desire to own and wear an 18th century suit has been reignited. When I was in the 2nd grade, I wore an unbuttoned "girls" cardigan basically every day because it reminded me of a 1700s coat. I need to get sewing.
youtu.be/fpS4B5oMhgo?...
youtu.be/fpS4B5oMhgo?...