Will Robertson
@wrobertson668.bsky.social
Biologist. Cat dad. College instructor.
Tabletop RPGs, especially Traveller and old versions of D&D.
Wannabe artist and craftsman.
Tabletop RPGs, especially Traveller and old versions of D&D.
Wannabe artist and craftsman.
Barred owl (Strix varia) having a late breakfast of starling (probably Sturnus vulgaris).
May 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Barred owl (Strix varia) having a late breakfast of starling (probably Sturnus vulgaris).
Some old maps for a post-apocalyptic RPG I sorted out a long time ago.
February 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Some old maps for a post-apocalyptic RPG I sorted out a long time ago.
Seven years ago I met this little dude. He's grown a bit since.
February 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Seven years ago I met this little dude. He's grown a bit since.
RPG campaign map I really need to finish. Geology based on large bolide impact event that formed the multi-ring basin on the east side of the map. Subsequent plate tectonics have warped the crater into an oval.
Yeah, I likes me some fantasy geology, I surely do...
Yeah, I likes me some fantasy geology, I surely do...
February 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
RPG campaign map I really need to finish. Geology based on large bolide impact event that formed the multi-ring basin on the east side of the map. Subsequent plate tectonics have warped the crater into an oval.
Yeah, I likes me some fantasy geology, I surely do...
Yeah, I likes me some fantasy geology, I surely do...
A group of people on Lake Konstance, Switzerland, chanting as they rowed out of the mist. No idea what language they were using.
February 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A group of people on Lake Konstance, Switzerland, chanting as they rowed out of the mist. No idea what language they were using.
Fire in the Sky
February 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Fire in the Sky
Carolina anole
February 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Carolina anole
Sounds about right.
February 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sounds about right.
Portrait of Lord Fred.
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Portrait of Lord Fred.
Australopithecus sediba, type specimen, Perot Museum, Dallas, TX.
February 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Australopithecus sediba, type specimen, Perot Museum, Dallas, TX.
They have the right idea.
February 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
They have the right idea.
Big tub, little kitty
February 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Big tub, little kitty
Whitetail dragonfly (Plathemis lydia)
January 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Whitetail dragonfly (Plathemis lydia)
Neo, the Homo naledi type skeleton, during his visit to the Perot Museum, Dallas, TX.
January 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Neo, the Homo naledi type skeleton, during his visit to the Perot Museum, Dallas, TX.
Trilobite trackway, approx. 320 million years old. Montague County, Texas.
January 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Trilobite trackway, approx. 320 million years old. Montague County, Texas.
Winter Ice Storm
January 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Winter Ice Storm
Oh deer. Butt anyway...
December 9, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Oh deer. Butt anyway...
Yeah, that was WAY too close in retrospect.
December 5, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Yeah, that was WAY too close in retrospect.
Art kind of thing. Full color winter sky. "Bleak Season."
December 3, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Art kind of thing. Full color winter sky. "Bleak Season."
If you decompose dehydroascorbic acid with sulfur oxides, you get the structure in the center, which breaks down to dimethyl sulfide and 2-amino-butanoic acid. But to get dehydroascorbic acid you need ascorbic acid, which is biotic.
Anyone know of an abiotic synthesis pathway for ascorbic acid?
Anyone know of an abiotic synthesis pathway for ascorbic acid?
November 20, 2024 at 8:40 PM
If you decompose dehydroascorbic acid with sulfur oxides, you get the structure in the center, which breaks down to dimethyl sulfide and 2-amino-butanoic acid. But to get dehydroascorbic acid you need ascorbic acid, which is biotic.
Anyone know of an abiotic synthesis pathway for ascorbic acid?
Anyone know of an abiotic synthesis pathway for ascorbic acid?
Art kind of thing. Zombie Slayer 2.0, drawn from a leaf spring from a small car.
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Art kind of thing. Zombie Slayer 2.0, drawn from a leaf spring from a small car.
Art kind of thing. Camp knife drawn from a piece of suspension spring from an ATV. Left the forgeblack on it because it looked cool and matched the black walnut handle.
November 20, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Art kind of thing. Camp knife drawn from a piece of suspension spring from an ATV. Left the forgeblack on it because it looked cool and matched the black walnut handle.
Art kind of thing. Frozen forest in full color.
November 20, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Art kind of thing. Frozen forest in full color.
Art kind of thing.
November 20, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Art kind of thing.