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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

You bolt wake in the Casa do Infante, Porto. It is 1417. You are Prince Henry the Navigator, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your ships must not sail south, Europe must never find the Spice Isles.

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LarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

if someone tells you you don't need a union, you 100% need a union

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SDF @sdforg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“Why do you want to run a 36-bit PDP-10 in 2026?!” #blinkenlights #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #vintage icm.museum

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I appear to be on the right road!

New Zealand road sign with a large exclamation mark, and the text "Volcanic hazard ahead"

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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/08/2026

this is the absolute best part of visiting pompeii the city is filled with graffiti like “Aufidius was here” and “I screwed the barmaid” and “Epaphra, you are bald!” people have just been people, forever

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Okay Clacton. Let’s go.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Join a union TODAY #nzpol union.org.nz/find-your-un...

On a red painted brick wall a painted poster depicting how small groups of organised people can defeat large wealthy corps/individuals reads DO NOT PANIC. ORGANISE.

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SDF @sdforg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Former DEC LCG (Chicago) FE ROTating bits on the KI10 at icm.museum end of day 2! #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer

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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

the Expanse (not a joke)

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today is July 25th, often celebrated as the fall of Italian fascism. Mussolini passed draconian controls over pasta production which he considered decadent and overly reliant on foreign grain. Today, we celebrate his fall with a simple, defiant partisan dish: 1) Pasta 2) Creamy butter 3) Parmesan

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

And if 'Nae Pasaran' means nothing to you, google it; amazing documentary about an amazing and very relevant story.

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Revan @revan.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026

“The stadium roars. Shakira's hips defy the indifferent void, a hypnotic pendulum against chaos. Confetti falls like ash from a dying star. I think of the jaguar, watching from the jungle, uncomprehending, and I envy it. This is ecstasy. This is despair. This is halftime.”

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Scout @scoutriver.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I didn't think this was controversial but a basic need of everyone living in NZ is, in fact, to be aware of natural hazards around you and have plans for your household or workplace in the event that there is an emergency and comms don't work. Don't expect to be able to load the website after AF8.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 13/07/2026

This is pretty well known, but the Australian flag Sam Neill wore on his uniform in Event Horizon was designed at his request to show the Union Jack replaced with the Aboriginal flag, because he hoped in the future this is how it would actually look. A proper fucken ally in every way, this bloke.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Obligatory geohazard analyst in front of geohazard (Sakurajima) selfie. Hot as balls it is too!

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Been rampaging 'Hard Off' stores in Japan - saw this and for some reason thought of you @starkitty.gay

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Kilauea going a bit bonkers ATT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/06/2026

Now this Aussie chant makes me feel patriotic 🇦🇺

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The last bit is actually how we locate each other when lost.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @eruptions.site · 08/06/2026

Welcome to the 2026 Volcano World Cup! Here's a little introductory post about the Volcano World Cup for the uninitiated. Look for Group A coming out at the end of the week to start us off. eruptions.site/2026/06/08/w... #volcanoworldcup

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Welcome to the Volcano World Cup 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Volcano World Cup! IDL TIFF file The 2026 World Cup is just about the start and although many of us have very mixed feelings about FIFA (to say the least), the same can’t …

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

What's Sakurajima up to? Its normal style is vertical eruptions, but right now it seems to be pumping stuff out sideways, right at Kagoshima...

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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

now you just need to sit the electric monk on a bored horse, on a rocky promontory

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Been checking out the Bismarck Sea eruption during night shift. Some lovely imagery from the 12th/13th - cloud interfering on more recent images. With and without use of chlorophyll L2 filter:

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Born in 1888 Published her last paper in 1987

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

post your coolest computer :3 [Game over]

Two of my CM-2 supercomputers; black cubes of cubes on shipping pallets.

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Can't prove this but maybe the reason for Attenborough's longevity is that whenever Paddington arrives to shepherd his soul on, he fends him off with his powers of nature narration. "The perplexed ursine psychopomp withdraws, his hunt unsuccessful. Perhaps a 1970s bass player will make easier prey."

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Linn Boldt-Christmas @nplinnspace.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🔭 A cautionary tale for undergrads (and above!) using AI for #astro plots: our BSc student wanted to make a "quick" HR diagram showcasing M-dwarfs & thought some chatbot could make one and... well... ...extra credits are now offered to students who can correctly find all errors on cursedHR.png 🫠 🧪

A pathetic attempt by AI sloppery to make a HR diagram, generated by one of our BSc student, and shared here with their permission. Honestly, I can't even begin to explain all the deviations. Imagine a normal HR diagram but one that appears to you in a fever dream. It gets so much worse the longer you look at it. WHY IS THIS ALLOWED TO EXIST AAAAA

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hey hive mind, I almost never do this but maybe someone can help... a few months ago, someone posted a set photo from the 'Alien' franchise I think, showing the gravity on/off switch - think it was stick figures right way up/upside down. Google-fu is weak and now I can't find it! Help? Thanks!

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

New slogan for the PSA just dropped. PSA: unbutterably strong.

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John Ristau 🇨🇦 🇳🇿 @earthquakenz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Since early-March there has been an interesting sequence of larger earthquakes happening about halfway between Raoul Island and the North Island of New Zealand. They went on for a couple weeks in March, quieted down for a couple weeks, and then picked up again in early-April. 🧪

Location map showing the North Island of New Zealand and Raoul Island to the north. The magenta box is the location of the recent sequence of earthquakes.

Plot showing the number of earthquakes and magnitudes over time. The sequence started during the first half of March, quieted down in late-March, and picked up again in early-April.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

one of the hardest science topics is explaining to a modern person that in the 1800s geologists were more popular than streamers are today books exploring topics like the history of a rock were doing multimillion print runs, & guys giving talks on igneous vs metamorphic were filling sports stadiums

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

@bluescsi.com AS/400 business is in hand... also have met @yyzkevin.com on Discord

A BlueSCSI Ultra Wide SCSI disk emulator being shoehorned into an AS/400 drive carrier; the SCSI cable is connected, the power cable is a work in progress

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David Strathdee @davidstrathdee.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Rest of the world: “Hooray, the astronauts splashed down safely” Every British person ever: “TUNNOCKS TEACAKES” #ArtemisII

The Artemis II landing module splashing down in the ocean. Three large parachutes are attached, all round with red and white stripes.

A bunch of Tunnock’s tea cakes, each in its foil wrapper with trademark red and white striped pattern.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Sakurajima is busy doing Sakurajima things, right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeEl...

Screenshot from a webcam of Sakurajima volcano. A large plume hangs over the volcano, casting visible shadows on the ground.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's Trans Day of Visibility, but a shout out to the invisible trans people - the ones who haven't realised, the ones who haven't shared it, and, sadly, the ones for whom it's just too dangerous to be yourself in public. I might not see you, but I know you're out there.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Apricot cordless mouse/trackball is a remarkable thing. Looks more like it came out of Cupertino in 2008 than Birmingham in 1984...

Apricot cordless mouse/trackball from 1984. Communicated via IR, you roll the trackball, or lean it forward and the trackball rolls on the desk like a conventional mouse.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Hey @bluescsi.com what's the deal here? According to your website, Ultra Wide 68-pin is supposed to retail for $75. And that's the price on the JCM site you link. So why is your other linked reseller, totsrc.com, selling them for $133?! Are we being ripped off???

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned 1978 Citroen CX 1987 Citroen CX 1990 Citroen CX 2002 Renault Avantime 2025 IM6

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Thinking of... - The people of Iran, who mostly hate their government - The people of Israel, who mostly hate their government - The people of Palestine, who mostly hate their government - The people of the USA, who mostly hate their government

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A post office where the service dashboard allows you track your current number of 'destroyed parcels'?! I don't know if I should be terrified, or awestruck by the honesty in marketing here! 😆

Screenshot of dashboard for the NZ Post 'YouShop' service, with the tracker for 'number of destroyed parcels' highlighted.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title… “How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work” Way to devalue my experience.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I think FinDer has been on the magic mushrooms. IYKYK.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

First time I've seen anything priced over one million Yen at a Hard Off store!

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Daddy & daughter holiday in Japan and encountering some *serious* snow!

View of train tracks in Aomori, Japan showing deep snowdrifts.

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Mike Ross @eruptionchaser.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A rare clear view of Fuji today - you can practically *feel* the geohazards!

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John Cassidy @earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Do you want to learn about the impacts of the M9 Cascadia subduction #earthquake that struck at 9 p.m. on this night, 326 years ago? Strong shaking, a tsunami and landslides as described in Indigenous oral traditions from #VancouverIsland to #California. ⚒️🧪 hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...

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