etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It’s wild to imagine a United States where the death of 8 children resulted in actual policy change. More on brand to see that the response to a bunch of vehicle accidents was to blame the time zone. 000
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I used to live by the sea, and herring gulls arriving in the morning made a lot of noise, but the jackdaws are worse because sometimes the hammering sounds like someone knocking at the door so I have to get up to check 000
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I can tell when there’s too much moss growing on our roof, because the jackdaws swing by at sunrise, shout at each other and hammer on it to see what’s living in there. There’s no roof space above me, so it’s quite loud. 100
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’ve been caving in waterlogged spaces only just big enough for a helmet to fit through, but this photo produces substantially higher feelings of claustrophobia and fear of drowning in me. Being sliced up by the lost teeth of former riders embedded in the tube seems like schlock horror writing 😬 000
Reposted by etcJjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I can’t believe we’re back to medieval level conflicts like “local merchant princes attempt to bribe theologians and the Pope’s advisors so the Pope will issue a favorable proclaimation” 182419838
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Now I’m torn between the eu getting its shit together, and wanting to be an eu citizen again 🫤 010
Reposted by etcAnthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 01/10/2026Lighthouses of the BC South Coast. Cool. mapped.earth/lighthouses/... 938592
Reposted by etchookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Whilst out and about and cake-bothering booksellers, I saw my first Hookland sticker out in the wild. 943860
Reposted by etcc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Qingshan Lake Water Forest in Lin'an District, Hangzhou is a viral attraction sometimes called "Matcha Lake" for the emerald green duckweed (subfamily Lemnoideae). These black swans (Cygnus atratus) & their cygnets are enjoying a nutritious buffet of aquatic plants. Let's learn about duckweed. 10523148
Reposted by etcFieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Secret Ingredient - Gator Days 51117962855
Reposted by etcThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Saving Wildcats project has confirmed four wildcats released into the Cairngorms National Park this summer has brought the total number released since 2023 to 50 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2... 210437
Reposted by etcAlice Averlong 🏳️⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 27/09/2026No one wants to admit it but the first step to fixing TV is going to have to be making it 4:3 again 22650148
Reposted by etcmad-swilliams.bsky.social @mad-swilliams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Very anxious about posting this, but I feel strongly compelled to share. I know it’s a lot to take in for a Saturday morning and I appreciate anyone for taking the time to read it. 23651222
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Makes me think about sci-fi habitable worlds and colonisation stories. Maybe don’t drink the water or breathe the air until three generations of more reckless or desperate people have tested it for you. Not a dystopia I’ve come across, but I’m not super widely read. 010
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Well, these things are fascinating. You can spend years eating them with no problems, and all the while they’re whispering to your white blood cells that the red blood cells are inferior and should be destroyed, and then one day it just happens. 100
Reposted by etcTom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do not carry a cold beverage in their presence. Politely decline any drinks or sweetmeats they may offer. Keep a plain iron nail in your left trouser pocket and a sachet or paper twist of coarse salt in your right shoe. Enter and leave your chair moving clockwise. Follow up with a thank-you note. 543308753
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Sometimes people escape our flaming deathtraps through open windows, and we were trying to eliminate that chance of survival” 061
Reposted by etcBOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Artists, show how much you’ve improved in 34 years: 726637
Reposted by etcIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 24/09/2026if you quit corporate to become a beekeeper, does that mean you broke out in hives 2265041
Reposted by etcSimon Roy @simonroy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025back in 2016 i made a mesoamerican riff on the oneill cylinder/bernal sphere in "HABITAT"- i love every mossy tube city in space 241170339
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is cool, but I really wanted to know where the actual bouy was. It seems to be at an experimental wave power site called SEM-REV, near nantes. juliusvonbismarck.com/bank/index.p... fondation-open-c.org/nos-sites-en... cartes.gouv.fr/explorer-les...fondation-open-c.orgSEM-REVLe SEM-REV est un site d’essais en mer multi-technologie dédié aux Énergies Marines Renouvelables, opéré par la Fondation OPEN-C 021
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Augh, jumpscared by a near-lifesize cardboard cutout of mr beast at the tesco checkout, advertising “his” “book”. I’m angry I even know what this jerk looks like. 000
Reposted by etcJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026one of my proudest moments was being told by a former Gove staffer that he once angrily proclaimed: "I am NOT an eldritch horror!" in a team meeting, because of me. 2462297
Reposted by etcg0m @g0m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A world where a twist ending is repurposed as a video title. where a thing's climax has been removed, leaving an advertisment for the gap where it used to be. such things are commonplace in. the twilight zone 137149523450
Reposted by etccrimsondynamo4.bsky.social @crimsondynamo4.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Drop a THREAT. 0114
Reposted by etccofruitrigus @cofruitrigus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here's what the bible has to say about AI 021
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Sometimes I’m sad about how much time I spend on dry land these days. This is not one of those times. I also like that my job makes it basically impossible for me to risk anyone else’s life by my own incompetence, and I’d have to try really hard to die in a workplace accident. 020
Reposted by etcDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You can see from the photo that boat's tipped too far right 702222338
Reposted by etcTekknoNerd - Commissions open @tekknonerd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Voyager, walking on those tiny legs. 13868752180
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026When I finally have to replace my old diesel car (which might be soon, given what’s happening to fuel prices) I‘m going to have to learn how to disable the onboard gps and internet connection all modern vehicles seem to be fitted with. Everything has too much telemetry. 000
Reposted by etcNicky 2 @nickyflowers.com · 18/09/2026a guy in a tesla honked at me because i was a tiny bit in the street taking this picture. i moved aside and he rolled down his window to ask, with furrowed brow, "why take pictures of nothing?". he drove off before i could answer maybe the stupidest question i've ever been asked #coolpicturesbynicky 815224
Reposted by etcelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150253941
Reposted by etcCuñada Ilustrada @cilustrada.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A veces, la vida de un controlador de tráfico marítimo puede ser muy dura...🤭😅🤣🤣🤣 Buenos días, cieletes 😘🤗🩵💪😎 30443185
Reposted by etcEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 16/09/2026musk: [pointing phone camera at someone] grok, do a vulgar roast of this person grok: nice shirt. arsehole. did your. mommy. pick it for you. musk: no, grok; more vulgar! grok: nice shirt. prick. did your. mommy. pick it for you. musk: grok, use forbidden words! grok: free palestine 14087596
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026At least they drew a line under his character, and nothing like him ever turned up again. I feel like there’s no way these days that any successful series could have resisted turning him into an entire franchise. 010
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Those strategic oil reserves are being drained right down to help keep fuel prices under control. It’s not a trick that will work forever. 110
Reposted by etcEric @mokkograd.net · 14/09/2026New Blogpost: Done with Posting Announcing my retirement from Social Media mokkograd.net/posts/2026-0...mokkograd.netBlog Post 293
Reposted by etcMatt Henderson @matthen.com · 13/09/2026Approximating the Lorenz attractor with a chaotic leaky water wheel. The orange dot is the centre of mass of the water. It traces (a projection of) the familiar attractor as the wheel spins seemingly randomly left and right. 14739151
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A mildly unsettling thing to read (and watch) at bedtime. I‘m wondering how much of the page I missed by accident. 010
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026There’s so much I don‘t understand about canadian culture, like how receiving 15 litres of mayonnaise is apparently an enticement rather than a threat. 100
etc @etchachan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I think someone just accidentally a few words. The regular text mentions six *kilograms* of rods. 000