Replaced old broken turntable as early Xmas pressie from partner & sad reminder of now purchases based on illness, due to hand / arm tremors / spasms (that will only get worse with time) got a fully automatic turntable for the first time, instead of manual, quite depressing.

X hate algorithms are totally useless - I'm assuming 100% US centric & unaware of British offal based meat products. Unlikely to try grok if your data analysis is this useless

Happy New Year! (my cartoon for New Scientist)

Looks like cold war nerdery is not dead -whilst out walking had 2 groups of people ask for directions to a nearby ROC underground bunker

What about the growers?

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Great day on Cromford Canal - highlights dipper juvenile & adults on river near Aqueduct Cottage, medium-small grass snake in the canal (lots of tadpoles for it to snack on), kingfisher (no pic of that, all pics / video a bit poor as just taken on phone) Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Interesting to know if image is of the street in question as 1st thing I noticed was huge obstruction of pavement by cars bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Couple of Southern Hawker dragonflies just emerged from exuvia on garden pond this morning Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Always worth an early check as they soon fully expand & harden & fly off

Great day #humpback #whale watching off #Monterey - a few close approaches allowed phone shots - thanks to Discovery WW - must have been around 30 whales seen

Charlie Kirk & Iryna Zarutska mementos - not America but a bench in the UK. This area of the UK has very few non white residents.Depressing.

Bush cricket in the Derbyshire garden today, poor phone pic (didn't want to get too close & disturb it!) so not sure which species Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Some of the garden # fungi pics from today

I remember the days when governments were opposed to football hooligans, instead of giving them massive support. How things change (for the worse)

#fungi from today's walk

So PDC Darts are happy to let a man play in a women's only tournament but draw the line at a punning nickname dartsnews.com/pdc/australian… - I think reassessment of priorities may be needed. Nickname a (poor) joke, a man in women only tournaments is no joke

Found my "spirit animal" bbc.com/news/articles/… Liked the human style ending up in the bathroom

RIP Rob Reiner: Too much fucking perspective. Artist: christhebarker b3ta.com/board/11423766 From the 'Ob3tuaries' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/ob3t… #Ob3tuaries

A studio is always improved by the presence of a cat

Lots of kids & their families building a very large snowman Friday & Saturday, but now just a sad remnant remains