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gersherlock.bsky.social
Dad, husband, Tech/IT consultant, former physicist. He/him.
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I had no idea how small the Conway Stewart Dinkie was, until one arrived this morning. Shown against a Lamy Safari for scale. The Dinkie needs a new sac, but wrote really well with a dip test.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Fabulous thread explaining why the data about possible exoplanet does not support the conclusions. In addition to poor science communication, from Uni Cambs, it is amplified by poor science reporting that's endemic here in the UK

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

A non-invasive headset device that tracks changes in blood flow in the brain could make it easier to detect early signs of stroke. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/laser-base...

submitted 183 days ago • 1 comment

6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

submitted 184 days ago • 259 comments

Slightly disappointed that of all the brassicas that cauliflower was chosen rather than Brussel Sprouts which to my mind shares greater topological similarity. I think further work is required. I look forward to the first Brassica oleracea - Astrophysics conferences.

submitted 186 days ago • 0 comments

most of you were probably wondering what it looks like to leave a pinhole camera exposure going for 8 years (preferably by sitting it on a roof and forgetting about it). well--here you go! 🔭

submitted 187 days ago • 9 comments

I think there's a big difference between what people think of when they hear about Bluesky blocking, and what it actually means in practice for most of us. So I made a diagram.

submitted 201 days ago • 3 comments

Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.

submitted 190 days ago • 149 comments

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submitted 192 days ago • 4 comments