: Bode’s nebula from last night with the Seestar

: M51 from last night from Seestar. No post-processing - just a crop.

: Finished reading: The Fog by James Herbert 📚

: Year in books for 2023 Here are the books I finished reading in 2023. Not my full list, as I didn’t fully use Epilogue, but …

: Finished reading: The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly 📚 First one of the year complete.

: Sun and Trees, Seestar S50

: Three galaxies for the price of one 😊 M31, M33 and M110 taken with the Seestar.

: Planetary mode has been added to the Seestar. Looking forward to giving it a try.

: M2 - Globular Clusters are about my favourite astronomical objects.

: M27 Dumbbell Nebula via Seestar

: Moon - somewhat cloudy, hence some cool lighting. Seestar S50.

: Latest Lego Speed Champion complete 😊

: IC 1805 Heart Nebula, Seestar.

: Our beautiful star - taken with Seestar. I’m impressed with the detail around the sunspots.

: First light with my Seestar. Only managed about 10 minutes before the clouds but I’m very happy with …

: Finished reading: Watchers by Dean R. Koontz 📚 Just finished the Audio Book version - loved it 😊

: How come it’s got so difficult to get basic ingredients, like mushrooms and rice, from UK …

: Finished reading: Breathe! You Are Alive by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚

: Finished reading: 2br02b by Kurt Vonnegut 📚

: Finished reading: Concorde by Mike Bannister 📚

: Finished reading: The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 📚

: Can anyone recommend a good book review site that isn’t Goodreads?

: Lego Winnie the Pooh complete - what a delightful little build 😊

: Where can I keep all this time I’m saving? …

: Winnie the Pooh Step 2 complete

: Currently reading: Love Will Tear Us Apart by C. K. McDonnell 📚I’m loving this series. About a third …

: Finished my Lego Tranquil Garden - I think this is about my favourite builds so far. So beautiful …

: https://daringfireball.net/2023/08/kouvakas_uk_surveillance - gotta love the UK - given this would …

: Finished reading: The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard by J. G. Ballard 📚 Took me a loooong time …

: Finished reading: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut 📚

: Finished reading: This Charming Man by C. K. McDonnell 📚Terrific fun 😊

: Congrats to Bagnaia and Ducati for the win, but exciting racing that was not. Third time this year …

: My SO has been adding some more of her wonderful artwork to her Folksy shop at …

: Latest Space themed Lego added to collection

: Latest build - this was a fun one 😊

: Fantastic that the only way to watch the British MotoGP race for free in the UK is via foreign …

: Finished reading: The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard by J. G. Ballard 📚 Finally finished this …

: If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks about Twitter’s (er, …

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: Finished reading: Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith 📚 - outstanding SciFi.

: https://open.substack.com/pub/staygrounded/p/threads-is-a-new-mall-but-still-a?r=2d3j4w&utm_camp …

: Finished reading: Taste by Stanley Tucci 📚 My favourite listen of the year (audio book narrated by …

: A busy little bee spotted on my walk

: Finished reading: Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber 📚 Should be compulsory reading before getting your …

: news.sky.com/story/min… - Typical short-sightedness from a non-expert. Bums on seats do not …

: Finished reading: Mindful Compassion by Paul Gilbert 📚

: Fun little Lego build for a lazy Sunday morning 😊

: Another piece from my SO - Cliff Buildings - folksy.com/items/814…

: Finished reading: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 📚

: I’ve been having fun bringing back to life some of my Dad’s old watches. Love this one. Looks kinda …

: I’m going analogue for a while. Not sure I need the distraction of a smartwatch. I don’t really do …

: Finished reading: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster 📚

: Finished reading: Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut 📚

: Finally got to use my birthday present from last year. A flight, not the microlight 😊 What an …

: More people need to be aware of this - www.schneier.com/blog/arch…

: Finished reading: When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut 📚

: Finished reading: The Dalai Lama’s Cat by David Michie 📚

: Finished reading: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari 📚

: Finished reading: Windswept and Interesting by Billy Connolly 📚

: Finished reading: Eff This! Meditation by Ms. Liza Kindred 📚

: What a wonderful idea - wish we had a dark 2 weeks here - www.atlasobscura.com/articles/…

: Finished reading: Love Letter to the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚

: Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚

: Finished reading: The Year of Less by Cait Flanders 📚

: Finished reading: Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn 📚

: Finished reading: The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert 📚

: Orion Nebula with my new EAA rig. Unprocessed so excuse the lack of crop.

: Another nice thing on the Kobo is how easy it is to extract quotes etc from it. I never felt it …

: Glad I made the switch from Kindle to Kobo. I’m definitely getting through more books now and the …

: Finished reading: Joyful Wisdom by Rinpoche Yongey Mingyur 📚 10/10

: I’d like to share some of my SO’s lovely artwork - starting with “Closer”. …

: Currently reading: Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 📚 Just finished this one. Quite …

: Maybe we could have no PM in the UK for a bit? It seems that anyone who wants the job is incapable of doing it, so not having one couldn’t be …

: A selection of my wonderful SO’s fabulous artwork is now available on RedBubble - …

: Finished reading: Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler 📚

: Finished reading: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 📚I did it! That was a very heavy, …

: Finished reading: The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 📚 A beatiful little gem. My favourite quote: …

: So, Proton updates their iOS app, and in the process disables the FaceID and any other lock on the …

: My first attempt at astrophotography processing (data courtest of Slooh). This little gem is Eta …

: This is heavy going, but immensely interesting Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 📚

: Currently reading: The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield 📚

: Finished reading: It by Stephen King 📚 Stunning epic. Brilliantly narrated audio book.

: Currently reading: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 📚 About half way through. Absolutely …

: What a day…

: dynamic.wakingup.com I thought you might like this - from the Waking Up app. Click on the link to …

: Trying out my new Canon Powershot Zoom at the weekend - photo quality way exceeded my expectations. …

: Oof! 9to5mac.com DuckDuckGo uses App Store privacy labels to call out Google for ‘spying’ on users …

: Probably the best job posting I’ve ever seen. We’re Hiring a Senior Developer (Apply by Feb. …

: Some more experimenting with the SV305 camera

: My first snap of the Moon with my new telescope camera. Pretty pleased for a first attempt.

: Currently reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 📚

: Lovely walk today. I find it mind blowing that the sun shining up there is a star and we’re whizzing …

: Guess I’ll be looking for another VR platform for my next headset, then. www.roadtovr.com New …

: Great update. And that’s how you introduce a new subscription service and keep existing customers …

: My new Withings ScanWatch has arrived. What a beautiful device. A step up from the Steel HR in every …

: Book Tracking Loving all the book tracking and searching functionality being added to Micro.Blog 😄

: Currently reading: Abandon by Blake Crouch 📚

: RIP Florian. Your music helped make my world a better place. music.apple.com

: Here’s a link for 3 months free of the 10% Happier app. It’s fantastic - really useful courses and …

: My Ember Mug 2 has just arrived. Why did I wait this long to get one of these? Fantastic! 😄

: #FastMonday www.zerofasting.com Just finished a 16:8 Intermittent fast with Zero, check it out!

: If you want to block ads on a service you’re already paying for (works a treat): Apple News ads : …

: Coronavirus Sanity Guide — Ten Percent Happier

: protonmail.com Privacy isn’t free. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

: Fantastical 3 😄 Another subscription model 😟 I’m afraid I’m about done with paying subs for apps. …

: A free month with full access to the Waking Up app. I use this almost every day and it’s wonderful. …

: A Flight Simulator. With photo scenery. That runs in a web browser. GeoFS - The Free Online Flight …

: Giving WT.Social a try - wt.social/gi/mark-a…

: Is there really no keyboard shortcut on the iOS Gmail app to delete an email when using an external …

: One of the most useful apps I own - I use it to read my RSS feed articles, Apple News+ articles etc …

: I’m aiming for walking 1,500 miles next year - why not join in the fun? 😄 …

: Yesterday’s lovely walk at Chopwell Woods, in glorious 3D my.viewranger.com

: I’ll be available for contract work shortly, so if you’re after a very experienced (26+ years) …

: Food for thought Why No Mushroom Clouds?

: Some more terrific from my talented SO - from earlier days 😊Karen Avey on Instagram: “I thought I’d …

: Picked one of these up cheap on Black Friday and absolutely love it. Huge improvement over the Apple …

: More Pzizz goodies blog.pzizz.com Introducing Mesmerize

: I ditched Google for DuckDuckGo. Here’s why you should too - WIRED UK fair fight, but …

: 😊 www.manton.org Reacting to the news that Twitter is banning political ads, I’m announcing today …

: Looking forward to the course Two Things I Did Wrong When I Started Meditating — Calm Blog

: My SO has just launched her new Art site - please help spread the word 😀 Karen Avey Art

: Nice addition fastmail.blog

: Looking for Gyroscope buddies for motivation 😊 gyroscope.app.link/UfRL7KjXq…

: Congrats on the release - awesome app www.devontechnologies.com DEVONthink 3.0 is Officially Here

: Nice update blog.bear.app Bear 1.7 is here with note Encryption, Bear Lock, Live Note Links, and …

: Fascinating read www.todayifoundout.com Who was “Murphy” in “Murphy’s …

: Just finished this - terrific read 😊 📖 amzn.eu/hEP8sFI

: I’ve only just realised you can drag and drop scanned documents from the Doxie Scanner App on the …

: And why not? www.atlasobscura.com Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships in Joensuu, Finland

: Happy Doom Day! 😄 The Original DOOM, DOOM II And DOOM 3 Getting Surprise Releases On Switch Today - …

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: Had a fun day at RAF Fairford flightsimulatornetwork.com/looking-f…

: This is fantastic - final 13 minutes of landing of Apollo 11 uninterrupted overcast.fm

: 🎵Beautiful music.apple.com

: www.atlasobscura.com The Apollo Astronauts Signed Memorabilia in Quarantine—as Life Insurance

: 9to5mac.com DuckDuckGo’s Apple Maps integration now supports dark mode, re-querying, more

: A bit late, but it was a fabulous day out

: Neat 😊 arstechnica.com Nintendo confirms portable-only, $200 “Switch Lite” for September [Updated] …

: Great episode of AppStories overcast.fm

: Indeed blog.dropbox.com The New Dropbox Sucks

: Great read - and PiHole is one of my favourite applications - …

: Some fantastic updates for the Fiery Feeds iOS RSS Reader. I particularly like the new built-in Read …

: I just unlocked a new badge using Zero to track my fasts. Check out how you can start your fasting …

: Beautiful sky last night

: Another wonderful artwork from my fantastically talented SO

: A fine day for one of my favourite walks

: Some beautiful art from my talented wife Some beautiful artwork from my wonderfully talented wife. Comments and/or re-shares appreciated. …

: Looks good. And awesome that it uses your existing Pzizz subscription. blog.pzizz.com

: www.armscontrolwonk.com

: protonmail.com We have been awarded €2 million from the EU to further develop the Proton ecosystem …

: spreadprivacy.com Three Reasons Why the “Nothing to Hide” Argument is Flawed

: Finally! Only recently purchased a third party app to do this, but kudos to Sony for finally doing …

: Clever stuff blog.halide.cam Introducing Spectre

: Finally! 😄 www.motogp.com New apps are coming to enjoy VideoPass on TV!

: www.theguardian.com Nine films that should have won best picture at the Oscars

: As if we needed an excuse - but in case we do, this is a good one 😄 Blog: Why motorcycling should be …

: I love Winter clouds

: Bleep 100 2018. First time I’ve done this and found all the tracks (although one wasn’t the exact …