Nathan Nelson

Results for dissertation, and Master's, are through. Distinction.

Off on holiday today. Plans were scaled back. First it was Rome, then it was Amsterdam, now it's an hour down the road in Cornwall. I'm absolutely fine with this, particularly when we are staying about a 15-second walk from a decent pub.

WordPress now adding insults to its error messages, I see. No need.

Life goal achieved seeing Fat Freddy's Drop live at Ally Pally last night, and they were one of the best live acts I've ever seen. Bloody brilliant.

Murat Erdem might be the main thing keeping me on Instagram. The guy sells nuts but has a sideline in promoting restaurants and being an absolute studmuffin.

This trend of endless dramatic pauses before announcing winners can absolutely get in the sea.

The dog's wees are never quicker than in conditions like these.

Storm. Wind. This site. Every time. earth.nullschool.net

Hope all the lads commenting on the weather forecast on Instagram as scaremongering get trees through their roofs

This is an excellent idea. I’ve just been unearthing LOCAL things

Been into town, dropped some apples off at the community fridge, went to the butchers where Neil who loves dogs gave Pip some scraps as a treat, then got some parsley from another shop and was told it was 15p and just take it and settle up next time maybe. I love where I live.

Obsession: a story in two parts.

This has broken my brain a bit. Potentially centuries, not decades, for any return to 1.5° of warming. What is their understanding of the baseline even going to be in 2500? Go back as far in time from now and Ivan the Terrible was conquering the Khanate of Kazan.

Self replicating cultivation equipment

Bad behavior is contagious and spreads through observation, while good behavior doesn't. "Watching someone commit a major rule violation caused a substantial increase in rule-breaking, especially when that rule-breaker belonged to the participant's own political party."

Is there a genuine solution for offering our cabin for short term holiday rentals that's like Airbnb, but, you know, doesn't give me the ick?

I'm supposed to be going to London this weekend to go to a gig, but the weather's looking a bit grim, and I'm nowhere near as excited as I used to be about going back to London. Ugh.

Happy Apple Day. Please make it stop.

First thing shown in client area on my hosting company's website: PHP security update: We’re on it. I like my hosting company (Kualo).

Ker-iky. Horror fans, Channel 5 has masses of films from Shudder free to stream (in the UK) www.channel5.com/browse/AMC%2...

Good job the BBC aren't threatening to axe 6 Music again, or Generation X would be ready to overthrow the government

Good night.

It's all fun and games digging holes in the garden until you get dunked in the sink.

Making Frankenjam (clearing out the freezer of gooseberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, and loganberries).

It's an absolute preserving-fest here. Getting another batch of apple jelly on now, and then jam next.

When you have to append searches for recipes with 'UK' because Americans use cups and do weird things like add butter to apple jelly. It's like the cleaning videos that keep popping up on Instagram, oh, you're using hydrogen peroxide again are you?

Did you know - you can use @mu.social with your existing Bluesky account, no need to move to Eurosky. All your posts, feeds and accounts will be there. But you’ll be able to edit your posts and have a companion cat, or dog (or fox).

Sat on top of Brentor, and Plymouth Sound is glowing in the sun.

Just trimmed the dog's butt. That's going in as a new skill on LinkedIn.

Oh yay I got a shout out for suggesting Cosmo Sheldrake/Nature's Soil on 6 Music for @cerysmatthews.bsky.social's conversation with Hodmedod's Nick Saltmarsh about pulses and wholegrains. They've got a book out: hodmedods.co.uk/pages/whole-... #FoodHeroes #Leguminati

Making chutney a la @jennytpgrows.bsky.social. This photo is an accurate representation of what I can currently see through my glasses.

It was #WorldFoodDay yesterday - I had thoughts about #FoodSecurity and resilience and how we might use preparing for the worst as a good excuse to sneak in some good #FoodSystems change while we're at it.

Nice relaxed visit with the neighbours

Holy crap. Phil Tippett's batshit insane and completely amazing animation Mad God is on Tubi: link.tubi.tv/uzpBQKnZW6b

this goes incredible places and I love everyone involved

Pip woke this morning howling her little head off, absolutely heartbreaking sound. I assume she'd had a bad dream. She's back to her usual self now, I'm still traumatised.

Don’t eat farmed salmon folks. For this & a whole host of other reasons. See work done by @foodrise.bsky.social & @foodrise-eu.bsky.social 🐟🐟

Farmed salmon now being fed chicken because fish meal prices have gone up. Fish meal demand was already devastating for fish stocks and communities in the places it was caught. This is the same farmed salmon that is often infested with lice in overcrowded pens, spreading disease to wild populations.

A team including @exeter.ac.uk's Dr Fatma Sabet has been working on a pilot project in #Devon combining wild-caught venison with beans to develop high-fibre and super-sustainable burgers, mince and meatballs foodfoundation.org.uk/podcast/bang...

This is so chill.

The grape jelly did not set. Second time this has happened. I am not making grape jelly again.

Flat for sale in Ilfracombe. Very ordinary photos for the listing. Oh, other than all the pirates. www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/det...

Ford Cortina

A cow earlier this evening.

The Great Preserving has begun. Ten jars of grape jelly, a half jar, and a bowl of the scum scraped off the top, which will be going on my toast in the morning.

TL:DR; because of *waves arms around* Actual summary though * No really, why would you * Not having children is so on trend right now * They are annoying (sorry, "noisy capriciousness") The author's solution contains the actual words "Making children seem desirable"