Shayne Lynch
@maindroit.bsky.social
Blacksmith, Rennaisance Fencer, Joiner, glass beadwright.
SCA: Francois Henri Guyon
SCA: Francois Henri Guyon
German: Backpfeifengesicht: Slappable face
French: Une face à claquer: a face you just gotta slap
English: Punch in the face day: the day for resolution of your punch in the face list.
Some things transcend cultures....
French: Une face à claquer: a face you just gotta slap
English: Punch in the face day: the day for resolution of your punch in the face list.
Some things transcend cultures....
September 9, 2026 at 6:12 AM
German: Backpfeifengesicht: Slappable face
French: Une face à claquer: a face you just gotta slap
English: Punch in the face day: the day for resolution of your punch in the face list.
Some things transcend cultures....
French: Une face à claquer: a face you just gotta slap
English: Punch in the face day: the day for resolution of your punch in the face list.
Some things transcend cultures....
In the story "The Princess and the Pea", a person is unable to sleep (and complains) due to the presence of a dried pea under nine mattresses.
If the person is so sensitive (in all meanings), then cannot we use the person to test Heisenberg's uncertainly principle?
If the person is so sensitive (in all meanings), then cannot we use the person to test Heisenberg's uncertainly principle?
July 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
In the story "The Princess and the Pea", a person is unable to sleep (and complains) due to the presence of a dried pea under nine mattresses.
If the person is so sensitive (in all meanings), then cannot we use the person to test Heisenberg's uncertainly principle?
If the person is so sensitive (in all meanings), then cannot we use the person to test Heisenberg's uncertainly principle?
Reposted by Shayne Lynch
Blood Donation #28 (Plasma) completed. I was on hold for 6 months, due to low Ferritin levels, but I'm back.
June 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Blood Donation #28 (Plasma) completed. I was on hold for 6 months, due to low Ferritin levels, but I'm back.
This is what the USA Department of Health wants us to return to.
May 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is what the USA Department of Health wants us to return to.
Happy first day of April. The first "1 April" we have had for a very long time.
Previously, it was "April Fool's Day"; but Trump has made every day Fool's Day.
Previously, it was "April Fool's Day"; but Trump has made every day Fool's Day.
March 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Happy first day of April. The first "1 April" we have had for a very long time.
Previously, it was "April Fool's Day"; but Trump has made every day Fool's Day.
Previously, it was "April Fool's Day"; but Trump has made every day Fool's Day.
One minor consequence of the media's continued attention on the USA - ICE and Iran and Venezuela; is that the death of Rev'd Jesse Jackson in mid February was not well reported. It should have led every source, dominated social media to the exclusion of everything else. But it didn't.
March 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
One minor consequence of the media's continued attention on the USA - ICE and Iran and Venezuela; is that the death of Rev'd Jesse Jackson in mid February was not well reported. It should have led every source, dominated social media to the exclusion of everything else. But it didn't.
Morpheus (god of dreams), my 15 YO half maine coon, has just returned from an arthritis booster shot. He is not amused, so the saffron crocus has to suffer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Morpheus (god of dreams), my 15 YO half maine coon, has just returned from an arthritis booster shot. He is not amused, so the saffron crocus has to suffer.
Some cold days (23 celcius), then back to the 40 celcius days. I am hoping the latest heatwave breaks this weekend. On the plus side, no huge fires like we had in 2020.
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Some cold days (23 celcius), then back to the 40 celcius days. I am hoping the latest heatwave breaks this weekend. On the plus side, no huge fires like we had in 2020.
Hot Hot Hot. Local temperature in the Lanyon Valley was 40 Celcius (104 fahrenheit) yesterday. 38 'ereyesterday. Forecast for today is 40. Tomorrow will be cooler at 36 celcius.
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Hot Hot Hot. Local temperature in the Lanyon Valley was 40 Celcius (104 fahrenheit) yesterday. 38 'ereyesterday. Forecast for today is 40. Tomorrow will be cooler at 36 celcius.
Sitting in my living room, watching the internet and the sun traveling around the world. Europe has joined us in 2026. I am hoping that the USA will join us in the 21st century.
January 1, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Sitting in my living room, watching the internet and the sun traveling around the world. Europe has joined us in 2026. I am hoping that the USA will join us in the 21st century.
Black highlighter seems to be the favorite colour for the USA government.
December 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Black highlighter seems to be the favorite colour for the USA government.
I was a child in the 1970's when transplants were invented, reattaching severed fingers, and so on. Measles vaccinations were invented (a bit too late for me).
A friend recently had a large aneurysm repaired using a 3D printed blood vessel.
I'm feeling a bit of Future Shock.
A friend recently had a large aneurysm repaired using a 3D printed blood vessel.
I'm feeling a bit of Future Shock.
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I was a child in the 1970's when transplants were invented, reattaching severed fingers, and so on. Measles vaccinations were invented (a bit too late for me).
A friend recently had a large aneurysm repaired using a 3D printed blood vessel.
I'm feeling a bit of Future Shock.
A friend recently had a large aneurysm repaired using a 3D printed blood vessel.
I'm feeling a bit of Future Shock.
In 1812, the USA had to make war on Britain (in the form of Canadian Territories) to get the White House damaged.
Now Trump is doing it himself!
Now Trump is doing it himself!
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
In 1812, the USA had to make war on Britain (in the form of Canadian Territories) to get the White House damaged.
Now Trump is doing it himself!
Now Trump is doing it himself!
The Memorial to the victims of the Gatton murders, 1898. Gatton cemetery, Queensland.
October 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Memorial to the victims of the Gatton murders, 1898. Gatton cemetery, Queensland.
Apparently, I make the bed too slowly.
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Apparently, I make the bed too slowly.
It is weird that I don't like needles, but feel sad that my doctor has stopped me donating blood for the next three months.
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It is weird that I don't like needles, but feel sad that my doctor has stopped me donating blood for the next three months.
My regular blood donation place (Australian Red Cross Lifeblood) have warned me that my ferritin levels are getting low, so off to the doctor. A full set of blood tests later show my PSA score is slightly up, and my eGFR is low. But she has been monitoring it, so no worries.
September 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My regular blood donation place (Australian Red Cross Lifeblood) have warned me that my ferritin levels are getting low, so off to the doctor. A full set of blood tests later show my PSA score is slightly up, and my eGFR is low. But she has been monitoring it, so no worries.
"AI" originally was short for "Artificial Insemination".
I occasionally get the creepy shivers when I read about computer based AI.
I occasionally get the creepy shivers when I read about computer based AI.
August 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"AI" originally was short for "Artificial Insemination".
I occasionally get the creepy shivers when I read about computer based AI.
I occasionally get the creepy shivers when I read about computer based AI.
False Spring is starting in Canberra. Daily temps are now around 16 celcius. Startled neighbourhood emerges to peer at the midday sun, before running inside before the evening chill.
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
False Spring is starting in Canberra. Daily temps are now around 16 celcius. Startled neighbourhood emerges to peer at the midday sun, before running inside before the evening chill.
Canberra's winter is a real hardship this year, with overnight temperatures around minus 5 Celsius. Morpheus and Apollo are glas we have heated throw-blankets.
July 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Canberra's winter is a real hardship this year, with overnight temperatures around minus 5 Celsius. Morpheus and Apollo are glas we have heated throw-blankets.
Morpheus Cat is helping me make the bed.
July 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Morpheus Cat is helping me make the bed.
That is it. The catlapometer has broken down and is taking refuge in the bed. Morpheus (God of dreams) is tired of minus five degree nights.
June 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
That is it. The catlapometer has broken down and is taking refuge in the bed. Morpheus (God of dreams) is tired of minus five degree nights.
Mountain Rosella wondering if I'm going to share that food....
June 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Mountain Rosella wondering if I'm going to share that food....
Max Temperature today in southern Canberra was 5.4 degrees Celsius. But the apparent temperature only broke 3 degrees as the sun was setting...
It's feeling like a cruel winter.
It's feeling like a cruel winter.
June 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Max Temperature today in southern Canberra was 5.4 degrees Celsius. But the apparent temperature only broke 3 degrees as the sun was setting...
It's feeling like a cruel winter.
It's feeling like a cruel winter.