Marc Cooper

Google, Bing, Everything, has become insufferable.

Day 319 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Always show up! It's the only way to get a treat

This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely

A very big cannon, and a very big cannonball, on a detail of a broadside from 1686. More details in the thread.

Dear #skystorians, here is a cool story of a very big cannon experiment of the 1680s in Europe. A 🧵 about the idea of transporting people in cannon balls ...

Snacktime! 🐿️😍

During autumn, red squirrels scour their habitats for nuts, berries & other vital energy sources. They don't hibernate, so they cache lots of this foraged food in shallow holes and tree crevices to keep them going through the cold winter months.

🎥 Paul Burke

#NatureInFlux

Derwent Water from Walla Crag
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/walla-crag-1...

The first surviving successful image of Jupiter was taken in 1879 by Andrew Ainslie Common in Ealing, London, using his 36-inch Newtonian reflector and the wet collodion process invented in 1851 by portrait photographer Frederick Scott Archer

Imagine a country that invested in its communities instead of encouraging trillionaires.

With a return to the Pliocene locked-in, the only meaningful question is, will we stop there or maintain BAU until a return to the Middle Miocene becomes inevitable or - ultimately - the early Eocene?

If the latter, this is what the UK will eventually look like

Image of 3I/ATLAS by M. Jager, G. Rhemann and E. Prosperi November 8, 2025, days past perihelion, showing very normal-looking comet jets and tails.

New image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by M. Jäger, G. Rhemann & E. Prosperi.
Avi Loeb's: "Is the network of jets associated with pockets of ice on the surface of a natural cometary nucleus or are they coming from a set of jet thrusters used for navigation of a spacecraft? We do not know."

Reminder to you, to leave leaves on the ground, where they feed the soil and create habitats. They are not untidy they are vital.

Harvard Gazette: Gazette: “You are the mother of two In ten years you have produced three novels and two short-story collections. Can you talk about your process and how you manage work and family?” Groff: “I understand that this is a question of vital importance to a lot of people, particularly to other mothers who are artists trying to get their work done, and know that I feel for everyone in the struggle. But until I see a male writer asked that question, I am going to respectfully decline to answer it.”

First Light on Primrose Lane, 2022, painting by Peak District artist Clare Allan. #WomensArt

A wonderful article on Royal privilege & the colossal resources of the British monarchy. Resources that in my own opinion should be national not private assets. It is time for the Royal Collection of art in particular to be in public ownership & used for the nation's benefit.

For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.

Path above Loweswater

Ribblehead Viaduct tonight at sundown, with
Ingleborough in the distance. It's just a snap, but twas nice being out there alone admiring the workmanship. It's a beautiful thing.

Image of Uranus taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing a whitish north polar region, vivid blue-greenish atmosphere and a few whitish elongated storms visible around the pole. The planet is surrounded by clearly defined ring system set against the black background of space.

Fresh JWST view of Uranus taken Oct 6 2025 with NIRCam.

Full size & more info: flic.kr/p/2rByidu 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Andrea Luck CC BY

Proposal PI: Varun Bajaj
Proposal ID: 8975
Filters: F150W2-F162M, F410M

Just entered the last 100 pages of the new one. You really have to leave HDM behind with BoD, and I see a lot of folk struggling with that. TRF is a different voice, though. Anyway, onward!

If we don't fight for the children, what's the point?

Remarkable, as always. You and your team are how I imagine all of humanity. We could be this way, everywhere, every day.

Peak performance from Sam's mum. They really don't make 'em like that any more: shows nor actors.

Path to the lake this morning

Looking forward to reading this, especially to better understand the cosmic microwave background part and, obviously, the detail of the Hubble discrepancy. But I'm sure, as always, I'll learn a lot more, and be challenged a great deal.

When the sun shines brightly after rain, the drive through Borrowdale from Keswick in autumn – very slowly, letting any traffic pass, though it's generally quite quiet at that time of year – is one of the most beautiful experiences. Better still with windows down to fill up your senses.

Borrowdale was drizzly this morning though there were bursts of stunning light creating fabulous rainbows.

Reminds me: almost time for a long slow drive up Borrowdale.

It's what he would have wanted.

So often talks sense.

Will you be reading his new one published tomorrow?

@realgdt.bsky.social discussing #DavidLynch and @markfrost.bsky.social at #TIFF.

The return of the sweet mart and the work of the South Cumbria Pine Marten Recovery Project | Cumbria Wildlife Trust Join us for a talk about pine martens

Find out more about the pine marten and it's reintroduction to Cumbria at this talk next month.

www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-...