Venus-Saturn-Neptune triple conjunction in Pisces probably lost in the fog and murk tonight. 😕
Venus-Saturn-Neptune triple conjunction in Pisces probably lost in the fog and murk tonight. 😕
Virus's 'The Agent that Shapes the Desert' is a close contender, for Ved Buens Ende fans. youtu.be/BlY6fnwgElU?...
Other pick of that year is While Heaven Wept's 'Fear of Infinity'. When I start a school, we'll all sing WHW songs in assembly. youtu.be/ch4ZYpWWAX8?...
Slim pickings in 2011 metal but 'The Beginning of Times' is another strong Amorphis album (big nod here to Ian Anderson!). youtu.be/by8-svmXG0A?...
Receiving 175% of mean rainfall, winter 2025/26 was very wet, and slightly mild, here in Exeter.
Deputy Leader of the Green Party, Mothin Ali, was at an extreme pro-Islamic Republic of Iran protest in London. He’s shown what the Green Party now represents: a regime that kills women for showing their hair and has killed thousands while declaring hostility to the West.
Poor PMQs performance from Badenoch this week, going on about "paedos" while Starmer hails a stagnant economy with rising unemployment.
And on that theme, let's not forget Master's Hammer(s)!
As a West Ham FC fan, I hail The Hammers of Misfortune.
As a West Ham FC fan, I hail The Hammers of Misfortune.
Punters suggest Greens have 62% chance of winning Gordon and Denton, Reform 22%, Labour 16% (Betfair exchange).
Yesterday was the first day of 2026 without rain in Exeter. Met Office also reported no rain on 21st and 23rd but a small amount fell on me!
Perspective:
Open-ended responses can improve ESM data by grounding it in real-world experiences and phenomena as they are experienced in everyday life. Handbooks and guidelines on ESM should include sections on collecting and analyzing open-ended text items.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Stability, change, and long-term correlates of procrastination during young adulthood.
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
If Putin intends the Oreshnik IRBM to intimidate Western Europe, Millennials and Gen Z need not fear. European Boomers/Gen Xers coped with the similarly threatening SS-20 Saber.
Reeves' tax rises might have stalled the economy but, on the upside, budget deficit looks to be reduced this financial year.
0.1 mm of rain fell on Met Office Exeter yesterday (felt it here) so continues to rain every day of 2026.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/rainfall-sta...
Jan UK gov't borrowing: -£30B (£112B in 25/26; £153B in 24/25 = 5.2% GDP). Budget deficit: -£41B (£56B in 25/26; £77B in 24/25 = 2.6% GDP). Gov't debt: £2.87T = 92.9% of GDP (£3.09T). UK debt interest: £2B (£81B in 25/26; £85B in 24/25).
The Jesus and Mo artist says he/she lost some subscribers when this post appeared six years ago. But it's now very timely, so more subscribers will leave!
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/20/j...
Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon appears close to Saturn and Neptune. Neptune is a bit faint so binoculars required. Also Saturn won't be visible in the evenings for much longer. Conjunction with the Sun soon. All best seen around 7pm looking west. 🔭 🧪
Nature-mysticism is an important current in black metal but, ahem... Agriculture?
Covid real house price bubble popped and still deflating.
Jan UK CPI: 3.0%, CPIH: 3.2%, RPI: 3.8%. Dec HPI: 2.4%, mean £270K (Exeter: -1.7%, £283K, 8% below Oct '22 peak).
Oh dear, local democracy has been un-cancelled! Not so spound after all.
Dec UK unemployment: 5.2% (employment: 75.0%). Earnings growth: 4.2%/4.2% nominal, 0.5%/0.5% real (with/out bonuses, 3m/y).
Only 30 years... but an eternity for Lucifer, still dancing under the closed eyes of Paradise.
Nope. 45 consecutive days and still counting.
In standard scientific reports in psych 96% of first mentioned main hypotheses are supported. In Registered Reports, this is 46%. The 96% is clearly biased (given true H1 rate and power). Lack of transparency means we do not know the true baserate.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Left it until late evening, but rain did fall (45th consecutive day).
Repetitive negative thought in adolescence: a mixed methods study.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...