Theoretical particle physicist: Postdoctoral Fellow at @YorkUPhysics & Honorary Fellow @UofGlasgow. Ask me anything on particle physics. All views are ingroup's
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29 Oct 2016
I did a cover The Gaslight Anthem song Halloween, because it's nearly Halloween. And I like the song. youtube.com/watch?v=ZVTe65Rn…
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20 May 2022
Got some brands confused and now I have to sleep on spaghetti bolognese.
20 May 2022
My parents don't rest meat after it is cooked, keep sauces in the cupboard, and have chocolate (including a full box of chocolates) in the fridge. I honestly don't think I can live like this. They must have no ability to taste or experience texture.
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20 May 2022
They think garlic is some sort of exotic seasoning rather than a staple ingredient.
18 May 2022
Wordler: dating site that matches people based on their average wordle guess distribution.
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17 May 2022
Any time I see someone try to call video games violent or evil I remember this review a father left for Stardew Valley on steam.
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13 May 2022
Look who has had a heroic* return to Glasgow Uni this week.
And the weather's evidently lovely.
* mileage may vary.
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12 May 2022
If a film adaption of a book is made, and then another film adaption of the book is created some years or decades later, the second film is not a "reboot". I will be taking no further questions.
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12 May 2022
Although I will add that if a TV series that has been off the air for a long time is renewed for additional seasons, it isn't a reboot either.
10 May 2022
Can't divulge our secrets, but we are legends in our own right.
9 May 2022
Scientists around the world are investigating how a dwindling number of people have managed to dodge the coronavirus for more than two years, even after the highly transmissible omicron variant drove a record-shattering surge in cases this winter. wapo.st/3vSUNA6
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10 May 2022
Don't understand people who settle in for a 10 minute train journey -- hand luggage and jackets on the overhead racks and all -- like I do for a 7 hour flight.
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5 May 2022
In my defence, the reason I didn't get it is because I was sure the actual answer was the answer a few weeks ago. Was it not a repeat?
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4 May 2022
Given the awful move on bodily autonomy in the US, some people are making comparisons. I want to ensure people know they are being facetious. In particular, vasectomies are not to be viewed as reversible, because they often are not. Only get one if you plan on no (more) children.
3 May 2022
Been back in Scotland a couple of days. It's nice to be back, but the perpetual experience of missing people due to moving and life circumstances is an absolute pain. Deeply unpleasant. After 6 years I think I'd like to retire from that sort of self-inflicted emotional damage.
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3 May 2022
On a more positive note: looking forward to seeing some of you out and about, Scottish pals.
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28 Apr 2022
(Very) new ink to mark the time I spent in Canada: one of Toronto's famous mischievous dickheads. Some idiot gave him a weapon.
(Excuse the blood; it belongs to me -- not the raccoon.)
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26 Apr 2022
Twitter has been an absolute cesspit crammed full of basically just awful people for about decade and yet we're all still here. Fairly sure that'll remain true in a year or two.
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26 Apr 2022
I have a habit of making friends with the people who work in Starbucks pretty much wherever I am in the world. On this occasion it has ended with me receiving a thoughtful gift because I'm leaving Canada at the weekend.
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