I searched "data center coloring book" because I was trying to decide if I should make one and found this, from a power management company, and I don't think I can top this www.eaton.com/explore/_pfc...
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
A cartoon titled ‘The Life of a Scientist’. (The life is depicted as a set of steps, three up then three down with a character on each) Baby: Such a mysterious world! Child: I must search for answers Young adult: Each answer leads me to more questions Middle age: ... At least I've got lots of questions Old age: Ok, I guess questions are my thing now From grave: Such a mysterious world!
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
A cartoon from my next book.
Physics for Cats will be out in the autumn from @dandq.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk with other languages coming soon.
A six panel cartoon. Panel one: Title: Learn to read with Physics Lesson One: two and three-letter words (image of a smiling book and particle) Panel two: A friendly scientist enters a colourful lab carryinh a coiffee and papers. Text: The Doc is in the lab. Panel three: She has put on eye protectors and started a machine Text: She put on the ion ray. Panel four: The machine has caused a small fire. She looks aghast. Text: Pop! The ray lit the gas. Panel five: She runs from the burning lab Text: The lab is too hot! Panel six: She sits on the grass. In the background the ruins of the lab smoulder. Text: The Doc is sad.
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
An image of the book 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld. On the cover is an impossible shape against a starry sky. Gravity-defying cats wander around it.
My next book of science cartoons Physics for Cats is available to preorder now! Links here: www.tomgauld.com
a P trap installation under a sink
Star Wars Admiral Ackbar. he has a famous line in this scene where if i spell it out it ruins the joke. but if you know Admiral Ackbar, you know the line.
Title: Samuel Beckett's sitcom pitches Panel One. Waiting for Kramer: Two men, named Jerry and George, await the arrival of a man named Kramer. They talk. Time passes. He doesn't come. They wait a bit longer. Panel Two. No Sex and No City: Four female friends gossip, laugh and find ways to deal with being a modern woman. They are all buried up to their necks in soil, on an otherwise empty set. Panel Three. Frasier's Last Tape: A psychiatrist and talkshow host sits alone, listening to recordings from his past. A narrative emerges, concerning his father, brother and housekeeper.
A cartoon for the @theguardian.com from a few years ago.
Title: SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING ACTIVE VOICE e.g. Our team collected samples and then we tested them. CLICKBAIT VOICE e.g. We collected some samples... You won't believe what happened next! PASSIVE VOICE e.g. Samples were collected and tested. HAIKU VOICE e.g. Quiet science lab. Workers arrive with samples. The testing begins. PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE e.g. We did all the collecting and testing. No need to thank us. Just doing our job. CONSPIRACY VOICE e.g. Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Title: Modern Folk horrors of the British Isles Five images of various characters: A coven of murderous witches... Who play loud youtube videos on public transport. An ancient malevolent demon... With a three-hour podcast interviewing entrepreneurs. A flock of bloodthirsty ravens... Who think absolutely everything is "Woke". A primordial shambling beast... Wearing a "Make albion great again" baseball cap. A mob of satanic villagers... Who give bad reviews to books they haven't read.
my HORRIFYING cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
Gauld, Gorey, Godot - three of my favorites, not counting alliteration, so as one does, I’ve been shopping for a suitably doubtful frame for our doubtful guest.
The Warner Archive 16th anniversary sale ends Mar 31.
$22 Blu-rays are $12.25 if you buy 4 or more — far less than Amazon.
Support #PhysicalMedia while we still have it.
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Following up on my post a few days ago, I have released the Simple Usage Monitor for HPC Desktops. I built the app using Cursor and Claude Sonnet. If you happen to have an HPC Desktop setup, give it a try and let me know what you think! github.com/RobertHensch...
#hpc #hpcdesktop
Ten small comic panels: 1. The writer, anxiously hunched over his laptop, unhappily struggling to create. 2. "I've finished my book" he says. Arms aloft in celebration. 3. The agent says "It's great! I have a few notes." 4. And so... The writer is back at his laptop, unhappily struggling to create. 5. "I've finished my book" he says. Arms aloft in celebration. 6. The editor says "It's great! I have a few suggestions." 7. And so... The writer is back at his laptop, unhappily struggling to create. 8. "I've finished my book" he says. Arms aloft in celebration 9. The readers says "It's great! We need a sequel." 10. And so... The writer is back at his laptop, unhappily struggling to create.
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
Thanks to Michael Brooke for sharing his trip to Orava Castle!
Seeing the photos brought back fond memories of my long relationship with Nosferatu (1922).
Check out his thread.
32 large books written by Marya E. Gates
I’m signing copies of CINEMA HER WAY tonight for @mzspress.bsky.social
Get your copy here: mzs.press/PRE-ORDER-SI...
Now 11 in case I can’t make it to your screening at The Music Box.
Congratulations!
Title: Possible Early Precursors to World Book Day 1. Boktide, 1000ad A grand tournament of literature, culminating with the king choosing one 800k For 'Ethelred's Book Club' and writing a blurb for the cover. 2. Night of Sacrifice, 800ad By the light of the full moon, offerings of overdue books and tiny sums of money were made at shrines to the savage librarian-god Schussh. 3. Day of Banishment, 600ad The weakest member of the tribe was given writing materials, sent into the wilderness and only allowed to return if they wrote a bestselling book.
Happy World Book Day!
Take a flight through millions of galaxies mapped using coordinate data from DESI.
Credit: Fiske Planetarium, CU Boulder and DESI collaboration
BSC_CNS (@bsc-cns.bsky.social) has the first quantum computer in Spain developed with 100% European technology
The new quantum infrastructure will be integrated into MareNostrum 5
www.bsc.es/news/bsc-new...
#QuantumComputing #HPC
Jack Torrance (as played by Jack Nicholson Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’) is working at his typewriter. He looks at the viewer with his characteristic unhinged leer. Unusually though, he is also consulting a thesaurus. He has typed the phrase “All industry and no frolics renders Jack a listless infant.”
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Dual Astek SAS switches on top of TFinity tape library.
We started it! blocksandfiles.com/2025/01/28/s...
Check out my LAD'24 presentation:
www.eofs.eu/wp-content/u...
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Title: The Writer's Dog A writer commands his obedient dog to undertake some tricks: Sit! Shake hands! Play dead! Give feedback on my latest draft, and be brutally, honest, unless you hate it, in which case, be diplomatic!
‘The Writer’s Dog’ - My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
We are all pulling for you T.C. ❤️
