Notices by Brian Ó (blacksam@social.gibberfish.org), page 60

I'm finishing Abbadon's Gate just now, and it occurs to me that I'd really like to read a novel set on a generation ship, such at the Nauvoo was intended to be. Can anyone recommend a good one?

#theexpanse #jamessacorey #scifi #fiction #spacetravel

The fish showed up an hour early. I didn't know what size to expect; these guys are teeny-tiny. I'd still classify them as "fry". They look active and healthy though.

#aquariums #fish #catfish #synodontis

Upside-down catfish is upside-down.

#aquariums #fish #catfish #synodontis #nigriventris #photo

I got a notification that my back-ordered Synodontis lucipinnis catfish shipped despite the -15C local temperature... and they're arriving in about 90 minutes. I took a calculated risk and moved the S. nigriventris into the main tank, even though they were only in quarantine for a few days. They appear healthy, and I'd rather not introduce a bunch of stressed, mail-order fish to the QT tank with them and get them all sick. They immediately went for cover. I don't expect to see them again for at least a day or two.

Many fish happenings this week.

#aquariums #fish #synodontis #catfish #quarantine

This is nuts. https://gizmodo.com/how-cartographers-for-the-u-s-military-inadvertently-c-1830758394

#geoip #maxmind #geolocation #nga #privacy #internet

Newborns!

#aquariums #fish #platys #breeding #fry

Can I ask that the people posting runs of 15 photos in a row just put them all in one post instead?

I got a new light for my desk tank. It's fewer watts than my old lights, but I'm hoping it has a better spectrum for plant growth. It's marketed as a plant light, but it doesn't have any reds. I guess time will tell. The old lights were bright, but my plants have languished.

#aquariums #fish #plants #aquaticplants #lightning #leds

I moved the pregnant platy to a separate tank to poop out her babies last night. I also bought 5 upside-down catfish (S. nigriventis) which, as their name suggests, often swim upside down. I'll be adding them to the big tank once they go through quarantine.

#aquariums #fish #platys #breeding #synodontis #catfish

It is #nsfww - Not Safe For Work Week, where all post are hidden behind the exciting #nsfw tag fold-up function. It makes your stream full of nice surprises, and saves a lot of vertical space!

The #goognies

It's been decades since I've bred livebearers, and it appears I have a very pregnant platy in a community tank. I can see the fry through her skin, so I assume she's ready to pop. Anyone have advice on how to handle it? I've read that moving her now could cause her to miscarry, but if I don't separate her the fry will be eaten pretty much instantly by the other fish.

@[Brunus](/people/b9ad7330f8e1013353572a0000053625)

#aquariums #fish #livebearers #platys

#republicans #gop #suckers #conservative #rightism

I'll save the curious the wasted time of watching Bird Box. There's a shoe box with some birds in it. It's not particularly important to the plot. You're welcome.

#birdbox #netflix

"The world needs another Spider-man reboot", said no-one. However, Into the Spider-verse was actually really fun. The animation and visual effects were great, and how can you say no to a Noir Spider-man voiced by Nic Cage?

#spiderman #spider-man #comics #movies #film #marvel #mcu #animation #nicolascage

I got a gift certificate for Christmas to buy some more fish. I'm thinking right now of getting three dwarf synodontis catfish and 35 harlequin rasboras. I don't think the cats will eat my neon tetras, but we'll find out :D

S. lucipinnis

R. heteromorpha

#aquariums #fish #catfish #rasbora #synodontis

Over the break I started reading Leviathan Wakes again, and realized that I had actually never finished. It's a fun page-turner, but I think I like the TV version better. The plot points are all lifted directly from the book(s), even if sometimes they happen a little differently, but the characters are way more fully realized on the screen. Also, book Holden is kind of an un-likeable douche. The authors seem to know that, but that doesn't go very far to making him less of an un-likeable douche. I'm 3/5 of the way through Caliban's War now. I think when I've caught up to the TV series I'll stop. I'd rather experience the rest of it for the first time that way.

#theexpanse #scifi

#wisdom #reflexes #science #philosophy #humor #smbc

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44081/the-true-born-englishman

#poetry #danieldefoe #nationalism #satire

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cable-tech-dick-cheney-sex-dungeon_us_5c0ea571e4b06484c9fd4c21

#dickcheney #sexdungeon

Don't say "bro", bruh. Say "mansiere".

#openmikeeagle