Christopher Probert

easily annoyed non-amoeba

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

Went to check on the GoPro that I left running on the roof and predictably it had stopped recording at some point..

But caught the main show at least (so far?)

Cornwall, UK
19/01/2026

#northernlights
#Aurora

[Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica]

A timelapse view from our @SpaceX Dragon of the spectacular southern aurora seen in yesterday’s post, a result of a recent solar event. As opposed to the previous aurora I’ve seen, this one danced and snaked its way directly below us, putting on quite a show. I am in awe of this ethereal and emotionally evocative phenomenon.

[Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica]

There is a lot going on right now on the @Space_Station, but fortunately we are all safe and witnessed a spectacular southern aurora show yesterday thanks to a recent solar event.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@TheSimonEvansX @matthewsyed I believe the US statistics themselves treat it under the same umbrella term of "gun violence" which is a cause of controversy for the reason you outline.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

Glad Atkinson got his 5-fer
#thecricket

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@GaelicRoadSign @dank_ackroyd https://t.co/M8cV6oVIzd

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

PSA fancy crisps fans: Asda "exceptional" branded salt and vinegar crisps are basically identical to the co-op ones (which have been for some time the best). If I had to guess I'd say they come off the same production line.

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

Ray’s Rock - Omaha Beach

On the morning of June 6, 1944, 23 year old Staff Sergeant Arnold “Ray” Lambert came ashore with the first wave of the 1st Infantry Division on the eastern side of Omaha Beach. At this small patch of concrete he saved nearly 20 lives:

The division came under intense fire from several German bunkers surrounding the entrance to the Colville Draw (one of two exits off Omaha Beach). Ray, a medic, immediately went to work.

He was shot in the arm. Moments later he was hit by shrapnel in the leg, but Ray kept pulling men to safety. He pulled nearly 20 wounded soldiers to cover behind this 8ft wide obstacle, treating each soldier before going out in search of others.

After several hours under fire, while pulling a wounded soldier from the ocean, he was struck by a landing craft. It dropped its ramp on top of him, breaking his back. He fell face down in the water, drowning. The craft backed up and nearby soldiers pulled an unconscious Ray to safety, eventually evacuating him off the beach.

Remarkably, Ray had already earned two Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts in Sicily and North Africa, prior to landing in France. But here in Normandy his war would end.

He awoke in a hospital back in England a day later. In the next bed over was his brother, who had also been wounded at Omaha.

When asked about his work on D-Day, Ray simply said, “I did what I was called to do.”

Ray Lambert passed in 2021 at 100 years old. He exemplified the best of American grit and why remembering this day is so important.

[Olena Tregub @OTregub]

Apocalyptic bird nest.

A Russian glide bomb knocks down a tree in Donbas. From the shattered branches rolls out a tiny bird’s nest.

Made of drone fiber-optic cable.

Source: Oleg Malchenko

[Toddington @HXValley]

41 years ago was Ferris Bueller's day off.

41 years before that was the eve of D-Day.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

Well thats kind of terrifying.
https://t.co/s8Sg5JU1D6 via @YouTube

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@London__Smoke Well you can buy booze *and* wreckless amounts of painkillers from them. AT THE SAME TIME. And they sell the pills in bottles not namby pamby blister packs.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@London__Smoke Sorry to hear that. If you like I could make a crass comment about 24 hour pharmacy access in the UK vs US and you could respond appropriately?

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@arbuthnotting The Blackpool of the west. Not authentic but a reasonable simulacrum.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@DavidPGCSE Someone learned entirely the wrong lessons from watching Planet Earth

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

Dear keyboard companies,
I don't need it to 'sync to my gaming', I certainly don't need it to light up in garish colours, preferably not light up at all. I just need it to be a wireless, mechanical keyboard which takes AA batteries and just works.
Thanks.

[EricTheCat 🇺🇸 @EricTheSpaceCat]

14 years ago today, Venus solar transit.
At the time I was cursing the clouds only to find out the images with clouds became my favorite.
6/5/2012

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@5goalthriller @PaulMcCartney I mean the guy has to make a living somehow.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@MichaelCGlasper I'd contact your union if I were you.

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

England partnerships graph looking like a martini glass after that familiar middle order collapse
#thecricket

[Christopher Probert @tophe_probert]

@London__Smoke I'm a tad more optimistic based on the runs the NZ lower order were able to make.
But then again you are in all probability, correct.