Jason Robertshaw
@technotional
Working at the intersection of science communication and educational technology. ✍️ technotional.micro.blog 🐘 🌳 #EDUsky #scisky 🇺🇸🇧🇿
Mamma agama nests in a sandy spot in our yard. We’ve heard about her kind moving in. But she’s the first we’ve ever seen. She doesn’t understand exotic. Not bother by invasive. But we feel obliged to remove her clutch. Arrange... https://technotional.micro.blog/2026/06/10/mamma-agama-nests-in-a.html
Any deep-sea biologist want to dive into this? Reading the storybook, Anglerfish, by Elaina M. Alexander and illustrated by Fiona Fogg. Artwork is delightful, BTW. The story seems to be about Linophryne bicornis, the T... https://technotional.micro.blog/2026/06/02/any-deepsea-biologist-want-to.html
Finished reading: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 📚 2012 novel. Punctuated prose. Pandemic prescience. Post apocalyptic survival. Short range aerial adventures. Heteronormative 1st person POV. Preserving patriarchy. With... https://technotional.micro.blog/2026/05/11/finished-reading-the-dog-stars.html
Finished reading: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow 📚Humping across time to twist an Arthurian legend into place.
Florida Marine Science Educators Association 2026 conference, Ft. Pierce, FL #FMSEA26
Monochromatic + Minimalization: https://technotional.micro.blog/2026/04/13/monochromatic-minimalization.html
@siracusa.social @hotdogsladies.bsky.social Re: Ep. 283 www.relay.fm/rd/283 I had this R.E.M. poster on my wall and always mentally read their last names together as a sentence “Buck Mills berry (bury) me.”
Made a quick wiring diagram for my studio setup using Keynote to remind me what goes where. The Mac mini has limited I/O, so I ended up buying the optional USB hub for the Stream Deck +. I still have to carefully spread t... https://technotional.micro.blog/2026/03/23/made-a-quick-wiring-diagram.html
You can touch the bathysphere. It's on display in New York. youtu.be/Dty7QKU5iJA?...
Finished reading: Katabasis by R. F. Kuang 📚I guess I know that’s what they mean by romantasy.
Fledgling mockingbirds soaking it up in our birdbath back in August, 2024.
Getting into the 3D printing hobby. Starting off with a Creality Ender and a small 3D-Printed Giant Deep-sea Isopod. Also pictured here is the output from a new 2D printer. #LUMCON #memories. Thanks @drandrewthaler.bsky.social www.southernfriedscience.com/the-3d-print...
Merry #Squidmas. Kiddo got his dad a plushie #sacoglossan. What a clever child. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costasi...
A valvetail isopod (according to aiNaturalist). Possibly _Erichsonella attenuata_?