{"id":4666,"date":"2025-12-13T10:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2025-12-13T10:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:27:54","slug":"apologies-for-the-radio-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/index.php\/archives\/4666","title":{"rendered":"Apologies for the radio silence.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear reader, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been very quiet the last few weeks on here. Reasons include (mental) health, high demands at work, perfectionism, and fear of discussing certain topics (as I&#8217;m not supposed to be working on them). On top of that are the increasing expectations I put on myself for these blog posts; I do not want to discuss a story until it is completely resolved, which then become enormous blog posts that drain energy and make me very reluctant to write another. I have at least half a dozen half-finished posts sitting and waiting for me to have another stab at them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this is just a short, off-the-cuff post to let you know I am still alive, working hard on all kinds of interesting X-ray scattering topics, and that &#8220;normal&#8221; programming will resume shortly. I can&#8217;t wait to tell you all about all these things again, hopefully in shorter and less strenuous posts. Until then, I remain, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely yours, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>p.s. while you wait, please enjoy this meme that I think came my way via Stefano Canossa. It addresses a certain pet peeve I used to have, but has been resolved thus: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CF441C44-75DA-4EB9-A1C1-9F9852FE2F1C_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CF441C44-75DA-4EB9-A1C1-9F9852FE2F1C_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CF441C44-75DA-4EB9-A1C1-9F9852FE2F1C_1_105_c.jpeg 962w, https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CF441C44-75DA-4EB9-A1C1-9F9852FE2F1C_1_105_c-300x254.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lookingatnothing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CF441C44-75DA-4EB9-A1C1-9F9852FE2F1C_1_105_c-768x651.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dear reader, It&#8217;s been very quiet the last few weeks on here. 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