Ken Appleby
@kenappleby.bsky.social
Science educated, generalist.
Software engineer. Ex Symbolics Inc. Harlequin Ltd. Emacs user.
Musician: applebystone.com
Producer: pindropevents.co.uk
Lapsed wild camper, hill climber.
Published sci-fi author.
Born 314 ppm CO2.
Software engineer. Ex Symbolics Inc. Harlequin Ltd. Emacs user.
Musician: applebystone.com
Producer: pindropevents.co.uk
Lapsed wild camper, hill climber.
Published sci-fi author.
Born 314 ppm CO2.
Pinned
Ken Appleby
@kenappleby.bsky.social
· Sep 24
But, what?
#BBCNews and #BBCpolitics have been right-wing, establishment-biased for decades, increasingly so, and now Tim Davie resigns because it's not right-wing enough?
#BBCNews and #BBCpolitics have been right-wing, establishment-biased for decades, increasingly so, and now Tim Davie resigns because it's not right-wing enough?
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
But, what?
#BBCNews and #BBCpolitics have been right-wing, establishment-biased for decades, increasingly so, and now Tim Davie resigns because it's not right-wing enough?
#BBCNews and #BBCpolitics have been right-wing, establishment-biased for decades, increasingly so, and now Tim Davie resigns because it's not right-wing enough?
We went to the magnificent 1000 year-old Pershore Abbey today to hear the Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra play Sibelius: Finlandia, Violin Concerto and Symphony 2. The place was heaving, at least 500 people in the audience. Brilliant performance. #livemusic #music #pershore #sibelius #classical
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We went to the magnificent 1000 year-old Pershore Abbey today to hear the Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra play Sibelius: Finlandia, Violin Concerto and Symphony 2. The place was heaving, at least 500 people in the audience. Brilliant performance. #livemusic #music #pershore #sibelius #classical
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This honestly should be required reading for anyone undertaking (or evaluating) exploratory studies... ⬇️👍 (It's proper funny too 😅)
Which reminds me of this old classic on the Noise Miners.
“'Noise mining is a funny thing,' he said. 'When you first see a bit of noise, it doesn’t look so impressive. But as you work it out of the rock, it gets more and more refined.' This process, he explained, is called 'shucking.'"
“'Noise mining is a funny thing,' he said. 'When you first see a bit of noise, it doesn’t look so impressive. But as you work it out of the rock, it gets more and more refined.' This process, he explained, is called 'shucking.'"
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This honestly should be required reading for anyone undertaking (or evaluating) exploratory studies... ⬇️👍 (It's proper funny too 😅)
So Amazon Web Services goes down and lots of people's doorbells stop working.
The world has gone mad.
The world has gone mad.
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So Amazon Web Services goes down and lots of people's doorbells stop working.
The world has gone mad.
The world has gone mad.
@opalstack.com are brilliant. I wish they had a larger presence here.
If you are a lone developer or a large company needing managed webhosting OpalStack are the people to use.
Their technical support is unequalled.
If you are a lone developer or a large company needing managed webhosting OpalStack are the people to use.
Their technical support is unequalled.
October 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@opalstack.com are brilliant. I wish they had a larger presence here.
If you are a lone developer or a large company needing managed webhosting OpalStack are the people to use.
Their technical support is unequalled.
If you are a lone developer or a large company needing managed webhosting OpalStack are the people to use.
Their technical support is unequalled.
No mention of why extreme heat conditions now exist for them at all:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
#climate #climatebreakdown #globalwarming
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
#climate #climatebreakdown #globalwarming
‘You want a player to die?’ Heat is on tennis after players wilt in extreme conditions
Every year players are pushed to their limits in a sport that chases the sun. But the number of retirements, withdrawals and injuries this season has been shocking
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
No mention of why extreme heat conditions now exist for them at all:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
#climate #climatebreakdown #globalwarming
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
#climate #climatebreakdown #globalwarming
A highly experienced, long-time professional orchestral, session and live musician just said of my band:
"Not many bands can groove hard at low volumes like this band. It's classy."
Blimey. That feels good!
applebystone.com
#livemusic #jazz #folk #acoustic #music
"Not many bands can groove hard at low volumes like this band. It's classy."
Blimey. That feels good!
applebystone.com
#livemusic #jazz #folk #acoustic #music
Appleby Stone
Original Folk Jazz
applebystone.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A highly experienced, long-time professional orchestral, session and live musician just said of my band:
"Not many bands can groove hard at low volumes like this band. It's classy."
Blimey. That feels good!
applebystone.com
#livemusic #jazz #folk #acoustic #music
"Not many bands can groove hard at low volumes like this band. It's classy."
Blimey. That feels good!
applebystone.com
#livemusic #jazz #folk #acoustic #music
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Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people
I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you
Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?
If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art
I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you
Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?
If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art
October 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people
I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you
Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?
If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art
I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you
Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?
If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art
Anne-Marie at her wonderful best. The new song is intriguing.
Thank you to the wonderful folk at The Barn in deepest West Cumbria for having me for this live session. I played two songs from my album Old Light, and a newer song which will be on my next album (recording in progress!). youtu.be/YLOGKL4xzS4?...
Anne-Marie Sanderson: Recorded Live at The Barn
YouTube video by The Barn
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Anne-Marie at her wonderful best. The new song is intriguing.
So beautiful ...
youtu.be/XmP5O2S1ihQ?...
A song inspired by Marina Abramovic's 'Shoes for Departure' (which I learned about via Rebecca Solnit's brilliant book Wanderlust)... a great big pair of amethyst clogs, which, when viewed in a gallery, you are invited step into and see where they take you...
A song inspired by Marina Abramovic's 'Shoes for Departure' (which I learned about via Rebecca Solnit's brilliant book Wanderlust)... a great big pair of amethyst clogs, which, when viewed in a gallery, you are invited step into and see where they take you...
Anne-Marie Sanderson - Amethyst Shoes live
YouTube video by Anne-Marie Sanderson
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So beautiful ...
Have you ever seen a kestrel hunting, hovering on a blustery
hilltop wind, adjusting, accommodating to the boisterous,
buffeting air so that its eyes remain fixed in space
to better follow the motions of its prey?
I have, and many people have. No "AI" has.
#AI #AGI #LLM #ChatGPT #OpenAI
hilltop wind, adjusting, accommodating to the boisterous,
buffeting air so that its eyes remain fixed in space
to better follow the motions of its prey?
I have, and many people have. No "AI" has.
#AI #AGI #LLM #ChatGPT #OpenAI
September 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Mary Colwell asks whether it's time to talk about a fox cull. I argue it's time to talk about the absurd annual release of 60 Million non-native gamebirds that undoubtedly supports the over-abundance of foxes & other mesopredators.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A last resort’: is culling foxes the only way to save Britain’s vanishing curlews?
Keeping predator numbers down may be last hope for the ground-nesting birds – but critics say real problem is farming practices
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mary Colwell asks whether it's time to talk about a fox cull. I argue it's time to talk about the absurd annual release of 60 Million non-native gamebirds that undoubtedly supports the over-abundance of foxes & other mesopredators.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I started some wine two days ago from grapes picked from the vine growing against the back of my house in Herefordshire.
After filtering, the specific gravity (OG) is 1086, in the upper range for wine. No added sugar is needed. And the colour is really good. Almost unbelieveable.
#winemaking #ukwine
After filtering, the specific gravity (OG) is 1086, in the upper range for wine. No added sugar is needed. And the colour is really good. Almost unbelieveable.
#winemaking #ukwine
September 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I started some wine two days ago from grapes picked from the vine growing against the back of my house in Herefordshire.
After filtering, the specific gravity (OG) is 1086, in the upper range for wine. No added sugar is needed. And the colour is really good. Almost unbelieveable.
#winemaking #ukwine
After filtering, the specific gravity (OG) is 1086, in the upper range for wine. No added sugar is needed. And the colour is really good. Almost unbelieveable.
#winemaking #ukwine
My wife fears large house spiders.
When I'm gone I will be replaced by a vacuum cleaner.
When I'm gone I will be replaced by a vacuum cleaner.
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My wife fears large house spiders.
When I'm gone I will be replaced by a vacuum cleaner.
When I'm gone I will be replaced by a vacuum cleaner.
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I see people bleating yet again that "elections are won from the centre". Let's examine this claim.
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I see people bleating yet again that "elections are won from the centre". Let's examine this claim.
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
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Those who can channel our anger at 15 years of misrule, who can speak the language of outrage and hope, are the politicians of the moment. They will contribute to what could be, in 2029, the greatest electoral reset in our modern history.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour has succeeded only in strengthening Farage. The way is now open for Zack Polanski’s Greens | George Monbiot
By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fill, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Those who can channel our anger at 15 years of misrule, who can speak the language of outrage and hope, are the politicians of the moment. They will contribute to what could be, in 2029, the greatest electoral reset in our modern history.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Silver-washed Fritillary, female, seen today in The Slade, a lovely forest valley descending from Offa's Dyke near Tintern, and the relevant page from my ancient copy of Sandars.
#ukbutterflies #butterflies
#ukbutterflies #butterflies
August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Silver-washed Fritillary, female, seen today in The Slade, a lovely forest valley descending from Offa's Dyke near Tintern, and the relevant page from my ancient copy of Sandars.
#ukbutterflies #butterflies
#ukbutterflies #butterflies
Perseids putting on a fine show here. Some lighting up the houses and trees. Four very bright ones in 10 minutes in our restricted piece of sky.
#perseids
#perseids
August 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Perseids putting on a fine show here. Some lighting up the houses and trees. Four very bright ones in 10 minutes in our restricted piece of sky.
#perseids
#perseids
Today's crop: french beans (climbing), courgette, cherry tomatoes and a couple of pies worth of damsons.
We have a tiny plot at the front of the house, overlooked by wild damsons from an ancient orchard, and we get lots of produce from it.
#veg #ukgardening
We have a tiny plot at the front of the house, overlooked by wild damsons from an ancient orchard, and we get lots of produce from it.
#veg #ukgardening
August 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today's crop: french beans (climbing), courgette, cherry tomatoes and a couple of pies worth of damsons.
We have a tiny plot at the front of the house, overlooked by wild damsons from an ancient orchard, and we get lots of produce from it.
#veg #ukgardening
We have a tiny plot at the front of the house, overlooked by wild damsons from an ancient orchard, and we get lots of produce from it.
#veg #ukgardening
We spent most of the day today stuck on the road, to and from a funeral. The only good part of it was to learn that the Welsh for "queue" is "ciw".
August 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We spent most of the day today stuck on the road, to and from a funeral. The only good part of it was to learn that the Welsh for "queue" is "ciw".
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Oops, I forgot about bluesky for a bit. But conveniently remembered because my album is now available on 12" eco-vinyl... and it's bandcamp Friday! (Bandcamp waives its fee and artists get a bigger slice of the pie...)... If you'd like a copy, please step this way: annemariesanderson.bandcamp.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Oops, I forgot about bluesky for a bit. But conveniently remembered because my album is now available on 12" eco-vinyl... and it's bandcamp Friday! (Bandcamp waives its fee and artists get a bigger slice of the pie...)... If you'd like a copy, please step this way: annemariesanderson.bandcamp.com
My daughter is recovering from severe food poisoning which made a disaster of her Tour Du Mont Blanc holiday trek. She fell ill in Champex Lac. The reviews of local eating places there are full of reports of food poisoning. What's going on there?
#TMB #tourdumontblanc #swissalps #hiking #montblanc
#TMB #tourdumontblanc #swissalps #hiking #montblanc
July 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My daughter is recovering from severe food poisoning which made a disaster of her Tour Du Mont Blanc holiday trek. She fell ill in Champex Lac. The reviews of local eating places there are full of reports of food poisoning. What's going on there?
#TMB #tourdumontblanc #swissalps #hiking #montblanc
#TMB #tourdumontblanc #swissalps #hiking #montblanc
I have to repeat this.
(Doing the downstairs now.)
(Doing the downstairs now.)
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I have to repeat this.
(Doing the downstairs now.)
(Doing the downstairs now.)
