Simon Brown
@simonbrown.bsky.social
I spend the day looking at the screen and tapping the keyboard. I'm a machine that turns tea into computer code. #informationista #norfolk #uk
Weather fans — I often see different models mentioned in forecasts. Which one tends to be the most accurate? Is there a clear ‘winner’? #weather #meteorology #forecasting #model
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Weather fans — I often see different models mentioned in forecasts. Which one tends to be the most accurate? Is there a clear ‘winner’? #weather #meteorology #forecasting #model
It looks like Guy Fawkes is practicing at The White House
October 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It looks like Guy Fawkes is practicing at The White House
“Things are going to get unimaginably worse, and they are never, ever, going to get better.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Imv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Imv...
'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009
YouTube video by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Things are going to get unimaginably worse, and they are never, ever, going to get better.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Imv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Imv...
10°C and misty down by the River Chet this morning
September 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
10°C and misty down by the River Chet this morning
You blink and it’s September
September 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
You blink and it’s September
Walking the Norfolk Coastal Path near Caister-on-Sea
August 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Walking the Norfolk Coastal Path near Caister-on-Sea
This building was obviously constructed before vertical lines were invented.
August 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This building was obviously constructed before vertical lines were invented.
Nice and cool down by the river (for now) #southnorfolk #riverchet
August 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Nice and cool down by the river (for now) #southnorfolk #riverchet
Just seen on the news that Phoenix temps are ‘Scorchio!’ with a forecast for 46°C later this week. That sounds unusual even for Phoenix - record breaking?
August 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just seen on the news that Phoenix temps are ‘Scorchio!’ with a forecast for 46°C later this week. That sounds unusual even for Phoenix - record breaking?
Time for a brew at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum, Norfolk
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Time for a brew at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum, Norfolk
So Junior Doctors are now called Resident Doctors. If they were going to rename them, couldn’t they have picked something clearer and more meaningful?
July 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
So Junior Doctors are now called Resident Doctors. If they were going to rename them, couldn’t they have picked something clearer and more meaningful?
Why isn’t Feargal Sharkey in charge of water in the UK?
July 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Why isn’t Feargal Sharkey in charge of water in the UK?
Well, at least now that these ‘once in a hundred year’ weather events have happened, I’m safe from extreme heatwaves, floods, and storms for the rest of my life… right? #climatechange
July 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Well, at least now that these ‘once in a hundred year’ weather events have happened, I’m safe from extreme heatwaves, floods, and storms for the rest of my life… right? #climatechange
There’s been a sudden explosion in the population of butterflies in South Norfolk, UK in the last couple of days. Have you noticed the same where you are?
July 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
There’s been a sudden explosion in the population of butterflies in South Norfolk, UK in the last couple of days. Have you noticed the same where you are?
Good morning developers,
I’ve just asked AI for the top 10 development skills ranked by how frequently they appeared in job postings over the last 3 months. How do you feel about the result?
Python
SQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Java
JavaScript
Microsoft Azure
C#
C++
Linux
Robotics
I’ve just asked AI for the top 10 development skills ranked by how frequently they appeared in job postings over the last 3 months. How do you feel about the result?
Python
SQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Java
JavaScript
Microsoft Azure
C#
C++
Linux
Robotics
May 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Good morning developers,
I’ve just asked AI for the top 10 development skills ranked by how frequently they appeared in job postings over the last 3 months. How do you feel about the result?
Python
SQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Java
JavaScript
Microsoft Azure
C#
C++
Linux
Robotics
I’ve just asked AI for the top 10 development skills ranked by how frequently they appeared in job postings over the last 3 months. How do you feel about the result?
Python
SQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Java
JavaScript
Microsoft Azure
C#
C++
Linux
Robotics
Eclipse in South Norfolk
April 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Eclipse in South Norfolk
Last night in Beccles: Led By Donkeys returned to the scene of the ‘crime’ to chat about their projects
April 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Last night in Beccles: Led By Donkeys returned to the scene of the ‘crime’ to chat about their projects
A jewellery designer with a sense of humour in Norwich
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
A jewellery designer with a sense of humour in Norwich
Triton at Lowestoft
April 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Triton at Lowestoft
Jetty Street, Cromer. North Norfolk
April 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Jetty Street, Cromer. North Norfolk
Cromer to Overstrand. North Norfolk
April 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Cromer to Overstrand. North Norfolk
Tombland Alley, Norwich
April 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tombland Alley, Norwich