An excellent evening with Gryphon at Trading Boundaries. Only 51 years since I first saw them at Crystal Palace.
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
An excellent evening with Gryphon at Trading Boundaries. Only 51 years since I first saw them at Crystal Palace.
Sporadic E propagation on 6m at the weekend
June 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Sporadic E propagation on 6m at the weekend
I’ve completed a restoration of this beautiful Beogram 900. Not much needed doing: mainly tidying up the woodwork and replacing the bulbs with LEDs.
June 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I’ve completed a restoration of this beautiful Beogram 900. Not much needed doing: mainly tidying up the woodwork and replacing the bulbs with LEDs.
My son spotted this curiosity in a charity shop and bought it for me. It’s a bit of a novelty item, but actually rather good! Have you come across it, @sidsmith.bsky.social ?
June 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My son spotted this curiosity in a charity shop and bought it for me. It’s a bit of a novelty item, but actually rather good! Have you come across it, @sidsmith.bsky.social ?
Today’s solar noon transit in Acireale Cathedral, Sicily
April 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Today’s solar noon transit in Acireale Cathedral, Sicily
Ceramic insulators. Catania, Sicily.
April 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ceramic insulators. Catania, Sicily.
Italy still has Teletext!
April 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Italy still has Teletext!
#Perplexity.ai gave me this suggestion for a short comedy story. Heard it somewhere before, perhaps?
"The Great Gourmet Night Disaster"
Basil and Sybil, the bickering owners of The Wobbly Wheel pub, decide to host a gourmet night to attract a more upscale clientele
"The Great Gourmet Night Disaster"
Basil and Sybil, the bickering owners of The Wobbly Wheel pub, decide to host a gourmet night to attract a more upscale clientele
March 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#Perplexity.ai gave me this suggestion for a short comedy story. Heard it somewhere before, perhaps?
"The Great Gourmet Night Disaster"
Basil and Sybil, the bickering owners of The Wobbly Wheel pub, decide to host a gourmet night to attract a more upscale clientele
"The Great Gourmet Night Disaster"
Basil and Sybil, the bickering owners of The Wobbly Wheel pub, decide to host a gourmet night to attract a more upscale clientele
Quite a crowd up at Newlands Corner looking for planets
February 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Quite a crowd up at Newlands Corner looking for planets
Forecast is for clear skies tonight. We might take our binoculars up to Newlands Corner just after sunset. www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/planeta...
The planet parade continues. 6 planets visible in the night sky, into late February. But what about Mercury?
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Forecast is for clear skies tonight. We might take our binoculars up to Newlands Corner just after sunset. www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/planeta...
Tomorrow’s #SilverAIProject for #Guildford #u3a looks at some more advanced generative AI image creation tools
February 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Tomorrow’s #SilverAIProject for #Guildford #u3a looks at some more advanced generative AI image creation tools
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Not sure if you attended the @u3acommunities.org #fediverse talk (follow-up & recording here https://u3acommunities.org/is-it-time-to-move-to-the-fediverse-followup/).
The talk included a suggestion that maybe, #U3A world-wide could create and manage our own #fediverse instance. We can set our […]
The talk included a suggestion that maybe, #U3A world-wide could create and manage our own #fediverse instance. We can set our […]
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February 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Not sure if you attended the @u3acommunities.org #fediverse talk (follow-up & recording here https://u3acommunities.org/is-it-time-to-move-to-the-fediverse-followup/).
The talk included a suggestion that maybe, #U3A world-wide could create and manage our own #fediverse instance. We can set our […]
The talk included a suggestion that maybe, #U3A world-wide could create and manage our own #fediverse instance. We can set our […]
At what point does a loaf become a work of art? #homebaking
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
At what point does a loaf become a work of art? #homebaking
The monthly #Guildford #u3a talk today is on the #NT work at Munstead Wood guildford.u3asite.uk/u3a_events/m...
Monthly Meeting - Guildford
guildford.u3asite.uk
February 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The monthly #Guildford #u3a talk today is on the #NT work at Munstead Wood guildford.u3asite.uk/u3a_events/m...
“Prediction” back issues
February 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Prediction” back issues
After many years of using the Apple calculator, I’ve only just realised that it has an RPN mode
December 30, 2024 at 5:52 PM
After many years of using the Apple calculator, I’ve only just realised that it has an RPN mode
I’ve had 12,000 Nectar points stolen. Seems to be a common occurrence. Nectar customer service have been informed, and have assured me I will be refunded. www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatth...
We find evidence of secret groups trading YOUR Nectar points
Criminals are using secret channels to sell Nectar card balances to defraud unsuspecting customers, This Is Money can reveal.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 8:55 AM
I’ve had 12,000 Nectar points stolen. Seems to be a common occurrence. Nectar customer service have been informed, and have assured me I will be refunded. www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatth...
I owned one. Excellent machine.
Forgotten audio formats: Elcaset arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...
December 22, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I owned one. Excellent machine.
A walk on the North Downs Way today. Newlands Corner to Dorking.
December 18, 2024 at 6:41 PM
A walk on the North Downs Way today. Newlands Corner to Dorking.
My results from yesterday’s 2m contest. Unfortunately my QTH is very poor for VHF. www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/vhfr...
www.rsgbcc.org
December 9, 2024 at 9:52 AM
My results from yesterday’s 2m contest. Unfortunately my QTH is very poor for VHF. www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/vhfr...
