Andy S-C
@andysc.bsky.social
IBM Distinguished Engineer. Keen Maker and long distance runner. Co-inventor of MQTT
"This update adds a new tinted option for Liquid Glass" - how have I survived this long without this? Perhaps our compliment of small, lemon-soaked paper napkins will be loaded, also?
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"This update adds a new tinted option for Liquid Glass" - how have I survived this long without this? Perhaps our compliment of small, lemon-soaked paper napkins will be loaded, also?
A final sad farewell to my last three broken Psion 3a’s.
Psionara, one might say!
Psionara, one might say!
September 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A final sad farewell to my last three broken Psion 3a’s.
Psionara, one might say!
Psionara, one might say!
What strange alchemy is this? Water, from the sky?!
August 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What strange alchemy is this? Water, from the sky?!
This just arrived by email in reply to an email I sent to a hotel.
I have *SO* many questions!
[though mainly related to SMTP routing, admittedly!]
Hi Andy,
May we have your email address please?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Warmest Regards,
Customer Relations
I have *SO* many questions!
[though mainly related to SMTP routing, admittedly!]
Hi Andy,
May we have your email address please?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Warmest Regards,
Customer Relations
August 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This just arrived by email in reply to an email I sent to a hotel.
I have *SO* many questions!
[though mainly related to SMTP routing, admittedly!]
Hi Andy,
May we have your email address please?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Warmest Regards,
Customer Relations
I have *SO* many questions!
[though mainly related to SMTP routing, admittedly!]
Hi Andy,
May we have your email address please?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Warmest Regards,
Customer Relations
"You’ve successfully verified that you are an adult." - Bluesky Social Team
Phew - that was a close call, ROFL!
Phew - that was a close call, ROFL!
July 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"You’ve successfully verified that you are an adult." - Bluesky Social Team
Phew - that was a close call, ROFL!
Phew - that was a close call, ROFL!
Four, count them, four grocers’ apostrophe’s ! I can hardly bear to sit here!
July 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Four, count them, four grocers’ apostrophe’s ! I can hardly bear to sit here!
My pet goose grew too fat to squeeze through his #Omlet chicken house door. So I hacked two of them together and NTP-synched the time clocks (and added a 3D printed rain guard) :)
July 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
My pet goose grew too fat to squeeze through his #Omlet chicken house door. So I hacked two of them together and NTP-synched the time clocks (and added a 3D printed rain guard) :)
It has emerged that Chris de Burgh was due to play this year's Isle of Wight festival, but he apparently cancelled following a contractual dispute with Red Funnel Ferries :/
July 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It has emerged that Chris de Burgh was due to play this year's Isle of Wight festival, but he apparently cancelled following a contractual dispute with Red Funnel Ferries :/
We've all been there... (if you live on the Isle of Wight, anyway)
Can't help thinking there should be a space.
Can't help thinking there should be a space.
July 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
We've all been there... (if you live on the Isle of Wight, anyway)
Can't help thinking there should be a space.
Can't help thinking there should be a space.
🎶If you’re going to Isle of Wigh-i-t, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair!🎶
Not sure if this is for the festival, or a wedding @redfunnelferry.bsky.social ?!
Not sure if this is for the festival, or a wedding @redfunnelferry.bsky.social ?!
June 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
🎶If you’re going to Isle of Wigh-i-t, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair!🎶
Not sure if this is for the festival, or a wedding @redfunnelferry.bsky.social ?!
Not sure if this is for the festival, or a wedding @redfunnelferry.bsky.social ?!
I don’t make a habit of taking photos of, or posting online, toilet signs, but look at the drop shadow on this one!
I can feel a whole range of trompe l’oeil signage coming on…
I can feel a whole range of trompe l’oeil signage coming on…
June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I don’t make a habit of taking photos of, or posting online, toilet signs, but look at the drop shadow on this one!
I can feel a whole range of trompe l’oeil signage coming on…
I can feel a whole range of trompe l’oeil signage coming on…
Ohhh, THAT's how you use a door wedge! 😂
Wincing at the thought of the pressure that's putting on those poor old hinges!
Wincing at the thought of the pressure that's putting on those poor old hinges!
June 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ohhh, THAT's how you use a door wedge! 😂
Wincing at the thought of the pressure that's putting on those poor old hinges!
Wincing at the thought of the pressure that's putting on those poor old hinges!
Pinch and a punch for the first of the month... and time to rearrange the tiles... ;)
June 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Pinch and a punch for the first of the month... and time to rearrange the tiles... ;)
I don't think #BT are over here yet from the other place, but I see their SMS parsing regex script hasn't improved in the era of LLMs and NLU chatbots!
This is the same advanced text parser that only responds to "ADVISOR" (in all caps), if you need to get a person to phone you.
This is the same advanced text parser that only responds to "ADVISOR" (in all caps), if you need to get a person to phone you.
May 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I don't think #BT are over here yet from the other place, but I see their SMS parsing regex script hasn't improved in the era of LLMs and NLU chatbots!
This is the same advanced text parser that only responds to "ADVISOR" (in all caps), if you need to get a person to phone you.
This is the same advanced text parser that only responds to "ADVISOR" (in all caps), if you need to get a person to phone you.
lol, I was just looking at the onboard catering web site for my train to Newcastle for #ThinkingDigital, and it says “we use optional cookies”. Nomnom, I’ll have some of those !
May 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
lol, I was just looking at the onboard catering web site for my train to Newcastle for #ThinkingDigital, and it says “we use optional cookies”. Nomnom, I’ll have some of those !
I thought my #Pi5 deserved a decent case … so now it’s got one. Thanks to @pimoroni.com !
May 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I thought my #Pi5 deserved a decent case … so now it’s got one. Thanks to @pimoroni.com !
Parliament being recalled to discuss The Scunthorpe Problem ?!
April 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Parliament being recalled to discuss The Scunthorpe Problem ?!
Last time I touched a canister of C4, I was on a US Army range in Virginia, and there was a car (briefly) involved... but that's *definitely* another story ;).
Today they were just handing them out at Waterloo station!
Looks just as dangerous, though - I think I'll resist the urge to open it.
Today they were just handing them out at Waterloo station!
Looks just as dangerous, though - I think I'll resist the urge to open it.
April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Last time I touched a canister of C4, I was on a US Army range in Virginia, and there was a car (briefly) involved... but that's *definitely* another story ;).
Today they were just handing them out at Waterloo station!
Looks just as dangerous, though - I think I'll resist the urge to open it.
Today they were just handing them out at Waterloo station!
Looks just as dangerous, though - I think I'll resist the urge to open it.
I know one swallow doesn’t make a summer, and all that, but today was the first green shoots of… negative electricity bills :)
That means @octopus.energy paid me today! #solarPV
That means @octopus.energy paid me today! #solarPV
March 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I know one swallow doesn’t make a summer, and all that, but today was the first green shoots of… negative electricity bills :)
That means @octopus.energy paid me today! #solarPV
That means @octopus.energy paid me today! #solarPV
Katie Adler showing her true colours there on BBC News! Clear support for Le Pen
March 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Katie Adler showing her true colours there on BBC News! Clear support for Le Pen
I don't know how excited you get about Voluntary Carbon Markets, carbon credits, and that kind of thing, but, actually, there's some cool tech behind them...
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Quellia launches a new AI-powered platform to revolutionize Carbon Markets - Quellia - Cultivating Carbon Finance for Sustainable Environments
This solution, built on IBM Cloud, is a first step towards verified and trustworthy carbon credits that can help prevent fraud and contribute to the traceability of projects. Quellia is thrilled to an...
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March 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I don't know how excited you get about Voluntary Carbon Markets, carbon credits, and that kind of thing, but, actually, there's some cool tech behind them...
quellia.pt/en/quellia-l...
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