Antronics Ltd
@antronicsltd.bsky.social
Developer of embedded microntroller-based systems. Contract/consultant. Specialist in IoT, M2M communications and interfacing.
May also contain cats, steam engines, and more.
May also contain cats, steam engines, and more.
That is an insolent suggestion!
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
That is an insolent suggestion!
"AI is kind" ???
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November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"AI is kind" ???
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This hedgehog was munching on a dead frog in our garden earlier this year
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This hedgehog was munching on a dead frog in our garden earlier this year
Nah - mince pies shouldn't be relegated to mere Christmas fare.
They were a regular part of my Mum's dessert repertoire: full-size *pies*, mind you - none of this "individual" nonsense!
They were a regular part of my Mum's dessert repertoire: full-size *pies*, mind you - none of this "individual" nonsense!
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Nah - mince pies shouldn't be relegated to mere Christmas fare.
They were a regular part of my Mum's dessert repertoire: full-size *pies*, mind you - none of this "individual" nonsense!
They were a regular part of my Mum's dessert repertoire: full-size *pies*, mind you - none of this "individual" nonsense!
Wait til the sheepdog trials - they'll do you a round-up
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wait til the sheepdog trials - they'll do you a round-up
Or mince pies ...
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Or mince pies ...
I guess the cortege would follow a trunk route ... ?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I guess the cortege would follow a trunk route ... ?
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including all their shops ... ?
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November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
including all their shops ... ?
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I started programming in the 1970s with BASIC.
Since then, we've had 4GLs and "no-code" solutions, automatic code generation, etc all claiming that they'll make programmers redundant.
Yet here I am, still programming for a living!
Since then, we've had 4GLs and "no-code" solutions, automatic code generation, etc all claiming that they'll make programmers redundant.
Yet here I am, still programming for a living!
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I started programming in the 1970s with BASIC.
Since then, we've had 4GLs and "no-code" solutions, automatic code generation, etc all claiming that they'll make programmers redundant.
Yet here I am, still programming for a living!
Since then, we've had 4GLs and "no-code" solutions, automatic code generation, etc all claiming that they'll make programmers redundant.
Yet here I am, still programming for a living!
And a lot of what we (Brits) call "Americanisms" are literal translations of German; eg
Sailboat
Frypan
All-weather (to mean "open air")
Sailboat
Frypan
All-weather (to mean "open air")
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
And a lot of what we (Brits) call "Americanisms" are literal translations of German; eg
Sailboat
Frypan
All-weather (to mean "open air")
Sailboat
Frypan
All-weather (to mean "open air")
Also German - Nilpferd ?
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Also German - Nilpferd ?
The English for "dictionary" comes from latin meaning, "a collection of words"
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The English for "dictionary" comes from latin meaning, "a collection of words"
A light on the dashboard which tells you that the screenwash is low.
There seems to be lights for everything else, but screenwash - nah, just wait til nothing happens when you press the button.
There seems to be lights for everything else, but screenwash - nah, just wait til nothing happens when you press the button.
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A light on the dashboard which tells you that the screenwash is low.
There seems to be lights for everything else, but screenwash - nah, just wait til nothing happens when you press the button.
There seems to be lights for everything else, but screenwash - nah, just wait til nothing happens when you press the button.
I used to use Pivot Tables a lot.
Now I can't remember what for - let alone how to do one!
Now I can't remember what for - let alone how to do one!
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I used to use Pivot Tables a lot.
Now I can't remember what for - let alone how to do one!
Now I can't remember what for - let alone how to do one!
When I worked at EMI in Hayes, there was still a building known as "The Cabinet Factory" - because it had originally been where the wooden gramophone cabinets were made.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
When I worked at EMI in Hayes, there was still a building known as "The Cabinet Factory" - because it had originally been where the wooden gramophone cabinets were made.
and "synth" is just dodging the "synthesizer/synthesiser" issue...
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
and "synth" is just dodging the "synthesizer/synthesiser" issue...
I2C would like a word ...
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I2C would like a word ...