El Sid
@elsid.bsky.social
The state of the world has driven me to drink.... Trying to stick more to beer here, but we'll see how that goes.
@El__Sid in that other place, @ElSid@mastodon.beer
@El__Sid in that other place, @ElSid@mastodon.beer
There certainly used to be a chapel on the third floor of Lakeside, near London - it seems to have become a "reflection room".
There's also a niche subgenre of British shopping centres incorporating bits of old church/chapel, like Stafford's Guildhall:
www.theredhairedstokie.co.uk/a-piece-of-t...
There's also a niche subgenre of British shopping centres incorporating bits of old church/chapel, like Stafford's Guildhall:
www.theredhairedstokie.co.uk/a-piece-of-t...
A Piece of the Past: The History of Stafford’s Chapel Tower
If you've ever wandered through the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford, you might have noticed a curious tower standing tall amidst the modern structures. It's easy to pass by without a second thou...
www.theredhairedstokie.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
There certainly used to be a chapel on the third floor of Lakeside, near London - it seems to have become a "reflection room".
There's also a niche subgenre of British shopping centres incorporating bits of old church/chapel, like Stafford's Guildhall:
www.theredhairedstokie.co.uk/a-piece-of-t...
There's also a niche subgenre of British shopping centres incorporating bits of old church/chapel, like Stafford's Guildhall:
www.theredhairedstokie.co.uk/a-piece-of-t...
Rule for life :
"Don't be a dick"
"Don't be a dick"
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Rule for life :
"Don't be a dick"
"Don't be a dick"
So eg :
Boggerton Utd are winning 2-0
Boggerton plc is reporting its first half results this week.
One exception is "the police", who tend to be plural on both sides of the Atlantic.
Boggerton Utd are winning 2-0
Boggerton plc is reporting its first half results this week.
One exception is "the police", who tend to be plural on both sides of the Atlantic.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
So eg :
Boggerton Utd are winning 2-0
Boggerton plc is reporting its first half results this week.
One exception is "the police", who tend to be plural on both sides of the Atlantic.
Boggerton Utd are winning 2-0
Boggerton plc is reporting its first half results this week.
One exception is "the police", who tend to be plural on both sides of the Atlantic.
It's one of those differences between US & British English - the US treats almost all collective nouns as singular, whereas British English generally treats them as plural if the individuals are in any way "visible" (like a sports team) but singular if the organisation is more amorphous/remote. 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's one of those differences between US & British English - the US treats almost all collective nouns as singular, whereas British English generally treats them as plural if the individuals are in any way "visible" (like a sports team) but singular if the organisation is more amorphous/remote. 1/2
Not just once upon a time - Cloudwater were certainly doing it pre-pandemic, but then they probably took more care of their yeast than most.
I have used Marmite as supplement in an apple juice starter before now - not ideal because of the salt, but it works.
I have used Marmite as supplement in an apple juice starter before now - not ideal because of the salt, but it works.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not just once upon a time - Cloudwater were certainly doing it pre-pandemic, but then they probably took more care of their yeast than most.
I have used Marmite as supplement in an apple juice starter before now - not ideal because of the salt, but it works.
I have used Marmite as supplement in an apple juice starter before now - not ideal because of the salt, but it works.
Nothing will happen, our regulators are toothless.
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Nothing will happen, our regulators are toothless.
Common misspelling - it's actually partisalad.
Like a partigyle, but for salad.
Like a partigyle, but for salad.
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Common misspelling - it's actually partisalad.
Like a partigyle, but for salad.
Like a partigyle, but for salad.
Could be worse, you could be an Argentine rugby fan who turned off at 21-0 down after 56 minutes...
Even by Scottish standards, turning 21-0 into a 24-33 loss was quite an achievement.
Even by Scottish standards, turning 21-0 into a 24-33 loss was quite an achievement.
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Could be worse, you could be an Argentine rugby fan who turned off at 21-0 down after 56 minutes...
Even by Scottish standards, turning 21-0 into a 24-33 loss was quite an achievement.
Even by Scottish standards, turning 21-0 into a 24-33 loss was quite an achievement.
Would increasing the minimum wage for 18-20yo's by 16% in April, with plans to raise it by another ~25% next year, have any effect on the attractiveness of that age group to employers?
[and the adult min wage is up 75% in real terms since it was introduced]
[and the adult min wage is up 75% in real terms since it was introduced]
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Would increasing the minimum wage for 18-20yo's by 16% in April, with plans to raise it by another ~25% next year, have any effect on the attractiveness of that age group to employers?
[and the adult min wage is up 75% in real terms since it was introduced]
[and the adult min wage is up 75% in real terms since it was introduced]
Obviously, it would help if the PCA would get a grip, but they could introduce sanctions like a pubco can't acquire more pubs (by takeover or direct purchase) if >10% of their current tenants are unhappy.
Banks that lend to such pubcos should get a big ESG penalty, maybe squeeze them in other ways?
Banks that lend to such pubcos should get a big ESG penalty, maybe squeeze them in other ways?
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Obviously, it would help if the PCA would get a grip, but they could introduce sanctions like a pubco can't acquire more pubs (by takeover or direct purchase) if >10% of their current tenants are unhappy.
Banks that lend to such pubcos should get a big ESG penalty, maybe squeeze them in other ways?
Banks that lend to such pubcos should get a big ESG penalty, maybe squeeze them in other ways?
I suspect natural selection would have been stuck in a backwater like Mendelism if left to Wallace, it needed Darwin's energy, promotion (a book designed for lay people!!) and social connections with the likes of Huxley to take off. Remember even Linnean Society didn't get it to start with.
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I suspect natural selection would have been stuck in a backwater like Mendelism if left to Wallace, it needed Darwin's energy, promotion (a book designed for lay people!!) and social connections with the likes of Huxley to take off. Remember even Linnean Society didn't get it to start with.
Obviously only DC can do trade stuff that moves the dial, but after Brexit the Tories did a bunch of performative MOUs with states to show they were doing something tradewise. I guess this is a hangover from last gov - or Portland waited until they had a quiet moment when not much was going on...
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Obviously only DC can do trade stuff that moves the dial, but after Brexit the Tories did a bunch of performative MOUs with states to show they were doing something tradewise. I guess this is a hangover from last gov - or Portland waited until they had a quiet moment when not much was going on...
When it rains, the best option is always the pub!
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When it rains, the best option is always the pub!
British humour can be very dry and subtle - the caption makes it clear that the FT thinks this report's conclusions are nonsense.
As the Financial Times, reporting on Federal Reserve banks is expected of them - at the same time, it's also their duty to call out idiot USians for being idiots...
As the Financial Times, reporting on Federal Reserve banks is expected of them - at the same time, it's also their duty to call out idiot USians for being idiots...
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
British humour can be very dry and subtle - the caption makes it clear that the FT thinks this report's conclusions are nonsense.
As the Financial Times, reporting on Federal Reserve banks is expected of them - at the same time, it's also their duty to call out idiot USians for being idiots...
As the Financial Times, reporting on Federal Reserve banks is expected of them - at the same time, it's also their duty to call out idiot USians for being idiots...
It's tough to turn down the big up-front listing fees/ongoing retros from the big boys, it needs an airport that is prepared to give up some of that £/€/$ for a sense of place.
Even more so once on the plane, maybe we need to mandate that every (longhaul??) flight has at least one Locale?(<30miles)
Even more so once on the plane, maybe we need to mandate that every (longhaul??) flight has at least one Locale?(<30miles)
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's tough to turn down the big up-front listing fees/ongoing retros from the big boys, it needs an airport that is prepared to give up some of that £/€/$ for a sense of place.
Even more so once on the plane, maybe we need to mandate that every (longhaul??) flight has at least one Locale?(<30miles)
Even more so once on the plane, maybe we need to mandate that every (longhaul??) flight has at least one Locale?(<30miles)
Anything's possible if you ask the right people - as I say, it's something that food analysis people are maybe more geared to. In principle beer should be relatively "easy" with not much protein etc in the way, it's more just a question of working out what sensitivity you need
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Anything's possible if you ask the right people - as I say, it's something that food analysis people are maybe more geared to. In principle beer should be relatively "easy" with not much protein etc in the way, it's more just a question of working out what sensitivity you need
This stuff always takes such a long time, congratulations on your persistence!
Do you have any evidence for Pm3 "recognising" your effectors directly, as in direct interaction? It sounds more like RPM1, where the R gene "recognises" unrelated effectors by their (same) effect on a protein it guards
Do you have any evidence for Pm3 "recognising" your effectors directly, as in direct interaction? It sounds more like RPM1, where the R gene "recognises" unrelated effectors by their (same) effect on a protein it guards
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This stuff always takes such a long time, congratulations on your persistence!
Do you have any evidence for Pm3 "recognising" your effectors directly, as in direct interaction? It sounds more like RPM1, where the R gene "recognises" unrelated effectors by their (same) effect on a protein it guards
Do you have any evidence for Pm3 "recognising" your effectors directly, as in direct interaction? It sounds more like RPM1, where the R gene "recognises" unrelated effectors by their (same) effect on a protein it guards
Depends on sensitivity you want - looking at this old review it looks like there's either relatively simple colorimetric methods or you go super high-tech with MS/MS etc. If the latter then maybe academia - Quadram, Nottingham, Reading?
More food than brewing?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
More food than brewing?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Depends on sensitivity you want - looking at this old review it looks like there's either relatively simple colorimetric methods or you go super high-tech with MS/MS etc. If the latter then maybe academia - Quadram, Nottingham, Reading?
More food than brewing?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
More food than brewing?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Chicken nuggets, melted cheese and sweetcorn with a sweet topping though? It's err - very USian.
It's interesting, it's first time I've used (free) ChatGPT for images. By default it's a bit dull compared to some, but with prompting you can get something that's a bit more...Westminster?
(see alt)
It's interesting, it's first time I've used (free) ChatGPT for images. By default it's a bit dull compared to some, but with prompting you can get something that's a bit more...Westminster?
(see alt)
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Chicken nuggets, melted cheese and sweetcorn with a sweet topping though? It's err - very USian.
It's interesting, it's first time I've used (free) ChatGPT for images. By default it's a bit dull compared to some, but with prompting you can get something that's a bit more...Westminster?
(see alt)
It's interesting, it's first time I've used (free) ChatGPT for images. By default it's a bit dull compared to some, but with prompting you can get something that's a bit more...Westminster?
(see alt)
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Chicken nuggets, melted cheese and sweetcorn with a sweet topping though? It's err - very USian.
It's interesting, it's first time I've used (free) ChatGPT for images. By default it's a bit dull compared to some, but with prompting you can get something that's a bit more...Westminster?
(see alt)
It's interesting, it's first time I've used (free) ChatGPT for images. By default it's a bit dull compared to some, but with prompting you can get something that's a bit more...Westminster?
(see alt)
ChatGPT is a bit mean with the chocolate...
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
ChatGPT is a bit mean with the chocolate...
Two years after I was drinking cask mild with a whippet, in a northwest city famous for its rainfall.
[ooh, he looks such a baby here!]
bsky.app/profile/elsi...
[ooh, he looks such a baby here!]
bsky.app/profile/elsi...
Whippet and cask mild.
Seattle likes to think of itself as the epitome of modernity, all space rockets, AI and cutting-edge beer, when really its idea of cool is the Space Needle, Boeing 737s and WCIPA. And there's a bit of it that wants to be Northern England in the 1950s...
#pubdogs #dogsinpubs
Seattle likes to think of itself as the epitome of modernity, all space rockets, AI and cutting-edge beer, when really its idea of cool is the Space Needle, Boeing 737s and WCIPA. And there's a bit of it that wants to be Northern England in the 1950s...
#pubdogs #dogsinpubs
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two years after I was drinking cask mild with a whippet, in a northwest city famous for its rainfall.
[ooh, he looks such a baby here!]
bsky.app/profile/elsi...
[ooh, he looks such a baby here!]
bsky.app/profile/elsi...