Robert James
@geographer52.bsky.social
Semi retired ex Data Consultant once responsible for the Postcode System. Now sells and research's rare books and Maps mainly to do with Geography and mostly before 1840.
"Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things"
Thales of Miletus
"Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things"
Thales of Miletus
An exchange with Llama 4 Scout, I know that William Pudsey is the attributed Author to two books written c1689 but believe this attribution is wrong. Thus seeking proof that I am wrong (proving a negative is a pain)I would have expected at least 2 references to the English short form catalogue
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
An exchange with Llama 4 Scout, I know that William Pudsey is the attributed Author to two books written c1689 but believe this attribution is wrong. Thus seeking proof that I am wrong (proving a negative is a pain)I would have expected at least 2 references to the English short form catalogue
I cant see a problem:
October 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I cant see a problem:
Not wanting to be rude this is just standard local government incompetence possibly to a high standard, however we go for batshit crazy A lamp post in the middle of a cycle track is just one example amongst many Pythonesque heights of madness
August 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Not wanting to be rude this is just standard local government incompetence possibly to a high standard, however we go for batshit crazy A lamp post in the middle of a cycle track is just one example amongst many Pythonesque heights of madness
Interesting two volume set of Lossing's pictorial Field Book of the revolution I acquired last week. I wonder if it has anything to teach us?
August 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Interesting two volume set of Lossing's pictorial Field Book of the revolution I acquired last week. I wonder if it has anything to teach us?
Asked Chatgpt to create some Palaeolithic art clearly plagiarised from Lascaux but with no feeling, no movement , basically no artistic understanding underlining the limitations of so called AI. We can argue about the intent of the artists but it was more than mere representation.
August 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Asked Chatgpt to create some Palaeolithic art clearly plagiarised from Lascaux but with no feeling, no movement , basically no artistic understanding underlining the limitations of so called AI. We can argue about the intent of the artists but it was more than mere representation.
when I became a rare book dealer I didn't expect to have to catalogue stuff like this! A stereoscopic viewer sold with THE EDINBURGH STEREOSCOPIC ATLAS OF ANATOMY the viewer produced by T. C. & T. E. Jack Edinburgh and the most steam punk thing I have ever seen
June 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
when I became a rare book dealer I didn't expect to have to catalogue stuff like this! A stereoscopic viewer sold with THE EDINBURGH STEREOSCOPIC ATLAS OF ANATOMY the viewer produced by T. C. & T. E. Jack Edinburgh and the most steam punk thing I have ever seen
Grok on the hell site works sort of!
February 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Grok on the hell site works sort of!
my avatar is specifically designed as are my Christmas and original avatar. These prevent any other incidence of my face being linked to social media, whilst I promise if you met me in real life I match my avatar to be fair my original avatar is the most like me current is what my wife would like
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
my avatar is specifically designed as are my Christmas and original avatar. These prevent any other incidence of my face being linked to social media, whilst I promise if you met me in real life I match my avatar to be fair my original avatar is the most like me current is what my wife would like
