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John Brown
@johnbrown1325.bsky.social
Post-Brexit Brit, now also Belgian. Pianist, singer & accordionist, occasional pretend Scotsman. Cats, music, gardening, science, birds, etc.
It does ring a bell, except for the complex numbers bit. I used a Mac starting in 1988, can’t remetthe name of the program. I also programmed the same thing on a spectrum, and got it to draw fractals too. Had to leave it running for days to get a decent picture sometimes
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s a trick to catch out Americans. It’s common in Belgium either to mix it at the table or to provide the diner the ingredients and let them mix it to their own taste
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Important research! I’d always wondered about this
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Yes, it’s not unknown here but it usually makes the news so I hadn’t expected it this evening
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Apparently it is Sahara sand
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And Belgium wins 30-27, with one man down for much of the match. Not pretty but it’s a win. Now they just need to beat Samoa…
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s a really close match, Belgium playing 1 man down after a red card, both teams closely matched
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🤣
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I knew they had to get a license but didn’t imagine they had to do an audition!
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Took me to about the age of 40 to understand it’s vs its
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I was more interested in Belgium v Namibia for the World Cup qualifiers but I’ll take this incredible result!
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Welcome to how Brexit felt to me
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM