Neil Charles
@neilcharles.bsky.social
Owner of sequence-analytics.com and occasional paraglider pilot.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Not massively convinced by the Met Office's datavis choice for weather warnings of yellow areas that overlap with other yellow areas and yet more yellow areas.
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Not massively convinced by the Met Office's datavis choice for weather warnings of yellow areas that overlap with other yellow areas and yet more yellow areas.
Coding in R, issuing invoices and drinking coffee with a spaniel for company. Proper Own Boss day.
October 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Coding in R, issuing invoices and drinking coffee with a spaniel for company. Proper Own Boss day.
York Birds of Prey Centre today.
October 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
York Birds of Prey Centre today.
That cost me hours and I hate everyone.
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
That cost me hours and I hate everyone.
Nvidia invests definitely-not-made-up money in AI companies and those companies agree to buy Nvidia chips with it in the future in definitely-not-made-up deals.
Can't see any problem there. Nope. Perfectly sensible.
Can't see any problem there. Nope. Perfectly sensible.
October 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Nvidia invests definitely-not-made-up money in AI companies and those companies agree to buy Nvidia chips with it in the future in definitely-not-made-up deals.
Can't see any problem there. Nope. Perfectly sensible.
Can't see any problem there. Nope. Perfectly sensible.
Exeter vs. Huddersfield preview ahead of the weekend. Huddersfield like attacking down their left wing and Exeter like fannying around with the ball at right back and then losing it. I've got a bad feeling about this.
September 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Exeter vs. Huddersfield preview ahead of the weekend. Huddersfield like attacking down their left wing and Exeter like fannying around with the ball at right back and then losing it. I've got a bad feeling about this.
Playing with the formatting of these and setting up some automation scripts. Is that what I should be doing? No. But it's fun.
September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Playing with the formatting of these and setting up some automation scripts. Is that what I should be doing? No. But it's fun.
Who likes possession areas? I like possession areas.
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Who likes possession areas? I like possession areas.
Finished making this yesterday. Balsa and tissue towline glider, scratch built from a scan of a 1970's plan.
September 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Finished making this yesterday. Balsa and tissue towline glider, scratch built from a scan of a 1970's plan.
And the winner is... Amorim playing Subbuteo on the bench trying to fix it.
August 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
And the winner is... Amorim playing Subbuteo on the bench trying to fix it.
Thanks Manchester Airport. Bargain. That's on top of another £8 for 15 mins in a 'pick up' car park which spits you out without actually passing the pick up location.
August 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thanks Manchester Airport. Bargain. That's on top of another £8 for 15 mins in a 'pick up' car park which spits you out without actually passing the pick up location.
First time I've ever completely failed at recall. Somebody on the other side chased him across a bridge back to me. Don't get a spaniel kids, they're mental. He's pretending he's calmed down now but he's not fooling anyone.
August 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
First time I've ever completely failed at recall. Somebody on the other side chased him across a bridge back to me. Don't get a spaniel kids, they're mental. He's pretending he's calmed down now but he's not fooling anyone.
I am starting to dread the words "stick drift"
August 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I am starting to dread the words "stick drift"
Broke my discus launched R/C glider. On the plus side, I get to make another one.
August 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Broke my discus launched R/C glider. On the plus side, I get to make another one.
A floating cafe that serves sausage sandwiches has moored up on the canal on my dog walking route and honestly it's made my summer.
July 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A floating cafe that serves sausage sandwiches has moored up on the canal on my dog walking route and honestly it's made my summer.
WTAF? If I accidentally employ an illegal worker I'm liable for a £60k fine per employee. If I do it on purpose or through negligence then I can go to prison for five years.
July 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
WTAF? If I accidentally employ an illegal worker I'm liable for a £60k fine per employee. If I do it on purpose or through negligence then I can go to prison for five years.
First blackberry haul of the year
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
First blackberry haul of the year
Bad news UK Christians, it's already finished. The atheists won. You're like those WW2 soldiers deep in the jungle who hadn't heard the war was over.
July 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Bad news UK Christians, it's already finished. The atheists won. You're like those WW2 soldiers deep in the jungle who hadn't heard the war was over.
The state of those lines, honestly.
July 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The state of those lines, honestly.
In this house, we do not accept stick drift.
July 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In this house, we do not accept stick drift.
Excuse me a moment, I've got something in my eye.
June 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Excuse me a moment, I've got something in my eye.
JFC, he's a 7 year old up past bedtime and powered by Haribo and Sunny D.
June 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
JFC, he's a 7 year old up past bedtime and powered by Haribo and Sunny D.