Robin Hodson
@rhchipp.bsky.social
Founder of ASI, chair of Bristol naked bike ride, secretary of the Weighbridge Trust, collector of mysterious shadowy organisations.
It's a good point: Adding energy to a system can pop out extra particles, eg the energy to separate bound quarks produces more of them.
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It's a good point: Adding energy to a system can pop out extra particles, eg the energy to separate bound quarks produces more of them.
No need: It's easy to sign up to an overseas server, infact the majority are overseas. Even UK hosting companies own some. Then all you do is pipe through the URL you want: It comes back as originating from wherever your server is.
August 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
No need: It's easy to sign up to an overseas server, infact the majority are overseas. Even UK hosting companies own some. Then all you do is pipe through the URL you want: It comes back as originating from wherever your server is.
Except you can easily code a private VPN.
August 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Except you can easily code a private VPN.
Are you going to put it on YouTube, or elsewhere?
August 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Are you going to put it on YouTube, or elsewhere?
Do you still record these? I've been so busy lately, I forgot about this one.
June 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Do you still record these? I've been so busy lately, I forgot about this one.
True, but voltage can be raised with a boost converter, when needed. I suppose the next issue would be how much that shortened the battery life.
April 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
True, but voltage can be raised with a boost converter, when needed. I suppose the next issue would be how much that shortened the battery life.
Many are entirely custom-made, or rare collectables... Or they just cost a fortune anyway. I'm not an expert on the reasons why; I'm not a railway enthusiast myself.
April 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Many are entirely custom-made, or rare collectables... Or they just cost a fortune anyway. I'm not an expert on the reasons why; I'm not a railway enthusiast myself.
The rolling stock often costs more than the layouts. It's common to see a stock of 50ish trains/carriages go for $300K. This is something security at exhibitions is well aware of.
April 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The rolling stock often costs more than the layouts. It's common to see a stock of 50ish trains/carriages go for $300K. This is something security at exhibitions is well aware of.
I used to rent office space from a model railway club which also ran exhibitions. Graffiti is quite commonplace, particularly on European layouts, as well as rust, oil, soot marks, dirt; all painsakingly painted on and kept very clean.
April 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I used to rent office space from a model railway club which also ran exhibitions. Graffiti is quite commonplace, particularly on European layouts, as well as rust, oil, soot marks, dirt; all painsakingly painted on and kept very clean.
... So why were we waiting 30+ years for a USB drive? A widely-compatible interface, I suppose. Early serial was too slow, although Centronics could've been used - or SCSI.
April 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
... So why were we waiting 30+ years for a USB drive? A widely-compatible interface, I suppose. Early serial was too slow, although Centronics could've been used - or SCSI.
A point; and I suppose something like it existed as far back as EPROM was invented. I remember a 16kb expansion cartridge for the VIC20, although that was volatile of course. ...
April 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A point; and I suppose something like it existed as far back as EPROM was invented. I remember a 16kb expansion cartridge for the VIC20, although that was volatile of course. ...
Fishing? Then realising there's nothing worth catching in there?
April 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fishing? Then realising there's nothing worth catching in there?
Couldn't say that about Amstrad's horrendous version. Sinclair (the person) also brought out solid state memory cartridges before USB was thought of, with the Z88. Despite being the natural successor to 3.5" FDDs at the time, we had to wait 15 years for a standardised equivalent.
April 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Couldn't say that about Amstrad's horrendous version. Sinclair (the person) also brought out solid state memory cartridges before USB was thought of, with the Z88. Despite being the natural successor to 3.5" FDDs at the time, we had to wait 15 years for a standardised equivalent.
With any luck, this will also stop the orange one visiting other countries, as he would have to use a heavier-than-air flying machine which moves faster than galloping horse.
March 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
With any luck, this will also stop the orange one visiting other countries, as he would have to use a heavier-than-air flying machine which moves faster than galloping horse.
You could say exactly the same thing about the web, in its infancy, and that doesn't control us now.
February 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
You could say exactly the same thing about the web, in its infancy, and that doesn't control us now.
Sounds a little like an extra layer ontop of DrWimp.
January 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Sounds a little like an extra layer ontop of DrWimp.
... A few layers of bubblewrap will have much the same effect.
January 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
... A few layers of bubblewrap will have much the same effect.
When I used some very strong LED lights (necessary for rural roads in complete darkness otherwise), I fitted strong diffusers over them, to stop the light going in just one direction - otherwise it's more like a weapon than lighting up the road, which helps no-one.
January 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
When I used some very strong LED lights (necessary for rural roads in complete darkness otherwise), I fitted strong diffusers over them, to stop the light going in just one direction - otherwise it's more like a weapon than lighting up the road, which helps no-one.
... Camera trick involves smearing a tiny amount of vaseline over the lense, or using an optical filter with lines scored into it. Which suggests it's something to do with the surface of the eye, eg excess tears.
January 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
... Camera trick involves smearing a tiny amount of vaseline over the lense, or using an optical filter with lines scored into it. Which suggests it's something to do with the surface of the eye, eg excess tears.
I think the OP may well have had astigmatism, but also whatever caused the streaking effect as well, so they associated it purely with what they had been diagnosed with. Astigmatism is usually just a minor focusing glitch. This streaking effect resembles a camera trick.
January 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I think the OP may well have had astigmatism, but also whatever caused the streaking effect as well, so they associated it purely with what they had been diagnosed with. Astigmatism is usually just a minor focusing glitch. This streaking effect resembles a camera trick.
I get bad stigmata when cycling in the winter some years. A medical contact says he can't treat a mythological condition. It was really bad in 2019, when I was commuting to food production involving alcohol handwash.
January 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I get bad stigmata when cycling in the winter some years. A medical contact says he can't treat a mythological condition. It was really bad in 2019, when I was commuting to food production involving alcohol handwash.
Ah good; you've interfaced an SSD on RPi. How much would this cost? (Looks at piggybank, looks at hammer.)
January 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ah good; you've interfaced an SSD on RPi. How much would this cost? (Looks at piggybank, looks at hammer.)
Odder than that (although I'd have to look up the specific dates etc again), semiconductors were invented long before thermionic valves, but took a while to catch on, being initially stuck at the simple PN junction of the cat's whisker diode.
January 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Odder than that (although I'd have to look up the specific dates etc again), semiconductors were invented long before thermionic valves, but took a while to catch on, being initially stuck at the simple PN junction of the cat's whisker diode.
Interesting that it's modifying from watching TV in the lounge, rather than putting an office in the home.
January 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Interesting that it's modifying from watching TV in the lounge, rather than putting an office in the home.