The Executive Editor
@theexecutiveeditor.bsky.social
T & T.P.T. editor, twice retired.
and if you don't know what that means "Ask your T.O."
and if you don't know what that means "Ask your T.O."
Digital or analogue? Analogue broadcast TV was turned off years ago, it's all digital now.
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Digital or analogue? Analogue broadcast TV was turned off years ago, it's all digital now.
Running a bit fast to my eyes 🤪
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Running a bit fast to my eyes 🤪
Does it roll along an inverted catenary floor?
December 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Does it roll along an inverted catenary floor?
My first programming was by manually punching out each rectangle on pre- stamped cards which were then sent away to be run on some computer somewhere not at my school.
Then later, doing seismic survey work and ending up writing code for large scale video manipulation.
So yes, very relatable.
Then later, doing seismic survey work and ending up writing code for large scale video manipulation.
So yes, very relatable.
December 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My first programming was by manually punching out each rectangle on pre- stamped cards which were then sent away to be run on some computer somewhere not at my school.
Then later, doing seismic survey work and ending up writing code for large scale video manipulation.
So yes, very relatable.
Then later, doing seismic survey work and ending up writing code for large scale video manipulation.
So yes, very relatable.
I remember once someone calculating the electrical efficiency of the BBC TV centre based on a power consumption of about 4MW and an output of 2 x (BBC1 & BBC2) 1V into a 75ohm load (the standard TV signal distribution level).
December 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I remember once someone calculating the electrical efficiency of the BBC TV centre based on a power consumption of about 4MW and an output of 2 x (BBC1 & BBC2) 1V into a 75ohm load (the standard TV signal distribution level).
I've yet to find the pros outweighing the cons.
Recent example:-
AI: So, can you confirm the experience you describe was B, not A?
Multiple choice answer selection options:- A C D.
Recent example:-
AI: So, can you confirm the experience you describe was B, not A?
Multiple choice answer selection options:- A C D.
December 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I've yet to find the pros outweighing the cons.
Recent example:-
AI: So, can you confirm the experience you describe was B, not A?
Multiple choice answer selection options:- A C D.
Recent example:-
AI: So, can you confirm the experience you describe was B, not A?
Multiple choice answer selection options:- A C D.
OK you win.
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
OK you win.
I'm more offended by Scottish "sausages" which seem to be square and flat. To me the name is a description of the shape as much as anything else.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'm more offended by Scottish "sausages" which seem to be square and flat. To me the name is a description of the shape as much as anything else.
...and not all packages support all forms of included income :(
Some "banks" (Revolute or Monza ISTR) include a basic version that may be OK for a limited set of cases.
Some "banks" (Revolute or Monza ISTR) include a basic version that may be OK for a limited set of cases.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
...and not all packages support all forms of included income :(
Some "banks" (Revolute or Monza ISTR) include a basic version that may be OK for a limited set of cases.
Some "banks" (Revolute or Monza ISTR) include a basic version that may be OK for a limited set of cases.
I found the info all very confusing, with poor wording that had ambiguities.
After a long phone call, where the other end was initially unsure too, I finally discovered what counted.
They have been kicking the implementation date down the road for years, so let those who have to be guinea pigs.
After a long phone call, where the other end was initially unsure too, I finally discovered what counted.
They have been kicking the implementation date down the road for years, so let those who have to be guinea pigs.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I found the info all very confusing, with poor wording that had ambiguities.
After a long phone call, where the other end was initially unsure too, I finally discovered what counted.
They have been kicking the implementation date down the road for years, so let those who have to be guinea pigs.
After a long phone call, where the other end was initially unsure too, I finally discovered what counted.
They have been kicking the implementation date down the road for years, so let those who have to be guinea pigs.
I wish people would stop conflating LLM AI with AI. I use non LLM AI and find it very useful. ATM I find LLM AI a bit like early days OCR. I spend so much time checking its output that it would have been easier to do it by hand in the first place. I realise YMMV but that is my experience.
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I wish people would stop conflating LLM AI with AI. I use non LLM AI and find it very useful. ATM I find LLM AI a bit like early days OCR. I spend so much time checking its output that it would have been easier to do it by hand in the first place. I realise YMMV but that is my experience.
Small calibre
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Small calibre
"leftist violence on the Streets"-- still pushing that nonsense despite the overwhelming majority of violence coming from the right according to the sources I trust.
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"leftist violence on the Streets"-- still pushing that nonsense despite the overwhelming majority of violence coming from the right according to the sources I trust.
I once bought a blister pack of 12AA batteries at the airport Curry's and then had a nightmare when the scanner identified them as a clip of bullets.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I once bought a blister pack of 12AA batteries at the airport Curry's and then had a nightmare when the scanner identified them as a clip of bullets.
So whisky is an utra-processed food. Ferment-distill-age. Seems pretty mimimalistic to me.
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So whisky is an utra-processed food. Ferment-distill-age. Seems pretty mimimalistic to me.
I wish you didn't automatically get reposts of feeds you already follow, so you end up seeing the same post multiple times.
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I wish you didn't automatically get reposts of feeds you already follow, so you end up seeing the same post multiple times.
As a complete aside, I'm glad Russell chose a teapot rather than some other common object, like say a car, for his thought experiment.
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As a complete aside, I'm glad Russell chose a teapot rather than some other common object, like say a car, for his thought experiment.
So DJT endorsed the Bible, but does the Bible endorse DJT.
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So DJT endorsed the Bible, but does the Bible endorse DJT.
No, pay for his new ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
No, pay for his new ballroom.
You sound like a pirate.
October 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
You sound like a pirate.
Still here.
Not queer.
Definitely odd though.
Definitely tired.
Not queer.
Definitely odd though.
Definitely tired.
October 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Still here.
Not queer.
Definitely odd though.
Definitely tired.
Not queer.
Definitely odd though.
Definitely tired.
just in case, have followed there too.
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
just in case, have followed there too.
I'm struggling to understand America(ns) at the moment.
September 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I'm struggling to understand America(ns) at the moment.