@zenooty.bsky.social
Trying to decide if I like this iOS 26 on my iPhone 13. Some of it makes sense to me. Performance seems fine. But for some weird reason, I keep getting mental images of Windows Vista 😀
Visually, some aspects feel a little “busy” to me. Maybe glass look can be disabled?
Visually, some aspects feel a little “busy” to me. Maybe glass look can be disabled?
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trying to decide if I like this iOS 26 on my iPhone 13. Some of it makes sense to me. Performance seems fine. But for some weird reason, I keep getting mental images of Windows Vista 😀
Visually, some aspects feel a little “busy” to me. Maybe glass look can be disabled?
Visually, some aspects feel a little “busy” to me. Maybe glass look can be disabled?
Another week writing code for STM32H7. Starting to work out when to turn the AI off and back on - for very generic, repetitive or boilerplate code it can sometimes save a lot of typing. For obscure APIs or bespoke algorithms, I turn it off as I find it unhelpful and sometimes worryingly wrong.
August 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Another week writing code for STM32H7. Starting to work out when to turn the AI off and back on - for very generic, repetitive or boilerplate code it can sometimes save a lot of typing. For obscure APIs or bespoke algorithms, I turn it off as I find it unhelpful and sometimes worryingly wrong.
I’ve heard it suggested that governments around the world should contribute to strategic FOSS projects (some of the which underpins the technology we use everyday). Makes sense to me and could help better democratise the technology we increasingly rely on.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’ve heard it suggested that governments around the world should contribute to strategic FOSS projects (some of the which underpins the technology we use everyday). Makes sense to me and could help better democratise the technology we increasingly rely on.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
Loving the desktop experience of Linux Mint @linuxmint.bsky.social
Virtual desktops, hot corners, and general aesthetic is much kinder on the eye than the stock Ubuntu. Some stability issues with my Nvidia p620 (power mode related?) but I’m thinking of changing to AMD anyway.
Virtual desktops, hot corners, and general aesthetic is much kinder on the eye than the stock Ubuntu. Some stability issues with my Nvidia p620 (power mode related?) but I’m thinking of changing to AMD anyway.
August 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Loving the desktop experience of Linux Mint @linuxmint.bsky.social
Virtual desktops, hot corners, and general aesthetic is much kinder on the eye than the stock Ubuntu. Some stability issues with my Nvidia p620 (power mode related?) but I’m thinking of changing to AMD anyway.
Virtual desktops, hot corners, and general aesthetic is much kinder on the eye than the stock Ubuntu. Some stability issues with my Nvidia p620 (power mode related?) but I’m thinking of changing to AMD anyway.
Just had to reinstall NextCloud AIO (my Pi 5 threw a wobble after an update and refused to boot) - the restore from backup was so seamless. Back online much quicker than I expected, and a real sense of confidence that my backups are recoverable.
@nextcloud.bsky.social
@nextcloud.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just had to reinstall NextCloud AIO (my Pi 5 threw a wobble after an update and refused to boot) - the restore from backup was so seamless. Back online much quicker than I expected, and a real sense of confidence that my backups are recoverable.
@nextcloud.bsky.social
@nextcloud.bsky.social
Does anyone know much telemetry is sent by Windows 11 and what data is shared and how it’s used? I hear about this quite a lot but I assumed it was all performance related stuff. I’d be a bit more upset if it was profiling me for marketing purposes, but I doubt it.
July 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Does anyone know much telemetry is sent by Windows 11 and what data is shared and how it’s used? I hear about this quite a lot but I assumed it was all performance related stuff. I’d be a bit more upset if it was profiling me for marketing purposes, but I doubt it.
Final thought for the day. The claim that AI tools can improve coding productivity will need hard evidence. However, it’s all too easy to be reductive and quote summary stats. I suggest the context and detail will be critical, but so often, these are the very things some do not want to hear.
July 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Final thought for the day. The claim that AI tools can improve coding productivity will need hard evidence. However, it’s all too easy to be reductive and quote summary stats. I suggest the context and detail will be critical, but so often, these are the very things some do not want to hear.
I’ve been observing with interest the suggestions of a “certain AI tool” while writing code for a STM32 microcontroller. What strikes me is my own human bias to “notice” when it’s seemingly amazing, while ignoring/discarding the many times it’s not (I’m being diplomatic here)
July 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I’ve been observing with interest the suggestions of a “certain AI tool” while writing code for a STM32 microcontroller. What strikes me is my own human bias to “notice” when it’s seemingly amazing, while ignoring/discarding the many times it’s not (I’m being diplomatic here)
I’m very fond of the episode of “The IT Crowd” where a group of people were shown “The Internet in a box”, and they lapped it up. Is this to some extent an albeit amusing allegory for what’s happening with AI right now? Do we expect a “correction” at some point (not just in financial markets)?
July 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’m very fond of the episode of “The IT Crowd” where a group of people were shown “The Internet in a box”, and they lapped it up. Is this to some extent an albeit amusing allegory for what’s happening with AI right now? Do we expect a “correction” at some point (not just in financial markets)?
Very taken with Linux Mint @linuxmint.bsky.social
Cinnamon is so snappy as well as aesthetic. My refurb Dell Optiplex feels like new. What surprised me most is how much faster my dev tools (ST Cube IDE) feel compared to Windows 11. Not sure why, but it’s a marked difference.
Cinnamon is so snappy as well as aesthetic. My refurb Dell Optiplex feels like new. What surprised me most is how much faster my dev tools (ST Cube IDE) feel compared to Windows 11. Not sure why, but it’s a marked difference.
July 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Very taken with Linux Mint @linuxmint.bsky.social
Cinnamon is so snappy as well as aesthetic. My refurb Dell Optiplex feels like new. What surprised me most is how much faster my dev tools (ST Cube IDE) feel compared to Windows 11. Not sure why, but it’s a marked difference.
Cinnamon is so snappy as well as aesthetic. My refurb Dell Optiplex feels like new. What surprised me most is how much faster my dev tools (ST Cube IDE) feel compared to Windows 11. Not sure why, but it’s a marked difference.
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Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
June 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
@nextcloud.bsky.social has been running on my pi5 for several months without issue. Just discovered the memories app for NextCloud. Could this be the way to finally escape my ever rising photo hosting costs? Indexing seems slow, but once done, it looks great.
April 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
@nextcloud.bsky.social has been running on my pi5 for several months without issue. Just discovered the memories app for NextCloud. Could this be the way to finally escape my ever rising photo hosting costs? Indexing seems slow, but once done, it looks great.
Wow - the switch 2 is pushing £400 - unless they bring out a cheaper model, the Switch 1 could be our last ever console.
I don’t care for a portable high spec screen (presumably expensive), especially when there is a perfectly good tv screen in my living room.
I don’t care for a portable high spec screen (presumably expensive), especially when there is a perfectly good tv screen in my living room.
April 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wow - the switch 2 is pushing £400 - unless they bring out a cheaper model, the Switch 1 could be our last ever console.
I don’t care for a portable high spec screen (presumably expensive), especially when there is a perfectly good tv screen in my living room.
I don’t care for a portable high spec screen (presumably expensive), especially when there is a perfectly good tv screen in my living room.
@joplinapp.bsky.social I really like the encryption feature for Joplin notes. Is there a way I can use my YubiKey instead however?
February 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@joplinapp.bsky.social I really like the encryption feature for Joplin notes. Is there a way I can use my YubiKey instead however?
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In early 2020, a pandemic was spreading. The UK’s PM went on a 10 day half-term holiday during which he was uncontactable and the government went into panic mode, focusing, as Hancock related to the COVID enquiry, on buying enough body bags. 1/8
January 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
In early 2020, a pandemic was spreading. The UK’s PM went on a 10 day half-term holiday during which he was uncontactable and the government went into panic mode, focusing, as Hancock related to the COVID enquiry, on buying enough body bags. 1/8
As we look to a new year, this can be a useful reminder of our human tendency to ruminate. Learn, adapt, adopt new habits, but rumination never solved anything.
January 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
As we look to a new year, this can be a useful reminder of our human tendency to ruminate. Learn, adapt, adopt new habits, but rumination never solved anything.
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Happy new year everyone. You’re all great, in some way. Each one of you has a weirdness - a superpower if you want to see it that way - that no-one else has. There’s no perfect, archetypal human. A species is the sum of its parts. And yet, as just one human, you are: special.
January 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Happy new year everyone. You’re all great, in some way. Each one of you has a weirdness - a superpower if you want to see it that way - that no-one else has. There’s no perfect, archetypal human. A species is the sum of its parts. And yet, as just one human, you are: special.
December 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM
An interesting read and for once, a sensible discussion.
Migration has featured prominently in the news throughout 2024. Our explainer looks at how net migration is calculated and explores the trends shaping migration to the UK.
How many migrants come to the UK? - Full Fact
A guide to understanding migration trends and the statistics behind one of the most debated topics in UK politics.
fullfact.org
December 23, 2024 at 9:52 AM
An interesting read and for once, a sensible discussion.
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Once again, assumptions propagated by Nigel Farage appear to be wide of the mark.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/german-...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/german-...
German terror suspect was AfD-supporting Islamaphobe
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen held "Islamaphobic" views and expressed sympathy for the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Once again, assumptions propagated by Nigel Farage appear to be wide of the mark.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/german-...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/german-...
I was exited with the @raspberrypi.com 500 and the new foldaway monitor. Then I calmed down 😀. No MVMe, no front facing camera. I guess what I had in mind was the ergonomics of the iMac. One cable, pick it up in one hand.
Someone has done a mod of course:
www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/pi...
Someone has done a mod of course:
www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/pi...
Pi modder successfully adds M.2 slot to Pi 500 | Jeff Geerling
www.jeffgeerling.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:41 AM
I was exited with the @raspberrypi.com 500 and the new foldaway monitor. Then I calmed down 😀. No MVMe, no front facing camera. I guess what I had in mind was the ergonomics of the iMac. One cable, pick it up in one hand.
Someone has done a mod of course:
www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/pi...
Someone has done a mod of course:
www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/pi...
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With huge sadness I’m resigning as Vice President of RSPCA, a role I’ve held with pride for over 15 years. But their Assured Schemes risk misleading the public & legitimising cruelty. I tried with @ChrisGPackham to persuade the leadership to act but sadly failed
www.thetimes.com/article/100c...
www.thetimes.com/article/100c...
RSPCA accused of ‘failure of leadership’ as Chris Packham resigns
Packham and Caroline Lucas stood down as president and vice-president after workers at the charity’s approved abattoirs were filmed mistreating animals
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 9:58 AM
With huge sadness I’m resigning as Vice President of RSPCA, a role I’ve held with pride for over 15 years. But their Assured Schemes risk misleading the public & legitimising cruelty. I tried with @ChrisGPackham to persuade the leadership to act but sadly failed
www.thetimes.com/article/100c...
www.thetimes.com/article/100c...
This is fascinating. Why research has been blocked all these years makes my head spin. Quasi-morality? This is about minimising suffering by accountable and scrutinised study. Surely that is moral.
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December 21, 2024 at 11:19 AM
This is fascinating. Why research has been blocked all these years makes my head spin. Quasi-morality? This is about minimising suffering by accountable and scrutinised study. Surely that is moral.
www.facebook.com/share/r/14jC...
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke