: Tree. Day 1 of the Microwave Blog photo challenge. 📷 #mbjune
: Using Google Gemini for creating flight plans (e.g. around UK coast, Europe, whole world) for use …
: It’s a shame Pocket is shutting down. It was the prime reason I went for a Kobo eReader. …
: All done. That was a really impressively designed kit. Nice to build, too. Not much repetition.
: Probably about as effective as most “proper” wings in UK roads 😊
: Bas and I out for a walk. His shades aren’t just to make him look cool - that’s a bonus …
: I love the way the plant took root on the tree stump, almost like it consciously thought “This …
: The clouds cleared for a few minutes to allow me to grab this quick snap 😊
: Apple pulls data protection tool from UK. Well done UK. Another giant leap backwards for privacy and …
: Christmas present complete. Fun build. Loved the 3D-ishness and the way the designers created the …
: I think this is my favourite sim screenshot I’ve ever taken in several decades of flight simming. It …
: So after telling us all that climate change really is a thing (and that appears to be beyond doubt …
: UK government: “How Labour will make Britain a clean energy superpower”. UK government: “Let’s build …
: This is hilarious - and pretty much sums up my feelings about AI at the moment.
: I was going to take Bas out for a walk (well, a carry these days), but I couldn’t disturb this… …
: Tonight’s offering from my 4 year quest of watching Laurel and Hardy films - …
: I think I’ll just spend the next 4 years rewatching Laurel and Hardy films to cheer me up and hope …
: This trailer is better than most entire films. And even better in a cinema with a thumping sound …
: Bas and Pocus - snuggle buddies 😌
: Unretouched M42 from Seestar S50 tonight.
: Trying out the AI Denoise on the Seestar - pretty good! Not sure about the blemish above M1 - …
: Dear me - www.threads.net/@zuck/pos… I was hoping (probably beyond hope) that 2025 might be a …
: Sorry for another of these, but I just don’t get it. This is a beautiful spot that you need to take …
: First Lego build for a while. Really enjoyed making this and love “playing” with it. Going to add a …
: Grey Tabby Cat by my talented SO. More at karenaveyart.com.
: What’s Good for the Goose, AI Training Edition - daringfireball.net/linked/20… ;)
: Bluesky I’ve been experimenting with Bluesky since the exodus from X began. It’s definitely …
: Can someone wake me up in 2028? Assuming there is one.
: If there’s one thing I dislike more than folk who don’t clear up after their dog, it’s those that do …
: Started rewatching Police Squad. I’d forgotten how wonderfully absurd they were. “One of those all …
: Bas adrift in a sea of leaves
: Does LinkedIn just show whatever job ads it feels like now, regardless of the search criteria added? …
: When a room for £75 a night is actually £158 per night… How can the fees be more than the room cost …
: Pleasant early evening observing session with my Seestar at my local dark sky site.
: If the bandwidth requirements for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are accurate, I won’t be on the …
: My second (and final) Ember mug has given up the ghost. After a year and a half, my second Ember Mug …
: I’m loving my new Boox Go 10.3 I really wanted a larger eInk device for reading (books, Pocket articles, Libby magazines, RSS etc) …
: I’m going to try and post more to my Micro.Blog - I have MarsEdit as part of my Setapp …
: Finished reading: Fairy Tale by Stephen King 📚Definitely my favourite book of the year. Possibly …
: Finished reading: Fairy Tale by Stephen King 📚Definitely my favourite book of the year. Possibly …
: Love my new Kobo Libra Colour 😊 Can now catch up with all my lovely NASA reference books and my …
: Bode’s nebula from last night with the Seestar
: M51 from last night from Seestar. No post-processing - just a crop.
: Finished reading: The Fog by James Herbert 📚
: Year in books for 2023 Here are the books I finished reading in 2023. Not my full list, as I didn’t fully use Epilogue, but …
: Finished reading: The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly 📚 First one of the year complete.
: Three galaxies for the price of one 😊 M31, M33 and M110 taken with the Seestar.
: Planetary mode has been added to the Seestar. Looking forward to giving it a try.
: M2 - Globular Clusters are about my favourite astronomical objects.
: M27 Dumbbell Nebula via Seestar
: Moon - somewhat cloudy, hence some cool lighting. Seestar S50.
: Latest Lego Speed Champion complete 😊
: IC 1805 Heart Nebula, Seestar.
: Our beautiful star - taken with Seestar. I’m impressed with the detail around the sunspots.
: First light with my Seestar. Only managed about 10 minutes before the clouds but I’m very happy with …
: Finished reading: Watchers by Dean R. Koontz 📚 Just finished the Audio Book version - loved it 😊
: How come it’s got so difficult to get basic ingredients, like mushrooms and rice, from UK …
: Finished reading: Breathe! You Are Alive by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚
: Finished reading: 2br02b by Kurt Vonnegut 📚
: Finished reading: Concorde by Mike Bannister 📚
: Finished reading: The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 📚
: Can anyone recommend a good book review site that isn’t Goodreads?
: Lego Winnie the Pooh complete - what a delightful little build 😊
: Where can I keep all this time I’m saving? …
: Winnie the Pooh Step 2 complete
: Currently reading: Love Will Tear Us Apart by C. K. McDonnell 📚I’m loving this series. About a third …
: Finished my Lego Tranquil Garden - I think this is about my favourite builds so far. So beautiful …
: https://daringfireball.net/2023/08/kouvakas_uk_surveillance - gotta love the UK - given this would …
: Finished reading: The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard by J. G. Ballard 📚 Took me a loooong time …
: Finished reading: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut 📚
: Finished reading: This Charming Man by C. K. McDonnell 📚Terrific fun 😊
: Congrats to Bagnaia and Ducati for the win, but exciting racing that was not. Third time this year …
: My SO has been adding some more of her wonderful artwork to her Folksy shop at …
: Latest Space themed Lego added to collection
: Latest build - this was a fun one 😊
: Fantastic that the only way to watch the British MotoGP race for free in the UK is via foreign …
: Finished reading: The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard by J. G. Ballard 📚 Finally finished this …
: If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks about Twitter’s (er, …
: Finished reading: Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith 📚 - outstanding SciFi.
: https://open.substack.com/pub/staygrounded/p/threads-is-a-new-mall-but-still-a?r=2d3j4w&utm_camp …
: Finished reading: Taste by Stanley Tucci 📚 My favourite listen of the year (audio book narrated by …
: A busy little bee spotted on my walk
: Finished reading: Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber 📚 Should be compulsory reading before getting your …
: news.sky.com/story/min… - Typical short-sightedness from a non-expert. Bums on seats do not …
: Finished reading: Mindful Compassion by Paul Gilbert 📚
: Fun little Lego build for a lazy Sunday morning 😊
: Another piece from my SO - Cliff Buildings - folksy.com/items/814…
: Finished reading: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 📚
: I’ve been having fun bringing back to life some of my Dad’s old watches. Love this one. Looks kinda …
: I’m going analogue for a while. Not sure I need the distraction of a smartwatch. I don’t really do …
: Finished reading: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster 📚
: Finished reading: Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut 📚
: Finally got to use my birthday present from last year. A flight, not the microlight 😊 What an …
: More people need to be aware of this - www.schneier.com/blog/arch…
: Finished reading: When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut 📚
: Finished reading: The Dalai Lama’s Cat by David Michie 📚
: Finished reading: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari 📚
: Finished reading: Windswept and Interesting by Billy Connolly 📚
: Finished reading: Eff This! Meditation by Ms. Liza Kindred 📚
: What a wonderful idea - wish we had a dark 2 weeks here - www.atlasobscura.com/articles/…
: Finished reading: Love Letter to the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚
: Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚
: Finished reading: The Year of Less by Cait Flanders 📚
: Finished reading: Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn 📚
: Finished reading: The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert 📚
: Orion Nebula with my new EAA rig. Unprocessed so excuse the lack of crop.
: Another nice thing on the Kobo is how easy it is to extract quotes etc from it. I never felt it …
: Glad I made the switch from Kindle to Kobo. I’m definitely getting through more books now and the …
: Finished reading: Joyful Wisdom by Rinpoche Yongey Mingyur 📚 10/10
: I’d like to share some of my SO’s lovely artwork - starting with “Closer”. …
: Currently reading: Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 📚 Just finished this one. Quite …
: Maybe we could have no PM in the UK for a bit? It seems that anyone who wants the job is incapable of doing it, so not having one couldn’t be …
: A selection of my wonderful SO’s fabulous artwork is now available on RedBubble - …
: Finished reading: Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler 📚
: Finished reading: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 📚I did it! That was a very heavy, …
: Finished reading: The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 📚 A beatiful little gem. My favourite quote: …
: So, Proton updates their iOS app, and in the process disables the FaceID and any other lock on the …
: My first attempt at astrophotography processing (data courtest of Slooh). This little gem is Eta …
: This is heavy going, but immensely interesting Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 📚
: Currently reading: The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield 📚
: Finished reading: It by Stephen King 📚 Stunning epic. Brilliantly narrated audio book.
: Currently reading: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 📚 About half way through. Absolutely …
: dynamic.wakingup.com I thought you might like this - from the Waking Up app. Click on the link to …
: Trying out my new Canon Powershot Zoom at the weekend - photo quality way exceeded my expectations. …
: Oof! 9to5mac.com DuckDuckGo uses App Store privacy labels to call out Google for ‘spying’ on users …
: Probably the best job posting I’ve ever seen. We’re Hiring a Senior Developer (Apply by Feb. …
: Some more experimenting with the SV305 camera
: My first snap of the Moon with my new telescope camera. Pretty pleased for a first attempt.
: Currently reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 📚
: Lovely walk today. I find it mind blowing that the sun shining up there is a star and we’re whizzing …
: Guess I’ll be looking for another VR platform for my next headset, then. www.roadtovr.com New …
: Great update. And that’s how you introduce a new subscription service and keep existing customers …
: My new Withings ScanWatch has arrived. What a beautiful device. A step up from the Steel HR in every …
: Book Tracking Loving all the book tracking and searching functionality being added to Micro.Blog 😄
: Currently reading: Abandon by Blake Crouch 📚
: RIP Florian. Your music helped make my world a better place. music.apple.com
: Here’s a link for 3 months free of the 10% Happier app. It’s fantastic - really useful courses and …
: My Ember Mug 2 has just arrived. Why did I wait this long to get one of these? Fantastic! 😄
: #FastMonday www.zerofasting.com Just finished a 16:8 Intermittent fast with Zero, check it out!
: If you want to block ads on a service you’re already paying for (works a treat): Apple News ads : …
: Coronavirus Sanity Guide — Ten Percent Happier
: protonmail.com Privacy isn’t free. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
: Fantastical 3 😄 Another subscription model 😟 I’m afraid I’m about done with paying subs for apps. …
: A free month with full access to the Waking Up app. I use this almost every day and it’s wonderful. …
: A Flight Simulator. With photo scenery. That runs in a web browser. GeoFS - The Free Online Flight …
: Giving WT.Social a try - wt.social/gi/mark-a…
: Is there really no keyboard shortcut on the iOS Gmail app to delete an email when using an external …
: One of the most useful apps I own - I use it to read my RSS feed articles, Apple News+ articles etc …
: I’m aiming for walking 1,500 miles next year - why not join in the fun? 😄 …
: Yesterday’s lovely walk at Chopwell Woods, in glorious 3D my.viewranger.com
: I’ll be available for contract work shortly, so if you’re after a very experienced (26+ years) …
: Food for thought Why No Mushroom Clouds?
: Some more terrific from my talented SO - from earlier days 😊Karen Avey on Instagram: “I thought I’d …
: Picked one of these up cheap on Black Friday and absolutely love it. Huge improvement over the Apple …
: More Pzizz goodies blog.pzizz.com Introducing Mesmerize
: I ditched Google for DuckDuckGo. Here’s why you should too - WIRED UK fair fight, but …
: 😊 www.manton.org Reacting to the news that Twitter is banning political ads, I’m announcing today …
: Looking forward to the course Two Things I Did Wrong When I Started Meditating — Calm Blog
: My SO has just launched her new Art site - please help spread the word 😀 Karen Avey Art
: Looking for Gyroscope buddies for motivation 😊 gyroscope.app.link/UfRL7KjXq…
: Congrats on the release - awesome app www.devontechnologies.com DEVONthink 3.0 is Officially Here
: Nice update blog.bear.app Bear 1.7 is here with note Encryption, Bear Lock, Live Note Links, and …
: Fascinating read www.todayifoundout.com Who was “Murphy” in “Murphy’s …
: Just finished this - terrific read 😊 📖 amzn.eu/hEP8sFI
: I’ve only just realised you can drag and drop scanned documents from the Doxie Scanner App on the …
: And why not? www.atlasobscura.com Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships in Joensuu, Finland
: Happy Doom Day! 😄 The Original DOOM, DOOM II And DOOM 3 Getting Surprise Releases On Switch Today - …
: Had a fun day at RAF Fairford flightsimulatornetwork.com/looking-f…
: This is fantastic - final 13 minutes of landing of Apollo 11 uninterrupted overcast.fm
: www.atlasobscura.com The Apollo Astronauts Signed Memorabilia in Quarantine—as Life Insurance
: 9to5mac.com DuckDuckGo’s Apple Maps integration now supports dark mode, re-querying, more
: A bit late, but it was a fabulous day out
: Neat 😊 arstechnica.com Nintendo confirms portable-only, $200 “Switch Lite” for September [Updated] …
: Great episode of AppStories overcast.fm
: Indeed blog.dropbox.com The New Dropbox Sucks
: Great read - and PiHole is one of my favourite applications - …
: Some fantastic updates for the Fiery Feeds iOS RSS Reader. I particularly like the new built-in Read …
: I just unlocked a new badge using Zero to track my fasts. Check out how you can start your fasting …
: Another wonderful artwork from my fantastically talented SO
: A fine day for one of my favourite walks
: Some beautiful art from my talented wife Some beautiful artwork from my wonderfully talented wife. Comments and/or re-shares appreciated. …
: Looks good. And awesome that it uses your existing Pzizz subscription. blog.pzizz.com
: protonmail.com We have been awarded €2 million from the EU to further develop the Proton ecosystem …
: spreadprivacy.com Three Reasons Why the “Nothing to Hide” Argument is Flawed
: Finally! Only recently purchased a third party app to do this, but kudos to Sony for finally doing …
: Clever stuff blog.halide.cam Introducing Spectre
: Finally! 😄 www.motogp.com New apps are coming to enjoy VideoPass on TV!
: www.theguardian.com Nine films that should have won best picture at the Oscars
: As if we needed an excuse - but in case we do, this is a good one 😄 Blog: Why motorcycling should be …
: Bleep 100 2018. First time I’ve done this and found all the tracks (although one wasn’t the exact …