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FAQ | Internet Radio | Journal | Linux | Radio | TechnologyNew BBC internet radio streams 2025
ByGarfEditor’s note: TL;DR Latest streams can be found here. For reasons best known to itself, the BBC decided to close many of its internet radio streams yesterday (2025-01-21). Fortunately there are alternatives. After a bit of scrambling and hacking, I’ve been able to cobble together an updated list of BBC national and local radio stations,…
Electronics | General | Internet Radio | Journal | Linux | Radio | Technology | Vintage Radio EquipmentDigital sounds dirt cheap
ByGarfI’m often amazed by the money some Hi-Fi buffs spend on their systems. I’m something of a tightwad, and I took a rather different approach. This involves mixed tech – or as I prefer to call it, “appropriate technology“. I run one of these. It used to be an Acer Windows box, but all that…
Long Live Ukraine | хай живе Україна
ByGarfLong Live Ukraine – a collection of Ukraine-related video-feeds, hyperlinks, newsfeeds, artwork and memes. Webcams Pictures A few of these are humorous memes. The rest serve as a painful reminder us of horrific human tragedy that is currently unfolding before our eyes. I plan to add to them as the conflict progresses. Links Links …
Digital pictures | Equipment | General | Journal | LED | Lighting | Photography | TechnologyMultifunction USB rechargeable LED light
ByGarfBought a bundle of multifunction USB rechargeable LED lights from a supplier AliExpress. I actually a bought batch of both types shown below because I like them so much. I paid a bit over a fiver each for them. Quite amazing for their size, weight and cost. Tough, water-resistant and rechargeable via USB C, c/w…
Hungary | Journal | Linux | Photography | Travelogue | Video | VideoE73 Tunnels
ByGarfThis is a remake of an earlier video, driving through the Hungarian M6 / E73 Tunnels, with the soundtrack written by Rob Weller.
The Big Russian – my MTO 1000 mm catadioptric lens
ByGarfThis is by far my largest and longest focal-length lens. Rumour has it that the MTO 1000 mm catadioptric lens was “standard issue” to KGB surveillance operatives during the Cold War Era. MTO itself also has an interesting history. Seems it started out by making the huge glass reflectors for Russian anti-aircraft arc-lights. It made…
