I’m the operator with my pocket calculator
Like in that old Kraftwerk song, I have a bit of a penchant for small pocket calculators. These are a few of my oldest examples. In fact the Sharp Elsimate dates back to 1973 and belonged to my late father.
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Well today is Boxing day, and the sun just managed to struggle its way out of the clouds around 14:00. As luck would have it, my variable infrared filter actually arrived from Shenzen late Christmas eve. So, following on from my early IR adventures on Christmas Eve, I thought I’d pop out to our backyard…
Go Trabi Go!
I found myself at the 50th Anniversary Trabifest in Zwickau in the former East Germany. I’m not sure if I fully understand the enthusiasm for these funny little cars – though I did find myself becoming bitten by the bug. I guess there is a large cultural element to this phenomenon. It seems the humble…
Himeji Castle Japan
Day trip to Himeji Castle, photographed by my girlfriend Zsuzsi.
Escape to Hong Kong II – Mui Wo Hills
Thought I’d have a change today and go up into the Mui WO hills. Take a look at some of Llama Island’s fascinating countryside and perhaps grab a few photos.
A fully loaded Debian 13 system
Now here’s something you can’t do with Microsoft Windows – install a fully loaded Debian 13 system in a single command. In this article we are going to install a whole shedload of applications all at once with a single shell command – albeit quite a long one! This is a quick and easy way…
AI still not all that bright
Creating the main image for this year’s Christmas card was not the straightforward “one-click deal” I hoped it would be. Seems synthetic stupidity is very much alive and kicking in the world of artificial intelligence. Fact is, AI is still not all that bright. In order to create the one successful image we finally chose,…
