Posts by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
(DIR) Post #ASZSdHVdkgz3ZWn7VA by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-02-11T10:26:11Z
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Bless my cotton socks I'm in the news.The local independent newsletter The Liverpool Post have published an article about Sensor City, the £12m supposed tech and IoT hub that failed.Featuring a few quotes from me and building on @goatchurch's FoI requests and investigations.https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/the-senselessness-of-sensor-city#SensorCity #Liverpool #innovation #regeneration #IoT
(DIR) Post #ASZSdIAlHnsRd41xb6 by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-02-11T10:32:15Z
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If you don't have a subscription, most of the facts were covered in my blog post a couple of months back - http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/archives/liverpool/the_regenerationinnovation_cycle.html#SensorCity #regeneration #innovation
(DIR) Post #ATkcDVVFrdgjs2Kb1k by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-03-17T09:32:01Z
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Spotted this on the other place, but it seems to better match the vibe over here.Tomorrow it's the Liverpool Anarchist Bookfairhttps://www.liverpoolanarchistbookfair.org.uk/index.htmlMy mate Jim Yeoman is giving a talk at 2pm about his new book#Liverpool #anarchist #anarchy #books
(DIR) Post #ATsNcqq9j4vBEpPil6 by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-03-22T13:08:41Z
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Given all the confident enthusiasts about #AI / #ChatGPT / etc. can write blog posts about it, those of us who are less sure should too.Here's my contribution: Thinking about AI - http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/archives/computers/thinking_about_ai.html
(DIR) Post #ATsOi4Ln1TBSXdGK5g by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-03-22T10:38:14Z
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@sarahdalgulls ChatGPT can't read the contents of links, even though it will (as with everything else) confidently assert that it can.I was surprised to find that the steelworks is in Flintshire too, but only because it's on the "wrong" side of the river Dee 😁 (having checked on a map to see if I was mis-remembering from my ride past it last summer I found that it is both on the wrong - i.e. Wirral - bank of the Dee *and* in Flintshire)
(DIR) Post #ATsOi5SusSTk01bWq0 by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-03-22T10:45:16Z
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@sarahdalgulls I guess they've reclaimed more of the estuary since the border was drawn or something 🤷 @simon wrote up the issue of ChatGPT hallucinating the contents of URLs - http://simonwillison.net/2023/Mar/10/chatgpt-internet-access/#atom-everything
(DIR) Post #AVNSTKIeJVs9Z4b1jU by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-05-06T11:08:29Z
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It is not enough to own the means of production; we must also transport the means of production on cargo bikes.#PlasticTactics loading up their shredder, injection-moulder and extruder at @DoESLiverpool before heading off to run a recycling workshop.#plastic #InjectionMoulding #extruder #recycling #BikeTooter #CargoBike #SolarPunk #makerspace #weeknotes #Liverpool
(DIR) Post #AYxQi9s0Rn4mCNWYMq by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-08-21T14:01:24Z
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@penguin42 Agreed. It's good to see the experiments happening (and hopefully taking hold and improving!)There are also the rotor sail options. I don't know how they compare, but I spotted a ship sporting them docked in Liverpool last January https://mastodon.me.uk/@amcewen/107588506691372222
(DIR) Post #AYxW41jFtbyX5hg6OO by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-08-21T15:01:24Z
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@penguin42 yeah, I was pleasantly surprised to encounter it. I don't know if that was a special journey or just general use, but it didn't seem any different to other ships visiting.
(DIR) Post #AYzUi594nlZ1g6eCwa by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-08-22T13:09:55Z
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I know we shouldn't be writing code that runs into problems after a given date, but having done some quick calculations and worked out that the earliest this code would have trouble is in the year 6108, I think I can get away with it.(If nothing else, I am unlikely to be around for someone to pull this toot out and complain about it then 😀)
(DIR) Post #AYzV2bgjWAHoOqB30C by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-08-22T13:59:21Z
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@penguin42 oh, good idea!(I'm impressed that Gitlab would let me set 6107-11-01 as a due date on an issue - two months will be enough contingency, right?)
(DIR) Post #Ab1g3Nb3ZsHis8HeqG by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2023-10-22T10:56:11Z
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@strypey Edna tried to warn us.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z_GF0KAAkg
(DIR) Post #AhVmGplRYobq0BqtRA by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2024-05-03T10:39:57Z
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@john Surjan Singh did a bunch of experiments, and documented things as he went, into a linen and casein composite.https://surjan.substack.com/p/38-finally-a-finaleThat link is to the end of his experiments, but it's worth checking out a bunch of the earlier installments too
(DIR) Post #Ai2hzue0SB4vcxABzk by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2024-05-06T12:42:57Z
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Got out for an excellent 44 mile loop yesterday. Rode to the top of Merseyside; it's been years since I did the climb up Shady Brow, and it's still a killer. Great views across Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire from the top though!#Merseyside #Billinge #Liverpool #BikeTooter #InTheSaddle
(DIR) Post #AjjUddxB5SyqGYpT04 by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2024-07-08T20:51:20Z
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@biglesp I think the last time I used PsiWin was before Windows XP was a thing 🤣 I don't know if @thelastpsion would know, they were hunting down old Psion source code a while back.What software are you looking to put on it? Got anything written by STNC? (I didn't write any of their SIBO stuff, but my boss and colleagues did 😀)
(DIR) Post #AphSMvivFX3FMsmdOq by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2025-01-02T10:51:15Z
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@methoddan I heard somewhere that he was a peanut farmer
(DIR) Post #AsKg7VPPKSroQVkcoC by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2025-03-22T09:20:42Z
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First trip over the water this year for the #FolkRidingBikes Friday evening social ride.Started in West Kirby and rode round the coast to Birkenhead.#BikeTooter #Wirral #RiverMersey #InTheSaddle #NightRider
(DIR) Post #AsKg7WRDVDuNcPbaGe by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2025-03-22T09:27:17Z
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We were that side of the river to check out the open studios evening in Birkenhead.Gave us chance to visit the new #Birkenhead #hackspace @birkenhack #makerspace #Wirral
(DIR) Post #AzbnDvxfyPTd4Af7Jo by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2025-10-26T17:56:38Z
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@futurebird "they call us lonely when we're really just alone" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B2Sc2G_5ZA
(DIR) Post #B0B0JMyrOvFo01JTfc by amcewen@mastodon.me.uk
2025-11-12T17:38:09Z
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@neauoire Wired Aerial Theatre, who are based in @DoESLiverpool work on those - they look amazing productionshttps://www.wiredaerialtheatre.com/productions/rigoletto--bregenz-festival