Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Oh my goodness! My dad used to tell me about Buck Ruxton too when we drove up to visit my grandparents in Caton. 320
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 20/09/2026These were wonderful and did sterling public service in making the public aware of Pevsner. Meades on Worcestershire was a particular highlight. But why did the BBC make so few? Surely not expensive and there are lots more counties. Could they find no-one who liked the architecture of Cornwall? 160
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Anglophone, yes, but profoundly unsympathetic towards the UK and, I think, increasingly the US. He stretches his commentary into areas where his expertise is thin but I think he has some claim to bring a broad perspective re Crashed. 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 20/07/2026My machine? Still being used? Don’t call me for support! 170
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It’s not just about ‘the regions can rule themselves’ it’s also we have places outside of London that are big and important enough to justify a Prime Ministerial presence. 200
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Well yes Linus is Finnish but he’s lived in the US for decades and I’d guess 90% of contributions to Linux are from the US so calling Linux ‘Finnish origin’ is stretching things a little! 080
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I’ve been using Orion on the iPhone for a few weeks now and it’s definitely a viable - and I’d say often more more intuitive and fluid - alternative to Safari. 020
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 02/04/2026What a treat. LPO are my favourite London orchestra and Ed Gardner is a star. Bit of a pity he’s moving on. 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Ah sorry no idea where the non came from - meant to say US scene! 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Agreed and there was a thriving non US home computing scene which was actually more pervasive than Apple - Commodore, Atari, Tandy and more! 120
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The IBM PC which established a semi-open standard and had all the value accrue to semiconductors (Intel) and software (Microsoft). 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Didn’t the US fine DB several billion for LIBOR rigging that took place in London? 100
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I have a vivid memory of a new Gatso camera in a very sleepy Surrey village getting attacked twice in the space of about a fortnight in 2004 or so. Second time it looked as though someone had lauched a missile at it! 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Tooze is very insightful but can’t understand his remaining on X. He made some excuse a week ago based on a thread about lost cathedrals that he wouldn’t have seen elsewhere. Seems like a failure of judgment. 110
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Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 24/11/2025BTW I used to think that the default Serif looked more 'dense' than Sans but it with some testing it seems that the reverse is true. 110
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 24/11/2025'Branding' from the main 'Creator Screen' then 'Typography' which leads to a drop-down to choose the font option. 110
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 04/06/2025As a quick follow-up how did Chris Columbus make it without GPS? And how did he even tell his followers on Instagram without Starlink? 110
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 27/05/2025This: 'She cited the case of U.S. tech firm Palantir’s £330 million, seven-year contract with the NHS, which some hospital bosses say is no better than their current systems.' Should tell them all they need to know about certain firms selling AI snake oil. 020
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Notes about how to write notes about how to write notes ... Substack will eat itself eventually. That's if SLOP doesn't eat it first. 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Still very good. I've been getting >10k views on Notes. Only 3 free signups though. 😂 110
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Tell me about it! Did you really get 11k likes though? That's amazing. 110
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I'd have thought likely to lead to dreadful PR for US firms that try to pull this stunt. Maybe even campaigns to boycott. It'll be obvious what's going on and can see some firms (eg Apple) wanting to avoid such bad publicity. 000
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Agreed that there does seem to be quite a bit of luck involved. Most of my posts that get traction seem to get an artificial boost onto the front page by one of the moderators and then they take off from there. 010
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Love the combination of the latest tech with some classic retro assembly language! 020
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Don't disagree really. Funny how our media has bifurcated into the very short and the often ridicolously long though. I look at a 30min YouTube video and simultaneously think 'I don't have time for that' and 'Can't be an in depth treatment'! 000
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 12/03/2025"If you can't say it in 60 seconds it's not worth saying" Resumes listening to a 4.5 hour podcast epsiode. 000
Babbage @babbage.bsky.social · 02/09/2024It's definitely questionable but not sure any answers will help. 000
