Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/09/2026Calm before the storm at Goose Fair. Taken a couple of hours before opening time. 030
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/09/2026@councillorq.bsky.social are you aware of the poor enforcement of the extended resident parking permit hours and turning restrictions on residential roads off of Gregory Boulevard during Goose Fair again this year? Are you aware the email address provided for residents doesn’t get replied to… 110
Reposted by Simon PrickettHackaday @hackadayofficial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Abusing SQL to Play DOOMhackaday.comAbusing SQL to Play DOOMHackaday Article 0273
Reposted by Simon Prickettpimoroni @pimoroni.com · 19/09/2026Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day folks! Get 20% off almost everything in store with code YARR today! shop.pimoroni.comshop.pimoroni.comPimoroniA curated range of the best of breed Maker products from Raspberry Pi to breakouts and components. Worldwide delivery, huge product range, great customer reviews, and personal support. 2207
Reposted by Simon PrickettGrafana @grafana.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🔭 Who isn’t in awe of our celestial neighbor? It’s still surreal knowing Grafana helped teams at JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social, and NASA via Intuitive Machines make Moon landing history. Happy International Observe the Moon Night. 031
Reposted by Simon PrickettGrafana @grafana.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Running a side hustle and a Grafana stack? Bad news: There isn't an official Shopify data source for Grafana. Good news: You can still wire it up in Grafana through the Infinity plugin and GraphQL API! medium.comFrom storefront to single pane of glass: how I connected Shopify to Grafana CloudOrders, revenue, customers, and fulfillment — visualized in Grafana, refreshing on their own. 001
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 17/09/2026A couple of pics from my plane tracking with @grafana.bsky.social and Redis talk / demo at our London meetup last night. The SDR’s radio aerial was stuck in a plant near a window and we still managed to see planes as far as the Isle of Wight whilst in the Kings Cross area. 030
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 14/09/2026Check out my latest article for @grafana.bsky.social Unprompted on Medium, where we talk about fun dashboarding projects and other stuff. This time it's my Eurovision dashboard! medium.com/grafana-labs...medium.comDouze points for Grafana Cloud: Building a Eurovision dashboard with tabs, variables, and Google…How I turned the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest into a Grafana Cloud dashboard, using tabbed layouts to beat the scroll, a country variable… 031
Reposted by Simon Prickett#CircuitPython @circuitpython.org · 08/09/2026ICYMI Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: CircuitPython 10.3.0 Out, PyMCU, ROS for MicroPython and More! blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/08/i... 012
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 02/09/2026Vienna is a Starbucks 2 mugger cc @zolbatar.bsky.social 020
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/08/2026Some pics from my recent Tracking Down Traitors with @grafana.bsky.social talk for the Nottingham Data Science & AI meetup. Thanks to the organizers for having me and taking pics. 010
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 22/08/2026I did some parkrun barcode scanning and token sorting at the National Watersports Centre today. Better than average venue. 0110
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 20/08/2026Got these today before they slap the sponsor on them. #nffc 060
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 14/08/2026Want to know what I do @grafana.bsky.social ? There's a video for that now! Thanks to Tauqeer Ahmad for having me on his channel. youtu.be/KU42IugcL8M?...youtu.beMore about Grafana Play with Simon Prickett and Tauqeer AhmadYouTube video by Crash Talks 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 08/08/2026Spotted a really nice Raleigh bike in its home city yesterday. 501 tubing and everything, we all wanted these as kids. #cycling 020
Reposted by Simon Prickettpimoroni @pimoroni.com · 28/07/2026🎂It's our birthday! We've just turned 14, and we're having a sale! 💰Save up to 40% on 1,449 products in our store. Including 25% off Picade, 35% off LiPo Amigo Pro, and 25% all of our Badgeware boards. 📅But, be quick! The birthday sale ends on August 5 11:59PM BST. blog.pimoroni.com/its-our-birt...blog.pimoroni.comIt's our birthday — Save up to 40%!Pimoroni began back in 2012 with the aim of selling laser cut acrylic cases for the Raspberry Pi. Yes, in 2012 our Pibow cases were our first and only product. Fast forward to 2026, and we're now 14 ... 42812
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/07/2026Join me at the #Nottingham Data Science & AI meetup on August 6th at @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social city campus. I'll be showing how you can catch The Traitors using @grafana.bsky.social, Google Sheets and SQL... www.meetup.com/nottingham-a...meetup.comNottingham DS&AI Meetup, Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup18:00 - *Doors Open* 18:15 - *Talk starts* 20:30 - *Closing Time* This month's talk is: **Tracking Down Traitors with Grafana SQL Expressions** By Simon Prickett Or "How 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/07/2026There’s a sale on at @pimoroni.com so of course the shipping ship brings more GFX Pack kits that I use for #micropython workshops. Not pictured but also bought on sale: USB cables and loot boxes to complete the kits. 1101
Reposted by Simon PrickettGrafana @grafana.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Gain confidence in your code and agents by using the gcx CLI tool and the Grafana MCP server, both of which are now generally available! Read more: bit.ly/3Tp8mFP Watch a demo: bit.ly/4fyOg3i Learn more about AI in Grafana Cloud: grafana.ai 011
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/07/2026This weekend I actually saw an Amiga 3000 in person for the first time since the 1990s. Always wanted one of these, still do! @gammitin.bsky.social 030
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/07/2026Passed by a pub that has a meat raffle whilst out and about this weekend! 😳 Ramsgate. 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 23/07/2026Zoom in and look at the absolute concentration / focus from the one we call chicken dinner cat as he’s seen something in next door’s garden. Not my cat but he’s here a lot. 010
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 23/07/2026I'll be speaking at the @grafana.bsky.social and Friends Mumbai virtual meetup on Friday 24th July at 5pm IST. Come along and learn about querying Google Sheets and other data with SQL to build a Traitors TV show dashboard! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx5f...youtube.com 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 16/07/2026Did you miss Eurovision back in May, or just want to relive the excitement of the night and listen to the songs? Check out my new @grafana.bsky.social dashboard using Google Sheets, SQL Expressions & tabbed layouts to get to the bottom of how it all went down: play.grafana.org/d/eurovision... 020
Reposted by Simon PrickettGrafana @grafana.bsky.social · 14/07/2026📺 #GrafanaEverywhere... even your favorite reality TV show! @simonprickett.dev built a Grafana dashboard to track The Traitors UK S4 using SQL expressions and a Google Sheet — joining vote data across sources. medium.comTracking “The Traitors” TV show with SQL expressions in GrafanaHow I turned a reality TV obsession into a hands-on tour of SQL expressions in Grafana: joining data across sources, storytelling with… 001
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 14/07/2026I'm speaking about tracking down Traitors (from the TV show) with SQL, Google Sheets and @grafana.bsky.social at Nottingham Data Science & AI meetup on August 6th. Join us on @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social 's city campus for this in person event. www.meetup.com/nottingham-a...meetup.comNottingham DS&AI Meetup, Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup18:00 - *Doors Open* 18:15 - *Talk starts* 20:30 - *Closing Time* This month's talk is: **Tracking Down Traitors with Grafana SQL Expressions** By Simon Prickett Or "How 000
Reposted by Simon PrickettTracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Well I’ve spent the whole of #NorEng drawing the three English lions on a tote bag, time well spent even if we don’t win 872753549
Reposted by Simon PrickettMint Royale @mint-royale.com · 10/07/2026Popped the tumble dryer on to get some cool air into the house 071
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 10/07/2026Yep it's hot outside. If you're in Great Britain and want to know what the generation mix of the electricity you're trying to cool the house with is right now, I made a @grafana.bsky.social dashboard for that: play.grafana.org/d/siw7lpj/uk... 021
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 06/07/2026Couldn’t take any pictures as nowhere to stop and I was driving but you can get a great view of several European cargo A340-600s at Bournemouth Airport right now. Sadly not going anywhere and up for sale. I’ve likely flown on most of them as most are ex Virgin. cc @transatlanticalison.com 010
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 05/07/2026Had coffee at a place that also offers clothing design and printing. 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 04/07/2026Today’s rare (in the UK) car spot. JDM right hand drive model. 020
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/06/2026I spent a little while updating my @grafana.bsky.social and Redis plane tracker project to point the aircraft icons in the right direction. Next I want to use separate icons for wide and narrow bodies and a special icon for quad jets. 000
Reposted by Simon PrickettIan @hubnut.bsky.social · 29/06/2026We're raffling an Escort! We've chosen to support AKT this time, a charity offering assistance to LGBTQ+ young people who sadly often fall into homelessness. 10% will go to this charity. Buy tickets here: raffall.com/424625/enter... 2449
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/06/2026Gave the Yeti a pre service check over and fluids. Reminded of the stupid AdBlue filler location on these cars too. At 72k miles I expect it to need some brake pads and probably a shock absorber tomorrow. 120
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/06/2026I woke up to 50+ MFA emails from Bluesky as it seems someone was trying to login as me on 10 min intervals overnight. I’ve changed the password now. 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/06/2026It’s pay day next week and after another frustrating trip using the iPad Pro as the main device I was going to sell it and order a MacBook Neo. So of course they raised the price ☹️ 000
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 25/06/2026Bad picture but here’s tonight’s first leg as seen from the lounge (not allowed closer to the glass). Old livery Etihad 777-300 - same one that brought me here. HAN-AUH. 110
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 25/06/2026Just bought 400 plastic drinking straws for £0.69 in Vietnam. Because that was the real eco problem right? 010
Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 25/06/2026Starting a journey soon that will (in its second leg) finally see me fly on the 787-10, meaning I will have tried all 3 lengths. This will be with Etihad, one day I might complete all 3 lengths on the same carrier as United have 10s and I already flew their 8 and 9. 120
