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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/09/2026
Calm before the storm at Goose Fair. Taken a couple of hours before opening time.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 26/09/2026
Back in the day I had my Impreza turbo ECU remapped to get more power / torque in the past.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 26/09/2026
Enjoy! Seen them a couple of times including with a tiny crowd at a bar in San Diego. Fantastic.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 18/09/2026
I had an ex BT Ka based van. I called it the superleggera version and it was a riot to drive (this from someone who generally can’t stand Fords).
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 17/09/2026
I did a plane tracking talk using Grafana and Redis near St Pancras last night.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 17/09/2026
A 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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 02/09/2026
Vienna is a Starbucks 2 mugger cc @zolbatar.bsky.social
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/08/2026
Some 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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 22/08/2026
I did some parkrun barcode scanning and token sorting at the National Watersports Centre today. Better than average venue.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 20/08/2026
Got these today before they slap the sponsor on them. #nffc
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 15/08/2026
Spotted in Nottingham.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 08/08/2026
Spotted a really nice Raleigh bike in its home city yesterday. 501 tubing and everything, we all wanted these as kids. #cycling
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 05/08/2026
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/07/2026
Now configured and ready for whenever the next workshop is.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/07/2026
There’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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/07/2026
This weekend I visited the Ramsgate Micro Museum - they have a similar PC to what I was using at the time. My first job when I got a driving license was delivering 3” disks, paper and printer ribbon supplies to all the local small businesses that had the PCW like the one on the right.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/07/2026
This 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
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 27/07/2026
Passed by a pub that has a meat raffle whilst out and about this weekend! 😳 Ramsgate.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 23/07/2026
Zoom 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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 21/07/2026
Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed it! I currently have this one that someone else built but once a few things settle down I would love to get a similar Peugeot frame and do it again. Growing up in Nottingham having a Peugeot was a bit of a no no lol.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 21/07/2026
That happened to me on one of the first rides on this bike that I built / refurbished. Turned out I had a little more to learn 😂. Fixed it and it went on to work great for years.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 20/07/2026
Chequered Flag ZX Spectrum.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 18/07/2026
Recent “art installation” around our way. It arrived during the England defeat and I like to think that’s part of the artist’s intent somehow 😂
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 16/07/2026
Did 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...
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 11/07/2026
The future! #nottingham
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 10/07/2026
Yep 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...
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 09/07/2026
I am not a Ford person at all but I needed a small van so got this Ka ex BT for cheap. It was a total hoot to drive on windy roads to work and back and made a good dog car too.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 06/07/2026
Final day darn sarf.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 05/07/2026
From today’s walks. Over and under.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 05/07/2026
Had coffee at a place that also offers clothing design and printing.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 04/07/2026
Considering downsizing 😂
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 04/07/2026
Today’s rare (in the UK) car spot. JDM right hand drive model.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/06/2026
I 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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 30/06/2026
We had some not our cat drama on the shed roof yesterday with incumbent “chicken dinner cat” having to fight off a challenge for the roof position from newcomer “faded tabby cat”. Chicken dinner (pictured and named as it comes whenever we make chicken with the back door open) remains king for now.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/06/2026
I solve a lot of problems with blu tack and hot melt glue 😀 After a short conversation and a quick demo I got this project through TSA airport security once.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/06/2026
Here he is.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/06/2026
I have considered spraying the cap with plastidip for visibility. I used to do this with spare sets of headlight surrounds when I had an MX-5.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 28/06/2026
Gave 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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 25/06/2026
Front camera currently providing a view of some bags lol.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 25/06/2026
Bad 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.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 24/06/2026
Hoàn Kiếm Lake Hanoi. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho%C3%A...
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 24/06/2026
Ceramic mural road Hanoi. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_C...
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 24/06/2026
Train Street Hanoi. Sadly no train during our time there. 🚂
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 22/06/2026
Suzuki Carry are everywhere here in Vietnam too doing all the work.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 22/06/2026
Another fun Vinfast VF3. These seem really popular here in Vietnam.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 22/06/2026
Train. Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 22/06/2026
Breakfast, Hanoi.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 20/06/2026
These little electric cars seem popular in Vietnam. This one has OZ wheels and Brembo front calipers. You can’t go wrong with this sort of boxy design. There’s a small boxy van I really like too.
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 19/06/2026
Evening view. It’s not raining tonight so got out for a walk in the cooler evening - long walk in the daytime today was really hot!
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Simon Prickett @simonprickett.dev · 19/06/2026
Something for everyone.
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