Antronics Ltd
@antronicsltd.bsky.social
Developer of embedded microntroller-based systems. Contract/consultant. Specialist in IoT, M2M communications and interfacing.
May also contain cats, steam engines, and more.
May also contain cats, steam engines, and more.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We visited #Spitbank fort years ago (90s?).
IIRC, it had just been bought buy a guy with grand plans to do it up, and he was opening it to the public to raise a bit of cash.
It seems that it is now abandoned.
www.spitbankfort.co.uk
#Solent #SolentForts
IIRC, it had just been bought buy a guy with grand plans to do it up, and he was opening it to the public to raise a bit of cash.
It seems that it is now abandoned.
www.spitbankfort.co.uk
#Solent #SolentForts
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We visited #Spitbank fort years ago (90s?).
IIRC, it had just been bought buy a guy with grand plans to do it up, and he was opening it to the public to raise a bit of cash.
It seems that it is now abandoned.
www.spitbankfort.co.uk
#Solent #SolentForts
IIRC, it had just been bought buy a guy with grand plans to do it up, and he was opening it to the public to raise a bit of cash.
It seems that it is now abandoned.
www.spitbankfort.co.uk
#Solent #SolentForts
Oh dear - that doesn't sound good.
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RIP Arduino, I guess: Qualcomm just rewrote all their TOS and privacy stuff to do some pretty disturbing sounding stuff. Article from Adafruit #arduino #adafruit #qualcomm
www.linkedin.com/posts/adafru...
www.linkedin.com/posts/adafru...
#opensource #privacy #techpolicy #hardware #iot #surveillance #qualcomm #arduino #makers #infosec #datarights #termsandconditions #cloudcomputing | Adafruit Industries | 72 comments
Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform.
The new do...
www.linkedin.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Oh dear - that doesn't sound good.
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I defy this!
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I defy this!
Frost yesterday morning; snowing now.
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Frost yesterday morning; snowing now.
But then these are still the standard UK road signs for level crossings
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
But then these are still the standard UK road signs for level crossings
Ah, yes: the miners strike; the rolling power cuts; etc.
Such fun!
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Such fun!
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November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Ah, yes: the miners strike; the rolling power cuts; etc.
Such fun!
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Such fun!
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I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
I remember the days when a mobile phone was the size of a medium handbag!
@mobilephonemuseum.com bsky.app/profile/scie...
Hard to believe that something I once worked on is now a museum piece!
@mobilephonemuseum.com bsky.app/profile/scie...
Hard to believe that something I once worked on is now a museum piece!
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I remember the days when a mobile phone was the size of a medium handbag!
@mobilephonemuseum.com bsky.app/profile/scie...
Hard to believe that something I once worked on is now a museum piece!
@mobilephonemuseum.com bsky.app/profile/scie...
Hard to believe that something I once worked on is now a museum piece!
It is, surely, utter madness that (almost?) every council in the UK has standardised on exactly the same container (the wheelie bin) for waste/recycling, but *all* of them choose completely different colours to identify them?!
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@wheeliebinfed.bsky.social if you're planning a 2026 calendar, here's what your competition is up to 😉
Wheelie bins of Greater Manchester in 'all their glory' courtesy of Stuart Atkinson
#wheeliebins
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wheelie bins of Greater Manchester in 'all their glory' courtesy of Stuart Atkinson
#wheeliebins
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Calendar celebrates Greater Manchester wheelie bins
A man celebrates his love for the wheelie bins of Greater Manchester in a new calendar.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It is, surely, utter madness that (almost?) every council in the UK has standardised on exactly the same container (the wheelie bin) for waste/recycling, but *all* of them choose completely different colours to identify them?!
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Main picture: my Grandad with an anti-aircraft battery somewhere in England, early years of WW2.
Inset: my Dad & uncles in their National Service uniforms
Inset: my Dad & uncles in their National Service uniforms
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Main picture: my Grandad with an anti-aircraft battery somewhere in England, early years of WW2.
Inset: my Dad & uncles in their National Service uniforms
Inset: my Dad & uncles in their National Service uniforms
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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PSA if you’re getting chilly and starting to side-eye ads for plug-in mini wall heaters: DO NOT BUY. Even if they were designed safely the whole premise is asinine and dangerous.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Illegal and dangerous plug-in mini heaters for sale on online marketplaces - Which?
Electric heaters from Amazon, eBay and Wish could pose a risk of electric
shocks, burns or even fire
www.which.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
PSA if you’re getting chilly and starting to side-eye ads for plug-in mini wall heaters: DO NOT BUY. Even if they were designed safely the whole premise is asinine and dangerous.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Dartmouth #railway station opened in 1864 - it has never had any railway tracks, let alone any #trains!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmou...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmou...
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Dartmouth #railway station opened in 1864 - it has never had any railway tracks, let alone any #trains!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmou...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmou...
B&M a few years ago - 2 for the price of nearly 3:
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
B&M a few years ago - 2 for the price of nearly 3:
#Microcontroller #firmware tends to be fairly low-level stuff.
Today, for a change, I have been working on a high-level platform
Today, for a change, I have been working on a high-level platform
November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#Microcontroller #firmware tends to be fairly low-level stuff.
Today, for a change, I have been working on a high-level platform
Today, for a change, I have been working on a high-level platform
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But ...
But ...
October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But ...
But ...
As I now seem to have a few #GameDev people amongst my followers, if any of you has or knows of any openings for a #3D #Artist my son would be pleased to hear from you:
www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...
#Blender #ZBrush #SubstancePainter #SubstanceDesigner #Photoshop #3DCoat #Animation
www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...
#Blender #ZBrush #SubstancePainter #SubstanceDesigner #Photoshop #3DCoat #Animation
Hello all 👋
I'm a 3D Artist looking for work in games - full-time, contract, or freelance.
I make game-ready, stylised props and environments but I have experience with rigging and animation as...
Hello all 👋
I'm a 3D Artist looking for work in games - full-time, contract, or freelance.
I make game-ready, stylised props and environments but I have experience with rigging and animation as wel...
www.linkedin.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
As I now seem to have a few #GameDev people amongst my followers, if any of you has or knows of any openings for a #3D #Artist my son would be pleased to hear from you:
www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...
#Blender #ZBrush #SubstancePainter #SubstanceDesigner #Photoshop #3DCoat #Animation
www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...
#Blender #ZBrush #SubstancePainter #SubstanceDesigner #Photoshop #3DCoat #Animation
My toe is still hurting after I dropped a tub of margarine on it over 2 weeks ago.
I can't believe it's not better...
I can't believe it's not better...
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
My toe is still hurting after I dropped a tub of margarine on it over 2 weeks ago.
I can't believe it's not better...
I can't believe it's not better...
Guy Kewney all over again.
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This such a perfect patriotic 🇬🇧 Fleet Street cock-up. It's one thing for a news outlet to be duped by a competent hoaxer. Excruciating, yes, but there's a fairly long history of such fuck ups. But to put out a statement SAYING you'd been hoaxed but you'd actually just emailed the wrong guy?
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Guy Kewney all over again.
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Should I wear an earring (again) at 54? on.ft.com/4nnThxr | opinion
Should I wear an earring (again) at 54?
More men are embracing jewellery in 2025, stacking rings and bracelets and adorning ears with multiple gems
on.ft.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM