nemo 🐦 🦣 🐳 🃏
@nemo20000.bsky.social
Senior software engineer – graphics, print and font technologies; PIA/GATF award winner.
RISC OS bore: https://20000.org
RISC OS bore: https://20000.org
For anyone wondering whether our friend @nickpelling.bsky.social is ok - he's alive and well and has not been abducted by aliens: He appears to be researching a book on Roswell.
Oh hang on 👽
Oh hang on 👽
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For anyone wondering whether our friend @nickpelling.bsky.social is ok - he's alive and well and has not been abducted by aliens: He appears to be researching a book on Roswell.
Oh hang on 👽
Oh hang on 👽
I wouldn't trust an LLM to generate code, never mind what to code. However, they do make excellent Rubber Ducks.
I just solved a troublesome design problem while describing something to Gemini, which has cheered me up no end.
I just solved a troublesome design problem while describing something to Gemini, which has cheered me up no end.
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I wouldn't trust an LLM to generate code, never mind what to code. However, they do make excellent Rubber Ducks.
I just solved a troublesome design problem while describing something to Gemini, which has cheered me up no end.
I just solved a troublesome design problem while describing something to Gemini, which has cheered me up no end.
@support.bsky.team You've broken your Android app such that:
1. I keep having to sign back in
2. You've messed up the login fields so the keyboard doesn't know it's a username/password combination so the password manager isn't triggered
It works correctly on the web, but not in the app.
1. I keep having to sign back in
2. You've messed up the login fields so the keyboard doesn't know it's a username/password combination so the password manager isn't triggered
It works correctly on the web, but not in the app.
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
@support.bsky.team You've broken your Android app such that:
1. I keep having to sign back in
2. You've messed up the login fields so the keyboard doesn't know it's a username/password combination so the password manager isn't triggered
It works correctly on the web, but not in the app.
1. I keep having to sign back in
2. You've messed up the login fields so the keyboard doesn't know it's a username/password combination so the password manager isn't triggered
It works correctly on the web, but not in the app.
My Polestar was perfectly happy crawling along behind a motorbike in traffic, but when the bike stopped at the lights, the cruise control switched off complaining "No lead car"...
Which I think is species-ist or something? So not cool, car. Shame on you. Motorbycyclists can't help being like that.
Which I think is species-ist or something? So not cool, car. Shame on you. Motorbycyclists can't help being like that.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My Polestar was perfectly happy crawling along behind a motorbike in traffic, but when the bike stopped at the lights, the cruise control switched off complaining "No lead car"...
Which I think is species-ist or something? So not cool, car. Shame on you. Motorbycyclists can't help being like that.
Which I think is species-ist or something? So not cool, car. Shame on you. Motorbycyclists can't help being like that.
If you've any doubts about EV ownership, check the responses of thousands of actual owners... It's certainly nothing like the headlines in some newspapers.
Global EV Alliance Releases EV Driver Survey Results: "Myths" (oil industry misinformation) Are Slowing EV Market:
survey.globalevalliance.com
#ev
survey.globalevalliance.com
#ev
The Global EV Driver Survey
survey.globalevalliance.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you've any doubts about EV ownership, check the responses of thousands of actual owners... It's certainly nothing like the headlines in some newspapers.
Magic smoke escape route.
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Magic smoke escape route.
"The driver was stopped and given words of advice about the traffic offences he was committing and also reminded about the seriousness of celebrating Christmas before December" 🎄
Car decked out in Christmas lights in Poole prompts police warning - BBC News
Police issue safety advice - but also warn of "the seriousness of celebrating Christmas before December".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"The driver was stopped and given words of advice about the traffic offences he was committing and also reminded about the seriousness of celebrating Christmas before December" 🎄
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Last month I was honored, w/ 200 peers, to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. A surprise. Further, I was invited to give the featured talk at the closing session, followed by a conversation w/ Dr. Laurie Patton, the Academy’s president. 1/3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aLI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aLI...
David Dunning Presentation and Conversation - 2025 Induction Weekend
YouTube video by American Academy of Arts & Sciences
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Last month I was honored, w/ 200 peers, to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. A surprise. Further, I was invited to give the featured talk at the closing session, followed by a conversation w/ Dr. Laurie Patton, the Academy’s president. 1/3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aLI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aLI...
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
Cloudflare are having a bad Tuesday.
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cloudflare are having a bad Tuesday.
I've just reminded myself that not only are Greek and Cyrillic Alphabets routinely confused with UTF-8, even Latin1 is not immune - something as typographically unremarkable as "×£" would be misunderstood as "ף", a Hebrew character.
This is why KeyPress must be interpreted in the current Alphabet.
This is why KeyPress must be interpreted in the current Alphabet.
I hadn't seen that. Matthew's done the best he can under the circumstances. There's a few minor mistakes, but the biggest error is the assertion that you can spot UTF-8 contextually without false positives - that's true of an Alphabet like Acorn Latin 1, but absolutely not true of Greek & Cyrillic.
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I've just reminded myself that not only are Greek and Cyrillic Alphabets routinely confused with UTF-8, even Latin1 is not immune - something as typographically unremarkable as "×£" would be misunderstood as "ף", a Hebrew character.
This is why KeyPress must be interpreted in the current Alphabet.
This is why KeyPress must be interpreted in the current Alphabet.
I'm now using &437 for that RISC OS Alphabet which required a little "handling" of OS_Byte,71 - so this module actually enables all other 16b Alphabet numbers.
Form an orderly queue.
Form an orderly queue.
And here’s a simple program to display ALL 256 CHARACTERS of codepage 437!
[I’ve put this on #123 for this demo but I haven’t allocated a number for CP-437 yet. Sadly the number 437 has b7 set so I can’t use that. Boo.]
[I’ve put this on #123 for this demo but I haven’t allocated a number for CP-437 yet. Sadly the number 437 has b7 set so I can’t use that. Boo.]
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm now using &437 for that RISC OS Alphabet which required a little "handling" of OS_Byte,71 - so this module actually enables all other 16b Alphabet numbers.
Form an orderly queue.
Form an orderly queue.
The "AI that's taking your job" drawing clocks...
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The "AI that's taking your job" drawing clocks...
A creditable showing for the BBC Micro against various souped-up Apple IIs, but no Second Processor versions which (by the end of 1984) included 65C02, Z-80B, 6809 and 68000 options. All would have been faster yet.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Ever wanted to know how your ZX81 ranked against a CRAY supercomputer from 1984? Assuming your eyesight is good enough, now you know.
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A creditable showing for the BBC Micro against various souped-up Apple IIs, but no Second Processor versions which (by the end of 1984) included 65C02, Z-80B, 6809 and 68000 options. All would have been faster yet.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
"I thought I was following that guy?"
<follow>
<immediately reminded why I stopped following>
<unfollow>
Six months later...
<follow>
<immediately reminded why I stopped following>
<unfollow>
Six months later...
a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a hat and making a funny face .
Alt: Gandalf about to admit he has no memory of this place.
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"I thought I was following that guy?"
<follow>
<immediately reminded why I stopped following>
<unfollow>
Six months later...
<follow>
<immediately reminded why I stopped following>
<unfollow>
Six months later...
I see the new version of the versatile Amazon Echo is specially optimised for listening to Ozric Tentacles.
That's a Wynne-Win for me.
That's a Wynne-Win for me.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I see the new version of the versatile Amazon Echo is specially optimised for listening to Ozric Tentacles.
That's a Wynne-Win for me.
That's a Wynne-Win for me.
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He gets the job done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
He gets the job done.
I’ve mentioned it before but it continues to intrigue me – compare the mysterious Mexico [sic] alphabet from the M128 International ROM with the CodePage-437 character set.
Both of these are RISC OS Alphabets (but not 7bit numbers) and make a distinction between semantic and appearance Unicodes:
Both of these are RISC OS Alphabets (but not 7bit numbers) and make a distinction between semantic and appearance Unicodes:
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’ve mentioned it before but it continues to intrigue me – compare the mysterious Mexico [sic] alphabet from the M128 International ROM with the CodePage-437 character set.
Both of these are RISC OS Alphabets (but not 7bit numbers) and make a distinction between semantic and appearance Unicodes:
Both of these are RISC OS Alphabets (but not 7bit numbers) and make a distinction between semantic and appearance Unicodes:
Timing... 🧐
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. says it has sold all the Nvidia Corp. shares that it owned for $5.83 billion.
Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in October.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Timing... 🧐
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
Okudagrams are old-hat, so of course must be supported in RISC OS.
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Okudagrams are old-hat, so of course must be supported in RISC OS.
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Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year.
PO to pay £41m to Fujitsu.
Fujitsu was instrumental in persecution of innocent postmasters. £1.2bn compensation paid from public purse. More to follow. Fujitsu haven't paid a penny, no one has been charged.
Why is Fujitsu being rewarded?
PO to pay £41m to Fujitsu.
Fujitsu was instrumental in persecution of innocent postmasters. £1.2bn compensation paid from public purse. More to follow. Fujitsu haven't paid a penny, no one has been charged.
Why is Fujitsu being rewarded?
Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year
It is paying £41m to the Japanese-owned company Fujitsu to use the Horizon system until March 2027.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year.
PO to pay £41m to Fujitsu.
Fujitsu was instrumental in persecution of innocent postmasters. £1.2bn compensation paid from public purse. More to follow. Fujitsu haven't paid a penny, no one has been charged.
Why is Fujitsu being rewarded?
PO to pay £41m to Fujitsu.
Fujitsu was instrumental in persecution of innocent postmasters. £1.2bn compensation paid from public purse. More to follow. Fujitsu haven't paid a penny, no one has been charged.
Why is Fujitsu being rewarded?
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Was in the foyer of my local leisure centre at 11am today and the 2 minute silence was interrupted by a guy in full body armour with a sword asking when the two minute silence would be because there was no clock in the Bushido practice room and none of them were wearing watches.
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Was in the foyer of my local leisure centre at 11am today and the 2 minute silence was interrupted by a guy in full body armour with a sword asking when the two minute silence would be because there was no clock in the Bushido practice room and none of them were wearing watches.
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If you liked that chart you may like this cartoon
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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