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.
Little Bobby is now all grown up and, in this age of AI, has a son:
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Little Bobby is now all grown up and, in this age of AI, has a son:
You probably mean, "for the first time since the Industrial Revolution"?
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Before that, renewables was all we had ...
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Before that, renewables was all we had ...
January 22, 2026 at 9:51 AM
You probably mean, "for the first time since the Industrial Revolution"?
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Before that, renewables was all we had ...
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Before that, renewables was all we had ...
Similarly, there used to be a chain across the mouth of the river Dart between Dartmouth & Kingswear castles.
January 22, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Similarly, there used to be a chain across the mouth of the river Dart between Dartmouth & Kingswear castles.
A short story in 2 photos:
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
A short story in 2 photos:
This name only works when you know that the locals pronounce "Shiphay" as "Shippy"...
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 AM
This name only works when you know that the locals pronounce "Shiphay" as "Shippy"...
Glad to be of service!
Thanks for the pic.
Here's another sunny beach
Thanks for the pic.
Here's another sunny beach
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Glad to be of service!
Thanks for the pic.
Here's another sunny beach
Thanks for the pic.
Here's another sunny beach
Ah, yes - the beautiful views of Dartmoor...
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Ah, yes - the beautiful views of Dartmoor...
This was Gimli, a half-burmese ex-tom. He agreed to accept us as his humans after his previous human (a friend of ours) had to move away & couldn't take him.
Did a fine job of keeping the local pigeons in check.
Lived with us 6 years, until he died of cancer in 2023 at almost 19.
We still miss him.
Did a fine job of keeping the local pigeons in check.
Lived with us 6 years, until he died of cancer in 2023 at almost 19.
We still miss him.
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This was Gimli, a half-burmese ex-tom. He agreed to accept us as his humans after his previous human (a friend of ours) had to move away & couldn't take him.
Did a fine job of keeping the local pigeons in check.
Lived with us 6 years, until he died of cancer in 2023 at almost 19.
We still miss him.
Did a fine job of keeping the local pigeons in check.
Lived with us 6 years, until he died of cancer in 2023 at almost 19.
We still miss him.
Never had a kit like that.
Instead, this:
Instead, this:
January 15, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Never had a kit like that.
Instead, this:
Instead, this:
I thought "some remarkable rescue moggies" sounded like you!
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I thought "some remarkable rescue moggies" sounded like you!
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Now that's what I call carrots!
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Now that's what I call carrots!
But don't believe the myth that artificial trees don't "drop"
January 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
But don't believe the myth that artificial trees don't "drop"
On a more serious note, it seems that they were only "floppy" in English?
(many? most?) other languages said something based on "diskette"?
(many? most?) other languages said something based on "diskette"?
January 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
On a more serious note, it seems that they were only "floppy" in English?
(many? most?) other languages said something based on "diskette"?
(many? most?) other languages said something based on "diskette"?
Indeed - here's some with the "diskette" branding.
"diskette" didn't distinguish 3½" floppies from the larger ones - it applied to *all* floppy disks.
But still, everyone just called them all "floppies", and they went into a "floppy drive"
"diskette" didn't distinguish 3½" floppies from the larger ones - it applied to *all* floppy disks.
But still, everyone just called them all "floppies", and they went into a "floppy drive"
January 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Indeed - here's some with the "diskette" branding.
"diskette" didn't distinguish 3½" floppies from the larger ones - it applied to *all* floppy disks.
But still, everyone just called them all "floppies", and they went into a "floppy drive"
"diskette" didn't distinguish 3½" floppies from the larger ones - it applied to *all* floppy disks.
But still, everyone just called them all "floppies", and they went into a "floppy drive"
Here we go - some 8" diskettes!
January 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Here we go - some 8" diskettes!
IBM used the term "diskette" for their 8" floppy disk product in 1973 - it long predates the hard-cased 3½" floppy.
So "diskette" can properly be applied to *all* sizes of floppy disk - it does not distinguish the 3½" size from its larger predecessors.
So "diskette" can properly be applied to *all* sizes of floppy disk - it does not distinguish the 3½" size from its larger predecessors.
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
IBM used the term "diskette" for their 8" floppy disk product in 1973 - it long predates the hard-cased 3½" floppy.
So "diskette" can properly be applied to *all* sizes of floppy disk - it does not distinguish the 3½" size from its larger predecessors.
So "diskette" can properly be applied to *all* sizes of floppy disk - it does not distinguish the 3½" size from its larger predecessors.
... and this is not far away:
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
... and this is not far away:
There's a "Love Lane" where I grew up ...
January 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
There's a "Love Lane" where I grew up ...
@basingstokegov.bsky.social (our council) has a great page on their website where you enter your address and it tells you exactly when your collections are - including the Christmas/New Year changes.
Is it working?
Is it working?
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
@basingstokegov.bsky.social (our council) has a great page on their website where you enter your address and it tells you exactly when your collections are - including the Christmas/New Year changes.
Is it working?
Is it working?
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Is a UK plug actually any bigger than that great big EU one in the picture? It's hardly compact, is it?
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January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Is a UK plug actually any bigger than that great big EU one in the picture? It's hardly compact, is it?
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