Chris Hill
@chillly.bsky.social
Like natural sciences, tech, making stuff including leccy bits and 3D printing, maps especially OpenStreetMap. Member of Men in Sheds.
darktable 5.4 has dropped. I will enjoy looking at my photos and seeing what has changed in darktable.
December 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
darktable 5.4 has dropped. I will enjoy looking at my photos and seeing what has changed in darktable.
Chrome browser is really pushing AI mode, that I'm not interested in. I suspect that people are generally not interested, that's why they are having to push it so much.
#AIFree
#AIFree
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Chrome browser is really pushing AI mode, that I'm not interested in. I suspect that people are generally not interested, that's why they are having to push it so much.
#AIFree
#AIFree
Just to be clear, there is no such thing as a super moon, the phrase is just astrologer BS.
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just to be clear, there is no such thing as a super moon, the phrase is just astrologer BS.
I wonder why at the UK Snooker Championship there is an advert for free WiFi? They want people to turn their phones off!
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I wonder why at the UK Snooker Championship there is an advert for free WiFi? They want people to turn their phones off!
One.com, my website host, "upgraded" my website, for their reasons and not at my request. After the "upgrade" my webpages don't work as expected, with a database error. They RENAMED my databases, without warning or notification.
Thanks guys, you have really made my day.
Thanks guys, you have really made my day.
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One.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One.com, my website host, "upgraded" my website, for their reasons and not at my request. After the "upgrade" my webpages don't work as expected, with a database error. They RENAMED my databases, without warning or notification.
Thanks guys, you have really made my day.
Thanks guys, you have really made my day.
Has anyone else noticed that the advertised time a BBC programme starts is the time adverts for other BBC stuff starts so the programmes are always late. I think this is a deliberate plan to counter anti BBC stuff in the RW press. It is annoying that it happens and that the BBC thinks it is needed.
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the advertised time a BBC programme starts is the time adverts for other BBC stuff starts so the programmes are always late. I think this is a deliberate plan to counter anti BBC stuff in the RW press. It is annoying that it happens and that the BBC thinks it is needed.
Hazel catkins getting ready for next spring. I wonder when they will open up?
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hazel catkins getting ready for next spring. I wonder when they will open up?
I'm trying to install some updated software (FreeCAD & LibreOffice) on a Windows 11 PC. What pain!. How does anyone put up with Windows? It installed widgets that drag performance to 0, took hours to update with multiple restarts (last win update was a week ago!). MS can't write decent O/S!
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm trying to install some updated software (FreeCAD & LibreOffice) on a Windows 11 PC. What pain!. How does anyone put up with Windows? It installed widgets that drag performance to 0, took hours to update with multiple restarts (last win update was a week ago!). MS can't write decent O/S!
Keir Starmer needs to understand that if you copy the main policy of the opposition, you are doomed to fail. It reinforces their policy, they will be better at it so you naturally come second and, with Reform, you become racist scum too.
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Keir Starmer needs to understand that if you copy the main policy of the opposition, you are doomed to fail. It reinforces their policy, they will be better at it so you naturally come second and, with Reform, you become racist scum too.
Is there a Pizza Express in Sandringham?
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Is there a Pizza Express in Sandringham?
I suspect that William, Prince of Wales, has had a big hand in the removal of Andrew. If this is correct, I think we have a wonderful King in waiting and I wish him every success in reforming the monarchy.
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I suspect that William, Prince of Wales, has had a big hand in the removal of Andrew. If this is correct, I think we have a wonderful King in waiting and I wish him every success in reforming the monarchy.
Wow, Look North from Leeds today, not the blether from LN Hull. Proper interview, no pointless VoxPops, no right-wing agendas pushed, no self aggrandizing of the presenter. It just shows what we could have in the east if we saw personnel changes in Hull.
October 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wow, Look North from Leeds today, not the blether from LN Hull. Proper interview, no pointless VoxPops, no right-wing agendas pushed, no self aggrandizing of the presenter. It just shows what we could have in the east if we saw personnel changes in Hull.
I've been building a website to show a gallery of my photographs, with a blog about the process. The blog, such as it is, is here: cjhill.co.uk/wp/post_type=posts.
You can see the beginnings of my gallery here: cjhill.co.uk/wp/picgal
I'd be interested in any feedback.
You can see the beginnings of my gallery here: cjhill.co.uk/wp/picgal
I'd be interested in any feedback.
cjhill.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've been building a website to show a gallery of my photographs, with a blog about the process. The blog, such as it is, is here: cjhill.co.uk/wp/post_type=posts.
You can see the beginnings of my gallery here: cjhill.co.uk/wp/picgal
I'd be interested in any feedback.
You can see the beginnings of my gallery here: cjhill.co.uk/wp/picgal
I'd be interested in any feedback.
I've just watched a young lad riding his bike quite slowly (fortunately) whilst staring at his mobile phone. He rode slap bang into the back of a parked car and fell off his bike. He picked himself up, looked around to see if the car owner noticed and set off again, continuing to stare at his phone.
October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I've just watched a young lad riding his bike quite slowly (fortunately) whilst staring at his mobile phone. He rode slap bang into the back of a parked car and fell off his bike. He picked himself up, looked around to see if the car owner noticed and set off again, continuing to stare at his phone.
Just watching William, the Prince of Wales talking to people about suicide. What a King that man will make.
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Just watching William, the Prince of Wales talking to people about suicide. What a King that man will make.
Just watching skeins of geese flying to feed. Their normal v-shapes are being battered in the remnants of the storm into small groups with a lot of stragglers getting left behind. It looks like hard work and they’re honking much more than usual.
October 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just watching skeins of geese flying to feed. Their normal v-shapes are being battered in the remnants of the storm into small groups with a lot of stragglers getting left behind. It looks like hard work and they’re honking much more than usual.
Lots of ivy flowers opening up, covered in insects. It has a real buzz about it. 😁
September 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Lots of ivy flowers opening up, covered in insects. It has a real buzz about it. 😁
If you are thinking about upgrading a MacBook to MacOS Tahoe 26.0, I'd hold off until the myriad of bugs are fixed, hopefully in the next update. It is useable but frustrating. I expect better than this.
September 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
If you are thinking about upgrading a MacBook to MacOS Tahoe 26.0, I'd hold off until the myriad of bugs are fixed, hopefully in the next update. It is useable but frustrating. I expect better than this.
It seems to be garden spider time.
September 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It seems to be garden spider time.
Thank you @octopus.energy for the free leccy today. I wish the current gas-driven pricing could be changed - people really do want better energy models and that would lead to lower bills.
September 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Thank you @octopus.energy for the free leccy today. I wish the current gas-driven pricing could be changed - people really do want better energy models and that would lead to lower bills.
Watching a Great crested grebe. It dived. I waited. When it surfaced with a fish I was too slow, the fish was gobbled down before I framed the picture
September 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Watching a Great crested grebe. It dived. I waited. When it surfaced with a fish I was too slow, the fish was gobbled down before I framed the picture