Robert Neuschul
@rneuschul.bsky.social
Quandum scientist come snapper with pretensions to tech knowledge in too many areas to be good at any of them. Now long retired and working hard at staying alive.
Fujifilm X Pro bodies with old manual and modern auto lenses
Portrait by Jeremy Sutton.
Fujifilm X Pro bodies with old manual and modern auto lenses
Portrait by Jeremy Sutton.
Pinned
#photography #art #copyright #theft If you didn't create it then don't copy and upload it.
Post a URL to the verified original source instead.
Pass this on. Tell others to stop stealing artworks. Don't repost stolen artworks.
Note: giving the artist credit doesn't justify the theft.
Post a URL to the verified original source instead.
Pass this on. Tell others to stop stealing artworks. Don't repost stolen artworks.
Note: giving the artist credit doesn't justify the theft.
To Pinguin or not to Pinguin, that is the question.
I have a couple of incredibly robust ex CAD workstations. They are effectively unbreakable. But they wont run a native W11, because TPM.
So to a 'nix or a BSD or ......
And the question I have to ask is: what do I want them to do?
I have a couple of incredibly robust ex CAD workstations. They are effectively unbreakable. But they wont run a native W11, because TPM.
So to a 'nix or a BSD or ......
And the question I have to ask is: what do I want them to do?
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
To Pinguin or not to Pinguin, that is the question.
I have a couple of incredibly robust ex CAD workstations. They are effectively unbreakable. But they wont run a native W11, because TPM.
So to a 'nix or a BSD or ......
And the question I have to ask is: what do I want them to do?
I have a couple of incredibly robust ex CAD workstations. They are effectively unbreakable. But they wont run a native W11, because TPM.
So to a 'nix or a BSD or ......
And the question I have to ask is: what do I want them to do?
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here's a dramatically radical proposal for the UK.
a] reintroduce Lord Chancellor's role as censor and
b] nationalise all media channels: TV, Radio, and online news sites.
c] require all social media to pay annual license fee in direct proportion to the number of UK users they have.
a] reintroduce Lord Chancellor's role as censor and
b] nationalise all media channels: TV, Radio, and online news sites.
c] require all social media to pay annual license fee in direct proportion to the number of UK users they have.
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Here's a dramatically radical proposal for the UK.
a] reintroduce Lord Chancellor's role as censor and
b] nationalise all media channels: TV, Radio, and online news sites.
c] require all social media to pay annual license fee in direct proportion to the number of UK users they have.
a] reintroduce Lord Chancellor's role as censor and
b] nationalise all media channels: TV, Radio, and online news sites.
c] require all social media to pay annual license fee in direct proportion to the number of UK users they have.
Reposted by Robert Neuschul
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
Reposted by Robert Neuschul
An interesting opportunity from the Constitution Society:
'The Constitution Society invites applications for a Research Fellowship dedicated to promoting the life and constitutional contributions of Richard Haldane (1856-1928).'
consoc.org.uk/haldane-rese...
'The Constitution Society invites applications for a Research Fellowship dedicated to promoting the life and constitutional contributions of Richard Haldane (1856-1928).'
consoc.org.uk/haldane-rese...
Research Fellowship - The Constitution Society
The Society invites applications for a Research Fellowship on the life and constitutional contributions of Richard Haldane (1856-1928).
consoc.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
An interesting opportunity from the Constitution Society:
'The Constitution Society invites applications for a Research Fellowship dedicated to promoting the life and constitutional contributions of Richard Haldane (1856-1928).'
consoc.org.uk/haldane-rese...
'The Constitution Society invites applications for a Research Fellowship dedicated to promoting the life and constitutional contributions of Richard Haldane (1856-1928).'
consoc.org.uk/haldane-rese...
With Thanksgiving now rapidly approaching we feel obliged to ask ....
Will The Turkey pardon the turkey, or will the turkey pardon The Turkey?
Should either be allowed to do either?
#national_lampoon #sarcasm #satire #buffoonery #insanity
Will The Turkey pardon the turkey, or will the turkey pardon The Turkey?
Should either be allowed to do either?
#national_lampoon #sarcasm #satire #buffoonery #insanity
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
With Thanksgiving now rapidly approaching we feel obliged to ask ....
Will The Turkey pardon the turkey, or will the turkey pardon The Turkey?
Should either be allowed to do either?
#national_lampoon #sarcasm #satire #buffoonery #insanity
Will The Turkey pardon the turkey, or will the turkey pardon The Turkey?
Should either be allowed to do either?
#national_lampoon #sarcasm #satire #buffoonery #insanity
In memoriam: Robert Neuschul. Born 21/10/1884 - Aussig, Austrian Empire. Died 21/10/1960 London UK.
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In memoriam: Robert Neuschul. Born 21/10/1884 - Aussig, Austrian Empire. Died 21/10/1960 London UK.
Reposted by Robert Neuschul
Looking forward to hosting @arvd.bsky.social on Thursday evening at UCL for a discussion of what The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the wisdom of Douglas Adams can teach us about modern politics. Tickets are free, but you need to book. Hope to see you there. Here's the link:
Douglas Adams: People are the Problem
Arvind Ethan David in conversation with UCL Professor Brian Klaas.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Looking forward to hosting @arvd.bsky.social on Thursday evening at UCL for a discussion of what The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the wisdom of Douglas Adams can teach us about modern politics. Tickets are free, but you need to book. Hope to see you there. Here's the link:
In the next 12-24 months we are likely to see two crashes.
If they coincide or overlap then the impacts may become catstrophic at the global level.
1] AI Hype will deflate drastically: almost all investment in new data centres will have been for nothing.
2] Crypto is very likely to deflate.
If they coincide or overlap then the impacts may become catstrophic at the global level.
1] AI Hype will deflate drastically: almost all investment in new data centres will have been for nothing.
2] Crypto is very likely to deflate.
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In the next 12-24 months we are likely to see two crashes.
If they coincide or overlap then the impacts may become catstrophic at the global level.
1] AI Hype will deflate drastically: almost all investment in new data centres will have been for nothing.
2] Crypto is very likely to deflate.
If they coincide or overlap then the impacts may become catstrophic at the global level.
1] AI Hype will deflate drastically: almost all investment in new data centres will have been for nothing.
2] Crypto is very likely to deflate.
The grim Châtelaine of the Château Grimaldi
Not quite a fiction. Not quite a fact.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"The company said its IT complied with industry standards and it had taken out insurance against cyber-attack."
By definition, if hackers got in then IT didn't comply. As the story indicates, a weak password was permitted. That's contrary to ALL security advice.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
By definition, if hackers got in then IT didn't comply. As the story indicates, a weak password was permitted. That's contrary to ALL security advice.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company
Transport company KNP forced to shut down after international hacker gangs target thousands of UK businesses.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The company said its IT complied with industry standards and it had taken out insurance against cyber-attack."
By definition, if hackers got in then IT didn't comply. As the story indicates, a weak password was permitted. That's contrary to ALL security advice.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
By definition, if hackers got in then IT didn't comply. As the story indicates, a weak password was permitted. That's contrary to ALL security advice.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So decoding gummint speak 'prevent abuses of the past'
"No, we're not going to take the water companies into public ownership. We ARE going to set a dragon over them to make sure they behave. If that doesn't work then we'll ask Sauron to forge a new ring of power!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
"No, we're not going to take the water companies into public ownership. We ARE going to set a dragon over them to make sure they behave. If that doesn't work then we'll ask Sauron to forge a new ring of power!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Water companies to be overseen by new watchdog to 'prevent abuses of the past', government says - live updates
A review into England and Wales' water sector has issued 88 recommendations, which one campaign group criticised as
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
So decoding gummint speak 'prevent abuses of the past'
"No, we're not going to take the water companies into public ownership. We ARE going to set a dragon over them to make sure they behave. If that doesn't work then we'll ask Sauron to forge a new ring of power!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
"No, we're not going to take the water companies into public ownership. We ARE going to set a dragon over them to make sure they behave. If that doesn't work then we'll ask Sauron to forge a new ring of power!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Just had a flyer delivered from another fascist political party; "The National Housing Party" whose leader - one John Lawrence - appeals to me for funding saying he wishes to stop immigration and end sex education in schools.
He says nothing about how to create more homes.
Fuckem!
He says nothing about how to create more homes.
Fuckem!
July 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just had a flyer delivered from another fascist political party; "The National Housing Party" whose leader - one John Lawrence - appeals to me for funding saying he wishes to stop immigration and end sex education in schools.
He says nothing about how to create more homes.
Fuckem!
He says nothing about how to create more homes.
Fuckem!
Reposted by Robert Neuschul
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Patient-reported treatment outcomes in ME/CFS & long COVID
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
"results of an ME/CFS and long COVID treatment survey with responses from 3,925 patients"
"This study underscores the symptomatic and therapeutic similarities between #MECFS & #longCOVID"
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Patient-reported treatment outcomes in ME/CFS & long COVID
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
"results of an ME/CFS and long COVID treatment survey with responses from 3,925 patients"
"This study underscores the symptomatic and therapeutic similarities between #MECFS & #longCOVID"
1/
July 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Patient-reported treatment outcomes in ME/CFS & long COVID
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
"results of an ME/CFS and long COVID treatment survey with responses from 3,925 patients"
"This study underscores the symptomatic and therapeutic similarities between #MECFS & #longCOVID"
1/
Patient-reported treatment outcomes in ME/CFS & long COVID
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
"results of an ME/CFS and long COVID treatment survey with responses from 3,925 patients"
"This study underscores the symptomatic and therapeutic similarities between #MECFS & #longCOVID"
1/
#international_politics Reuters poses the question: Can Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize.
if he does win then I kind of hope that every living recipient of a Nobel prize would return their medal, and everyone else should refuse to accept any further Nobel prize awards.
Pass this on!
if he does win then I kind of hope that every living recipient of a Nobel prize would return their medal, and everyone else should refuse to accept any further Nobel prize awards.
Pass this on!
July 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#international_politics Reuters poses the question: Can Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize.
if he does win then I kind of hope that every living recipient of a Nobel prize would return their medal, and everyone else should refuse to accept any further Nobel prize awards.
Pass this on!
if he does win then I kind of hope that every living recipient of a Nobel prize would return their medal, and everyone else should refuse to accept any further Nobel prize awards.
Pass this on!
July 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
July 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM