Robert Neuschul
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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.
Had you forgotten your Caligula? Or your Nero?
Or your Cosa Nostra?
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Have had a few myself every 2-3 years, also due to issues. Not fun. Mucho sympatico or something like that. ATB.
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Are these to be mere toys to play with distros or OSs? Or do I want to do serious work on them?

The answer is: I shall not be giving up Windows anytime soon: too many essential tools there that don't have alternatives on 'nix/BSD et al.

So these PCs will be playgounds just for the fun of it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Perhaps we should have called him Cap'n Mike.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We've had the science for 30 years. This is just a review.
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you think this is fun try returning something to China.

I have a parcel that's been stuck in Shanghai Customs for the last 5 months. Vendor can't get it and Customs won't forward it.
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I rather prefer the Roger McGough version. Same metre.

net.lib.byu.edu/english/wwi/...
ASquareDance
net.lib.byu.edu
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NB: my [limited] understanding of UK defamation law suggests that any case Dear Donny might bring would fail on the basis that the claimant doesn't have a reputation to lose.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Well perhaps the BBC can joion forces with that nice Mr Murdoch in a countersuit for intimidation and harrassment and for misconduct in public office.

Wall Street Journal & BBC v Donald Drumpf Esq.

Would make for a very nice headline in most journals round the world.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Is there anything Fowidge _doesn't_ exagerate to try and fit in with or appeal to the oiks?
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Much sympathy: am about to go for a cataract inspection end of this week so understand entirely. Simon B had his done a few weeks back and seems to be much better for it.

Also understand the ire and irritation.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
High temp surgical grade incineration?
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Don't forget Aaron Banks, Michelle Mone and many many others of their ilk.
Eat the rich might not be politically correct but it's sufficient for a first approximation.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
recall your work on smartphone for older people; similar needs here. As a portable aide memoire, as a dictation tool, just general memoriser etc etc. We still haven't caught up with Lotus Magellan from 30+ years ago.
If minitiarised, as a 'smart' watch or similar, then even better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Has been my notion for a few months now. As I age and also as illness gradually takes its slow toll I carry less and less with me. Something the size of a decent smartphone with a bluetooth headset would work well here. I've tried adding s/w to smartphones and it just doesn't cut it - Yet!
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Writiers decks are too big and clunky in most cases to carry around for my all too frequent hospital visits. A dictaphone [with hush mic function] and with transcribe function is what I need.
And not needing to spend weeks training it to transcribe accurately.
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Nice one.
Strangely, there's another part of this I've considered documenting: one might even call it the dictation deck.

There are many times when I want something no larger than a smartphone which I can simply dictate to and have it transcribed **accurately** into digital text.
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM