Thomas Sparrevohn
@thomas-sparrevohn.bsky.social
IT since the ZX81, Computer science, literature, economics, Philosophy , 17 years in IT services and outsourcing, Unix science 4.2BSD, comp.os.minix, FreeBSD since V1 and 386BSD, Linux very early on - worked with any subject and love learning new things
So we are back to the old banana republic days again - sigh ❤️
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
So we are back to the old banana republic days again - sigh ❤️
I guess we have to invent a new word and replace banana republic with the much more accurate work oil republic? 😂
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I guess we have to invent a new word and replace banana republic with the much more accurate work oil republic? 😂
LOL pretty accurate ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
LOL pretty accurate ❤️
What a lovely article - about a lovely man and human being
December 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What a lovely article - about a lovely man and human being
If true - nothing surprising ❤️
December 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If true - nothing surprising ❤️
Hey Jo get back to the sink - Happy holiday here from Hampshire ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hey Jo get back to the sink - Happy holiday here from Hampshire ❤️
However Oksii - I hope you and yours will have as nice a Christmas as possible given the circumstances ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
However Oksii - I hope you and yours will have as nice a Christmas as possible given the circumstances ❤️
I am sad to have to point out that Trump may actually be the smaller evil - though not by much ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I am sad to have to point out that Trump may actually be the smaller evil - though not by much ❤️
Very sad news indeed
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Very sad news indeed
Whatever else it is - one thing is for certain - it's not journalism, and it's seems about time a serious discussion about the ever growing monopolisation of US starts ❤️
December 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Whatever else it is - one thing is for certain - it's not journalism, and it's seems about time a serious discussion about the ever growing monopolisation of US starts ❤️
Worth remembering that you can train AI on Seamus Heaney's poetry but it does not make Seamus Heaney ❤️
December 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Worth remembering that you can train AI on Seamus Heaney's poetry but it does not make Seamus Heaney ❤️
Haven't read Heine in years - Thank you for reminding me of his wit and sharpness ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Haven't read Heine in years - Thank you for reminding me of his wit and sharpness ❤️
Are you sure modems has been around since 1940-1950es - almost everybody using the early APANET used modems of some model or other - I never heard this claim before ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Are you sure modems has been around since 1940-1950es - almost everybody using the early APANET used modems of some model or other - I never heard this claim before ❤️
Yes, sometimes science fiction comes up with expressions and ideas that stay - so much of AI thinking is influences by Isaac Asimov and William Gibson ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yes, sometimes science fiction comes up with expressions and ideas that stay - so much of AI thinking is influences by Isaac Asimov and William Gibson ❤️
Well seems reasonable from a Russian perspective to have to attack NATO while Trump is in office 🥲
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Well seems reasonable from a Russian perspective to have to attack NATO while Trump is in office 🥲
Having played with AI to generate scaffolding code for UPU S42 e.g. DAO/DTO/ORM - I find it simply not ready yet for realtime - however there are no reason it won't be fairly soon and it could potentially take away 80-90% of coding effort ❤️
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Having played with AI to generate scaffolding code for UPU S42 e.g. DAO/DTO/ORM - I find it simply not ready yet for realtime - however there are no reason it won't be fairly soon and it could potentially take away 80-90% of coding effort ❤️
Amazing - Thank you for calling attention to the article ❤️
December 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Amazing - Thank you for calling attention to the article ❤️
Question Jo is for whom - I find it particularly difficult and I live in the UK - just saying ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Question Jo is for whom - I find it particularly difficult and I live in the UK - just saying ❤️
Don't know but USA need people of character like Liz - whether I agree with her politics or not - she has shown she is so much more then she than a simple politician ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Don't know but USA need people of character like Liz - whether I agree with her politics or not - she has shown she is so much more then she than a simple politician ❤️
That is a lovely painting - very evocative ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
That is a lovely painting - very evocative ❤️
It's unfortunately more common than it should be 😢
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's unfortunately more common than it should be 😢
Simply wow - Thank you for calling attention to to this post ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Simply wow - Thank you for calling attention to to this post ❤️
Simply wow - Thank you for posting it ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Simply wow - Thank you for posting it ❤️