Anyone else think this headline format that the BBC uses a lot is junk? The lorry didn't crash at the same time as the roads were closed, nor because they were closed. What's wrong with "Lorry crashes causing closure of nearby roads" or similar? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Heavens above! Here comes the alluring cat, slaughterer of spiders. Hallelujah!.

I had some dull admin to do (car insurance renewal shopping) so stuck this on and am reminded it's great (also don't use Spotify!). tidal.com/album/128180...

It's meetup week! The May Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is this Wednesday (27 May). All experience levels welcome — from first-timers to seasoned embedded devs. Come along in-person or join in online. https://luma.com/0nvp5qmp Would love to see you there!

If only there were some sort of Union countries could be part of 🙄https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5plpm3g2ro

Kidical Mass Nottingham is coming back on Sunday 28th June 2026! Big group cycle ride! Everyone welcome. #cycling #bicycle #cycle #nottingham #kidicalmass #kidicalmassnottingham

#Eurovision United Kingdom

it's good to talk

🫳 #GrafanaCON 2026 talks are available on demand! Just in time for some weekend viewing. Don't miss talks like: • GrafanaCON 2026 Keynote • New #OpenTelemetry engine • k6 2.0 • Planet-scale dashboards at Google And more that won't fit in this post: grafana.com/events/grafa...

Maker pal @LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR is currently in Vienna representing the UK in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest - so we wrote a blog post about why we think he's great 📷 blog.pimoroni.com/look-mum-no-...

A legacy BART car has landed in its final resting place in Downtown Hayward! The decommissioned car will become the centerpiece of Arthur Mac’s Big Snack, a family-friendly pizza-by-the-slice beer garden, slated to open in the next few months.

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Today’s arrival on the @pimoroni.com shipping galleon… IR kit. I love the dedication to the pirate branding here. Domo Kun for scale. 🏴‍☠️

The #GrafanaCON 2026 festivities aren't over. We're bringing the keynote recap, lightning talks, and bites to a meetup near you! This is a 2-hour community meetup where you can connect with other observability experts in your area. Join us and discuss: https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon-local/

Watched some soapbox racing today.

I think IST might be my new favourite layover airport. Also about to board a high density 777-300 for a 1.5hr flight. I was impressed with the service and cabin on TK’s 737 max on the flight here from Birmingham this morning.

Could use Villa doing us a favour and at least bringing this back to a draw!

I am flying from BHX for work on the holiday Monday. It’s a new (to me) “proper” airline, a new route that goes to a new to me country and connects to a 2nd 1hr flight with same airline that’s somehow on a widebody. This takes me to another new to me country. Anyone wanna take guesses? #aviation

I was back here for several hours this evening playing a small part in setting something up for the Europa league semi leg 1 against Aston Villa. #nffc

Happy 13th birthday, @micropython 🎉 We’re really happy to be increasing our GitHub sponsorship to $500/month to help support the project and ensure its future. If MicroPython’s been useful to you, it’s well worth supporting too: github.com/sponsors/mic...

5-0! #nffc

Wondering if anyone that follows me has a work Palm Pilot (not emulator, I have those!). I'm after a (nice) photo of it running an old game I wrote. Appreciate the hardware is from a good few decades ago! (I'm sure I saw mine in the 2010s, just don't think I can sync it).

I am demonstrating plane tracking with double @antirez.bsky.social projects (dump1090 & Redis) at @grafana.bsky.social GrafanaCon Barcelona today and tomorrow :)

Days. We're just days away from #GrafanaCON 2026! 🎉 If you can't join us in Barcelona, register to watch the keynote livestream. Get a first look at Grafana 13, our innovations in AI, and more: https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon/agenda/keynote/?mdm=social&src=bs

Remembering all those who lost their lives on the 37th anniversary of The Hillsborough tragedy. Thoughts, love & prayers to their families, friends and everybody affected by that tragic day in 1989. They shall never walk alone. #YoullNeverWalkAlone #Hillsborough #NeverForgotten

I am sooo happy - and bubbling with nostalgia - to see this gorgeous Sun SPARCstation ELC up and running. This was Sun's low cost diskless workstation - basically a SPARCstation 1 bolted to the back of one of their mono monitors ... 1/4

Yesterday’s car spot - Fiesta Ghia at Lidl.

The clock has had an upgrade! In the UI you can: Set the clock to turn on/off automatically, colour code any day or time, create or set custom scenes like sunset or romantic mode gurgleapps.com/shop/product... Get the latest version github.com/gurgleapps/G... #makers #raspberrypi #iot #electronics

Oh my! It’s Daphne, how exquisitely tuned whiskers. I can expire without regrets.

Sunderland are beating Spurs now... #nffc

Beloved Daphne, exquisite fluffball, of the exquisitely padded feet. My day could not be better.

#nffc time

Reveal for something I was a little part of setting up yesterday...

This is what I was helping with at the City Ground yesterday... more pics as I see them (I'm not there today for the game).

What was I doing at an empty City Ground the day before a Premier League game????

Got some fun stuff coming up - later today: visit an exhibition of Warhols and then go see Dave Rountree from Blur in conversation about his new book. Then I just found out that something I wanted to do for years is likely happening tomorrow. Pics if it does!

That's it for the test catflap posts, folks. Code's updated, hopefully @daphnethecat.com returns shortly using it and her new Pi!

Here's the wonderful Daphne, how noble is your imperial demeanour. No catflap is luckier than me.

Adored Daphne, all imperially pointed ears. How it thrills me to have you pass through me.

I spent a little time beginning to assemble the @pimoroni.com Picade Console (now discontinued) for my @grafana.bsky.social Open Telemetry Out Run project. Hardware is nearly done, software is sending event logs and game traces - next job: dashboards…

Thanks for having me @grafana.bsky.social and Friends Kerala - I spoke about catching TV Traitors with Grafana SQL Expressions at the online meetup today. Find your local Grafana and Friends here: www.meetup.com/pro/grafana/

ICYMI Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: MicroPython v1.28.0 Imminent, Arduino Report, Memory Prices and More! If you missed this week’s Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter, here is the ICYMI (in case you missed it) version. blog.adafruit.com/2026/04/07/i...

In April 1991, Gopher system was created at the University of Minnesota as a text-based system that used the hierarchical menu structure for navigation. #InternetHistory

For Such a Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs a Lot In

As promised, here's a quick write up of how my eink badge from @pimoroni.com that I wore at #AtmosphereConf worked.

So I was interviewed by @vimiller.bsky.social of the Sun Times about my work supporting the launch of Artemis II. She wrote a very lovely article. Thanks Violet. Chicagoan helps launch Artemis II, NASA's first moon mission in 53 years - Chicago Sun-Times share.google/3O8itWGFkAyA...

Back to working on telemetry for Cannonball Out Run this evening.

This morning’s fun car spot @creatinglightly.art

Join me at Grafana and Friends Kerala's virtual meetup on April 7th. I'll be speaking about @grafana.bsky.social SQL Expressions and how to use them to build a fun dashboard with reality TV data from the Traitors! www.meetup.com/grafana-and-...