Two new papers just published (and which were presented last week at the ESCAPE36 conference in Sheffield). https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.121590 https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.164877 #EWaste #ElectronicWaste #ProcessSystemsEngineering #PSE #ProcessDesign […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

It's been an excellent conference! Great talks and a great deal of interaction with participants. And I'm leaving with ideas... #escape36 #academicchatter #processsystemsengineering

Excellent lecture by Tony Ryan, University of Sheffield, on how plastics could be used to sequester carbon: *make fossils from plastic not plastic from fossils* #putitintheground #escape36 #climatecrisis

Poster presented by my PDRA at the #escape36 conference in Sheffield. SUMER project funded by the #ukri. #academicchatter #processsystemsengineering #processdesign #processoptimization #multiobjectiveoptimization

As part of 'Making Tax Digital' the UK will soon force people to use proprietary software to file certain types of tax return. If you disagree, think people should have control over their data, that HMRC alone should be in charge of HMRC's job, that you shouldn't have to pay random companies […]

Part of the afternoon wasted (not really; it's raining so having fun inside 🙂) tweaking my Emacs configuration due to some really good posts about version 31 (soon to hit the high street near you 😉): https://karthinks.com/software/even-more-batteries-included-with-emacs/ […]

Summary of the last 31 days domestic net energy use & generation: imported 19 kWh exported 382 kWh These figures do not include actual energy consumed in the house, probably around 300 kWh (rough estimate). All in all, a good month, typical for this time of year. #solarpower #climatecrisis […]

RE: https://fediscience.org/@ericsfraga/116737711283096719 So, in the end, we stopped for a very late breakfast (early lunch?) at Cadence in Partridge Green and then had a few pints in Brighton at The Hole in the Wall (old traditional pub with a very good beer selection). The ride along the […]

Hey hum. You have to love (not) West Sussex County Council. In their recent enewsletter: "Here in West Sussex, we have a lot to be proud of, from our rich rural areas to the long stretches of beautiful coastline and historic towns and cities of Chichester and Horsham." So, no mention of […]

Anybody here have any recommendations for a decent pub (serving lunch) along the Downs Link from Horsham to Shoreham-by-Sea or even in Shoreham itself? I'm looking for a good pit stop along the way to Brighton (I know plenty of places in Brighton I'm hoping to stop before getting there). I'm […]

Lovely ride today. First day all week that I didn't get rained upon! 🙂 #BikeTooter #worthway #photograph #photography #blackandwhitephotography

Weather was not great when I woke up this morning but, a little while later, the sun came out and I couldn't resist going out on my bike (for a short-ish 15 km ride along the Worth Way). Lovely ride until the skies opened on the way home. I got absolutely drenched... but you can only get so wet […]

New blog post for this month's Emacs Carnival on underappreciated built-in Emacs features although I'm cheating because I'm talking about a feature that is not actually built in (and I missed the chance when a previous Emacs carnival was on packages... 🤪). The blog post is about rec mode, an […]

The June, 2026 Emacs Carnival is "Underapprecated Emacs Built-ins." There are about two million lines of code in the core Emacs repo. Send me your favorite hidden treasure. If you're unsure where to look, see some ideas in the post. https://rossabaker.com/blog/underappreciated-emacs-built-ins/ […]

I really enjoyed this month's issue of ClarkesWorld. I usually enjoy a number of the stories in each issue but this time I enjoyed every single one of them! I'm looking forward to next month's, only a few days away. #ClarkesWorld #sciencefiction #sciencefictionmagazine

Another ride in Madrid, this time northwards and to the west. Followed the river for 12 km. On the way back, I decided to follow the *anillo verde ciclista* (the green cycling ring, a 64 km loop around Madrid). This route is very well done but is […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

I've spent a few days in Madrid, exploring the cycling infrastructure. There is an excellent network of paths, especially along the Manzanares River but elsewhere as well. This ride to the south of the city was 15 km each way, completely on cycle paths. The […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

New account to follow if you're interested in Emacs and particularly the (mostly monthly in person) meetings we hold in London: https://hachyderm.io/@emacs_london #emacs #london

RE: https://fediscience.org/@ericsfraga/116595013308168264 Working nicely! #Pebble #pebblewatch

Yesterday, I went out for a (50 km) ride with the Horsham & Crawley cycle group, a relaxed Cycling UK group which often explores the quiet lanes around both towns in Surrey and West Sussex. Lovely day with two stops: at a café (Cadence Club Cafe, 50.953023° […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

It's Saturday, it's raining outside, and the humans are home. Time to sit comfortably above eye level and make them uncomfortable by staring at them. Oh, and listening to Radio Caroline. 🙂 #Caturday #catsofmastodon #radiocaroline

So, yesterday I had the pleasure (?) of using the Southern Rail service on the Three Bridges to London Victoria line. I had my full sized bike with me. On previous occasions, the bike carriage was indicated by a bicycle logo near the door, next to a wheelchair logo. On yesterday's train, the […]

Just got my electricity stats from the energy company. April was a good month. Imported 34 kWh (average of just over 1 kWh per day) but exported 284 kWh (almost 10 kWh per day)! #solarpower #renewableenergy #climatecrisis

I will be examining a PhD student soon. I have to read their thesis. I brought out my reMarkable e-ink tablet to use it to read and annotate the thesis. So much better than using a laptop or (even worse) printing it out and carrying 200+ pages around... I am continually impressed with this […]

Anybody here have any experience on taking a bicycle (full size) on the Guildford-Gatwick route (via Redhill) with Great Western Railway? #BikeTooter #rail #greatwesternrailway

Went out for a ride this morning. I started on the Worth Way (old rail line) and, as it was a lovely day, I just kept going, passing through East Grinstead and then down the Forest Way (yet another old rail line). Before I knew it, I was 25 km from home. So […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

The bluebells are lovely this year (well, most years in fact). #photography #bluebells #crawley #sussex

Lovely wild garlic growing all along a forest path. #photography #WildGarlic #crawley #sussex

This is just plain rude. #BikeTooter #CycleLane #blocked

Well done Hungary! 🇭🇺🇪🇺

I've just been given a practically never used Canon T70 [*]. Time to bring out a few of my FD mount lenses and find a roll of B&W film! [*] along with the lovely Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 macro lens, which I already have... #filmphotography #canonfd

Gloriously sunny day. Generating 3.6 kW of electricity. Battery now 100% full so ideal time to start slow-cooking our Sunday roast (leg of lamb).

It's been a busy Caturday so now its time to rest on the sofa. #Caturday #catsofmastodon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116295357295296383 This is an example of why we were better off as a member. #brexit #ProjectReality #RejoinEU

Ah, the lengths I go to just to be able to read everything (not just email) via Emacs gnus! 🤔 I subscribe to RSS feeds for individual mastodon (and others) users and a variety of hashtags (guess which ones? 😉). I have created a virtual gnus group which brings together articles from all my RSS […]

Irreal's post today is about `hl-line-mode`: https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13690 They don't use the mode because they find that it interferes with `visual-line-mode`, often highlighting a full paragraph and not just the current line. For those that are interested, you can set […]

Cycled the Downs Link from Christ's Hospital to Brighton via Shoreham-by-sea. A large segment of the route goes alongside the River Adur. We were lucky with the weather for once! Lovely day and a great ride. #Photograph #Photography #LandscapePhotography […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Aaron_DeVries/116217081207859352 And this is why I love the fediverse: somebody posting about a "hobby" experiment leads to me learning all about the physics of data storage! 🙂 #fediverse #physics

Happy Caturday to all that celebrate! Why do people buy cat toys when some brown crumpled paper provides hours of entertainment? 😃 #Caturday #catsofmastodon

Excellent article, by Blain Smith (https://fosstodon.org/@blainsmith), on the need for a broader education, especially for computer programmers: https://blainsmith.com/essays/humanities-in-the-machine/ Thanks to Sacha Chua (https://social.sachachua.com/@sacha) for including this in her most […]

Today was a town ride, on cycle paths, shared used footways, and residential streets. Went past the pond in Ifield in the west part of Crawley and stopped to take a photograph of the main residents of the Mill Pond. Bit of rain today and a very strong […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

This month's Emacs Carnival is on mistakes and misconceptions we might have made when using or considering Emacs: https://sdf.org/~pkal/blog/emacs/mistakes.html This is my entry where I describe my mistakes regarding completion (which coincidentally was last month's topic for the Emacs […]

Second photograph taken at the same point. I'm not sure which one I prefer. #photograph #photography #BikeTooter #ukcycling #ncn #ncn21 #sussex

Slightly warmer today but misty (and damp). Nice cycle ride along the Worth Way in Sussex. #photograph #photography #BikeTooter #ncn #ncn21 #ukcycling

The UCL (University College London) portico all lit up to celebrate the 200th anniversary. #ucl #ucl200 #photography #london

Blossoms are out! #photography #cherrytreeblossoms #spring #london

Yesterday was not quite as nice a day as the day before but I wanted to take on a longer cycle ride than usual. Headed out to Christ's Hospital by train to then start cycling down the Downs Link to Shoreham by Sea and then along the coast to Brighton, where I […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

So the sun finally came out properly today! Lovely ride along the Worth Way in Sussex in warmer temperatures with sunshine. #BikeTooter #ukcycling #worthway #crawley #sussex #ncn #ncn21

Unexpected bonus of having a Brompton: I can take it in the boot of the car easily and then ride back home when I drop off the car for repair. (and vice versa when the car is ready again, of course.) #brompton #BikeTooter

I am so confused by this sign. Photograph taken on the Worth Way (NCN 21), east of Crawley near Rowfant, this morning before it started raining (again). #BikeTooter #ukcycling #worthway #crawley #sussex #ncn #ncn21 #photograph #photography