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Andy S-C

@andysc.bsky.social

IBM Distinguished Engineer. Keen Maker and long distance runner. Co-inventor of MQTT

155 Followers  |  69 Following  |  176 Posts  |  Joined: 19.10.2023  |  1.6756

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Bloody Time Lords!

03.12.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I dev in prod I develop in a production environment

My new favourite t-shirt!
andysc.teemill.com/product/i-de...
The perfect Christmas gift for that edgy dev you know!

18.11.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"This update adds a new tinted option for Liquid Glass" - how have I survived this long without this? Perhaps our compliment of small, lemon-soaked paper napkins will be loaded, also?

15.11.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think so… I went to a conference there about 3 years ago

03.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We can’t see the β€œtomorrow β€œ clock

03.10.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty much!
Was that the Winchester Science Centre?

03.10.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn’t we all look young!!!

03.10.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the display ribbon cables and hinges every time… got any pointers to how I can fix them?

12.09.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A final sad farewell to my last three broken Psion 3a’s.

Psionara, one might say!

12.09.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I agree :)

26.08.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not yet!

26.08.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not exactly a *glanceable* display any more!

26.08.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

From the centre…
Temperature
Wind speed
Wind direction
β€œWeather” (cloud/sun/rain)
Clock (red hours, green mins, blue sec)

26.08.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With nothing better to do on a holiday Monday, I finally got round to breathing life into the Antikythera of Weather!

26.08.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

What strange alchemy is this? Water, from the sky?!

11.08.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This just arrived by email in reply to an email I sent to a hotel.
I have *SO* many questions!
[though mainly related to SMTP routing, admittedly!]

Hi Andy,
May we have your email address please?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Warmest Regards,
Customer Relations

08.08.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a brave question to ask!

06.08.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Words fail me...

06.08.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Careful what you wish for!

31.07.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"You’ve successfully verified that you are an adult." - Bluesky Social Team
Phew - that was a close call, ROFL!

28.07.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And yet, they got it right numerous times. Weird

19.07.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four, count them, four grocers’ apostrophe’s ! I can hardly bear to sit here!

19.07.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks - so does Monty :)

19.07.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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:D

19.07.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes, I'll get up early tomorrow and film him emerging!

18.07.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My pet goose grew too fat to squeeze through his #Omlet chicken house door. So I hacked two of them together and NTP-synched the time clocks (and added a 3D printed rain guard) :)

18.07.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess you're all too young to remember CdB and what song he was famous for :/

10.07.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It has emerged that Chris de Burgh was due to play this year's Isle of Wight festival, but he apparently cancelled following a contractual dispute with Red Funnel Ferries :/

07.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and where was this? (so we can all make a point of going there next time we're in your fine city)

06.07.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Move poster for the film "Thirst", with the tag line "In Search of Freshwater"

Move poster for the film "Thirst", with the tag line "In Search of Freshwater"

We've all been there... (if you live on the Isle of Wight, anyway)
Can't help thinking there should be a space.

06.07.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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