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@mark-stephens.bsky.social

Understanding, interpreting and explanation seems to be my niche, historically around digital electronic and software systems. I need a better picture of myself.

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High-vis other vehicles
High-vis fixed objects like trees, poles, or barriers
High-vis animals

20.02.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you clarify. Hydrogen’s weaknesses include the weight and size of on-vehicle storage, and leakage from storage. I imagine a hybrid HGV context would make these more manageable. A big vehicle can carry the big tank and frequent use mitigates leakage loss.

16.02.2026 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Casio Power LCD Digital Black Resin Strap Watch

Casio Power LCD Digital Black Resin Strap Watch

The battery lasts as long as the watch. The watch lasts as long as the battery.

15.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Analogue Green Canvas Strap Watch available from Argos.

Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Analogue Green Canvas Strap Watch available from Argos.

It’s has number, hands, day and date. Never needs batteries and can be read in most light conditions.

15.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Paulus was agreeing with me, just in the British self deprecating and ironic manner. All is good here. He could only have been more friendly if he called me a dopey wazzock.

15.02.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A 1kg box of Scott’s Porage Oats Original featuring a kilted Scotsman putting the shot as he would in a Highland games. This maybe the most widely used use of Scott with double T.

A 1kg box of Scott’s Porage Oats Original featuring a kilted Scotsman putting the shot as he would in a Highland games. This maybe the most widely used use of Scott with double T.

15.02.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And you don’t need to pay the licence fee to have access to all of the BBC Radio & BBC Sounds content. Everyone has access to the news, weather, educational content, entertainment and everything in between as a public good.

15.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The BBC Sounds app itself as a thing of usable beauty and elegant functionality.

15.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are also now a number of sub-channels such as Radio 3 Unwind Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 1 Dance available on DAB+ and BBC Sounds.

15.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You seem to have left out BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds which as well as distributing the services you listed (except the non-UK language services) as live and on-demand also offer a catalogue of additional on-demand content.

15.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Musical music made amazing. Classical skills in new context delivers delights.

15.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a vivid memory of hearing Lene on the John Peel show and the epic almost ultrasonic fade-out of β€œMomentary Breakdown”. Unfortunately the internet has let me hear the same track again without the febrile imagination of an adolescent.

13.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who needs a caption when the body language speaks so loudly.

11.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Took me a minute to processor that one.

07.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It taught me to wear the club tie, and use a firm handshake, have
a certain look in the eye and an easy smile.

06.02.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Talking Koch again?

04.02.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Out of context this is too much for this time of the morning.

03.02.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Doro phone designed for someone with cognitive difficulties having a simplified keypad. No digits just A B C D keys and a space to write a name next to each letter.

A Doro phone designed for someone with cognitive difficulties having a simplified keypad. No digits just A B C D keys and a space to write a name next to each letter.

01.02.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If only Doro made TVs as well.

01.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the Advance HE EDI Conference 2026! 25-26 Mar, Manchester Airport. Keynote: Prof Donna Whitehead. Essential for EDI leads & HE professionals committed to embedding equity.

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27.01.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sudan civil war: 'Half of my friends were killed' in el-Obeid school shelling Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.

While we all choose to look away.

#Sudan.

25.01.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent alt-text but how much did the rolling plains cost exactly, and one of those peeking animals sounds expensive too, or is it just a little dear. πŸ˜€

25.01.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"He was deputed one autumn evening to squire me around the officers’ mess when E was already gone. He made sure I had drinks and was warm enough, saw me into the dining room, flirted chastely back and manfully ignored the younger women. .. Beautiful manners on the eve of battle."

23.01.2026 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"Coffee for the things I can control, red wine for those I can't."

Just overheard this in a leadership course going on in the background. A common meme apparently.

But what do I consume to be given the wisdom to know the difference?

23.01.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zeus B. Held - Wikipedia

I was always fascinated by who was the producer of the amazing album Outland credited as Zeus B. Held? I assumed it was a pseudonym for someone otherwise famous or even Kirk himself. Of course Wikipedia has to take all the mystery and speculation out of life ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_B....

21.01.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oof! You should be Ash-amed.

20.01.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounding like the plane is going through an automatic car wash machine. Absolutely nothing to worry about 🀞

19.01.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Windows Metafile - Wikipedia

Of course there’s a Wikipedia page

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows...

17.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to GOV.UK GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

As an example of how to deliver online government services there is the seemingly dull and plain and highly usable www.gov.uk or the similarly clean and deliberate www.nhs.uk

14.01.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know if this is true for other platforms but with BlueSky I can see the select 10 people who NCSC are following and discover some very interesting people who I might also want to follow and learn from.

11.01.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mark-stephens is following 20 prominent accounts