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Memories. I wrote the initial Windows Media Player plugin for Audioscrobbler but didn't maintain it.

Tim Hunkin had a wonderful series on TV back in the 80s or 90s - the Secret Life of Machines. Nice relaxed pace and great for kids. The episodes are up on YouTube via his website: https://timhunkin.com/a243_Secret-Life-of-Machines-intro.htm

Yes, it's routinely done. The NHS has this to say: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/where-to-give-...

Probably a side effect of NHS England being abolished?

They also don't dip in anticipation of a car coming round the corner, which humans can do fairly accurately.

It's the camera crew that gets me. Peter Duncan has a bucket hanging down to lower his CoG, whereas the cameraman has a hefty shoulder mount making his balance more precarious.

And the men who used to clean the clockface: https://www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cneezrj0981o

Certainly scary enough for Hallowe'en.

The working title for this film: Syntax Era

If you're in the London area at the end of October, the Royal Institution is hosting a special event where "Ig Nobel Prize winners will gather on stage to ask each other questions about their work"

https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/ig-nobels-face-face

In the UK, all legal wedding ceremonies must be public to allow objections to be raised, with notice published to a formal schedule ahead of time.

Doug Englebart and Ted Nelson came to give a lecture at my university when I was a student. I was busy in the lab and engrossed in my work, and realised the time 5 minutes after the talk was due to begin. I was too embarrassed to walk in late, so to my eternal regret I didn't go. I'm more comfortable with that sort of situation now, but I can appreciate the desire not to make a scene.

At Netherhall?

Quasi-autonomous, to be completely accurate. They consult regularly with the industry and ministers but the Office of Communications Act established Ofcom to be independent of both Government and industry. They're accountable to Parliament.

I hear so many complaints about ISPs, but Andrews & Arnold really do make the world a better place.

The relevant paper is here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05318

I bought a 3 year subscription to Byte with my first paycheque. The magazine ceased publication within a couple of months :(

Patrick Moore presented The Sky At Night for 56 years - TV, not radio though

The Royal Institution, where Faraday first isolated Benzene, is celebrating with a Discourse next month: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/discourse-celebrating-200-year...

This was piloted, not autonomous. But yes, the maturity is the big thing here - the CAA was happy for Vertical to fly in open airspace meaning that they were satisfied with the reliability of the craft.

The Women's Institute is going strong in the UK. There are far more girls' schools than boys' schools. I don't think female only spaces are frowned on at all, at least here.

No, this is rare because of how how few places are called Chesterton.

I attend the Christmas Lectures too - I'm literally on my way home from the RI as I type :) They used to go a lot deeper and narrower, exploring a topic (eg the Standard Model or chirality) over a set of 5 hour long lectures. The target audience was scientifically aware teenage children, but they're now about engaging children for whom science might not have otherwise been an interesting topic.

My point about Simon was that he is engaging - I tried to allude to the fact that an expert wouldn't learn anything. I don't know how it comes across as a video but as a live performer he draws you in.

You perhaps missed the key point - this was Simon Peyton Jones speaking.

I was fortunate enough to be in the audience; while the talk was pitched at a lay audience, Simon is the type of speaker who can make anything engaging and enjoyable to listen to regardless of whether you know the material he's presenting or have not the first idea.

Sorry you were downvoted - not me guv!

I would say it is worth pointing out though, specifically because foreigners are most likely to be confused between England and GB. Hope you get your karma back :)

You were pretty unlucky. The basic bitrate was 9.6kbps but much higher speeds were common.

> Just a reminder, if you ever look at England on a map and try and guess where the middle of it is, that is where the tree stood, alone, surrounded by fields.

The tree was located about 30 miles from the northern border of England. It could possibly be described as on the middle by longitude but it's far from the middle of England as a whole.

There is the Smarter Fridgecam - not sure if you're unaware of it or just that it doesn't meet your brief. In any case, this is it: https://smarter.am/products/smarter-fridgecam

The Museum is small but well worth a visit, especially if you are interested in electronic music or telecoms.

I'm afraid I disagree. The post asked whose baby it would be, specifically in the context of the law. I don't see what other interpretation I should have made?

The Royal Institution - based around the corner from the Royal Society and the scientific home to Michael Faraday but these days is mostly about science communication.

They're celebrating 200 years of the Christmas Lectures and Discourses this year, both started by Faraday.