Dave T-W @davoloid@qoto.org

Bonus from appointment muck up: wandering round town and found the Faraday Museum at Royal Institution.
Funky glassware for @sellathechemist

Irony: can't send these til I'm outside, the basement is a literal and figurative Faraday Cage.

Just putting this out there, but you make these jukebox musicals, advertise them as a fun night out, then complain when the people paying you sing and dance along?
*Harry Hill side eye*

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/22/front-of-house-theatres-audiences-managers-customers-staff

Hats off to IKB. Am so used to Kings Cross and St Pancras that it's never struck me how gorgeous Paddington Station is now it's been cleaned up.
#London #Railways #Architecture #Photography

Seeking advice on kit for #MusicProduction.
Kiddo is coming up to 12th birthday, has a pretty good ear for a beat, and loves making stuff in #BandLab.

What's a good progression from this, a small #sequencer that will work with laptop and DAW? Any additional kit needed? (we have mics, leads, mixers, amps and speakers already)

Loved his songs since I was in my teens and my favourite band covered a bunch of his tracks. (Not particularly well, but they certainly turned me onto his songs.)

Catchy yet often complex melodies (think "Alfie"), backed by lush orchestration, and lyrics that told stories of love and heartbreak, lovingly brought to life by so many different singers.
The anguish of Gene Pitney in "24 Hours from Tulsa", Dionne Warwick's exhortations in "Wives and Lovers".

I'll say a little prayer for him.

You've heard of Active Directory, but are you old enough to appear in the Inactive Directory?
@sellathechemist
Can you imagine having to update this and print it every time there was a change?

Really positive day, presenting to our PS staff (50 or so) on #ProcessAutomation and work in progress with the developer. Then using #ActivityTheory to prompt questions about potential areas to look at.
Lots of positive responses, very encouraging.

Well.
"Queen of clean Marie Kondo says she has ‘kind of given up’ on tidying at home".
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/30/queen-of-clean-marie-kondo-says-she-has-kind-of-given-up-on-tidying-at-home

In town for #ChineseNewYear parade

Orion over Chelmsford last night. Tried a deep sky stacking app on phone.

Tree is up, and this lenticular Christmas decoration I made first time we got a 3D printer in the department.
Me & Mrs T-W about 1999.

Oops upside your head as well!

If you know our extended family, we are extremely organised when it comes to parties. As evidenced here; 30th birthday held in a Brewery.
(Non-UK friends, there is a phrase "Can't organise a piss-up in a Brewery", I don't know if it's used elsewhere)

Xmas recommendation for someone who has #anxiety issues*. A diary where you can log your worry, list some actions and then come back to it another time. Plus some nice little #mindfulness tips

*My teen is not ready to engage with this sort of mental health habit, sadly.

Teenager suggested this after I mentioned Jimi Hendrix. Sorry child, but it must be assigned to the flames.

In July I started a new career path working in process automation. Today I gained the baseline certification. Every Day is a School Day :)

Perfect Christmas present for the person in your life who had everything. Glittery swirling balls in a clamshell.

Not surprised that a local meeting to discuss a proposed road closure scheme descended into chaos, Police called, fire alarm pulled, meeting cancelled on Police advice. Despite disruption of previous schemes, lack of evidence of effectiveness the council did not read the room.

People were already angry that for 30 years traffic has been displaced from affluent areas onto peripheral streets, so this was never going to be received as an "early consultation", especially when people most directly impacted by the scheme were not notified.

Opening with "well disabled people might have to get out of their cars" is also never a good opener.

As one old dear said to me "How much is this costing? There are people struggling because of cuts and this is just a waste."

At least I downloaded my archive.

Invasion of the Road Sweepers. Clearing up after #London Lord Mayor's Parade.