Chris Leicester
@bigstilton.bsky.social
Displaced Lancastrian. Science, software development and education career from FORTRAN to C#. European in spite of BREXIT.
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I have a collection of bookmarks for all kinds of websites & web apps that do different things (mostly utility), but I use only a few of them frequently
The SVG repo website is one of the most useful websites I know www.svgrepo.com/collections/
almost every time I need an #SVG logo I find it here
The SVG repo website is one of the most useful websites I know www.svgrepo.com/collections/
almost every time I need an #SVG logo I find it here
www.svgrepo.com
June 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I have a collection of bookmarks for all kinds of websites & web apps that do different things (mostly utility), but I use only a few of them frequently
The SVG repo website is one of the most useful websites I know www.svgrepo.com/collections/
almost every time I need an #SVG logo I find it here
The SVG repo website is one of the most useful websites I know www.svgrepo.com/collections/
almost every time I need an #SVG logo I find it here
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May interest you James great daily show by the way
May interest you James great daily show by the way
Farage's Double Trouble Just Got Worse
YouTube video by Truth To Power
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May 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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May interest you James great daily show by the way
May interest you James great daily show by the way
If only Sir Kier Starmer had given that speech just now a couple of weeks ago.
May 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
If only Sir Kier Starmer had given that speech just now a couple of weeks ago.
Millton Keynes is famous for its many roundabouts on its grid road system, its impressive separate cycle and pedestrian red-way network and its often mocked life-sized concrete cows assembled grazing in a field.
May 4, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Millton Keynes is famous for its many roundabouts on its grid road system, its impressive separate cycle and pedestrian red-way network and its often mocked life-sized concrete cows assembled grazing in a field.
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This is excellent.
“It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”
“It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”
April 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
This is excellent.
“It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”
“It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”
I have an inkling that this text is a scam.
July 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I have an inkling that this text is a scam.
For me, this scrambles my gray matter. Thoughts?
April 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
For me, this scrambles my gray matter. Thoughts?
I think these predictions didn’t have Large Language Models (LLMs) insight back in 2015
April 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I think these predictions didn’t have Large Language Models (LLMs) insight back in 2015
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
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March 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
My brother mentioned this sketch to me about silent letters in many of our English words. See if you 😂 like I did.
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Silent Letter Day
YouTube video by Michael McIntyre
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January 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My brother mentioned this sketch to me about silent letters in many of our English words. See if you 😂 like I did.
youtu.be/sOUqHr9tcVY?...
youtu.be/sOUqHr9tcVY?...
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In 1994, a math professor discovered that Intel's Pentium chip sometimes gave the wrong answer when dividing. Fixing this "FDIV" bug cost Intel $475 million. I analyzed the Pentium chip and found the bug. 1/N
December 28, 2024 at 6:57 PM
In 1994, a math professor discovered that Intel's Pentium chip sometimes gave the wrong answer when dividing. Fixing this "FDIV" bug cost Intel $475 million. I analyzed the Pentium chip and found the bug. 1/N
I was curious about the location of a local incident reported by the BBC and so found it using google maps.
maps.app.goo.gl/vVpeqHTCSqrp...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
maps.app.goo.gl
December 28, 2024 at 12:29 AM
I was curious about the location of a local incident reported by the BBC and so found it using google maps.
maps.app.goo.gl/vVpeqHTCSqrp...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
maps.app.goo.gl/vVpeqHTCSqrp...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cafes jumped on the craze and started serving “uranium sundaes” and “uranium burgers”. (They did not contain actual uranium.) To understand why there was there so much excitement about uranium in the 1950s, you have to understand energy density. zionlights.substack.com/p/energy-den...
December 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Cafes jumped on the craze and started serving “uranium sundaes” and “uranium burgers”. (They did not contain actual uranium.) To understand why there was there so much excitement about uranium in the 1950s, you have to understand energy density. zionlights.substack.com/p/energy-den...
I get mocked a little for my obsession for tracking my home finances. I’ve done it for years with the same software and resisted changing off Quicken98. I run it on an isolated Windows XP host. It’s so cute when I’ve successfully reconciled my statements in a Microsoft clippy kind of way.
December 22, 2024 at 5:25 PM
I get mocked a little for my obsession for tracking my home finances. I’ve done it for years with the same software and resisted changing off Quicken98. I run it on an isolated Windows XP host. It’s so cute when I’ve successfully reconciled my statements in a Microsoft clippy kind of way.
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
Tell Wes Streeting - NO new PFI in our NHS!
weownit.org.uk
December 15, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
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The ambulance service can locate these defibrillators in an emergency, and guide you to them, saving even more lives.
CPR saves lives. An amazing 230,000 heroes have been trained with our free CPR training called RevivR. www.bhf.org.uk/revivr.
You are our why. Great to meet you all.
4/4
CPR saves lives. An amazing 230,000 heroes have been trained with our free CPR training called RevivR. www.bhf.org.uk/revivr.
You are our why. Great to meet you all.
4/4
Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with RevivR™
Learn to do CPR and use a defibrillator in just 15 minutes on your mobile phone or tablet. Many of us will witness a cardiac arrest in our lifetime. Be ready for that day.
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December 11, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The ambulance service can locate these defibrillators in an emergency, and guide you to them, saving even more lives.
CPR saves lives. An amazing 230,000 heroes have been trained with our free CPR training called RevivR. www.bhf.org.uk/revivr.
You are our why. Great to meet you all.
4/4
CPR saves lives. An amazing 230,000 heroes have been trained with our free CPR training called RevivR. www.bhf.org.uk/revivr.
You are our why. Great to meet you all.
4/4
Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening www.bbc.com/news/article...
Perhaps Donald was mistaking Prince William for his disgraced uncle Andrew when he said of him “good man, fantastic job”.
Perhaps Donald was mistaking Prince William for his disgraced uncle Andrew when he said of him “good man, fantastic job”.
Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
William joins other world leaders in Paris for the ceremonial reopening of the world-famous cathedral.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening www.bbc.com/news/article...
Perhaps Donald was mistaking Prince William for his disgraced uncle Andrew when he said of him “good man, fantastic job”.
Perhaps Donald was mistaking Prince William for his disgraced uncle Andrew when he said of him “good man, fantastic job”.
Don’t you just love retro Windows UIs. Well that’s just the stage for Scott and Mark to perform within. I liked it. Prepare to be dazzled …
In the latest episode of our podcast, "Scott and Mark learn to..", @scott.hanselman.com and I talk about undocumented APIs, including why they exist and how I reverse engineered undocumented Windows APIs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMW...
December 4, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Don’t you just love retro Windows UIs. Well that’s just the stage for Scott and Mark to perform within. I liked it. Prepare to be dazzled …
Sounds great. In my last year of employment I had banked enough previous years and untaken current year holidays to take Fridays off for my last three months. Those four day weeks did energise me for productive detailed work and at the same time wound me down for my retirement.
Labour is supposedly considering a four-day-week, so a friend and I looked into what’s really happening👇
WHY the weekend is made-up
YouTube video by NEWSJam
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December 1, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Sounds great. In my last year of employment I had banked enough previous years and untaken current year holidays to take Fridays off for my last three months. Those four day weeks did energise me for productive detailed work and at the same time wound me down for my retirement.
I visited the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth and was in awe of the quality of the ship’s remains and its many artefacts after almost 500 years submerged.
Knowledgeable staff answered my questions and the building housing this marvellous wooden structure and the artefact displays were top notch.
Knowledgeable staff answered my questions and the building housing this marvellous wooden structure and the artefact displays were top notch.
November 28, 2024 at 10:53 PM
I visited the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth and was in awe of the quality of the ship’s remains and its many artefacts after almost 500 years submerged.
Knowledgeable staff answered my questions and the building housing this marvellous wooden structure and the artefact displays were top notch.
Knowledgeable staff answered my questions and the building housing this marvellous wooden structure and the artefact displays were top notch.
Since Twitter derailed, I’ve jumped on Mastodon and then Threads and now I’ll ride along here for a while with the grown ups.
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Since Twitter derailed, I’ve jumped on Mastodon and then Threads and now I’ll ride along here for a while with the grown ups.