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• Post #3265874

  I had something nice happen to me today. The Leeds digital festival is on again in September, and as I have given an online talk every year since 2021, I thought I would apply. But when I looked at the "Get Involved page" I couldn't see an online option. Was my goose cooked? So last night I asked whether on-line talks are still accepted and got a lovely note first thing this morning. 1/n #LeedsDigi26

• Post #3265873

  For those who would like to see prior art, here are recordings of these talks. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair: https://www.youtube.com/@bahnreden 3/n

• Post #3265872

  The Department of Transport (DfT) have published a Data Action Plan. Give it a read, as there are some interesting things here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-data-action-plan-dap #DfT #DataActionPlan

• Post #2466674

  For those who are interested in such things, based on open passenger consist data it appears that the longest trains on the British Network are Avanti Pendolino at 571 metric tonnes, and are the longest at 264.83m but the Greater Anglia 12 unit FLIRT while the most seats are on the Greater Anglia Stanstead Airport service with 702 seats on the 11 unit service. #Rail #DataAnalysis

• Post #983594

  This feels apt, moreso as I remember when #UnfinishedSympathy airplay was banned in 1991 due to the UK involvement #DesertStorm Earlier I heard the start of a cover of this outside the shut Debenhams on The Moor. A place close to where the crowd scene from #Threads was filmed in 1984 I first thought #CocteauTwins but it's the #MassiveAttack track sung by #LizFraser "Water is my eye Most faithful mirror Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire..." https://youtu.be/...

• Post #915356

  I am now in possession of far too many pictures of the #Acropolis for someone who has never been

• Post #502000

  For the nineteenth #30MapsInAMonth are a set of map using different coordinate system projections of Natural Earth railway data https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ The four maps represent points on the oblate-spheroid that is the Earth on a surface. The first uses latitude and longitude in °, the rest are in meters. The second is commonly used on the web, the third a projection for Europe and the final is the UK Ordnance Survey map projection. #rail #WorldMap #NaturalEarth #Coordinates #30dayMap...

• Post #444137

  I was talking about #books I liked and I thought I would post something about some I read and liked. Starting with one of my favourite authors Ursula K Le Guin Growing up the Wizard of Earthsea books, of which The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore (the ones then published) profoundly affected me. I guess my interest in data I think may stem from Ged's learning about names and how they change with place. I read these to #1Son and #1Daughter. #UrsulaKLeGuin...