Photographer, somnambulator, wanna be watch maker, existentialist, coder, ninja, pirate, vagabond, Viking, snowboarder, rubber-hose cryptanalyst, ex-sane person

United Kingdom
Joined July 2011
My new app iCircuit 3D is now on the iOS App Store! 🥳 It's a playground for electronics enthusiasts. LEDs light up, motors spin, and towers fall. It has the best oscilloscope I’ve ever programmed and over 1,000 parts! Written with ❤️ in C# and Xamarin. apps.apple.com/us/app/icircu…
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Tomorrow I will be a guest in Season 2 of the Optimizing Podcast by @thegrandgeeks. I’ll be in conversation with Prof @BarryDwolatzky so tune in to find out what ‘batons’ I’m passing on to the next generation of Africa’s Future Digital Leaders. thegrandgeeks.africa/categor…
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I decided that retirement was boring and have joined the Developer Division at Microsoft. To do what? Too many options to say! But it’ll make using Python better for sure (and not just on Windows :-). There’s lots of open source here. Watch this space.
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Jealous, can't get stock in UK. Things are selling out as soon as they become available
In its second year, the sample-efficient RL challenge @minerl_official, based on @Project_Malmo, continues to push the state of the art while benefiting not only the larger research community but also those organizing it. Learn how & compete: aka.ms/AA9bpg7 #NeurIPS2020
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Benjamin Graham's the Intelligent investor
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Calling for a temporary ban on data visualization until we figure out what is going on – at San Bruno, CA
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The @Swartberg100 ,is one of the toughest Gran Fondo's in the world. It has been moved due to Covid-19 and in support we want to celebrate the event virtually on @GoZwift. We riding 100 miles this Sat if you want to Join DM or follow me on #Zwift
Never confuse education with intelligence, you can have a PhD and still be an idiot. 🧠
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You need to set clear boundaries else it all blurs into on very long working day.
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*Homeschooling kids during global pandemic* Son: I don’t know why we have to do maths homework. It’s not useful in real life. Me: Yeah. It doesn’t matter at all that half of Australia seems to have skipped maths the day they taught exponentiality.
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Kudos to the @devconfza team for the way they pivoted the conference into live streaming event. I hope more people sign up and support them, they deserve it! devconf.co.za/
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#GDC20 was postponed, but our sessions couldn’t be held back. Get ready for #GameStackLive, streaming live March 17—March 18. Get more info today: msft.it/6018TjZGC
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I know a few who could use some.
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Perhaps the most promising opening in a textbook ever.
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I don't know why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentines Day. When I think of romance, the last thing I think of is a short, chubby person coming at me with a weapon.
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