Simon Bisson
@sbisson.com
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Simon Bisson
@sbisson.com
· Jun 19
Come for the developer journalism, stay for the long running SFF review series, photographs of inner London birding, and well, the randomness of a crapaud in the big city.
All this from an ex-engineer who found one of his cancelled projects in For All Mankind.
And if you want to chat try Signal.
All this from an ex-engineer who found one of his cancelled projects in For All Mankind.
And if you want to chat try Signal.
As it is World Pizza Day (hello @nedpyle.com!) and we are in Venice…
January 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
As it is World Pizza Day (hello @nedpyle.com!) and we are in Venice…
A nice spot for a coffee…
January 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A nice spot for a coffee…
…and Venice! Where we have a sliver of a canal view!
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
…and Venice! Where we have a sliver of a canal view!
If you watch Jet Lag you’ll know that on a train you end up in the Snack Zone. This Munich to Venice Railjet comes prepared.::
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
If you watch Jet Lag you’ll know that on a train you end up in the Snack Zone. This Munich to Venice Railjet comes prepared.::
The only reason I am not spamming you all with alpine views is that the windows on this train are filthy!
But still… From the climb up to Bremmer.
But still… From the climb up to Bremmer.
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The only reason I am not spamming you all with alpine views is that the windows on this train are filthy!
But still… From the climb up to Bremmer.
But still… From the climb up to Bremmer.
Day 2 of travel and it’s seven hours over the Alps to Venice from Munich. Gloriously sunny, and comfy seats on the Railjet…
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Day 2 of travel and it’s seven hours over the Alps to Venice from Munich. Gloriously sunny, and comfy seats on the Railjet…
And we are in Munich. That was a long day of travel.
Tomorrow, the Brenner Pass and on to Venice.
Tomorrow, the Brenner Pass and on to Venice.
January 16, 2026 at 1:18 AM
And we are in Munich. That was a long day of travel.
Tomorrow, the Brenner Pass and on to Venice.
Tomorrow, the Brenner Pass and on to Venice.
Reposted by Simon Bisson
I find myself, however briefly, and for the first time in ever such a long while, enormously happy.
The Essence by Dave Hutchinson: Review by Paul Di Filippo
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson (NewCon Press 978-1917735148, trade paperback, 278pp, $16.99) December 2025. Doesn’t the title of Dave Hutchinson’s standout new novel sound like something the late lam…
locusmag.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I find myself, however briefly, and for the first time in ever such a long while, enormously happy.
As a huge fan of Julian May’s Saga of the Exiles, I must confess to a little disappointment that our train has just gone through Nordlingen in the middle of the night…
January 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
As a huge fan of Julian May’s Saga of the Exiles, I must confess to a little disappointment that our train has just gone through Nordlingen in the middle of the night…
Wait. National Express run trains in Germany?
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Wait. National Express run trains in Germany?
Opsec? What’s opsec?
“The source says "material" had been left "lying around" which provided "irrefutable evidence" he was preparing to defect.”
Never trust a networked printer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
“The source says "material" had been left "lying around" which provided "irrefutable evidence" he was preparing to defect.”
Never trust a networked printer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Robert Jenrick sacked by Tories for 'plotting to defect' - live updates
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says while no deal has been signed, he had conversations with Jenrick and plans to call him today.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Opsec? What’s opsec?
“The source says "material" had been left "lying around" which provided "irrefutable evidence" he was preparing to defect.”
Never trust a networked printer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
“The source says "material" had been left "lying around" which provided "irrefutable evidence" he was preparing to defect.”
Never trust a networked printer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Three trains into the journey (yes, I am counting changing tube trains as separate journeys…).
And now we wait.
And now we wait.
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Three trains into the journey (yes, I am counting changing tube trains as separate journeys…).
And now we wait.
And now we wait.
More interesting edge AI capabilities arrive with a 40TOPS NPU HAT for the Raspberry Pi. That makes relatively complex low-power inferencing very affordable, especially for computer vision applications. £200 or so for SBC, accelerator, and camera...
shop.pimoroni.com/products/ras...
shop.pimoroni.com/products/ras...
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 is an add-on board based on the Hailo-10H AI accelerator that brings generative AI capability to Raspberry Pi 5.
shop.pimoroni.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
More interesting edge AI capabilities arrive with a 40TOPS NPU HAT for the Raspberry Pi. That makes relatively complex low-power inferencing very affordable, especially for computer vision applications. £200 or so for SBC, accelerator, and camera...
shop.pimoroni.com/products/ras...
shop.pimoroni.com/products/ras...
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptor.
And so, a kestrel, hovering over the La Collette land reclamation site on Jersey.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #kestrel
And so, a kestrel, hovering over the La Collette land reclamation site on Jersey.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #kestrel
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptor.
And so, a kestrel, hovering over the La Collette land reclamation site on Jersey.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #kestrel
And so, a kestrel, hovering over the La Collette land reclamation site on Jersey.
#birds #birding #jersey #wildlifephotography #kestrel
Today's #BirdOfTheDay them is #LongBeaks. How long is long?
It's back to the Wandle delta for a little egret fishing below the weir. But what has it caught?
#wandle #wandsworth #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #herons
It's back to the Wandle delta for a little egret fishing below the weir. But what has it caught?
#wandle #wandsworth #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #herons
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay them is #LongBeaks. How long is long?
It's back to the Wandle delta for a little egret fishing below the weir. But what has it caught?
#wandle #wandsworth #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #herons
It's back to the Wandle delta for a little egret fishing below the weir. But what has it caught?
#wandle #wandsworth #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #herons
Reposted by Simon Bisson
Temporal shipped in Chrome 144 yesterday, so only Safari remains.
Here’s @wil.to explaining why it’s better piccalil.li/blog/date-is...
Here’s @wil.to explaining why it’s better piccalil.li/blog/date-is...
Date is out, Temporal is in
Temporal is the Date system we always wanted in JavaScript. It's extremely close to being available so Mat Marquis thought it would be a good idea to explain exactly what is better about this new Java...
piccalil.li
January 14, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Temporal shipped in Chrome 144 yesterday, so only Safari remains.
Here’s @wil.to explaining why it’s better piccalil.li/blog/date-is...
Here’s @wil.to explaining why it’s better piccalil.li/blog/date-is...
Recent Reads: Man's Best. Pornsak Pichetshote's graphic novel is a surreal mech-enhanced take on The Incredible Journey, as two dogs and a cat try to find the missing crew of a starship on a very alien world. Nothing is at it seems, and no one is who they think they are. Can they find a new home?
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Recent Reads: Man's Best. Pornsak Pichetshote's graphic novel is a surreal mech-enhanced take on The Incredible Journey, as two dogs and a cat try to find the missing crew of a starship on a very alien world. Nothing is at it seems, and no one is who they think they are. Can they find a new home?
Think I may have diagnosed why my rooftop ADSB Raspberry Pi sometimes goes non-responsive. I've added a script that checks for connectivity and if it is down, drops and reloads the WLAN interface. It's apparently a known issue with headless Pi setups where there may be weak connectivity.
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Think I may have diagnosed why my rooftop ADSB Raspberry Pi sometimes goes non-responsive. I've added a script that checks for connectivity and if it is down, drops and reloads the WLAN interface. It's apparently a known issue with headless Pi setups where there may be weak connectivity.
Going to call our trip to and from Venice by rail "The Orient AliExpress". Eleven days first class travel and decent hotels at night for less than the cost of one night on the Orient Express...
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Going to call our trip to and from Venice by rail "The Orient AliExpress". Eleven days first class travel and decent hotels at night for less than the cost of one night on the Orient Express...
This is a neat space and weight saver for photography while travelling: camera batteries with built-in USB-C charging. Here’s a set in Nikon EL15C format.
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This is a neat space and weight saver for photography while travelling: camera batteries with built-in USB-C charging. Here’s a set in Nikon EL15C format.
i have been to too many funerals over the last couple of years, but they have all been celebrations of friends now gone. I hope my life is one that will end the same way.
(and yes, this is a subskeet)
(and yes, this is a subskeet)
January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
i have been to too many funerals over the last couple of years, but they have all been celebrations of friends now gone. I hope my life is one that will end the same way.
(and yes, this is a subskeet)
(and yes, this is a subskeet)
For those of us who enjoy melodic dance music as work background, @anjunadeep.bsky.social has put out a recent set from Marsh. As always, excellent.
youtu.be/oeiUVmMPjus?...
youtu.be/oeiUVmMPjus?...
Marsh | Anjunadeep Open Air: London 2025 (Official Set)
YouTube video by Anjunadeep
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
For those of us who enjoy melodic dance music as work background, @anjunadeep.bsky.social has put out a recent set from Marsh. As always, excellent.
youtu.be/oeiUVmMPjus?...
youtu.be/oeiUVmMPjus?...