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Chris Dymond
@chrisdymond.bsky.social
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*Interested in tech and cities*

Director of the Smart City Management masters programme at Zigurat Institute of Technology | Co-director of Sheffield Digital | Founder of Unfolding ltd.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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To be super nerdy about it (in case anyone is remotely interested), there's still a lot of ultra-efficient ZX81 coding techniques in the BASIC parts of the application - lots of integer numbers replaced by mathematical operators because those save a byte or two in RAM.
March 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I've done a lot of new work stuff, which I'm pleased about, but the thing that's given me most *satisfaction* is reconstituting a working microdrive cartridge version of a very old word processing application for the Sinclair Spectrum 48K with all it's utilities and example files 🤓

#NerdHobbies
A screen shot showing the Tasword 3 ReadMe file running inside Tasword 3 for ZX Spectrum 48K.
March 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I don't suppose there's someone in my network who's a Friend or Patron of the Royal Albert Hall is there?

I really want to get tickets to the Sumo Basho in October when priority booking opens tomorrow morning! 😬 🙏
March 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Get off your arses and RESIST, my American friends!

And SLAVA UKRAINI!!!
Flag of Ukraine with a white dove of peace superimposed in the centre.
February 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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This is the key chart from the @centreforcities.bsky.social Cities Outlook 2025 Deep Dive: Yorkshire & the Humber.
Radar chart showing a comparison between Leeds and Sheffield using the 5 key metrics of the Centre for Cites' City Outlook analysis.
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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I’m stumped I’m afraid 🤷‍♂️🤪
A response from Chat-GPT which states: “After a thorough search, I couldn’t identify any London localities where a “South” area is situated in South London and a corresponding “North” area is in North London. Typically, such directional prefixes refer to different parts of the same district within a specific area of the city. For instance, South Kensington and North Kensington are both located in West London, and South Finchley and North Finchley are in North London. These naming conventions denote subdivisions within the same general locality rather than across the Thames. The River Thames has historically served as a significant geographical divide in London, influencing the development and naming of districts. While there is a notable north-south divide in terms of culture and infrastructure, as discussed in various sources , this divide doesn’t typically extend to place names with directional prefixes spanning both sides of the river. If you have a specific area in mind or need information about a particular locality, feel free to ask, and I’ll be glad to assist further.”
January 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Day 1 of #SCEWC24, a happy hunting ground for new practice and applications of digital technologies in service of urban development, sustainability and usability :)

Really like the zero waste efforts of the organisers & minimal material use - it even extends to the conference lanyards 👍
Selfie of me at the entrance to conference hall 2. Photo of my conference badge showing how the lanyard is attached without using fasteners or a plastic sleeve.
November 5, 2024 at 11:06 AM