Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing.org.uk
Man of many talents-some of them useful. Multiple monomaniac. Author, 'Pink Floyd: The Music & The Mystery'.
Also Wikipedia, Wikidata &c. OpenStreetMap. Birds. Birmingham. Open data. FoI. Art. Architecture. History. FRSA.
Everything is interesting.
Also Wikipedia, Wikidata &c. OpenStreetMap. Birds. Birmingham. Open data. FoI. Art. Architecture. History. FRSA.
Everything is interesting.
Peanuts in the mesh part of the feeder, but something that looks like Brazil nuts above that
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Peanuts in the mesh part of the feeder, but something that looks like Brazil nuts above that
Look at the screw head - not straight, not Phillips...
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Look at the screw head - not straight, not Phillips...
You mean...
...they're turning it off and back on again?
...they're turning it off and back on again?
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
You mean...
...they're turning it off and back on again?
...they're turning it off and back on again?
Not as good as their other hit, "I'm Gonna Grab You"
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Not as good as their other hit, "I'm Gonna Grab You"
Pink Floyd did. I don't think that was down to Christmas presents for grandparents
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Pink Floyd did. I don't think that was down to Christmas presents for grandparents
I am very disappointed that your fess is correctly spelled.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I am very disappointed that your fess is correctly spelled.
Does he feel the cold? Thermal clothing/ rechargeable hand-warmer/ heated blanket.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Does he feel the cold? Thermal clothing/ rechargeable hand-warmer/ heated blanket.
Seems like a reasonable estimate,
I forget the name, but isn't there a third-party query engine that can handle things that time out on WDQS?
I forget the name, but isn't there a third-party query engine that can handle things that time out on WDQS?
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Seems like a reasonable estimate,
I forget the name, but isn't there a third-party query engine that can handle things that time out on WDQS?
I forget the name, but isn't there a third-party query engine that can handle things that time out on WDQS?
Was there a Conservative party in early Christian times?
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Was there a Conservative party in early Christian times?
ITYM "portal to another dimension"
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
ITYM "portal to another dimension"
I note it has two plaques
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I note it has two plaques
A Wikidata query should establish that fairly easily, with a tolerable margin of error
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A Wikidata query should establish that fairly easily, with a tolerable margin of error
Reposted by Andy Mabbett
12. A lot of the biggest misconceptions about Wikipedia stem from not understanding we started with a blank sheet and built it from the ground up, rather than starting with an encyclopedia and letting people edit it.
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
12. A lot of the biggest misconceptions about Wikipedia stem from not understanding we started with a blank sheet and built it from the ground up, rather than starting with an encyclopedia and letting people edit it.
GPWM, but that's not the same Snoopy
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
GPWM, but that's not the same Snoopy
Surely "More younger"?
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Surely "More younger"?
Near where I live is a Kingfisher pub on Birdbrook Road.
When they built the road, they culverted the brook. It now runs in a buried drainpipe for its entire length.
When they built the road, they culverted the brook. It now runs in a buried drainpipe for its entire length.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Near where I live is a Kingfisher pub on Birdbrook Road.
When they built the road, they culverted the brook. It now runs in a buried drainpipe for its entire length.
When they built the road, they culverted the brook. It now runs in a buried drainpipe for its entire length.