PostsCommentssteevc in #radio • 3 days agoRIP Digital PlanetA lot of us take podcast for granted now, but some years ago I found I could download a radio show from the BBC World Service to listen to at my convenience. That show was…steevc in #book • 5 months agoA tale of immortal cellsI like a good science book. This is one my daughter (a biologist) had in her collection. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the story of a woman who made great…steevc in #hive-169321 • 9 months agoProofOfBrian has notified almost 400 people of their typosI created the @proofofbrian Hive bot less than a year ago to tell people if they had mis-typed the #proofofbrain tag as I saw quite few cases of that such as #prooofbrain and…steevc in #science • 10 months agoFun with fungiI do enjoy learning more about science as there are so many amazing discoveries going on. I did not know too much about fungi, but this book has changed that. Entangled Life…steevc in #gadget • last yearMotorola g50: All the phone I needI am not one for buying the latest flagship mobile phone. My phone is a tool and not a status symbol. I have never owned an iPhone as I never really got into Apple stuff. The…steevc in #hive-169321 • last yearProof of Brian hits another milestoneAbout five months ago I created a Hive bot called @proofofbrian. All it does is notify people if they mis-typed the #proofofbrain tag. It was really an exercise for me in writing…steevc in #technology • last yearVideo from before the time of videoSince I have been around the ability to capture moving images has come a long way. I have used video cameras that were massive and heavy, using full size VHS tapes. I have a…steevc in #hive-164671 • last yearNeurocomic: Comics for the brainActually, in this case, it is a comic about the brain. This is something I borrowed from my daughter who has a keen interest in science. Got to love a shiny cover. [Nsteevc in #hive-169321 • last yearWriting a Hive bot with beemIntroduction Something I have wanted to do for a while was to try creating a bot that can respond to Hive posts based on some criteria. The idea for a project came about when I…steevc in #hive-169321 • 2 years agoExtracting data from Coingecko with PythonFor a while I have been meaning to try getting some crypto price data to play with. Some time ago I did some coding with Coinmarketcap, but I tend to use @coingecko for my prices…steevc in #hive-100162 • 2 years agoSwitching pickups, literallyAs a fan of the guitar I sometimes wonder at the lack of adoption of new technology amongst players. Okay, so we have guitars made from exotic materials like carbon fibre and you…steevc in #stem • 2 years agoLevel - A work of flat Earth fictionSome time ago I commented on a post involving @lasseehlers and may have expressed some incredulity in the theory of a flat Earth that he seems quite attached to. He said I needed…steevc in #hive-163521 • 2 years agoMy new Lenovo budget tabletI have not owned many tablet computers. My kids had a cheap one and I bought a second hand Nexus 7 years ago, but the latter got very slow and was not getting updates. My main…steevc in #hive-196387 • 2 years agoYour face looks familiarI have listened to Digital Planet for many years and have even been for a drink with the presenters at a live show. It is a programme on the BBC World Service that covers…steevc in #hive-197562 • 2 years agoHome automation on the cheapThis community has not seen much activity, but it is here if you have applicable posts. When we built our house in about 2003 I looked at what automation was available back…steevc in #nature • 2 years agoTrapping animals, photographicallyWe get a fair bit of wildlife in out garden. We have seen foxes, hedgehogs, squirrels, bats and lots of different birds. I had considered getting a camera to see what goes on at…steevc in #hive-169321 • 2 years agoUsing HiveSQL and Python to find peopleIn my quest to find more people to add to the Brit List I have been making use of @hivesql as that allows searching of the account metadata. I was running some queriessteevc in #hive-152724 • 2 years agoThe pros and cons of Snaps on LinuxI am writing this as a user of Linux rather than as someone who actively contributes to it. I have used Linux as my main operating system on my own computers for a long time. I…steevc in #hive-169321 • 2 years agoExploring Hive data with HiveSQLI have heard mention of @hivesql by @arcange, but it took this post by @abh12345 to push me into actually trying it out and I wish I had done so sooner. In order to you…steevc in #books • 2 years agoSnowden, in his own wordsI have just finished reading Permanent Record by Edward Snowden . We is a former IT contractor who became world famous after becoming a whistleblower to expose the illegal…
