tl;dr: https://github.com/spodzone/iq/ exists About 13 years ago, I bought the book Machine Learning in R as a way to teach...
One Month and Twenty Years
for the love of a landscape... Twenty years ago, back in autumn 2025, I first visited the Nice Place(TM). I've...
Concerning Quality
A true story. Back in 1999 after a couple of years working with my first employers, I wanted to see...
Generosity, (Dis)Honesty and Copyright
For the last couple of decades, I have published my photographs under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-nc-nd licence....
Replacing decades-old zsh function. It’s a vibe.
Background One of the key defining features of my more serious photography is that everything I publish is the product...
Sunrise at Dunnottar
Sometimes you just have to head up the road to catch the sun rising over the horizon at a favoured...
New Toy: Meet the Wobbleometer(TM)
I've had my eye on the Raspberry Shake seismometer for a couple of years now. Last week, I finally succumbed...
Evening bike-ride
I spent a happy 25mins yesterday evening biking around the outskirts of town at golden hour.
vdB14 and vdB15, Camelopardalis
vdB14 & vdB15 reflection nebulae, Camelopardalis
It’s been ages since I had enough good data to process and publish an astro photo. It sure feels good to have got this one out now 🙂
Canon vs Fuji: R5 Fail
Last year I swapped camera systems twice – from Fuji to Canon and straight back to Fuji again. Here’s why.
Around Comrie
A few years ago I discovered a pleasant gentle walk route around the Water of Ruchill outside Comrie. Almost entirely...
Sunset, Rhue by Arisaig
I wouldn't be the only person to favour Scotland's west coast - its beautiful landscape, impressive geology. After a day...
Mallaig Circular and Loch an Nostarie
On a whim, I spent my August bank holiday out and about exploring a new location: on the far west...
Chanonry Point Lighthouse
Last weekend it was ludicrously hot around home - 25ºC after lunchtime - so we drove all the way up...
Noctilucent Clouds 2021-06-05
Noctilucent ("night-shining") clouds are the highest in the atmosphere, at around 76-85km altitude. They only appear in the summer months...