Scott Ellis

Ex:Re :: Am I Even Real? www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-qo...

You could be watching me on YouTube for the next eleven minutes, if you wanted. Some people do want that kind of thing, luckily for me. Others wouldn't dream of it. But I'm here laying out the options. youtu.be/Bos9NeauLu8

R.E.M. :: Find The River www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNTs...

I'm very pleased to be saying this: my YouTube series is back. If you asked a question, it might be in there. Thank you for watching! (This is like when there used to be signs saying THANK YOU FOR NOT SMOKING, and they were taking on trust that you wouldn't.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=57AD...

I was reading up on foveated streaming, and the idea of quantisation per macroblock really tickled my fancy. Long story short I thought I'd use bad apple as a sort of quantisation mask on another video. I couldn't find a good video that would show it off well, so here's bad apple self quantised.

The new firefox theme has the ugliest gradients, and terrible spacing. about:config browser.nova.enabled

New #MapMen episode!!! 🗺️ How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.) youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc Share and enjoy!

Ex:Re :: Radio Station www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_cP...

@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social Are you aware of your tell when it comes to announcing the winner of each episode? You always look slightly towards the losing team just before saying the winner. You've done it for years. (Not that it matters in the slightest)

Gradients are now optional. So is high contrast text. And I even caved to the desires of PEOPLE THAT LOVE BAND NAMES BEING IN UPPERCASE. If you've already adjusted the setting when viewing a planner then those will be honoured, and override these. (Uppercase doesn't have a user toggle, yet)

Many moons ago, it turns out qplanner had 25px between stages. To celebrate that revelation you can now set the gap as: 0, 1, 5, 10, or 25px.

Ghost in the Shell (Petrol Station)

I think I shaved a couple of ms off loading a planner today. The changes are likely more impactful on mobile. Large events like Glastonbury are much less painful on page load. I also fixed a windowing bug that occasionally made panning have an unwanted initial jump, on mobile.

Wanna get hype AF to live, remixed songs about... mostly animals I guess. Then there's some sad songs and then back to animals. With me singing along? FOR NEARLY A GOD DAMN HOUR!!!! Couldn't make it to the gig but really wanted to see it? Just curious? $10 www.patreon.com/mrweebl/post...

Network rail do apparently paint the sides of rails white (www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/why-...) But the two recent derailments don't appear to have been on stretches with painted rails, which is understandable, the network is vast. They should invest in tooling to help speed up the process.

I'm quietly working on grouping planners together as events. It'll help visitors view basic information about festivals, and previous years. Also it might help during planner creation. qplanner.co.uk/events/1 (Download) qplanner.co.uk/events/6 (Glastonbury) The pages are pretty barren right now.

Unintended pinhole camera #eclipse

Is my view of the eclipse obscured? What I did: * Use a website to generate a 3d model of my neighbourhood * Import it in to 3d software * Add a physical sky for the date/time/location * Add a camera at my virtual house What I should have done: * Looked out the window yesterday at the right time

@alexhorne.bsky.social Lots of people doing a double take, and seeing you in this photo: redd.it/1vlcnh2

finally set up a Ghost instance for random IT shit blog.rabbitfrost.com gotta fight back against the unending onslaught of generated slop IT blogs cast into the world by CS101 students fighting for Google internships

No More Jockeys: Buckinghamshire Eyes

This is delightful crafts with chaos. (Mostly due to David Correos) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p6P...

Cocteau Twins :: Musette And Drums www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND1J...

Broadcasters should have held firm and opted not to show the halftime show. Analysis from Yeovil's head groundskeeper from the 90s would be more interesting. Modern events have far too much empty spectacle, across the board. Squeezing value out of the heart of everything.

I've updated part of the UI for qplanner's creator (the editor) The top rows of buttons, plus all of the toolbox actions, are now in a menu structure. I've also moved some theme options into a menu. It just looks nicer, and more accessible.

Urban foxes would be over the moon if they could understand local refuge collection timetables.

What do you reckon is the pop song you've heard passively most times in your life, ie you didn't put it on, it was just playing somewhere? I think mine's either Dreams by Fleetwood Mac or Every Breath You Take. But if Valerie had come out earlier, it would be winning easily by now.

Have you noticed the weather is changing at last? It’s almost as though an icy wind is blowing across the country. Only Connect returns, tonight at 8 pm on BBC Two.

@jayforeman.bsky.social substack.com/@antowantsto...

Does Tim Henman age?

@jimalkhalili.bsky.social Jim, I know you can draw, but the sketch of Maxwell looked like AI rubbish. Why use that when photos of him actually exist?

The wallpaper feature has been updated. I've added a colour picker, the option to hide unselected acts, and a lot of bug fixes. #musicfestival #planning #nobodywillseethistweet

Hello! How would you like to win signed posters from the Comedy Football Match, a signed Aston Villa ball, a Lego football, AND a cup of tea at the Taskmaster house with me, Little Alex Horne? Oh, yes please! For details and to enter, head over to uwin.co.uk Your time starts now!

NEW EPISODE of #MapMen! Where do hills come from? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zq5... Share and enjoy! 🗺️

Shout out to Fuji Rock for having their timetable go from 08:00 to 29:00.

Time travel to the future is possible if we slow time down. This is called time dilation and it's a real thing. Matthew McConaughey does it in Interstellar. I discuss the trickier time travel to the past on my new YouTube channel. See: youtu.be/c63XUCGg9hM

Seeing the local BBC news covering Pride, discussing targeted intolerance. Before this the main news gave Reform a platform to talk about their policies. Maybe stop platforming them?

Ever felt baffled when you’ve tried to wrap your head around a big scientific idea? Well, I’m here to help with a new YouTube channel. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc.... First video coming this Friday!

Festival performances need more audience sounds in the mix. It used to be a thing, and it added so much more character to the recording. Nowadays it sounds like people are barely into it. ???

Latest Map Men - a tale of many miles. A particularly fun (and hard) one to make, with the huge help of @ornsack.bsky.social. @jayforeman.bsky.social also played a part. youtu.be/3mQKM8tE8-E

Here we go, wallpaper generation with stage times is now live. Perfect for your lock screen. (Work in progress, but usable)

Working on generating wallpaper images, so you can view stage times without unlocking your phone.

Do you love funny stories about maps that went wrong? Do you want to take a book in your hand luggage on holiday? Then, good news! The PAPERBACK edition of the #MapMen book 'This Way Up - When Maps Go Wrong' is out TODAY! lnk.to/mapmen