15 August 2023
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Looking back on the blog, I see it is about thirteen months since I took up the tuba. I have to admit that I’ve slacked off on my practise a bit but I think I’ve made decent progress for that … Continue reading
21 July 2022
by wpAdmin
0 comments
I had a good tuba practise session this morning and unlocked a couple of new achievements. Firstly, I’ve been working on trying to extend the range of notes I can reliably reach. I’ve now got from the C below the … Continue reading
7 September 2018
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Carl Sagan is quoted as saying, “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent [or ‘create’] the universe.” My bookshelf project feels a bit like that. Every step seems to raise new challenges so … Continue reading
28 October 2016
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Apple have just announced their updating product line; I’m not sure I am particularly impressed. In part, they seem to be searching for the next big idea. Earlier this year they did away with the headphone jack on the latest … Continue reading
22 February 2016
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Apparently Moore’s Law is dead. Again – I’m sure I’ve seen headlines like this before. In the relatively early days of computing — 1965 — Gordon Moore observed that the number of transistors on a chip was doubling every year … Continue reading