Barrels of maturing sherry left and right, bright window at the centre at the end of the barrels and dim yellow/orange lamps at ceiling level.
Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 8:29 AM
I was watching an unusual event for October in the UK, a dragonfly skillfully manoeuvring it's way through overgrown vegetation in our autumn garden.
It has a tiny neural network (without a GW data centre behind it) of less than a million neurons, compound eyes that detect motion better than crisp images and a twin pair of wings that can twist in the X,Y & Z planes. We should learn from them in our defensive drone designs.
Most of the way through 'The Bingo Hall Detectives' by Jonathan Whitelaw.
A humorous, warm story in the cosy crime style with rich likeable characters.
I particularly liked the main character, Jason's mother-in-law, Amita, a stereotypical women of Indian origin: strong, principled, opinionated and the loved matriarch of the family.
