Neil Hopcroft

FAO archaro: Not such a massive organ Home taping is killing music “What is surprising is that these symbols often reveal information about the satellites’ identities and missions that are otherwise classified.” Espresso anywhere Mannequin army

I know what I’ll do for Christmas, I’ll knit a Ferrari Lego guitar hero Bling Kitty-chan laptop …and not the cute cat you thought

Forevertron We got the power But when I went to hold her hand, There was an eyeball in her glove Fear not, I’ve not forgotten the pylons Porsche abuse…6 wheels? Audio books – nice idea but there is a very good reason why that particular shade of green doesn’t feature on my normal desktop Evel […]

I was last seen heading toward Stockholm and nobody has heard from me since. Well, I’m still alive, and you can see a little of what I’ve seen here in my new Adventures in Stockholm blog. It all started on National Cinnamon Bun Day and gradually got more photos from there. Take a look, let […]

Address: c/o Memory Hotel, Apartment 448, Postbox 1092, 164 25 Kista, Sweden Sweden phone: +46 736232973 Mobile phone: +44 7970 712888 Skype: neilhopcroft SkypeIn: +44 20 81332634 Voip phone: +44 20 70435953 SIP: sip:2015650@SIP.Gradwell.net Email: neil-lj@hopcroft.org.uk Directions: From Kista T-bana station, take the exit closest to the Filmstaden, turn right at the bottom of the […]

Whats your favorite test tone generation algorithm? I’m looking for a noise that can be programmatically generated, is fairly pleasant to listen to and is obvious if it isn’t correctly sequenced or if there are dropouts between buffers. This afternoons crude ‘top three bits of address in buffer’ algorithm generates a horrible jagged saw wave. […]

Creature discomforts Terminus – concrete stalker Passengers are reminded that a smile is a friendship gesture, not a sign of weakness (cf Twisted mangled metal, generously drizzled with engine oil and Felt tips, pump bags and UPVC conservatories, a living hell) Abandoned laboratory of studying a human brain Wind dam Modern ruins

Fall of the Dammed lamp Sweet toast of mine (pirates) John Peel Torrents Is the cow damaged in any way during descent? Accordion Hero

(I am now, you will be pleased to hear, on a new machine, so I have screen real-estate again) At last, someone answers the question of what you would get if Abba were German but wanted to be Russian (for most hilarity check out the videos in comments too) Nokia Audiobooks (anyone got an AMRWB […]

USB Microscope We had spray cheese…now spray pancakes Password cracking using graphics card (I know this isn’t exactly news, but it is a demonstration that it is practical to do general purpose compute intensive operations on widely available co-processors) To somewhere safer where the feeling stays – Mercedes museum architect aims for style over function. […]