Every now and then you come across a store that is so wedded to its craft that you hope it'll stick around for ever. James Smith & Sons' Umbrella Shop in London is one of those.
https://www.james-smith.co.uk/
Shriram Krishnamurthi
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Feb 27, 2026
Uh oh. Good thing they're not loosening AI guardrails (for this week, anyway), I guess!
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Feb 27, 2026
In related news, I may have had some success in spreading "y'all" in Bristol UK.
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Feb 27, 2026
I have spent too long in the UK; I'm now referring to everything as "brilliant". "Here's your sandwich" - "brilliant". "Coffee is ready" - "brilliant". Please give me a few weeks for this to wear off.
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
@shriramk@mastodon.social
Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Feb 24, 2026
ABCD for our new era: Always Be Charging Devices.
(Can you tell I'm traveling? Range anxiety is a thing.)
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
@shriramk@mastodon.social
Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Feb 22, 2026
Okay, I'm not commenting on the merits of this lawsuit, but surely this could have been phrased better.
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
@shriramk@mastodon.social
Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Jan 29, 2026
View from Manhattan yesterday: the frozen Hudson, and the sun setting over NJ.
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Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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Shriram Krishnamurthi
@shriramk@mastodon.social
Brown Computer Science / Brown University || BootstrapWorld || Pyret || Racket I'm unreasonably fascinated by, delighted by, and excited about # compsci # education # cycling # cricket and the general human experience. See https:// mastodon.social/@shriramk/1093 02532598801863 for longer # intro . I wish to be searchable by tootfinder
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