Nottingham · waymark.org

Ben Waymark

Product manager in airline retailing, podcaster, tinkerer and cook.

Also keeper of one retired racing greyhound, who has views on all of the above, mostly from the sofa.

Séamus, a black greyhound with a white chest, lying on a green velvet Chesterfield sofa

A Favourite Greyhound of the Waymark Household Mr Séamus (raced as Windgap Shaman), b. 2020 Black coat on green velvet. Private collection, Nottingham.

The Collection

I. Podcast

Dad the Influencer

Travel, technology and innovation, broad enough to take in history, art, religion and politics. Interviews, dialogues and the occasional monologue.

Listen II. Community project

Prepare for Peace

Practical ways to get ready for peace, not just for war: household readiness, first aid, local radio networks, and the trust that holds a street together.

Read III. Recipes · GitHub

The Kitchen Notebook

A recipe vault synced from Obsidian. Mostly barbecue and outdoor cooking: smoking, grilling and sous vide.

Open the recipes IV. Projects · GitHub

The Workshop

LilyGO T-Display S3 and Raspberry Pi builds: flight trackers, a pocket Nottingham dashboard and e-ink displays.

Browse projects

View over a greyhound's ears, wearing a red tartan coat, towards a crag in Northumberland — Field research, Northumberland

From the Workshop

i.
nottinghamer
Eight screens of local life on a LilyGO T-Display S3: weather, fixtures, arena events, bin days, buses and a world clock.
LilyGO S3
ii.
s3_overhead
What's flying overhead, on a T-Display S3, fed from a FlightAware Pi.
LilyGO S3
iii.
whatisoverhead
The nearest aircraft overhead, with its photo, on a 7.3" Inky Impression e-ink screen.
Raspberry Pi
iv.
inkyquotescreen
A random image and quote on an Inky Impression, refreshed by button or timer.
Raspberry Pi

Everything on GitHub

Séamus asleep on an orange bed in front of a wood-burning stove, wearing a red tartan coat

Most good ideas arrive after a long walk and a sit by the fire.

House policy, set by the dog