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I work in risk. Financial risk, but the principles of risk are fairly transferable.

Seems that I need to up my game though as we have just discovered that our home broadband, my mobile, Michelle's mobile and my dev mobile, whilst all being registered to […]

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This drama is based on a true story. Some scenes and characters have been imagined for dramatic purposes.

Right, first world, grumpy old man rant coming up.

What has happened to the world to make phrases including imagined or reimagined so popular?

I remember when I heard it for the first time. It was an advert for Christmas reimagined. Can't remember who it was […]

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A small dog is just visible on a footpath through a field of long grass. The sun is in a hazy sky with mist showing below it. There are also trees to either side.

Yesterday morning out with the dogs. A lovely hazy morning. But wet. Not that the dogs cared.

My team at work have all been put "at risk of redundancy". I his is the second time it's happened in two years. I started here five years ago after a 25 year career as a freelancer.

It might be time to go back to my previous MO.

But this time no commuting. A daily commute of 2.5 hours is […]

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So we've started getting a local community Farm to delivered weekly veg boxes. I think that they a great idea and I really want them to he a success. I'm stuffing myself with beans, potatoes, onions, carrots, courgettes and other veg, some of which I cannot […]

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of "terrible" conditions as accommodation provider makes millions.

Protest the billionaires profiting from Home Office refugee housing contracts, not the refugees. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9r5m74de8o

Low quality bicycle in a repair stand

At the #RepairCafe in Charlotte #Vermont today. I was there for the bikes but as usual there weren't that many to work on. I made this junk bike roll again and fixed up a Trek Navigator that needed rear hub bearing service, wheel truing, and brake adjustment. I […]

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@DamonHD

I like to think that I'm nice and relaxed and that's why I'm wandering around half asleep, but maybe I'm just tired.

Anyway, tomorrow is another day,

@DamonHD

Auto pilot certainly saves a lot of thinking. It's just I kinda think that thinking would have been the better option this time.

So I'm a bit tired, but can't go to bed yet as it's not even 9pm yet. So I decide to make myself a large malt milk drink. I heat the milk and add the power. Only as this is basically the same as my normal daily coffee routine.and so I'm now holding a large latte instead of a large malt milk […]

4 frame comic. First frame we see a tent and a crowd. text reads : Charlie Kirk didn't hold debates on college campuses. What he was organizing were flash mobs where his supporters rallied at colleges to create ideal conditions for drama. 2nd frame, someone is speaking at a mic while people with red caps are holding phones up. text reads: Students who dared to stand up to him were facing a sea of hostile faces. The goal was to make them feel vulnerable to get good footage out of them. 3rd frame, we see the person from the 2nd in a youtube thumbnail. text reads : clips were then edited and clickbait thumbnail created to drive the highest engagement possible. the game was rigegd from the onset. 4th frame, we see a silhouette of Kirk. text reas: Charlie Kirk was "winning every debate" because there was no debate. It was a campaign to radicalize young men and purposefully make campuses unsafe to women and minorities.

Charlie Kirk never cared about debates.

> " We should be glad that people are choosing to use Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messenger. "

^ That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard today. It's not enough!

It’s not enough to simply be happy that people are using Signal because it offers end-to-end encryption. That alone does not […]

A wooden bowl full of conkers sitters on a dining table. The bowl is about 40cm diameter and is full to overflowing with around 450 conkers.

We have a solitary horse chestnut tree in our front garden. Most years we collect a few but this year it has excelled and so far we have collected over 450 and it's not empty yet. We've never managed to collect more than this bowl will hold before but I think we might just do it this year.

#conkers

20mph in a red heart . With text saying "Thanks for 20mph. Helping to make our Welsh streets fair again."

Let's talk 20.

There is fantastic evidence coming out of Wales after 2 years of 20mph - reduced demand on the NHS, reduction in injuries, deaths, even reduced car insurance premiums now as fewer small vehicle damage claims are being made.
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It is Sunday afternoon. There are certain things that need to be done on a Sunday afternoon. One of these is to sit on the sofa and watch crap TV. I'm currently doing this from between two wet dogs. This is not ideal.

Michelle is at the other end of the sofa under a blanket.

I can't help but […]

I use #Freegle quite a lot to get rid of stuff as we have very little storage space. Generally this works well, but there is a reasonably high percentage of folks who ask but never actually collect. However, these people never just forget, they always have some life changing event that meant […]

Stencil street art on a concrete wall in Charlevoix, Michigan, reading “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner – Exodus 22:21” in bold black letters. Beside the text, a child figure in a coat is painted in stencil style, holding up a spray can, with yellow paint dripping over their head. At the base of the wall, green leaves and yellow flowers grow, contrasting the gray concrete. Artwork by an unknown artist.

"Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner – Exodus 22:21"

By Unknown in Charlevoix, Michigan.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you shouldn’t trust any development that falls under the jurisdiction of the USA, Russia, or China.

While these countries may have a history of releasing source code, the actual apps or services provided can contain something entirely different.

Open […]

Been looking at https://mastodon.cr/@Linux/115169452668677399 and thinking that it's probably time to leave #Ubuntu and try something based outside of the #USJurisdiction .

I was hoping to stick with a #Debian based #LinuxDistro, but looks like that isn't possible.

Currently, I'm looking […]

🇳🇱 Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has issued a statement on their #Eurovision 2026 participation.

"Participation by AVROTROS in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will not be possible as long as Israel is admitted by the EBU."

#ESC2026 | #Israel

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We have a cracking (literally) thunderstorm going on right now. Not seen any lightening (I'm not able to see out of any windows right now) but the rain and the thunder are making up for it.

I do like a good #thunderstorm 🙂

Trying to delete my HP account as they clearly have no respect for any form of data privacy.

They have made this process as difficult as possible and almost totally impossible on a mobile.

They really are shit.

And their printers have the worst UX that I've come across in a long time. And […]

Looking to leave GitHub?

Try Codeberg — it's Git, but based in Germany (Europe), without all of Microsoft's nonsense. They're also on the Fediverse: @Codeberg.

But wait — it gets better!

Codeberg is open source, and you can even host your own instance. The software is called Forgejo, built by […]

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So, it seems that I've now reached that age when people you know start dying. They aren't close friends but people that I have worked with for a few years (not work, work, but other organisations).

Two in the last month.

Rather hoping that the trend doesn't continue.

A brand new Flipper Zero and everything that it arrived with. This includes a sticker, charging cable and a quick start guide.

My #FlipperZero has arrived. I'm going to be a good boy and follow the quick start guide as this might just reduce the chances of me bricking it today.

Tomorrow is another day though.

So excited.

Microsoft study:

⁃ success with AI only: 30%
⁃ AI+human: 52%
⁃ human only: 92%

“AI” cheerleaders: “See, a clear indicator that AI is here to stay!”

I can’t even…