Douglas Gore

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A reset fixes so many problems!

Audio sync, the bane of any TV / media device engineer’s life

I saw this clear AI generated image used by a professional on LinkedIn and the more I look at it, the more I despair. Why all the Inspector Gadgets? What's going on with his booty? What the hell is up with those chairs? Why are the belts inconsistent? What is even is the message you want to convey?

My house is now powered by the sun and LiFePO

A picture video game character Phoneix Wright saying "This is a clear contradiction, Your Honor!"

Having played far too much Ace Attorney recently, I've just had this moment while reading contract prior to signing

Westminster Labour need to lavish some love on Wales or face losses in the Senedd. The investment has been focused on the North of England and HS2 is an injustice that if not rectified will drive voters to other parties.

I got fed up of either outbound calls failing or not connecting or getting missed call notifications for calls that never rang I left out of fustration. I don't make many phone calls, but I still value that bit actually functioning.

Yep, thought it might be. If you picked Lyca because it's EE based, I can recommend 1pmobile, it's a bit old school but it's been rock solid reliable. It also provides access to EE's 800Mhz band that Lyca doesn't include.

Urgh that sounds like the kind of shit I had to put up with on Lycamobile. If a network can't handle the basics correctly then you have to question their competence.

I've replaced laptop screens before, it isn't too difficult to do even for a software engineer like myself. Certainly a lot cheaper than a new laptop!

Been quoting for solar PV and battery installs. The solar panels, even some of the best ones are almost the cheapest part of the install, the mounting kits can cost more than the panels.

I feel ya, my dog decided he needed to regularly go outside from about 4am this morning and of course this is my first day back in work 🥱

You’ve captured the essence of coming to Wales from England. I’ve never felt unwelcome here and I love the deep culture and heritage I’ve come to appreciate over time. Biggest lesson was learning how people see themselves as Welsh first not British, I never felt that about my Englishness

Barely rested all day but happy family and I’ve just spent some quality time with a shiny new Steam Deck

Sounds like a good reason for beers!

I love how Bluesky reminds me of how Twitter was in the early days, people actually just talking about the things they are passionate about rather than the constant state of rage Twitter is now.

Wow Twitter is going down the pan fast, just noticed adverts now seem to start jumping down the page as you scroll. Elon will do anything for impressions and false click throughs.

People are moving over to Bluesky but the businesses and bigger personalities less so. Some have placeholder accounts but aren’t active. We need to start following them so they know where their audience has gone. Make this the primary platform.

It’s truly terrible, I detest that show, fortunately Bluey came along to make children’s TV enjoyable again as an adult.

I think techies have taken to Mastodon but others have gone elsewhere. Some big names are starting to appear here now. I get more of the early Twitter vibe here.

It seems the tipping point for the exodus has been reached. The question is where will everyone land, there doesn’t seem to be a single universal platform.

Hello world, I’m hedging my bets and giving this platform a try. Let me introduce myself, I’m a creative software dev on a neurodiversity journey.