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David "MW0DCM"

@mw0dcm.bsky.social

Registered blind, Dad of 2, Partner to a Welsh Girl. Total #Linux, #Android, #HamRadio and #Photography mad man. I was born with #Hydrocephalus and #SpinaBifida, but don't let them bother me much! I'm a huge #SpongeBob fan, and a BIG #JeanMichelJarre fan

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Latest posts by mw0dcm.bsky.social on Bluesky

I've just been scammed by a so called Bluesky Bot! Lovely eh? Idiots get everywhere!

08.11.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK government spends millions shifting to the outdated Windows 10 Large volumes of end-of-life hardware continue to undermine service reliability

Now this doesn't surprise me! I'll Government need to look into saving money... This is called e-wasting it!

UK department pours massive funds into outdated Windows 10 upgrade while thousands of devices remain stranded on ageing hardware | TechRadar share.google/fsZbve6rm37Q...

#foss #Linux

08.11.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gandalf calling is there anyone out there? #hamr #hamradio #amateurafio

19.10.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hark the airwaves crackle... #hamr #hamradio #amateuradio

19.10.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My laptop is a HP ZBook 14 G2 and the Plex server is the Grandad of i7 3770 CPU's streaming happily for the family on Plex with a few Terabytes of shows and films.... I'm hoping to upgrade it to a 7th Gen i7 later especially now the market is getting flooded on eBay ๐Ÿ˜‰

19.10.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I switched from Microsoft "Gingerhaired" Evil Stepchild Vista back in 09, went with Ubuntu, tried KDE a number of times, I just can't get on with it, went GNOME 2 at the time, then Unity and I then switched to MATE and now I'm back full circle to GNOME with tweaks! Great journey eh?

19.10.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I installed the same back err .. has it really been that long? Jesus I'm old!

19.10.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dobby is finally set free! Open Source is the way! #foss #linux #opensource

19.10.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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By the power of the Antenna! Gandalf has summoned! #hamr #hamradio #amateurradio

19.10.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Microsoftโ€™s strict rules mean older CPUs can't run Windows 11 Certain Intel and AMD chips aren't able to run Windows 11

Techradar should be ashamed at this article -
www.techradar.com/pro/from-tod...

There's plenty of reason to keep the 7th Gen machines, top of that list is switching to #Linux and secondly I think they were paid handsomly by Microsoft to publish this! #bigfail #linux #FOSS #opensource

18.10.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'll get Gandalf to charge the ether up! Maybe he will help with conditions?

18.10.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gandalf warming up the ionosphere! #hamr #hamradio #amateurradio

18.10.2025 10:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If Gandalf was a Radio Ham, this is how he'd do it! #hamr #hamradio #amateurrsdio

18.10.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Being a fellow Radio Ham, I must point out that Datamodes use the screen time, but theoretically, you can let it run while you're making a coffee etc ๐Ÿ˜€ I'm getting back into the hobby after a 10 year break, in that time did something the neurosurgeon told me I couldn't.... I've had 2 kids!!

21.09.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

properties, but insist we british, irish or those that have lived here all or most of the lives require a Guarantor.... so not just Lord Farquaad and the Daily Whale spreading it... I'm outta here with my white stick etc... leave you to your 2D/3D Doodles

21.09.2025 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You are a little late, I've already been educated on the subject, but others need to understand the distorted meaning of the 2 words before you go off on a rant... I will carry on sitting on the 40 yard line, but I beg to differ as some of the Estate agents here in South Wales let those have...

21.09.2025 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll take my white stick and go before I get jumped on. I will say I moved from the Midlands to South Wales 9 years ago, so in some respect I'm a migrant... anyway I will leave this as I said and watch from the sidelines....

21.09.2025 02:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Many thanks for clearing this one up for me... and I shall remember not to use this in any post I reply to on one of the 2 social networks I use. It still doesn't help the fact that meanings of Refugee and Asylym Seeker thanks to media and Political Gov's have become so distorted....

21.09.2025 02:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And as I said above, the words Asylym Seeker and Refugee have been distorted so much, many do not understand which is which anymore.... I shall end my posting on this one before I get told I'm racist etc.... of which I am neither as I have muslim, Welsh, Irish, Scottish and European friends....

21.09.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Firstly as I postes in one of the replies, I'm on the 40 yard line on it all, secondly history was one of my weaker subjects since 35 years ago at school. Now please tell me where I'm speaking misinformation? If at any point I have said something wrong I will hold my hand up

21.09.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So I'm going to put my neck on the line and say citizen or work visa, and I mostly agree with you about the crisis being political, but when a UK citizen cannot rent a property because they cannot get a guarantor but asylum can manned you sit up and think and no I'm not being racist etc

20.09.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You've just got the nail squarely on the head! I moved from England to Wales with my ex-wife, that was almost 10 years ago, now my almost 10 year old son classes himself as Welsh and I have an almost 7 year old daughter with my partner who is Welsh and getting a property was hard... Ended up private

20.09.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And is it Asylum or Asylym? One is a mad house back in Victorian era? Anyway, I'm not going to go to deep, Hydrocephalus is playing up and brain just isn't playing ball this evening.... Question though... Housing priority, UK resident or Asylum seeker first? As the march says weicome on our street

20.09.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So you're Hypothetically saying the Goverment are spreading misinformation? I'm taking a back seat on all of this, being registered blind etc., with other health issues, but find the meaning of Asylym Seeker and Refugee getting distorted that much...

20.09.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The poster @douglashartley.bsky.social said you never hear the word Refugee anymore... so I put it into both... what would others consider an Asylym Seeker over a Refugee?

20.09.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He got his Guardian to write it in BOLD then he copied it? Sorry I'm English, but find these new US laws going backwards towards colonial... or Victorian?

20.09.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mainly Asylym Seeker that comes over by over crowded boat? There's a difference between Refugee and Asylym Seeker... and then it's a house for you while our veterans etc have to suffer?
This is how it's going and we need to find a solution before we go all American!

20.09.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unemploy them? that's more on benefits etc... but what a nob jockey! Here in the Rhondda Valleys the Welsh Flags are around islands and lamposts.... the copycats are spreading... my prognosis, he should have wrapped the ladder around his head!!

20.09.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh boy, I've decided to give Social Networking another go, and noticed I've had a request to follow someone who's profile photo makes them look like a blow up doll!!! Nah I'll give that a miss.... I go out with a Welsh Girl who's a spitting image of a Dragon thanks!!!

20.09.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I thought permission was only needed if it went above the apex of the roof? And it definitely seems some councils have lost the plot!

20.09.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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