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@gwince.bsky.social

Ham operator, IT bod, chutney fancier.

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This is absolutely worth a read.

Nail, meet hammer.

01.03.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, *18months

2/2 I will caveat that I'm by no means a Linux desktop expert... Servers are my stock in trade. :)

I've found that EOS isn't quite as bleeding edge as Cachy, but I'm not looking to extract every ounce of performance out of my system. I just want it to work.

01.03.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Having moved from Windows to PopOS 1imonths ago, then a new PC meant I could try CachyOS, I've rebuilt to EndeavourOS. While Cachy is made for optimisation and all that, it gave me nothing but trouble with some games.
Since I moved to EOS, I've had no issues.
1/2

01.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 36947    πŸ” 11940    πŸ’¬ 494    πŸ“Œ 800
Zack on the phone on the train

Zack on the phone on the train

EXCL:

Zack Polanski overheard speaking loudly on his phone on a train saying there's shit loads of new green party members.

And the Greens are going to win elections right across England and Wales in May.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

27.02.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1842    πŸ” 303    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 31

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

27.02.2026 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2734    πŸ” 705    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 24

Well, that's embarrassing... *Gorton and Denton

25.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Gordon and Denton, you have the opportunity to show everyone how to turn the tide of disappointment and hate.

Please, please make hope normal again.

Hannah Spencer, @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk have been putting in the hard work.

All the best for tomorrow!

25.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The scorn John Davidson has received is disgraceful. He has Tourette's. The words he used are abhorrent. He didn't mean to say them. It's clear many of those criticising him don't understand that.

25.02.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1111    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 15

Is 'Claude' a French AI? If it is, I sincerely hope whenever you ask it anything it takes a long drag on a Gauloises, stares into the middle distance and then says something like "Ze mather hen das nat suckle 'er yoong because she saves 'er nipples for ze Weetabix ov ze farmer's wife. Non?"

23.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dear Lucy
On the eve of the by-election, your Labour party spokesperson has admitted to the Huffington Post that a
Labour party leaflet has been delivered through doors with your imprint recommending a vote for Labour
by a tactical voting organisation which does not exist.
This is deeply troubling, it is actually lying to voters. Did you approve this? Do you feel the Labour Party
in government should be held to different standards in terms of honesty to the British public?
In your last letter to me you mentioned your β€˜very extensive data’ and β€˜having spoken to over a third of
eligible voters’ which led you to an understanding that the by election β€˜was a contest between labour and
Reform’. Clearly this latest development only tells voters one thing - you will employ any type of
political deception (or in Urdu β€œDhoka” ) to win.
You will be very aware that all three real tactical voting organisations are recommending a vote for the
Greens as the best way to stop Reform. Lying to the voters, as you have been caught doing, raises the real
prospect that Reform will be the beneficiaries, something you have said that you don’t want.
As this is such an important issue, for the sake of your own reputation, I would strongly urge you to
apologise to the voters of Denton and Gorton before the polls open in the morning.”
Kind regards,
Zack Polanski
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Dear Lucy On the eve of the by-election, your Labour party spokesperson has admitted to the Huffington Post that a Labour party leaflet has been delivered through doors with your imprint recommending a vote for Labour by a tactical voting organisation which does not exist. This is deeply troubling, it is actually lying to voters. Did you approve this? Do you feel the Labour Party in government should be held to different standards in terms of honesty to the British public? In your last letter to me you mentioned your β€˜very extensive data’ and β€˜having spoken to over a third of eligible voters’ which led you to an understanding that the by election β€˜was a contest between labour and Reform’. Clearly this latest development only tells voters one thing - you will employ any type of political deception (or in Urdu β€œDhoka” ) to win. You will be very aware that all three real tactical voting organisations are recommending a vote for the Greens as the best way to stop Reform. Lying to the voters, as you have been caught doing, raises the real prospect that Reform will be the beneficiaries, something you have said that you don’t want. As this is such an important issue, for the sake of your own reputation, I would strongly urge you to apologise to the voters of Denton and Gorton before the polls open in the morning.” Kind regards, Zack Polanski Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social,

Why did you invent a fake tactical voting company to stop the Green Party beating Reform?

I'm starting to think your letters haven't always been in good faith...

25.02.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2194    πŸ” 842    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 161
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How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

18.02.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3560    πŸ” 1296    πŸ’¬ 193    πŸ“Œ 479
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Today, I've inherited a record player and a stack of vinyls.

There's definitely a @garybrannan.bsky.social vibe to some of the collection.

21.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How about "UK should launch ex-PM into the sun, say the rest of us."

We shouldn't be listening to this blithering idiot.

21.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Something the Government want you to forget...

19.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1848    πŸ” 753    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 174

Today, I pretended to be Batman.

At the end of the day, I wasn't Batman, no-one else thought I was Batman, and I couldn't do Batman things.

17.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New feature coming to Cloudlog: when you're in the logbook view, you can click Station Diary and add a note, which gets added to the main notes system.

Requested by GW4VXE.

13.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is important. This is why I joined the Green Party.

Zack Polanski is a breath of fresh air in our politics.

Go sign it. This matters.

13.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The working man's Mr Darcy.

13.02.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done :)

06.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably safer to start from the basis that all billionaires are paedophiles until proven otherwise.

02.02.2026 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Release 2.8.7 Release Notes Β· magicbug/Cloudlog πŸ“’ Cloudlog Update: WWFF & SOTA Enhancements This update introduces a significant overhaul to the WWFF (World Wide Flora and Fauna) and SOTA (Summits on the Air) award tracking systems, alongside se...

Cloudlog Stable version 2.8.7 is now released, with improvements to awards and some other bug fixes

github.com/magicbug/Clo...

02.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest version of PortablePlanner is now live with features now including

Frequency Calculator
Mutual Pass Finder
Passes from your location
Orbital decay of satellites
Max Apogee times
Continuous Sunlight Table

portableplanner.com

01.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's fantastic, sir! Well done πŸ‘

29.01.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fab to see magicbug as a sponsor for WRTC 2026, happy to provide hosting, and also did the website design and logo!

28.01.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Execution of Alex Pretti Broke Me
YouTube video by LegalEagle The Execution of Alex Pretti Broke Me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDEA...

Devon's reaction to the video that we have all watched far too many times already is deeply moving.

25.01.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Wakefield District Green Party Manifesto Launch with Zack Polanski - 17th January 2026
YouTube video by Wakefield District Green Party Wakefield District Green Party Manifesto Launch with Zack Polanski - 17th January 2026

Didn't make it to our manifesto launch with @zackpolanski.bsky.social at the WX last weekend?

Make sure to check out the full event video here.

And then head over to join.greenparty.org.uk πŸ’š

26.01.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Zack Polanski in the middle of a crowdeed DJ dance floor, with loads of people around his with their hands up, smiling looiomg at him as he smiles back. The crowd are bathed in a green light

Zack Polanski in the middle of a crowdeed DJ dance floor, with loads of people around his with their hands up, smiling looiomg at him as he smiles back. The crowd are bathed in a green light

A 'veterans for reform' event; lots of elderly white people sat in small stand, bathed in light blue light with a massive union jack on one wall

A 'veterans for reform' event; lots of elderly white people sat in small stand, bathed in light blue light with a massive union jack on one wall

Both of these were taken in the last 24 hours. I'll let you decide which represents the future of politics in this country...

26.01.2026 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 220    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

Sending love, dude. If you want a natter, or a friendly ear, you know where we are. πŸ’–

24.01.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.

Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

22.01.2026 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 947    πŸ” 298    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 18