Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺

My team is hiring 🚀

If you're interested in Big Data or Big Compute and enjoy figuring out how to process TBs of data ingestion, transformations & queries on a daily basis, then please consider joining us.

We're a small & friendly team split across London and Tallinn (beautiful city), where […]

Nothing says “man of the people” like driving a Bentley to France via the channel tunnel with a large stack of banknotes whilst in possession of a double barrelled name… 🙄
#Yaxley-Lennon is his name.

Related question: Is there a local-only alternative to Strava, one that records trip/track data into a shareable file format that isn't locked into a cloud service?

https://floss.social/@OddDev/115351777909098678

The official opposition will be overtaken by the Green Party in membership numbers.

It's only a matter of time.

Was served a YouTube ad for some kind of small plug-in room heater – i.e. the heater is kind of built right onto the plug, like a wifi booster – that will apparently be in every home in the UK by next year and thought, hm, that seems unlikely, and a ten second research revealed that yes, they’re […]

Transport for Wales have stopped selling SailRail integrated tickets to Ireland from the UK and say they won't start again until repair work has finished at Holyhead

@mikewooldridge did an FOI to find out why - it seems that it's because they have seen an uptick in compensation requests when […]

Almond croissant and coffee.

#today is our one day in the month to eat somewhere downtown Siem Reap. No lack of places to go. So to get ready I visit Spring Coffee. An almond croissant and some writing. Rainy season kinda works at night now. Also a little cooler temperatures. I like the […]

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Morocco, day eight: Fès - La la, shukran, la la land. | Siège Avec Vue In this episode: Dive into the vibrant chaos of Fès with a finger puppet as he navigates haggling with taxi drivers and dodging overzealous tour guides. From the Rif Mountains’ stunning vistas to the Medina’s relentless hustle, culture, and the absurdity of travel - all while chasing the perfect mint tea and the right balance between politeness and self-preservation.

Apologies @MikeFromLFE if you've become weary of waiting, but yay -I've done another audio/#podcast episode of #train #travel in #Morocco.

https://siegeavecvue.podbean.com/e/morocco-day-eight-fes-la-la-shukran-la-la-land/

Why do most :oebb: :kb_ec: trains end in Wien Westbahnhof next year ?

“A Turkish Defender leaving the side entrance of a cinema Limassol, Cyrprus 1964” black and white photograph by Don McCullen

“The Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland 1971” black and white photograph by Don McCullen

One of several of Don McCullen’s passports in display

Don McCullen show at Hauser & Wirth in New York is deeply moving. Not just his war photography—which is absolutely shocking in its raw portrayal—but his travel work and landscape and environmental work, even his later still life photos… Nest show I’ve seen in a […]

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White van marked "Comax", phone number 01202 684111, is parked fully across a pavement at a busy road junction leavinf only enough room for an able-bodied slim person to squeeze past, outer wheels parked on the road edge of a cycle lane, blocking sight of traffic lights.

Parking on pavements is sociopathic. Parking in cycle lanes is sociopathic. Parking in front of traffic lights is sociopathic. Obstructing a bus route is sociopathic. So this Comax driver in #Southampton can be proud to be top of the high-score table.

Ur Cafe. A place to do nothing and excel at it.

#Today I get my passport back with a shiny new retirement extension. It took awhile longer so naturally I was freaked out. My daughter told me to relax. All was ok. She’s a gem you know. I’ll see her for coffee tomorrow. Today I sit at Ur Coffee and revel in […]

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I've just put the bins out and seen a bat flying past the house.
The first one I've seen since they demolished the old school several years ago.

#bats #leicestershire

Good morning Fediversers, have a lovely Wednesday!

Now where are the rest of my #vinyl albums?
I can think of at least two that I haven't got to hand.
(Songs in the Key of Life being the main one)
Surely they aren't in the loft?

Can you look behind your sofa please?

UK Hive Mind:
We are looking to replace our sagging living room soft furniture - settee and reclining chair.
Any recommendations for both where to look and, perhaps more importantly, where to avoid?

Boosts welcome.
UK advice only please!

#shopping #UKadvice

I have an offer to make: do you want to run an instance on the fediverse for a group that's underrepresented here?

I'll pay the bills. Period.

I'll do admin if needed (software updates and the like). But you decide what kind of community you want it to be, so you put together the mod team.

DM me.

Good morning Wednesday People!

I've not slept particularly well, but don't feel groggy just yet
I thought I would have a good night after yesterday's allotment trip. We got a fair bit of tidying up done, a bit of hoeing, and we came home with apples, broccoli & a Romanesque Cauliflower.

I […]

Some swag from the Tory Party Conference. "When Labour negotiates, Britian loses"

UK Tory party cockference merch. They can't even spell the name of the country they're never going to run ever again

Our daughter's new GP has insisted on changing her pain medication.
This has upset her even more than she was.
I can see the GP's POV because she was on serious quantities of opiods - prescribed by the hospital.
He's reduced the dose of the opiods and is increasing the dose of another painkiller […]

Brighton Bimble – finally done!

So, you're based in, or near London, and you're looking for a great, ready-made, two or three day cycling adventure? Oh, then I have really good news for you! […]

Our daughter has asked us to spend Christmas day at her flat.
This suits us very well.
I've booked an inexpensive hotel nearby in case getting home proves unsociable that evening.

#Christmas2025

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Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Today I'd like to share with you (again) a weird little camera: Mamiya U.

https://www.analog.cafe/r/mamiya-u-a-weird-fun-35mm-film-camera-with-a-flaw-mtmv

It has a notorious flaw that makes my copy one of the few that are fully intact […]

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On the train yesterday, we were encouraged to submit a Delay Repay claim so I did. It was easy to do online and I've had confirmation today that I'm getting half of my fare refunded.

This seems like an efficient system which compensates rail travellers for delay. I do find it slightly odd that […]

Mood : tetchy

SAMEDI 18 OCTOBRE 2025 VALLÉE D'ASPE CANFRANC LA LIGNE MYTHIQUE PAU - CANFRANC TOULOUSE PAU OLORON STE MARIE TOULOUSE -OLORON Ste MARIE EN TRAIN HISTORIQUE 5 OPTION CANFRANC 16 € 66304 OLORON Ste MARIE S. N. C.F, 141.R.1|26 LE TRAIN HISTORIQUE DE TOULOUSE Amicale des Cheminots pour la Préservation de la 141 R 1126 lieu-dit "En Garric" 31590 VERFEIL Association loi 1901 JO du 22/11/1989 - Siret: 42810224800021 Tarifs « adulte » au départ de TOULOUSE-MATABIAU A/R : OLORON Ste MARIE : 59 € - BEDOUS & CANFRANC: 75 € Enfants 4 à 12 ans: tarif réduit, moins de 4 ans: gratuit sans place distincte. Tarifs dégressifs en fonction de la gare de départ. Réductions à partir de 10 participants payants - Tarif de groupe, nous consulter. RÉSERVATIONS: Sur nom tintemet sacun En nous adressant le bulletin d'inscription par courrier postal Achat possible & bord du train par chèque ou espèces (trajet Pau - Oloron-Ste-Marie aller simple : 20 €) www.trainhistorique-toulouse.com / 05 61 09 42 61 /contact@trainhistorique-toulouse.com 6h04 6h30 6h41 6h51 7h06 7h18 7h41 7h53 8h07 8h40 8h56 9h14 10h11 10h41 10h57 SNCF ici Occitanie LA DÉPÊCHE LACOURTENSOURT TOULOUSE MATABIAU PORTET ST SIMON MURET CARBONNE CALERES ST GAUDENS MONTREJEAU LANNEMEZAN TARBES LOURDES COARRAZE NAY PAU BUZY EN BEARN OLORON STE MARIE 22h54 22h35 22h24 22h15 21h59 21h47 21h24 21h13 20h59 20h32 20h15 19h57 19h02 18h38 18h20 HORAIRES ET GARES DESSERVIES VATH D'ASPA CRELO

Oh!

There's a special historic train to Oloron St Marie on the line to Canfranc, French side, on 18th October

PDF: https://www.trainhistorique-toulouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/affiche_canfranc_V2_181025.pdf

Sadly I am at the other end of Europe (in Vienna) that day!

#CrossBorderRail

Daughter 's old TV now installed in our front parlour (!).
It replaces an older, smaller screen that needed a Freesat box and/or a Roku stick to get a decent selection of channels.
It's flippin' huge, and it's going to take some getting used to.

This room is really only used these days by me […]

Good morning.

First I'm going to share a reflection I had late yesterday evening about our visit to our daughter yesterday.
As may know from my recent toots, she's been having a very rough time in her very unhappy life.
Yesterday, while her mum was in the loo, daughter said to me "Can I have a […]

She’d like to have her own «channel», so I went looking for child-friendly Mastodon or Pixelfed instances. But many of them are 16+ only, which is understandable given the moderation efforts.

Does anyone have a recommendation? She’s 11yo, I would look at the stream with her, and it would […]