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Last Notes

2026-10-17 22:46:02 GMT

Is there a 5G flip phone with wired or wireless tethering, preferably without a camera?

2026-10-05 20:34:09 GMT

Resisting the temptation to stand up my own Fediverse instance.

2026-10-01 18:56:03 GMT

It occurs to me that WalMart generic oatmeal cookies ($2.17/510g +tax) are essentially the same thing as Hobnobs. It also occurs to me that I bought half a kilo of biscuits when I went in to look at a #bicycle.

2026-10-01 15:34:07 GMT

I got to watch the ISS crew launch on the big telly.

2026-09-21 23:51:11 GMT

Distracted by #SPARCstation computers.

2026-08-24 21:32:57 GMT

Replacing my 2012 Mac Mini with a #RaspberryPi 400.

2026-08-23 19:21:14 GMT

Distracted by folding #bicycles again.

2026-08-03 17:01:55 GMT

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@nprofile…y789 Does Kaliningrad use broad gauge?

2026-07-28 11:46:27 GMT

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@nprofile…pm95 I don't want mine inflated with flammable gas!

2026-06-16 12:03:37 GMT

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@nprofile…6pqf @nprofile…kdr8 That's *so* expensive though!

2026-06-14 01:07:46 GMT

Did YouTube do away with the dislike button because we were all giving AI slop videos the thumbs-down?

2026-06-05 14:09:14 GMT

It's raining so instead of going for a walk I'm watching Flight of the Navigator with my son.

2026-06-05 02:59:04 GMT

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@nprofile…48ux Not in my village! Coots have a white beak and forehead. Moorhens have a yellow and red beak and forehead. They seem to coexist happily.

2026-06-04 21:07:37 GMT

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@nprofile…48ux That's a coot, I think.

2026-05-29 12:33:43 GMT

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@nprofile…4f7h I should try this with my son.

2026-05-29 00:41:12 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr I used to be able to choose a 16:9 picture and then set it for my lock screen, wallpaper or both. Now it wants me to pick only a small square portion of a photo and then it'll distort that to stretch it over the screen. It annoyed me to the point where I just set both to solid dark grey.

2026-05-29 00:04:03 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr Hell, I can't even set wallpaper on mine any more. :-(

2026-05-23 17:25:37 GMT

Distracted by a Chippet (Chihuahua x Whippet). #dogs

2026-04-27 18:47:59 GMT

If we're going to abandon Ubuntu in all its flavours, what's a sensible #Lubuntu replacement? lxqt/lxde desktop, bonus points for something snap-free.

2026-04-19 17:02:47 GMT

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@nprofile…l7em I like Organic Maps on my phone. The car UI needs work but I daresay they'll get there.

2026-04-19 15:31:44 GMT

Trying #OrganicMaps on Android Auto. Looks like 1/3 of the screen is taken up by a 4-button menu that can't be hidden. #uxfail

2026-04-18 19:06:54 GMT

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@nprofile…6jyx Henceforth they were known by that name.

2026-04-07 14:46:46 GMT

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@nprofile…rrtm I can smell this photo!

2026-04-06 16:50:16 GMT

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@nprofile…z6pq @nprofile…k7ew They told us weeks ago that it was totalled. Still no cheque.

2026-04-06 16:43:54 GMT

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@nprofile…k7ew Still waiting for a cheque from my insurance co. for a car that was destroyed about a month ago. :-(

2026-03-01 13:52:01 GMT

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Happy St. David's Day!

2026-02-04 13:12:48 GMT

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@nprofile…kkk3 My son says "Put a like on that. It deserves a like!"

2026-01-31 20:12:19 GMT

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@nprofile…pm95 It's compact and affordable. I can think of a few drawbacks but it's a board that crosses my mind on occasion. #RiscV

2026-01-31 05:18:23 GMT

Resisting the temptation to buy a Mango Pi MQ Pro.

2026-01-22 21:54:38 GMT

What does a person do in the UK if they don't have (and can't get) a P45 from their previous employer?

2026-01-22 20:07:27 GMT

I would like to work somewhere that didn't have mandatory training with AI-generated "actors". :-(

2025-12-19 00:58:19 GMT

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@nprofile…26cw I should be able to do it from a computer.

2025-12-19 00:44:52 GMT

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@nprofile…26cw Clock in and out at the usual times as though I was at work. I don't like it but I printed a hard copy of the email in case it becomes an issue.

2025-12-18 19:46:46 GMT

Ugh. Being told we have to clock in and out on Christmas eve even though the office is closed, otherwise we won't get paid. Sketchy as hell.

2025-12-10 12:59:37 GMT

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@nprofile…aqzs I've avoided buying a #RaspberryPi 5B, in part because NetBSD wasn't ready for it. I suppose without the binary drivers that Linux gets, NetBSD devs are more dependent upon hardware documentation, which may not be generally available. Does wired Ethernet work on 11?

2025-12-09 22:26:05 GMT

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@nprofile…ql78 Are those on the FTP site?

2025-12-09 18:42:36 GMT

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@nprofile…aqzs I had no luck with it but I'm willing to try again. It has put me off buying 64-bit #RaspberryPi boards.

2025-12-09 18:36:02 GMT

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@nprofile…ql78 I'm told there are third-party images that "might work partially". Perhaps things will improve with 11.

2025-12-09 17:47:04 GMT

I suppose I'll have to learn enough Linux for the Raspberry Pi experiments I had planned. I'm told #NetBSD doesn't run properly on the 64-bit boards.

2025-11-20 22:28:56 GMT

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@nprofile…pxcf That's a grim number. Would UBI enable some of them to study?

2025-11-18 00:22:58 GMT

Can't breathe worth a damn. Coffee helps but only a little.

2025-11-17 05:39:02 GMT

Hearing owls outside. That's new. #owls

2025-11-13 22:23:28 GMT

Does Aberdeen have trams or just bendy busses?

2025-11-11 05:13:24 GMT

Tried to sign up for Fiverr and stopped dead in my tracks by the "What can you do?" box. I can string a sentence together and code in languages that nobody cares about. It's all a bit sad.

2025-11-09 02:53:11 GMT

Having a look at some free #ou classes.

2025-11-07 17:46:52 GMT

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@nprofile…mfuv Not everything is a desktop computer though. Should every microcontroller be 32-bit minimum?

2025-11-07 16:50:50 GMT

RISC-V might be great for 32-bit and up. Are there open 4, 8 or 16-bit RISC architectures? #risc #riscv

2025-11-07 13:21:44 GMT

Trapped in a rather awful dead-end job for eleven more months (or they pocket the 401(k) match money). Plotting my escape.

2025-11-06 12:49:14 GMT

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@nprofile…hzyj I worry about finding work in the UK if I go home.

2025-10-31 18:38:50 GMT

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@nprofile…lxup Wait, I thought we weren't allowed to visit Europe any more?

2025-10-19 15:29:33 GMT

Resisting the temptation to build a computer around my old Core 2 Duo mainboard just because it still works.

2025-10-08 15:01:20 GMT

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@nprofile…775a Video with a fake actor and no skip buttons.

2025-10-08 14:45:07 GMT

Are other companies being served up A.I. slop as mandatory training content? It's insulting.

2025-10-05 11:06:34 GMT

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@nprofile…w0ak CP/M-80 2.2?

2025-09-07 16:25:21 GMT

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@nprofile…tmdj I didn't know we had those!

2025-09-07 16:09:54 GMT

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@nprofile…tmdj Where's that?!

2025-07-24 19:32:12 GMT

Distracted by frigates.

2025-07-12 15:43:00 GMT

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@nprofile…c5n8 That's such an interesting #bicycle!

2025-07-12 15:32:45 GMT

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@nprofile…843t Good luck!

2025-07-09 00:09:43 GMT

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@nprofile…a33k If I could do that, I wouldn't. On principle.

2025-07-08 20:17:06 GMT

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@nprofile…775a He just didn't know. I explained it to him a few times and eventually I think he got it. We'll find out in time.

2025-07-08 16:45:35 GMT

Just had to explain to an IT manager why you can't take an HD monitor and "set it up as QHD".

2025-07-07 15:51:13 GMT

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@nprofile…775a Perhaps I should go there on holiday first. ;-)

2025-07-05 23:28:47 GMT

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@nprofile…nwpd Are you planting different crops next year?

2025-06-28 00:12:03 GMT

@nprofile…8kev I booted a Swiss operating system last night for the first time several years. :-)

2025-06-27 17:59:50 GMT

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@nprofile…775a My team reports to someone off-site who doesn't seem very technical ...or effective. He I think reports to someone more technical who is spread too thin to help much. There are organisational obstacles to getting anything done here.

2025-06-27 17:39:55 GMT

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@nprofile…775a Thanks. I wrote that yesterday, before I found out that the new monitors we've been waiting for have arrived ...and can't be deployed because they're the wrong model. :-(

2025-06-25 23:40:32 GMT

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@nprofile…5y8z My son says "I like that. It's cute!"

2025-06-25 20:32:11 GMT

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@nprofile…jd74 @nprofile…vuy2 @nprofile…ywqr "ATTENTION HUMANS..."

2025-06-12 14:30:33 GMT

Wiping a seven year old PC so that it can be thrown away.

2025-06-03 23:32:38 GMT

How far do people drive in a month? #cars

2025-05-31 21:43:25 GMT

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@nprofile…u3xl Might be dicey downhill. :-)

2025-05-23 23:06:12 GMT

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@nprofile…3qcd @nprofile…qyv4 @nprofile…hy78 A1) I rode my #bicycle. Sometimes that feels like enough. #BikeNite

2025-05-12 15:17:12 GMT

Fed 90TB of tape to the robot for #backups.

2025-04-21 17:57:35 GMT

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@nprofile…775a I'm confident that none of us would be here given the choice. Sadly there's almost no technology work in this town. One member of the team drives 64km each way to and from work.

2025-04-21 17:08:29 GMT

Everyone I work with is coughing horribly.

2025-04-16 21:39:20 GMT

Is it bad that I want a fifteen year old computer?

2025-04-16 16:09:57 GMT

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@nprofile…rh8v Ah. Sounds like they cashed out then.

2025-04-16 15:39:21 GMT

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@nprofile…rh8v What was FreeNow?

2025-04-12 04:19:07 GMT

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@nprofile…a33k I used to use F-M-F 50 Ohm ones for 10base-2 Ethernet.

2025-04-12 01:43:08 GMT

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@nprofile…a33k I don't like this one because the middle one's not male.

2025-04-09 19:12:41 GMT

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@nprofile…t5r6 Your world sounds better.

2025-04-01 03:29:00 GMT

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@nprofile…cgs9 Amstrad?

2025-03-28 21:59:49 GMT

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@nprofile…775a No. :-)

2025-03-28 21:42:12 GMT

#BikeNite?
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2025-03-22 18:03:44 GMT

@nprofile…v482 My son, just now: "Hey, let's do the iceberg!"

2025-03-20 14:02:14 GMT

Things I've had to say today at work include "Mexico is not in the U.S." #GeographyFail

2025-03-14 00:15:16 GMT

Is there a PC Linux that would suit a tablet or touch-screen laptop?

2025-02-19 23:48:46 GMT

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@nprofile…qz4x and @nprofile…jyzx ? Great!

2025-01-30 23:19:28 GMT

Just occurred to me: did the crown on a pint glass change with the Coronation?

2025-01-18 13:58:23 GMT

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@nprofile…xupz @nprofile…y2tq Oh no!

2025-01-17 01:34:49 GMT

Distracted by the island of Steep Holm.

2025-01-05 13:25:06 GMT

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@nprofile…le8n When it was introduced I think TOS had to be loaded from a 360K single-sided floppy but they got that fixed fairly quickly.

2025-01-04 00:21:09 GMT

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@nprofile…lx5n People or corporations?

2024-12-28 18:35:12 GMT

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@nprofile…skc4 FridgXBG

2024-12-16 13:09:21 GMT

My son asked to play the Iceberger by @nprofile…v482 : https://joshdata.me/iceberger.html

2024-12-14 14:08:10 GMT

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@nprofile…8eay @nprofile…usgf 5V TTL?

2024-12-12 12:47:56 GMT

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@nprofile…8f02 @nprofile…6ktn Did Mesa involve 3D? Years ago I used MesaLib to render 3D on 2D (colour) hardware. I believe it now includes support for 3D hardware acceleration.

2024-12-12 12:32:25 GMT

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@nprofile…8f02 @nprofile…6ktn I don't remember anything about Lisp but somehow it's on a list of "Things I Probably Would Not Like". That GUI's right up my alley though. Didn't Wirth sabbatical at PARC before his teams built Lilith and Ceres workstations?

2024-12-11 18:27:14 GMT

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@nprofile…kyj5 Ouch.