2026-06-12T14:40:56Z https://njump.me 🆎 https://njump.me/npub1z23d8sfh0pe9zleml0qz3y8ws86sl020f45grqz0qf0f0wj28y3shfqh88 https://bloor.tw/system/accounts/avatars/109/270/268/145/356/367/original/819ce26120a92c4f.jpg https://bloor.tw/system/accounts/avatars/109/270/268/145/356/367/original/819ce26120a92c4f.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqswechtqhruz4u0h0upgsd8n6ypqkusvpgqkfs8sr734xtsq883ulgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx8002ms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv44l3jh28aastl4uz6cu7zn957fw9629vtdaty5wf6kf83cy2e5s9laprj'>nevent1q…aprj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/2 - more photos<br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/373/150/935/470/original/d496c4e94864168d.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/374/638/696/870/original/7720d76d0886416d.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/375/457/216/896/original/1e799af8bc7318a8.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-12T13:30:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv44l3jh28aastl4uz6cu7zn957fw9629vtdaty5wf6kf83cy2e5szyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxzlpcg2 This thing is a bit interesting. It isn’t mine, but I saw it working. It is a V2X receiver, plotting cars on a map, as they pass by, including their speeds, locations and some other stuff. Many modern cars broadcast this stuff. It feels like my TPMS thing of a few years ago, but almost more potentially problematic. <br/><br/>1/2<br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/363/070/732/273/original/ea9b64f9a96782e9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/364/404/350/705/original/5f7541040ccc9a5b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/362/562/380/856/original/dd20c945dea49a19.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bloor.tw/system/media_attachments/files/116/737/363/589/687/417/original/75561e5d2a3f9065.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-12T13:27:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9tv23x80kqn6gq8xwmwa4m09rdtcf8nrpt7xar5msklellv8f9qgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxx00udd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswks8fxf4d3mm9j9cg0zypzmwv39c08nmh3psuu693mlx26e842fqa0kl5t'>nevent1q…kl5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just one letter too many, then. &#34;L&#34;. 2026-05-19T12:53:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr3e2gdqtscsu6qsalhl7pd9vtj7jpecc7dg4jvnyv2trh5m3ufmszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxsuclqx RE: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@alisonw/116416887186716164">https://hachyderm.io/@alisonw/116416887186716164</a><br/><br/>I don’t know? I assume “no”? 2026-04-17T08:42:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvgrhw6x2df94hs6f3j0f3f84vz7y8qzkmqn5rwuutdfwfps32a5czyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxgzg2wm What the, and I cannot overstate this, fuck?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/115/980/839/746/352/577/original/b176ae33734355b6.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/115/980/839/742/048/322/original/08c1437c79206e17.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-29T22:53:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswlzw0kgwy4fr0l6777xz6scymdsl9dlymqa8wansge6c3tarusjgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx7u5pzl A practical downside of AI slop :<br/><br/>We, a company sometimes referred to by &#34;AA&#34; (or a near variant of) are now getting a really quite large number of complaints and contacts for &#34;the AA&#34; (the automobile association) because Google&#39;s shit AI keeps telling people that our email addresses are for the AA. It&#39;s more than one a day.<br/><br/>Given it is google who is sending out duff info causing us costs, we should be able to get them to correct, or bill them for our costs. I see no path for either.<br/><br/>--&gt; cont 2026-01-16T09:15:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsym5z5cyumen74zku5gr5h65xv85008gqzxe6eljcsl4wcu3slv4gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxtcetmk How should I feel about this potential mandated block on X AI? On the one hand I am not in favour of a blocking requirement being dumped on eyeball networks. On the other hand, clearly X AI is making problematic and illegal content. <br/><br/>How to navigate this, morally and ethically? <br/><br/>I feel people are often too willing to bend their preciously-held principles when the target is someone they don’t like. And I’m trying to be careful not to be that kind of person. 2026-01-11T10:21:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst885g0xj5q3xxe8ae6cy5d0vpfxxcws5cavqns9ydqt5xwev0wngzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxeylrz9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07rr9f3ytxvrv8avcwgaksug7gdm0qwyffwdd4pmlg4gpm56ad4cy0xl8f'>nevent1q…xl8f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So yeah. Different story if they come to your door yapping about crime prevention as a cover. Different story if they implicitly or explicitly threaten or warn of hellfire. Different story if the attempted indoctrination starts from the first breath. <br/><br/>But if they are nice? <br/><br/>Why be a cunt? It literally hurts the cause. <br/><br/>I haven’t always had this exact view, although I’ve never gone out of my way to be offensive, ever. <br/><br/>4/4 2025-12-13T11:01:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs07rr9f3ytxvrv8avcwgaksug7gdm0qwyffwdd4pmlg4gpm56ad4czyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx0x20um In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcscgmy3rtfwy2djnrj4hh7dawq7ze0q84tgs6ayq40hc32z08tgrp4lmf'>nevent1q…4lmf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So why be overwhelmingly pleasant and friendly? Tactically?<br/><br/>Because a contingent, perhaps the “child” contingent, may really have been raised to believe that non believers are awful awful wrong sick evil people. And if you’re a cunt to them on the doorstop, you’re just furthering that meme. <br/><br/>Whereas if you’re nice as pie, and confidently so, you never know, that wall of assumption might start to break down. There might be just an inkling of “huh.. well that atheist seemed nice… what?”<br/><br/>3/n 2025-12-13T10:57:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqcscgmy3rtfwy2djnrj4hh7dawq7ze0q84tgs6ayq40hc32z08tgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxndnnww In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf89jmdpjac3zn5e2yjvkknhrqrg4u6zzf5a0g67jdtp3nfxjkfsq0kalx2'>nevent1q…alx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I said in a very friendly/apologetic tone, “Ahh no, thank you! A Buddhist and an Atheist here I’m afraid! But thank you and have a lovely Christmas!” <br/><br/>And she said thank you and it was a perfectly pleasant interaction. <br/><br/>Now, I do still have a problem with people bothering people about this. And I do think that, in a way, if they do cop less friendly reactions from some, then arguably they put themselves in the cross-hairs so to speak. Obviously nothing justifies threatening responses. <br/><br/>2/n 2025-12-13T10:54:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf89jmdpjac3zn5e2yjvkknhrqrg4u6zzf5a0g67jdtp3nfxjkfsqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx0sly7n Nonbelievers: don’t be a cunt to nice religious people who come to your door at this time of year. <br/><br/>This is the first time, in a year and a half since moving here, that we have had a religious door knocker. Mother and youngish daughter, she started with a smile and after I had said “Hello!” said, “Sorry do disturb you! I won’t keep you!” And held out a small “free bible class” business card. <br/><br/>1/n 2025-12-13T10:52:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp5984mdkddk85w432r5scf73hsr3kjhtyev4lvkv8cacds2glglgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxahpan8 Schadenfreude is seldom a positive emotion. <br/><br/>However, I will just allow myself a momentary tipple with it, just this once.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/115/615/308/779/778/241/original/9f52ea14b0736c0e.png"> <br/> 2025-11-26T09:34:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9eyts5ltqw850rvkfdpjhnrszjlrrutn4699kqxkze6yhfj54nszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxjzlyvv New tee.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/115/498/744/495/703/170/original/233de8e12df877f6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-05T19:31:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs234k7xs0eqvzsuyvywvdhaksnvlwzs4fcj6t4argr76pthx83lhszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx4xhx2x My hidden talents are so well hidden even I don’t know what they are. 2025-10-30T20:22:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy8j49qyfwdwhvz80ts6kd7txx0868p92s0qy3tats2j7twgudsuqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxwp2dct Physicists! A question:<br/><br/>Suppose I have a solar panel, sitting in bright sunlight, open circuit (i.e. no load) and I measure its surface temperature. And I note it down. <br/><br/>Now, with the same amount of sunlight still landing on the panel, I hook up an MPPT to the it and charge a battery at maximum power point. I measure the panel&#39;s surface temperature again after this has been running for a time and note down that reading. <br/><br/>Will the energy transfer cause the latter reading to be colder? 2025-10-22T14:18:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfngtzxecdef742xuzw9tpy2w2xvtpmftx3cnav8qeaz5f6c4sm9szyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx6g9g6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfsvqv86fhfuf7ezkt7dgsa234hc5735mj5hhgxl4ya92skkh6ecgnhgzsp'>nevent1q…gzsp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/115/411/412/334/506/741/original/e42847e5cc6356f4.png"> <br/> 2025-10-21T09:20:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv4hhc6llqa0ja5ju534t4xl0e7gcxt7028vs9mysz6afx739z5uszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxxhy0hf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nzzrmd3tmkxgkyes7xkrtr7dc6pwwseltdxx6lqju9m2j065xuse2sp8p'>nevent1q…sp8p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I agree to be honest. There is a lot of water turnover in a 200l domestic tank also. I get the feeling that legionella isn&#39;t a big risk, UNLESS water is staying static for a long period of time. ISTR some acquaintance had, as part of his duties as a university halls caretaker, to go around flushing all the loos during recess. For this reason. <br/><br/>Anyway, it seemed not to use loads of power, so I&#39;ll probably just leave it be. For now anyway. 2025-10-10T22:38:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx8kflwqaex386rkxf5qxs9gcxxut2zmhtwm4lgmz58e7e5hfa5pgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx64yj7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgcc5tdn9wjc3g7nnpmksf27xs4t0alnlqdt0yh3ycy0v52ajz5qtz7k3f'>nevent1q…7k3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FINALLY I am really quite confident the hot water tank did its legionella/get really hot briefly type cycle, as I am pretty sure it does it Friday mid-afternoon, and when I got home I was initially surprised to see the hot tank was at beyond 60 degrees C (it&#39;s usually 50). So it&#39;s good to see that that is being done. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve booked our energy firm to come and remove the gas meter and cap off the gas. So that will save us £9 a month in standing charge. <br/><br/>3/ends. 2025-10-10T22:30:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszgcc5tdn9wjc3g7nnpmksf27xs4t0alnlqdt0yh3ycy0v52ajz5qzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxm7wkxf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pjx2x0szclkn0qeml7uzy2denv3lzxjmnl7tc7yu96fmt92v36gsah2ye'>nevent1q…h2ye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With this, we&#39;ll (I think) have ended up with a total cost of £2860 for this whole thing, which includes a 12kW Samsung heatpump, a new hot water cylinder and associated pipework, and one new radiator. Hard to argue the value really. <br/><br/>That radiator still does not work, but the fitter has asked me to try locking off all other rads, and then force setting a flow temp. I&#39;ve said I&#39;ll try this over the weekend. <br/><br/>2/some 2025-10-10T22:29:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pjx2x0szclkn0qeml7uzy2denv3lzxjmnl7tc7yu96fmt92v36gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx69xxhc Heat pump saga.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve now had the &#34;insurance backed&#34; 2 year workmanship guarantee through; which theoretically protects me if the installer goes bust. <br/><br/>And the installer also sent me the 7 year guarantee on the Samsung heat pump itself.<br/><br/>So, I mean, they are sort of doing some stuff properly, in terms of the &#34;paperwork&#34; aspects.<br/><br/>I also received good news from my mortgage lender that they&#39;ve processed our application for the &#34;Greener Home Reward&#34;, giving us £2k for free for some reason.<br/><br/>1/some 2025-10-10T22:27:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs86v4dcsq7dx4rd8qdyppkfn476cl80uapap9nd66suj5863ttdpczyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxl6z7f4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgy249ejn73az5cgy02sqm3x5f9jccghreh8gdzcg5qhuedxxkntqsqnfyk'>nevent1q…nfyk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>very small amount, on a cloth 2025-10-01T15:16:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgy249ejn73az5cgy02sqm3x5f9jccghreh8gdzcg5qhuedxxkntqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxca75x4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f4kank9q3hxtdxva03gcz9zlz3k44vv3k08cg4k6ldmtt7228ac72n9cu'>nevent1q…n9cu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>olive oil 2025-10-01T15:16:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyych0769n3g7rg3s9273ag4afmv9w9d5thuv3dj4rxau96c89yxgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx5nurk6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs02k82azf0s30765ep3pff6g2yn4deqrrjnkep8eqx7e4m8h2np9gj8svng'>nevent1q…svng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t have any explicit *aim* to change on any given interval, and certainly never aim to have the latest (as ought to be obvious). <br/><br/>But when I do replace I generally replace with what is current. <br/><br/>I am currently on a 13 series iPhone, and I’m pondering a 17 series one. 2025-09-18T23:24:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs02k82azf0s30765ep3pff6g2yn4deqrrjnkep8eqx7e4m8h2np9gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx4qxhyw How often do people change their phones? I am on 1182 days, and just beginning to think I might change. 3 years and almost 3 months doesn’t seem *insane* to think about changing, does it? 2025-09-18T23:22:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvhc7fkjx5v3r9p08twjc83ek6zwxk23eze6w62v2tk6e7y7exegqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxsf8ena You buy an HP printer/scanner. <br/><br/>You want to use it to scan. <br/><br/>HP insist you sign up for one of their accounts, in order to use the equipment they sold you, in your own home, on your own network, to your own machine. <br/><br/>I am only able to conclude that HP are absolute fucking cunts. 2025-09-11T22:21:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy2fgwwa5a5vyrssu69fmg5xcrfm8gdj0eczhczkwd55smnu3j4fszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxusxdmv Turns out you can really really cause anxiety amongst gammons by : <br/><br/>1) Waiting until they crap on about how great it makes them feel that someone painted a St George’s cross on a mini roundabouts.<br/><br/>2) Say you think it’s really disrespectful to the flag and the country, people literally driving over it. <br/><br/>Serious upset caused.<br/><br/>Serious cognitive dissonance, bordering on anxiety.<br/><br/>Amazing. A total joy. 2025-08-25T16:05:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85rgtrm0yhzq0vskqw6kwdlkt8kc8034l3kx9a6yc04kwuzls9sqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxpdefa9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxm5ycpz9ffdff9gu59737pdxnflz4v6xv3dugqudu5ycayn5np0c5jdggl'>nevent1q…dggl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Here is my modern slavery statement : <br/><br/>* Slavery is bad. <br/>* We don&#39;t do slavery.<br/>* We won&#39;t do slavery in future.<br/><br/>Here is our bribery policy : <br/><br/><a href="https://www.aa.net.uk/legal/gifts-and-bribery/">https://www.aa.net.uk/legal/gifts-and-bribery/</a> &#34; 2025-08-12T10:42:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg3nq0mpyqtjmn6qq6w0zqcx8juukm9ezg3cmvdm803ecspajtyxgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx9fxwmn Can’t help feeling that, yet again, the government is really really screwing up by arresting *for terror offences* people carrying signs. The optics of five police all surrounding an old lady who has written a sign in sharpie is just fucking appalling. What on earth are they thinking? How does this help anyone? What is the stake I don’t understand? 2025-08-10T15:23:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs879pyywhdkq2302urfmr4rhn883yrhr0qzyvpd88np79dcnetdeqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxu8e9pa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ngc9ruyvxr0kv9qg484ug57xhkywpcae2xs9kedaam9f08xw5pscpnt3d'>nevent1q…nt3d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also advised the customer that I had tested the URL they were having trouble with via Mullvad VPN and that I *had* been able to access it via that. <br/><br/>FYI it was NOT porn. So this isn&#39;t about porn, really, is it... It&#39;s about surveillance and a misjudgement of comparative risk. 2025-07-31T10:49:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ngc9ruyvxr0kv9qg484ug57xhkywpcae2xs9kedaam9f08xw5pszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxw637lj First email (I think) today from a customer asking if there is a way we can turn off content filtering and that nobody in their house is under 18, so why are they impacted. <br/><br/>Had to reply that it isn&#39;t us doing the filtering. <br/><br/>CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE ADULTS? JUST FOR ONCE? 2025-07-31T10:41:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspwvj9z7gm5ady8sya6sva480eelmv0xtmayw5ah5x4njg64yhvzczyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx6ynp59 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsztvzd66vvse9hnjphcfxmrfpuy332aduwqhtdpyjhyzgva40zmwqdye62f'>nevent1q…e62f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Statutory Late Payment Penalty, issued automatically, credited [the first time] cheerfully. 2025-03-10T12:08:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx7w8zu2mxs2tu9qlah9t6myzafw02kqultutjsh080wxm2qj2vxczyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxv9wtag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lqk20asgkpqds7mlexqfparzcsaldqxqfdhxp8l7htwsm9gmg2q093eml'>nevent1q…3eml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh no, not at all 2025-03-04T16:34:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqllvv3wmz6e9srxh67lt7pmed0m6v6l6s9v6f36a4w0zmrt4v3kszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxvxcsw4 Mastodon is not named after the Oligocene mammoth ancestor. <br/><br/>Actually, its original creator, James Donald (nickname &#34;Don&#34;) wanted to create a microblogging site, and envisioned something akin to a ship&#39;s Mast hoisting semaphore flags for all to see. <br/><br/>So he called the software &#34;Mast&#39;o&#39;Don&#34;. (Mast of Donald). And then took out the punctuation.<br/><br/>Resulting in what we know today as Mastodon. 2025-03-04T15:53:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstg7sjd88s5rrn65jkvq0nf3n63wp650ut2el8xnjdctladj2qsngzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxcntcpn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rdx00lttlhc45vjaz6e7h00gr495s0wfgp0gghw02tgzac2lu3gmvk9vm'>nevent1q…k9vm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kinda weirdly captured same mood, almost spookily identically back in 2021...<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/991/248/700/730/459/original/c965797c7482642a.png"> <br/> 2025-02-12T13:53:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxcuyxtweypu4we9t9867kt4dt0wjc8vrjzmkdnlljsgzxkrpm4hqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxvk9vx3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsva5aqemks55fmljcw7e36aqgws6suc3nnlqv2dr42ast99jlx0cg04n82f'>nevent1q…n82f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A base rate cut is forecast by some , too. Which may trickle through. 2025-02-06T11:26:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvjx8exqn60ywfz5x7cspr8c8ly00syq053w4h8e02zxmrtddmg8qzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxw4laca Ofcom rn :<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/952/248/209/458/088/original/70921abae14cfdb9.png"> <br/> 2025-02-05T16:35:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrsrc97v0mhzvhah4xnqv9dlmp7pjq507xf6semkv7yewp0w23m0szyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxsx2dqp Take a bow, Lloyds, you absolute fucking cretins. Your own fucking moronic password rules have bounced a PERFECTLY GOOD password manager generated safe password, so now I&#39;ll probably end up with like AbC12345!hello instead. You absolute dicks :<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/950/474/802/915/730/original/5ca5ae8280b09583.png"> <br/> 2025-02-05T09:05:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszm06nld2nyfwltekxqrysnlmvzrfwqc5qm3tawkdxg4cc0t347gqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxt4yayh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8d5dqanc8km8lt99ml4487w4puhyw376n43fp52tth7nv70yp2c0z8ec3'>nevent1q…8ec3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I ought to explain, a colleague and not me, because I’m not working for A&amp;A tomorrow; apologies; any other day i’d take it over personally) 2025-01-28T22:20:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy8d5dqanc8km8lt99ml4487w4puhyw376n43fp52tth7nv70yp2czyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxaqhqpg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynfqap9vljzr0zp3cweajrwm2r37657w5aq45v3src5ry5l5anzgs80maq'>nevent1q…0maq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sorry it has not gone well so far. That sounds unlike our usual performance. We have quite a lot of practice at this, and though it hasn’t always been entirely smooth, the vast majority work fine now. If you email alex@aa.net.uk with your login / account / any ticket numbers I can get my colleague to look into it tomorrow. Apologies again. 2025-01-28T22:16:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx5csr4u00whgclu2733l2thsfukhlz8quh6vvp90fku7na5cu72qzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxa45gch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqym5kfe9rdrvdwzwmjr5qqjh4javttu70e2gr5pfy30rs9qgw2xstwd4ud'>nevent1q…d4ud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have no background here at all, and this is the first I am hearing of the situation. But I am here, and can certainly look into it for you. Sorry to hear you are having problems, obviously. 2025-01-28T22:06:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp0a2nxxx705nfpzg7shk4gj69v2dhetukqt5h8kra5nzrm56lf4czyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxgqqwwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspd4dlyfjl0me7qc45knfr3sz9yyfnhal7v4syp9lxkzp3dwkvvqc8qtrx8'>nevent1q…trx8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ahha so it was A and B. That’s why at least their initial letters are as they are. 2024-11-20T17:21:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxez7p5kyvqta66syrfu9l2r806y95y229jffrz8yecukjjj247qszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxcn38e3 Why are all examples involving crypto always between “Alice” and “Bob”? Who first did that? Why did it stick? 2024-11-20T17:17:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr25hee70ve3z37p3w8m0xr9wzny3ftlaxvw4e8cpn5pfd3qsglwqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxvn78sj I’m seeing one particularly irksome, self-entitled bawl from some parents of kids at fee-paying schools at the prospect of paying vat :<br/><br/>“We don’t get a discount on the tax we pay even though our child isn’t using a state school place!”<br/><br/>Fuck you! I don’t have any kids at all! I pay tax, some of which pays for other people’s kids to go to school! And you know what? I’m not moaning about it. Because I’m not a dickhead, and because I recognise that an educated society is a better society for all. 2024-11-12T01:32:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw9x2u9gf95n45huskwyjxtxr5l9wqutfwcmq325k7k5w7gfw3dzqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx6p9af6 *DIY intensifies*<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/375/332/872/027/089/original/fe92ba4b266621ea.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/375/333/006/579/051/original/420eced498f169dd.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/375/333/118/769/838/original/5a8062879ebca1d0.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-26T19:19:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspqmcx9xjxmjlt6wtt9ey5safl2p7n3aafq8rtx2q4t2v3ssykc9szyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxsl932m NEWSFLASH: Fragile billionaire wants to be able to see what his estranged kids tweet about him without bothering the Ops Team. More at ten.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/327/880/592/497/974/original/970a18283355e8ca.png"> <br/> 2024-10-18T10:11:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswuyuc56c5g8ltrsfr7gpgf7jdspvm998ddq5t7tp08fneln2rqyszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxkmnmfz I love Linux, I do<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/283/869/123/375/610/original/357e85e246a81d7c.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-10T15:37:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfe67tgmsnjm075x5lndckywlgk9c9wvl9nsrqmjvdy9rtqhufw7czyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxq24eae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspra5fueev3eeylng8gpdyz3ccdyqxj4c8s03dznl9ax07jd9ulcs7hl6g6'>nevent1q…l6g6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FYI here&#39;s the owl : <br/><br/>Assume I&#39;ll now get an expert testimony from an human academic ornithologist telling me, in fact, yes, it&#39;s fake.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/271/334/526/913/919/original/3cf452943d0147c8.png"> <br/> 2024-10-08T10:30:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspra5fueev3eeylng8gpdyz3ccdyqxj4c8s03dznl9ax07jd9ulcszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxy23dvy We are now at a point where people are so used to AI fakery that they label stuff that (I think) is real as &#34;AI Fake&#34;.<br/><br/>Just seen a video, which I&#39;ve no reason to doubt, of a very large owl, being held by (presumably) a zoo keeper. The owl is gigantic. But it moves [is not a model] and hoots. <br/><br/>Comments under the video : &#34;AI FAKE&#34; &#34;Owls are not that big&#34; etc. <br/><br/>You can slag off AI for the fakery itself, but we almost never slag off AI for the &#34;unable to trust anything ever again&#34; aspect. 2024-10-08T10:29:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdapv9xplxedm2fv5r0rs2dln7hpn0ad3pegszshxu34k86qee28szyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxuumzpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg9zjphwfejewqyqy7tuhd8pwerf7mpcyxzn4kvgu2wzyvf808vg5n6edl'>nevent1q…6edl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>even though I am GM of A&amp;A I’d still recommend Mythic for hosting/domain needs. <br/><br/>A&amp;A does do these things, for sure, but not to the extent mythic does. OTOH if it’s broadband you are looking for, roll up roll up etc 2024-09-24T08:58:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsya7vlwx3znr675c53300tmmhjwl69ewt6c3dsgaye9euvaf9wkpszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxwkga9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0rydfvt7mdu35288feygegnvuuacga6atjhcq5t75s3tvyhsp9czgcvt9'>nevent1q…cvt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is unexpected as I, too, hold (held?) them in high regard. <br/><br/>They just got a new CEO, maybe worth reaching out to him? 2024-09-24T08:26:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz4f5myfmyuynvj3a8tdzdswrad933twfn3nrgd5vuywe3t78yr4gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxdns4cr It must be a weird situation; to be so wealthy (or able to utilise the wealth of others) that you can buy a thing for 40 billion, ruin it so badly that it may be worth half of that in less than one year, and STILL be on track, by some accounts, to be worth one trillion by just a few years time.<br/><br/>It must be strange that how ever big your fuckup is, somehow inexorably, your wealth rises, almost as though it was a force of nature. What does that do to a person, mentally? 2024-09-08T08:53:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs245jxxkat3w0txvrfn3k5u8zhlf7lv0prycm0v09s7jpdw7vd85qzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx658nq3 Absolutely fucking stunning work Google AI.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/087/140/935/301/460/original/7d1b143265d70a80.png"> <br/> 2024-09-05T21:48:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswhrpkeh54ukcz6gussaqgja9fclsjm8lgh7ry6cn37xhy9qkneqqzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxmuewey How the fuck did &#34;Gender Reveals&#34; become a thing? <br/><br/>1. They aren&#39;t gender reveals at all; it ought to be &#34;biological sex reveal&#34; or perhaps even more cautiously, &#34;assumed biological sex reveal&#34;.<br/><br/>2. The fact it matters to some people is just a fucking demonstration that equality still isn&#39;t a thing, and some people are gleeful about that. <br/><br/>3. It&#39;s just sickeningly wretchedly excessive, how far the &#34;gender reveal celebrations&#34; go. Hiring venues, catering, banners being dragged by aircraft etc. 2024-09-03T19:57:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvk7v5hy7fs3l7ufqx86usxqzl3khlk5as2elk46va4u6tp2l358czyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx0pv062 Amazon is convenient. But multiple times recently I&#39;ve discovered stuff; ordinary stuff, cheaper elsewhere. <br/><br/>Example today: <br/><br/>Patterson &amp; Ilford Film Processing Starter Kit <br/><br/>£99.00 on Amazon<br/><br/>or you could go (as I did) to a non-gigantic behemoth company, Bristol Cameras, who are literally a camera shop... in Bristol, and pay £81, including delivery, for the exact same item. And give the business to a small firm who might possibly appreciate it. 2024-08-27T15:42:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs243n0le8zx933dudnfwz4e55xwpzvh5gqrswxwnxzujd36gxcyaszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxa5p73z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7m2zuu3xet4mz5y60m9kdn7aw5q7mmfhkzf3vlpxga7zy6j5zeg6unwt5'>nevent1q…nwt5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which of course inevitably leads into …<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/033/023/580/229/388/original/fa91fe3a8f1f0671.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-27T08:25:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg7m2zuu3xet4mz5y60m9kdn7aw5q7mmfhkzf3vlpxga7zy6j5zegzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxhcvga9 Update:<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/113/033/019/485/008/348/original/4bdd7b6d74d3866b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-27T08:23:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqxysrnfdszptx32m02aw8xfh53l8fl8yeu0yxa6eg830ngkf4s8gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxguqnda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgk86cm3y2ak9xcsjmxrkldpc8c75lc3mlpc696t83xua2uhdf7uqr9q0pm'>nevent1q…q0pm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gridfinity is what I am hoping will prove actually useful! And what I&#39;m printing now; 7x7 grid. 2024-08-26T21:20:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx503x6qf5uzmsfc3990qh5lnxvdd45jf0wyk7faglp8q8esfqvrgzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx7869v6 I am... perhaps unexpectedly... doing something actually useful with my 3D printer. 2024-08-26T20:48:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ge5v50u8xl52jumx5upc6tp772upp6h0e429lnrya8cg4xgfxzszyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx3574dw “But a man on the internet said EVs don’t work very well when it’s cold?”<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/112/970/321/860/486/433/original/d56355db632719f4.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-16T06:39:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs87wudxjp4gx79fgr53q3d6e58drw00kt3rgq7t98znq4hy2yhz8gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujx243wuh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9mrz6u52c5lnxlmguxpwl9e7qhp0futxgfgt3wdaqmvnufg3wasmdlsle'>nevent1q…lsle</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>tbh Spotify, especially when driven by a voice prompt via Siri, can be just as shit.<br/><br/>I asked it to play “The Band” hoping to hear something from Music from Big Pink, Stage Fright or the brown album. <br/><br/>It played me Band Aid, Do they know it’s Christmas. 2024-08-10T23:44:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsznul02jfz4c0c9qg7yllyk2y2n2enfgezqw8d9s5apnxn5cug44gzyqf2957pxau8y5tl80auq2ysa6ql2raafaxk3qvqfup9a9a6fgujxudzmgh A friend has just pointed out that the lanyard upon which I keep my bunch of keys is twelve years old. <br/><br/>I worked on this just before joining A&amp;A… long time ago.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/bloortw/media_attachments/files/112/582/291/037/973/436/original/47042ed620c748b6.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-08T17:58:08Z