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Benjamin David Brooks
@benjamindbrooks.bsky.social
Meteorologist, MSci Geologist (Soton), MA Museum Studies (Leics), Aeronaut, Player of Tabletop Roleplay Games & General Keeper of useless facts (Views my own).

Also findable at @BenjaminDBrooks@mastodonapp.uk
Previously @BenjaminDBrooks of Twitter
God jul og godt nytt år mine venner! As 2025 rapidly disappears in the rear view mirror, it presages the unwelcome return of my annual christmas blog post!
Merry Christmas 2025
And so we find ourselves at the tail end of another year, with much of 2025 in the rear view mirror, making a presumably unwelcome return after last year's house moving shenanigans; it's my Christmas Podcast! Though you'll be glad to know that at only 3 minutes and 41 seconds, it's blissfully short this year! For anyone working over this festive period, I hope you all get a good break and some time with your loved ones once your shifts are over. God jul og godt nytt år mine venner. Ben D B24 December 2025
benjamindbrooks.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The Stop Killing Games petition got derailed by the change in UK government so there's now a new one to sign if you, like me, believe that your purchase of a product in the video-games space should mean you get to keep "playing" your games in perpetuity.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold
The government should update consumer law to prohibit publishers from disabling video games (and related game assets / features) they have already sold without recourse for customers to retain or repa...
petition.parliament.uk
January 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Saturnalia MMXXIV

A very short Christmas message for 2024 in lieu of the usual christmas podcast!
Saturnalia MMXXIV
A very short Christmas message for 2024 in lieu of the usual christmas podcast!
benjamindbrooks.co.uk
December 26, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I'm sure everyone who reads my meagre offerings on the internet is all set for the UK General Election, but just in case you're not...

General information about the UK General Elections 2024 - Registering to vote, postal votes, proxy votes, Voter ID etc....

benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2024/06/12/u...
UK General Election 2024
General information about the UK General Elections 2024 - Registering to vote, postal votes, proxy votes, Voter ID etc.
benjamindbrooks.co.uk
June 12, 2024 at 1:24 PM
As a UK Civil Servant, I can't give you my opinion on who to vote for in today's UK Local Elections. However, as a reminder:

1) You need photo-ID to vote today, here is the list of acceptable ID: www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-e...

2) For local candidate manifestos, whocanivotefor.co.uk
Accepted forms of photo ID
You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk
May 2, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Welcome to 2024 everyone, I hope you have a good year ahead of you and all those for whom you care.

We're here, because we're here because, we're here, because we're here!
Welcome to 2024
Don't worry, I'm not starting a tradition of New Years' podcasts to go along with the monstrosities I publish for you at Christmastime. New Years' Eve is my least favourite night of the year. In the p...
benjamindbrooks.co.uk
December 31, 2023 at 11:58 PM
Here's wishing y'all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2024!
I hope you are all having a wonderful festive period :)
Merry Christmas 2023
Another year passes us by, so here's the obligatory Christmas podcast here on my blog. Here's some of the photos I took this year, mainly on my trip to Norway. I didn't mention it in the podcast, beca...
benjamindbrooks.co.uk
December 23, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Reserved my space here... first impression's that it's a lot more intuitive than Mastodon, a shame because right now it feels like just as much of a "Black Box" as Twitter is.

Not sure which twitter-a-like will win in the long run, but i look forward to my phone not looking like this eventually...
July 30, 2023 at 10:26 PM