Robert McQueen
@ramcq.net
Cambridge-based husband, father, free software & green energy geek, digital rights & equity advocate, open source technologist, CEO of Endless Access, Vice President of GNOME
You can't heat old buildings with heat pumps!!! *checks notes* www.cai.cam.ac.uk/decarbonisat... n/m
September 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You can't heat old buildings with heat pumps!!! *checks notes* www.cai.cam.ac.uk/decarbonisat... n/m
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This is genius. youtu.be/dSlGxtOTbbI?...
Star Trek TNG Theme but the theme is coming from the Enterprise-D
YouTube video by Craven In Outer Space
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is genius. youtu.be/dSlGxtOTbbI?...
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“This goes off today”
“Put it in the freezer then”
“Yeah okay”
And they never saw it again.
“Put it in the freezer then”
“Yeah okay”
And they never saw it again.
February 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
“This goes off today”
“Put it in the freezer then”
“Yeah okay”
And they never saw it again.
“Put it in the freezer then”
“Yeah okay”
And they never saw it again.
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I have a bean to cup espresso machine, and my wife has a Nespresso machine as she likes the variety of flavours. As I start both machines concurrently each morning, and then put some milk on to froth, I often wonder two things...
December 10, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I have a bean to cup espresso machine, and my wife has a Nespresso machine as she likes the variety of flavours. As I start both machines concurrently each morning, and then put some milk on to froth, I often wonder two things...
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We’re excited to announce two job openings:
1️⃣ Digital Wellbeing/Parental Controls
2️⃣ Flathub Payments
Looking for individuals to help with GNOME Desktop-wide web/network filtering and Flathub program management.
1. discourse.gnome.org/t/request-fo...
2. discourse.flathub.org/t/request-fo...
1️⃣ Digital Wellbeing/Parental Controls
2️⃣ Flathub Payments
Looking for individuals to help with GNOME Desktop-wide web/network filtering and Flathub program management.
1. discourse.gnome.org/t/request-fo...
2. discourse.flathub.org/t/request-fo...
Request for Proposals: GNOME Desktop-Wide Web/Network Filtering Solution
As part of the Digital Wellbeing / Parental Controls work funded by Endless, the GNOME Foundation is seeking proposals from qualified contractors or teams to design and implement a comprehensive deskt...
discourse.gnome.org
December 6, 2024 at 7:03 PM
We’re excited to announce two job openings:
1️⃣ Digital Wellbeing/Parental Controls
2️⃣ Flathub Payments
Looking for individuals to help with GNOME Desktop-wide web/network filtering and Flathub program management.
1. discourse.gnome.org/t/request-fo...
2. discourse.flathub.org/t/request-fo...
1️⃣ Digital Wellbeing/Parental Controls
2️⃣ Flathub Payments
Looking for individuals to help with GNOME Desktop-wide web/network filtering and Flathub program management.
1. discourse.gnome.org/t/request-fo...
2. discourse.flathub.org/t/request-fo...
The other thing I just discovered, which is really bloody useful, is multi-net SIMs/eSIMs which roam onto any of the 4 major UK networks to get you data wherever you are. anywhereesim.com does a convenient OTA eSIM provision, and www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/... physical SIMs.
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anywhereesim.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:32 AM
The other thing I just discovered, which is really bloody useful, is multi-net SIMs/eSIMs which roam onto any of the 4 major UK networks to get you data wherever you are. anywhereesim.com does a convenient OTA eSIM provision, and www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/... physical SIMs.
I'm probably 5 years behind everyone, but YouTube just directed me to James Hoffmann and I am absolutely here for this high quality refined coffee geekery. It's a bedtime story about coffee and the perils of overroasting, underextraction, fake burrs & poor UX. ❤️☕ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb...
James Hoffmann
Hi! My name is James, and I make videos about anything and everything to do with coffee, occasionally food and sometimes business/entrepreneurship. I create how-tos, guides, reviews, vlogs, video essa...
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:29 AM
I'm probably 5 years behind everyone, but YouTube just directed me to James Hoffmann and I am absolutely here for this high quality refined coffee geekery. It's a bedtime story about coffee and the perils of overroasting, underextraction, fake burrs & poor UX. ❤️☕ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb...
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Happy Meetings Cancelled Day to everyone not in the US 🎉
November 28, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Happy Meetings Cancelled Day to everyone not in the US 🎉
🤮
November 28, 2024 at 12:56 PM
🤮
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Is it just me or is this staircase actually a stone brontosaurus hiding in plain sight?
November 27, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Is it just me or is this staircase actually a stone brontosaurus hiding in plain sight?
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Damn and now Drake is going to have to pay a 25 percent tariff on that beef?
November 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Damn and now Drake is going to have to pay a 25 percent tariff on that beef?
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I run a podcast to help people understand heating. I can waffle on (sorry) but I do have some great guests who are great to listen to.
Check it out & pass it on
betatalk.buzzsprout.com
Check it out & pass it on
betatalk.buzzsprout.com
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast
"Nathan is brilliant at making the complicated simple..." Amber Rudd (Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2015-16)BetaTalk is an award winning podcast for Local Authorities, Social Housin...
betatalk.buzzsprout.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:51 AM
I run a podcast to help people understand heating. I can waffle on (sorry) but I do have some great guests who are great to listen to.
Check it out & pass it on
betatalk.buzzsprout.com
Check it out & pass it on
betatalk.buzzsprout.com
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hydrogen for homes is the epitome of NFTs for cleantech
November 22, 2024 at 3:05 AM
hydrogen for homes is the epitome of NFTs for cleantech
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Big news on heat pumps from the UK govt this morning: the 1 metre planning rule is to be abolished!
Big credit to my colleagues @katyking2.bsky.social and @codrinacretu.bsky.social who did so much work on this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Big credit to my colleagues @katyking2.bsky.social and @codrinacretu.bsky.social who did so much work on this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Help to save households money and deliver cleaner heat to homes
Up to 300,000 homes to benefit from upgrades next year, as government continues rollout of the Warm Homes Plan.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Big news on heat pumps from the UK govt this morning: the 1 metre planning rule is to be abolished!
Big credit to my colleagues @katyking2.bsky.social and @codrinacretu.bsky.social who did so much work on this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Big credit to my colleagues @katyking2.bsky.social and @codrinacretu.bsky.social who did so much work on this
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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November 19, 2024 at 10:39 PM
cloud.google.com/domains/docs...
Can I transfer a registered domain from a third-party domain registrar to Cloud Domains?
You can't transfer a registered domain from another registrar.
✅ Registrations
✅ Renewals
❌ Transfers In
WTF?!?! WHY!!! THIS IS LUDICROUS!!!
Can I transfer a registered domain from a third-party domain registrar to Cloud Domains?
You can't transfer a registered domain from another registrar.
✅ Registrations
✅ Renewals
❌ Transfers In
WTF?!?! WHY!!! THIS IS LUDICROUS!!!
Squarespace purchase of Google Domains FAQ | Google Cloud
Find answers to frequently asked questions about Cloud Domains.
cloud.google.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM
cloud.google.com/domains/docs...
Can I transfer a registered domain from a third-party domain registrar to Cloud Domains?
You can't transfer a registered domain from another registrar.
✅ Registrations
✅ Renewals
❌ Transfers In
WTF?!?! WHY!!! THIS IS LUDICROUS!!!
Can I transfer a registered domain from a third-party domain registrar to Cloud Domains?
You can't transfer a registered domain from another registrar.
✅ Registrations
✅ Renewals
❌ Transfers In
WTF?!?! WHY!!! THIS IS LUDICROUS!!!
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People's right to exist should never be determined by their economic value and the incoming administration doesn't actually care about tanking the economy for ideological reasons but I don't think anyone outside the tech industry understands just how much the tech economy relies on trans people
November 20, 2024 at 1:10 AM
People's right to exist should never be determined by their economic value and the incoming administration doesn't actually care about tanking the economy for ideological reasons but I don't think anyone outside the tech industry understands just how much the tech economy relies on trans people
Private COVID vaccinations in the UK are only available for over 12s. All of my children are under 12 - two are eligible for vaccines due their autism diagnosis, and one has been suffering long COVID for 2 years. How can I get vaccines for the other two? Can we get them in France or Ireland?
November 14, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Private COVID vaccinations in the UK are only available for over 12s. All of my children are under 12 - two are eligible for vaccines due their autism diagnosis, and one has been suffering long COVID for 2 years. How can I get vaccines for the other two? Can we get them in France or Ireland?
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Hello! Looking for new bluesky gang who care about the NHS!
Twitter is a truly terrible place and I’m sure many of us were connected on there. Could you like and share this, and I’ll follow you back? Ju🤞💙
Twitter is a truly terrible place and I’m sure many of us were connected on there. Could you like and share this, and I’ll follow you back? Ju🤞💙
November 13, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Hello! Looking for new bluesky gang who care about the NHS!
Twitter is a truly terrible place and I’m sure many of us were connected on there. Could you like and share this, and I’ll follow you back? Ju🤞💙
Twitter is a truly terrible place and I’m sure many of us were connected on there. Could you like and share this, and I’ll follow you back? Ju🤞💙
Hello Blue Sky. Who should I follow here? 😀
November 11, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Hello Blue Sky. Who should I follow here? 😀