Chris Burton
@burtyb.widget.uk.ap.brid.gy
#Linux, #PHP and #Electronics tinkerer with a #DNS obsession. Maker of the #ClusterHAT and a few other Raspberry Pi/Arduino addons.
For 8086 Consultancy new […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://widget.uk/@burtyb, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
For 8086 Consultancy new […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://widget.uk/@burtyb, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Reposted by Chris Burton
If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how […]
Original post on en.osm.town
en.osm.town
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how […]
Looking a bit dusty in Global Switch 2 these days 🙃 .
I guess all those (what felt like) weekly early morning fire alarm tests had a purpose after all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq84gegjxk1o
I guess all those (what felt like) weekly early morning fire alarm tests had a purpose after all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq84gegjxk1o
Firefighters tackle fire at east London data centre
The fire broke out in a battery room containing lead-acid batteries at a data centre in Blackwall.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Looking a bit dusty in Global Switch 2 these days 🙃 .
I guess all those (what felt like) weekly early morning fire alarm tests had a purpose after all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq84gegjxk1o
I guess all those (what felt like) weekly early morning fire alarm tests had a purpose after all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq84gegjxk1o
Always nice to be welcomed into the office by the beep of a UPS 🙁 .
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Always nice to be welcomed into the office by the beep of a UPS 🙁 .
The Raspberry Pi 4 now has a "hinged" micro SD socket, well mine does anyway 🤣.
(after a quick prod with the soldering iron it's back to being a boring push-pull).
#raspberrypi #raspberrypi4
(after a quick prod with the soldering iron it's back to being a boring push-pull).
#raspberrypi #raspberrypi4
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The Raspberry Pi 4 now has a "hinged" micro SD socket, well mine does anyway 🤣.
(after a quick prod with the soldering iron it's back to being a boring push-pull).
#raspberrypi #raspberrypi4
(after a quick prod with the soldering iron it's back to being a boring push-pull).
#raspberrypi #raspberrypi4
I can't see it doing any good but I've signed https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737660 and emailed my MP (Robert Jenrick) to let him know my feelings don't match what he's sprouting on TV 🤣 .
#ukpol
#ukpol
January 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I can't see it doing any good but I've signed https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737660 and emailed my MP (Robert Jenrick) to let him know my feelings don't match what he's sprouting on TV 🤣 .
#ukpol
#ukpol
RE: https://widget.uk/@TindieBot/115919695753694146
Well that's one (seemingly Tindie approved) way of doing it!
#usa #tariff #Tindie
Well that's one (seemingly Tindie approved) way of doing it!
#usa #tariff #Tindie
widget.uk
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
RE: https://widget.uk/@TindieBot/115919695753694146
Well that's one (seemingly Tindie approved) way of doing it!
#usa #tariff #Tindie
Well that's one (seemingly Tindie approved) way of doing it!
#usa #tariff #Tindie
Typically the kernel patch(*) that would make my (documentation) life easier on Raspberry Pi OS bookworm is a couple of commits later in the firmware repo than what apt seems to have🤦 .
* https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/pull/7023
#raspberrypi #bookworm
* https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/pull/7023
#raspberrypi #bookworm
ARM: dts: Select the PL011 platform driver by pelwell · Pull Request #7023 · raspberrypi/linux
The PL011 driver in this downstream kernel tree supports an extra compatible string - arm,pl011-axi - for use by RP1. This registers as a platform driver, not an AMBA driver, and has the advantage ...
github.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Typically the kernel patch(*) that would make my (documentation) life easier on Raspberry Pi OS bookworm is a couple of commits later in the firmware repo than what apt seems to have🤦 .
* https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/pull/7023
#raspberrypi #bookworm
* https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/pull/7023
#raspberrypi #bookworm
I starting getting #raspberrypi new product tingles a few days ago. Turns out I was right and luckily for my CC it's something that doesn't interest me 😁.
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I starting getting #raspberrypi new product tingles a few days ago. Turns out I was right and luckily for my CC it's something that doesn't interest me 😁.
Oops #adafruit did it again.
After reading https://www.sparkfun.com/support#code-of-conduct I guess it was only a matter of time before https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response 🤦 .
After reading https://www.sparkfun.com/support#code-of-conduct I guess it was only a matter of time before https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response 🤦 .
Official Response - SparkFun Electronics
SparkFun Electronics is an online retail store that sells the bits and pieces to make your electronics projects possible.
www.sparkfun.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Oops #adafruit did it again.
After reading https://www.sparkfun.com/support#code-of-conduct I guess it was only a matter of time before https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response 🤦 .
After reading https://www.sparkfun.com/support#code-of-conduct I guess it was only a matter of time before https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response 🤦 .
#royalmail collection service is worse now you pay (per item) for it than it was when it was free!
When free if I had an additional parcel they would take it with the others if they had room (if they didn't I could just book a collection for the next day). Now I'm paying for it I can't add to […]
When free if I had an additional parcel they would take it with the others if they had room (if they didn't I could just book a collection for the next day). Now I'm paying for it I can't add to […]
Original post on widget.uk
widget.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
#royalmail collection service is worse now you pay (per item) for it than it was when it was free!
When free if I had an additional parcel they would take it with the others if they had room (if they didn't I could just book a collection for the next day). Now I'm paying for it I can't add to […]
When free if I had an additional parcel they would take it with the others if they had room (if they didn't I could just book a collection for the next day). Now I'm paying for it I can't add to […]
I wonder if the Bluetooth OBD GPS car tracker I can see announcing itself every few seconds is meant to deter thieves or just reminding them to unplug before leaving. /s
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I wonder if the Bluetooth OBD GPS car tracker I can see announcing itself every few seconds is meant to deter thieves or just reminding them to unplug before leaving. /s
Cooking my first bacon sarnie of the year whilst Joe Wicks is doing workouts on TV 🙃. How's your year going?
January 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Cooking my first bacon sarnie of the year whilst Joe Wicks is doing workouts on TV 🙃. How's your year going?
I really wish @tindie would sort themselves out, it's been up/down for days and today it's more down than up 😭 .
December 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I really wish @tindie would sort themselves out, it's been up/down for days and today it's more down than up 😭 .
"Earthquake shakes homes in north-west England" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjn8wg53q7o 176km away gave my raspberry shake a bit of a wiggle.
#earthquake recorded on the #raspberryshake #citizenscience seismic network. #shakenet
#earthquake recorded on the #raspberryshake #citizenscience seismic network. #shakenet
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"Earthquake shakes homes in north-west England" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjn8wg53q7o 176km away gave my raspberry shake a bit of a wiggle.
#earthquake recorded on the #raspberryshake #citizenscience seismic network. #shakenet
#earthquake recorded on the #raspberryshake #citizenscience seismic network. #shakenet
Reposted by Chris Burton
Jeff Geerling, the affable and adorkable raspberry pi guy, was a misogynistic forced-birth tradcath extremist from at least 2009 to 2013, and as far as I know, still is today. Do not link to him and do not support his work. This is a matter of record on his own website […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Jeff Geerling, the affable and adorkable raspberry pi guy, was a misogynistic forced-birth tradcath extremist from at least 2009 to 2013, and as far as I know, still is today. Do not link to him and do not support his work. This is a matter of record on his own website […]
RE: https://mastodon.8086.net/@sales/115628762167946279
Sad to see #raspberrypi breaking functionally for thousands of users but not unexpected these days 😭 .
Sad to see #raspberrypi breaking functionally for thousands of users but not unexpected these days 😭 .
mastodon.8086.net
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
RE: https://mastodon.8086.net/@sales/115628762167946279
Sad to see #raspberrypi breaking functionally for thousands of users but not unexpected these days 😭 .
Sad to see #raspberrypi breaking functionally for thousands of users but not unexpected these days 😭 .
RE: https://mastodon.rfc1925.org/@ondrej/115621278158297578
I looked at doing something similar for my DNS History site a while back but it doesn't take long before things get complicated 😩 .
I looked at doing something similar for my DNS History site a while back but it doesn't take long before things get complicated 😩 .
mastodon.rfc1925.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
RE: https://mastodon.rfc1925.org/@ondrej/115621278158297578
I looked at doing something similar for my DNS History site a while back but it doesn't take long before things get complicated 😩 .
I looked at doing something similar for my DNS History site a while back but it doesn't take long before things get complicated 😩 .
Reposted by Chris Burton
Anyone feeling retro? We sure did while working on this cassette tape-inspired case for the KeebDeck Basic!
stl files available here:
www.printables.com/model/148279...
stl files available here:
www.printables.com/model/148279...
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Anyone feeling retro? We sure did while working on this cassette tape-inspired case for the KeebDeck Basic!
stl files available here:
www.printables.com/model/148279...
stl files available here:
www.printables.com/model/148279...
I don't know if it's a general England problem but it seems impossible for me to check doctor appointments these days 😞. I think I have one today and one next week but neither show up in their app, systmonline, or the NHS app. But helpfully the telephone call I've already had shows up as a […]
Original post on widget.uk
widget.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I don't know if it's a general England problem but it seems impossible for me to check doctor appointments these days 😞. I think I have one today and one next week but neither show up in their app, systmonline, or the NHS app. But helpfully the telephone call I've already had shows up as a […]
Did someone break @cloudflare ?
I was seeing internal server errors on https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js so couldn't login earlier.
Now I can login but I'm getting constant "Unable to authenticate request" or "Internal authentication error..." red bars and the page keeps […]
I was seeing internal server errors on https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js so couldn't login earlier.
Now I can login but I'm getting constant "Unable to authenticate request" or "Internal authentication error..." red bars and the page keeps […]
Original post on widget.uk
widget.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Did someone break @cloudflare ?
I was seeing internal server errors on https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js so couldn't login earlier.
Now I can login but I'm getting constant "Unable to authenticate request" or "Internal authentication error..." red bars and the page keeps […]
I was seeing internal server errors on https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js so couldn't login earlier.
Now I can login but I'm getting constant "Unable to authenticate request" or "Internal authentication error..." red bars and the page keeps […]