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Conn B-M
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🇬🇧 🌹 Tech and (unfortunately) politics enthusiast
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God I fucking despise Nigel Farage #bbcqt
December 5, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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Oh come on Labour - so depressing to hear Pat McFadden say UK has no plans for a youth mobility scheme with the EU. We have schemes with NZ, Australia, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Uruguay & more - only reason not to have one with EU is fear of right wing press. Such cowardice @bbclaurak.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 9:26 AM
I've gone and ordered a Bambu P1S, arriving tomorrow (thanks for all advice)

What must have prints, accessories, filament (brands) or anything else would you recommend?

#3dprinting #bambulab
December 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
3d printing people.. I'm getting sucked into another technical and expensive hobby... Debating whether to get a Bambu P1S or X1C, or should I consider something different?

Utility and decorative prints intended

#3dprinting #homelab
December 1, 2024 at 11:41 AM
#selfhost #homelab people

What apps do you get the most value out of self hosting?

Currently building out my homelab (Proxmox and unRAID machines)
November 24, 2024 at 2:55 PM
New take on the NATO phonetic alphabet....

A as in Alaska
B as in Beautiful
C as in Coffee
D as in Dolphin
E as in Excellent!!!

Slightly losing my mind over this, in an airport of all places
November 20, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Can you afford to release your album on vinyl?

I work for a small vinyl pressing plant, our customers are mostly independent artists doing small-run pressings. My job is advising people on how it all works.

Here's a short thread outlining the very basic costs of pressing and releasing an album:
November 19, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Right now, I've:

Opened Twitter

First post is from Musk retweeting blatant misinformation about the AIDS crisis and Dr Fauci (subsequently community noted on his own site)

Gotten pissed off

Closed Twitter

Hidden Twitter from my front page
November 19, 2024 at 8:47 PM
The 'Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich' photo of 2024
November 18, 2024 at 1:03 AM
The next big step for this platform relies on organisations setting up employees, reporters, journalists, etc. with domain name handles, (e.g. @samcoates.news.sky.com)

I wonder what the norm would be for sitting MPs - if they could sit under parliament.uk, or only under their own websites
UK Parliament
Parliament is made up of the House of Commons and House of Lords. It is responsible for making laws, deciding taxes and scrutinising the Government.
parliament.uk
November 17, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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My $0.02

1) 99% of (Mac) users would be served by a 2020 or newer MacBook Air

2) buy used! If you prefer Windows, eBay is full of ex-business laptops (ThinkPad X1 etc.) that will serve you better than anything from Currys at same £

3) Minimum 16GB RAM for future proofing sake (on both options)
November 17, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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🚨How British companies are bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war machine🚨
A depressing thread.
Originally posted in Feb.
But still v relevant NOW.
With some pretty shocking charts.
Let’s begin with the “official” picture. It suggests UK trade with Russia has collapsed since Feb 2022. Down by 74%
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November 17, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Spotted: @number10cat.bsky.social 's Mexican brother
November 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Bumped into a friendly raccoon hungry for tortilla at a stall last night

#raccoon #mexico
November 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM
The family has turned up
November 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM
only the best dinner party guest has arrived
November 15, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Some lovely fish on the east coast of #Mexico whilst snorkelling
November 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM
just an unbothered Mexican cat enjoying a sleep at a cenote
November 15, 2024 at 12:57 AM