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Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

I watch more Congress talks by not being at Congress :thinkingwithblobs:

December 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

The correct (#bornhack) way to ignite your Christmas pudding :neocat_approve:

A bottle of Sevblødda held above a milk pan with a label and some of the spirit warming in it.

December 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

TIL that the Land Registry has a SPARQL endpoint! Semantic web strikes again.

https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/qonsole

SPARQL Query Console - HM Land Registry Open Data

landregistry.data.gov.uk

December 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Reposted by Hugh

Quixoticgeek

@quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy

All work just fine. It's a Sunday timetable. But it blows my mind that I could hop on a train on Christmas day if I wanted to. Something I have done a couple of times in recent years.

I wonder if UK public transport will ever catch up.

December 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Hex screaming: the sound of a sad NS train display :neocat_cry:

$Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00' Error parsing frame data ff00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xff\x00' Error parsing frame data fe, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xfe' Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00' Error parsing frame data fc, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xfc' Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00' Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00' Error parsing frame data ffff00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xff\xff\x00' Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00' Error parsing frame data ff00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xff\x00' Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00' Error parsing frame data ef, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xef' Error parsing frame data ff00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\xff\x00' Error parsing frame data 00, discarding: invalid preamble: b'\x00'$

December 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Already on the train before my usual alarm :neocat_googly_shocked:

I will regret this...

Greggs Snowman coffee cup on the seat tray, with the window in the background. It's dark and rainy outside.

December 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Congrats @shiz 🎉

Best of luck with the board membership, and I hope it's a little less drama than we've got over here 😅

December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Reposted by Hugh

Moof!

@moof.space

A quick reminder that this year’s 25% off #interrail sale ends at 10am CET tomorrow.

You can buy directly from them at http://interrail.eu - and you get an extra 15€ off if you use code SJINTERRAIL.

However, if you want to hedge your bets, and want to use a […]

[Original post on cupoftea.social]

Screenshot of the My Pass screen on my Interrail app, showing that I have 4 Interrail Global Passes in the “Not ready for travel” section, ready to be activated when I choose to use them

December 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

It is NOT orange, it's Hot Coral 😤

Screenshot of an email.

Body reads:

Year in Monzo
Hugh, you had a legendary year
2025 was an epic story of grit and glory, with the odd trip to your local takeaway.

Journey back through time (and card taps) to see where your adventure took you. But be warned: some bits are best forgotten.
Open Year in Monzo
An orange credit card surrounded by pink feathers and curved pink elements on a black background, conveying a sense of elegance and fantasy.

Alt text for image not shown reads:

An orange credit card surrounded by pink feathers and curved pink elements on a black background, conveying a sense of elegance and fantasy

December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Reposted by Hugh

sam henri gold

@samhenrigold.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy

if any of these guys died on a friday, their replacement would be at their old desk by monday

Tweet: “9:15 pm Monday night. Not a single Eng has left yet. The only thing to do in life is build.”

Pictured is an open office filled with people at their desks

December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Conducting industrial espionage on behalf of Øl Telecom... The competitor's equipment storage has been compromised!

A green basket with a Netgear switch in it. On the top is a piece of paper saying "Telekline Communications"

December 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Many thanks to @kline for assistance installing the NS train display from #eth0 in rLab today (only taken me a month).

Unfortunately the RS485 adaptor has decided to die, so we've technically replaced the working TV with a broken display... Very on brand […]

[Original post on social.crablab.uk]

An NS train display (led matrix, black frame) seemingly levitating halfway up the wall. Arm in shot to the right

The back of the display side on, showing the mounting mechanism (wood) onto a TV mount (of sorts, not VESA)

December 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

If anyone is after an Ultimaker, the hackspace is selling a couple 🙂 This one works, the other is missing the bed.

Both sold for spares as we don't know the condition.

https://ebay.us/m/ay9WgF

Ultimaker 2+ 3D Printer | eBay UK

Ultimaker 2+ 3D printer. Complete printer, turns on and has recently been printing. Power supply included. Sold as "spares or repairs" as we cannot guarantee the condition of the machine - it will probably require a new nozzle and some fettling. Bear in mind this machine has suffered almost 10 years of hackspace printing. All proceeds go to rLab - Reading's Hackspace.

www.ebay.co.uk

December 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Reposted by Hugh

not a martian, honest

@kyonshi.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy

every 3-4 years when they are cleaning it the authorities allow visitors into the #lodz waterworks.
They are pretty fussy about security (I guess rightly so) but they do allow pictures.

#pictures #water

October 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

In traditional fashion, the UK is doing an excellent job of arguing about HS2 and failing to celebrate the extremely impressive and genuinely innovative engineering at a Huge Scale on the project 🚄

For example: https://youtu.be/1C_DkLtO4i8?si=wLPhnVDkwRRgGOBG

#engineering #railways

December 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

[sausage rolls (food)]

Stole @Sweep's recipe and customised it; I don't do neat cookery but these taste amazing! :neocat_happy:

Thanks for the suggestion Sweep! :neocat_heart:

#cookingwithfedi

Some chunky, golden, sausage rolls on a plate. One has been cut in half and is oozing brie

December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Sounds like something Øl Telecom would say... :blobsus:

We highly value your security and will usually respond to emails using our secure email service provided by Office 365 message encryption. Please expect a response via this service which may require you to create an account and set up a password.

December 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

My source of inexpensive craft knives for the hackspace has dried up - AliExpress will no longer sell knives to the UK as they don't want to do age verification.

(In before anyone says they're cheap and nasty - yes, but so many get accidentally taken home, broken, lost etc.)

A listing for "Best ABC Tools Store" - 30 box cutting knives for £10

December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Inflation in one photo.

Two Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars held in the hand.

One is RRP 89p and the other is 99p

December 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

The government has decided to paint the trains in England as though they're compensating for some inadequacy.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-change-the-future-of-british-trains-arrives-as-government-reforms-broken-railways

December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Ordering Club Mate by the pallet :blobsmilesweat2:

A blurry photo of a pallet wrapped pallet of Club Mate boxes.

You can just make out the "Reading" label attached.

December 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

For those interested, the 'controversial' Liverpool Street station planning application has been updated in the last week with a host of floorplans, clarification documents etc.

Search for 25/00494/FULEIA in https://www.planning2.cityoflondon.gov.uk to […]

[Original post on social.crablab.uk]

View of a proposed entrance to Liverpool Street Station. Yellow brick columns spread out like a cathedral to support a glass office block above. The entrance is lit, has trees outside and the usual signage.

December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM

Hugh

@hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy

Who decided that cars without oil dipsticks were a good idea?

I've just had to buy a kit to install one in mine, as the electronic sensor is useless for servicing & the tiny 'last resort' one is made of brittle plastic (that's disintegrated).