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John D ☑️
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DevOps engineer and Tech lead, currently working at big blue but wearing a red hat. Trail runner, open source enthusiast and quietly doing what I can for the environment 🌳
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November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Today on Volts: You know what sucks? Cars. They screw up cities, degrade our health, make us mean & selfish, induce terrible public policy, on & on. I talk with Doug Gordon & Sarah Goodyear, hosts of the unapologetic @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast, about their new book & life after cars.
Yes, you weenies: a war on cars
Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon join me to discuss their new book and why a future with fewer cars is a happier one.
www.volts.wtf
October 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Feeling more human today and managed another short run.

7km and 294m of climb done ✅

Over the worst of the COVID so now I need to get the fitness back I've lost over the last couple of weeks.

#trailrunning #running
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
First run in 9 days.

Not been well. What I thought was a cold turned out to be COVID and I'm still struggling to shake it off 🤒

10km and 334m of climb done ✅

Garmin training status says everything there is to know really. Despite a low training load, strained, and low HRV ☹️

#trailrunning
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The @home-assistant.io automations for the @octopus.energy free electricity sessions today & tomorrow are all set up. The battery storage will charge, the car will charge, the water will heat, and the house will be cosy

Super easy with the @octopus.energy API 🐙

#FreeElectricity
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“Blease helb, the #genocide has taken away my ability to afford high-quality filters that allow me to scam people by pretending that my child is injured.”
#Gaza #Gazawood
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Not run all week ☹️

Feeling crap 🤒

Starting the day with lemsip, oj, and coffee.

Planning to do nothing but lounge on the sofa all day, although I may also shoot some stuff on playstation if I get bored.

#cold #manflu
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Run felt good today and I think this may be the fastest I've ever run this particular route.

10km and 312m of climb done ✅

#trailrunning #running
October 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Sunday longish run with some big bills to keep things interesting.

13.8km and 454m of climb done ✅

#trailrunning #running
October 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Back on the trails today. 12.5km with 3 x 3 x 15 second sprints @ 3:20 per km in the middle.

12.5km and 249m of ascent done ✅

#running #trailrunning
October 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
First run this week. Wet and warm out there but pace was good after a couple of days rest.

10k and 316m of climb done ✅

#trailrunning #running
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Instead of vital police resources being used to keep communities safe, we have the absurd situation where they're being wasted on arresting peaceful protesters: people simply holding signs and exercising their democratic rights to oppose genocide.
October 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In Barnstaple today so did a few laps of the park whilst there was a break in the stormy weather.

17.4km done ✅

#running
October 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Petition against the introduction of digital ID cards in the UK.

Government claims these will stop illegal workers but I'm pretty sure the kind of folks who employ illegal workers don't do ID checks, digital or otherwise!

#petition #NoDigitalID

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Barnstaple Marathon didn't go to plan. Started getting pain in the ball of my foot at about 11k and by 28k it was unbearable so I dropped out.

Got to put it down to nothing more than poor training. Missed a lot of the training plan particularly the long runs which build the endurance.

#running
September 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Short steady easy run today.

Barnstaple Marathon tomorrow. Was hoping to get closer to 3 hours but have pretty much missed the last 2 - 3 weeks of training so now I'm just aiming to finish.

#running
September 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Dodged the worst of the rain for today's run but still got fairly wet 💦

Arrived to do 10km with 4 x 4:00 intervals @ 3:55 per km thrown in the middle and I wasn't far off!

#running
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Yesterday's run was a little over 13km with 3 x 3 x 15 second sprints chucked in the middle.

Just trying to motivate myself to go out for today's planned run, 50 minutes of easy effort.

#trailrunning #running
September 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today's run 10k and 308m of climb.

Just over a week until Barnstaple Marathon and it's fair to say the training plan has gone to pot over the last three weeks. Original target was a 3 hour marathon but now I think I'll settle with just finishing!

#running #tallrunning
September 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
First run all week. Life has just gotten in the way unfortunately!

27.79km in 2 hours to make up for it. Pretty close to marathon pace so pleased with that 😁

#running #longrun #Garmin
September 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
12km with some intervals in the middle today. Was aiming for 9 x 1 minute intervals at 3:45 per km but they all ended up a little fast.

Followed this with 30 minutes of easy running to try and get the mileage for the week up as I've missed 5 days of training this week.

#running #intervals
September 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Today was supposed to be a long run day but wasn't in the mood for it.

Still 11km & 352m of climb done, so not exactly a lazy day either!

#trailrunning #running
August 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Missed #Parkrun this morning in favour of some long intervals because they're fun right 😉

2 x 18 minute intervals @ 4:05 per km was the plan & for once I was pretty much on target 😃

First interval 4:01 per km.
Second interval 4:03 per km.
5 mins of easy running in-between.

#running #intervals
August 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What do you think my cat is trying to tell me as he lies there looking at me with one eye open and his tongue sticking out?

This is Jasper, and like the other occupants of this house, he's probably a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

#cats #blackcat
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Another wet run this morning. Got absolutely soaked, again! I could swear it waits for me to head out.

8km and 274m of climb done ✅

#trailrunning #running
August 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM