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mittfh
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Mad IT Tech From Hell, in case you were wondering. Infesting the 'net with random, incomprehensible gibberish since at least 2006...
It's mid-November, so time to roll out this year's version of my fiendish Christmas Tunes Acronym Quiz - available both as a collaborative Google Sheet and xls / ods versions to download and amend / abridge (albeit lazy exports, not optimised for printing).

mittfh.uk/quiz/index.h...
Christmas Tunes Acronym Quiz 2025 - Mittfh's Home
The latest edition of my Christmas Tunes Acronym Quiz - available in collaborative and downloadable forms.
mittfh.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Testing, testing, 1, 2, 1, 2 (check handle...)
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Doing the rounds (again!), for obvious date-related reasons...
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
NewsThump's take on a certain demolition project in Washington DC (archive link to bypass their paywall)...

archive.ph/0YI7X
archive.ph
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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I've just uploaded the finale concert of @harwichshantyfestival.co.uk 2025 to Youtube. The filming did not go as well as expected, and I made 3 physical intrusions onto the stage when 'none' was the preferable number!

The audience was just under 1000, so I was hardly visible!
youtu.be/jDn5OGjv50Q
Massed Shanty 2025 Harwich Shanty Festival
YouTube video by Harwich Sea Shanty Festival
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
At least he was travelling on his own passport this time...

www.thenational.scot/news/2548233...
Tommy Robinson 'deported from two countries in the last 24 hours'
Tommy Robinson has claimed he was deported from two different countries in the space of 24 hours over concerns around "national security"…
www.thenational.scot
September 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Over at the provisionally named "Your Party", the two co-leaders are united in their mission, and have a great working relationship... right? Right?! Oops...

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Your Party co-leaders in row as Sultana accuses Corbyn of running ‘sexist boys’ club’
Jeremy Corbyn warned an email inviting Your Party supporters to sign up for paid memberships was ‘unauthorised’
www.independent.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So in return for giving Donnie a carefully stage-managed event, we're getting £100bn in investment from BlackRock, £3.9bn from Prologis and £1.5bn from Palantir (among others).

As if a significant % of our economy wasn't already in the hands of overseas companies who'll likely export profits...
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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September 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm somewhat amused that a certain VPN company has chosen now to launch a major advertising blitz across UK FB, trying to tempt users with 76% off and an Amazon gift card.

Hmm... I wonder why? 😈
August 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Forwarded exchange from colleagues:

DW: FYI - the Reform Party Conference is at the NEC this year, 5 & 6 September.

AM: It will be like Crufts but with less articulate mammals.
July 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The wonders of Retch plc - as of yesterday, Birmingham Live had opened an entire category devoted to Ozzy Ozbourne, and stuffed it with dozens of articles. Anyone get the impression they're milking his death for all they're worth?!

(Zealous Cropped in GIMP to remove the blank ad spots)
July 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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NEWS! UK to continue selling weapons to Israel after Israeli government 'pinky promises' not to use them on people queuing for aid newsthump.com/2025/07/22/u...
UK to continue selling weapons to Israel after Israeli government ‘pinky promises’ not to use them on people queuing for aid
The UK government has announced that it will continue its robust arms sales to Israel, following a landmark ‘pinky promise’ ceremony that assured British officials of the Israeli govern…
newsthump.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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What the UK’s decision on trans women got wrong.

Both 🇦🇺& 🇳🇿 law & the
scientific community recognises that sex is a spectrum.

The BMA have described the court’s decision as ‘scientifically illiterate’.

As a published researcher I agree.

womensagenda.com.au/latest/what-...
What the UK’s decision on trans women got wrong
While the UK Equality Act uses outdated binary language, the equivalent legislation in Australia does not, writes Paula Gerber.
womensagenda.com.au
July 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Trump: the comprehensive Mexican food acronyms

From the new Private Eye, out now.
July 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The latest example of Evangelical (supported by the usual suspects) brewing a storm in a teacup... Pedestrian crossings painted in trans flag colours four years ago...

www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
London council could be sued over crossing in trans pride colours
The local authority installed the blue, pink and white painted crossing in Bloomsbury at a cost of £10,464
www.standard.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It's too hot...
June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Multiple databases, reporting servers and information management systems down at work. I had DNS-related suspicions, especially since those with a http front end responded with ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED...
June 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🎼Oh the wind blow high, and the wind blow low...

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Barrister scolded by judge for appearing at court hearing with no trousers on
The red-faced barrister was given a stern dressing down by an angry judge
www.birminghammail.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Is *any* MS application safe from having Copilot integration? Even Notepad and Paint now have the increasingly ubiquitous icon... 🙄
May 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
From Private Eye - one of their columnists wrote a response to the Supreme Court ruling in the issue released a fortnight ago, and the responses in this week's edition...
May 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Spotted in my YouTube Recommendations: you've heard the original, you've heard the Wind Rose cover, now meet the epic orchestral cover:

youtu.be/a_TpVoD9iY8
Diggy Diggy Hole | WMGSO's Fall 2024 Full Orchestra Concert
YouTube video by WMGSO
youtu.be
May 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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April 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM