Phil Thane ✅
@pthane.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy
Retired techie writer/author/teacher. #Boater #canal lover and granddad.
HTTPS://justmytoots.com/@pthane@toot.wales
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HTTPS://justmytoots.com/@pthane@toot.wales
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RE: https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/115935698419487985
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 AM
RE: https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/115935698419487985
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
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Imagine telling someone in 1950 that train travel across Europe will one day be the expensive alternative chosen by well-off people with environmentalist opinions, while unskilled workers will only be able to afford air tickets, and arrive in a fraction of the time.
#trains #Climate
#trains #Climate
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM
If a benefits claimant makes a small mistake in their claim or works an extra hour they get 'sanctioned' which can mean no payments for a month and therefore real hardship. #farage on the other hand merely apologises for 17 breaches of the MPs' code of conduct and failure to declare sources of […]
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toot.wales
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 PM
If a benefits claimant makes a small mistake in their claim or works an extra hour they get 'sanctioned' which can mean no payments for a month and therefore real hardship. #farage on the other hand merely apologises for 17 breaches of the MPs' code of conduct and failure to declare sources of […]
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@RichardJMurphy
17 min
I want to give a shout out to Richard Murphy here for this video in particular. Here is an example of a public figure rising to the moment. This is what we need because of we don’t reassert decision-making control over our (economic, social and political) lives by […]
17 min
I want to give a shout out to Richard Murphy here for this video in particular. Here is an example of a public figure rising to the moment. This is what we need because of we don’t reassert decision-making control over our (economic, social and political) lives by […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
January 20, 2026 at 8:34 PM
@RichardJMurphy
17 min
I want to give a shout out to Richard Murphy here for this video in particular. Here is an example of a public figure rising to the moment. This is what we need because of we don’t reassert decision-making control over our (economic, social and political) lives by […]
17 min
I want to give a shout out to Richard Murphy here for this video in particular. Here is an example of a public figure rising to the moment. This is what we need because of we don’t reassert decision-making control over our (economic, social and political) lives by […]
Reposted by Phil Thane ✅
What this tiny little whisp of a person who moves with total confidence.
There is a point where she draws a line and steps over it with her back foot without looking back.
I also enjoy how she pushes the onlookers back with the pigment powder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQRQUyPADk
There is a point where she draws a line and steps over it with her back foot without looking back.
I also enjoy how she pushes the onlookers back with the pigment powder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQRQUyPADk
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM
What this tiny little whisp of a person who moves with total confidence.
There is a point where she draws a line and steps over it with her back foot without looking back.
I also enjoy how she pushes the onlookers back with the pigment powder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQRQUyPADk
There is a point where she draws a line and steps over it with her back foot without looking back.
I also enjoy how she pushes the onlookers back with the pigment powder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQRQUyPADk
I just signed the campaign calling to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
No chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
I just signed the campaign to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
act.38degrees.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I just signed the campaign calling to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
The technology has me stumped, again. Self hosted Nextcloud server, up-dated and running. I can access as normal from my phone and Firefox mobile reports 'verified by letsencrypt'. I can SSH into the server from my desktop and access the AIO dashboard on the server via Firefox. BUT I can't use […]
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toot.wales
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The technology has me stumped, again. Self hosted Nextcloud server, up-dated and running. I can access as normal from my phone and Firefox mobile reports 'verified by letsencrypt'. I can SSH into the server from my desktop and access the AIO dashboard on the server via Firefox. BUT I can't use […]
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So basically, after a week of "we will act in days" and "this is clearly illegal", UK regulator Ofcom has released a boilerplate statement that they "have opened an investigation" today.
Which means that Ofcom can relax as they likely "can't comment on the ongoing investigation", Musk can relax […]
Which means that Ofcom can relax as they likely "can't comment on the ongoing investigation", Musk can relax […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
So basically, after a week of "we will act in days" and "this is clearly illegal", UK regulator Ofcom has released a boilerplate statement that they "have opened an investigation" today.
Which means that Ofcom can relax as they likely "can't comment on the ongoing investigation", Musk can relax […]
Which means that Ofcom can relax as they likely "can't comment on the ongoing investigation", Musk can relax […]
Reposted by Phil Thane ✅
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
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The problem is not Trump.
The problem is Murica
The problem is Murica
January 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The problem is not Trump.
The problem is Murica
The problem is Murica
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I just signed the campaign calling to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
No chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
I just signed the campaign to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
act.38degrees.org.uk
January 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I just signed the campaign calling to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-to-never-stocking-chlorine-washed-chicken
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
https://38d.gs/cc-df
https://38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
act.38degrees.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
https://38d.gs/cc-df
https://38d.gs/cc-df
We've had our #ev for a couple of months and the home charger got about a month the hardware is all fine but the charger app is awful. Does anyone know if there are 3rd party home charger apps worth trying?
December 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We've had our #ev for a couple of months and the home charger got about a month the hardware is all fine but the charger app is awful. Does anyone know if there are 3rd party home charger apps worth trying?
Christmas day evening our #ev wouldn't start. We borrowed a car to get home and next day turned with a spare key. Still no go so called the #aa. Mechanic diagnosed low auxiliary battery bolts and gave us a jump start. After about 30min drive home the battery was showing >16V, and still is 24 […]
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toot.wales
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Many, many years ago my wife and I meandered down to Provence stopping at Chambres d'Hôte. We had paper maps and and a Chambres d'Hôte handbook and at some point each afternoon we'd figure out where we'd like to stop and phone to make a booking for the night. In these days of satnav and AirBnB […]
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toot.wales
December 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Many, many years ago my wife and I meandered down to Provence stopping at Chambres d'Hôte. We had paper maps and and a Chambres d'Hôte handbook and at some point each afternoon we'd figure out where we'd like to stop and phone to make a booking for the night. In these days of satnav and AirBnB […]
@davidwilkins here's one for your weird car series. https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitbywoof/1357879081/in/photostream/lightbox/
I have the misfortune to live in Potton and the Potton Car gets wheeled out for every village fete. Steel construction, rear engine. The most interesting feature is […]
I have the misfortune to live in Potton and the Potton Car gets wheeled out for every village fete. Steel construction, rear engine. The most interesting feature is […]
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toot.wales
December 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@davidwilkins here's one for your weird car series. https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitbywoof/1357879081/in/photostream/lightbox/
I have the misfortune to live in Potton and the Potton Car gets wheeled out for every village fete. Steel construction, rear engine. The most interesting feature is […]
I have the misfortune to live in Potton and the Potton Car gets wheeled out for every village fete. Steel construction, rear engine. The most interesting feature is […]
Well, the good news is, I've fixed the dishwasher door again. The bad is I seem to have used all the #spoons. Tomorrow's as well probably.
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Well, the good news is, I've fixed the dishwasher door again. The bad is I seem to have used all the #spoons. Tomorrow's as well probably.
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Suddenly reminded of an e-waste story: about 13 years ago I spotted a high end gaming PC at the tip. Less than two years old, pretty expensive component choices for the era.
Took home, powered up. The CPU fan immediately ran 100%, and it froze mid-boot. OK, we know why it was treated as e-waste […]
Took home, powered up. The CPU fan immediately ran 100%, and it froze mid-boot. OK, we know why it was treated as e-waste […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Suddenly reminded of an e-waste story: about 13 years ago I spotted a high end gaming PC at the tip. Less than two years old, pretty expensive component choices for the era.
Took home, powered up. The CPU fan immediately ran 100%, and it froze mid-boot. OK, we know why it was treated as e-waste […]
Took home, powered up. The CPU fan immediately ran 100%, and it froze mid-boot. OK, we know why it was treated as e-waste […]
Want there a 'Yes Minister' episode about not announcing an enquiry until you've fixed the chair and decided the outcome? https://bylinesapp.uk/pwa/article.php?sid=1&aid=2310233&ssid=1 #russia #elections #brexit
Byline Times: Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
bylinesapp.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Want there a 'Yes Minister' episode about not announcing an enquiry until you've fixed the chair and decided the outcome? https://bylinesapp.uk/pwa/article.php?sid=1&aid=2310233&ssid=1 #russia #elections #brexit
I remember a time when an announcement about a new car would explain all the technical details, how it improved on earlier models, how it compared with rivals, how it performed. Now it's just politicians bragging about investment and jobs.
Nissan begins building new Leaf in UK […]
Nissan begins building new Leaf in UK […]
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toot.wales
December 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I remember a time when an announcement about a new car would explain all the technical details, how it improved on earlier models, how it compared with rivals, how it performed. Now it's just politicians bragging about investment and jobs.
Nissan begins building new Leaf in UK […]
Nissan begins building new Leaf in UK […]