Russell Phillips
@rpbook.gts.phillipsuk.org.ap.brid.gy
#UK based #MilitaryHistory and #RPG #author. #TTRPG and #BoardGame player. Lapsed #wargame and #LARP player. #NonBinary and #autistic.
My legal name is Robin, but […]
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My legal name is Robin, but […]
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December 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Privacy settings are important.
December 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Privacy settings are important.
Reposted by Russell Phillips
The Onion going hard in their year in review.
"Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop"
https://theonion.com/gang-initiate-forced-to-peacefully-deescalate-conflict-to-prove-he-not-a-cop/
#theonion #Humor #funny #acab
"Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop"
https://theonion.com/gang-initiate-forced-to-peacefully-deescalate-conflict-to-prove-he-not-a-cop/
#theonion #Humor #funny #acab
theonion.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Onion going hard in their year in review.
"Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop"
https://theonion.com/gang-initiate-forced-to-peacefully-deescalate-conflict-to-prove-he-not-a-cop/
#theonion #Humor #funny #acab
"Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop"
https://theonion.com/gang-initiate-forced-to-peacefully-deescalate-conflict-to-prove-he-not-a-cop/
#theonion #Humor #funny #acab
#freesoftwareadvent day 24: Ubuntu Mate
I've saved the biggest until last. I've been using Ubuntu on the desktop since 2004 with 4.10. I'd been using various distributions, and hadn't really settled on any, then a member of Cumbria LUG mentioned Ubuntu. I tried it, found that it just worked […]
I've saved the biggest until last. I've been using Ubuntu on the desktop since 2004 with 4.10. I'd been using various distributions, and hadn't really settled on any, then a member of Cumbria LUG mentioned Ubuntu. I tried it, found that it just worked […]
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gts.phillipsuk.org
December 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 24: Ubuntu Mate
I've saved the biggest until last. I've been using Ubuntu on the desktop since 2004 with 4.10. I'd been using various distributions, and hadn't really settled on any, then a member of Cumbria LUG mentioned Ubuntu. I tried it, found that it just worked […]
I've saved the biggest until last. I've been using Ubuntu on the desktop since 2004 with 4.10. I'd been using various distributions, and hadn't really settled on any, then a member of Cumbria LUG mentioned Ubuntu. I tried it, found that it just worked […]
Having had to chop garlic this evening, I'm now convinced that Special Agent Dale Cooper was wrong. 24-hour room service isn't the height of civilisation, being able to buy chopped garlic is.
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Having had to chop garlic this evening, I'm now convinced that Special Agent Dale Cooper was wrong. 24-hour room service isn't the height of civilisation, being able to buy chopped garlic is.
The #wargamevault Winter Offensive sale has started. All of my books are included, at 25% off.
https://www.wargamevault.com/en/publisher/3798/Shilka-Publishing?affiliate_id=235519
#wargame
https://www.wargamevault.com/en/publisher/3798/Shilka-Publishing?affiliate_id=235519
#wargame
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The #wargamevault Winter Offensive sale has started. All of my books are included, at 25% off.
https://www.wargamevault.com/en/publisher/3798/Shilka-Publishing?affiliate_id=235519
#wargame
https://www.wargamevault.com/en/publisher/3798/Shilka-Publishing?affiliate_id=235519
#wargame
Re https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/115758701342987137
Don't ask someone what their dead name is. Ever. Regardless of whether they're trans or not.
It's irrelevant and none of your business. If it is relevant for some reason, they'll tell you.
Don't ask someone what their dead name is. Ever. Regardless of whether they're trans or not.
It's irrelevant and none of your business. If it is relevant for some reason, they'll tell you.
Fesshole 🧻 (@fesshole@mastodon.social)
I'm a trans woman who, if anyone ever asks, will give my deadname as a different male name each time. It's been the single fastest way to find people who talk behind my back. If that name leaks I know just who leaked it and just who to instant block forever.
mastodon.social
December 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Re https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/115758701342987137
Don't ask someone what their dead name is. Ever. Regardless of whether they're trans or not.
It's irrelevant and none of your business. If it is relevant for some reason, they'll tell you.
Don't ask someone what their dead name is. Ever. Regardless of whether they're trans or not.
It's irrelevant and none of your business. If it is relevant for some reason, they'll tell you.
#freesoftwareadvent day 23: F-Droid
F-Droid is my preferred app store for Android. I use the Google Play store to install apps that I can't find in F-Droid, but where possible, I install apps from F-Droid. Some of the Android apps I've mentioned this month aren't available on the Google Play […]
F-Droid is my preferred app store for Android. I use the Google Play store to install apps that I can't find in F-Droid, but where possible, I install apps from F-Droid. Some of the Android apps I've mentioned this month aren't available on the Google Play […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 23: F-Droid
F-Droid is my preferred app store for Android. I use the Google Play store to install apps that I can't find in F-Droid, but where possible, I install apps from F-Droid. Some of the Android apps I've mentioned this month aren't available on the Google Play […]
F-Droid is my preferred app store for Android. I use the Google Play store to install apps that I can't find in F-Droid, but where possible, I install apps from F-Droid. Some of the Android apps I've mentioned this month aren't available on the Google Play […]
#onthisday in 1916, four Austro-Hungarian Huszár class destroyers raided the Otranto Barrage in the evening. Six French destroyers in the vicinity sailed to the sounds of gunfire, but there was much confusion in the darkness. Four of the French destroyers lost contact with their leader, and the […]
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gts.phillipsuk.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#onthisday in 1916, four Austro-Hungarian Huszár class destroyers raided the Otranto Barrage in the evening. Six French destroyers in the vicinity sailed to the sounds of gunfire, but there was much confusion in the darkness. Four of the French destroyers lost contact with their leader, and the […]
#freesoftwareadvent day 22: Kanboard
Kanboard is the project management software we use at @office@gts.authorhelp.uk. As the name suggests, it uses a kanban model. We set up a swimlane for each project, with "To do", "In progress", and "Done" columns. Each task gets a card in the "To do" column […]
Kanboard is the project management software we use at @office@gts.authorhelp.uk. As the name suggests, it uses a kanban model. We set up a swimlane for each project, with "To do", "In progress", and "Done" columns. Each task gets a card in the "To do" column […]
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gts.phillipsuk.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 22: Kanboard
Kanboard is the project management software we use at @office@gts.authorhelp.uk. As the name suggests, it uses a kanban model. We set up a swimlane for each project, with "To do", "In progress", and "Done" columns. Each task gets a card in the "To do" column […]
Kanboard is the project management software we use at @office@gts.authorhelp.uk. As the name suggests, it uses a kanban model. We set up a swimlane for each project, with "To do", "In progress", and "Done" columns. Each task gets a card in the "To do" column […]
[Mental health. Being ND in an NT world.]
I really wish people would just accept it when someone says they don't have the spoons for a thing.
Today I had to go and collect a hamper from the community grocery. I was told I had to go to the carol service first. I said I couldn't cope with that […]
I really wish people would just accept it when someone says they don't have the spoons for a thing.
Today I had to go and collect a hamper from the community grocery. I was told I had to go to the carol service first. I said I couldn't cope with that […]
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gts.phillipsuk.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
[Mental health. Being ND in an NT world.]
I really wish people would just accept it when someone says they don't have the spoons for a thing.
Today I had to go and collect a hamper from the community grocery. I was told I had to go to the carol service first. I said I couldn't cope with that […]
I really wish people would just accept it when someone says they don't have the spoons for a thing.
Today I had to go and collect a hamper from the community grocery. I was told I had to go to the carol service first. I said I couldn't cope with that […]
#freesoftwareadvent day 21: Thunar
Thunar is the XFCE file manager. I don't use XFCE, although I have used it in the past on old machines. I don't use Thunar as a general file manager, but I do use the bulk rename functionality, which I find very useful.
I've tried other bulk rename programs […]
Thunar is the XFCE file manager. I don't use XFCE, although I have used it in the past on old machines. I don't use Thunar as a general file manager, but I do use the bulk rename functionality, which I find very useful.
I've tried other bulk rename programs […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 21: Thunar
Thunar is the XFCE file manager. I don't use XFCE, although I have used it in the past on old machines. I don't use Thunar as a general file manager, but I do use the bulk rename functionality, which I find very useful.
I've tried other bulk rename programs […]
Thunar is the XFCE file manager. I don't use XFCE, although I have used it in the past on old machines. I don't use Thunar as a general file manager, but I do use the bulk rename functionality, which I find very useful.
I've tried other bulk rename programs […]
I've just published a silly setting for #risusrpg games. It's a variant of Dan Suptic's Super-Happy-Go-Go-Fun-Time-All-World-Speedy-Good-Delivery-Service-Special-Force-Delta-Five.
I've run several fun games using Dan's setting, but was increasingly uncomfortable with the Mr. Kuri-kana-suro-san […]
I've run several fun games using Dan's setting, but was increasingly uncomfortable with the Mr. Kuri-kana-suro-san […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I've just published a silly setting for #risusrpg games. It's a variant of Dan Suptic's Super-Happy-Go-Go-Fun-Time-All-World-Speedy-Good-Delivery-Service-Special-Force-Delta-Five.
I've run several fun games using Dan's setting, but was increasingly uncomfortable with the Mr. Kuri-kana-suro-san […]
I've run several fun games using Dan's setting, but was increasingly uncomfortable with the Mr. Kuri-kana-suro-san […]
Reposted by Russell Phillips
How you know your 5yo watches too many nature documentaries:
During bath time you overhear him playing and he’s saying in a song-song voice “I’m a floating carcass”
During bath time you overhear him playing and he’s saying in a song-song voice “I’m a floating carcass”
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
How you know your 5yo watches too many nature documentaries:
During bath time you overhear him playing and he’s saying in a song-song voice “I’m a floating carcass”
During bath time you overhear him playing and he’s saying in a song-song voice “I’m a floating carcass”
#freesoftwareadvent day 20: Sympl
I've been running my own servers for years, always with Debian. I use Sympl to simplify the management of them.
It's a collection of scripts and templates. If I want to set up a new website, I create the folder for it in the appropriate place, and Sympl […]
I've been running my own servers for years, always with Debian. I use Sympl to simplify the management of them.
It's a collection of scripts and templates. If I want to set up a new website, I create the folder for it in the appropriate place, and Sympl […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 20: Sympl
I've been running my own servers for years, always with Debian. I use Sympl to simplify the management of them.
It's a collection of scripts and templates. If I want to set up a new website, I create the folder for it in the appropriate place, and Sympl […]
I've been running my own servers for years, always with Debian. I use Sympl to simplify the management of them.
It's a collection of scripts and templates. If I want to set up a new website, I create the folder for it in the appropriate place, and Sympl […]
Reposted by Russell Phillips
Here's the document release you were waiting for today!
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
UNIX V4 tape from University of Utah (raw) : Computer History Museum : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
UNIX V4 tape from the University of Utah, received by Martin Newell circa June 1974 around when he modeled the Utah Teapot.This is the raw analog waveform and...
archive.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Here's the document release you were waiting for today!
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
#freesoftwareadvent day 19: Tusky
I joined the fediverse in late 2022, and I soon discovered Tusky, a Mastodon client for Android. I've been using it ever since.
Nowadays my account is on GoToSocial rather than Mastodon, but Tusky works just as well with GoToSocial.
https://tusky.app/
@Tusky
I joined the fediverse in late 2022, and I soon discovered Tusky, a Mastodon client for Android. I've been using it ever since.
Nowadays my account is on GoToSocial rather than Mastodon, but Tusky works just as well with GoToSocial.
https://tusky.app/
@Tusky
Tusky - Mastodon client for Android
Tusky is a lightweight Android client for Mastodon, a free and open-source social network server.
tusky.app
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 19: Tusky
I joined the fediverse in late 2022, and I soon discovered Tusky, a Mastodon client for Android. I've been using it ever since.
Nowadays my account is on GoToSocial rather than Mastodon, but Tusky works just as well with GoToSocial.
https://tusky.app/
@Tusky
I joined the fediverse in late 2022, and I soon discovered Tusky, a Mastodon client for Android. I've been using it ever since.
Nowadays my account is on GoToSocial rather than Mastodon, but Tusky works just as well with GoToSocial.
https://tusky.app/
@Tusky
Instead of cards, we give a donation each year. Usually, it's to a charity, but this year we donated to the #greenparty "Hope is here: help us deliver it" crowdfunder.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Instead of cards, we give a donation each year. Usually, it's to a charity, but this year we donated to the #greenparty "Hope is here: help us deliver it" crowdfunder.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
The itch.io Winter Sale has started. My gaming books are included, at 50% off.
https://itch.io/s/175736/winter-sale-2025
#ttrpg #wargame
https://itch.io/s/175736/winter-sale-2025
#ttrpg #wargame
Winter Sale 2025 by Russell Phillips
A bundle by Russell Phillips, $7.00 for The Epiphany Club and the Great Library of Alexandria, The Bear Marches West, Setting Europe Ablaze: The SOE Sourcebook
itch.io
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The itch.io Winter Sale has started. My gaming books are included, at 50% off.
https://itch.io/s/175736/winter-sale-2025
#ttrpg #wargame
https://itch.io/s/175736/winter-sale-2025
#ttrpg #wargame
Good, but somewhat depressing article about the demise of robots.txt
> "The difference is that, previously, the bad bots were rogue entities. They were run by individuals or small companies engaging in various forms of scraping. Today, it’s the biggest tech companies in the world that are […]
> "The difference is that, previously, the bad bots were rogue entities. They were run by individuals or small companies engaging in various forms of scraping. Today, it’s the biggest tech companies in the world that are […]
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gts.phillipsuk.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Good, but somewhat depressing article about the demise of robots.txt
> "The difference is that, previously, the bad bots were rogue entities. They were run by individuals or small companies engaging in various forms of scraping. Today, it’s the biggest tech companies in the world that are […]
> "The difference is that, previously, the bad bots were rogue entities. They were run by individuals or small companies engaging in various forms of scraping. Today, it’s the biggest tech companies in the world that are […]
#freesoftwareadvent day 17: CoMaps
I mentioned earlier this month that I joined #openstreetmap in 2006. Back then, many areas were blank or only sparsely mapped.
That was nineteen years ago. At some point between then and now, coverage became comprehensive enough that it's feasible to use […]
I mentioned earlier this month that I joined #openstreetmap in 2006. Back then, many areas were blank or only sparsely mapped.
That was nineteen years ago. At some point between then and now, coverage became comprehensive enough that it's feasible to use […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 17: CoMaps
I mentioned earlier this month that I joined #openstreetmap in 2006. Back then, many areas were blank or only sparsely mapped.
That was nineteen years ago. At some point between then and now, coverage became comprehensive enough that it's feasible to use […]
I mentioned earlier this month that I joined #openstreetmap in 2006. Back then, many areas were blank or only sparsely mapped.
That was nineteen years ago. At some point between then and now, coverage became comprehensive enough that it's feasible to use […]
#freesoftwareadvent day 16: AntennaPod
I listen to a lot of #podcasts, and I've tried various podcast clients. I mostly listen on my Android phone, but every now and then it's useful to listen on my laptop, so it's handy to have a way of synchronising the list of podcasts, progress, etc […]
I listen to a lot of #podcasts, and I've tried various podcast clients. I mostly listen on my Android phone, but every now and then it's useful to listen on my laptop, so it's handy to have a way of synchronising the list of podcasts, progress, etc […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 16: AntennaPod
I listen to a lot of #podcasts, and I've tried various podcast clients. I mostly listen on my Android phone, but every now and then it's useful to listen on my laptop, so it's handy to have a way of synchronising the list of podcasts, progress, etc […]
I listen to a lot of #podcasts, and I've tried various podcast clients. I mostly listen on my Android phone, but every now and then it's useful to listen on my laptop, so it's handy to have a way of synchronising the list of podcasts, progress, etc […]
#freesoftwareadvent day 15: Nextcloud
SyncThing is great for synchronising files, but I also have a self-hosted Nextcloud server. If I only wanted to synchronise files, I'd probably just use SyncThing, but I use Nextcloud for things like CalDav for calendars and CardDav for contacts as well as […]
SyncThing is great for synchronising files, but I also have a self-hosted Nextcloud server. If I only wanted to synchronise files, I'd probably just use SyncThing, but I use Nextcloud for things like CalDav for calendars and CardDav for contacts as well as […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 15: Nextcloud
SyncThing is great for synchronising files, but I also have a self-hosted Nextcloud server. If I only wanted to synchronise files, I'd probably just use SyncThing, but I use Nextcloud for things like CalDav for calendars and CardDav for contacts as well as […]
SyncThing is great for synchronising files, but I also have a self-hosted Nextcloud server. If I only wanted to synchronise files, I'd probably just use SyncThing, but I use Nextcloud for things like CalDav for calendars and CardDav for contacts as well as […]
#freesoftwareadvent day 14: SyncThing
SyncThing is a great solution for syncing files between machines without a central server. I use it primarily for files related to my business and writing. We could use Nextcloud, and I do have a Nextcloud server for other things, but I prefer not to take […]
SyncThing is a great solution for syncing files between machines without a central server. I use it primarily for files related to my business and writing. We could use Nextcloud, and I do have a Nextcloud server for other things, but I prefer not to take […]
Original post on gts.phillipsuk.org
gts.phillipsuk.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#freesoftwareadvent day 14: SyncThing
SyncThing is a great solution for syncing files between machines without a central server. I use it primarily for files related to my business and writing. We could use Nextcloud, and I do have a Nextcloud server for other things, but I prefer not to take […]
SyncThing is a great solution for syncing files between machines without a central server. I use it primarily for files related to my business and writing. We could use Nextcloud, and I do have a Nextcloud server for other things, but I prefer not to take […]
December 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM