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Paul Oldham
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Semi-retired Internet geek living with my wife and dog in Nairn, Scotland.

I'm also the #SNP councillor for #Nairn & #Cawdor but I generally post about that as @paul.nairn.scot

More here https://about.me/TallPaul
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I've finally found a use for the Raspberry Pi 4 which I've had lurking on a shelf for a while.

It's now running Ghost ghost.org so I can start yet another blog and also experiment with that as an alternative to Substack.

#blogging #books #raspberrypi
Small circuit board sitting on a dark wood surface. It is almost entirely covered by a heat sink with a red LED on the front and network and USB sockets on the back. A black power cable is plugged in front right. A yellow ethernet cable is plugged in back left.
July 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Want an example of "brave" then here it is. Paul O'Dwyer survived the plunge over the weir and made it to safety but died after going back into the water to try to save the others. #RIP

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"But other participants fell from their boards after plunging 1.3 metres over the weir. The court heard almost two tonnes of water was crossing a 1 metre-wide section of the weir crest every second. O’Dwyer scrambled out but died after going back into the water to try to save the others, who were all described as either beginner or intermediate paddleboarders. " accompanied by photo of the four victims: Morgan Rogers, Nicola Wheatley, Paul O'Dwyer and Andrea Powell
April 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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New release of #WayMaps now live at waymaps.the-hug.net and www.walklakes.co.uk/maps featuring latest updates from @openstreetmap.bsky.social but with lots of work behind the scenes to simplify rendering of paths, tracks, in 'busy' areas.

Note roads in Fishertown and also the cemetery bottom right.
1km square of Nairn from old release 1km square of Nairn from new release
March 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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I confess that when we had boiler problems the other day it never occurred to me that this might be the cause ...

#LLM #enshitification
January 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Christmas Eve thought it would put on a bit of a sunset.
Sunset over housing estate with clouds underlight by orange glow
December 24, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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#UPS parcel, due Wednesday but "held for future delivery" has been held back again today.

Called their support number.

Apparently they're experiencing a high package volume at the moment. No way they could have anticipated that huh?
Status updates, in reverse order: 19/12/2024 7:23 Hold for Collection Requested This package is being held for a future delivery date. Inverness, United Kingdom 19/12/2024 5:08 On the Way Processing at UPS Facility Inverness, United Kingdom 18/12/2024 7:02 This package is being held for a future delivery date. Inverness, United Kingdom 17/12/2024 16:00 Arrived at Facility Inverness, United Kingdom
December 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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Post you from a different era
Photo booth photos of me looking a lot younger with black hair and beard. Left two in monochrome probably early 20s, right two probably early 30s.
December 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM