theothertom
@tom.epsom.social.ap.brid.gy
Based in Stoneleigh. Has a couple of dogs and a small human.
Someone who wishes he had more time for arsing about with tech things.
Possibly more of an IRC person […]
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Someone who wishes he had more time for arsing about with tech things.
Possibly more of an IRC person […]
🌉 bridged from https://epsom.social/@tom on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Walking to the bakery to get a sausage roll counts as "exercising", right?
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Walking to the bakery to get a sausage roll counts as "exercising", right?
FFS, needing to restart Microsoft Slop 'n' Adverts because it fell off the network during a call. And now it's just spinning during login.
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 AM
FFS, needing to restart Microsoft Slop 'n' Adverts because it fell off the network during a call. And now it's just spinning during login.
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Five kilowatts for an electric oven, that's bananas. That's just a ridiculous amount of power. That's fifty lads on exercise bikes. Can you imagine fifty lads. Fifty lads in your kitchen. Sweating. So you can make cookies.
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Five kilowatts for an electric oven, that's bananas. That's just a ridiculous amount of power. That's fifty lads on exercise bikes. Can you imagine fifty lads. Fifty lads in your kitchen. Sweating. So you can make cookies.
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Apologies for the *terribly* boring toot, but if anyone in the UK has any opinions to share on reasonably priced brands of LVT flooring, I would love to hear them. Reddit has failed me as for every post saying X brand is great, there’s five posts saying they’re shit. Our budget doesn’t stretch […]
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January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Apologies for the *terribly* boring toot, but if anyone in the UK has any opinions to share on reasonably priced brands of LVT flooring, I would love to hear them. Reddit has failed me as for every post saying X brand is great, there’s five posts saying they’re shit. Our budget doesn’t stretch […]
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January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Bosses: "We need people to come into the office to improve collaboration"
Workers: "Sorry, I might take longer to get back to you - I'm in the office so won't be checking my messages as often"
Workers: "Sorry, I might take longer to get back to you - I'm in the office so won't be checking my messages as often"
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Bosses: "We need people to come into the office to improve collaboration"
Workers: "Sorry, I might take longer to get back to you - I'm in the office so won't be checking my messages as often"
Workers: "Sorry, I might take longer to get back to you - I'm in the office so won't be checking my messages as often"
January 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Due to a slight oven settings mishap, I appear to have been grilling my baked potatoes.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Due to a slight oven settings mishap, I appear to have been grilling my baked potatoes.
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Tell Mozilla what you want them to do (and don't get distracted by how they try to shape the AI discourse. Tell them in the text box to stop wasting money on stochastic parrots and how to somehow make them "ethical" or whatever.
https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?
mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Tell Mozilla what you want them to do (and don't get distracted by how they try to shape the AI discourse. Tell them in the text box to stop wasting money on stochastic parrots and how to somehow make them "ethical" or whatever.
https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201
In a move that I think perfectly encapsulates the general sensibleness of my technology choices, I bought a TV that runs Windows 7 from a car boot sale.
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In a move that I think perfectly encapsulates the general sensibleness of my technology choices, I bought a TV that runs Windows 7 from a car boot sale.
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A man is trying to gain entry to a costume party.
Bouncer: What are you dressed as?
Man: A harp.
Bouncer: But your costume is too small to be a harp.
Man: Are you calling me a lyre?
I'm so sorry. I stole it from my son. It's his fault.
#dadjokes
Bouncer: What are you dressed as?
Man: A harp.
Bouncer: But your costume is too small to be a harp.
Man: Are you calling me a lyre?
I'm so sorry. I stole it from my son. It's his fault.
#dadjokes
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A man is trying to gain entry to a costume party.
Bouncer: What are you dressed as?
Man: A harp.
Bouncer: But your costume is too small to be a harp.
Man: Are you calling me a lyre?
I'm so sorry. I stole it from my son. It's his fault.
#dadjokes
Bouncer: What are you dressed as?
Man: A harp.
Bouncer: But your costume is too small to be a harp.
Man: Are you calling me a lyre?
I'm so sorry. I stole it from my son. It's his fault.
#dadjokes
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Those two are also up on #geminiprotocol, of course, ad- and tracker-free.
gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/
And here's what it looks like in the Hopper browser on a Panic Playdate. Cute, right? And yes, you can scroll with the crank!
gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/
And here's what it looks like in the Hopper browser on a Panic Playdate. Cute, right? And yes, you can scroll with the crank!
January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Those two are also up on #geminiprotocol, of course, ad- and tracker-free.
gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/
And here's what it looks like in the Hopper browser on a Panic Playdate. Cute, right? And yes, you can scroll with the crank!
gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/
And here's what it looks like in the Hopper browser on a Panic Playdate. Cute, right? And yes, you can scroll with the crank!
"We've added an AI summary feature to your newspaper!".
Well, cancelling that sub has saved me a few hundred quid a year, so that's nice.
Well, cancelling that sub has saved me a few hundred quid a year, so that's nice.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"We've added an AI summary feature to your newspaper!".
Well, cancelling that sub has saved me a few hundred quid a year, so that's nice.
Well, cancelling that sub has saved me a few hundred quid a year, so that's nice.
The number of times I just typed "podman compost" suggests it might be bedtime.
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The number of times I just typed "podman compost" suggests it might be bedtime.
Taken the christmas tree out and carefully vacuumed. Just the (11 month long) find-single-pine-needles-bastard-everywhere phase of the project to go!
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Taken the christmas tree out and carefully vacuumed. Just the (11 month long) find-single-pine-needles-bastard-everywhere phase of the project to go!
I like the weekends where I make it to the bakery early enough to get the jalapeño cheese bread.
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I like the weekends where I make it to the bakery early enough to get the jalapeño cheese bread.
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happy new year from the internet explorer team!
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
happy new year from the internet explorer team!
Well, the dogs _really_ didn't like that David Attenborough thing with a huge bit about screaming foxes.
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Well, the dogs _really_ didn't like that David Attenborough thing with a huge bit about screaming foxes.
I shaved for a change, and now my head looks weird.
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM
I shaved for a change, and now my head looks weird.
Why should you avoid buying trousers from Ukraine?
Because Chernobyl fallout
Because Chernobyl fallout
January 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Why should you avoid buying trousers from Ukraine?
Because Chernobyl fallout
Because Chernobyl fallout
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I had a Tesco delivery this afternoon, the driver said, " I've got a couple of substitutions for you, here's your rosemary and haddock".
I said, "this is neither the thyme or the plaice".
I said, "this is neither the thyme or the plaice".
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I had a Tesco delivery this afternoon, the driver said, " I've got a couple of substitutions for you, here's your rosemary and haddock".
I said, "this is neither the thyme or the plaice".
I said, "this is neither the thyme or the plaice".