Christine Munro
@vometia.bsky.social
irritant
Former student
Former soldier
Former sysadmin
Former carer
Former girlfriend
Former student
Former soldier
Former sysadmin
Former carer
Former girlfriend
Oh good, I see somebody's started a "considerably cooler and more popular than thou" list. Joy. :|
November 21, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Oh good, I see somebody's started a "considerably cooler and more popular than thou" list. Joy. :|
Random "women in the military" photo, three Royal Artillery (I think) women doing things with an 88mm/25pdr gun somewhere in Essex, 1943. This was at the experimental things department testing muzzle velocities using various compounds. They had to fish the shells out of the mud afterwards.
November 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Random "women in the military" photo, three Royal Artillery (I think) women doing things with an 88mm/25pdr gun somewhere in Essex, 1943. This was at the experimental things department testing muzzle velocities using various compounds. They had to fish the shells out of the mud afterwards.
I've noticed that the dreadful EMIS Patient Access site has started using the loaded phrase "biological sex" and clarified with "at birth"; actually I noticed a while back, I dunno when they started. This seems a bit naughty of them.
November 21, 2024 at 10:31 AM
I've noticed that the dreadful EMIS Patient Access site has started using the loaded phrase "biological sex" and clarified with "at birth"; actually I noticed a while back, I dunno when they started. This seems a bit naughty of them.
Politicians and their love-affair with the word "deliver" because they think it makes them sound useful.
Ironic considering they're about the only organisation that's actually worse at delivering things than Evri.
Ironic considering they're about the only organisation that's actually worse at delivering things than Evri.
November 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Politicians and their love-affair with the word "deliver" because they think it makes them sound useful.
Ironic considering they're about the only organisation that's actually worse at delivering things than Evri.
Ironic considering they're about the only organisation that's actually worse at delivering things than Evri.
There isn't much interaction on here, is there? I may as well go back to Twittarse.
November 18, 2024 at 4:45 PM
There isn't much interaction on here, is there? I may as well go back to Twittarse.
I see my MP supports the Insisted Dying proposal. Seems pretty obvious why she quickly started ghosting me about Michèle's murder which was contrived to look like that. Even though it's currently illegal, the police have been extremely stubborn and refuse to investigate; and she says nothing.
November 18, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I see my MP supports the Insisted Dying proposal. Seems pretty obvious why she quickly started ghosting me about Michèle's murder which was contrived to look like that. Even though it's currently illegal, the police have been extremely stubborn and refuse to investigate; and she says nothing.
Remembered to buy next year's calendar. That's astonishingly organised for me; I feel I don't need to worry about any further acts of organisation this year.
November 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Remembered to buy next year's calendar. That's astonishingly organised for me; I feel I don't need to worry about any further acts of organisation this year.
UK import taxes of over £50 on £190 worth of goods I've already paid VAT on and then UPS's "brokerage fees" of £13.60 for doing the job they've already been paid for (and which is largely/entirely automated anyway) and "loaning" me the money I don't owe for less than 24 hours; what the fucking fuck?
November 18, 2024 at 9:17 AM
UK import taxes of over £50 on £190 worth of goods I've already paid VAT on and then UPS's "brokerage fees" of £13.60 for doing the job they've already been paid for (and which is largely/entirely automated anyway) and "loaning" me the money I don't owe for less than 24 hours; what the fucking fuck?
One of the saddest sights is unpopped bubble-wrap. Michèle used to derive so much enjoyment from doing that.
November 17, 2024 at 6:14 AM
One of the saddest sights is unpopped bubble-wrap. Michèle used to derive so much enjoyment from doing that.
Computer folklore: I'd always accepted the Winchester 3030 HDD "rifle" story but apparently it's bollocks (or its retelling is). Apparently Winchester is simply the site of the R&D site (well, Hursley, but Winchester is close) and the model number was coincidence: IBM suits don't do humour.
November 17, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Computer folklore: I'd always accepted the Winchester 3030 HDD "rifle" story but apparently it's bollocks (or its retelling is). Apparently Winchester is simply the site of the R&D site (well, Hursley, but Winchester is close) and the model number was coincidence: IBM suits don't do humour.
Time to buy a new CPU fan for my desktop PC, the buzzing is driving me nuts. I've been putting it off for months as I hate working on PCs but I can't stand it any longer. D:
I should also get it more memory due to Firefrog's increasingly shitty memory leaks.
I should also get it more memory due to Firefrog's increasingly shitty memory leaks.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Time to buy a new CPU fan for my desktop PC, the buzzing is driving me nuts. I've been putting it off for months as I hate working on PCs but I can't stand it any longer. D:
I should also get it more memory due to Firefrog's increasingly shitty memory leaks.
I should also get it more memory due to Firefrog's increasingly shitty memory leaks.
Just had a cheerful email from my energy provider to tell me the good news about the price cap being raised is that the already extortionate prices are going to get even worse.
I really didn't need to see that. I was already feeling depressed enough.
Is there anything that isn't shite?
I really didn't need to see that. I was already feeling depressed enough.
Is there anything that isn't shite?
November 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Just had a cheerful email from my energy provider to tell me the good news about the price cap being raised is that the already extortionate prices are going to get even worse.
I really didn't need to see that. I was already feeling depressed enough.
Is there anything that isn't shite?
I really didn't need to see that. I was already feeling depressed enough.
Is there anything that isn't shite?
I seem to be in a mood again. Shite.
I suppose it's because I'm awake.
And I'm knacked too.
I suppose it's because I'm awake.
And I'm knacked too.
November 16, 2024 at 1:01 PM
I seem to be in a mood again. Shite.
I suppose it's because I'm awake.
And I'm knacked too.
I suppose it's because I'm awake.
And I'm knacked too.
Ooh, threaded mode! It's like the early '90s all over again! (I mean that in a good way.)
November 15, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Ooh, threaded mode! It's like the early '90s all over again! (I mean that in a good way.)
Why is everybody on here called Invalid Handle? What's an invalid handle anyway? Is it like a love handle?
November 14, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Why is everybody on here called Invalid Handle? What's an invalid handle anyway? Is it like a love handle?
I suppose I should finally try making a habit of using this thing. I wonder which misadventure or random obsession I should write about?
November 13, 2024 at 2:43 PM
I suppose I should finally try making a habit of using this thing. I wonder which misadventure or random obsession I should write about?
Unenthusiastic photo subject: various examples of an accidental tomboy aged about 8.
November 12, 2023 at 5:23 AM
Unenthusiastic photo subject: various examples of an accidental tomboy aged about 8.
This just about counts: Jan/Feb 1980 (I think) with my sister. I'd walked home from school for lunch and immediately changed out of the itchy uniform trousers for the duration.
Dig that groovy carpet.
Dig that groovy carpet.
October 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM
This just about counts: Jan/Feb 1980 (I think) with my sister. I'd walked home from school for lunch and immediately changed out of the itchy uniform trousers for the duration.
Dig that groovy carpet.
Dig that groovy carpet.
Reposted by Christine Munro
