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bananabob

@bananabob@mastodon.nz

I have been involved in IT since the 1960s. A health crises brought that to an end in the 1990s. Now fully retired I produce and present radio shows which I provide free of charge for radio/web stations around the world. Main interest is the music of the 20th century. Also keen on old movies I find on You Tube. Love to read anything from cereal boxes to books.
I have been using #linux as a desktop since 1999. Started with #debian then #ubuntu now using #linuxmint and some #raspberrypi servers.

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JoeRess, to random
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Is 80 years really long enough for Europeans to forget how voting for nazis ends? The current political situation is a demonstration of a profound failure of education over decades.

grooveyard, to Podcast
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The Groove Yard rummages through recorded relics finding forgotten 45s, long lost LPs, and great golden gems from the music of the 20th Century.

https://ondemand.accessradio.org/StationFolder/coast/wk23%20Groove%20Yard%20Show%20114.mp3

I dug a bit deeper for some of the tracks in this visit. Among them is music from Ray Charles, The Commodores, Beck, and Little Richard.

Previous shows at:

https://coastaccessradio.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=bd513235-08f8-4f47-a358-02a2230dd55e

Get The Groove Yard on your station for free just ask


Miriamm, to random
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These are the type of statues we should be putting up. Danuta Danielsson hitting a neo Nazi (1985).

brucelawson, to random
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I'm posting this photo because 35 years later, people in China and Hong Kong can't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre

MostlyHarmless, to random
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durchdiewelt, to random

#fotovorschlag 'Schattenspiele'

constantorbit, to random
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pointlessone, to chrome
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(and ) begins phasing-out Manifest v2.

https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html

This means, among other things, that uBlock Origin is about to be disabled in Chrome. Google will choose a different extension to recommend but it can not be as effective as Origin.

Following 's example, may I instead recommend you switch to .

Firefox will continue to support Manifest v2, and consequently uBlock Origin and other extensions that can not be implemented with Manifest v3.

Happy browsing.

bananabob, to Health
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DNA test, which takes seconds to collect, can detect men at high risk and spare others unnecessary treatment

Scientists have developed a spit test that could “turn the tide” on prostate cancer

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/01/scientists-develop-cheap-and-quick-spit-test-for-prostate-cancer

BigD,
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@bananabob
Prostate Cancer is life changing, if you've survived. Symptoms vary. I put down a sore lower back that wouldn't go away to just lifting too much.
Three months later I had a radical prostatectomy. The doctor didn't mess around when I finally decided that I should go see him.
This spit test could save millions of men. Their sons, grandsons and right through their line of heritage.
Let's hope further trial evaluation proves it's superiority over PSA tests which are not 100% reliable.

grooveyard, to Podcast
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The Groove Yard rummages through recorded relics finding forgotten 45s, long lost LPs, and great golden gems from the music of the 20th Century.

https://ondemand.accessradio.org/StationFolder/coast/wk22%20Groove%20Yard%20Show%20113.mp3

Music comes from the likes of T-Rex, The Band, Jimmy Cliff, Beats International, Neil Young, Otis Redding and some Rockabilly and more

Previous shows at:

https://coastaccessradio.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=bd513235-08f8-4f47-a358-02a2230dd55e

Get The Groove Yard on your station for free just ask


billbennett, to random
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When right-wing politicians talk about “the good old days” or some similar concept, most of the warm-glow memories they are invoking are from eras when everyone’s lives had been improved by left-wing governments.

paulhellyer, to Budapest
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Budapest, 1960. The background to this photo isn’t entirely clear, but it is part of a fascinating series of photos from the Budapest Police’s criminal investigation department. My guess is that these three lads were caught with black market goods. They look so young - and more than a little scared.

Source: Fortepan [104046] / Budapest Capital Archives / Police Forensic Photos

davemosk, to random
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Peter Griffin on the budget's impact on technology:

https://itp.nz/techblog/griffin-on-tech-deck-chairs-titanic-and-budget-2024

"At worst, we’ve gutted our science sector, lost any momentum to take a more cohesive approach in the tech space, and killed digital infrastructure projects that will damage efforts to digitise government. Think about that when you are buying the extra three or four trim flat whites per week your tax cut will buy you."

ramin_hal9001, to linux
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I just switched to Linux Mint

Wow! This is so much nicer than Ubuntu! The default theming, appearance, color schemes, icon themes, all of it is much more beautiful. And their "Welcome to Mint" screen that you get on the first boot-up is really helpful.

thomasbeagle, to random
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I wish the budget had raised taxes so that I and everyone else could end up saving money on healthcare, local councils, public transport, education, and public welfare.

angiebaby, to random
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Was Not Was
"Dad, I'm in Jail"
1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJo-bJ5V8A

#80sRock #PostPunk #AvantGarde #TrumpGuilty

donkey, to random
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“Protest is symptomatic of immense frustration in our country.” Christopher Luxon, 2022

The same person shows the other side of the sign they are holding which reads “We are all immensely frustrated”.

msbellows, (edited ) to random
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I'm gonna share some completely anticlimactic TMI for the benefit of other middle-aged men:

The day before yesterday, I was very stressed and anxious for a variety of reasons, and we were moving some furniture out of a storage locker, and I was feeling lethargic and a little lightheaded and generally out of it, and then I began feeling nausea and indigestion and my jaw was tight and then my left arm and hand started feeling a little numb. Nothing terrible! Just: feeling meh, and those minor symptoms.

And then guess what crazy thing we did?

We went to the nearby emergency room.

Yep.

And they were very nice to me, and quickly administered an EKG and blood tests, and guess what?

I wasn't having a heart attack.

I was just stressed and tired and anxious. That's all.

But if I had been having a heart attack, going to the E.R. could have saved my life. And even though I wasn't, they were very nice to me. No one made fun of me. No one called me a whiner or a hypochondriac. My wife expressed gratitude that I took my survival seriously. And I was home again in less than two hours.

So this is for my fellow typical men, who are inclined to ignore health issues because: John Wayne or something, and fear of embarrassment:

Don't ignore stuff. Don't wait until you're sure. Be willing to overreact. Be willing to waste everyone's time. It's okay! The world won't end! (And you may even get to take a nap under a warm blanket, like I did!)

grooveyard, to Podcast
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The Groove Yard rummages through recorded relics finding forgotten 45s, long lost LPs, and great golden gems from the music of the 20th Century.

2 new shows for you at the following link

https://coastaccessradio.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=bd513235-08f8-4f47-a358-02a2230dd55e

Show 111features Koko Taylor, Betty Everett, The Yardbirds, but we finish with something a little different

In Show 112 The Music comes from Jethro Tull, Talking Heads, Joy Division, Michael Nesmith, and more



emarktaylor, to random
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#StevieNicks

Brilliant!

Via Sodajerker @sodajerker
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3h
Stevie Nicks is 76. What a time to be a bingo caller.

grueproof, to random
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If you can’t get to it without an app or account, it’s not a podcast.

Unixbigot, to showerthoughts
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As the BirdChan completes its re-brand, the infinitive “to tweet” nears retirement. The new term: to X-crete

#ShowerThoughts

KiwiEV, to random
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FINALLY!
A solution at last!

video/mp4

BigD, to random
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Miami to Key West.
The Overseas Highway was originally Built as a railway and opened in 1912. this is now a highway for vehicles.
113 miles across 44 islands and 42 bridges.
Quite an engineering achievement.

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240524-the-overseas-highway-the-us-floating-highway
#bridges
#highways
#railway

ThisCJ, to random
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Today I went to Iona Abbey, founded by St Columba c560. The current building is C12, built by the Benedictines. It was left to ruin after the Reformation but restored in the C20 by an ecumenical group now called the Iona Community, who stand for diversity, peace and justice. P

Interior shot showing ancient walls with ferns growing out of them
A display about the Iona Community, details at Iona.org.uk
A High Cross - a Celtic cross with a circle, rendered in stone, about 3m tall

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