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dick_turpin

@dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk

Linux/FOSS user & advocate.
Creative Commons suporter.
Tech Junkie.
I own far too many Raspberry Pi's.
Former Podcaster.

Well known for having outrageous views. If you don't like me, don't follow me. :-)

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: "๐˜ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ต!"

๐—”๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: dick_turpin@castlecannon.house

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penguin42, to linux
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I've just posted a pretty long request for thoughts on dead code hunting in - all thoughts welcome;
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Zjy82Ja6G2iIHl75@gallifrey/T/#u

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 All thoughts?

Never wee next to an electric fence. ๐Ÿ™‚

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 I'm surprised you didn't reply "More intelligent thoughts"?

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 TaDa!

dick_turpin, to random
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FFS! Concrete Chess Tables!
ยฃ2,500 'levelling up' park chess tables placed around Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cprglvj820po

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 They'll only use them for cutting coke anyway.

dick_turpin, to politics
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Now, that does surprise me.
Andy Street - Conservative loses Mayoral vote.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68609732
#politics

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 God, I hope not.

dick_turpin, to politics
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There are no surprises as far as I'm concerned. I was fully expecting to see lots of Labour gains. Clearly, the examples of a Labour Council, Birmingham, and Nottingham mean nothing to the electorate.

The Conservatives need to plan for 2030 now because 2025 looks like a forgone conclusion unless something dramatic happens between now and January.
#politics

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 Mmm? Obviously, nobody is going to say: "We're gonna lose!" but I would hope the conference is billed as "Prepare to rebuild."

At the moment, the Tories have a majority, so there can't be a vote of no confidence, and there's no way to force the Conservatives to hold an early election. If anything, Labour needs to trick them into calling it early, maybe giving them a glimmer of hope. The only problem with that ploy is that it might backfire, and the Tories might win. Who knows? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

dick_turpin, to random
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Oh dear, a certain someone (Not Moi) has broken our exchange server. Oops. ๐Ÿ™ˆ

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 There will be much gnashing of teeth and tearing of clothing.

dick_turpin, to random
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You've gotta love this Labour idea of renationalising the railways. Sounds good, doesn't it? Except, they won't own the tracks as they belong to Network Rail. They won't own the rolling stock; they'll need to be leased. So they'll only own the right to sell tickets. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 From what I saw last night, they're leased at extortionate prices from the manufacturers.

dick_turpin, to random
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I am in possession of two of those Chinese 4TB M.2 drives from eBay. If I had been scared before about the Duo NAS, I'm now petrified.
๐Ÿš’ ๐Ÿงฏ

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 TBH most NAS sit idle anyway, apart from periodic integrity checks.

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 LOL
I can't make up my mind whether to swap them out tonight or bring the Pi to work tomorrow and do it here. I do have a fire extinguisher outside my office. ๐Ÿคฃ

andypiper, to random
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Welp. Flight cancelled and rebooked on a 4pm departure. A day at Heathrow. Joy.

dick_turpin,
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@andypiper Man of your status you'd have thought they'd have laid on a private charter for you?

dick_turpin,
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@andypiper Do they even know who you are?

penguin42, to random
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I've given up on wrapping wire around tips and gone for some very very pointy toys. The left most is a 0.12mm conical
(All for Antex, for 2 different models)

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 You're a very strange man.

dick_turpin, to random
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Must be lunchtime for Moi.

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 LOL
Put your hand near it, and I'll bite it off!

matt, (edited ) to Oslo
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A strong gust of wind in just blew off part of the neighbour's roof into the street below. No casualties. Firemen on the scene. A nice little bit of drama for a Wednesday afternoon.

dick_turpin,
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@matt Looks like an IKEA build. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿคฃ

dick_turpin, to random
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As per Martin Lewis's advice, I've filled out his claim form to see if I'm entitled to any compensation for cars I've bought on loans.

Clearly, Black Horse (Lloyds Bank) has everyone on a monthly notification list. Each month, I get the quasi-phone response: "We are experiencing high volumes, and as soon as Sarah has come back off holiday, she might get back to you, but in the meantime, please continue to hold until you get bored."

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42 TBF, The Money Saving Expert website says that they think claims will not be processed until September due to the high volume of claims.

dick_turpin, to random
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป....

You receive an email telling you the sender has looked over the profile of the company you work for and that they have unique skills and knowledge tailored to your business designed to increase your sales, and the email starts:

Dear David,

Umm? My name is Peter. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

dick_turpin,
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@penguin42

David Ike
David Brent
David Cameron

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/unluckiest-name-in-britain-revealed-as-david-1384685

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