Nostr notes by Charlie O’Hara

A new type of online person is emerging that is absolutely ...

2026-09-24T18:39:12Z

A new type of online person is emerging that is absolutely convinced all environmental problems are being caused by AI.

Hate to break it to you babes but your cars, your meat eating, your plastic goods, your overseas holidays, your suburban lawns and your voting habits did 99.9% of the environmental damage long, long before AI started placing its own shit on the breakdown buffet.

But it’s good to pretend that you can unplug those server racks and things will be okay again, isn’t it?

#Degrowth

“AI” is a dreadful combo of hyper-common vowels to filter on.

2026-09-11T13:24:36Z

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“AI” is a dreadful combo of hyper-common vowels to filter on.

Managed to cleanly mute, block, and unfollow the AI & glasses ...

2026-09-11T13:21:15Z

Managed to cleanly mute, block, and unfollow the AI & glasses obsessives (both for and against) that have been evading my filters these last few weeks. Finally a feed of relative calm.

“Mac” not “MAC” - unless you’re referring to the ...

2026-09-09T11:22:58Z

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“Mac” not “MAC” - unless you’re referring to the fucking makeup brand

It’s “Mac”, Windows admins… [smashes laptop] not [eats ...

2026-09-09T11:21:47Z

It’s “Mac”, Windows admins…

[smashes laptop]

not

[eats USB drives]

and I really must stress this…

[rips cables out of network cabinet]

…definitely not “MAC”

Let’s not forgot the obvious gender gap here as well. Who are ...

2026-08-07T20:39:09Z

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Let’s not forgot the obvious gender gap here as well. Who are the people who can most easily get jobs where they are paid to do their hobby? Starts and ends with “men”?

Sorry to bang on about this, but I got a real dose of small t ...

2026-08-07T20:33:28Z

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Sorry to bang on about this, but I got a real dose of small t trauma around these people. I was a working class poor kid with no education, and learning issues. These middle class cunts used to make me feel tiny because I couldn’t memorise code by heart, and hadn’t done a compsci degree. Well, the shitty shoe’s on the other foot now.

Of course you’re going to be against a tech that negates those ...

2026-08-07T20:30:20Z

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Of course you’re going to be against a tech that negates those who could afford to spend all their time memorising coding languages and practising “code katas” (lol).

They tend to be the same ones whose egos thrived on how much people had to go ask them questions, who enjoyed being visibly smart and being respected.

Fuck the data centres. But also fuck all the “professional ...

2026-08-07T20:25:16Z

Fuck the data centres. But also fuck all the “professional computer touchers” who were clearly never once told “no” as children. They never had to grow up, somehow getting jobs where they got to play all day.

I knew ones who had huge apartments that they never cleaned because they just hired maids. Ubers took them everywhere. They had offices filled with toys.

I see several on here who are the most vocal anti-LLM activists, but don’t share that they used to work for Facebook or Twitter.

same people love that shit love sex dolls

2026-08-06T14:12:02Z

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same people love that shit love sex dolls

and thank you for the sarcasm But as there was no option for ...

2026-07-20T08:38:52Z

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and thank you for the sarcasm But as there was no option for that, that was my answer. I had no idea.

I was going to volunteer some of my time to expand on it once I had finished chores but at least I don’t have to bother now.

no idea tbh

2026-07-20T06:48:17Z

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no idea tbh

Obviously, the entire British political system is absolutely ...

2026-07-08T14:02:18Z

Obviously, the entire British political system is absolutely fucked. But the good people of Clacton have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bring about the funniest moment in British electoral history... #UKpol #BinForTheWin

https://youtu.be/aGOmzQbRT_E?is=qlzVmIcHT7ZnB3um

The week ahead: no tea. ...

2026-06-22T07:26:27Z

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The week ahead: no tea.

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2026-06-22T07:24:52Z

Taking the couple of hours of 20C temperatures to load up on tea.

The rsync maintainer spoke about what happened and why he took ...

2026-06-03T13:03:09Z

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The rsync maintainer spoke about what happened and why he took the direction he did.

https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0

Rsync maintainer uses Claude to vastly increase the test coverage ...

2026-05-31T20:22:09Z

Rsync maintainer uses Claude to vastly increase the test coverage of the project. Anon crowd starts calling him a sloperator and demands for it to be forked.

Nice work guys. 👍

https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/929

I’ve got everything filtered to hell and back, and still the ...

2026-05-21T10:10:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…0num
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I’ve got everything filtered to hell and back, and still the rage baits slip through. Not sure how healthy social media is at all for humans. We didn’t evolve for this level of constant info exchange.

Weekend highlights: @npub1se9…u735 talking about engaging with ...

2026-04-27T10:16:56Z

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Weekend highlights:

Bonnie (npub1se9…u735) talking about engaging with Gen Z and A on FOSS.

kianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈 (npub1930…qm4f) and ⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ (npub1yn9…cxhc) on Psions, Newtons, and Z88s.

Millie (npub1ev8…ctrh)
and her home assistant security setup.

[@erioldoesdesign](https://hachyderm.io/@erioldoesdesign ) talking about
https://opensourcedesign.net

Jasper (anyone know his handle?) leading a GREAT discussion on usability + design in FOSS.

Oggcamp and Manchester were yet again fantastic fun. So glad it’s running again after the Corona fallow years. Cannot wait for the next one! ❤️
#Oggcamp #oggcamp2026

Back in the land of absolute flatness. Goodbye Peak District. ...

2026-04-27T07:43:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…mepd
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Back in the land of absolute flatness. Goodbye Peak District. Goodbye Pennines. Goodbye slightly sloping streets.

My god EasyJet can get fucked for announcing “gate closed” ...

2026-04-27T05:11:20Z

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My god EasyJet can get fucked for announcing “gate closed” for their flights 40 minutes before takeoff to - and I quote - “make sure people get here on time”.

Sorry, started channelling Hemingway there. Flaneuring in the ...

2026-04-27T04:52:21Z

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Sorry, started channelling Hemingway there. Flaneuring in the airport.

The business-suited Important Men stand out in this crowd. ...

2026-04-27T04:47:18Z

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The business-suited Important Men stand out in this crowd. Blazers over expensive shirts. Their ever-increasing paunch checked by a tight 100€ belt. They stride through the crowds of chattering nannas and pink wheelie cases, knowing they’re about to own that meeting.

The glamma nannas are especially delightful. 70 years plus, but ...

2026-04-27T04:44:07Z

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The glamma nannas are especially delightful. 70 years plus, but they’ve got salon-fresh hair, complexly made up, leggings and T-shirt. Just gal pals with their near-identical daughters.

Bickering arguments pop out of the background hubbub. “I dinna ...

2026-04-27T04:41:16Z

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Bickering arguments pop out of the background hubbub. “I dinna say I packed it!” “Just wait, you can have a cuppa on the flight”. “Bloody stop it you two”. None of it bad natured. Just the intragroup signalling of soft primates.

Then there’s the Alderley Edge couples. Him, over 2 meters ...

2026-04-27T04:37:18Z

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Then there’s the Alderley Edge couples. Him, over 2 meters tall, gym stacked. Her, half the size, duck lips. Both in their comfy branded soft tracksuits. Their teeth gleam white in the duty free lighting, freshly implanted. They don’t talk about their true tooth nubs.

There’s a beauty in Northerners and their air travel clothing. ...

2026-04-27T04:33:58Z

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There’s a beauty in Northerners and their air travel clothing. Trackies, leggings, chunky soft blanket cardigans. It’s a big comfy adventure.

“AI is a tool they invented to oppress us” turns the ...

2026-04-26T19:21:54Z

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“AI is a tool they invented to oppress us” turns the AI-industry from something we can regulate and control to a “what’s the point in fighting? I’ll just turn my back and ignore it” bogeyman.

Indulging in conspiracy thinking is almost childlike, and diverts ...

2026-04-26T19:17:21Z

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Indulging in conspiracy thinking is almost childlike, and diverts our energies from dealing with glaring issues sitting right in front of us.

Listening to conversations this weekend has made me realise that ...

2026-04-26T19:15:23Z

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Listening to conversations this weekend has made me realise that on the left we really need to get a handle on our own tendency towards conspiracy theories. Lefties seem to yearn as much as the right for a secret evil plan grand explanation.

Goodbye Oggcamp, you florescent Nathan’s. You were beautiful, ...

2026-04-26T18:49:57Z

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Goodbye Oggcamp, you florescent Nathan’s. You were beautiful, as always. Now I must away to my bed in anticipation of a 4am taxi to the airport.

#Oggcamp

I have behaved myself so far. Only a couple of points deducted ...

2026-04-26T12:14:49Z

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I have behaved myself so far. Only a couple of points deducted for showing a giant picture of a guinea pig’s anus and then publicly slandering a YouTube celebrity while being recorded. (Thank you Gary W (npub1vyd…wkgn) for editing that). #Oggcamp

Roy Draws and poetry. #Berlin #Manchester #Oggcamp ...

2026-04-25T07:45:37Z

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Roy Draws and poetry.

#Berlin #Manchester #Oggcamp

Bloody love Manchester. ❤️ #Manchester #Oggcamp ...

2026-04-25T07:41:45Z

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Bloody love Manchester. ❤️

#Manchester #Oggcamp

Definitely back in the UK because I can buy South Asian snacks ...

2026-04-24T18:14:56Z

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Definitely back in the UK because I can buy South Asian snacks and G&Ts for the ride into town. ❤️

Springtime Manchester is, unexpectedly, very beautiful from the ...

2026-04-24T18:10:35Z

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Springtime Manchester is, unexpectedly, very beautiful from the air. #MAN

Copenhagen - the complete opposite of BER. Absolute scando ...

2026-04-24T13:55:22Z

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Copenhagen - the complete opposite of BER. Absolute scando minimalism and taste.

#CPH #BER

At one of several gates that DOESN’T HAVE ANY SEATING. #BER

2026-04-24T11:59:56Z

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At one of several gates that DOESN’T HAVE ANY SEATING. #BER

In case you somehow don’t know about the #BER mega cockup. ...

2026-04-24T11:58:59Z

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In case you somehow don’t know about the #BER mega cockup.

https://youtu.be/HjsLPNvMKxo?is=H0nx5atcpHhY8n77

The beauty of BER. ...

2026-04-24T11:27:12Z

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The beauty of BER.

There seems to be a constant urge to recreate the dead corridors ...

2026-04-24T11:00:56Z

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There seems to be a constant urge to recreate the dead corridors of the old Schönefeld soviet airtpirt.

This is the vast howling wilderness outside the main terminal. ...

2026-04-24T10:34:04Z

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This is the vast howling wilderness outside the main terminal. It’s as if someone designed hell using only air and concrete.

Note the lack of seating, greenery, or joy.

And so begins my journey at BER - possibly the worst airport of a ...

2026-04-24T10:31:47Z

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And so begins my journey at BER - possibly the worst airport of a capital city in the developed world. This is, of course, because it was designed by Germans. (I’m allowed to say this, Germans, as I’ve had to live here for the last decade).

Seeing several conferences being advertised with €700+ per ...

2026-04-23T13:22:58Z

Seeing several conferences being advertised with €700+ per person ticket prices. So it’s nice to be going to little ol’ Oggcamp tomorrow. Price £1 (and up).

#oggcamp #oggcamp2026

And a triple extra-special crucifixion for whoever decided that ...

2026-04-22T10:27:58Z

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And a triple extra-special crucifixion for whoever decided that all this shite should be deeply tied into SharePoint.

A double crucifixion for whoever decided that Channels cannot be ...

2026-04-22T10:26:59Z

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A double crucifixion for whoever decided that Channels cannot be moved between Teams.

Which Microsoft person decided that in Teams groups of people ...

2026-04-22T10:15:49Z

Which Microsoft person decided that in Teams groups of people would also be called Teams? Because I’d like to publicly crucify them.

oh wow! ❤️ Was this in AU or USA or similar?

2026-04-13T20:48:55Z

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oh wow! ❤️

Was this in AU or USA or similar?

yeah play on the low end first and get to understand it. This ...

2026-04-13T20:16:20Z

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yeah play on the low end first and get to understand it. This stuff is always daunting when you haven’t got experience before jumping in. Hell, I have no experience - I just obsessively watch solar channels on YouTube. 😅

if you need German-relevant advise go check out @npub1dqf…cwqa, ...

2026-04-13T20:06:33Z

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if you need German-relevant advise go check out balkonsolar (npub1dqf…cwqa), who have LOTS of info.

for what it’s worth I’ll be doing the same in my new place. ...

2026-04-13T20:05:52Z

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for what it’s worth I’ll be doing the same in my new place. Two or three 300W panels, but probably a more custom battery setup (whatever stays within the legal limits when I do it).

for feel good factor what you’re investigating is solid. If ...

2026-04-13T20:03:40Z

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for feel good factor what you’re investigating is solid. If you’re looking to save money you’d have to calculate the cost vs the grid-purchased energy savings.

depends what you want it for. Is it to save money or to have ...

2026-04-13T20:01:31Z

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depends what you want it for. Is it to save money or to have power options during a blackout? I’d assume the former as Germany has stable power. So that means either trying to go off grid (which isn’t possible with a limited balcony system) or storing grid power into a battery when it’s cheap (generally early hours) and then using the battery power during peak expensive hours.

if you want to easy then get something like an Ecoflow powerbank ...

2026-04-13T19:42:45Z

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if you want to easy then get something like an Ecoflow powerbank and a cheap rigid solar panel. The ecoflows normally have an inverter built in. You’ll need to rig up a hanging mount if you’re not securing it to the building. You’ll can drill a hole for the cables or you can get flat cables that feed through the window gap.

A reply indicating wry amusement.

2026-04-09T14:17:16Z

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A reply indicating wry amusement.

I think the typical Mastodon user certainly does have severe ...

2026-04-06T01:58:19Z

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I think the typical Mastodon user certainly does have severe problem with how they interact with others. That’s a function of the personality/brain type that gets attracted here. I’m certainly not a fan of that, and yes it creates a monoculture of interaction style- but I will infinitely take it over the Big Tent “let’s all homogeneously scream in public” paradigm of Twitter where there was a monoculture of *content* style.

I certainly don’t miss people boosting their work for clicks or ...

2026-04-06T01:47:46Z

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I certainly don’t miss people boosting their work for clicks or career advancement. And again, that isn’t the same as “professional journalists are unwelcome”. I just won’t engage with that. But will I engage with some producing interesting work that matches my interests? Certainly.

That I (and I suspect, others) don’t automatically see those as being the same thing is probably the issue.

let’s rephrase it then: I’m highly indifferent to journalists ...

2026-04-06T01:43:18Z

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let’s rephrase it then: I’m highly indifferent to journalists being on here. And that’s very different from “let’s change the culture of the fediverse to encourage them to join”.

And don’t get me wrong, the culture on here can be fucking annoying - I swear I will launch through the screen at the next humourless “yes, but” German furry response to one of my posts.

But if the nature of the fediverse isn’t inimical to journalism then is that something to change, or accept as a fact?

Not sure anyone is particularly shouting for journalists to join? ...

2026-04-05T22:35:51Z

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Not sure anyone is particularly shouting for journalists to join? Like, I've not found myself gagging for them to spice up a conversation.

Numbers down? Maybe people have figured out that social media is bad for their mental health?

Whenever you do anything Harry Potter related you encourage and ...

2026-03-26T07:09:09Z

Whenever you do anything Harry Potter related you encourage and fund an aggressive billionaire transphobe.

More importantly you demonstrate your absolute lack of taste. You’ll be saying “adulting” next.

Hello nerds. Next month I’m going to be at @npub1kp3…pqjs in ...

2026-03-24T22:06:26Z

Hello nerds. Next month I’m going to be at OggCamp (npub1kp3…pqjs) in Manchester and I’ll be giving a talk on the main stage. If you want to learn something about Infrastructure as Code then come along, sit down, and listen intently.

You will be allowed to buy me a pint afterwards.

#OggCamp

https://talks.oggcamp.org/oggcamp-2026/talk/NPVEZ3/

Which service aren't you trusting then? GitHub or HACS?

2026-02-01T21:30:53Z

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Which service aren't you trusting then? GitHub or HACS?

ever so slightly visible in Berlin central right now. ...

2026-01-19T22:09:31Z

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ever so slightly visible in Berlin central right now.

You're gonna be there? Hurrah if so! ❤️

2026-01-15T15:29:56Z

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You're gonna be there? Hurrah if so! ❤️

See you bitches in April

2026-01-15T14:22:19Z

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See you bitches in April

Fuck it, submitted a talk to @npub1kp3…pqjs on Infrastructure ...

2026-01-15T14:21:57Z

Fuck it, submitted a talk to OggCamp (npub1kp3…pqjs) on Infrastructure as Code using open source tools. #Oggcamp

oh wait, I think it only lets you use the handle that it creates ...

2026-01-12T11:11:29Z

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oh wait, I think it only lets you use the handle that it creates for you, not one you might have owned previously. :(

Nope, [@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ ) really wants to ...

2026-01-12T11:09:49Z

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Nope, [@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ ) really wants to post to a custom handle, (https://bsky.app/profile/awfulwoman.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy) not https://bsky.app/profile/awfulwoman.com

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2026-01-12T11:08:02Z

Let's try this again. Masto to Bluesky... 🎉

Not sure if you’ve covered this but for charging of batteries ...

2026-01-10T19:36:06Z

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Not sure if you’ve covered this but for charging of batteries in the jar: wireless! You can buy Qi receivers that would let you place it on an Apple or generic charger.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGIEMHi

I'm central Berlin, so not too worried. But I'm going out ...

2026-01-08T14:08:00Z

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I'm central Berlin, so not too worried. But I'm going out tonight to grab some essentials just in case delivery trucks don't get in. You?

Oh, it's just started snowing here already! I think this is ...

2026-01-08T13:52:41Z

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Oh, it's just started snowing here already! I think this is gonna be a biiiiiig snowstorm (for this part of Europe)

We're still covered in snow in Berlin from last week! Frozen ...

2026-01-08T13:45:11Z

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We're still covered in snow in Berlin from last week! Frozen solid as the temperatures hasn't got above -2C since then. Yeah also seen the warnings about snowdrifts. 😱

aaaagh and that's just from a tiny little cloud riding ahead ...

2026-01-08T13:31:09Z

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aaaagh and that's just from a tiny little cloud riding ahead of the storm...

I also tired to watch the live versions few days ago! I ...

2025-12-27T17:30:11Z

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I also tired to watch the live versions few days ago! I couldn’t stomach even the first five minutes and bailed. It felt so awfully *hollow* and bereft of shoulder. :(

For the record the original is one of my favourite films. ❤️❤️❤️

So I watched They Live for the first time last night and I am ...

2025-12-27T10:00:51Z

So I watched They Live for the first time last night and I am going to upset some people by saying it is an objectively pisspoor movie. This is Carpenter’s best film??

I’ve personally always taken “LLMs aren’t going away” as ...

2025-11-20T16:54:00Z

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I’ve personally always taken “LLMs aren’t going away” as a threat.

Rewatching Enterprise for the first time since it aired. It is ...

2025-11-17T18:33:12Z

Rewatching Enterprise for the first time since it aired. It is far better than I remember!

yeah it’s losing the consistency that I have always valued. :(

2025-11-03T10:01:08Z

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yeah it’s losing the consistency that I have always valued. :(

I love the https://intergalactic.fm stations. I’ve always got ...

2025-10-10T12:59:04Z

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I love the https://intergalactic.fm stations. I’ve always got Disco Fetish playing, but Cybernetic Broadcasting System is very good and techno!

ha! It was the BBC show Tittybangbang. Simultaneously dark and ...

2025-09-04T08:45:03Z

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ha! It was the BBC show Tittybangbang. Simultaneously dark and whimsically surreal. But some parts of it that don’t survive into the modern era. :(

Think I’ll delete those posts. No need to drag 2000s comedy ...

2025-09-03T20:12:14Z

Think I’ll delete those posts. No need to drag 2000s comedy into this decade…

Encountered a family of hedgehogs! They make noises! ...

2025-08-18T08:38:00Z

Encountered a family of hedgehogs! They make noises!

Assuming a complete workspace backup is taken - does anyone know ...

2025-08-12T09:07:31Z

Assuming a complete workspace backup is taken - does anyone know of tooling that will reproduce a Slack backup in a web browser, along with search?

Use case - if an org has to migrate away from Slack, but wants to preserve any institutional knowledge trapped in there.

EDIT: Ah, I think I found one such tool: https://github.com/hfaran/slack-export-viewer

#Slack

There’s nothing more punk than having a website you dweebs. ...

2025-08-10T19:03:13Z

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There’s nothing more punk than having a website you dweebs. #Berlin

I just went to view info on how to support a space that’s under ...

2025-08-10T19:01:09Z

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I just went to view info on how to support a space that’s under threat and I can’t, as I don’t have the Instagram app. Absolutely fucking bonkers.

#Berlin

Berlin events, venues, queers and lefties: I am fucking BEGGING ...

2025-08-10T18:57:06Z

Berlin events, venues, queers and lefties: I am fucking BEGGING you to stop hiding all your info on Instagram. For a city supposedly anti-big tech you’ve got a massive hard-on for Meta.

#Berlin

As someone who was working in tech during the dot com crash of ...

2025-07-31T07:14:07Z

As someone who was working in tech during the dot com crash of the 90s… ooof.

https://gizmodo.com/wall-streets-ai-bubble-is-worse-than-the-1999-dot-com-bubble-warns-a-top-economist-2000630487

Berliners! How about taking a few minutes to respond to this ...

2025-07-01T13:41:54Z

Berliners! How about taking a few minutes to respond to this survey about the state of rubbish on Berlin’s streets?

The fact that they’re even asking is a huge deal. It’s available in multiple languages, so no problems there.

#Berlin

https://befragungen.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/428835

I wrote another thing about home automation and alarms and stuff. ...

2025-06-20T12:35:00Z

I wrote another thing about home automation and alarms and stuff.

This time I talk about planning a basic level of hardwired security into my apartment, and what prep work has been necessary.

https://awfulwoman.com/posts/planning-security/

#HomeAutomation #ESPhome #HomeAssistant #HomeSecurity #Security

I remember thinking that at the Millbank protests and Occupy ...

2025-06-14T21:14:45Z

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I remember thinking that at the Millbank protests and Occupy London. Maybe people will get past the sign-waving here. But it takes a *lot* for people to get beyond that.

Hate to be that bitch, but nice peaceful demonstrations with cute ...

2025-06-14T21:08:52Z

Hate to be that bitch, but nice peaceful demonstrations with cute signs don't do shit.

Source: I'm British.

“Other names include: bracken clock, bummler, chovy, cob-worm, ...

2025-06-13T23:13:54Z

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“Other names include: bracken clock, bummler, chovy, cob-worm, dorrs, dumbledarey, dumbledore, humbuz, June bug, kittywitch, billy witch, may-bittle, midsummer dor, mitchamador, oak-wib, rookworm, snartlegog, spang beetle, tom beedel and chwilen y bwm”

spang beetle lol

Oh no they are all coming from a single tree. It is birthing ...

2025-06-13T20:18:02Z

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Oh no they are all coming from a single tree. It is birthing them. #Berlin

What the actual fuck are these beetle things in Hasenheide? ...

2025-06-13T20:07:50Z

What the actual fuck are these beetle things in Hasenheide? They’ve gone mental and are banging into everyone. #Berlin

Been thinking about some home automation principles that I can ...

2025-04-23T17:48:46Z

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Been thinking about some home automation principles that I can use.

#HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant

https://awfulwoman.com/posts/some-principles-for-home-automation/

they cannot imagine any trans woman transitioning young and ...

2025-04-22T13:50:31Z

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they cannot imagine any trans woman transitioning young and having spent her entire adult life as a woman. In their heads we are all some kind of old transvestite. *spits in anger*

Christ. Even worse than I thought. :(

2025-04-22T13:08:12Z

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Christ. Even worse than I thought. :(

In your view what does this mean for things like employment law ...

2025-04-22T12:36:14Z

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In your view what does this mean for things like employment law when it comes to trans women? Can a trans woman be discriminated against like other women? I'm unclear if the ruling applies only to this public bodies case, or goes wider.

The demolition part of our apartment renovation is now over. Time ...

2025-04-21T17:56:39Z

The demolition part of our apartment renovation is now over. Time to start thinking about the nerd shit.

https://awfulwoman.com/posts/new-apartment-new-smarts/

#HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant