Greg Harvey 🌍

European, #foss fan, #linux lover, business owner, #infosec nerd. Toots on #tech, #France, #wine and #music. #VoteGreen

#fedi22

Also bassist for Troquet d'Poche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7agfAsFf294 🤘🎸 (full concert)

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2026-10-28 07:46:22 UTC

This is your fault, @nprofile…fdun ... 😉

2026-10-28 07:20:28 UTC

Funny that. Normally undocumented (or even documented!) South American people who arrive in Trump's version of the USA get tackled to the ground and thrown in prison camps, and yet... 🤔
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckly0xpxp243o

2026-10-27 08:40:40 UTC

lol!

2026-10-22 22:23:36 UTC

Jesus.

2026-10-22 11:28:29 UTC

In other news, our cat Loup-Loup didn't make it. He died peacefully this morning, eleven and a half years old. We're not sure why but general organ failure seems to be the vet's opinion. Something important just stopped working. 😿
He will be missed, he was quite the character.
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/484/312/688/819/397/original/0bad7a18c4b7e09c.jpg
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/484/314/834/012/161/original/538dbd2e25b18f5e.jpg

2026-10-22 08:03:36 UTC

Ha, a nameless competitor and their client's head of digital (UK local government) are bragging about the fact they took sites offline yesterday "for safety" and patting themselves on the back. We decided we had enough defence in depth to stay up, as long as we stayed alert and patched asap, so we informed clients what we were doing and why - and nobody went offline. I find it a strange boast that they were so panicked they took their site down.

2026-10-22 07:55:05 UTC

The leader of the #UK Tory Party linking the French riots to immigration for her own political capital. I guess nobody should be surprised, but it's disgusting stuff. It's either horrendous ignorance or (more likely) the worst kind of cynicism. Does she think the Croydon riots were because of immigration too?

2026-10-21 22:32:58 UTC

And tonight we have a really poorly cat. 😿 He's not eating, not moving much, not a happy chap. He had a blood test this afternoon that shows his kidney function isn't brilliant, but we've had a cat die of kidney failure and her blood results were off the chart. His are not great, but nowhere near badly sick levels, so I'm a bit surprised the vet sent my wife away with kidney supplements and a pat on the back. For me he's way too sick with the blood results he has for it to be his kidneys.

2026-10-21 21:22:04 UTC

Can we give a shout out to Ondřej Surý as well, because he was a legend today. #PHP

2026-10-21 20:00:57 UTC

Me, about 2 minutes ago.
HOLY SHIT MY PERSONAL PROJECT SERVER.
I patched everyone except myself. 🤦

2026-10-21 11:48:43 UTC

We've implemented an #OSSEC rule for #php2shell - nothing so far. 🤞

2026-10-21 11:03:13 UTC

And so I've done nothing I planned to do this morning, because I've been jumping from call to call explaining to nervous clients what this #PHP zero-day is all about.

2026-10-18 15:11:58 UTC

Oooo, there's a new album from The Clockworks. /me adds to favourites. I'll have to give that a spin in the car... 🎸 #music

2026-10-17 18:02:27 UTC

Google's Gemini AI search result for a chicken casserole I wanted to make mixed the instructions for three different recipes! 🤣 Nope!

2026-10-17 11:40:26 UTC

Any #UK #Drupal developers looking for work, Sheffield City Council is hiring. They have made a nice job of their LocalGov Drupal website and they're quite active in that community, I imagine it will be a pretty nice team to work with:
https://ce0369li.webitrent.com/ce0369li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=435522ziLa&LANG=USA
#job #jobs

2026-10-16 23:01:03 UTC

Elon's new "roadster" is ridiculous and will never see production. Who goes to his ridiculous clown shows aside from journalists who are practically obliged to be there?

2026-10-14 18:01:44 UTC

Because the Drupal critical updates coincided with a breaking change in Ansible's MySQL support, we're rebuilding all the web servers. 🙄

2026-10-14 16:57:25 UTC

#Drupal core SA has landed:
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2026-014
TL;DR turn off field_ui. If you can't, maybe update asap.

2026-10-13 20:13:51 UTC

Attached a waterproof push-switch to a dry contact on the electric gate motherboard this evening (in the dark!) ... much handier, you can push to exit now without hunting about for a remote. And I've sited it so you can use it to get in too, if you know where it is. (I didn't fit this for security, just convenience.)

2026-10-13 20:03:12 UTC

The new electric 2CV from Citroën looks pretty funky. But it's Stellantis. Let's see what abomination of a platform they plonk it on before we get too excited. With a bit of luck they'll borrow something good from Leapmotor. If they get it right it'll be amazing. If they get it wrong, it'll be like the Fiat 500e (which, btw, is dreadful imho). #EV

2026-10-12 19:34:48 UTC

I just realised today I've worked for myself for 19 years out of a 27 year career. 🤯

2026-10-12 11:06:48 UTC

@nprofile…8xa4 Hey! 👋 Do I remember you recommending a mail sending solution that isn't run by assholes not so long ago? I can't find it... 😊

2026-10-11 10:08:50 UTC

Is it me, or is this guy in this installation video wiring neutral to line and line to neutral? 🤔 // @nprofile…70la
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/421/718/216/997/463/original/d5d03090078b1fd5.png

2026-10-10 10:08:44 UTC

I bought this Swiss chronograph on eBay about 20 years ago. The crystal was cracked and it was a bit dirty, but it just worked so I wore it a lot. Earlier this year the crown fell out, so I finally sent it for repair, service and new crystal. I'm super pleased, it's come out really nice and the watchmaker says it's in really good general condition and worth about double what the renovation cost, so definitely worth looking after. 😎 // @nprofile…hqcg
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/416/020/729/949/283/original/03138d2bd39e651a.jpg

2026-10-09 16:34:32 UTC

Moved my music streaming *again*, this time from Tidal to Deezer. (My wife was losing it with Tidal, seems the iOS app is pretty terrible. Persuaded her not to go back to Spotify - we all go together, because family plan.) It seems good so far, buffering is definitely better than Tidal, which was one beef my wife had that I can agree with. Otherwise, honestly, Tidal was fine on my Android phone - just the buffering thing was a bit annoying, since we live in a village with patchy 5G coverage.

2026-10-08 17:58:19 UTC

Finally we're on to a truly British topic. The only question is how far to go with 10-year-olds? 🤔
Please don't call Education Nationale, I *am* kidding. 😉
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/406/573/023/957/173/original/203c93227e5da4ca.jpg

2026-10-08 11:34:40 UTC

Jesus. From a LinkedIn post. I'm pretty sure it's AI generated, was posted as a joke and is not a real child's drawing. I really *hope* it's not a real child's drawing. Either way, I just can't even...
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/405/064/179/500/814/original/bcaeb6f8d741df2f.png

2026-10-07 16:09:33 UTC

Just got these on recommendation from @nprofile…3svg (people keep sending him free headphones to review 😂) ... for the price they are *incredible*.
https://nothing.tech/products/cmf-buds-2?Colour=Light+Green
(He actually recommended the 2a, but the 2 is slightly "better" on paper and the same price at the moment - plus I preferred the pale green colour.)
#music

2026-10-07 09:54:26 UTC

Ugh, power cut. 'opencode --continue' is a life-saver.

2026-10-06 19:45:03 UTC

Chatting to my daughter about the lycée strikes in France. It's a mixed bag. I sympathise with the students, but some of the issues they have are directly because of the actions of other groups (not the government) and some are due to things beyond anyone's control. If I were able to, I'd help the students be a lot more directed with their demands. But I have the feeling everyone's just too angry now, nobody's even listening to the explanations.

2026-10-06 18:02:43 UTC

Feeling a little melancholic this evening. Which is weird, because I had a good day coding. But when I spend a day coding I inevitably worry about all the other things I didn't do. 😩

2026-10-05 21:56:33 UTC

I just read that the USAF is planning to operate the B-52 until 2050. A century. That's pretty amazing. 🤯

2026-10-05 14:47:59 UTC

Still waiting for stats to trickle in for a lot of the #EU, but you know how I said #EV sales were 38.3% of new vehicles in #France in August? Well it's up to 41.7% for September, another 8% month on month. Still on track for the "Denmark effect", where 35% was the tipping point and it very quickly raced away to over 80%. BEVs are now normal, no longer exotic, and with the price of fossil fuels showing no sign of abating they're just the obvious choice.

2026-10-03 16:17:10 UTC

Running 20m of cable underground through a duct when some stupid kids have removed the pull-cable is not simple. Fortunately I still had the pull-cable, so improvised a mouse with a piece of carrier bag and sucked it through with a vacuum cleaner. Plain(er) sailing from there.

2026-10-03 13:55:48 UTC

It's a slow #caturday.
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/377/315/026/358/791/original/efb3cdeeb99a55e5.jpg

2026-09-29 07:11:15 UTC

"Software company screws up its latest release" shouldn't be front page news. OpenAI twist it to sound scarier/cooler than it is and the mainstream media just lap it up. 🙄
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm5y5nynl75ko
#ai

2026-09-27 06:30:29 UTC

As a recovering Brit, I still find it really weird to travel around Europe with no passport, just an ID card. 🤯

2026-09-26 17:21:54 UTC

A client who shall remain nameless has asked if all #Drupal security releases go through their Change Management committee before going live. I failed to resist pointing out this is a terrible idea, due to the time sensitivity of the releases. I can't even. 🙄

2026-09-25 21:44:07 UTC

Chihuahuas don't like selfies. This was a rare opportunity. Normally she senses the camera and leaves! 😂
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/333/855/507/225/514/original/d6225c685c5c3b4c.jpg

2026-09-25 19:02:46 UTC

1,338 kilometres in an Audi A6 e-tron. Impressive stuff!
https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/25/audi-a6-e-tron-travels-1338-km-without-recharging/
The other thing that's impressive is the normal WLTP range of 777 kilometres. People don't really look much at range for ICE cars, but that's approaching the same as Audi's petrol A6. And well beyond my measure of "can I get to Milan without stopping plus a bit of ducking about", which is what my Volvo 940 with long-range tank used to do.
More nails in the #EV range anxiety coffin. 👍

2026-09-25 12:06:24 UTC

That thing where people just reach for #AI without thinking. I just saw a suggestion that you could use a #Redmine webhook so that 'Custom AI agents can subscribe to events: "When a high-priority bug is created, summarize it and post to incident-channel".'
Errr. Why would you even?? 10 lines of code and a cron job running every minute would do the same job for a fraction of the energy cost.

2026-09-24 22:12:03 UTC

This is how broken the system is right now, with the US at its centre:
"The Palestinian leader was addressing the annual gathering via a video link because had been denied a US entry visa."
Wtaf? The PALESTINIAN LEADER was denied a visa to attend the UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY? I'd love to know on what grounds. Actually, no, on second thoughts it would just piss me off even more.

2026-09-24 20:52:27 UTC

You know how hundreds of thousands of people who can't afford a Ferrari Luce said it was shit? Turns out the people who can afford one (ergo, were allowed to actually sit in one and test drive it) disagreed strongly:
https://www.reuters.com/business/ferrari-hits-2026-sales-target-luce-ev-two-months-after-launch-2026-07-29/

2026-09-24 07:21:59 UTC

It seems to me OpenAI are just a sliver away from corporate criminal negligence charges.

2026-09-23 08:08:14 UTC

Oh dear. It's not getting better quickly... We're now Wednesday, the software update was Saturday. 😬
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/319/324/281/093/586/original/80d68523913cbf4a.png

2026-09-22 21:45:31 UTC

I think most of us can relate to this. 😬

2026-09-22 18:33:55 UTC

After the SECOND induction hob in as many years blows up in Sardinia, the electrician decides to tell us it's a common problem if you don't have surge protection. If he'd told us the first time I'd have installed an RCBO there and then and we wouldn't be buying a *third* induction hob. 🙄

2026-09-22 11:20:04 UTC

Does anybody know anyone freelance with real Power BI to #Drupal integration experience? Boosts appreciated. 🙂 #powerbi

2026-09-20 20:54:26 UTC

In August 38.3% of new vehicles in #France were #BEV cars. They are surging, and pure ICE vehicle sales are now under 15%. When sales crossed the 35% mark in Denmark, within a year most new cars were electric. With petrol well over €2 a litre I can only see September figures being even higher. Ironically, for someone who wants to boost fossil fuels, Trump is doing a great job of burying them! He's neatly highlighted with his antics that energy security means renewables and electrification. #ev

2026-09-20 11:07:36 UTC

Followed a YouTube video to change the washer pump on my daughter's Fiat Panda. Got halfway through removing the inner wing for access (which is a massive pita) then realised the video was for a Mk II and in the Mk III (hers) and later Fiat put a little, easy to remove panel for access to the washer pump! 😂 Much swearing as I put all the stupid screws and clips back in... If I ever have to do it again, I'll be much quicker. It really is a 10 minute job on the Mk III. Less so on the Mk II.

2026-09-11 08:14:32 UTC

Well, that's a first. I just received an email from the bank asking me if I've planned my funeral... 😬

2026-09-09 09:36:46 UTC

I think this is the coldest our house has been since June. 🥵
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/240/400/489/558/182/original/3f2688e58a4cb267.jpg

2026-09-05 21:59:24 UTC

The ID.California looks distinctly meh:
https://www.electrive.com/2026/08/28/the-electric-camper-van-id-california-cruise-is-on-its-way/
There are already better conversions of the standard Buzz than this available. 🤷 The only thing it really has extra is a camping mode in the software, which the normal Buzz really ought to have anyway! #ev

2026-09-05 14:49:16 UTC

Ahh, a nice wash and polish. Started first time despite not moving for a couple of months. Might go get an ice cream to celebrate.
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/218/979/098/105/737/original/fa9d4ff6cc2f644f.jpg

2026-09-05 10:37:21 UTC

New blog post on living with rheumatoid arthritis (#RA) and moving to biologics as a treatment:
https://gregharvey.gitlab.io/blog/posts/2026-09/understanding-myself-living-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/
#healthcare #arthritis

2026-09-03 21:44:00 UTC

Ha!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr50ddzl97qo

2026-09-03 11:43:14 UTC

Love this! 😍
https://youtube.com/shorts/t8vPDf4F6zw

2026-09-03 10:56:32 UTC

This is interesting. Not only does it suggest haulage companies will naturally switch to #EV options going forward (charging infra permitting) but it also repeats the point that hydrogen is not going to be a competitor for BEVs. The answer to range issues is not hydrogen, it's better batteries and more charging stations:
https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/03/study-battery-electric-trucks-becoming-competitive-on-an-increasing-number-of-routes/

2026-09-02 09:35:16 UTC

Apparently the #DrupalCon #Rotterdam #Government Summit is sold out! 🥳 #Drupal

2026-09-01 11:25:13 UTC

Wow. I just realised this request for proposal I was about to write is actually a request for INFORMATION. I almost spent a day writing a massive document for them and they've not even buying anything! That can get in the sea...

2026-09-01 10:39:11 UTC

EU tendering gripe. It is damned near impossible to filter EU public tenders by the service language expected, unless I'm missing something? There's no public portal that lets me see, for example, all the tenders that must be delivered in French...?

2026-08-31 16:55:51 UTC

The chihuahua is very happy when I finish for the day! 🐶
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/191/166/760/679/499/original/02b9334cf87aae39.jpg

2026-08-29 20:47:39 UTC

I've always said, either electric or petrol. Mixed power trains rarely make sense, especially if the ICE is trying to provide propulsion and charge rather than just charge:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/plug-in-hybrids-use-three-times-more-fuel-than-manufacturers-claim-analysis-finds
#ev

2026-08-29 19:55:03 UTC

This shouldn't surprise anybody, but it's good to see the top line facts exposed:
https://youtu.be/S-9eK2KIQcg
#brexit

2026-08-28 15:08:38 UTC

@nprofile…mr0s Merci pour le « boost » ! 🙏

2026-08-28 15:07:43 UTC

Related to my previous post in French, anyone in my network using LocalGov Drupal as a base for websites in countries outside of Britain and Ireland? Be great to know what, if anything, is happening out there? I've heard rumbles of things happening in #Germany, #Austria, maybe #Norway, other countries? #Drupal

2026-08-28 14:56:34 UTC

Mes amis #Drupal en #France. Si vous travaillez dans le secteur public, directement ou avec des clients de ce secteur, je veux bien parler avec vous sur le sujet de LocalGov Drupal France. Nous avons bien commencé, mais cela a stagné un peu. Dommage, vu l’enthousiasme à #DrupalCamp #Grenoble. Donc si vous êtes toujours intéresé(e)s contactez-moi. Ce serait sympa d'organiser une réunion en ligne !

2026-08-26 15:18:20 UTC

Back to work tomorrow after a week on a boat. Starting to be able to walk straight again.

2026-08-18 23:03:54 UTC

To me this seems like a very smart interim solution for long distance haulage. Sure, there's a combustion engine in the loop if you're doing longer distances, but it's an order of magnitude smaller than a truck engine and it neatly sidesteps the current infrastructure lag in many countries:
https://www.electrive.com/2026/08/18/mahle-unveils-range-extender-for-battery-electric-trucks/
#ev #electrification

2026-08-18 22:51:39 UTC

People would rather have a nuclear power station in their back yard than a datacentre!

2026-08-18 13:16:39 UTC

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@nprofile…maw2 Oh, and there's @nprofile…s5dv in the middle of France.

2026-08-18 13:02:42 UTC

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@nprofile…maw2 I can recommend Renaud: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudcuny/

2026-08-18 08:30:22 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 So basically, the internet musings of some racist nut job, which in normal times would've been completely ignored by mainstream media, got picked up like some kind of front page breaking news shit, for no good reason anyone can find. And instead of supporting their colleague, the uni threw him under the bus. Slow clap University of Cambridge as well. 🙄
And I'm still left wondering who paid who for this "race realist" whacko's work to suddenly be a headline? Shame on all the press.

2026-08-18 08:26:35 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 The fury of the friends/colleagues of Jason Arday is due to the behaviour of the media and the University of Cambridge. There was no case to answer, his plagiarism accusations had already been investigated and he'd been cleared YEARS ago. There was nothing new to report, but the media reported already debunked lies as (allegedly) true (who paid? Farage?) and whipped it up. Then the uni showed how spineless it is, throwing a whole can of nitro on the fire by launching an "investigation".

2026-08-18 07:40:22 UTC

I appreciate this is very much a first world problem, but can anyone recommend a good, cheap milk frother? We had a jug system, which was good but really slow (it died recently). I know the Aeroccino is good, but man, €80 to froth a bit of milk? My wife bought a cheap milk whisk in the supermarket, but it spins so quickly the milk goes everywhere unless you use a huge jug or press it against the bottom of the cup to slow it down (ergo it froths less well). Any others to look at? #coffee

2026-08-17 14:58:57 UTC

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@nprofile…hqcg That's an ironic like.

2026-08-13 17:46:39 UTC

If you must buy party balloons, make them Bioloons!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78gqw3w6v5o

2026-08-13 17:45:33 UTC

If you must buy party balloons, make them Bioloons!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78gqw3w6v5o

2026-08-12 22:46:27 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 😱

2026-08-12 09:14:18 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 Minority Report-esque targeted digital billboards in 3..... 2....

2026-08-10 17:14:45 UTC

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@nprofile…7p4x Also, most farmers are very sensible. If it ain't broke... We were running a petrol/paraffin Fergie from the 1940s until not that long ago, and it was bought by a tractor enthusiast/restorer. Not that there was anything wrong with it except the paint. 😂

2026-08-10 16:25:40 UTC

Listening to the bass of Planet Telex by Radiohead and appreciating how good Colin Greenwood is. He just does things you wouldn't think of doing and it's a big part of the tapestry of their music. He's not too busy, but he's never just plucking single notes either. And the way he plays off the lead guitar. 👌#music

2026-08-09 09:38:06 UTC

I feel inspired to work on a song I wrote some years ago and never finished. But it's not on the computer I brought with me. 🤦

2026-08-08 20:55:49 UTC

Free #Gaia concert in Porto San Paolo tonight. And I've taken my habitual spot, in front of the sound engineers. Best sound in the house and nobody complains about my height. 😂 #sardinia
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/061/868/756/978/850/original/73f5189f7d04a594.jpg
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/061/871/248/053/952/original/93e52050914ae40f.jpg

2026-08-08 18:30:46 UTC

Cooking with a sea view. Even though the kitchen is right at the back of the house, the serving hatch means you have a nice view from the hob. 😅
https://tooting.ch/system/media_attachments/files/117/061/298/706/512/529/original/42e4dd8a4a390210.jpg

2026-08-08 09:00:50 UTC

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@nprofile…9vrn Totally. Here's a free ticket to look "tough on immigration" in front of ignorant/lazy people who only read headlines (sadly seems to be most people these days), if you're a complete asshole who cares nothing for actual solutions and is only trolling for votes.

2026-08-08 08:56:37 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 That was VW. Also asshats.

2026-08-07 22:24:28 UTC

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Meanwhile, approximately 100,000 desperate people broke into a Spanish enclave IN NORTH AFRICA. (Nowhere near being able to travel to the #EU, nevermind pose any "threat" to European society. They're still in Africa, FFS.)
And Italy (well, #Meloni, but Italians voted for her) does this:
https://www.reuters.com/world/italy-suspends-eu-schengen-free-travel-pact-with-spain-over-ceuta-crisis-2026-07-31/
Golf claps all round, nice work Italian populists. 👏👏👏 Way to make it really clear what a bunch of assholes you really are, in case anyone was starting to think Meloni was maybe ok.
2/2

2026-08-07 22:17:17 UTC

So #Italy is one of the major entry points for "illegal" immigrants and is in the top three for failing to find and process people illegally on its soil. Meanwhile #Spain is one of the most "welcoming" countries in the EU, first place as the country migrants want to settle in, and second only to Germany in the number of migrants they legalise and incorporate into Spanish society. Statistics are all here:
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/migration-2025
#migration #eupol
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2026-08-07 21:07:57 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 Shame on BMW for leading the pack. I believe they were also the first to pay for in-car "services". Didn't they cut heated seats if you didn't subscribe, or some bullshit like that?

2026-08-07 14:38:48 UTC

https://www.electrive.com/2026/08/07/bmw-sparks-criticism-with-in-car-spider-man-advertising/
🤦

2026-08-07 10:41:49 UTC

Meanwhile he wants to fine Canada for smoke pollution caused by forest fires caused by climate change. The only way this makes any sense is if it's only a massive self-enrichment program for Trump and his pals...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e1vg0gjl5o

2026-08-07 08:31:16 UTC

This morning I am reminded not all billionaires are tech bros and oil magnates. Saw a yacht commissioned (though apparently no longer owned) by Steven Spielberg. I'm disappointed someone with his (supposed) politics would buy a superyacht. He's all big on charitable donations, $100,000 here, $100,000 there, but he's sitting on over $5bn in assets and not doing much to distribute them. In fact I did the maths, $100,000 to Spielberg is $40 to me. Real easy to appear generous when you're so rich.

2026-08-05 19:03:28 UTC

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@nprofile…847v He had more than one then. 😅 Because this one also was:
"Built as a luxury state and diplomatic yacht for Marshal Tito."

2026-08-05 16:53:14 UTC

Going to an agriturismo tonight. For the uninitiated, this is basically death by eating.

2026-08-05 15:51:37 UTC

Crossed a funny-looking yacht for the second time today, so I looked it up. And it's quite a piece of floating history, built in Croatia in 1959 it was Yugoslav dictator Tito's presidential yacht back in the 1960s.
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/istranka/overview

2026-08-05 12:38:30 UTC

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@nprofile…8xa4 No more Christmas cards for you!! #britishpunishments 😉

2026-08-04 21:04:44 UTC

For context, my dad is a former amateur rally driver and classic car aficionado. My wife, in contrast, comes from a family who consider the car to be a rolling bin.
Current argument: eldest child (now technically adult, therefore my plan is feasible) sat in ID.Buzz with salty wet swimming costume so now I have a butt-shaped salt stain in the upholstery.
I vote she is ostracised from the family forthwith, never to return. My wife says I'm overreacting and it'll come out.
Murder death kill. 🤖

2026-08-04 06:47:32 UTC

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@nprofile…s5dv Requires a nearby river. 😂

2026-08-03 13:03:52 UTC

Love this. Solar powered mobile field hospital developed by Dutch students:
https://www.electrive.com/2026/08/03/solar-ambulance-stella-juva-brings-healthcare-on-wheels/
#ev #healthcare