Nostr notes by Keith

Interesting. Do you know how much more you would save if you ...

2026-10-29T09:31:39Z

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Interesting. Do you know how much more you would save if you could charge at home? All gravy for you if they do this then.

I don't have a drive. The cost of charging elsewhere puts me ...

2026-10-29T09:11:46Z

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I don't have a drive. The cost of charging elsewhere puts me off buying an EV at the moment.

I have just read that the government is looked at ways of ...

2026-10-29T09:10:38Z

I have just read that the government is looked at ways of allowing drivers to use public local low-powered EV chargers at their domestic electricity rate. That strikes me as being a big deal.

Is there anywhere I can make suggestions to the #Mastodon ...

2026-10-25T09:43:33Z

Is there anywhere I can make suggestions to the #Mastodon developers. Yet again I see the ghostly entrails of an account I muted/blocked in the quote toot.

Just logged onto the NAS and seen this. What's #PHP, is it ...

2026-10-23T13:57:23Z

Just logged onto the NAS and seen this. What's #PHP, is it important? #AskFedi

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2026-10-19T06:43:00Z

Sixty! Stand up and give me your seat!

Hackney Downs. Now 10% geezer.

2026-10-14T19:47:01Z

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Hackney Downs. Now 10% geezer.

On the train from the City to Waltham Abbey, Essex, where I grew ...

2026-10-14T19:40:39Z

On the train from the City to Waltham Abbey, Essex, where I grew up . Currently I am 5% geezer.

Reading about how long it takes to do the Bayeux Tapestry. ...

2026-10-05T13:33:02Z

Reading about how long it takes to do the Bayeux Tapestry. It's seventy metres long. I'm in moderate shape and I reckon I could do it in about twenty seconds. Perhaps they should install a travelator for the slow coaches. #BayeuxTapestry

Agree he's weak. But this article is about how easy it would ...

2026-09-27T09:07:57Z

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Agree he's weak. But this article is about how easy it would be to bring Britain to its knees. We need better drone defences. But there needs to be more cost to Russia for what it's doing. We came close to an attack on German soil recently that would have killed people.

Reading an article about the UK's lack of resilience. We have ...

2026-09-27T08:46:59Z

Reading an article about the UK's lack of resilience. We have 131 distribution centres vulnerable to Russian drone strikes. What on earth is our nuclear deterrent meant to deter? "It's ok Vlad, as long as you stick to destroying the food and energy distribution network, we'll not be opening the suitcase".

There are now at least three cat crossing signs in the village to ...

2026-08-28T10:33:25Z

There are now at least three cat crossing signs in the village to enable this king to visit the pubs and the co-op.

Is that what you were allocated when you moved here? They often ...

2026-08-21T15:00:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…4cdv
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Is that what you were allocated when you moved here? They often make mistakes.

I have to move my car because it is parked outside the house ...

2026-08-21T14:32:07Z

I have to move my car because it is parked outside the house where the farmers market will be setting up at 7am. This is not of interest to you but I just want to be clear that I am very middle class.

Blimey. Families eh? But a wake up call to sort out stuff when it ...

2026-08-18T21:21:50Z

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Blimey. Families eh? But a wake up call to sort out stuff when it is still possible. Hope the calm lasts.

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2026-08-12T18:21:34Z

That was great. Same time same place tomorrow everyone? #eclipse

Never!

2026-07-30T21:12:31Z

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Never!

Longshot. But does anyone have a photo of a cricket match taking ...

2026-07-30T21:02:25Z

Longshot. But does anyone have a photo of a cricket match taking place in the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank. #AskFedi #cricket

I was at Lord's on the Friday and both played well in very ...

2026-07-01T19:36:10Z

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I was at Lord's on the Friday and both played well in very difficult circumstances. Duckett even left a few. The Stokes tactic would have been right at Lord's. Because the pitch was terrible and you might as well have a go. But agree that it'd been better to come in later last week. And who knows, he might have hit the winning runs.

Not a great era for English cricket. Not sure captaincy was his ...

2026-07-01T19:08:47Z

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Not a great era for English cricket. Not sure captaincy was his thing really. But we've struggled with openers since...

Cooks career test average was 45.35. His average in 2015-2018 was ...

2026-07-01T17:43:30Z

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Cooks career test average was 45.35. His average in 2015-2018 was 44.01. Why do you think he was shot? Those other players weren't as good in that period.

Not my memory. None of those prospective openers were better than ...

2026-07-01T17:15:39Z

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Not my memory. None of those prospective openers were better than Cook. KP a great player but a terrible team member. Deserved to be ditched. Plenty in the press like Piers Moron took KP's side.

Stokes decision to open was poor. But of course he had plenty of credit built up.

A shame. Because if I think about the most rewarding crop, ...

2026-05-06T20:24:09Z

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A shame. Because if I think about the most rewarding crop, it's right up there. Even an idiot like me can do it. And the stuff isn't that cheap in the shops.

It's a shame it's not eaten. We've got four small ...

2026-05-06T19:24:14Z

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It's a shame it's not eaten. We've got four small plants but it's nowhere near enough for us.

Anyone else got a substantial music collection but always wants ...

2026-03-17T19:45:22Z

Anyone else got a substantial music collection but always wants to hear something new?

Nah. No such thing. I've no problem with the taunting. You ...

2026-03-14T22:17:13Z

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Nah. No such thing. I've no problem with the taunting. You need marmite characters. He just made a stupid decision with the pass.

Henry Pollock should have held onto that ball having won it. ...

2026-03-14T22:08:13Z

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Henry Pollock should have held onto that ball having won it. #6nations #FRAvENG

Well England played fantastically. Then made a right hollicks of ...

2026-03-14T22:06:06Z

Well England played fantastically. Then made a right hollicks of it. #6nations #FRAvENG

You know you're getting on a bit when even the new Supreme ...

2026-03-09T09:37:29Z

You know you're getting on a bit when even the new Supreme Leader looks young to you.

Why was it even invented? We all know when we woz robbed. ...

2026-01-17T20:06:46Z

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Why was it even invented? We all know when we woz robbed. It's obviously hilarious when the best team loses. But it's obvious. Doesn't need a stat.

I see someone on my timeline talking about Arsenal's xG. ...

2026-01-17T19:49:27Z

I see someone on my timeline talking about Arsenal's xG. People actually look at this? Really? #FediFC

You've just tooted out loud the secret sauce of Fediverse ...

2026-01-10T18:49:22Z

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You've just tooted out loud the secret sauce of Fediverse success.

I know Arsenal are likely to win the actual league. But in terms ...

2025-11-29T16:39:08Z

I know Arsenal are likely to win the actual league. But in terms of entertainment, City and Liverpool are running away with it at the moment. #FediFC

Cats may be idiots. But they appear to remember who took them to ...

2025-11-25T17:55:41Z

Cats may be idiots. But they appear to remember who took them to the vets to be jabbed.

A visit to the #allotment. Raspberries still going. Think with ...

2025-10-03T16:30:45Z

A visit to the #allotment. Raspberries still going. Think with these tiddlers the #courgette season is over. Beans as well. This is the rest of the pears. As for the broccoli...had given up. But it came good at the last minute. And fennel! a place for allotment folk (npub1yra…ayat) #GrowYourOwn

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2025-09-18T20:34:13Z

Great to see Marcus Rashford thrive at a big club. #FediFC

I have created a #FediGroup for discussion of all things #jazz. ...

2025-09-10T16:55:38Z

I have created a #FediGroup for discussion of all things #jazz. (Apart from mags. And apples.)

If you mention the address Jazz chat. Nice! (npub12l8…4sfr) in a post about jazz, it will be boosted to everyone who follows the Group.

Public posts and replies are boosted. Be Nice!

Please spread the word. #jazz

#Allotment people. Thanks to @npub12yj…6g55 we have a group, ...

2025-09-09T19:53:42Z

#Allotment people. Thanks to Leigh Silvester (npub12yj…6g55) we have a group, a place for allotment folk (npub1yra…ayat)

A generational difference I noticed with my colleagues while in ...

2025-08-30T10:55:08Z

A generational difference I noticed with my colleagues while in Edinburgh. Why don't we walk the mile back from the centre to the accommodation? Nah, that's what uber is for. But they all have (and use) gym memberships.

She writes really convincingly about ageing. The book really hit ...

2025-08-23T21:10:57Z

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She writes really convincingly about ageing. The book really hit its stride in the final third. Glad i stuck with it. bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud. It occurs to me ...

2025-08-23T21:05:29Z

This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud. It occurs to me that what you'll take from a book that covers 70 years of family life might depend on where you are in your own. The decay. The decline. What sort of death will I have? bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

My entire broccoli harvest. ...

2025-07-18T19:33:06Z

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My entire broccoli harvest.

Just read Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd. Load of old ...

2025-07-11T16:26:11Z

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Just read Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd. Load of old cobblers. Easy reading cobblers. But cobblers. #LiteraryCriticism #KeefsReads

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My long thread of books I've read got broken. Possibly ...

2025-06-23T19:27:39Z

My long thread of books I've read got broken. Possibly through inactivity. Anyway, I read Trust by Herman Diaz. Or possibly reread. All a little familiar. Fours books within a book. What's it about? Not sure. Made me think about unreliable narrators and who ownership of the truth. bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57) #bookstodon #KeefsReads

So the #dishwasher is knackered. First the on-off button became ...

2025-06-20T21:34:14Z

So the #dishwasher is knackered. First the on-off button became sticky. Prized it off. Found we could jusy turn it on and off with a wooden skewer. Now there is just a hole and the skewer would just fall through. Is this repairable? #AskFedi #AskMastodon

Right. And her surname is McPhotos. So it was meant to be I ...

2025-06-17T16:35:12Z

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Right. And her surname is McPhotos. So it was meant to be I guess.

It will all come in handy one day. And today, for you, is that ...

2025-05-30T19:45:51Z

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It will all come in handy one day. And today, for you, is that day.

Ah. That's what it is! Thanks.

2025-05-30T19:44:03Z

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Ah. That's what it is! Thanks.

Spurs still trying really hard to get relegated despite the maths ...

2025-05-16T20:32:56Z

Spurs still trying really hard to get relegated despite the maths being stacked against them. #FediFC

My mum is too infirm for heavy gardening. But when I visit, I ...

2025-04-20T19:31:02Z

My mum is too infirm for heavy gardening. But when I visit, I wonder if the plants just grow out of respect for decades of nurturing. #gardening

Does that look like a bodge to you? #allotment ...

2025-04-12T15:15:30Z

Does that look like a bodge to you? #allotment

This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud is 99p in the Kobo ...

2025-04-04T15:19:47Z

This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud is 99p in the Kobo store at the moment. bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

I saw some green woodpeckers at Scout camp once. Just sat in a ...

2025-03-29T18:45:41Z

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I saw some green woodpeckers at Scout camp once. Just sat in a field. No wood pecked.

Last boost. Why can't we in the UK have woodpeckers like ...

2025-03-29T18:43:51Z

Last boost. Why can't we in the UK have woodpeckers like that? Ours are a bit crap.

Should my spuds be in? Loads of people at the #allotment have ...

2025-03-29T17:57:41Z

Should my spuds be in? Loads of people at the #allotment have planted their's.

Me vs #allotment. Score draw. All to play for in the coming ...

2025-03-08T16:43:33Z

Me vs #allotment. Score draw. All to play for in the coming weeks.

Do any #allotment people grew mint for tea? And is any variety ...

2025-03-02T18:46:36Z

Do any #allotment people grew mint for tea? And is any variety better for this?

As a Scout Leader in the UK I've noticed a few stories ...

2025-02-25T18:57:57Z

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As a Scout Leader in the UK I've noticed a few stories suggesting US Scouting was in the culture wars firing line. Sorry to read this. Hopefully, he'll relent given his kids enjoy it. It's for everyone. And that's not changing.

I can't screenshot it. But the FT reports today that Virgin ...

2025-01-30T09:03:25Z

I can't screenshot it. But the FT reports today that Virgin Money's #AI chatbot has scolded someone for using the word virgin. Excellent work.

Huge match in the battle for the one Europa League spot about to ...

2025-01-25T17:29:22Z

Huge match in the battle for the one Europa League spot about to kick off at the Etihad. #MCICHE #FediFC

You are 12 points ahead of them with a game in hand! Let the rest ...

2025-01-22T21:30:06Z

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You are 12 points ahead of them with a game in hand! Let the rest of us enjoy the moment as they are knocked out.

Around 150 weeks ago, I tried and failed to read Four Thousand ...

2025-01-20T21:31:38Z

Around 150 weeks ago, I tried and failed to read Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. It feels like a good moment to ask myself what I'm trying to achieve here. So once more... bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

My start of year habit is to reread Having and Being Had by Eula ...

2025-01-19T22:44:19Z

My start of year habit is to reread Having and Being Had by Eula Biss. Thoughts on work, service, toil and art, and the connections between them. And I wonder if your art becomes your work, is it just a job? bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

If we don't get the last volume of The Sister Bells Trilogy ...

2025-01-09T22:09:05Z

If we don't get the last volume of The Sister Bells Trilogy soon I might have to learn Norwegian. Lost in translation? bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

Ah. Your memory better than mine! I think the word Trust ...

2025-01-04T16:54:16Z

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Ah. Your memory better than mine! I think the word Trust triggered my misplaced recollection. I thought both books were excellent.

Is this the one where the father and son go diving? If so, oof. ...

2025-01-04T14:55:24Z

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Is this the one where the father and son go diving? If so, oof. That writing stopped me in my tracks.

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2024-12-25T16:55:48Z

Thinking about cheese.

The Fediverse feels small but stable to me. I wonder if Bluesky ...

2024-12-23T11:30:44Z

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The Fediverse feels small but stable to me. I wonder if Bluesky is vulnerable given where power resides in the US right now.

There's a shortage of #Guiness apparently. And Tim Martin is ...

2024-12-18T12:54:50Z

There's a shortage of #Guiness apparently. And Tim Martin is suggesting the brewer pulls their finger out. But it can't be that easy right? How long does it take to produce a pint of #beer? #AskFedi

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2024-12-09T21:36:08Z

Any news on which Linux distribution he used? #LuigiMangione

What are we hoping to achieve by posting a screenshot of dumb ...

2024-11-09T09:44:05Z

What are we hoping to achieve by posting a screenshot of dumb tweets by Marc Andreessen and others here. To change people's opinion of them? Or to make ourselves feel better by sharing our anger with people that haven't signed up for that?

Apologies. Ignorant Brit here. NP = No Party??

2024-11-05T22:19:45Z

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Apologies. Ignorant Brit here. NP = No Party??

This time tomorrow the election will be over and we'll only ...

2024-11-05T11:11:36Z

This time tomorrow the election will be over and we'll only have the civil war to look forward to.

Happy Anniversary!

2024-10-05T16:37:04Z

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Happy Anniversary!

They really must want him in the game right?

2024-09-29T05:59:54Z

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They really must want him in the game right?

Heir to Lord Baldemorte? #NeedsWork

2024-09-15T10:27:27Z

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Heir to Lord Baldemorte? #NeedsWork

Turns out the #allotment is not cursed after all. ...

2024-09-02T14:08:58Z

Turns out the #allotment is not cursed after all.

The fact he left is a positive right? But I assume you mean $8bn ...

2024-08-23T19:18:32Z

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The fact he left is a positive right? But I assume you mean $8bn not $8mn. It feels like the latter wouldn't last long!? Either way, the user base will end up paying.

I guess Ryan runs this instance on a shoestring and even then ...

2024-08-23T09:09:41Z

I guess Ryan runs this instance on a shoestring and even then subsidises it despite our donations. Given that, the bumps along the way are part of the #Mastodon experience I guess. While I'm pleased to see #Bluesky picking up, I do wonder who is paying for it all in the long run.

True. I could also spend days trying and failing to do that! (For ...

2024-08-21T12:02:25Z

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True. I could also spend days trying and failing to do that! (For the record I'm rubbish at R.)

Should I spend hours trying and failing to get an #Rstats API ...

2024-08-21T11:59:27Z

Should I spend hours trying and failing to get an #Rstats API thing to work or just type the numbers in from loads of pdfs...or...

Ok. It's been a difficult first year on the #allotment. ...

2024-08-17T14:58:25Z

Ok. It's been a difficult first year on the #allotment. Especially because of slugmageddon. But it's not a complete disaster.