Nostr notes by Rhii Alexander 🏳️‍⚧️

Soo, sigh, I was dismissed yesterday from a relatively new job ...

2026-09-10T20:03:25Z

Soo, sigh, I was dismissed yesterday from a relatively new job just before I could deploy a huge application, citing my lack of AI coding use

It was during my probationary period so it seems like they could have dismissed me for just about anything

Anyway now looking to get #fedihired I'm a senior .NET and JavaScript developer who has worked with almost every popular framework/library in both of those ecosystems in a professional environment

I have also used Python the write simulations of nuclear reactors and have worked with bioinformatics software

I have even once single-handedly and successfully defended a project to the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom

I have also done quite a bit of personal and open source work with rust

Free to start immediately, I was thankfully paid 1 month salary in lieu of notice

#python #rust #dotnet #csharp #javascript #react

Ok I've been trying to not let this get to me but this is ...

2026-07-25T05:01:10Z

Ok I've been trying to not let this get to me but this is ridiculous

Did anyone else with a vehicle at #emfcamp get approached by a kid asking for a go claiming that they were trying to have a go on every vehicle at EMF?

They asked for a go on the C5 promising they'd be very short, to the end of the road and back, so I let them, thankfully I had the foresight to turn off the power and just let it be pedal powered

They got to the end of the road and continued, so I followed and lost them, and couldn't find them for 15 minutes when it turned back up at the Nottinghack village, they were very meek about where they had been and I just told them off, they smiled and asked if they could have another go and ofc that was a no

Fortunately for them, I didn't notice that the break assembly was LYING ON THE FUCKING FLOOR, being dragged by the cable, on closer inspection it has obviously been flipped and crashed on to it's left side with gouges out of the plastic body (these CANNOT BE REPAIRED)

I have just spent the night servicing it, and sigh, yeah, damage all down the left hand side, left rear wheel cover is chewed up when it was pretty pristine, break disk is buckled (thankfully this is a retrofit, but still, how tf do you do that) bits are missing (rear mast grommets and battery holder clip) and there's an issue with the motor I am still tracking down

This really made me reach my limit, does anyone know this kid? I want to at least get them reported to EMF

RE: https://vis.social/@bleeptrack/116940537325567155 I know ...

2026-07-21T13:54:44Z

RE: https://vis.social/@bleeptrack/116940537325567155

I know quite a few people followed me for C5 content, the CityEL is a genuinely interesting vehicle (and may be related to the C5 but that's a whole other story) and bleeptrack's videos are a really excellent source of info

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https://youtu.be/fY5SX1spYRM

Starting new job today I think this is the perfect commute ...

2026-06-22T08:32:11Z

Starting new job today

I think this is the perfect commute

I didn't realise how much Dave Plummer is disconnected from ...

2025-11-15T17:18:58Z

I didn't realise how much Dave Plummer is disconnected from reality, I thought he just sucked at restoring computers

Pinball wasn't written by Microsoft (where Dave was a developer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Tilt!_Pinball

Some background on the Sinclair C5, I saw this listed on eBay in ...

2025-04-27T19:18:36Z

Some background on the Sinclair C5, I saw this listed on eBay in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, going through the pictures, it was probably the cheapest complete C5 I have seen, obviously, I bought it

I was lucky enough to be able to go pick it up that very evening, only to discover not only was it complete, it was in fantastic condition; it's current owner got it from new in 1988 for £140 from Comet electrical in Sheffield (original receipt was included in the paperwork), obviously the C5 originally sold for £399 in 1985 and Sinclair Vehicles went bust within 6 months so this was probably a desperate attempt to clear remaining stock, the C5 was developed in Cambridge (completely flat), and with the current owner being in South Yorkshire (VERY hilly), unsurprisingly it saw limited use, before being put in a garage for nearly 40 years until I came along

It was just dirty with a few fairly minimal scratches and some damage to the lower reflective trim (understandable), there was no battery, which is not a problem as it only needs a 12v lead acid battery and the original would be long dead by now anyway, but it did have it's original charger, which is nice even if I'm not sure what I can actually do with it

#sinclair #sinclairc5 #c5 #VintageTechnology

The 2 things that did come to mind when he threw that sign was ...

2025-01-21T09:57:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…k75r
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The 2 things that did come to mind when he threw that sign was "How funny would it be if his arm was shot off at that exact moment" and "I really hope he does that in Germany or Europe"