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Owen 🐧

@c3iq.bsky.social
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Software engineer. Over 30 years of GNU/Linux. Cycled to work. Will consider the good, bad, and the ugly. Insomnia: there's an app for that. Brought up in a library. Currently, HPC-ing. Oadby Heights.

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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The world's an unhappy place. We're constantly asked to compare one group to another for who is most deserved. Instead of pitting one group against another let's all implement Nomnomnomics: fully Automated Luxury Communism. Governments (we the people) already subsidise wages. Go the whole hog. #ai
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Or, a billionaire.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Blurry Person at Desk with Monitors
Alt: A very long list, printed.
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Kenneth Hoste (boegel) @boegel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The #HPC team at Ghent University is looking for an extra pair of hands to help us with the integration of the European Environment for Scientific Software Installations (EESSI) in the EuroHPC Federation Platform. Application deadline is Sunday 11 Oct 2026 jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-HPC...
jobs.ugent.be
HPC Software and Support Engineer
HPC Software and Support Engineer
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'll take two. Not.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
And within 30 feet of a junction by the looks of it.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The area was inundated with content creators making up conspiracies about what happened. For clicks.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Camera and login details for live streaming on YouTube. Oh, and feed my chickens.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tories are complaining that Whitehall is a third bigger. We used to benefit from outsourcing some of the functions of government to the EU. Now the British government must do it. #bbcbh
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Sting in the tail.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It just occurred to me that Starmer was a puppet to get Labour a second term. Do some dumb things followed by bringing back "common sense". 4D chess. Labour are this clever, no?
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ed Sheeran expressed support for Ukraine. These are easy positions to take.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I blame the ex-caretaker leader for Brexit.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Old fess given shrinkflation.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Drivers are supposed to leave 1.5m gap when overtaking. In other words, on the other side of the road. What's the problem?
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
goodlawproject.org/breaking-pal...
goodlawproject.org
BREAKING: Palantir software is 10 times slower than NHS tools | Good Law Project
Palantir claims its software saves medics time they can spend on patient care, but an NHS leak shows the spy-tech firm’s products put doctors and nurses in the slow lane
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The best bit about ebook readers is being able to turn the page with your nose. Useful when camping in Scotland and most of you is in a sleeping bag.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is 4 million quid because it has some RAM?
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've been listening to it for about 6 months after I gave up on @bbc5live.bsky.social with its Daily Mailesque pitting of one group against another and lack of imagination. Don't get me started on Radio 4. It's an easy swap even with MR's slight obsession with flying and things that fly.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike?
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kept in a filing cabinet, in the toilet, in the basement of an office situated in the UK. Owned by a overseas hedge fund. It won't make a profit and will pay zero tax.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What do you call a library without librarians? A warehouse.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Their leader, who seems to be on the way out, contributed to the Orange book. LibDems: socially and, more importantly, economically liberal. Known to swap anything for 5p on a plastic bag. I'd only vote for them to stop Reform. That goes for the rest of them too.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Obligatory m.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDj...
m.youtube.com
The Nick Clegg Apology Song: I'm Sorry (The Autotune Remix)
YouTube video by The Poke
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Side winds are the cyclists' nemesis. And, people not driving to the conditions, naturally.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tom Watson joins Palantir: of course he does. Not helping the debate around Reform in the process.
static.klipy.com
You're My Hero Meme
Alt: Tom Watson: not a hero
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Monarchy: democracy slop
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'll give them a box for $250k. Not my fault if they look in it.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
a̵c̵c̵i̵d̵e̵n̵t̵s̵ -> collisions m.youtube.com/watch?v=puK5...
m.youtube.com
Hot Fuzz clip: Accident Implies There's Nobody To Blame
YouTube video by Pedaller
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I would very much like it if the media stopped using the term "accident" when talking about collisions. Some journalists on this thread could start to spread the word. m.youtube.com/watch?v=puK5...
m.youtube.com
Hot Fuzz clip: Accident Implies There's Nobody To Blame
YouTube video by Pedaller
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Remember to maintain the tyre pressure on your turbo training bike! Frak.
Turbo trainer flat tyre.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Indeed. Not excusing people cycling poorly. People driving are 60 times more likely to kill. And, do. Let's solve that problem first. Or both at the same time with the emphasis on poor driving. People...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'd much prefer being hit by a cyclist. 60 times more likely to be killed by a driver. Cars don't kill people, drivers do. Why "cyclists" / "motor vehicles"? It's framed like this all the rime. www.regit.cars/car-news/ove...
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The Register @theregister.com · 10/09/2026
Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the company
theregister.com
Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the company
Toothless security
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Windows is perfect now.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NATS, DNS anyone?
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Evidence that it's not dangerous? Neighbours shouldn't report burglaries? Interesting take. The guy wants to get from a to b safely. You're part of the problem. road.cc/content/news...
road.cc
Cycling UK and AA urge Government to get tough on drivers who use mobile phones at wheel
Motoring organisation the AA and the charity Cycling UK have joined forces to urge the Government to get tougher on motorists who illegally use mobile devices at the wheel and to close a loophole that...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have you done your own research? Any research that says it's perfectly safe to use your phone while stationary? Anything on topic?
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So what? Start a thread about it somewhere else. This thread is about people using mobile phones while driving. Illegal and deadly.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.lylegal.net/blog/2026/05...
lylegal.net
Putting down the phone does not always end the distraction | Licata & Yeremenko, A Professional Law Corporation
Drivers should not use their cellphones behind the wheel, as they are a significant source of driver distraction. Someone who is trying to text and drive is vastly more likely to cause a car accident,...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Devil's advocate wants protest in the UK to be a legal, healthy and safe past time again. 👹
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Is Chris Mason a high ranked Reform figure or just middle management?
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof gizmodo.com/identity-ver...
gizmodo.com
Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof
A massive trove of driver’s license scans allegedly stolen from an identity verification company shows the danger of creating honey pots of our most sensitive documents for malicious actors to exploit...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump's arrest mugshot
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Driver hit...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@news.sky.com ebikes Vs electric motor bikes. Get a grip. www.bikeyardonline.co.uk/blogs/news/w...
bikeyardonline.co.uk
Which E-Bikes Are Illegal in the UK? | UK E-Bike Law Guide
Learn which electric bikes are illegal in the UK, including high-power, throttle-only and de-restricted models, and how to choose a road-legal EAPC e-bike.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Ebikes are restricted to 15.5mph. You must be talking about electric motorbikes which are already regulated but police don't enforce the regulations. roadtrafficaccidentlaw.co.uk/cycle-law/le...
roadtrafficaccidentlaw.co.uk
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gove...
independent.co.uk
Pedestrian road deaths rose 6% last year
Some 407 pedestrians were killed in 2023, provisional Department for Transport data shows.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
50,000 illegal uses of mobile phones per day. onlinecpdacademy.co.uk/blog/mobile-...
onlinecpdacademy.co.uk
Mobile Phone While Driving Statistics UK: The Definitive Guide (2026)
22 people were killed and over 50,000 illegal phone uses occur on UK roads every day. The definitive UK mobile phone driving statistics — deaths, law changes, survey data, and employer obligations. Up...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
300,000 uninsured drivers a day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Nearly 160,000 uninsured cars seized on UK roads
Seizure numbers hit a 17-year high as an estimated 300,000 uninsured vehicles are driven each day.
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