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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Okay, it's a Facebook cross-post, but bear with - the source ethical hacking site seems to be 'struggling' with HTTPS at the moment so, bizarrely, FB may be safer. The story of a seriously clever virus, undetected for 21y despite a VirusTotal entry in 2016. www.facebook.com/share/p/18fu...

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Someone at @scssoft.com has an 'Animal Crossing' fixation...? GBP still replaced with どうぶつの森 (Dōbutsu no Mori, 'Animal Forest', the game's original name) So, is it: - a missing localisation key? - nonsense fallback text? - or something funny to make sure testers notice it? @kheyar3.bsky.social

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

@scssoft.com #ETS2 1.59 beta - thanks for improving the graphics, but what happened to my currency...?!!! GBP £ no longer on the list? I know it was a cack deal, but surely Brexit can't be the reason... 🤣 @kheyar3.bsky.social

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Is anyone else thinking of a way one can be used to reduce the price of the other...? Anyone? Is the Venn diagram of gamers and NRA members just two two completely separate circles?!

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Waiting for @scssoft.com to announce that any further USA DLC releases are halted for #AmericanTruckSimulator until the aggressors withdraw from Venezuela. Everything but 🇨🇦 BC shelved. Either that, or just release the delayed Heart of Russia - apply the same rules to all... @kheyar3.bsky.social

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

In breaking news, to meet net zero targets the Star of Bethlehem has been replaced by a Tesla headlamp. In a unrelated story, three travellers from 'The East' have been reported missing after their camels were last seen stumbling around wearing sunglasses at night to counter the glare...

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

#BritishPodcastAwards www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting I've voted for @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marinapurkiss.bsky.social , creators/presenters of their ace podcast, The Trawl Get it wherever pods are cast. Although not the Prodigal Son parable - no swine needed My choice - @antennapod.org

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I just backed ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe... Now, since I have in the past worked with some of those involved in one way or another (on the Sinclair QL side of things), it'll be interesting to get this running some of my own software releases on it!

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ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next: the evolution of the Speccy computer, now expanded into the world of the Sinclair QL, C64 and... More!

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

It's not a truck, but I'm filing this in the same series... 1969 Plymouth GTX, 7.2L V8, first imported here in the UK in 2016, last sold on in 2020. Easily beats the modern Mustangs/Challengers see here. I *think* it managed the 50yds to the end of the road on the first gallon, but I'm not sure.

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Well, would you look at that - someone went and put a Tree in the Road... However, I can confidently say that Project Bus rocks! And rolls, especially with a trailer hooked up. #CruisingIowa in #AmericanTruckSimulator @scssoft.com @kheyar3.bsky.social @mohskinner.bsky.social

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

In another entry in the infrequent "Trucks seen at our warehouse" series, here's a cool MAN TGX 6x2 mid-lift, with just the right number plate delivering heavy workshop tools to our next door neighbour ...

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Turning it up to 11 has consequences in later life...

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Serendipitous - someone donated this to my company's charity shop side of things. My wife spotted it when unpacking/sorting stuff. It's one of my better birthday pressies today! Genuine @volvotrucks.bsky.social merch, usually unobtainium in the UK! @kheyar3.bsky.social @mohskinner.bsky.social

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Spotted near Grindon, Stockton-on-Tees, screwed to a dead tree trunk. Interesting campaigning... "Vote Forage!" "Make Borage Great Again" "Free Mushrooms!" "Stop the Goats!" How many planks could we get from that log? @supertanskiiii.bsky.social @jemmaforte.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

How the heck did I throw my back just putting a pen back into a pen holder?! Oh, yeah, I've been chipping away at the second half of a century for a few years now...

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I tried sh*tposting once, but wasn't good at it. (Sh*t)^2-posting.

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

There's a tree by my driveway, and it drips sap onto my car. Early Friday morning, a bird dropped an egg on the roof. At work that day, a bag of self-raising flour burst and dusted the car park. No cakes appeared. What's missing? EDIT: no butter, that's the reason! RE-EDIT: Nope. Still no cake.

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Going to go out on a limb here, but is "Allen Carr's* Easy Way to Quit Smoking" basically this: "Quit smoking, or the only thing you will see on Netflix and Prime will be Alan Carr* shows... (Updated: now includes Apple TV)" *yes, I know.

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Sees a picture of a certain space telescope, pointing a something. Brain: "Here's Euclid looking at ... ?" Me: "Shut up, brain, you just ruined the Casablanca joke..."

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I still have a Xitter account (web only, no {cr}app). It defaults to my profile cos just a few minutes scrolling gives me the irrits in a major way. Except I now miss stuff from Japanese friends who only have Xitter accounts, so I catch up on the feeds, only to get the irrits again. IRRITS!! 👊😠

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Note to self: Try not making posts complex, overcomplicated, convoluted, intricate, tangled, elaborate, or labyrinthine. Doing so can, obfuscate, obscure, confuse, blur, or muddle others' ability to comprehend the point being made. Thank you for your forbearance in this transitory interlude.

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist. I believe I have all possible forms of treatment covered with this lot...

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Boss: We're getting new carpets for some rooms. Me: Great! What's the budget for finally covering the bare concrete section in the break room? Boss: Me: Boss: Here are the offcuts. Me: Can we at least have underlay? Boss: Me: I'll get started. ===== "Almost Invisible Repairs" now a thing.

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

We all love small electric cars, right? In cities, especially Europe & Asia where we have streets an F150 would block wall-to-wall... Here's a startup from Hiroshima, Japan, which just announced what looks like an Optimised Citroën Ami: kg-m.jp/mibot/ @fullychargedshow.bsky.social

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小型モビリティロボットmibot | KG Motors（KGモーターズ）

小型モビリティロボットで持続可能な移動を実現する

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Ah, an early night, catching up on lost sleep. At this rate, I'll have the 80's all caught up in a couple of years - looking forward to starting catching up on the 90's "Blur vs Oasis" Britpop years by maybe 2028, maybe 2030. 🎸🤘

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

youtu.be/su99N5G_XHY A great vid from elliotev.bsky.social If this came to the UK, I may break that "My next car will be an Aptera" rule... Still, even if a UK Aptera arrives, I'm unlikely to ever meet Elliot at the lights in it for a race-off with his SC01, though we did mention it a while ago...

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The CHERY ICAR V23 is NOT BORING

YouTube video by Everything Electric AUSTRALASIA

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

@jemmaforte.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social @thetrawl.bsky.social Have just listened to the Tesla $120 share price bit... Be great karma if the banks forclosed, took the company, then reregistered the company as Danish and transferred the head office to Nuuk, Greenland...😁

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Ian Thompson - ExaminerIan @examinerian.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Some vital mods for @scssoft.com #AmericanTruckSimulator for the Illinois DLC: - Carrie Fisher as co-driver, preferably without M16, M9-7 or M202 in hand - Truck painted like an old Mount Prospect police car, & trailer with image of Car 55 crashed into it - IL BDR529 state plates needed... 🕶️🎙️🕶️

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