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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Anyone heard of #SocialDB ? Apparently they have #brands that want to sponsor me. They say that they are a Creator Database and already have over 1.8million #influencers. Is this my chance to become massively, rich, famous and influential? Or do I smell a rat?

The content of an email I recently received telling me that they have "Brands that want to sponsor me". They list that I have 469 followers, average 5 views per post and I post once per fortnight. Clearly I'm hot property.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Anyone here had a #Mycroft? I have the Mark1 which was lovely. A very basic home assistant running on a #Raspi3 with a cute face and a very robotic voice. But it was great. You could load skills and ask it questions. A while ago, Mycroft AI shut down their […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

The Mycroft AI Mark 1. A white desktop device, about the size and style of a digital clock radio. It contains a Raspberry Pi and has a front panel with a circle of LEDs for eyes and a rectangle of more LEDs for a mouth.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

I've seen that #sploot is a thing. So here is my slightly unorthodox entry.

The back end of a small brown dog draped over the photographers legs. The dog is in, what I would call, full sploot.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

This was clearly considered perfectly safe back in the 60s. This is me being carefully nurtured by my parents who saw nothing wrong in this and even decided to take a photo of it. I still have all of my fingers, you'll be glad to hear. #throwbackthursday #generationx #healthandsafetygonemad

A photo of a push lawn mower taken in the late 60s on a well mown lawn. There is a 3 year old boy sat in the grass box clearly having fun.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026

The world has officially gone mad when you can spend £800 on a tooth brush at Tesco. It's currently reduced to £400. In my book this is still £380 too much. They can **** right off.

An advert from the Tesco website for an electric toothbrush. The original price is £800 but it is reduced to £400 currently.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

We have varied success in growing things in pots, but the cat seems to be coming along nicely.

A row of 4 plant pots and a watering can sit along side a brick wall. In 3 of the pots are plants or maybe weeds. In the 4th is a cat.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

Finally got full fibre! Not yet done anything to really see the improvement yet but my first long Teams call will he its real test. #FullFibre #LivingOutInTheSticks

Speed test results showing ping of 24ms, 155Mbps down and 146Mbps up.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026

This is the difference between getting a #takeaway from #Bedworth ( left ) and #Knowle ( right ). Both locations are in #Warwickshire, UK, should you be wondering. There is a similar difference in the price, but not the food quality. Both are excellent.

My kitchen work surface. On the left a white plastic bag and a standard metal takeaway container with card lid. On the right, a very fancy foil lined and decorated bag and a fancy dark pink tub.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026

So, once again we are flooded. Local authorities have been informed weeks ago that this is almost a permanent feature now. Dogs don't seem to mind, but I'm not happy.

Two dogs stand in water that has flooded a road. The road is at the driveway to a house in a remote location.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

I ordered the new #Pebble Time 2 months ago and that is due to arrive next month, but have just dug out my old original 2013 Pebbles to see if they still work. Looks like they power up at least. There was a fault on my original #Kickstarter watch which is why […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Two original Pebble smart watches from 2013 on my desk. Both showing the Pebble splash screen. Both are attached to charging cables.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/01/2026

Look, if anyone is making semi-humanoid robots for the home, this is the basic design that you are to start with if you want me to ever buy one. And we all know what they will need to sound like. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg63e… #drwho #davros #robots #tech

Two models, one painted and one not, of Davros, the Dr Who villain.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2025

I work in risk. Financial risk, but the principles of risk are fairly transferable. Seems that I need to up my game though as we have just discovered that our home broadband, my mobile, Michelle's mobile and my dev mobile, whilst all being registered to […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Down Detector UK showing over 131,000 problem reports in one hour today.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025

Right, first world, grumpy old man rant coming up. What has happened to the world to make phrases including imagined or reimagined so popular? I remember when I heard it for the first time. It was an advert for Christmas reimagined. Can't remember who it was […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

This drama is based on a true story. Some scenes and characters have been imagined for dramatic purposes.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025

Yesterday morning out with the dogs. A lovely hazy morning. But wet. Not that the dogs cared.

A small dog is just visible on a footpath through a field of long grass. The sun is in a hazy sky with mist showing below it. There are also trees to either side.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2025

We have a solitary horse chestnut tree in our front garden. Most years we collect a few but this year it has excelled and so far we have collected over 450 and it's not empty yet. We've never managed to collect more than this bowl will hold before but I think we might just do it this year. #conkers

A wooden bowl full of conkers sitters on a dining table. The bowl is about 40cm diameter and is full to overflowing with around 450 conkers.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2025

My #FlipperZero has arrived. I'm going to be a good boy and follow the quick start guide as this might just reduce the chances of me bricking it today. Tomorrow is another day though. So excited.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025

Right, we have liftoff. Lessons learned tonight. 1. As #Meshtastic was pre-installed on the #Heltec it required being rebooted into bootloader mode. That wasn't mentioned anywhere that I could see. 2. Whilst some people seem to think that installing a new […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

My current screen showing that my Heltec v3 is ready to be flashed, but that it is still Connecting...

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025

I've several #Unifying peripherals from Logitech. All old and mostly second hand but generally reliable and useful. One keyboard has started ignoring combined key presses though. Again. Last time I put the whole thing in the dishwasher after removing the […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A Logitech K800 wireless keyboard in bits.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2025

My #meshtastic / #meshcore radio arrives tomorrow. All being well I shall be operational by noon (postie doesn't come until around 11:30am). Then I shall be able to see if there are any other simple tech-o-philes in the very local area. I suspect that there […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A Meshtastic Heltec V3 board in a Zerofox3D Case with a 6dBi Antenna.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025

OK, as a dual dad to these pair, I feel the need to join in with #InternationalDogDay. These wonderful beasts give meaning to life. OK, so I do already have some meaning in my life what with being in a relationship and having kids, but, who can deny that #dogs […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A small, light brown dog curled up on the sofa looking at the camera. This dog can do anything that requires 100% enthusiasm and no other skills whatsoever.

A small black dog with hints of brown. Looks very much like a Working Cocker, but isn't, quite. She is laying on the carpet next to a patio door. I have clearly disturbed her and she would very much like to be left alone please.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2025

Well, seems that this #GrumpyOldMan will be hanging around for a little while yet. Well, at least it won't be #BowelCancer doing me in. I've also had a recent blood test at my doctor's surgery and will go back fro the results of that next week. The only […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A letter from NHS UK to me giving the results of my bowel cancer screening. All clear, test again in two years.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2025

Doing my but to keep grumpy old men on this planet for just that little bit longer... #BowelCancer #nhs #UK

A filled return envelope for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2025

How can you call yourself a #democracy when this can happen? ground.news/article/trump-says-elon… > President Donald Trump on Saturday said there would be “serious […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2025

Looks promising... Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours Researchers from the University of Tokyo were involved in the creation of the new plastic. Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A view across inland water with a white plastic bottle floating near the bank.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2025

I've decided to create an account here for the Rugby #RepairCafe. Hopefully it'll have been authorised by the #MastodonApp.UK team by tomorrow afternoon and then I can start posting. I think that a separate account might just be enough of a push to get me off […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025

#RepairCafe #Rugby this morning. We're now doing two sessions per month and 3 hours power session. This means we're seeing about 70 items per month coming through the doors. So far we're fixing about 59%, 16% are end of life and the rest have a partial fix or […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Someone taking the cover off a microwave oven.

The internal working of a desktop fridge.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2025

Last Saturday was our first #RepairCafe in our new time slot. I was a little concerned that we might not get any custom, but 33 items through the door was a nice number. Not to hectic but enough to keep us busy until about 20mins before the end of the session […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A donut chart showing that our Repair Cafe (Rugby) fixes 59% of our items with 16% being end of life and the rest (25%) having some sort of imperfect fix or awaiting parts. We have seen 132 items in the Repair Cafe so far this year.

We are (very briefly and slightly cheakily) shown on repairmonitor.org as being the Repair Cafe having done the most fixes this year. Rugby 132, Kenilworth 129, Weymouth 120 and more going down.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2025

#repaircafe today. 2025 seems to have been a real change for us. We averaged about 25 items per session last year but we did 37 last month and 46 today. We made the decision to extend the length of the session today by an hour and we're opening twice a month […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Henry Hoover in bits on the table. There's not much to say about this photo. Tools and electrical bits on the table along with bits of Henry.

Ladies hands hold what looks to me to be a fancy shower cap. on the table are also a sewing machine, a tape measure and other sewing items.

Our white board showing the 46 items that came into the Repair Café today. A good mix of items too.

One of our electrical repairs. This shows a table covered in electrical bits and tools. A pair of hands are in a box of bits. It's not clear what they are fixing.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2025

Does anyone know why the standard English alphabet isn't good enough for my Android phone?

A screenshot from my phone showing some of my contacts names. A vertical bar on the right lists the letters of the alphabet going from top to bottom, in order. Except that M & R now come between C & D apparently .

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2025

The gate post that a delivery driver got in November is finally being fixed. Step one. Dismantle the bugger.

Our brick gate post; the end of a brick wall which has been hit by a delivery van reversing into our driveway. There is a large crack at the base of the post going diagonally up through the wall.

The same wall and post in the previous photo, but the broken section of wall and all of the post have been dismantled. There is a near pile of bricks in front of the wall along with a pile of broken bricks.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2025

#RepairCafe #Coventry this morning. I couldn't attend, but thought I'd post the results here anyway. Watch the Christmas band playing here... loops.video/v/66vlmir37e

The whiteboard showing the list of the 25 items that passed through today's Repair Cafe in Coventry.

An electrical item being opened up and examined at the Repair Cafe. I'm not sure exactly what it is really.

A Christmas band consisting of 8 figures standing on small drums holding a stick. The figures turn to hit small bells either side of them to play a Christmas tune.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2025

#RepairCafe in #Rugby yesterday. A busy one with 37 items through the door and a few more turned away. I really don't like turning people away so we are now going to consider having a second monthly session. Maybe a week day evening? We need to give it some though. #fixer #repair

A volunteer fixer working on a pair of jeans by hand.

A whiteboard with a list of the first 34 items that came through the repair cafe. The list shows the item number, owner, fixer and status.

A whiteboard showing the last 3 items (35, 26 and 37) that we worked on at the repair cafe.

A fixer and the owner of a 1950s stereo amplifier. The amplified is open and most of the electronics are on display.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2025

How AI is changing the world of programming. I'd credit the author, but I don't know who it is. #AI

Before Chat GPT
Developer coding - 2 hours
Developer debugging - 6 hours

After Chat GPT
ChatGPT generating code - 5 mins
Developer debugging - 24 hours

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2024

Here you see our newly acquired Village Cockerel. We found him in wandering in the village and we assume he's been used for cock fighting. That means he is most likely to have been abandoned by the travellers not far from here. Anyway, he is currently on the […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A photo of a cockerel taken through the ground floor window of a house. The cockerel is stood on a bush that is outside the window and appears to be looking at the photographer.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2024

The beast lives! #UbuntuTouch had been successfully installed on the Pixel 3A XL. No SIM as yes and it's not been given more than a cursory test, but it's on and it seems to work. Now for the long slog to see how close I can get to getting off Google's version of #Android.

A Pixel 3A XL mobile phone that is running Untntu touch operating system. This shows the lock screen and installed apps.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2024

So Saturday was #RepairCafe Coventry. About average for August with 23 items coming to the session including our first ever honey extractor. This owner and the owner of a coffee machine that needed a new micro switch were exceedingly happy when they left with […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

A flip chart showing the list of 23 items that came into the repair Cafe. The usual domestic electronics as well as a honey extractor.

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fuzzyface @fuzzyface.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2024

Today was #RepairCafe in Rugby & the first time we were in our new location. As it's August I wasn't expecting many items, but 18 was a good showing & apart from not being able to open the kitchen for a while all went very well. As usual everyone did a great […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Our whiteboard showing the 18 items that we attempted to fix today.

Two men with the whiteboard showing all of the items we fixed today and an gaming chair. Both men are smiling and one points to the second item on the list, which is the chair that they have fixed.

This is our banner hanging on the fence outside today's repair session. It is a homemade banner made from several pairs of old jeans with letters cut from old pieces of fabric.

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