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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Went to the woods to sit by a pond. Took a couple of Tunnock's tea cakes with us. Of course I flattened out the foil. I know the rules. I'm not an animal.

Photo showing a flat Tunnock's Chocolate Tea Cake wrapper with a background of a dry waterfall going into a pond.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

I'm looking at booking a holiday and am distracted by this couple from a hotel's promo photos.

Young Italian couple in their hotel room.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

These emails were 12 hours apart. Maybe if your IT security company has just had to recover from a vulnerability with a CVSS of 8.8 - just turn the marketing emails off for a day of so.

Screenshot of an email:
"Imprivata Product Security Team
Imprivata EAM Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities Identified"

Screenshot of an email:
"The Imprivata Team
Can your cyber security strategy keep pace with modern healthcare"

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Once again playing the game of how to get (1 person) to London (and back) for a working day. a: Bus>Train>Tube = £221 (5 hours travel) b: Car Hire>Petrol>Parking = £160 (5 hours travel)

Screenshot of the train costs from Nottingham to London (£206).

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

I don't know who this person is. I'm just drinking in a pub in London. #rED26

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Piss poor planning. The pub outside the conference venue is closed for a wedding. #researchED

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

I can't be the only person who sees this photo of Argentina's President Javier Milei and thinks "Harry Potter has aged".

Screenshot of the BBC new website showing Argentina's President Javier Milei.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Fuck. 1) My phone screen is smashed 2) The "I ♥️ My Bike" sticker finally came off Which is worse?

Photo of a round faded sticker held next to a bicycle handlebar and bell.

Photo of a smartphone with a smashed glass screen.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

WTF. This is just getting ridiculous now.

Mock up of the UK emergency alert message.
"EMERGENCY ALERT

There is a very high risk of Harry and Meghan coverage nationally.

Residents, viewers and newspaper readers should avoid unnecessary exposure to rolling news, opinion columns, royal correspondents and anyone described as a "palace insider".

Even a small sighting of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex can rapidly develop into a major media event, placing front pages, television schedules and the nation's collective patience at risk."

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Hey America: 128 miles of driving and 65 mpg. Demand more from your gas cars.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

I'm going around Hampton Court palace which has a Beano trail for children. "Best leave it to the professionals, Dennis. Your 'toots' aren't very musical ... especially after all those beans!" Are WE o. Mastodon the professional Tooters?

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

I don't have any lunch today, so I thought I'd get Subway sandwich online and collect in store. Apparently not - Subway have blocked the whole IP range for the hospital of 12,000 staff next door. This doesn't seem a partially sensible financial move - but I'm […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Screenshot of a "Sorry, you have been blocked" page instead of the 'order in store' page on Subway's website.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Sorry, I've been busy all night and not had a chance to check my phone. What did I miss? Fuck.

Photo of a man dancing in front of a bonfire.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

I'm at an airport. Unfortunately this is the homeward flight and it's back to the office tomorrow.

Photo inside an internal airport looking out over the airfield. The sky is totally blue.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

If you're going to stand up and block everyone's view whilst taking a photo then I'm going to see what's on your screen.

College of 3 photos each showing a mobile phone in camera mode.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

I'm on holiday. This is me on holiday.

Selfie of a white bearded man sat in a green park.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

I've been out and taken 1,000 photos today.

Screenshot of a heat map centred on Porto.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

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AND

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

Where can I buy a desktop USB "Panic" (joke) button? All these shops stopped selling them in 2010.

Screenshot of multiple websites selling a panic button that connects via usb - a novelty toy.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

Working in a different clinic today. They've got instructions up for, (checks notes), how to make a phone call.

Photo of a laminate card on a pin board.
"Answering a call: lift the handset [...] and begin speaking"
Etc.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2026

Today is #Ruddington Beer Festival (day 3). With all the good weather supplies might be getting low.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

This bank holiday weekend the Flying Scotsman is running in #Ruddington

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

Amazon's pricing algorithm seems to be having a wobble. Two different products this morning. 1) subscribe for monthly deliveries and save £0.00 2) this item is at a low price (actually the midpoint).

Graph of prices over a year - currently showing the midpoint value.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

This year our #Eurovision party has the theme of Analog. So I've hand written the score card instead of printing one.

Photo of A4 card with all the Eurovision acts written out.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

In 2022 I visited Quito (Ecuador). This is a piece of street art from that trip: [Translation] IF THERE IS NO JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE, THERE WILL BE NO PEACE FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

Photo of a wall with a mural painted on it. There are two figures where masks to hide their identity. A group of citizens protesting. The text in the middle: "SI NO HAY JUSTICIA

CPARA EL PUEBLO, NO HABRÁ PAZ PARA EL GOBIERNO"

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026

[Eurovision Gambling] #Eurovision is a farce. How did #Estonia not qualify. I thought they were such a safe bet, that I did.

Screenshot of a loosing betting slip showing Estonia to qualify @ 10/11

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

One thing that COVID has taught us is for the coach drivers taking potentially infectious people to hospital should be wearing PPE. Jan-2020 vs May-2026

Press photo of coaches taking people who arrived in Jan-2020 to hospital for isolation.

Press photo from May-2026 of coaches taking people to isolate in hospital - drivers now wearing face masks.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026

I'm assuming the FIFA peace prize comes with a bulletproof jacket.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

Back in May 2020 when COVID restrictions were first in. I was busy setting up the first NHS testing centre in Nottingham. Someone feeling important then thought it should have big metal fences around to keep the public out. They made it look like a prison camp […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026

I've been to the pub. Just your standard English village pub. #Ruddington

Photo of artwork on the wall. The Queen pointing a handgun.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026

US appoint new naval officer to enforce their blockade.

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026

Is Amazon suggesting hunting equipment to me because it knows of an oncoming apocalypse and wants to cash in on one last sale?

Screenshot shot of Amazon recommendations: "We thought you'd like new hunting equipment"

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Howard Gees @howardgees.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

Clear night tonight. If you're in the right place and look carefully you can see all sorts of satellites. And from here you can see the Artemis II spacecraft. 😁 #Joke