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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 33m

My car is 50% displays and 50% empty Spezi crates. I have therefore applied the mandatory Øl Schenker sticker ✅

The back of a car with Fritz and Krombacher crates on top of LED matrix displays

Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

The price of diesel is now effectively £2/litre so it costs about £140 to fill my tank which at 46mpg gives me a range of 700 miles: 20p/mile Assuming an average electricity cost of 26p/kWh and a Polestar 2 with efficiency of 287 Wh/mi, that's about 7 […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Further crane update: the red one is being dismantled and taken away by another small crane.

Road closed, with a section of crane on a truck

A section of crane being lowered onto a truck

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Further update: it was raining hard this morning so I didn't get another photo, but several sections have now been removed and are lying on the ground. It's Interesting that there's holders for the huge retaining pins & circlips. I didn't like the look of the ladders; felt very exposed...

Big green sections of crane lying horizontally on the ground behind heras fencing.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Crane update: the "top bit" has been removed now, and you can see how the Mammoet crane works. It's even got a "landing gear" for the end of the jib. Seems they only removed the top part today, not sure how quickly the rest will come down.

Looking up at the crane. The red one is fully erect and the top of the green one has been removed

Same view, showing the red crane stowed again

Landing gear at the end of the red crane, on the ground.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Systems integration at rLab: the music system (snapcast + mpd) can be visualised on the displays

Two LED displays.

One has LukHash - H8U and an EQ visualisation

The other displays the screensaver: IP addresses

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

A crane is being dismantled near my office, which requires the assembly of another crane by further smaller crane :neocat_shocked: Craneception? (I don't know logistically how this operation will work. The crawler crane is taking up the length of an entire street)

Skyscrapers in the city of London. There's a tower crane attached to a building with part of a red crane in front

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

The mist was atmospheric, although it did make climbing back up to the peak a little disconcerting.

Someone walks along a ridge in the mist. You can't see the vertical drop either side or very far into the distance

A crow and a seagull on the peak in the mist

Looking through the cloud the tarn is just visible

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Can't believe the Ordnance Survey don't mark the correct term for a bread roll on maps

A map of the north of England.
Cumbria: bap
Lancashire: barm cake
Cheshire: batch
Yorkshire: tea cake

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Did you know: you may telephone from here (rLab). We now have 3 competing phone networks: Øl Telecom, Telekline and rLab Telecom :blobthumbsup:

British Telecom sign from the 80s on the back of a door. It reads: you may telephone from here

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

It lives! Thanks @ands & James at the hackspace - you've done so much to get this going 🙂 Now we've got another to get working in time for Congress! Or maybe eth0...one year on.

NS train display showing a static image, back on the wall mount

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Didn't realise the Govt. was intending to raise the rental EPC requirement from F to C. There are exemptions but my experience of EPCs are they're very arbitrary. For my flat, they recommend: - roof insulation: flat floor in a block of flats, requires […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

We are standing up for renters by setting new energy efficiency standards across both the PRS and SRS[footnote 66] to ensure that tenants benefit from cheaper bills and more comfortable homes. As part of the private rented sector enhancements, landlords will need to upgrade their properties to meet EPC Band C across 2 metrics by October 2030, unless their property has a valid exemption. We anticipate that this will lift hundreds of thousands of households out of fuel poverty by 2030.

EPC scorecard showing:

Current 33F
Potential 78C

Breakdown of property’s energy
performance

Features in this property

Features get a rating from very good to very poor, based on how energy
efficient they are. Ratings are not based on how well features work or their
condition.

Assumed ratings are based on the property's age and type. They are used for
features the assessor could not inspect.

Feature Description Rating
Wall Cavity wall, filled cavity Good
Roof Flat, no insulation Very poor
Window Fully double glazed Poor
Main heating Room heaters, electric Poor
Main heating control Programmer and room thermostat Good
Hot water Electric immersion, off-peak Average
Lighting Good lighting efficiency Good
Floor (another dwelling below) N/A

Air tightness (not tested) N/A
Secondary heating None N/A

Steps you could take to save energy

Step 1: Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation

Typical installation cost £900-£1,200
Typical yearly saving £1,305
Potential rating after completing step1: 64D

Step 2: Hot water cylinder insulation

‘Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder

Typical installation cost £20-£40
Typical yearly saving £24
Potential rating after completing steps1and 2: 65D

Step 3: High heat retention storage heaters and dual
immersion cylinder and dual rate meter

Typical installation cost £800- £1,600
Typical yearly saving £314
Potential rating after completing

steps1to 3: 76C

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

TIL: the Vienna Convention doesn't actually specify whether prohibitive signs should have the "oblique red bar". The requirement is the outer circle is red, and any bar likewise. But bar or no bar, a red outer circle is a prohibitive/restrictive sign […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibitory_traffic_sign

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

We have data... Pinout of the boards will be available soon. Controller and power supply have been scrapped.

An LED matrix at a jaunty angle with a line illuminated mid-scan

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

NS train display continues to...not work. We now have a Frankenstein from two displays 😣

NS train display connected to many power supplies.

There's a stack of speakers behind

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

Brake update: helps when you have the correct tools (physical and digital). Pistons in the calipers are still *really* stiff and the parking brake is probably going to need replacing on both sides... But it's all back together, bled and working 👍

Open laptop next to an axle with tools and a catch tray below

Two brake discs. One more mashed than the other.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

2nd job of the day didn't go quite so well... The grinding noise from my car is indeed a very worn pad testing up the brake disk, but unfortunately the piston won't retract. Car now immobilised at the hackspace. Rewind kit and brake bleeding apparatus enroute...

Disc with one totally mashed and one slightly less mashed pad on top

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

Time to leave a de-electrified field. Not many of us on site now and we're pretty exhausted.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

Rate our container scheduling on this truck. Sufficiently binpacked? #emfcamp

A 44t artic with stillages of tables, plus trus and benches.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

The @ChaosPost outpost has been set up in the #emfcamp bar! Send post to other Chaos events at the speed of chaos 🚀 (We aren't competing with Sneakernet - you can post there too :neocat_heart:)

The Chaos Post box on a table with a load of postcards laid out.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

I've Swap Shopped an ex-BBC telephone effects unit and my partial elephant e-bike conversion at #emfcamp. Please take them off my hands! Too. Many. Projects.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Looks like the portal was pretty successful last night 🫣

A container with a UV art installation in it. There's a load of UV tape on the walls

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

NullSector is open and so is the portal to #Bornhack! Come and say hello to our Danish friends who aren't at #emfcamp

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

We have contact! 🔗 Øl Telecom is innovating with the first 24/7 inter-event meeting room, available in a Null Sector near you Thanks to @oliverchild, @adrahi and @ands for their help assembling, and our colleagues in Denmark @domi @eloy for connecting testing.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

We have activated the portal to Bornhack 👀 Come talk to our friends in Denmark in NullSec this evening #emf2026 #emfcamp #BornHack

A container with black cloth and blacklight. A computer sits on a flight case to the side

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

We are selling some nice HP RF bench equipment at the hackspace. If you're interested, check out: - ebay.io/m/pfuTIv - ebay.io/m/SKNvKO - ebay.io/m/SYT0Dd Boosts appreciated 🙂 #forsale #electronics

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

My eBike project has now progressed and the bike is assembled and working! New things: - cassette & freewheel for the rear wheel - disc brake - custom frame mounting for the caliper (don't look at the welding) The bike now works as a bike and works […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

Back end of an eBike with battery and controller haphazardly ziptied to the pannier frame

Rear disc brake which has been custom welded to the frame.

The bottom attachment uses some acrylic cylinder

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

I enjoy working for cool companies that care deeply about their customers. We spend a week in TLL every year, with Wisers from across the world, to reflect on what we achieved but more importantly, to focus on what's next. And we're hiring wise.jobs :)

Signs hanging from the ceiling in TLL airport.

"Mission days 2026 is over"
"Mission accomplished"
"It was an epic week"
"Farewell Tallinn"

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

This weekend @ands and I took apart the NS train display in rLab to figure out why it was sad :blobcry: The power supply is cooked - 5V is 0V and the 3.3V rail sags. Unfortunately there's also a *lot* of chassis corrosion, and potential damage to the LED […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

NS train display with the front panel removed, showing the aluminium side and lots of corrosion

Looking into the case of the NS train display, beneath the panels. You can see the controller on the left and a power supply on the right

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

We also had some awesome t-shirt screen printing, which will be returning in some form when we have more things to print on. Evening entertainment was provided by an Angry Battery, but unfortunately despite a lot of effort we couldn't make any fireworks 😭

A screen printing plate with H&S logos on it and the text:
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

The back of a SumUp card terminal in a bucket with a puffy battery.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

rLab annual BBQ was yesterday - great fun and awesome weather! The highlight has to be a members' "Wobble Box" - DJ in a horsebox - which he finished off throughout the day! 😂

A horsebox that opens out with very large speakers attached to the doors, including some moving lights.
In the middle is the DJ console with a monitor & flamingo on it.

Close up of the retro monitor which has a flamingo attached. There's a lot of cabling visible in the background

Close up of the speaker amplifiers, attached to a piece of wood - very much an MVP

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

Departing Shanghai shortly. Whilst it's been a fun trip, I'm looking forward to getting home...

A view outside Shanghai airport. The undulating terminal building is visible to the left, a jet bridge with an aircraft parked and then the highway & monorail in the background.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

This is what happens when the coating is rewritten. You can see some artifacts remain - apparently if you get someone to ''clear" it several times you can entirely remove them. The card comes out quite warm after this! I've converted my Suica to be […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

A Suica card looking more normal. My name is now printed at the bottom.

There's still some artifacts from the transit card displayed, but those are largely gone.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

On the surface there are various buildings in an advanced state of decay. I particularly enjoyed the solitary digger, sitting on the spoil heap and looking out to sea 😢

A rusting hulk of tower structure rises from the lush green undergrowth. The structure is twisted and collapsed.

A large pipe rises with the right angle bend at a jaunty angle. The other half has fallen off and now points towards the sky.

Another look down on the plant, you can see the sea in the distance

An abandoned and rusty digger sits mournfully on a beach.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

On the island is Ikeshima Coal Mine; which operated from the ~1950s through to closure in the late 90s. Most of the "island" is actually spoil from under the seabed, and the surface buildings are largely abandoned and rotting away. But you can go on (a […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

A tunnel with some light in the distance behind some wooden panelling (like a pallet). There's a fan on the left, attached to the wall. It's pretty dark.

Looking into an equipment storage tunnel. On the left is some air handling hose and you can make our various pieces of equipment in the background.

Looking up the incline - more air handling hose but some tracks on the floor. Behind me is the ~4km incline down to the mine itself.

A lot of cables hanging from the tunnel wall, and some rusting air powered equipment along the side.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

It's now time to catch a ferry to a tiny island just off the coast; requiring the negotiation of two buses to the middle of nowhere - that was a little strenuous. This is really quite rural Japan! I don't really know how you'd do this trip without Google […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

The nose of the bus at a bus stop on a T-junction; the rest is hidden behind some buildings.

It's a very rural Japanese street scene. You can sort of see the mountains behind, but it's mostly fog.

A sculpture thing on a pedestal by the bus stop. It's appearing out of the fog; the rest isn't visible.

A small car ferry docks in the harbour. It's white and green. The entire background beyond the harbour wall is fog.

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Hugh ➡️ DHCP ➡️ eth0 @hugh.social.crablab.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

And in the same spirit as @janamarie, today I visited the International Conference Centre in Kyoto to appreciate the fascinating "metabolistic" architecture. The home of the 1997 Kyoto Treaty, but its cuboid cousin in Tokyo is more famous […] [Original post on social.crablab.uk]

The end of the Kyoto ICC, viewed through some trees. It's a bright day and the sky is blue.

You're looking at the end of one of the buildings and you can see all the levels, and the inverted V concrete structure, which is repeated throughout the building

The Kyoto ICC from across the water, with a mountain as the backdrop.

Looking up through the concrete beams which make Io the structure. Some daylight is visible at the top.

Taxi rank at the ICC. Looking back at the building, with a rather lopsided tax sign to the right.

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