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Steve Bannister

@milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
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Cambridge, UK-based software guy - always interested in technology and last found leading teams in Computer Vision and Image Quality. Frequently found on the #IsleOfWight […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mas.to/@milgrim, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
I'm using the short hand of "good kids" and "bad kids" here but I'm also aware that bad kids don't really exist. Instead you have young people without enough adult support and care in their lives... or in some cases too much of such control though that's more rare. But, I think these kids have […]
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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Kids at the better funded public and private schools do sports, music lesson, clubs and tutoring during this time. But, a lot of young people just wander around. I assume some of them go off to play video games, but in NYC having friends over can be a little crowded. Some play at the park, but […]
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Trump, Musk, Weidel, Le Pen: These are collaborator-populists who triumph at the ballot box and yet would sell their country to a Russian despot iandunt.substack.com/p/these-are-...
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These are the men and women who betrayed Ukraine
Some of them are fascist collaborators. Some of them are self-interested Machiavellians. Some are merely cowards. All of them have blood on their hands.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
@ifixcoinops #FeedBarp
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Obsidian Urbex Photography @obsidianurbex.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
🚃 A glimpse into a bygone era and forgotten childhood memories. These trams were a popular part of Blackpool seaside holidays for generations of families. After their retirement from service, they were stored awaiting restoration in a compound at Fleetwood […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
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WilliamNB 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️ @williamnb.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
When driving, teach your kids to count cyclists, so it becomes second nature to them to look for cyclists, once they start driving.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
I had no idea we had *any* pumped hydro in the UK never mind that much
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I dunno why everyone gives vanilla such a hard time. It's lovely. There's nothing boring about it.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
#Fensterfreitag in Comillas
A picture of a house with an interesting window with models of various birds adorning it. The sun shines just above the roofline of the house.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Northern Spain doesn't do flat whites every where so I'm quickly being converted to drinking Cortardo instead. #coffee #FirstWorldProblems
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Google Maps' bike routing is absolutely shite anywhere but a few locations. #CoMaps is infinitely better here in Santander, picking actual bike paths rather than main roads. It's a serious disservice to the goal of getting more people out cycling! #cycling #BikeTooter
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lgsp @lgsp.social.tchncs.de.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Worthy od the #carryshitolympics tag, potentially
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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
I believe the phrase is "good riddance to bad rubbish." www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oct/0…
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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juliette @juliette.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
White bikes always make me sad. A child-size white bike makes me want to start a revolution.
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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Is there ever a week where this doesn’t come in handy?
Captain Haddock saying “what a week, huh?”, with Karl Marx replying “Comrade, it’s Capitalism”
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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Very long shot. Do I know anyone in or near Phuket who can do me a favour? I left my wallet in a hotel earlier this year. They've just let me know they found it. Anyone over there willing to pick it up & post it back to me? Happy to pay, of course.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a great explanation. The proposal is to move from a Triple Lock to an Adjusted Triple Lock.
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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
This is cool. A *local* call transcription service for recorded calls. Works on #GrapheneOS and ran pretty quickly on my Pixel 8 Pro. Once it has downloaded the voice to text model, it doesn't need Internet permissions. Reasonably accurate at transcribing this spam call I got the other day.
Call with +44 20 3739 4990
1 Oct 2026 09:07 · 0:56

[00:00:01] +44 20 3739 4990: I know it is discounted.

[00:00:03] You: Speaking.

[00:00:05] +44 20 3739 4990: How can I do?

[00:00:06] You: Yeah, who's calling?

[00:00:08] +44 20 3739 4990: Uh my name is Nib, I'm just calling from Antioch on behalf of Dell, just to extend an invite for the Dell Expert Network. Have you heard of that programme before?

[00:00:16] You: And where did you get this number?

[00:00:18] +44 20 3739 4990: Um it's just in our database that Dell gives us information um that we can reach out to people and see if be interested in their um in their services. But it's always because you had contact with them in the in the past.

[00:00:30] You: I've told I've never told Dell to give out my personal phone number, no.

[00:00:35] +44 20 3739 4990: Okay. Um

[00:00:37] You: And I'm registered on the telephone preference service, so you really shouldn't be cold calling like this.

[00:00:37] +44 20 3739 4990: And I'm registered on the

[00:00:43] +44 20 3739 4990: Okay. Yeah, maybe I can well do you want me to remove your information?

[00:00:47] You: Uh yes please, and uh if you can tell Dell that I'll be sending them a GDPR complaint.

[00:00:52] +44 20 3739 4990: Yeah, do. That'd be great.

[00:00:54] You: Thanks. Cheers, bye.

[00:00:56] +44 20 3739 4990: Okay.
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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
It should be the law that any screen on a train can be switched to show the view out of the front
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
Feeling very old today
Two (to me ridiculous) trainers/sneakers on a shelf. Various shades of grey with organic shaped rubber over moulding
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Was interviewed by a US journalist today who asked if we were all panicking about terrorists at Fairford, which ended with me trying to explain dogging.
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Allinrep ☕️ @allinrep.social.spejset.org.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
@waspfactory Det är en mycket rimlig teori!
Skärmbild från sociala medier:
Youtubers be like "wake up at 4am and run,that's alpha!" No it's not. Look at apex predators; they're all lazy. Bears hibernate, lions sleep all day. You know who wakes up at 4am and runs? Squirrels.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These anonymous MPs saying it's 'electoral suicide' to tinker with the triple lock. Exactly the type who got us into this mess: unwilling to lead, unwilling to recognise reality for fear of offending voters, unwilling to solve long-term problems if it presents the slightest short-term risk.
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René Mayrhofer :verified: 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @rene-mobile.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
How long will it take for #OpenAI to be charged with attacking other computing systems? If individuals were being found out doing all these things, they would likely already have been under intense investigation or been arrested.
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fuzzle @ cccfr @fuzzle.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
#foodsharing #tdl2026
Sammelstelle im Vorfeld, großer Raum mit Fahrradanhänger und sehr vielen Sortiertischen für Backwaren, Gemüse und Obstsome* foodsharer in Element vor einem übervoll geladenem Anhänger an einem Faltrad
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
@Edent what a great album, and I hope show!
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matdevdug @matdevdug.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Wrote about my smartphone burn out and the MiSTer board as my new hobby: matduggan.com/im-tired-of-being-on-…
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I’m Tired of Being on the Network
You can tell how tired someone is of the always-online life pretty easily. When they get home, watch the distance between the phone and the body. The people who love being connected never let the thing leave them be it pocket, palm, face-down next to the fork. Everyone
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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
Riding bikes is - by itself - an extremely safe activity. It's the cars that are dangerous.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
@mattdawhit it really is! Very fond memories of taking it to Amsterdam for work.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The resilience of immigration in these figures is really troubling. We need the reporting of the fall in small boat and general immigration to ramp up. Reform can come back as long as that issue reigns.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your feel-good story of the day: This 12-year-old kid who went viral at the 2021 Tour of Britain has signed for a Dutch grassroots club and development team that's a feeder partner of Team Visma-Lease a Bike (the team of the rider who gave him the bidon). www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
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keert.bsky.social @keert.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Find out if Matt & Ross survived the Bristol Disaster Relief Trials by reading our latest blog! keert.uk/blog/cargo-b... #Bristol #DisasterReliefTrials #CargoBike
Selfie of Matt and Ross wearing hi-vis green t-shirts - Matt close to the camera, Ross in the background refitting a front wheel to a front loading cargo bike. There are lots of large boxes, cargo bikes and volunteer marshals in the background. Its a very sunny day
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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 18/09/2026
In 2012, Addison Lee boss John Griffin was all over the news when he ranted that cyclists should “pay road tax.” Yesterday, HMRC won its case saying that, since 2013, the taxi man has been avoiding paying income tax. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Telegraph headline from 2012:

Cyclists should pay road tax, says taxi boss Careless cyclists are on a
'voyage into the abyss'
The head of London's largest minicab company says cyclists should think more about their own safety before "throwing themselves on to some of the most congested spaces in the world".Guardian headline today:

Addison Lee founder owes
£20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin's claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood. With pic of old man in office.
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
RE: mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/1172869… This is what indulging Fascism gets us, it degrades us all. #PatriotPlatform #Fascists #Flagwankers #RNLI #UKPol #UKpolitics #Whiteness
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bontchev.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy @bontchev.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
Size comparison.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
I love good customer service. The 'handle' broke on my Niche Zero's on/off switch. I emailed them asking if they could let me know the switch model so I could order it and self fix. They responded the same day saying I could order the PCB with the switch on for £14. A couple of days later and […]
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fak @fak.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
Aha, this muppet appears to be behind a number of conspiracy theories (including the latest one that has pensioners attacking the sensors on traffic lights). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Steele_(… Not to be confused with the comedian, this joker, you'll never guess, has […]
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Jon Roach @fourt4.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026
Cracking day out on the South Island Randonnée although numbers were way down on last year's event. On the plus side I didn't miss the May Bank Holiday traffic queues where the route crosses the approaches to Ryde. Gentle SE wind meant the run along the […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
A two lane rural road viewed from bike level.View from grassy hill across blue bay to a peninsula.Row of Georgian houses leading down to a wide river.Is enooooormous stone pillar monument.
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Hacker Memes @i0null.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2025
Shiba Inu on a desk chair looking into the camera whilst wearing a headset.

Caption: “thank you for calling tech support, have you tried sniffing the rear ports?”
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Patrick 🌎 @patrickworld.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
Damn, summer really is over ☀️WHERE ARE YOU TAKING IT YOU BASTARDS???
A white Sun Transportation Systems semi‑truck sits behind a grassy roadside fence under overcast skies. Power lines and poles crisscross the industrial background. The trailer’s logo and text are visible.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
Saw this today and it resonated a lot with a conversation I had recently about the British public sector’s embracing of #outsourcing and the many dreadful things which have arisen from it (eg, venture capital running care homes for vulnerable children). #UKpolitics #UKpol
A sign reading: “THERE IS HARDLY ANYTHING IN THE WORLD THAT SOME MAN CANNOT MAKE A LITTLE WORSE AND SELL A LITTLE CHEAPER, AND THE PEOPLE WHO CONSIDER PRICE ONLY ARE THIS MAN'S LAWFUL PREY” - a quote by John Ruskin (1819-1900), social theorist and art critic.
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CelloMom On Cars @cellomomoncars.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
Wars are fought on social media now. While we ordinary people may not have the money, we certainly have the numbers. Renewable energy is immensely popular. Let’s talk about it, IRL and on social media. Talk about: – solar panels *increase* the yield of the crops underneath; – offshore wind […]
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A fox keeps shitting on my FT (left on my doorstep overnight) to the point I'm wondering if it's a political statement.
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Bob Downie @geomannie.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026
The petition for an independent commission on the electoral system has reached the front page of parliament’s petition site but it needs 100,000 names to get a parliamentary debate. We urgently need to ditch our antiquated FPTP voting system which disenfranchises most of the electorate. Please […]
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anarcat @anarcat.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
PSA for #mesh #lora people: FIRE HAZARD! there is a possible design flaw in RAK Wireless WisMesh Pocket devices lora.reseaulibre.ca/news/2026/08/26… #meshtastic #reticulum #meshcore please boost widely
A photo of a green RAK Wireless WisMesh Pocket v2 LoRa radiophoto of a perforated lithium-ion battery pouch
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
No charge either - though I don't begrudge Cowes for making one
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
It's not quite the #flobri, no chains here
The Woolwich ferry, Dame Vera Lynn turning on a grey Thames on a grey day. The vessel has a  white top and blue lower sides. Two small blocks of flats are visible on the other bank
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Liam Proven @lproven.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026
RT @xaverdavid.bsky.social even her roommate said girl you know you can just take three days off. but she just immediately got to work
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026
Also that was the first concert I've been to with the phone pouch thing and it worked better than I expected. A big improvement over watching the gig through other people's phones.
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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026
Well that was awesome. His Jolene cover was quite emotional given today's sad news. Plus he played my favourite songs, not just his new album. Finished on Seven Nation Army.
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