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DDoS on Canonical and Ubuntu websites (again). discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ddos-on-ca...

A screenshot from the Ubuntu Discourse displaying an announcement titled "DDoS on Canonical and Ubuntu websites" - the body says "Canonical’s websites are under a sustained distributed denial of service attack. Our team is working diligently to resolve the incident. Please refer to our status page for up-to-date information. Some services may be intermittently unavailable."

Amazon has some "details" about me to "personalise" my "experience". It essentially amounts to "has a cat" and probably "takes photos of cats".

Screenshot of Amazon’s “About you” beta page listing inferences drawn from my shopping: that I have a cat, prefer Whiskas, repeatedly buy cat food, and likely own photography equipment and practise photography.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 03/10/2026

Bold assertion with a typo on the box.

A photograph of a brown cardboard box with the text “AC Adapter Durable and excellent quality “ followed by “fully compatible fase charger”

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 03/10/2026

Any of you done an M1 MacBook Air screen replacement? How'd it go? Daughter's screen is broken, and I'm tempted to get a random repair kit to give it a couple more years of life. Thoughts? geni.us/6uBs4q

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 01/10/2026

Son seems to be enjoying university life...

A photo of a computer monitor showing the fast.com internet speed test with 200Mbps downstream and 280Mbps upload. The caption says "good lord"

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 28/09/2026

#Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS released... discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-26-...

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 16/09/2026

Finally found a good use for my 1st generation iPad running iOS 5. A world clock web app served over http only to avoid ssl/tls issues with ancient Safari. 😂

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/09/2026

Banshee lives! 🎶 Bringing a classic #Linux music player back with a fresh snap, working podcasts, LastFM scrobbling and a little Yaru polish.

Music library: Banshee music player with the light Yaru theme, showing a grid of album covers, an artist list and a track table. The library contains 3,256 songs.

Linux Matters: Banshee’s podcast browser showing Linux Matters episodes with cover artwork and descriptions. “Peering into the Tube” is selected and loaded for playback.

Last.fm: Banshee showing Erasure’s Abba-esque album and “S O S,” with Last.fm recommendations below, including related artists, top albums and popular tracks.

Internet Archive: Banshee displaying the LibriVox audiobook Alice Dugdale by Anthony Trollope, with cover artwork, a description and ten streamable chapters. Chapter one is loaded and paused.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/09/2026

Got an old, slow laptop gathering dust? Bring it to Glasgow's Software Freedom Day repair café on 19 Sept — #OpenSource Glasgow will help you fix it up or install #Linux, free. Details: discourse.ubuntu.com/t/software-f...

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 05/09/2026

Not a bad little haul from the herb garden 🪴

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 02/09/2026

Glasgow: bring your old laptop to Software Freedom Day (19 Sept) and Open Source Glasgow will repair it or install #Linux for free: discourse.ubuntu.com/t/software-f...

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 27/08/2026

It’s castle time! Even during the inclement weather.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 22/08/2026

Blaze, eternal king of blankets, reigns supreme. #caturday

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 18/08/2026

Welp, fuck you, YouTube, it seems.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 30/07/2026

Some company sent us this terracotta poo-shaped air freshener in a box labelled “You’re the shit!”. It lives in the loo. No idea who sent it. It smells lovely tho.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 28/07/2026

Every time I see this advert on the tube for Thermomix, it makes me think of Theranos, Juicero, and ReadyMix Concrete.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 22/07/2026

TIL Netflix has a page to see your entire watch history. I scrolled to the bottom to see what I watched first back in 2013... The Inbetweeners: "First Day", apparently. Link: www.netflix.com/settings/vie...

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 15/07/2026

This pair of cinema seats is quite the choice, given how many empty seats there are elsewhere. Perhaps they're 'optimising the neural processing' of the film. Or maybe just snogging. Would you sit way up there? #SpiderManBrandNewDay

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 11/07/2026

Quite the set on ITV coverage of the Norway England match

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 10/07/2026

Wrapping up a work week away from home. BroadVent, the organisers, left a little treat for us all. ❤️

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 21/06/2026

Does any song in history contain more cowbell than Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round"? I don't think so. youtu.be/O4rBsG-akyI

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 19/06/2026

How many of the 170k English words do you know? vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app/

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 17/06/2026

Canonical have announced Myna. Local speech-to-text dictation for #Ubuntu Desktop, landing in 26.10. Press a shortcut, talk, watch the words appear. Runs on your machine, no audio leaves it. Named after the bird that mimics human speech. Of course it is. discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducin...

A screenshot of the ubuntu discourse post linked in the post.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 15/06/2026

I made a silly retro viewer for the recently archived #Ubuntu forums. ubuntuforums.popey.com/

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/06/2026

chaos.social/@Foxboron/11...

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/06/2026

When Trigger sits on fence posts like this, it makes me think of how some people in the office use chairs.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 11/06/2026

Feeling cute, might delete later.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 11/06/2026

I got Tunisia and DR Congo in the work WC26 sweepstakes. Looking at these fixtures, I do not fancy my (or their) chances of success.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 10/06/2026

Oops. acquired yet another R-Type playing device.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 03/06/2026

All 40+ talks and keynotes from AI Native DevCon London have been processed and uploaded. That's some pretty rapid work from our AV team! 📽️✂️ #ainativedevcon app.ainativedevcon.io/

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 03/06/2026

All the talks from day one of AI DevCon London 2026 are now published, and linked, for your consumption! No sign-in required! Enjoy! #ainativedevcon app.ainativedevcon.io/schedule

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 01/06/2026

Kicking off AI Native DevCon in London today. app.ainativedevcon.io

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 31/05/2026

Just stumbled on these unopened official #Ubuntu T-shirts in my loft. The three green Intrepid Ibex ones are especially rare. Only about 70 were sold back in October 2008.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 26/05/2026

Incentivised Rightmove forum "Living Room" asks "what does moving mean to you?" Top effort award goes to the guy who pasted his ChatGPT response including the bit where it says "here is a ready-made formula you can copy or modify directly." Beautiful. Peak 2026 #AI #slop.

Screenshot of email from Rightmove app:

"Your views could win you £150

Hi Alan,

We’re excited to invite you to Living Room, our online research panel. Once you’ve joined, you could win up to £150 in our monthly prize draws.

What’s involved?

We’ll invite you to share your opinions on a range of topics through surveys and polls. You’ll have the chance to chat to other members, and share ideas which could shape the future of Rightmove.

Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you can get involved as much or as little as you like. Anything you share is confidential, and only used for research purposes."

A question posted by moderators on the forum:

"What does “moving” mean to you?
People often use the word “moving” in different ways, and we’re interested in understanding what it means from your perspective.

For some people, moving may begin once they start actively looking for a property, while for others it could start much earlier - for example when thinking about a different lifestyle, researching areas, or exploring finances. Equally, some people may feel the process continues well after they’ve physically moved in.

This week, we’d like to explore how you personally think about the moving journey.
What does “moving” mean to you in your own words?
When do you feel a move starts, if at all?
When does it feel “finished”?
What kinds of activities or experiences do you associate with moving?

There are no right or wrong answers - we’re interested in your own experiences, language, and perspective."

A 100% AI generated answer from a user, including their prompt:

"This question is deep and excellent, and seems to be part of a questionnaire or group discussion aimed at understanding the “human and psychological experience” behind the move from house to house, not just the material aspect.

Since they are looking for your personal expressions, here is a ready-made formula, written in a realistic style and an integrated perspective that combines planning and psychological stability. You can copy or modify it directly:

Suggested text for participation:

“For me, the word 'move' or moving doesn't just mean packing bags and moving furniture from point (a) to point (b), it is a journey of transition from a lifestyle to a whole new lifestyle.

When does the move start?

I feel that the move starts too early, especially the moment when the idea and the desire for change are born. It begins when I embark on imagining the new shape of life, actively researching the target areas, examining the options available (such as looking for suitable housing, location, and surrounding services) and balancing financial matters. This mental stage is the actual beginning of the journey.

When do I feel finished?

The move doesn't end once the last box in the new house is unloaded. For me, I feel 'finished' only when I reach the stage of psychological stability and familiarity; that is, when the new place becomes familiar, and the daily details follow, and it turns from just a 'rented or new property' to a warm place where we feel belonging and stable.

Activities and experiences related to movement:

I always associate the move with a mix of activities: long research and comparison between real estate and areas, the arrangement and classification of holdings, the management of paper transactions and contracts, up to the experience of exploring the new neighborhood, getting to know neighbors, and building a new daily routine.”

A screenshot of a response:

"Moving, to me, means more than just transporting belongings from one place to another. It’s the process of shifting part of your life routines, comfort, memories, and expectations. From one environment into another. It can feel exciting, stressful, hopeful, exhausting, or all of those at once.

I think a move starts mentally before anything physical happens. Usually it begins when the decision is made, or when you first realise you’ll be leaving somewhere behind. After that, little things start changing. Sorting possessions, making plans, telling people, imagining the new place. Physically packing boxes is only part of it.

A move feels “finished” when the new place begins to feel normal rather than temporary. That might be when everything is unpacked, when you know where things are without thinking, when routines settle, or when it starts to feel like home emotionally rather than just somewhere you’re staying.

The activities I associate with moving include packing, cleaning, organising, paperwork, travelling, unpacking, decorating, and getting familiar with a new area. But I also associate it with saying goodbye, adjusting emotionally, meeting new people, creating routines, and sometimes rediscovering what’s important because you have to decide what comes with you and what doesn’t."

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 19/05/2026

Every time I go past it, I check if it's still there. Someone in the car usually announces "Still a label making town". Six years later: It's still there.

A photo of a sign. The sign has a label on it that reads "★★ A label-making Town ★★"

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 19/05/2026

... someone asked if we lived in a label making town ... We do.

A photo of a tweet showing two photos of a road sign. The sign has a label on it that reads "★★ A label-making Town ★★"

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 19/05/2026

... it continued ...

Photo of a tweet showing an internal door with a label on it "Label making room". The tweet reads "...and the room it lives in..."

Photo of a tweet showing an external door with a label on it "This house is a ★ LABEL MAKING ZONE ★". The tweet reads "In fact the entire house is a label making zone, as indicated on the outside door!"

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 19/05/2026

Back in 2020, during [The Event] (stay indoors!), I went a bit mad with my label maker ...

Photo of a tweet showing a label maker with "Cat" typed out on the screen. A cat is in the background. The tweet reads "Lockdown boredom means: Time to start labelling everything. Come here, Trigger! Your turn!"

Photo of a tweet showing a label maker with a self-printed label on the side which reads "LABEL MAKER P-TOUCH 1000". The tweet reads "To everyone asking, yes, the label maker is already labelled"

Photo of a tweet showing a label maker in a plastic box on a desk. The box has a label with "LABEL MAKER P-TOUCH 1000" on it. The tweet reads "As is the box it lives in..."

Photo of a tweet showing a label maker in a plastic box on a wooden shelf which is also labelled "LABEL MAKER P-TOUCH 1000". The tweet reads "...and the shelf that the box lives on..."

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/05/2026

I spy someone probing the #Ubuntu snap store. ..again

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/05/2026

Trying out external display support on #Ubuntu #Asahi #Linux on my M1 MacBook Air. This is pretty much the final step for daily driving! 🎉

A photograph of an Apple MacBook Air with an M1 chip running Ubuntu Asahi 24.04, connected to an external display (an LG Dual-Up).

A screenshot of Ubuntu Asahi 24.04 running on an M1 Apple MacBook Air. Both the internal panel and an external display are enabled.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/05/2026

Another day where I love working in the office. Today, Copper joins us. 🐶 #GoodDogsOfTessl

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 12/05/2026

I scanned a lot (not all) of the #Ubuntu launchpad PPAs, to see which ones are most popular. PPAs (Personal Package Archives) are Deb repos that developers can use to build and share software, libraries, and anything else you can jam in a deb package. #php #python #libreoffice

A bar chart titled "Top PPAs by total downloads", showing a list of PPAs and the total cumulative downloads of packages from each. The top 5 features php, python, libreoffice, elementary OS and Pop OS PPAs.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 11/05/2026

Picked up this chilli jam over the weekend at Richmond fair. Works very well in a PB&J and as a dip for pizza crust! Deliciously sweet and spicy 🌶️

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 09/05/2026

After a lovely day at Richmond Fair, and delicious Persian food at Saffron, it’s time to be entertained by Stewart Lee. 😊

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 06/05/2026

Is the phrase: "12.5% service charge is added for parties of 1 or more" in common parlance in the UK (outside London) these days? I nearly dropped my Krugerrands.

A photograph of a bill detailing drinks and two portions of fries totalling £48.90 with £5.09 added and the text "12.5% service charge is added for parties of 1 or more.". Total £53.99.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 06/05/2026

An update from Canonical on the recent #Ubuntu #Linux #DDoS attack. "...we have implemented mitigations and restored services affected by the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack..." discourse.ubuntu.com/t/update-con...

A screenshot from an announcement on the Ubuntu discourse from Pierre Guillemin - VP Engineering Excellence at Canonical.

"We sincerely apologize for the recent disruption to the availability of our services. At this stage, we have implemented mitigations and restored services affected by the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. You may experience partially degraded performance on some of the services as we continue to work diligently on resolving the situation. You can continue to monitor the situation using our public status page

Thank you for your patience and understanding."

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