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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

On this week's episode adventures in fraud... A scammer contacts an employer via email, using a throwaway gmail address, to request changing an employee's direct deposit details. The only information they have is the employee's name and title (and this is a public-facing municipal employee so […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

A Pittsfield #Vermont rooster has made the front page of the New York Times (gift link below). The thing that puzzles me is that when people talk about the rural character of a town, that doesn't seem to cover responding to a sleepless neighbor by turning a nuisance bird into coq au vin. We used […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

PBS says the current US election cycle will have $11.6b spent on political ads, and somehow I've never seen one. I guess the experts know what works but... 🤷‍♂️

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JF :debian: :verbike: @jfparis.rouge.eu.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Shimano has a single document that shows the recommended torque for all the screws in their system... (in most cases this is not the kind of things you discuss during the first date) si.shimano.com/en/pdfs/dm/TORQUE/DM… #BikeTooter #BikeMechanics

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

CW amateur #juggling there will be drops Most of my juggling is just to make my hair stand up, it is not a performance. everything moves to small and too fast for a performer but whatever LFG

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Welcome to the latest episode of Cooking With Compost... straight out of the compost bin at the Burlington #Vermont food shelf, some rather hideous eggplants and some tomatoes that are actually fine they just got packed in a box with too many tomatoes and had […] [Original post on social.coop]

The eggplants cubed up, looking a little brown inside

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Szymon Bęczkowski @owiecc.sheep.observer · 30/08/2026

For the last two years my bike's rear cog was held in place with epoxy glue and prayers. This happened because the lock nut welded itself to the hub and had to be cut open. The hub's thread was so destroyed that it needed to be replaced. I needed the bike so I […] [Original post on en.osm.town]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Back at the Burlington #Vermont food shelf today. Busy as usual but we had a donation from a local grower who had peppers that weren't so good, and the staff decided to toss some of them. Yes that means I shopped from the compost bin again, but check this out, a […] [Original post on social.coop]

A heap of bell peppers with all manner of damage

The peppers after I put too many on a roasting pan and put them in the oven

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Really enjoying the output of YouTube's automated closed captioning system trying to process Stanley Unwin. Computer has been soundly defeated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=323kQis2zbM

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

It's another free #TechSupport day at the South Burlington library in #Vermont 1. Patron struggled to create installation media for a laptop running the ARM version of Windows 11 according to MSFT instructions. I went to Lenovo and they had an app for it. 2. Patron was annoyed by weird pop-up […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Free #TechSupport sessions at the South Burlington library in #Vermont today: 1. A patron wanted to get set up for online classes at Vermont State University. We walked through some of their orientation materials on Canvas. 2. A patron wanted to understand why their phone would not work as a […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Quick little repair project. I came across my old 3rd gen iPod and wanted to use it in my (also old) car that only has a radio and CD player. I don't use a phone in the car. Battery was $10 on eBay. Synced the library from a machine running macOS 26.6 with no […] [Original post on social.coop]

3rd gen iPod, Griffin PowerPod car adapter, FireWire charger and cable, iPod dock, iPod remote control, iFixit tool kit

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Free #TechSupport at the library in South Burlington #Vermont today! 1. Deleting apps on an iPhone 2. Text formatting in the Comcast email client 3. Factory reset two Samsung phones and a Kindle Fire to prepare for donation 4. Troubleshooting storage utilization on iPhone/iPad and iCloud 5 […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

[CW cooking with free meat CW CW CW] The food shelf has a policy of not distributing donated meat when the packaging is damaged, so when I'm volunteering I keep an eye out for this kind of "trash" that will go in the compost bin. And it's not unusual for the […] [Original post on social.coop]

Two giant lumps of beef in damaged packaging

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

Good #LitterPicking at the high tide line on Dungeness Spit

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

A couple teeny red efts on the Jerusalem trail, near Starksboro #Vermont #Amphibians

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Today's free #TechSupport at the South Burlington #Vermont library... 1. Windows backups 2. iCloud and Google cloud storage management 2. Copying photos from iPhone to Windows PC 3. Disabling notifications from Chrome 4. Removing apps on iOS 5. Removing photos on iOS 6. Filtering crap on […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

“Remember, it’s illegal to use your phone while driving. Instead, use the giant iPad built into the car.” www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a61688

A parent teaching their child to drive a car

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2026

I count 11 juvenile Great Blue Herons in this rookery in a ~100 foot tall dead cottonwood tree. This is where Emigrant Creek enters Emigrant Lake in Jackson County Oregon. #Birds

Four nests at the top of a dead cottonwood tree with (I think) 11 almost-fledged herons waiting for their next meal like a bunch of slouching teenagers

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

Easy family #TechSupport job this time: the one thing my 85 year old father wanted was to turn off all the AI integrations on his iPhone, iPad, and MacBook (and in all the Google services he uses).

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Katrien M Michiels @kmmich.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

I changed my own bicycle chain and sprockets!! And cleaned and regreased the derailleur wheels while they were accessible too!! Very proud of myself. Thank you #ParkTool for the Big Blue Book and thank you SOS Fiets in Moerbeke for the parts and the big grin that came with "Got the tools? Should […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

A bike shop owner's story about starting business right before the Covid pandemic #BikeTooter www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir35RUbvEC0

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Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm) @stepheneb.ruby.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026

My daughter Rebecca went with my sister Naomi to the giant flea market in Brimfield Massachusetts today and got these amazing and spectacularly absurd utensils! The steadfast hunter has finally captured the prey she never knew she’d been hunting her entire life! […] [Original post on ruby.social]

A photo of my daughter holding a silver fork in her right hand and a silver spoon in her left hand with the most amazingly huge smile on her face. The fork and spoon are at least four feet long.

She’s wearing a fall-orange top and lime green pants she made.

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

Yes it's THAT holiday, you know the one, with special hugs... National Cactus Day. Please give a hug and a kiss to your nearest cactus. #Cactus #MothersDay #Hugs

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

Final #TechSupport victory after two sessions at the South Burlington library. On Tuesday I met with a patron who complained of getting notifications about expired McAffee subscription, and it was expired, but the notifications were scams coming from Microsoft Edge due to some malware. My go-to […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

37 years ago I flew to London with a work visa arranged through the British Universities North America Club, walked into a temp agency in Vic station to do a typing test and was immediately employed as a typist. They were overjoyed that I knew how to use a Mac […] [Original post on social.coop]

Clothing label from J. Farella, 352 Livingston St, Brooklyn
J. K. Chung
10/15/28 - 563

Picture of a grey overcoat that looks its age

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Fun free #TechSupport session at the South Burlington library today... 1. Used Gmail Message Recovery Tool to restore 26000 accidentally deleted email messages. 🤸‍♂️ 2. Managing photos in macOS Photos app 3. Upgrading iOS 17 to 18 4. iCloud sync problems on iOS 5. A patron responded to a […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026

I thought the new white feet would make it look clean and sharp again but I’m kind of disappointed tbh

Stepstool splattered with paint with new white feet

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

Entertaining free #TechSupport at the public library in South Burlington #Vermont on Friday. A patron asked about removing a profile photo from Facebook. We looked at their phone and reviewed the picture, but it wasn't there. Moments later we saw the photo, and it was in the "People You May […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

There is not enough #Juggling on Mastodon so I'm going to share a few videos. Please post your favorite juggling performance videos, or your own juggling, or boost this, or whatever, just make it happen. First up, Patrik Elmnert... www.youtube.com/watch?v=CckMrIlyXEE

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

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Best gas masks

“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.

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Repair Cafe Barry @repaircafe-barry.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

Richard is fixing the brakes on a child's bike. She's very enthusiastic to see how it works and what's going on and only 10! This is the magic of repair cafés! #RepairCafe #Volunteer #Community

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025

Yesterday at the Burlington #Vermont food shelf I gave away 32 pairs of used reading glasses. I wasn't sure if there would be much interest but they were pretty popular. All gone in about 2.5 hours. We set up a display by the check-in desk and people were constantly trying them on.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025

Passwords are a scourge foisted on elderly tech-users. :( I just got back from a house call with a fellow who can’t remember his passwords for his email. None of his backups work. His little book of passwords, useless. There is no support to call for […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2025

At the #RepairCafe in Charlotte #Vermont today. I was there for the bikes but as usual there weren't that many to work on. I made this junk bike roll again and fixed up a Trek Navigator that needed rear hub bearing service, wheel truing, and brake adjustment. I […] [Original post on social.coop]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2025

The freezer at the Burlington food shelf was unhappy yesterday so staff discarded four pounds of ground meat. I decided it wasn't spoiled and took it. The Hinesburg food shelf discarded expired stovetop stuffing mix. It's fine. They had too many duck egg donations (not popular) so they gave me […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2025

Today's repair cafe experience at @LabB in Burlington included: 1. Gluing a sole on a boot 2. Troubleshooting a dead vacuum cleaner, but sadly we didn't have the replacement parts 3. Fixing an iPad by bending it rawr 4. Fixing a laundry basket, which involved bending heavy steel wire. Today was […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2025

Today's free #TechSupport session at the South Burlington library: 1. Switching MS Office from a 2016 student edition to Microsoft 365 to enable copilot 2. Filing a support case with GoDaddy to recover access to a domain 3. Cleaning paint off a laptop screen 🤦 4. Installing an eSIM on a […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2025

Standard Saturday notification from @mookie can't wait for the next one

Mastodon notification: steve mookie kong followed you

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Cody @cody.city · 09/06/2025

Microsoft SharePoint is unrivaled.

Email text:
Subject: Administrator has responded to your request for 'PageNotFoundError'

Good news. You now have access to 'PageNotFoundError'.

Go to the item

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2025

Another free #TechSupport day at the South Burlington public library in #Vermont. All seniors and a lot of computer/Internet anxiety as usual. • Setting up Outlook • Microsoft password recovery • Accessing a portal for managing rental properties • Security questions from an activist working […]

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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 02/06/2025

An extremely welcome initiative from the 🇪🇺 #eu: 🔋Phone Batteries must retain 80% capacity after 800 cycles. 📱Phone makers must provide 5 years of updates, 🪛 are banned from discriminating against repair shops, 🔧 and must provide parts for 7 years after EOL #EUpol #sustainability #tech […]

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Kelsey Jordahl @kajord.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2025

After watching two YouTube videos on tracking down noises your bike can make while pedaling that both said "it's never the bottom bracket," I checked everything I could think of and had no luck finding it. After stripping everything off the bike to get it ready to take it in to the bike shop to […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2025

Today's free tech help appointments with patrons of the South Burlington library in #Vermont 1. Microsoft password recovery 2. Remove predatory free PDF apps from Android 3. Set up iCloud photo sync 4. Remove porn malware from Windows 5. Diagnose a broken track pad 6. Migrating contacts from […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2025

Harder, but not impossible, right?

Bathroom sign reads “PLEASE DO NOT PUT PAPER TOWELS IN THE TOILET BECAUSE IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR US TO RE-USE! THANK YOU”

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