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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Tonight I'm going full 1970s with butterscotch Angel Delight. It says "Serves 4", but I am having it to myself, of course. #RetroFood

Beige bubbly food in a bowl next to a brightly-coloured packet

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

From the first review for the iOS Mail app: apps.apple.com/us/app/mail/id110818… It's just amazing what this app can do. Also I don't think I've seen the word "clog" used so much before.

Dunns Plumbing came out because we had a plumbing clog and sewage backup. They didn’t have a camera the day they came because it was being repaired. But wanting to help us with a major clog, they got the clog unclogged. About 2 weeks later we got another clog. Because we had signed a service agreement with them and because they figured the problem was something they couldn’t see and because they were unable to diagnose the problem without their camera, they came back out and unclogged the toilets for free. About a week and a half later we had another clog and this was Monday before Christmas Eve 2024. They came by and unclogged toilets again. From that point forward, until yesterday January 14,2025, we couldn’t put toilet paper down the toilet. They had come by in between the first clog and the third clog with the newly repaired camera and found that the sewage pipe was broken and this was causing the clog. We are retirees and didn’t have the funds on our own to pay for our slab built home to have the work done, which was to saw through the LVP in our living room. They helped us find a source for financing. Jordon, the plumber who handled our repair was totally amazing. He was kind, mannerly and so friendly and understanding. Chris was one who helped my husband find financing. I talked to many of the ladies at Dunn and all were polite and knew what was going on or quickly found someone who could help. We thank them so much for all their help.

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Imagine, if you will, I've just got back from the pub and missed 3.5 episodes of #totp. Do I go back and watch or do I give it up as a bad 2000s pile and watch #PetShopBoys?

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Nice one #Microsoft. You've let your SSL certificate expire for your eagreements sub-site which your support bot is asking me to check

Common Name (CN) eagreements.microsoft.com
Common Name (CN) GeoTrust TLS RSA CA G1
Organisation (O) DigiCert Inc
Organisational Unit (OU) www.digicert.com
Issued On Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 00:00:00
Expires On Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 00:59:59

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Our cat caught a mouse and accidentally let it go. The mouse ran off, but then got tempted by an apple even though it was only a few metres from the cat #CatsOfMastodon

A mouse eating an apple being watched by a cat in the background

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

One (or more) of the teachers at one of our school customers has linked their Google email (and perhaps other Google data?) to a paid ChatGPT subscription so that it can 'organise their day'. We've reported this to the school data officer as a severe data breach (pupil data, etc. shared with an […]

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Seen on a teacher laptop, a really useful guide to Windows with helpful things like how to: Rodo File Exiorer Lock Scteen Clipboard Bin And using that well-known abbreviation for Escape: Ese

A list of key presses for Windows on a rainbow background

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

This is a valid email from Microsoft: Deadline: Sun, 28 Oct 0001 01:00:00 GMT

Re-attestation Required

Deadline: Sun, 28 Oct 0001 01:00:00 GMT

Failure to re-attest by this date will result in automatic access suspension.

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Time for the big post-pub discount steak pie-off

Two pies ready to go into the oven. Both are heavily discounted because they are on their use by date

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

#Orienteering at the London City Race and post-race refreshment in the famous Bermondsey Beer Mile

An orienteering control attached to a concrete pile. It is an orange and white kite with an electronic box

A map on a table with 3 glasses of berry on it. One is very dark

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

That sweet anticipation of being able to show off your #EuroBSDCon2026 T-shirt to your work colleagues

A dark t-shirt with a cartoon of a red- faced creature running with a flash in his hand. A yellow fish and red pointy ball are in front of him

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Looking for the definitive answer because even the opening slide is inconsistent. EuroBSDCon or EuroBSDcon? #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDcon

A slide projected into a screen. There is a cartoon of a creature running.

EuroBSDcon 2026
Brussels Belgium

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Interesting graffiti seen in the toilets at #EuroBSDCon. Looks like someone didn't get picked as dance captain...

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

My village beer festival has a proudly vibe-coded 'app'. I'll have to be a lot more drunk before I try it.

A description of an 'app' (their apostrophes) saying it is the result of Vibe coding with AI

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Travelling by train today from Cambridge to Shanklin, Isle of Wight. My train from Cambridge is cancelled. All trains on the Isle of Wight are cancelled. Great.

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

It's very quiet in the cinema for The Return of the King (Extended Edition) #LOTR

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Today, I've been at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum which has the world's largest collection of trolleybuses

3 colourful double-decker trolleybuses in a row

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

I will be #orienteering round the Secret Garden cemetery in Scarborough tomorrow as well as Peasholm Park and the north cliffs. Looking to run about 11km with a 215m climb over the course instead of the 6.6km course my age group is meant to run. Probably […] [Original post on justfollow.me.uk]

Many gravestones with a path around them and lots of thick trees overhead

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

I've just realised I'm living as an octopus. This explains both having a single daughter and having a hurty joints.

Octopuses, as well as Squid and Cuttlefish, are semelparous meaning that they only reproduce once in their lifetime. After laying and caring for their eggs, they typically experience a rapid aging process called senescence.

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

At 22:20 after night #orienteering, it's time for wheat beer, sausage rolls and cherry cake in preparation for tomorrow morning's race #WhiteRoseWeekend #Yorkshire

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

It did indeed get dark enough for night #orienteering and there was also a lovely view from the top of the hill across Scarborough south bay

An orange and white orienteering kite on a yellow stake next to a wooden fence. It is dark and the scene is lit up by a head torch

A night-time view of a town lit up viewed from a hill top

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Waiting for it to be dark enough to go night #Orienteering in Scarborough

A radio tower over the trees with a dusk cloudy sky above

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Nothing says party like a Student Librarians' Party

A drawing on a white board of what I guess is a vinyl record with a sketch of a book on its centre. It says "STUDENT LIBRARIANS PARTY!" round the outside

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Google's linked help still says "During the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, we are taking steps to protect the health of our team members and reduce the need for people to come into our offices". support.google.com/faqs/answer/9789…

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Any hints on how to get a trader account verified on the Chrome Web Store Developer Dashboard? It says "You must verify your account in order to ensure you can keep your publisher status. Visit the account verification section under the account tab.". There is no such section. And "If you […]

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Hang on, the announcement on this notice is circular. "We don't have A and B, so we are unable to provide B and A" #Logic

Customer Notice

Unfortunately, we do not have any ice cream with desserts, and therefore, we are unable to provide desserts with ice cream.

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I got the magic coloured links in the right place when reassembling the engine (not shown, the one next to the timing notch on the end of the crankshaft) and everything's torqued up. Learnt the correct method to fit can chain tensioners too. The drill bit […] [Original post on justfollow.me.uk]

The end of a car engine. There is a chain with two links painted in a different colour. The chain sits on two sprockets. Each coloured link is next to a notch

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Next instalment of my "things you should be able to find on the Internet". #Lenovo SR630 servers' ambient temperature sensor is in the front panel that has the power switch and warning lights. It is NOT on the motherboard despite what AI hallucinates. Brought to you by "Server says it's 45 […]

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Warning, if you are using #NetScaler 14.1 72.61 or later (and you should be because of vulnerabilities in earlier versions) and you also have Chromebooks using #Citrix Workspace app, you'll probably find they no longer connect. This is because Web App Firewall is now applied to VPN, AUTH and […]

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

When done well artificial grass can be indistinguishable from the real thing*. When not done well, however... * = Artificial grass is an eco-disaster, do not use it

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

I had some CAKE SUPRISE at the all-you-can eat buffet. But the main surprise was that old school banana custard was the most popular dessert of the lot #RetroDessert

A small sign saying CAKE SUPRISE which indicates that the cake contains gluten, milk and egg

A tray of odd-looking small cake pieces. They may contain flaked almonds

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

An article about 'Greener balloons' doesn't mention wastage of helium - a finite resource (and has photos of a concerned party planner surrounded by helium balloons). Just ban helium balloons. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78gqw3…

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Hewlett Packard say I need to verify my support account and offer two options: 1) open a support case or 2) chat to an agent. I can't do 1) as I haven't verified my account. I can't do 2) because even after arguing with their stupid AI there are no human agents available (I was position 0 in […]

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

#Eclipse2026 from #Impington #Cambridge and equipment used (photo credit: my daughter - I told her to keep it until 2090 to get best value from it)

A very narrow arc of the sun in a dark sky

An Eclipse Phone Filter which is a black circle in a piece of card

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Found these curious little fellows looking at me while trying to fix a projector cable yesterday #axolotl

A pale pink axolotl looking straight at the camera. It looks curious and has small frills above its front legs

A dark axolotl with spotty skin looking at the camera. It looks slightly miserable and has very small frills above its front legs

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

I really, really love This Morning With Richard Not Judy and have done since it was on first time around in 1998/1999. It'll not get released on DVD, etc. but the Fist of Fun YouTube channel has all the episodes on there. You really need to watch all the episodes in order as the in-jokes build […]

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

Episode 8: In which the cat finds some catnip on the floor and goes bonkers #caturday

A very fluffy tabby cat with a white belly and feet rolls on the floor with its belly uppermost

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

In the second of my series of car things to put on record that seem to be wrong or missing on the Internet, Skoda Citigo (and presumably VW Up and Seat Mii) headlight bulbs are not just yanked out with force. Rotate them clockwise (looking from the rear) and […] [Original post on justfollow.me.uk]

A rear shot of a car headlight socket looking down a black cylinder. There are three silver screws with Torx heads and a black connector with power leads coming out

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