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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

To be fair, I'm very impressed with the final result. A second run after a 400GiB sync from cloud storage to local #ZFS on #NetBSD took less than 2 minutes.

Two runs of a program called rclone. The first copied nearly 400GiB in 4 hours and 25 minutes. The second took less than two minutes as everything had already been copied.

1% rclone sync --ignore-checksum -P sharefile: ShareFile
Transferred: 393.167 GiB / 393.167 GiB, 100%, 2.048 KiB/s, ETA 0s
Checks: 31505 / 31505, 100%, Listed 88431
Deleted: 254 (files), 11 (dirs), 4.719 GiB (freed)
Transferred: 17333 / 17333, 100%
Elapsed time: 4h25m23.6s
2% rclone sync --ignore-checksum -P sharefile: ShareFile
Transferred: 0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Checks: 24282 / 24282, 100%, Listed 53438
Elapsed time: 1m41.2s

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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 · 10/10/2026

@philpem Now these are real faggots (in the Prince of Wales in Ledbury sourced from the butcher on the high street)

Two huge meat balls with gravy, mashed potato and peas

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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

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

@losttourist For peak Mastodon, here's the power supply I use for it #Sinclair

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

@losttourist Hell yeah! #selfie Bonus points for discussing Casio's phase distortion synthesisers with me

A stupid old man with a large synthesiser round his neck

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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

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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

Woo! They've fixed the Isle of Wight trains

A phone notification that says:
Your previously cancelled train from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin had been reinstated

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 07/08/2026

@Edent I'd suggest fibre SFPs with the pull-down loop to unlock. Especially when you have a fibre lead fitted

A StarTech-branded SFP. It has two holes on the end and an intricately-bent metal clip

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

And the head's back on! Tortioned to 32Nm and then 180° extra. The bolts held, even the one with a dodgy head. #Peugeot107

The top of a petrol engine. There are 12 circular valve heads, 3 holes with a sparkplug in and a very clean surround

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

Before and after cleaning the timing chain cover. #Peugeot107

An intricate piece of an engine. It is very dirty with brown/black oil residues

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Phantom Feathers from Pühaste brewery in Estonia. A fruited sour with peach, pear and carrot. Just a little something I liberated from the staff party at Cambridge Beer Festival

A colourful drinks can with images of feathers and a black lid. The beer itself is entirely opaque and looks like thick rusty water

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Seen in the staffroom at a secondary school I'm working at. "Remember kids, always check your work"

A sign that says:
Staff Briefings Rereshment Supplies

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Stephen Borrill @sborrill.justfollow.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

Well, the table and tall tree are still there since they won an award in 2011, but they've put up a giant fence to stop you throwing yourself off at the #Wetherspoons in #Malvern

A photo in a magazine of a pub table. In the background is a wide countryside view. There's a tall thin tree to the left in the foreground

A photo from the same spot. There is a large black fence blocking most of the view

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