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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Have just seen this #BBC #News article from a few weeks ago, after reading an article about a more recent incident at Six Flags Georgia. I rode the X2 in 2016, it was the 1st ride I went on at the Valencia park, it rattled my head around so much I had quite a headache after, so much so that I […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

We’ve been waiting a while! The #Bingo episode of #Bluey is on #BBC #CBeebies this morning. We’d guessed it was closed based on other episodes on recently. Big cheers in the house because of it LOL 😂

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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

If I don't keep my car roadworthy and crash into yours, it hasn't gone "rogue", it's my negligence and I'm responsible. If my dog attacks you, I am liable. There are no rogue AIs, just negligent AI companies. Prosecute them.

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

urgh so the scourge that is 'AI Scribe' has made it's way to my local hospital and doctors. Guessing it's probably been there a while but thankfully we don't visit either that often, but it needs to go in the bin, whoever thinks that recording someone's medical appointments is in anyway […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Well this is interesting… I never did bother replacing the bulb in this microwave, this morning it’s just started working again! 🤷🏼

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

had a clear out, as it was obvious we don't need 26 hex keys, dozens of various types of brackets, hundreds of small screws... 1.6kg of metal off to the HWRC at some point! 🤯

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

@smsm1 ah I see they defo don’t want you doing it now, shame…

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

@smsm1 let me see if can find what I used, it was a few years ago

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

We’ve kept just about every spare piece of #IKEA hardware we have leftover whenever we’ve purchased furniture from them, this must go back over the last 20 years we’ve owned our own home. Well today, I’ve finally used a spare piece from that box after a screw on a hinge came out and disappeared […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@smsm1 I somehow managed it on a Pi I use for my UKMON meteor cam but it’s damn painful

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

And the #Panasonic RQ-CR55 with XBS Extra Bass System and Auto Reverse 😁

An old Panasonic stereo cassette player with a set of black earphones is displayed alongside a green cassette tape. The items are placed on a textured surface.

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Yesterday we discovered an old collection of kids #Disney #Ariel magazines from the mid #90s complete with cassette tapes of play along audio. Luckily I had a Panasonic RQ-CR55 stereo cassette player on the shelf and the kids immediately go playing! I've now found myself on numerous occasions […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Just found this photo, I was probably on this train as my dad was the guard for this special service, I'll have the commemorative ticket for it in the loft somewhere!

Golant In 1994 The Lostwithiel chamber of commerce organised several operating days on the Fowey branch perhaps.
with a view to making this a tourist attraction. However there was limited support and the trail was not repeated. 24
July 94 Copyright Roger Winnen

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

PayPal now closed my report in my favour, so, what does that mean? All 6 transactions? Just the 1 I had to select to make a report? All of them are still showing... what next? Useful PayPal, thanks!

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

hmmmm just had about 6 payments attempted on my #PayPal account for #JustEat, all around the £30 mark. After trying to contact PayPal I gave up as their stupid 'AI' was useless and when you cal them you get a similarly useless voice assistant. Once I looked properly it's against my PayPal credit […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I spent a lot of time at work my dad in the early 90s on the branch lines of Cornwall so some of these photos bring back a lot of memories of that time. Fascinating to see some of the older stuff though!

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Not sure how I've never stumbled upon this site before, but the Cornwall Railway Society has an amazing collection of photos! Of particular interest to me were the pages detailing St Austell and Par but all of it is a delight. Stumbled upon it when finding out some information about the steam […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Well the restore worked, although it didn't look like it was, it was restoring for ages, which I expected, but I got bored at 2am and left it to it. This morning it says still restoring, so I refresh the page, wont load, I stick port 8123 back on the URL (as the new builds don't use it) and I […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

@wishy has he continued his business in Cornwall? My mum is waiting for an AC installer and current excuse is there's no stock of anything they use...

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Looks like I have had another NVMe drive failure, 2nd one in the time I have had the Yellow 😞 1st drive, a Samsung 980 lasted about 18 months, and then the current Kingston lasted almost 2.5 years. Currently restoring my last backup which is just over 24 hours old.

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Hmmm, System is ready! Use browser or app to configure.

Terminal window, logged in to HomeAssistant CLI using SSH, the returned information indicates all is well!

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Once again, my #HomeAssistant is down... it's responding to ping on IP and name, and the observer page all appears fine. SSH is responding so time to go digging I guess...

Home Assistant observer
Supervisor: Connected

Support: Supported

Health: Healthy

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Jan Schaumann @jschauma.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

There isn’t a 10% chance that AI will kill all humans in the future via Skynet or the Paperclip Maximizer. But there’s a 100% chance it’s already doing so: mandating water wasting, air polluting, fossil fuel powered data centers, environmental regulations are lifted for these companies and even […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

We seem to be getting a #Deposit #Recycling scheme at #ALDI #StAustell. Interest, as most of what can be recycled at these scheme, we can recycle at home anyway, so, must be some money in it for ALDI to spend on building the unit for it, and offering money off in store? What would be nice is if […]

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

I was at IKEA in Exeter on Thursday and when returning to our vehicle we saw this #Lotus #EV in a camouflage wrap and some gizmos on top and loads of wires to laptops in the cabin. The driver just kept telling the kids it’s from outer space, which they […] [Original post on infosec.exchange]

An electric vehicle with a camouflaged wrap is parked at a charging station, with its driver's side door open. The background features other parked cars and informational signage.

An electric car, covered in a camouflage wrap, is parked at a charging station. The rear view shows a modern design, and the vehicle is currently connected to a charger. The background includes parking structures and faint lights.

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

So today I added a new skill to my portfolio of #DIY capabilities… slate roof tile replacements! Luckily I bought a few spares as managed to crack 2 of the replacements whilst trying to fit but think I have the hand of it now, which is handy as I have another 2 to replace tomorrow it seems! 🥴

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Stefano on littleFedi @stefano.rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Good morning, #Fediverse. Have a great Sunday! #Weekend

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

Playing #Scrabble with my 7yo the last few days and so educational for both learning spelling and mathematics but she keeps coming up with seemingly random words and half the time she’s finding new words I’ve never hear of! This morning I’ve learnt of ‘ing’ and ‘toge’ 🙄

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Liam Proven @lproven.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

RT @brianoneill.bsky.social Honestly, if this somehow wrecks Mar-a-Lago a lot of long-held beliefs I have about the afterlife will be hastily reconsidered.

Southern Maryland Weather Center
@SOMDWXCENTER

Hurricane Dolly now has a high chance of forming in the Tropical Atlantic.

In an unbelievable coincidence, Dolly is the next name on the Atlantic hurricane list, and country music legend Dolly Parton passed away today at age 80 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Invest 96L currently has a 70% chance of development as it moves across the Tropical Atlantic.

If this system becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Dolly.

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

All misty here in St A so won’t see it, but don’t often see these overhead #USAF #Galaxy Flight RCH2010 from Ramstein fr24.com/RCH2010/415be900

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

I have 2 doves sat on my wall enjoying the rain so much that they are folding back 1 wing at a time to get rain under their wings! #ukrain

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Thought there was something wrong with my TV this morning but no, it’s the odd new #BBC #Breakfast #News graphics and some weird fade out behind it, like the new thin bar but the blueish or purpley fade out behind is a bit 🥴

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Just picked up milk and noticed the label says "100% milk from real cows". This wasn't something I was worried about before now.

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@Waterfox/117138978… I don’t get what is wrong with some people, well written response and a donation on its way…

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

For the first time in a very long time, house actually feels a bit cool this evening, it’s still over 23degC upstairs but that’s the lowest in a while! #autumn in coming!🫣

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Troed Sångberg @troed.masto.sangberg.se.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Now _this_ is fucking funny. Well done. #f1 #formula1

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Yey! Just seen a short advert for Bake Off 🥳 #GBBO

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

There’s tons of #solareclipse photos out there but my favourite that I took is this as the sun was setting behind some trees near us.

An image of a partially eclipsed sun against a dark background, with the silhouette of tree branches in the foreground. The sun appears orange and crescent-shaped. Taken in St Austell, Cornwall, UK, which experienced about 95% eclipsed on August 12th 2026

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foxbasealpha.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy @foxbasealpha.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

[ukpol swearing allcaps] STOP FUCKING LYING ABOUT 'DOMESTIC OIL DRILLING' MAKING ANY DIFFERENCE TO ENERGY BILLS OR THE UK ECONOMY! ALL IT WILL DO IS MAKE OIL COMPANIES EVEN RICHER WHILE WATCHING THE WORLD BURN!

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Oh wow the birds are having a wild time in the rain! The garden is full of birds this morning

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Simon :donor: @staustellsimon.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

I told ya! The rains, albeit only a little (which is good) have arrived 🙄

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