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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 12/09/2026

Got there in the end... though the delivery dates have all slipped by a week :(

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 12/09/2026

Oh come on Apple... this is getting annoying.

screenshot from the apple online store when trying to pre-order a new iPhone 18 pro max. headline reads: "Your order was not processed" text below reads: "An unexpected error occurred and your order has not been processed and you have not been charged. We apologise for the inconvenience. Please try again later."

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 16/08/2026

That was different... I heard the sound of loud engines outside thinking it may have been a chinook. When I peer outside I see a large vintage bomber doing a lap of East London. Possibly a B17? Not bad photos considering I didn't have very long to grab the big camera.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 13/08/2026

Newham in East London has not had a single millimetre of rainfall since the 28th June. That was 46 days ago.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 29/07/2026

Ugh, I knew I shouldn't have put the air conditioner away last weekend. I'm now melting :(

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 28/07/2026

Eeep... Having noted how brown and dry everything is looking outside this morning I was wondering how long it has been since it last rained over my bit of East London. Checking my smart weather station it hasn't rained at all here since 28th June... 31 days ago. Yikes.

A graph showing rainfall in mm over time. The graph shows data from 1st May 2026 to today (28th July 2026). There has not been a single mm of rainfall recorded since 28th June 2026, 31 days ago.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 27/07/2026

I feel less guilty about buying a 3D printer now that I’ve actually custom built something useful… that’s not going to stop me printing off several kilograms of pointless tat of course.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 24/06/2026

Bleurgh... the minimum overnight temperature here in East London was 22.6c last night.

A graph showing outdoor air temperature over the last 3 days. Shows temps peak at 34.5c during the day on tuesday between 16:00 and 17:00, and the minimum overnight temp at 22.6c between 05:00 and 06:00.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 22/06/2026

Oooh... the exceptionally dishy Downing Street podium man is out. Starmer's either about to resign or dig his heels in. Today is going to be an interesting day.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 21/06/2026

Ooops... #HomeAssistant sent me an alert that the temperature on the balcony had reached 40c. It turns out that I hadn't been paying attention to where I aimed the exhaust host of the air conditioner when I turned it on earlier, so it was blasting hot air right into my NetAtmo weather station.

A graph showing temperatures over time from an outdoor sensor on my balcony. The line on the graph starts as you would expect it on a warm sunny day. The graph starts at 16:00 yesterday showing a peak of 25c slowly falling over the evening and night to a low of 20c. The temperature then climbs steadily through this morning to a peak of 32c until 14:00 where it suddenly jumps to 47c... the graph ends with a sudden drop after I had moved the hose of the air conditioner.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 08/06/2026

What on earth is going on in docklands this evening? I'm seeing a lot of thick black smoke coming from somewhere around Canary Wharf :/

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 22/05/2026

I watched Project Hail Mary last night… is it just me or was it essentially a knock-off of Spaceman with Adam Sandler from a couple of years ago?

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 22/05/2026

While doing a bit of spring cleaning I stumbled on my ancient iPod Nano… this thing can’t have been used or even charged in over a decade. I press the power button not expecting anything to happen and it boots right up. Going to charge it and see if it’s even still usable in 2026.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 21/05/2026

Good grief… I guess Plex don’t want people buying the lifetime subscription anymore and want to drive new users to the monthly tiers instead… understandable I guess but yikes that’s a lot. I’m very glad I bought mine back when it was under $100

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 16/05/2026

No Eurovision Song Contest for me tonight… the endless cheating and the corruption of the competition has completely ruined it for me, I just can’t enjoy it anymore. Instead I’ll be celebrating the 32nd birthday of one of my favourite films. The adventures of Priscilla Queen of the desert.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 15/05/2026

Just an FYI... the explainer webpage on the Met Office pollen forecast page isn't working... "Pollen forecast explained" links to this url which is missing: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/guid...

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 13/05/2026

This storm is an absolute monster. A couple of smaller storms have drifted across London this morning but the one I can see rolling in right now is absolutely massive. Here's a quick and dirty timelapse video from my skyline camera:

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 13/05/2026

Did somebody order an apocalypse?

A still image captured from a Cctv camera of London's skyline. Looking towards the city center from several miles away a very large supercell storm cloud is overhead, dark and menacing with clear bands of hail descending.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 10/05/2026

RIP balcony pigeon It has been 2 months since I last saw him so I have to assume he is now an ex pigeon. A daily visitor to my balcony since summer 2021 when Input water out during the heatwave. He must have had some crazy genetics he would do mid-air backflips and had tan and salmon pink plumage.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 08/04/2026

Ooof.... my photo memories are reminding me that this was my computer setup 20 years ago today. A vintage Apple iMac G3 (600MHz Snow I believe) on one of those awful Z style computer desks that seemed to be all the rage at the time.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 07/04/2026

I've done some maths... Not only would replacing my entire homelab with an M4 Mac Mini save me over £65 per month in electricity usage, it would be more powerful, and pay for itself in energy savings in under 9 months... I see a new purchase on the horizon.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 11/03/2026

Nobody does an unboxing experience quite like Apple. I’m very happy with the performance too… it absolutely spanks my 2017 MacBook Air

Photograph of the exterior box for the new MacBook Neo laptop from Apple. The box is almost featureless in white with only the words “MacBook Neo” in small text on the long side, and an image of the laptop from above printed on the top

The laptop is protected inside the box by a thin translucent film. There’s a pull tab to remove the film with the word “hello” printed in a playful font

The laptop itself, closed. A dark metallic indigo slate with gently rounded corners

The laptop opened and powered on, sat on a welcome screen

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 06/03/2026

On this day 6th March 2018... I took a couple of friends to see the filming of Q.I. This was the Series P episode "Pictures" with Joe Lycett, Alan Davies, Hannah Gadsby and Noel Fielding. It was exactly as chaotic as you would image... it was also Alan's birthday... we sang and there was cake 😄

A view from the back rows of the TV studio where QI is filmed. The audience is fully seated but no contestants have sat down yet.

A wide view of the QI tv set at the ITV riverside studios. The audience are all seated and waiting for the penel and the host to arrive.

three friends sat at a table in a bar with glasses of drinks. Condesation drips down the outisde of the glasses showing their contents are cold. One is a whiskey and coke, the other a Camden Hells lager.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 23/02/2026

This might be the angriest I've ever seen my Unifi dashboard... One of my switches has decided that monday morning is the perfect time to decide that a port channel which has been humming along happily for many years, is configured badly. ffs

A screenshot of the unifi network controller dashboard showing a graphic overview of the switch ports. 16 of them out of a total of 52 are an angry red solour with warning icons overlaid, indicating port faults.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 30/01/2026

That’s depressing… Manchester looks like a bit of a node desert compared to the surrounding countryside.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 30/01/2026

On This Day: 30 Jan 2012 This was an absolute arsehole of a day and I still remember it quite vividly. In the early hours of of the morning one of the core routers for the Eclipse Internet (remember them?) went pop. I must have spent 12 hours in Telehouse North that day getting it swapped out.

View out of a window in the Telehouse North datacenter in east London. The vista is bleak and unwelcoming. Large looming grey buildings with rooftops covered in air conditioning and air chilling machinery.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 29/01/2026

Ooof.... electionresults.sos.mn.gov/Results/Inde...

The results of two special elections in Minnesota for State Representatives of District 47A and 64A. The results show Democratic candidate Shelley Buck winning unopposed in district 47A with 97.55% of the vote, and Democratic candidate Meg Luger-Nikolai winning against Republican candidate Dan Walsh in district 64A with 95.28% of the vote.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 21/01/2026

On this day... 21st Jan 2013. Day two of heavy snowfall across London. I remember cycling to work through this weather. This may have been the inspiration for building a fat tyred snow bike a couple of years later.

A bicycle locked in a bike rack. It's a mountain bike with bright red and silver accents. With at least 4 inches of snow built up on top of the handlebars and saddle.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 20/01/2026

On this day 13 years ago... it was snowing in London. It might have cost nearly 60% of my income each month but I miss that tiny little flat in Wapping.

a wintery scene. The view from a flat in Wapping East London overlooking a courtyard and park dusted with snow. Overcast skies with snowflakes falling.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 12/01/2026

I deployed a Meshtastic node over the weekend… As expected the supplied antenna was trash but a £5 hobby from Amazon did the trick. It has been up for 48 hours and has found 40 nodes and received 2 messages. Could be an interesting hobby.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 01/01/2026

The view of the fireworks from Manor Park E12 never dissappoints :) Wishing everybody a very happy new year!

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 17/12/2025

The state of the modern internet is just gross... just to read a simple article on the mirror's website without even consenting to cookies... this is how many external domains (mostly third party trackers) the site tries to load. Ugh.

A screenshot showing how many web domains are attempting to load when a single article is accessed on the Mirror's website. There are 12 external domains almost all of which are privacy invading trackers or advertising providers.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 17/12/2025

13 years of loyal subscription comes to an end... Netflix pandering to MAGA and pushing content promoting hateful ideologies all while cancelling progressive and inclusive shows despite their massive popularity has pushed me over the edge. Bye Bye.

a screenshot showing an email from netflix confirming cancellation of my netflix account.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 13/12/2025

I don’t know what possessed me to ride the big heavy non-electric bike today. It does at least have the advantage that I can get it home on a train rather than riding 9 miles back to Manor Park.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 13/12/2025

Bank is looking particularly festive and lovely this evening :)

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 10/10/2025

Oh for fucks sake Donald… My trading portfolio was looking lovely this morning then one little ranting tweet about China from Trump and it has crashed hard through the afternoon.

An overview of my stocks and shares. Overwhelming coloured red indicating a price decrease.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 03/10/2025

After resisting using any of the public "free" ones for the last few years I have finally got around to setting up a local LLM instance in my homelab... This might actually have some utility after all.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 22/09/2025

The Walt Disney Company don't appear to be having a very good month on the New York Stock Exchange... I can't imagine why.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 10/09/2025

That was unexpected... a flight of 9 small jets just overflew East London in a V formation. No Idea what the occasion is. Red Arrows?

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 09/09/2025

It must be that time of year again… The RAM modules in my NAS seems to fail every autumn so now I’m stuck slumming it with Netflix until some new DDR3 arrives. Probably being overly cautious but I’m keeping the disks out until the chassis is happy again.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 13/08/2025

Newham folks... @ibikelondon.bsky.social are doing a social/family ride around the borough next Saturday. Open to all and free to attend. Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/...

a group of cyclists waiting together for a group ride to start. On the Southbank in blazing sunshine.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 04/08/2025

A timely reminder that smart home devices which rely on external cloud service are not smart and will always break. The Energyhive monitoring platform is having it's backend axed on 31/12/2025... Terminating smart functionality for dozens of smarthome energy brands. engage.efergy.com

A screenshot of an announcement giving an end of life date for various smart home energy monitoring platforms. The announcement reads:

Hildebrand Technology regret to announce the end of life for the free service Energyhive and the associated white label versions (listed below) on 31/12/2025.
No more data will be accepted from the in home devices.
The Energyhive websites, and the associated archive website will remain available for a further 3 months.
Sites Affected
bidgely
bidgely-eu
blueplanet
boilerjuice
bulb
camden
energyhive
energytest
engage
evenergi
gengame
haven
hopes
howz
htr
itrack
kiwipower
solar
ssw
truevaluesolar
wattson

Any enquiries should be directed to info@efergy.com
Please do not contact Enegyihive or Hildebrand regarding this closure

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 01/08/2025

Oops… I was planning to wait until tomorrow to fix the #homelab and tidy it up but the *tism got me and I couldn’t help myself… much better now ;)

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 01/08/2025

This weekend’s project… tidy up this abomination. The #homelab rack has been a bit neglected lately and needs some TLC. I replaced some gear in a hurry and didn’t have time to finesse a couple of months ago. I’m oddly looking forward to getting this rats nest fixed.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 01/08/2025

Ooof... The @greenparty.org.uk internal elections have opened. It took over an hour to review all the candidates statments and pledges but I got there in the end. A giant thanks to @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social for their candidate pledges. A massive help. Good luck @zackpolanski.bsky.social !

A screenshot show a list of all fothe different internal elections taking place within the green party.

The ballots read:

Leader
Deputy Leader
GPEx Chair
Campaigns Co-ordinator
Elections Co-ordinator
Equality & Diversity Co-ordinator
External Communications Co-ordinator
Finance Co-ordinator
Internal Communications Co-ordinator
International Co-ordinator
Local Party Support Co-ordinator
Management Co-ordinator
Policy Development Co-ordinator
Publications Co-ordinator
Trade Union Liaison Officer
Policy Development Committee

all are flanked by a green button indicating that I have completed voting in all categories.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 18/07/2025

Oooh... We haven't had an amber warning for a while. Here's hoping we actually get some decent thunderstorms this time!

A screenshot of an amber weather warning provided by the UK Met Office. The warning reads:

Amber warning - Thunderstorm
04:00 Tomorrow - 11:00 Tomorrow

Torrential rain, with thunderstorms in places, could lead to some significant surface water flooding during Saturday morning

What should I expect?

Some communities likely to become cut off if roads flood

Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely

Spray and sudden flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures

Power cuts likely to occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost

Flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds

Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 08/07/2025

I get the loveliest text messages :) I never cease to be impressed with the sexual health services at Dean Street… The results texted right to me in less than 24 hours. A breath of fresh air compared to the last place I used to get my MOT done.

An sms message from 56 Dean street reading:

Hello. Your non-blood test(s) for Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia were negative (clear). Anything caught within the last 2 weeks may be not detected. Heres a summary
Chlamydia
Rectal: Negative
Throat: Negative
Urine: Negative
Gonorrhea
Rectal: Negative
Throat: Negative
Urine: Negative

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 01/07/2025

Eeep... in East London it's even hotter than it was yesterday. Hopefully this temperature peaks soon.

A screenshot showing the temperature being reported by a personal Netatmo weather station. In he screenshot the indicated termperature is 36.5 degrees celcius.

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TJStamp @tjstamp.co.uk · 30/06/2025

Thank goodness for portable air conditioners. The temperature in East London had already passed 30c at noon and tomorrow may be even hotter. I'll be hiding in my lounge in front of the AC. Thankfully I'm offsetting some of the environmental impact with some decent solar power generation this year.

A floorplan of my flat overlaid with badges showing the temperature in celcius in each room. The outside balcony shows 33.7 celcius while the air conditioned space is 22.6 celcius.

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