I love his facial expressions as he sings. Sometimes he looks surprised by sounds that come out of his mouth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBH2Mdvl9ik

I have _paperwork_ to do.

[ukpol] Don’t normally comment on stuff like this but… 442… where is this going to stop? When the custody suites are overflowing with old-age pensioners waiting for their “terrorism” charge sheets? It’s absolutely insane. This government has totally lost the plot. Whichever side of this you […]

Nerus (eating grapes): “Mmm! No seeds?! How is that possible!?” Daniel: “it’s a state secret but we’re willing to negotiate.”

☀️⚡️ it’s happening

SPEAK LASSIE, WHAT IS IT BOY UNITY FELL DOWN THE OLD WELL?!

Author: Ret <folf@....> Date: Mon Sep 29 17:53:33 2025 +0100 That was a terrible idea

[ukpol] “why are we so unpopular?”

I am ill :blobfoxannoyed:

Good lord. https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/115279844443067032

Years ago I found PHPPHP highly amusing. Imagine, a parser for a programming language, written _in_ that programming language. How jovial. How quaint. How silly. Sigh. How things changed. https://docs.rs/syn/latest/syn/

Sat waiting for a flight. Next to me is a marketing/ad agency person on their laptop in the "Zootopia x Energizer" SharePoint. I didn't sign no NDA

https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2025/09/30/detailed-data-sharing-for-better-ai/ > We’re now adding the option to allow the collection of detailed code‑related data pertaining to IDE activity, such as edit history, terminal usage, and your interactions with AI features. This may include code […]

Was having every package manager copy all the PyPi packages and republish them as `py3-(name)` a good idea in hindsight?

he is running

redditors never cease to amaze me #shitpost

🅱️alloc

Does anybody know what the deal is with production testing eSIM based products? We get SIMs on a reel from the provider, and those are PnP’d. Presently we just rely on testing products using the local mobile network but as cellular tech moves on, not all technologies are going to be available at […]

Me writing C when it’s all working fine: “Hell yeah, I’m the bitmaster, the lord of data. Incorruptible. Any complainers are just skill-issue havers! Rust-schmust!” Me debugging C: “I’M SORRY RUST I BELIEVE IN YOU :(“

`[I] (10-01 21:53:44) log: Waiting for GaS lock... Got good GPS fix (1 secotds old).` Love when memory corruption presents as a slow descent into madness before a final complete breakdown.

Y'all it's Fedi FWednesday

Fuck Kier Starmer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c740r0m4mzjo

It's past 12:00 but I still think another cup of tea is acceptable.

[nsfw] are there smart _cockrings_?

instance go-slow: activated?

next up: foul language, illegal HTs... is pmr446 the new CB?

Don't have a `Cow`, man.

DuckDuckGo is actually _better_ than Google now. Genuinely finding the results much nicer.

Apparently O2’s 2G switch-off kicks into a higher gear in the UK tomorrow, or so our roaming SIM providers at work are telling us. Could cause some issues…

_sigh_ (resets the `days since last mastodon.social opinion-haver encountered` sign)

FYI, Ofcom is running a session about "complying" with the OSA for Very Small Low-Risk Websites. Thursday 23 October, 1700-1800 BST. https://luma.com/rhah4fbl

Well, looks like #onlinesafetyact claims another victim. Imgur (the image hosting site) has blocked the UK now.

[geowizard drama, racism, ukpol] what the actual fuck is this video. I mean the game is bad enough but some of the shit he says while playing holy fuck. https://youtu.be/r-0Pwg7ShW8?t=790

yeens

"I love me some cute floppers. Especially if the notice me 🥰. What? No. Of course I am not biased." 🐶: NordiDalmi 📸: me 📍: Eurofurence 29 - 2025 #furry #furtography

quoting for fedi. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. install adblock to your family members RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ldkra6ffhmznoxjqovti2n4z/post/3lwif3nh6u222

So. My Proton subscription expires in November. I said I wouldn't renew due to their CEO's questionable politics. Their latest lean towards AI has been concerning too. I'm leaning towards @Tutanota as the go-to alternative - it only seems to have gotten better since I last looked.

Somebody suggested a cheap GPS/GNSS repeater to make my vehicle tracker development work easier. Apparently they're illegal though? Ofcom don't like 'em.

After all my work in the loft yesterday doing the extractor fan stuff, I’m so bloody sore.

@ret Protogen jail

In this space, no one could hear me bork.

Whenever you see someone recommend Cloudflare or something else that decrypts and re-encrypts TLS for something, esp. for something related to open social media or media storage etc., reply with this picture from the Snowden leaks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Wakv3hRwc "But don't come! Wait until all this is Marriott Hotels and R&B clubs!"

Today, I made a hole in the ceiling.

The Onion on point as always.

Reasonably sure Mastodon peeps like libraries and might like a peek at this wowzer I stepped into today. #dascdmx

No really we need to start playing gay porn in the gay bars again.

I'm not sure if it's ever been said but just to be sure: This graph is why using a battery between 20% and 80% causes much less wear. Especially below 10% and above 90% the voltage changes rapidly, until the safety kicks in to avoid total breakage. The […] [Original post on mastodon.derg.nz]