Here we go! This years Open University course - an introduction to computing and IT. I’m entirely self taught as far as computing goes but wanted to add a formal qualification for the fun of it.

Who hoo. I’ve written the mission statement and sketched (very badly !) a logo for my new business!!

💰 PPE Medpro must repay £122m for supplying defective PPE ⚖️ But it doesn’t stop with Baroness Mone. When will the ministers who referred their cronies onto the VIP Lane face consequences? https://goodlaw.social/f2e9

It’s been a while since I felt this run is so i dug out a Covid testing kit which amazingly is still in date. “Bugger”.

I did a thing!! Just upgraded a perfectly good windows 10 PC to windows 11 by following instructions so that the upgrade is allowed despite an older CPU. Woo hoo!

A fab day at Bedford Autodrome in my @lotus-cars.bsky.social elise. Was cold this morning, but the sun came out and - yeah - had a fun time.

For such a mixed-up grid, this is a very boring @f1tv.bsky.social race! Anyone else hoping it does rain???

Wonderful from the English ladies rugby team. World cup final here we come!

Football. What a crazy game. #lfc

go figure #nintendo! Switch 2 #Metroid Prime 4 is £58.99, virtual gamecard. The Switch 1 version is £49.99 and the Switch 2 upgrade pack is £7.99 - total £57.98. I know it's just a quid, but it's still a quid!!

I was in Robert Dyas yeati, as you do, and found these toilet cistern blocks. NO PLASTIC PACKAGING!! Woo hoo. The original Loo Blue packaging has been annoying me for a while, so it's good to have found an alternative.

Lol BBC Radio 5 saying Trump arrived last night on Air Farce One. #bbcradiofivelive

When is one of the political parties going to be brave enough so say the UK triple lock is simple unaffordable? Yes those on low income in old age (and with minimal assets) should get more help, but there are plenty of retirees who don't need a 4.7% increase. www.bbc.com/news/article...

God it must be annoying to not be a #lfc fan. Played terribly, scored a last minute penalty and retain 100% record! #imaginebeingus

Well that was rubbish. Far too slow. An improved second half required. #lfc

Feel like a Boss today. My #HomeAssistant automation has paused our home battery during an extra @octopus.energy off peak slot, meaning we don’t inadvertently run down the home battery ahead of needing it this evening. GO ME!!

The treadmill screening of ‘THE LONG WALK’ took place, where every person had to walk on a treadmill faster than 3MPH for the whole movie. If they stopped, they were escorted out of the theater.

Yeah robots are definitely not taking over the world. Not the red one, at least. 🤣

FOOTBALL!! It’s going to be quite a ride this season. Wonderful finish from Rio - dare I say it, Owen like.

For any Home Assistant folks who may read this: is just over 1kwh a day about right for a standard size UK fridge/freezer? It’s probably close to 20 years old. It’s been fairly hot but our home is air conditioned so not excessively hot in the kitchen. #homeassistant #energymonitoring

And today we are here! I mean it’s on the way home from Disney so why not! #parcasterix

Hey @adventureplanet.bsky.social - our summer of European theme parks continues!!

Them Scousers again. Winning games that looked beyond them. That's why we love football!! #lfc

you can’t convince me new york city isn’t a great city

Been on a road trip to a couple of German theme parks this week. Round trip will be 1,100 miles or so. Mixture of Tesla and Electroverse (mainly Fastned) chargers. £130 electricity costs, with no hassle getting a charge either! This was the last stop before Calais.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Is Phantasialand's Rookburgh the best themed land I've been to? The only place that's anywhere near as good is the remarkable Dinsey Galaxy's edge in Orlando.

@adventureplanet.bsky.social we have just arrived at Phantasialand, and are gonna start with Taron.. I mean why not??

Don’t see this kind of charge speed in my 2020 model 3 very often. Joy of arriving at a charger with 7%soc?

Really good drive from Kent (that’s in Southern England if you don’t know lol) to Cologne, via P&O ferry (Shuttle is way more efficient use of time..) and a couple of hundred miles across Europe. Plentiful EV chargers so no drama there. Can’t get the one in the hotel to work tho!

Extraordinary. Lionesses somehow winning that game. Football - what a game.

@speaktothegeek.co.uk hello. Sorry to trouble you. You suggested Power Flow Card Plus for which I thank you. However it seems to limit the number of - and excuse my terminology- circles that show where the house load is going. Two questions. Is there a tutorial a beginner could follow maybe

@adventureplanet.bsky.social another park today!! Chessington obvs.

Wonderful from the England ladies team. #lionesses. Proper jump of sofa moments for both goals.

FOOTBALL! What a game. Go Lionesses.

Hey @adventureplanet.bsky.social guess where we are!!

Up a hill somewhere in Wales. Worth the effort of an early start.

Mountain biking in snowdonia today!! A rented e-mtb with far from perfect mechanicals - is was a rental as I said - but really amazing fun. About 15 miles with total elevation of +520m. Coming back down was easier!!

Rest in peace Diogo. You will never walk alone.

New bike day! Loved my fixed tail gravel bike, but after around 4,000 miles including commuting to work every day it's past it's best. Treated myslef to a full suspension e-mtb. First ride from bike shop to train station was 15 miles mainly off road. Wet and muddy! Great fun.

@speaktothegeek.co.uk hello again! Was your little jingle after your logo on your YouTube clips inspired by Metroid???

@speaktothegeek.co.uk so…. What’s the etiquette for where to put the sticker? Just about to head into the world of Home Assistant…. Wish me luck lol.

@sarahgogreen.com oooh. Didn’t realise you were on here! Am I right, couple years ago you established your home hadn’t been insulated properly? If so you were an inspiration to me and we subsequently made a real effort to improve our insulation. If not, then hello anyway!!

@timwaskett.bsky.social hello! Just for our Haori units up and running. The Toshiba app seems very limited as far as energy consumption and unit efficiency. Am I missing something? Can you see your CoP for example? Thank you.

Dear The UK Government. Employ some more border staff you muppets. The queues at Le Shuttle in France are once again caused by the UK booths. We really are a shambles of a country these days.

Absolutely fabulous day joining around a race track today.

An absolutely wonderful day fulfilling a long held wish to visit Colditz Castle. It’s been a long drive from England but well worth it. The interactive tour of the castle is brilliantly done, with the French tunnel under the chapel being a particular highlight. It’s still there!

761 miles from our home in Kent to Leipzig today. In my @lotus-cars.bsky.social elise. Probably an unwise choice for such a trip but as I’m heading to Bilster Berg test track on the way home, it’ll more than make up for it at that point. #roadtrip

Another Ocean saver refill capsule uses to replenish this kitchen surface cleaner. No need to buy a new bottle everyone!