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Derrick Everett

@d3rrick.bsky.social

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Science graduate who likes opera, classical music & that kind of thing. Arthurian literature. Social Democrat. I block racists, fascists, clowns, wackos and loonies of both right and left. Web site: https://www.monsalvat.no ; Mastodon [email protected]

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · Dec 18

It's nice of people to follow my account but if you do not have a profile, then do not expect me to follow you back.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 3m

I have always said that the only way to stage "Parsifal" is by using projections. Rather than having clunky scenery moving around the stage. Until recently, stage lighting wasn't quite good enough, but now it is possible.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 20m

"Your PC is enrolled to get Extended Security Updates". 🍾

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 23m

F*ck it, I have hacked the registry. Something is working.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1h

White animals, including deer, come from the Celtic Otherworld. It is probably best to leave them alone. The same applies to any strange women riding white horses.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1h

On the subject of dubious practice, it seems that whenever I find a restaurant in downtown Oslo that I like, it closes a week later. Of course, once the bankruptcy has been filed, the restaurant reopens with new decor and a new name, and now owned by the wife of the former owner.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1h

The moral of the story, I guess, is that when you close down a business with a long history and a good reputation, keep the brand and use it again. It seems to me that using the name of company that has closed is tantamount to fraud. But what do I know?

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1h

Several years ago I visited a bookstore that I used to frequent in downtown Oslo. The name over the door had changed, so I asked one of the staff, "what happened to Tanum?", and I was told that it had closed a year earlier. Now the name Tanum has reappeared over the door. Confusing.

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 3h

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 4h

May God bless the Lady of the Mercians.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 5h

Looks interesting. Enjoy!

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 5h

Today's brunch was French Toast, using slices of the spelt loaf I had baked 3 days ago. Fortunately I had just enough cream available and I always have fresh eggs.

9 minutes in the air fryer. Topped with strawberries. 🍓🍓🍓

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 8h

For users in EEA, according to an announcement from Microsoft two weeks ago, the enrollment flow will be updated to allow customers to enroll without enabling backups to OneDrive. It is reported that users are required to log in to their Microsoft account once every 60 days to stay in the programme.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 9h

In Norway it is now impossible to buy a new car running on petrol or diesel. Only secondhand vehicles can be sold. There are still many Teslas on the roads but increasingly the electric vehicles are of Chinese origin.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 23h

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 23h

You would have thought that the Dems might have learned by now that running anyone who is past 70 and has major health problems is stupid. Because some of them die before they get to vote in the House.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

I'm old enough to remember when Lenny Henry was funny. That ended with the Chef nonsense.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

My current Windows 10 PC will not run W11 because of some hardware limitations. I'm going to rebuild this PC anyway because the motherboard is flaky but I do not want to quit W10 immediately. So I am waiting for enrollment in the ESU programme.

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

Most likely martial law too.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

He probably likes it.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

The first good news is that Trump is fading fast, both physically and mentally, and it will soon be 25th Amendment time. The bad news is that Vance, a puppet of Peter Thiel the Antichrist, is ready to take over the presidency. The other good news is that the Maganuts do not like Vance.

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on her Nobel Peace Prize.

Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

Re. the ongoing Windows 10 ESU nightmare. Is everyone in the EEA getting ESUEligibilityResult= 0xd ?

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Derrick Everett @d3rrick.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking news: Peter Mandelson is still a creep. As he always was.