Peter Bowyer
@peter.bowyer.org
Studier of Sociology and Criminology. Developer of JavaScript / NodeJS / Leaflet.js. Master of Scrums. Interests: Social History. Public Policy. CGS. Genealogy / DNA. #hamradio #hamr (G4MJS) Views my own
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Trump’s obsession with Canada and Greenland is probably just because of the Mercator projection
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Trump’s obsession with Canada and Greenland is probably just because of the Mercator projection
This morning has been spent hiding from my new PIR detector and then creeping up on it so I can test the Google Home automations that make it turn stuff on and off.
January 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
This morning has been spent hiding from my new PIR detector and then creeping up on it so I can test the Google Home automations that make it turn stuff on and off.
Xmas tradition: tracking Santa in his helicopter on ADSBExchange as he overflies the local primary schools. He's upgraded to a Chinook this year, you can get a lot of presents in one of those.
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Xmas tradition: tracking Santa in his helicopter on ADSBExchange as he overflies the local primary schools. He's upgraded to a Chinook this year, you can get a lot of presents in one of those.
Got sucked into a wormhole of 'Freemen on the land' people on Facebook. Blimey, they're total nut-jobs.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Got sucked into a wormhole of 'Freemen on the land' people on Facebook. Blimey, they're total nut-jobs.
The Royal Family just announced that in order to distance himself from the monarchy, Andrew Windsor will now be known as Andrew Slough.
October 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Royal Family just announced that in order to distance himself from the monarchy, Andrew Windsor will now be known as Andrew Slough.
I love birthdays - dozens of companies you forgot existed send you a discount code to 'celebrate'. Pizza, coffee and travel insurance so far.
October 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I love birthdays - dozens of companies you forgot existed send you a discount code to 'celebrate'. Pizza, coffee and travel insurance so far.
"I said an educated guess. That guess left school at 15 to work in an abattoir"
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"I said an educated guess. That guess left school at 15 to work in an abattoir"
Number of phones in household: 4. Number that received an emergency alert: 0. Oh.
September 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Number of phones in household: 4. Number that received an emergency alert: 0. Oh.
Interesting line for Amazon to take - promoting pickup from lockers, which obviously saves them money, with the implicit admission that otherwise they'll leave your parcel out in the rain.
August 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Interesting line for Amazon to take - promoting pickup from lockers, which obviously saves them money, with the implicit admission that otherwise they'll leave your parcel out in the rain.
Slightly diminish a band: Fleetwood Shower Proof Poncho Like You Get At Alton Towers When Your Mum Doesn't Want You To Get Your Clothes Wet.
Slightly diminish a band: Adequatevox
Slightly diminish a band: Blink 181
August 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Slightly diminish a band: Fleetwood Shower Proof Poncho Like You Get At Alton Towers When Your Mum Doesn't Want You To Get Your Clothes Wet.
On a Teams call just now... ,"Where's John?" .. John immediately joined. I remarked he was like the shopkeeper on Mr Benn. Tumbleweed. Ok, that particular piece of popular culture is a bit too old for a work call, then
August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On a Teams call just now... ,"Where's John?" .. John immediately joined. I remarked he was like the shopkeeper on Mr Benn. Tumbleweed. Ok, that particular piece of popular culture is a bit too old for a work call, then
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August 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Stop trying to create enjoyable delivery experiences, just deliver the parcels.
July 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Stop trying to create enjoyable delivery experiences, just deliver the parcels.
"Ok Google, will it rain today?" "Probably not" she answers, whilst displaying a probability of 65%. I'll just look out of the window, then.
July 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Ok Google, will it rain today?" "Probably not" she answers, whilst displaying a probability of 65%. I'll just look out of the window, then.
Just had an invite for a webinar that's at "July 8, 2025, at 5:00 UTC / 12:00 p.m. ET" Could they have made this any more confusing? They quote UTC which nobody uses in our summer, miss off the am/pm indicator on the 05:00 (default am? Unlikely) and then use '12pm' which is non-deterministic.
July 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Just had an invite for a webinar that's at "July 8, 2025, at 5:00 UTC / 12:00 p.m. ET" Could they have made this any more confusing? They quote UTC which nobody uses in our summer, miss off the am/pm indicator on the 05:00 (default am? Unlikely) and then use '12pm' which is non-deterministic.
Ok #connections - that was a bit like 'Things I don't have in my kitchen'.
June 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Ok #connections - that was a bit like 'Things I don't have in my kitchen'.
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It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to discover Reform UK doesn’t know how government spending works
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
Exposed: Reform UK doesn’t know how government spending works
Reform UK just confused a procurement framework with a spending scandal – and revealed they don’t understand government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to discover Reform UK doesn’t know how government spending works
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
Facebook has decided I need to see every one of the local council posts about pride month, and every one of the gammon 'when's straight month' replies.
June 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Facebook has decided I need to see every one of the local council posts about pride month, and every one of the gammon 'when's straight month' replies.
This needs a 'skip' button #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This needs a 'skip' button #eurovision
Just caught The Diamond Heist on Netflix - excellent genre-busting part documentary, part classic Guy Ritchie gangster flick. Recommend. www.netflix.com/gb/title/817...
Watch The Diamond Heist | Netflix Official Site
This stranger-than-fiction crime caper follows the attempted robbery of a precious gem, told by the gangsters who did it and the police on their tail.
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April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just caught The Diamond Heist on Netflix - excellent genre-busting part documentary, part classic Guy Ritchie gangster flick. Recommend. www.netflix.com/gb/title/817...
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Exclusive: The plan to make Sadiq Khan share power in London - by copying Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester. www.londoncentric.media/p/the-plan-t...
The plan to make Sadiq Khan share power in London
Exclusive: London's councils want a "radical" change that could curtail the mayor's power — by following the lead of Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester.
www.londoncentric.media
April 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Exclusive: The plan to make Sadiq Khan share power in London - by copying Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester. www.londoncentric.media/p/the-plan-t...
#connections We definitely need to talk
April 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#connections We definitely need to talk
I presume the arrival of a load of spam attempts in my Teams account is related to the demise of Skype and the migration of what was there into Teams - great, I really needed all that Blocking practice :-(
April 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I presume the arrival of a load of spam attempts in my Teams account is related to the demise of Skype and the migration of what was there into Teams - great, I really needed all that Blocking practice :-(
If you see this, post a bridge.
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed
March 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
If you see this, post a bridge.
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed