Jon Knight
@greenjimll.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Academic, techie, community rail volunteering, repairing-n-fixing, gardening, utility cycling, eco-friendly old hippy.
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A proud day for Irish science as Ireland joins CERN @cern.bsky.social as an Associate Member State. A huge step forward for research, innovation, and future generations of scientists.
#CERN #IrishScience #Publicengagement #OpenResearch #STEM
#CERN #IrishScience #Publicengagement #OpenResearch #STEM
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A proud day for Irish science as Ireland joins CERN @cern.bsky.social as an Associate Member State. A huge step forward for research, innovation, and future generations of scientists.
#CERN #IrishScience #Publicengagement #OpenResearch #STEM
#CERN #IrishScience #Publicengagement #OpenResearch #STEM
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Hehe, it’s Freshers moving in week. It’s quite amusing to see them all dressed to impressed, immaculate in their best new clothes, hair and makeup.
They’ll soon be mooching about in hoodies, joggers and sliders everywhere 😆
They’ll soon be mooching about in hoodies, joggers and sliders everywhere 😆
September 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Hehe, it’s Freshers moving in week. It’s quite amusing to see them all dressed to impressed, immaculate in their best new clothes, hair and makeup.
They’ll soon be mooching about in hoodies, joggers and sliders everywhere 😆
They’ll soon be mooching about in hoodies, joggers and sliders everywhere 😆
On MS Teams, I've just had the banner appear:
"Announcement As part of a recent update, some Teams you may have previously hidden are now visible again. If you'd prefer not to see them, you can easily hide them from your Teams view."
This must be some new use of the phrase "easily hide" I […]
"Announcement As part of a recent update, some Teams you may have previously hidden are now visible again. If you'd prefer not to see them, you can easily hide them from your Teams view."
This must be some new use of the phrase "easily hide" I […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
September 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On MS Teams, I've just had the banner appear:
"Announcement As part of a recent update, some Teams you may have previously hidden are now visible again. If you'd prefer not to see them, you can easily hide them from your Teams view."
This must be some new use of the phrase "easily hide" I […]
"Announcement As part of a recent update, some Teams you may have previously hidden are now visible again. If you'd prefer not to see them, you can easily hide them from your Teams view."
This must be some new use of the phrase "easily hide" I […]
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This morning we had a report of an important system not working properly.
Tracking back to yesterday afternoon, a colleague made a change to bring that system back into compliance with our managed config (this happens all the time) but that broke it.
In our whole-dept Incidents chat where it […]
Tracking back to yesterday afternoon, a colleague made a change to bring that system back into compliance with our managed config (this happens all the time) but that broke it.
In our whole-dept Incidents chat where it […]
Original post on cyberplace.social
cyberplace.social
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This morning we had a report of an important system not working properly.
Tracking back to yesterday afternoon, a colleague made a change to bring that system back into compliance with our managed config (this happens all the time) but that broke it.
In our whole-dept Incidents chat where it […]
Tracking back to yesterday afternoon, a colleague made a change to bring that system back into compliance with our managed config (this happens all the time) but that broke it.
In our whole-dept Incidents chat where it […]
I'm sorry: the Gimp was open and the images were just right there in front of me...
#trump #epstein #captcha #signature
#trump #epstein #captcha #signature
September 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm sorry: the Gimp was open and the images were just right there in front of me...
#trump #epstein #captcha #signature
#trump #epstein #captcha #signature
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Urgh, what hellish time of day is this? 😬
It can only be #alevelresultsday2025, I don’t get up at this time for anyone else.
Stay safe out there, people. May your calls flow and your courses be full! #ukhe
It can only be #alevelresultsday2025, I don’t get up at this time for anyone else.
Stay safe out there, people. May your calls flow and your courses be full! #ukhe
August 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Urgh, what hellish time of day is this? 😬
It can only be #alevelresultsday2025, I don’t get up at this time for anyone else.
Stay safe out there, people. May your calls flow and your courses be full! #ukhe
It can only be #alevelresultsday2025, I don’t get up at this time for anyone else.
Stay safe out there, people. May your calls flow and your courses be full! #ukhe
I see the in-office staff suggestions system is working well. 😂😂😂😂
August 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I see the in-office staff suggestions system is working well. 😂😂😂😂
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I don't manage a lot of infrastructure on the #internet, but I manage quite a bit, and I am almost finished with #blocking the entire #uk over #osa. I have no choice. The way the #law is written anyone who doesn't (and I don't believe in age-verification services as I find them a privacy mine […]
Original post on bofh.social
bofh.social
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The governments initial reaction to the 378k signatures of the "Repeal the Online Safety Act" petition is, as expected, a big fat "No"
#onlinesafetyact #osa
#onlinesafetyact #osa
July 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The governments initial reaction to the 378k signatures of the "Repeal the Online Safety Act" petition is, as expected, a big fat "No"
#onlinesafetyact #osa
#onlinesafetyact #osa
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UK may be on verge of triggering a 'positive tipping point' for tackling #ClimateChange 🌎♨️. Via @physorg.news
UK may be on verge of triggering a 'positive tipping point' for tackling climate change
The UK is now more than halfway (50.4%) to achieving a net zero carbon economy, which means it has reduced its national emissions significantly compared to 1990.
phys.org
July 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
UK may be on verge of triggering a 'positive tipping point' for tackling #ClimateChange 🌎♨️. Via @physorg.news
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I’m struggling to understand why gov.uk wants to build “community health hubs” when we already have underfunded, privatised-by-stealth, GP surgeries and pharmacies.
Fund the existing services properly, don’t waste money creating bureaucratic infrastructure to create new ones.
Fund the existing services properly, don’t waste money creating bureaucratic infrastructure to create new ones.
July 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m struggling to understand why gov.uk wants to build “community health hubs” when we already have underfunded, privatised-by-stealth, GP surgeries and pharmacies.
Fund the existing services properly, don’t waste money creating bureaucratic infrastructure to create new ones.
Fund the existing services properly, don’t waste money creating bureaucratic infrastructure to create new ones.
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Join us for our monthly Repair Café session at Quay Arts tomorrow! We're looking forward to helping you fix all kinds of items you bring in. If you haven't booked a slot yet, don't worry—you can still drop by on the day. We have a few open slots at 10:40 am and midday. Hope to see you there!
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Join us for our monthly Repair Café session at Quay Arts tomorrow! We're looking forward to helping you fix all kinds of items you bring in. If you haven't booked a slot yet, don't worry—you can still drop by on the day. We have a few open slots at 10:40 am and midday. Hope to see you there!
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Looking for a sustainable way to fix your beloved items rather than tossing them out? Join us at the Repair Cafe at Ventnor Exchange (10:15am to 12:30) this Saturday (24th May)! It's a great opportunity to bring in your broken gadgets, appliances, and other items for a little TLC from our […]
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masto.ai
May 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looking for a sustainable way to fix your beloved items rather than tossing them out? Join us at the Repair Cafe at Ventnor Exchange (10:15am to 12:30) this Saturday (24th May)! It's a great opportunity to bring in your broken gadgets, appliances, and other items for a little TLC from our […]
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With AI we can now directly write legacy code, skipping the annoying waiting period for no one who understands it being around anymore.
May 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
With AI we can now directly write legacy code, skipping the annoying waiting period for no one who understands it being around anymore.
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“In the Netherlands, every citizen is allowed to clear and plant a strip of paving slabs up to 50 centimeters away from the house wall without asking the authorities. ‘We want as many people as possible to take responsibility for making cities greener and therefore more resilient to the climate […]
Original post on norcal.social
norcal.social
May 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
“In the Netherlands, every citizen is allowed to clear and plant a strip of paving slabs up to 50 centimeters away from the house wall without asking the authorities. ‘We want as many people as possible to take responsibility for making cities greener and therefore more resilient to the climate […]
When your road signs are designed by C programmers.
April 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When your road signs are designed by C programmers.
Increasingly glad we decided to shutter the Green Living Forum before the OSA kicked in. I wouldn't want to be a volunteer admin having to check, store and keep safe a load of age identifying information for several thousand random people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yljn2vkn1o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yljn2vkn1o
Ofcom finalises rules for tech firms to protect children online
Websites will have to instate age checks and tighten up algorithm recommendations for young users.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Increasingly glad we decided to shutter the Green Living Forum before the OSA kicked in. I wouldn't want to be a volunteer admin having to check, store and keep safe a load of age identifying information for several thousand random people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yljn2vkn1o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yljn2vkn1o
Chrome with more "AI" stuffed into it. Just what I need from a web browser.
April 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Chrome with more "AI" stuffed into it. Just what I need from a web browser.
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Can someone *please* explain to me in simple, factual, unemotive terms why the world continues to stand by and watch as Israel murders Palestinian civilians in Gaza? Along with the aid and utilities blockades this has all been acknowledged as clear war crimes, but the rest of the world continues […]
Original post on cyberplace.social
cyberplace.social
April 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Can someone *please* explain to me in simple, factual, unemotive terms why the world continues to stand by and watch as Israel murders Palestinian civilians in Gaza? Along with the aid and utilities blockades this has all been acknowledged as clear war crimes, but the rest of the world continues […]
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Today is, sadly, the day I stop playing framed.wtf
If your cookie/ad/tracking preferences doesn’t include a “None of the above” button and I have to manually turn off many, many switches you have no respect for me 😔
If your cookie/ad/tracking preferences doesn’t include a “None of the above” button and I have to manually turn off many, many switches you have no respect for me 😔
April 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today is, sadly, the day I stop playing framed.wtf
If your cookie/ad/tracking preferences doesn’t include a “None of the above” button and I have to manually turn off many, many switches you have no respect for me 😔
If your cookie/ad/tracking preferences doesn’t include a “None of the above” button and I have to manually turn off many, many switches you have no respect for me 😔
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Well, today just got 100% better. Caught some cretin posting a Reform UK flyer through my door and took great delight in telling them to take it back and shove it up their arse.
There’s a time and place for polite political discourse, this is not it.
There’s a time and place for polite political discourse, this is not it.
April 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Well, today just got 100% better. Caught some cretin posting a Reform UK flyer through my door and took great delight in telling them to take it back and shove it up their arse.
There’s a time and place for polite political discourse, this is not it.
There’s a time and place for polite political discourse, this is not it.
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I mean, why would they use Hall effect sensors? They literally don’t wear out, like the mythical lightbulb that never blows.
Controllers with a limited-by-design life cycle are a money-making decision, to sell more controllers
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114297474284194538
Controllers with a limited-by-design life cycle are a money-making decision, to sell more controllers
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114297474284194538
Ars Technica (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Switch 2 joysticks won’t use Hall effect sensors to avoid stick drift But Nintendo promises "redesigned" Joy-Cons are "smoother" and "more reliable." https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/switch-2-joysticks-wont-use-hall-effect-sensors-to-avoid-stick-drift/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm;_social-type=owned&utm;_source=mastodon&utm;_medium=social
mastodon.social
April 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I mean, why would they use Hall effect sensors? They literally don’t wear out, like the mythical lightbulb that never blows.
Controllers with a limited-by-design life cycle are a money-making decision, to sell more controllers
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114297474284194538
Controllers with a limited-by-design life cycle are a money-making decision, to sell more controllers
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114297474284194538
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So how come it costs £90 to renew a UK passport, but only £14 for a driving license? 🤔
April 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So how come it costs £90 to renew a UK passport, but only £14 for a driving license? 🤔
Just been reading about #ai assisted #vibe_coding. At first glance this looks to be to software development what the Juicero was to consumer electronics.
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Just been reading about #ai assisted #vibe_coding. At first glance this looks to be to software development what the Juicero was to consumer electronics.