Neil Turner
@mastodon.neilturner.me.uk
Millennial Yorkshire queer partially deaf geek dad/husband. Works in university admissions, specialising in PhD and MBA. Likes photography and social media […]
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New blog post: Merry Christmas!
By the power of a scheduled post that was written last Saturday, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas if you are celebrating today. As per usual, we’re staying with my parents in York for the Christmas period, having […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
By the power of a scheduled post that was written last Saturday, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas if you are celebrating today. As per usual, we’re staying with my parents in York for the Christmas period, having […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Merry Christmas!
By the power of a scheduled post that was written last Saturday, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas if you are celebrating today. As per usual, we’re staying with my parents in York for the Christmas period, having […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
By the power of a scheduled post that was written last Saturday, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas if you are celebrating today. As per usual, we’re staying with my parents in York for the Christmas period, having […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: My best children’s books of 2025
Having written about my favourite adult fiction and non-fiction books of this year, it’s time for the books that we enjoyed reading with our nine-year-old the most this year. This is a mixture of fiction and […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Having written about my favourite adult fiction and non-fiction books of this year, it’s time for the books that we enjoyed reading with our nine-year-old the most this year. This is a mixture of fiction and […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New blog post: My best children’s books of 2025
Having written about my favourite adult fiction and non-fiction books of this year, it’s time for the books that we enjoyed reading with our nine-year-old the most this year. This is a mixture of fiction and […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Having written about my favourite adult fiction and non-fiction books of this year, it’s time for the books that we enjoyed reading with our nine-year-old the most this year. This is a mixture of fiction and […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Playlist of the month: Novelty Christmas
The last time I did a Christmas playlist, I included my favourite Christmas music. This isn’t quite the opposite of that, but instead it’s 10 novelty Christmas songs that wouldn’t really make sense to […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
The last time I did a Christmas playlist, I included my favourite Christmas music. This isn’t quite the opposite of that, but instead it’s 10 novelty Christmas songs that wouldn’t really make sense to […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New blog post: Playlist of the month: Novelty Christmas
The last time I did a Christmas playlist, I included my favourite Christmas music. This isn’t quite the opposite of that, but instead it’s 10 novelty Christmas songs that wouldn’t really make sense to […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
The last time I did a Christmas playlist, I included my favourite Christmas music. This isn’t quite the opposite of that, but instead it’s 10 novelty Christmas songs that wouldn’t really make sense to […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: My best adult fiction books of 2025
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New blog post: My best adult fiction books of 2025
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Fritz! Repeater 3000AX
When we signed up for Zen internet last month, we also signed up for Zen EveryRoom. This is an additional monthly charge to cover the cost of a Wi-Fi repeater device, and, as our new router is a Fritz!Box, we were sent a […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
When we signed up for Zen internet last month, we also signed up for Zen EveryRoom. This is an additional monthly charge to cover the cost of a Wi-Fi repeater device, and, as our new router is a Fritz!Box, we were sent a […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Fritz! Repeater 3000AX
When we signed up for Zen internet last month, we also signed up for Zen EveryRoom. This is an additional monthly charge to cover the cost of a Wi-Fi repeater device, and, as our new router is a Fritz!Box, we were sent a […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
When we signed up for Zen internet last month, we also signed up for Zen EveryRoom. This is an additional monthly charge to cover the cost of a Wi-Fi repeater device, and, as our new router is a Fritz!Box, we were sent a […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: My best non-fiction books of 2025
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present ideas […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present ideas […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: My best non-fiction books of 2025
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present ideas […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Between now and the day before Christmas Eve, I’ll be posting about the best books that I’ve read (or the best audiobooks that I have listened to) this year, just in case you need any last minute present ideas […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Pressidium Cookie Consent plugin review
Someone anonymously emailed me recently to advise that my cookie consent banner was not compliant with current privacy regulations, and so I’ve swapped it for the Pressidium Cookie Consent WordPress […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Someone anonymously emailed me recently to advise that my cookie consent banner was not compliant with current privacy regulations, and so I’ve swapped it for the Pressidium Cookie Consent WordPress […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New blog post: Pressidium Cookie Consent plugin review
Someone anonymously emailed me recently to advise that my cookie consent banner was not compliant with current privacy regulations, and so I’ve swapped it for the Pressidium Cookie Consent WordPress […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Someone anonymously emailed me recently to advise that my cookie consent banner was not compliant with current privacy regulations, and so I’ve swapped it for the Pressidium Cookie Consent WordPress […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Recycling your food waste
If you live in England, then from the 31st March 2026, your local authority will need to collect your food waste every week. Now, you might be reading this and thinking ‘hang on, my local authority already collects my food waste every week’! And many do […]
If you live in England, then from the 31st March 2026, your local authority will need to collect your food waste every week. Now, you might be reading this and thinking ‘hang on, my local authority already collects my food waste every week’! And many do […]
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December 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New blog post: Recycling your food waste
If you live in England, then from the 31st March 2026, your local authority will need to collect your food waste every week. Now, you might be reading this and thinking ‘hang on, my local authority already collects my food waste every week’! And many do […]
If you live in England, then from the 31st March 2026, your local authority will need to collect your food waste every week. Now, you might be reading this and thinking ‘hang on, my local authority already collects my food waste every week’! And many do […]
New blog post: Setting WPA mode on ESPHome
If you’ve upgraded to last month’s release of ESPHome 2025.11, you may start seeing this warning message about WPA when validating your YAML scripts, or compiling new versions: WARNING The minimum WiFi authentication […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
If you’ve upgraded to last month’s release of ESPHome 2025.11, you may start seeing this warning message about WPA when validating your YAML scripts, or compiling new versions: WARNING The minimum WiFi authentication […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
New blog post: Setting WPA mode on ESPHome
If you’ve upgraded to last month’s release of ESPHome 2025.11, you may start seeing this warning message about WPA when validating your YAML scripts, or compiling new versions: WARNING The minimum WiFi authentication […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
If you’ve upgraded to last month’s release of ESPHome 2025.11, you may start seeing this warning message about WPA when validating your YAML scripts, or compiling new versions: WARNING The minimum WiFi authentication […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Fritz!Box 7530 AX review
As is usual when you sign up to a new Internet Service Provider, we were offered a new router as well. We signed up with Zen Internet, who unlike their larger rivals, don’t offer their own branded router hardware […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
As is usual when you sign up to a new Internet Service Provider, we were offered a new router as well. We signed up with Zen Internet, who unlike their larger rivals, don’t offer their own branded router hardware […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Fritz!Box 7530 AX review
As is usual when you sign up to a new Internet Service Provider, we were offered a new router as well. We signed up with Zen Internet, who unlike their larger rivals, don’t offer their own branded router hardware […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
As is usual when you sign up to a new Internet Service Provider, we were offered a new router as well. We signed up with Zen Internet, who unlike their larger rivals, don’t offer their own branded router hardware […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: How will electric car owners pay the new mileage tax?
In last week’s budget, a new electric vehicle mileage tax was announced. This will apply to all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from 2028, and will mean electric vehicle owners will initially pay 3p per mile, and plug-in […]
In last week’s budget, a new electric vehicle mileage tax was announced. This will apply to all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from 2028, and will mean electric vehicle owners will initially pay 3p per mile, and plug-in […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New blog post: How will electric car owners pay the new mileage tax?
In last week’s budget, a new electric vehicle mileage tax was announced. This will apply to all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from 2028, and will mean electric vehicle owners will initially pay 3p per mile, and plug-in […]
In last week’s budget, a new electric vehicle mileage tax was announced. This will apply to all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from 2028, and will mean electric vehicle owners will initially pay 3p per mile, and plug-in […]
New blog post: Achieving a state of internet Zen
So, following on from our full fibre (FTTP) broadband installation, we also switched to a new internet provider: Zen Internet. Zen is one of the oldest Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the UK, having been […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
So, following on from our full fibre (FTTP) broadband installation, we also switched to a new internet provider: Zen Internet. Zen is one of the oldest Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the UK, having been […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Achieving a state of internet Zen
So, following on from our full fibre (FTTP) broadband installation, we also switched to a new internet provider: Zen Internet. Zen is one of the oldest Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the UK, having been […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
So, following on from our full fibre (FTTP) broadband installation, we also switched to a new internet provider: Zen Internet. Zen is one of the oldest Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the UK, having been […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: 92% done with 2025
It’s the 1st of December today, and so begins a busy month for us. At work, we have our winter graduation ceremonies, and so I’ll be helping out with these, as well as meeting some colleagues visiting from another university. Due to school holidays, I’m only […]
It’s the 1st of December today, and so begins a busy month for us. At work, we have our winter graduation ceremonies, and so I’ll be helping out with these, as well as meeting some colleagues visiting from another university. Due to school holidays, I’m only […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: 92% done with 2025
It’s the 1st of December today, and so begins a busy month for us. At work, we have our winter graduation ceremonies, and so I’ll be helping out with these, as well as meeting some colleagues visiting from another university. Due to school holidays, I’m only […]
It’s the 1st of December today, and so begins a busy month for us. At work, we have our winter graduation ceremonies, and so I’ll be helping out with these, as well as meeting some colleagues visiting from another university. Due to school holidays, I’m only […]
New blog post: Unblogged November
I quite like doing these round-ups of previously unblogged minor things at the end of each month. You can read what I wrote in October, and now here’s November: Peter Pan-to time (oh no it isn’t) We’re off to see Peter Pan at the Bradford Playhouse this weekend […]
I quite like doing these round-ups of previously unblogged minor things at the end of each month. You can read what I wrote in October, and now here’s November: Peter Pan-to time (oh no it isn’t) We’re off to see Peter Pan at the Bradford Playhouse this weekend […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Unblogged November
I quite like doing these round-ups of previously unblogged minor things at the end of each month. You can read what I wrote in October, and now here’s November: Peter Pan-to time (oh no it isn’t) We’re off to see Peter Pan at the Bradford Playhouse this weekend […]
I quite like doing these round-ups of previously unblogged minor things at the end of each month. You can read what I wrote in October, and now here’s November: Peter Pan-to time (oh no it isn’t) We’re off to see Peter Pan at the Bradford Playhouse this weekend […]
New blog post: York’s Chocolate Story
York, my city of birth, is known for a lot of historical things – the Romans, the Vikings, the medieval city walls and others. But it’s also known for chocolate, and was once home to three large confectionary companies […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
York, my city of birth, is known for a lot of historical things – the Romans, the Vikings, the medieval city walls and others. But it’s also known for chocolate, and was once home to three large confectionary companies […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New blog post: York’s Chocolate Story
York, my city of birth, is known for a lot of historical things – the Romans, the Vikings, the medieval city walls and others. But it’s also known for chocolate, and was once home to three large confectionary companies […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
York, my city of birth, is known for a lot of historical things – the Romans, the Vikings, the medieval city walls and others. But it’s also known for chocolate, and was once home to three large confectionary companies […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Getting ready for Christmas
Well, it’s the 25th November, and so Christmas Day is only a month away. We’ve already put our Christmas tree up – indeed, it’s been up since the Saturday before last. Now that is exceptionally early even by our […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Well, it’s the 25th November, and so Christmas Day is only a month away. We’ve already put our Christmas tree up – indeed, it’s been up since the Saturday before last. Now that is exceptionally early even by our […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New blog post: Getting ready for Christmas
Well, it’s the 25th November, and so Christmas Day is only a month away. We’ve already put our Christmas tree up – indeed, it’s been up since the Saturday before last. Now that is exceptionally early even by our […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Well, it’s the 25th November, and so Christmas Day is only a month away. We’ve already put our Christmas tree up – indeed, it’s been up since the Saturday before last. Now that is exceptionally early even by our […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Guys, I found the Arch-Bi-Shop of York.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Guys, I found the Arch-Bi-Shop of York.
New blog post: Filler content
I try very hard to make sure that a new blog post goes live on here every two days. And sometimes I have so much to write about, that I have three weeks’ worth of blog posts scheduled to go live. Typically, this is just after we come back from holiday, for example […]
I try very hard to make sure that a new blog post goes live on here every two days. And sometimes I have so much to write about, that I have three weeks’ worth of blog posts scheduled to go live. Typically, this is just after we come back from holiday, for example […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New blog post: Filler content
I try very hard to make sure that a new blog post goes live on here every two days. And sometimes I have so much to write about, that I have three weeks’ worth of blog posts scheduled to go live. Typically, this is just after we come back from holiday, for example […]
I try very hard to make sure that a new blog post goes live on here every two days. And sometimes I have so much to write about, that I have three weeks’ worth of blog posts scheduled to go live. Typically, this is just after we come back from holiday, for example […]
New blog post: Full of your daily dose of fibre (broadband)
We’ve brought our home internet connection into the 21st Century and are now hooked up to Openreach’s full fibre broadband network. This is a full fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connection, where the fibre […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
We’ve brought our home internet connection into the 21st Century and are now hooked up to Openreach’s full fibre broadband network. This is a full fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connection, where the fibre […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Full of your daily dose of fibre (broadband)
We’ve brought our home internet connection into the 21st Century and are now hooked up to Openreach’s full fibre broadband network. This is a full fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connection, where the fibre […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
We’ve brought our home internet connection into the 21st Century and are now hooked up to Openreach’s full fibre broadband network. This is a full fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connection, where the fibre […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Thought Bubble 2025
Last Sunday, we went to Thought Bubble Festival Comic Con in Harrogate. Overall, it’s our fifth time that we’ve been, and the second year in a row. We first went to Thought Bubble in 2014. Back then, it was hosted at the […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Last Sunday, we went to Thought Bubble Festival Comic Con in Harrogate. Overall, it’s our fifth time that we’ve been, and the second year in a row. We first went to Thought Bubble in 2014. Back then, it was hosted at the […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Thought Bubble 2025
Last Sunday, we went to Thought Bubble Festival Comic Con in Harrogate. Overall, it’s our fifth time that we’ve been, and the second year in a row. We first went to Thought Bubble in 2014. Back then, it was hosted at the […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Last Sunday, we went to Thought Bubble Festival Comic Con in Harrogate. Overall, it’s our fifth time that we’ve been, and the second year in a row. We first went to Thought Bubble in 2014. Back then, it was hosted at the […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Kelham Island Museum
If I had to guess where the Kelham Island Museum was, I’d probably suggest it was somewhere off the coast of northern England. It’s not – it’s in Sheffield city centre, and it’s a museum of Sheffield’s industrial history […]
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If I had to guess where the Kelham Island Museum was, I’d probably suggest it was somewhere off the coast of northern England. It’s not – it’s in Sheffield city centre, and it’s a museum of Sheffield’s industrial history […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New blog post: Kelham Island Museum
If I had to guess where the Kelham Island Museum was, I’d probably suggest it was somewhere off the coast of northern England. It’s not – it’s in Sheffield city centre, and it’s a museum of Sheffield’s industrial history […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
If I had to guess where the Kelham Island Museum was, I’d probably suggest it was somewhere off the coast of northern England. It’s not – it’s in Sheffield city centre, and it’s a museum of Sheffield’s industrial history […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: Ecosia
For some time now, I’ve been using Ecosia as my primary search engine, rather than Google search. It aims to be a more ethical alternative; Ecosia is a non-profit company, and any money that would normally go to shareholders instead goes […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
For some time now, I’ve been using Ecosia as my primary search engine, rather than Google search. It aims to be a more ethical alternative; Ecosia is a non-profit company, and any money that would normally go to shareholders instead goes […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Ecosia
For some time now, I’ve been using Ecosia as my primary search engine, rather than Google search. It aims to be a more ethical alternative; Ecosia is a non-profit company, and any money that would normally go to shareholders instead goes […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
For some time now, I’ve been using Ecosia as my primary search engine, rather than Google search. It aims to be a more ethical alternative; Ecosia is a non-profit company, and any money that would normally go to shareholders instead goes […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
I've been asked this survey question about who my electricity supplier is.
Except:
🔵 It's missing Octopus and Ovo, now the biggest and third biggest suppliers
🟢 It includes nPower and SSE which no longer have retail electricity businesses.
Except:
🔵 It's missing Octopus and Ovo, now the biggest and third biggest suppliers
🟢 It includes nPower and SSE which no longer have retail electricity businesses.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I've been asked this survey question about who my electricity supplier is.
Except:
🔵 It's missing Octopus and Ovo, now the biggest and third biggest suppliers
🟢 It includes nPower and SSE which no longer have retail electricity businesses.
Except:
🔵 It's missing Octopus and Ovo, now the biggest and third biggest suppliers
🟢 It includes nPower and SSE which no longer have retail electricity businesses.
New blog post: Playlist of the month: Songs about Trains
Inspired by Sunday’s blog post, this month’s playlist is all songs about trains. There’s no shortage of songs about trains – Wikipedia has a list of almost 800 – but what I did notice when compiling […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Inspired by Sunday’s blog post, this month’s playlist is all songs about trains. There’s no shortage of songs about trains – Wikipedia has a list of almost 800 – but what I did notice when compiling […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: Playlist of the month: Songs about Trains
Inspired by Sunday’s blog post, this month’s playlist is all songs about trains. There’s no shortage of songs about trains – Wikipedia has a list of almost 800 – but what I did notice when compiling […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Inspired by Sunday’s blog post, this month’s playlist is all songs about trains. There’s no shortage of songs about trains – Wikipedia has a list of almost 800 – but what I did notice when compiling […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
New blog post: WordPress Wayback Link Fixer plugin
Link rot is a major problem for long-established web sites that link to other sites. It’s a particular problem for blogs – the word ‘blog’ is, after all, a shortened form of ‘web log’ and the original blogs […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Link rot is a major problem for long-established web sites that link to other sites. It’s a particular problem for blogs – the word ‘blog’ is, after all, a shortened form of ‘web log’ and the original blogs […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New blog post: WordPress Wayback Link Fixer plugin
Link rot is a major problem for long-established web sites that link to other sites. It’s a particular problem for blogs – the word ‘blog’ is, after all, a shortened form of ‘web log’ and the original blogs […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
Link rot is a major problem for long-established web sites that link to other sites. It’s a particular problem for blogs – the word ‘blog’ is, after all, a shortened form of ‘web log’ and the original blogs […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]