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Crowthorne used to be my local station many years ago!

08.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I lived in VA then CA for over a decade and never ever got past how gas was basically free as far as I was concerned, especially when you take into account income tax on your earnings to pay for it versus prices where I am now back in the UK for the moment.

08.03.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Up early to go spectate at the Nottingham 10k road run this morning. Expecting to see a few of our Parkrun regulars.

08.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Probably :/

07.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#fuckmondays

02.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I got the stats side of it this far (and it streams live updates in Grafana). I am going to add a map view too, but that's never been the focus of the project - it's always been about tracking stats for what's passing by and alerting for "interesting" stuff.

06.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That project is currently getting some of my time as I greatly expand its Grafana dashboard (cos I work there these days).

06.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nottingham City Transport 500 / DD18GAS still looking a bit bare without the wraps it’s had for most of its life.

06.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, we should all do it!

06.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Adopting permanent daylight saving time β€˜Spring forward’ on March 8 will be the last time change, ending twice-yearly clock changes

Note also British Columbia is going permanently. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haven't heard it yet - I'm a big fan of Sam's from the making stuff perspective and need to go see his museum soon.

06.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loco Roco was my favourite!

05.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Daphne has been discussed in my team meeting as a possible dashboard project πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Klara and the Sun - Wikipedia

I enjoyed Klara and the Sun. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klara_a...

04.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That ribbon cable does look like a faff.

04.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have the same pi, cooler, SSD and base here that I haven’t used so I can see about finding some time to get the operating system on there and try the cat flap setup.

04.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nope.

04.03.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love Carter - first band I saw live with my own money. Jimbob has written some good books too.

04.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Python Glasgow: Open Mic Night! 🎀🐍, Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup Calling all Python enthusiasts, from beginners to seasoned developers! Whether you've just started your Python journey or you're working on advanced projects, this Python

Wed 4th πŸ“† Python Glasgow: Open Mic Night! 🎀🐍 with Python Glasgow, Glasgow

04.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I once went to (and donated copies to) the shop in LA that’s a shrine to Jerry Maguire on VHS.

03.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly for the silly stopping engine feature that I turn off every time I get in the car!

03.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honda Element - I've had 2.

03.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Paging @thealso.bsky.social πŸ‘€

02.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A new car battery sitting in the engine compartment of a Skoda Yeti.

A new car battery sitting in the engine compartment of a Skoda Yeti.

The 10 year old Yeti cost me a couple of suspension bushing replacements to get through MoT but I was half expecting that so went ahead and got it a new battery too as the old one was struggling.

02.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome to the transit signs world!

28.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did that just drain down a bit or did people have to give it a hand? I have swept a ton of water off the finish area at Forest Rec a few times but that’s not fed by a stream!

28.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I better revisit a clean install - I have a pi 5 here as well!

28.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We turned up to set up for Wollaton. Stags initially said no but moved on.

28.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flip Dot Displays with Raspberry Pi Flip dot displays were a popular way of displaying destination information on buses and other forms of public transport. A flip dot sign is a matrix of individual dots, each having a brightly coloured...

It’s a Hanover displays one that there are node and python libraries for - here’s some more info from a talk I did about them. simonprickett.dev/flip-dot-dis... - I got it from eBay for Β£112.

27.02.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0