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Neil Batchelor

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Passionate about powering businesses online. From green web hosting @encode.host to SEO, I've got you covered. Love all things tech, Founder of https://WPCoventry.co.uk. Let's build something amazing together! πŸ“ Warwickshire, UK

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there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 16265 πŸ” 5036 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 121
Image shows the Grand Union Canal at Birdingbury Wharf as viewed from the A426 bridge over the canal. The canal has a gentle curve to the right and disappears out of view behind some canal side scrub. It was a slightly misty morning and both the sky and the canal were orange/yellow in colour. An orange  un is visible behind some bare tree branches on the left hand side of the canal. The water is still apart from a few ripples towards the bottom left corner of the image that slightly distort the reflected tree branches in this part of the image.

Image shows the Grand Union Canal at Birdingbury Wharf as viewed from the A426 bridge over the canal. The canal has a gentle curve to the right and disappears out of view behind some canal side scrub. It was a slightly misty morning and both the sky and the canal were orange/yellow in colour. An orange un is visible behind some bare tree branches on the left hand side of the canal. The water is still apart from a few ripples towards the bottom left corner of the image that slightly distort the reflected tree branches in this part of the image.

Just after sunrise on the Grand Union Canal at Birdingbury Wharf, Warwickshire on the 4th of March 2026
#Scape #Canal #Warwickshire

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Almost nobody in the media reported on the former Tory Government's sweeping power grab of the electoral commission. This week Labour have announced that they will reverse what Boris Johnson did and return the commission to independence.

Ofcourse Labour will get absolutely no credit for doing this

05.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 1341 πŸ” 471 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 14
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating β€” even indirectly β€” in the war.

06.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 712 πŸ” 361 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 136
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Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

05.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 3991 πŸ” 1242 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 327

This is such a loss for #StratfordUponAvon

05.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The RSC’s music cuts fundamentally diminish our experience of theatre | Tom Service From Mendelssohn’s scherzo in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Grieg’s Morning Mood from Peer Gynt, music composed for the theatre was never just β€˜incidental’

The RSC’s music cuts fundamentally diminish our experience of theatre | Tom Service

05.03.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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You can now visualize how a color palette distributes across OKHsv, OKHsl, OKLCh and CIELab, and compare 6 distance metrics side by side. Zero dependencies, raw WebGL2.

Took me 3 years to make something I wasn't too embarrassed to share πŸ™ƒ

meodai.github.io/color-palett...

04.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 989 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 3

I don't know who needs to know this... but...

A VPN is not a privacy application. It doesn't hide your location data, specifically. It doesn't encrypt your data, specifically. All it does is route your traffic through a single server somewhere else.

Let me explain. Or don't, this is the internet.

04.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2681 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 24

Don't forget the #RepairCafe in #StratfordUponAvon is this coming Saturday, 10am-2pm in the Methodist Church Hall in Old Town.

Bring your broken stuff to get fixed!

04.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Igalia Coding Experience | Igalia - Open Source Consultancy and Development Igalia is an open source consulting firm specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers an...

Global remote, 🚨paid🚨 open source grant program from @igalia.com for folks to learn more about Linux, Graphics, JS DevTools, Multimedia + GStreamer or Web Standards.

- apply by April 3
- €7k for 450 hours over 3-6 months
- uni students or self directed learners

www.igalia.com/coding-exper...

04.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The perspective is so awesome……

03.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Nigel Farage lied multiple times at his press conference today - including saying no-one who voted Green in Gorton and Denton has a job and he's "certain" Reform won most British born voters in the by-election, based on zero evidence, and yet not a single journalist there pushed back on them

02.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 3159 πŸ” 1116 πŸ’¬ 193 πŸ“Œ 96
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β€˜Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border

β€˜Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

28.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

I was just reading up on this in The Guardian and although they say that "Family Voting" was occurring, there was no word of which way.

Could it be that Reform we're the ones doing it?!

27.02.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tried to add "12 Years a Slave" to Google Calendar and it created a 12-year-long event called "a Slave"
β€’ a Slave
Tue, February 25, 8pm - Wed, February 25, 2026, 8pm
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Edit event Β»
5:27 PM β€’ Feb 23, 2014

Kevin Nguyen @knguyen ... Tried to add "12 Years a Slave" to Google Calendar and it created a 12-year-long event called "a Slave" β€’ a Slave Tue, February 25, 8pm - Wed, February 25, 2026, 8pm Delete Edit event Β» 5:27 PM β€’ Feb 23, 2014

It’s finally over

26.02.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 5062 πŸ” 835 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 21

Currently looking for work and projects. Give me a shout or a DM if you have a project - ttrpg, card game, etc that's in need of illustration/art/concepts.

23.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
Graphic with the text β€˜Warwickshire’s local government is being reorganised’ above an illustration of a laptop displaying the words β€˜Give us your views!’. To the right is a map outline of Warwickshire with the text β€˜Warwickshire future’. A smartphone icon appears beside the laptop, all set against a blue background

Graphic with the text β€˜Warwickshire’s local government is being reorganised’ above an illustration of a laptop displaying the words β€˜Give us your views!’. To the right is a map outline of Warwickshire with the text β€˜Warwickshire future’. A smartphone icon appears beside the laptop, all set against a blue background

πŸ“£ The government has launched a consultation to invite residents, businesses, and key stakeholders, to have their say on what Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) should look like in Warwickshire. The consultation is open until Thursday, 26 March. Use the link below to have your say πŸ‘‡

25.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"No Claude you **** ** piece of **** I said put the link on the same line as the label. Same line you **** ****** absolute **** son of a ***** go and ****** in the *** and *****"

> The user appears to be getting frustrated. I should try and do this again but correctly

25.02.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Share a TV show that raised you.

25.02.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell the Government: Protect VPN use in the UK Take action! Protect VPN use in the UK VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log...

I use this technology EVERY day to help keep our business and family safe; This policy is so short sighted πŸ˜”

Protect VPN use in the UK action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-governm...

24.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Year, New Skill: What is HTML and Why Should You Care? Happy New Year! It is January 1st, 2026. The decorations are coming down, the gym memberships are being signed, and the &#8220;New Year, New Me&#8221; posts are flooding social media. You might have resolved to lose weight, read more books, or finally organize your accounts. But for your business, we have a better resolution, one ... <a title="New Year, New Skill: What is HTML and Why Should You Care?" class="read-more" href="https://www.mywebhost.co.uk/foundations/new-year-new-skill-what-is-html-and-why-should-you-care/" aria-label="Read more about New Year, New Skill: What is HTML and Why Should You Care?">Read more</a>

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24.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Special: The Ghost of Hosting Past (Renewal Fees) Welcome to Day 7 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! πŸ‘» It is Sunday. A day for rest, roast dinners, and... terrifying financial shocks?

From the Archives: Sunday Special: The Ghost of Hosting Past (Renewal Fees) - https://www.mywebhost.co.uk/uk-trends/sunday-special-the-ghost-of-hosting-past-renewal-fees/

22.02.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Decorating the Tree: How to Install WordPress (Without Tangles) Welcome to Day 3 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! πŸŽ„ Behind Door #1, we bought our Address (Domain), then Behind Door #2, we built our Workshop (Hosting). Now, we have an empty building. It has walls and a roof, but it looks a bit… bare. It needs tinsel. It needs lights. It needs a tree. ... <a title="Decorating the Tree: How to Install WordPress (Without Tangles)" class="read-more" href="https://www.mywebhost.co.uk/site-management/decorating-the-tree-how-to-install-wordpress-without-tangles/" aria-label="Read more about Decorating the Tree: How to Install WordPress (Without Tangles)">Read more</a>

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20.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's a great read πŸ‘

Also, lots of questions that, unfortunately, I don't know the answers!

18.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything you need to know on how URLs work in WordPress - Dwi'n Rhys Everything you need to know on how URLs work in WordPress. Good to wave in your SEOs face if they question anything.

NEW POST:

A bit of a long one, as I share everything you need to know about how URLs Work in WordPress

dwinrhys.com/2026/02/18/e...

#seo #wordpress

18.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Sunday Special: A Brief History of the Web (From 1991 to 2026) Welcome to Day 4 of our HTML series! It is the first Sunday of 2026. Sundays are typically for rest and reflecting on the past, so today we are going to step into a time machine. We have spent the last few days looking at how HTML works today. We&#8217;ve discussed tags, attributes, and the ... <a title="Sunday Special: A Brief History of the Web (From 1991 to 2026)" class="read-more" href="https://www.mywebhost.co.uk/uk-trends/sunday-special-a-brief-history-of-the-web-from-1991-to-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Sunday Special: A Brief History of the Web (From 1991 to 2026)">Read more</a>

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18.02.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Peak computing!

17.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feed the Reindeers: Why Your Server Needs NVMe Storage Welcome to Day 8 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🦌 We have entered Week 2, and this week is all about Speed. Imagine Santa’s sleigh. It’s polished, aerodynamic, and loaded with gifts. But what actually makes it fly? The Reindeers. You can have the lightest sleigh in the world (a perfectly coded website), but if ... <a title="Feed the Reindeers: Why Your Server Needs NVMe Storage" class="read-more" href="https://www.mywebhost.co.uk/performance/feed-the-reindeers-why-your-server-needs-nvme-storage/" aria-label="Read more about Feed the Reindeers: Why Your Server Needs NVMe Storage">Read more</a>

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16.02.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0