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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 5d

Fuck it. I'm oot.

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Spongebob walking backwards through a door giving finger guns.

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 6d

@octopus.energy Our gas reading is being odd again; raised this before, but never really got an answer.

It seems to even out to the right amounts eventually, but it's definitely not right...

/cc @roisin85.bsky.social

A graph showing the estimated cost of energy usage over a day, with a total cost of £1.95, plotted against hourly intervals. The chart features vertical bars representing energy consumption in kWh.

A graph showing the estimated cost of energy usage over a day, with a total cost of -864.92p, plotted against hourly intervals. The chart features vertical bars representing energy consumption in kWh.

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John Kutski @kutski.bsky.social · 6d

RIP François aka DJ Chosen Few. Another legend lost far too soon. I only recently watched this interview with him about the making of his legendary track "Name of the DJ". A tragic loss but his music will outlive all of us.

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The story behind "Chosen Few - Name Of The DJ" by François Prijt | Muzikxpress 241

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 7d

A lot of people will be streaming/playing "Name of the DJ", which is absolutely right, but do yourselves a favour and check out Cape Fear (The Anthem), Cape Fear (The 2nd Anthem), Kicking Time, Acidvideo (LSD), The Break, Doomzday, Da Bellz, Da Funky Beatz, You Make Me Feel Alive and so many more!

SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 7d

Fucking hell, just heard DJ Chosen Few has passed. Absolutely one of the acts who helped cement my love of the early gabber sound. Huge loss.

R.I.P. Michel François Prijt

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KDE @kde.org · 7d

Happy Birthday to us 🎂! KDE is 29!

Today KDE is 29 years old and we are celebrating kicking off our yearly #fundraiser. Donate and make KDE's wishes come true.

kde.org/fundraisers/...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.

But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The truth about the green party's booming membership

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Barbarossa⚡️ @barbarossa69.bsky.social · 9d

Nigel Farage will only eat tampons with meat in them.

Farage tweet: “The National Trust has put vegan tampons in men’s toilets. Gif help us”

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 11d

Putting "here's why" in your headline should result in immediate suspension from the internet.

SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 14d

Nvidia gets a bit of intel. OpenAI gets a bit of AMD. Now Qualcomm are buying Arduino?

This is why we can't have nice things. My next PC will be powered by rocks I'll dig up in the garden. It's the only way.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 14d

A chippy tea is expensive. Pubs are completely unaffordable. Politicians look out of touch when photo-opping with a pint or ordering chips. These are middle class activities now.

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Lance Carter @standup-comedy.co.uk · 14d

Everything going cashless has helped obfuscate the scale of inflation - because we're tapping to pay for all our stuff, we don't feel the shock of physically handing over a bundle of notes to pay for a Freddo or whatever.

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 17d

How does one go about procuring a cave to live in? Is there a Zoopla for caves? Do you just claim it as your own? What are the logistics?

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 17d

Just remembered I have a handful of ESP8266 (NodeMCU) boards with DHT22 attached. Will have to look into adding a sensor into every room.

From what I've read, MQTT is the way to go?

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 17d

a black and white cat is typing on a keyboard with the words " i have no idea what i 'm doing " below it

Alt: a black and white cat is typing on a keyboard and moving a computer mouse with the words "i have no idea what i'm doing" at the top of the image.

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 18d

Proxmox VE setup, two VMs, Home assistant and OpenMediaVault.

Amazed how well it all runs on a wee 10w TDP celeron and 8GB of ram.

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 18d

You can't see the house mess from within the burrito. Problem solved.

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Going burrito mode

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 20d

www.techdirt.com/2025/09/30/t...

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Fuck that shit. Utter brainrot in it's current form, full of morons and misinformation, double fuck-it under US ownership.

Trump Makes It Very Clear They’re Going To Turn TikTok Into A Right Wing Propaganda Machine

After years of hyperventilation about TikTok’s impact on privacy, propaganda, and national security, TikTok is likely being sold to a bunch of Trump’s billionaire technofascist buddies …

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 20d

I think the term is utopia.

Meme depicting a futuristic utopian scene with the caption "the world without America" at the top.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 20d

I find it interesting that there is far less flag shagging going on on motorway bridges that can only be accessed on foot as part of a long walk.

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PowerWash Simulator 💦 @powerwashsimulator.co.uk · 21d

You can pick up the demo right now here ⤵️

bit.ly/PWS2Demo

PowerWash Simulator 2 on Steam

PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfac...

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PowerWash Simulator 💦 @powerwashsimulator.co.uk · 21d

We wanted to share a release date today, but unfortunately we aren't quite gold.

We'll share the date very soon but in the meantime, our Steam Demo is live now! 💦

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 21d

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 21d

Without any warning Imgur is now blocked in the UK.

I'm guessing at the behest of the OnLiNe SaFeTy AcT?

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SPeedY_B @speedyb.uk · 22d

Got Home Assistant set-up on its own machine now; it barely uses any resources, even though it's a nice low-power system.

Contemplating chucking a NAS on the same device. Is there a recommended way of doing such a thing or is it just throw Proxmox at it?