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Terence Eden
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Longer hair than you.
Chaotic Good.
Doesn't work for The Man™ any more.
If you're involved in Blockchain or Crypto you will be blocked on sight.

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Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog
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💉 Vaccines work
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🐧 Linux rocks

If any of the above bothers you, probably best to unfollow me.
Well this is a slice of fried gold
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
Nova Twins: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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New blog post: Book Review: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady ★★☆☆☆

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/book-review-strong-female-character-by-fern-brady/

I find misery-memoirs like this difficult to read and disturbing to think about. Much like the tragic story of Mini and Me, reading this …
Book Review: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
I find misery-memoirs like this difficult to read and disturbing to think about. Much like the tragic story of Mini and Me, reading this book made me feel like I was trapped in one of those nightmares where you try to scream a warning but no sound comes out. Fern has been refreshingly honest about autism and how it affects women in particular. I can't think when I last read an autobiography…
shkspr.mobi
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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"No Mr Bond, I expect you to deliver 40-50 packages before your first piss break"
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"the string handling on the ZX81 is better than on almost any machine"

Fighting words!
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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they should bring back paul mcgann as james bond, that would solve everything
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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It’s live!
Please do buy a copy if you can, I’ve put a lot of work into making it a nice object and the programs are genuinely fun and/or impressive
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Oxfordshire County Council has clarified that the Ghostbusters hearse would not be exempt from the city’s Congestion Charge. A spokesperson told us “It’s not as simple as buying a hearse. In order to qualify for a permit, you must also be a funeral care business.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New blog post: Book Review: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady ★★☆☆☆

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/book-review-strong-female-character-by-fern-brady/

I find misery-memoirs like this difficult to read and disturbing to think about. Much like the tragic story of Mini and Me, reading this …
Book Review: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
I find misery-memoirs like this difficult to read and disturbing to think about. Much like the tragic story of Mini and Me, reading this book made me feel like I was trapped in one of those nightmares where you try to scream a warning but no sound comes out. Fern has been refreshingly honest about autism and how it affects women in particular. I can't think when I last read an autobiography…
shkspr.mobi
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I am *so* excited about this!
Features my game - and I can't wait to re-type it 😄
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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For about a decade now I have refused to appear on all male panels and it has forced several events to have to reorganise themselves. I wish one of the five on this panel had thought to mention it as an issue. Might have saved everyone some embarrasment.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This blog post contains one of my favourite footnotes.

"Why do all my home appliances sound like R2-D2?"
shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03...
Why do all my home appliances sound like R2-D2?
I have an ancient Roomba. A non-sentient robot vacuum cleaner which only speaks in monophonic beeps. At least, that's what I thought. A few days ago my little cybernetic helper suddenly started speak...
shkspr.mobi
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Want US$10 in roaming credit?

I'm using the Roamless eSIM. It works everywhere and doesn't restrict you to specific country roaming bundles. Just PAYG.

My review: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/01/review-roamless-travel-esim/

To get the promo:
1. Use my code: TERENCEN3R
2. Add funds to your […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I wonder if Deian ever got a job?
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bored of autumn now. When does spring start again?
Today, my #SolarPanels generated 0.96kWh of solar electricity.

FAQ: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/solar-faq/
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Ah, yes. The three genders.

(From, of all things, my Bluetooth headphones' app!)
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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New blog post: Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi ★★★★☆

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/book-review-if-there-were-no-shinkansen-shuichiro-yamanouchi/

This is a gloriously nerdy book. Shuichiro Yamanouchi - considered to be one of the founding forces behind Japan's …
Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi
This is a gloriously nerdy book. Shuichiro Yamanouchi - considered to be one of the founding forces behind Japan's "Bullet Train" system - takes us behind the scenes of its development. It's a mixture of autobiography and corporate retrospective, with a healthy dose of engineering geekery. Although originally published in 1999 there are fairly comprehensive footnotes updating the reader on…
shkspr.mobi
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Anyone got a rec for super entry level quadcopter with a camera and bundled remote?

Currently looking at the og DJI Neo now the imminent Neo 2 is eking the price down but something <£100 would be better ‘cos it’s probably going to last fifteen seconds 😆
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New blog post: Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi ★★★★☆

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/book-review-if-there-were-no-shinkansen-shuichiro-yamanouchi/

This is a gloriously nerdy book. Shuichiro Yamanouchi - considered to be one of the founding forces behind Japan's …
Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi
This is a gloriously nerdy book. Shuichiro Yamanouchi - considered to be one of the founding forces behind Japan's "Bullet Train" system - takes us behind the scenes of its development. It's a mixture of autobiography and corporate retrospective, with a healthy dose of engineering geekery. Although originally published in 1999 there are fairly comprehensive footnotes updating the reader on…
shkspr.mobi
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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trust the process.
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
If you like weird #SciFi, I'd love your feedback on my short story.

It is all about a self-driving car that has become a little *too* self-aware.

Read for free on my blog: shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/11...
Chapter 9 - They Are The Passengers
Welcome to NaNoWriMo, where I - and thousands of other plucky souls - try to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. You are reading "Tales of the Algorithm". A compendium of near-future sci-fi stories...
shkspr.mobi
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
@pigsonthewing.org.uk heya!
Is there a way to attach an OpenBenches ID to a Wikidata item?

For example,
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3156201
is commemorated at
openbenches.org/bench/5796
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Anyway, here's my slightly fuller fact-check - and rant about the media's constant failings - shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/10...
You did no fact checking, and I must scream
I'm neither a journalist nor a professional fact checker but, the thing is, it's has never been easier to check basic facts. Yeah, sure, there's a world of misinformation out there, but it doesn't tak...
shkspr.mobi
October 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM