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𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰me 𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵 '𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵' 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧.

We have a local cafe and sandwich shop that was very successful, although owned by a woman who was so large she could barely walk and her husband, who wore one of those medical boots you see a lot these days. I wanted a poached egg sandwich, but every time I phoned the cafe both on a mobile and landline, it immediately cut off, so I walked down the road to the cafe, where I was presented with a guy who had one arm and a stressed-looking young girl. "𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳" I said. The guy told me they had purchased the cafe, but the original owners didn't know the passwords to the Google account, and BT are being arseholes about giving him the original number. So, no telephone orders, then?

While my poached egg was cooked, it was probably the worst, pointless sandwich I've ever had. The yoke was everywhere inside the kitchen foil. It was slightly upsetting to watch him chase the fast-moving egg around the plate with his drainer spoon in an attempt to scoop it up onto the toast.

I await the business to go up for sale or to go under. 🤷‍♂️



I selected "ignore" for your request simply because, for 98% of your views, we are bound to butt heads over, and it wouldn't be fair to you. Also, I think you'd be better off on #Bluesky whose audience would be far more receptive. 🤷‍♂️


I posted this nine years ago, apparently. I still have and will always have that view.



Yet another #Raspberrypi CM module you wont be able to buy.
#CM5

Every year, they do this. Christmas is only four weeks away, and it's an ideal gift for yourself or your geek friend. All the 'influencers' are raving about it, and yet again, it's on pre-order. Do me a favour, Pi Foundation, and announce new stuff in the spring so you can have stock on the shelves by winter.

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It's an interesting marketing ploy
- you go to their page, you can't buy what you want
-as you're already there you may look something more and buy it
-return weeks/months later when they have the module and buy it
in reply to dick_turpin

Oh, I fully understand the technique. It's about raising desire. Many moons ago, when I was selling mobile phones, the ones that you had to carry the battery around in a suitcase. There was a ploy of handing the prospect the phone and letting them fondle it for a few minutes, and then I'd reach across and almost snatch it from their hands. You'd be amazed at their response, it was like you'd taken something from them and they wanted it back even though they didn't own it. You could see it in their eyes. I'd mess for a few seconds and hand it back, then hit them with the price. 99% of the time, they'd sign right away in case you snatched it from them again, even though I was going to because they hadn't bought my demo phone.

I think the Pi Foundation should do what most of the mobile guys do: talk about it, loan out a few presale models and then announce a release date.

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evan@cosocial.ca
Evan Prodromou
@Evan Prodromou

PLEASE SHARE!

The Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2025 will be the first time the conference has a track dedicated entirely to ActivityPub servers, Fediverse clients, libraries, apps, toolkits, services, etc.

If you work on Fediverse software that is Free and Open Source, please consider submitting a proposal: pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025…

The deadline is December 1, 2024, so not much time remains. But proposals are very easy and quick!

More info:
socialwebfoundation.org/2024/1…

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Submitted a show and tell: pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025…


Donald Trump's new catchphrase should be "Make America rich again!"
Or even more richer?
ft.com/content/bebadd35-9f77-4…


I find it interesting that all those who voted remain are adamant that there should be a second vote, yet apparently, those disenchanted with #Labour are just sore losers.
news.sky.com/story/starmer-rul…
#politics

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They may change their viewpoint after five years of these lunatics running the country.
in reply to Neil Darlow :gotosocial: :silverblue: :xmpp:

We can only hope. Interestingly, I see from the news this morning that teenagers, the very people who voted #Labour in, will be forced to find work or lose their benefits, which will be difficult given Labour has ensured there are fewer jobs by raising business NI. You've gotta laugh.

gov.uk/government/news/biggest…



ROTFLMAO
So #Friendica will only cross-post to either 𝕏 or #Bluesky, but not both simultaneously. That's suboptimal.
#Fediverse


Oh, hang on. Is it going to be something as dumb as "You can't crosspost to 𝕏 and Bluesky from Friendica (addons) simultaneously?"


𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲?
If you think it's OK for Israel to fire missiles at Lebanon and Iran because those countries fired rockets at Israel, then Russia has every right to fire missiles at the UK and US targets in Europe, given they fired on Russia via their proxy #Ukraine.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j1g…

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The problem with this argument Dick is that it ISN'T the US and UK firing missiles at Russia, its Ukraine. Israel is getting fired upon and it fires back, Ukraine is getting fired upon and it fires back. The entity that sold you the weapon you are using isn't the aggressor. By your logic every African country could bomb Russia because of the T-72's their enemies use. It is nonsense.
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That's a cop-out. The US supplied the missiles, and the US (The same as the UK) had to give permission to fire them, so your argument is it's the one who pushed the button or pulled the trigger is to blame.

By your definition, if we or the US, for that matter, give Zelenskyy Trident II SLBM and he fires them, it wouldn't it be our fault?

If you give someone a weapon and they go out and wound or kill someone, even in self-defence, you are complicit.



I thought #Labour had a magic wand to make everything better?
Inflation is on the rise. Pensioners are forced to use their life savings to keep warm, farmers are being squeezed out of business, and energy prices are on the rise.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6jvl…

I loved the biased BBC presenter trying to put a positive spin on it by telling us that the rise isn't as high as when Ukraine was invaded, But it's getting there, you moron!
#politics



So all the money didn't go to the #nhs then? There's a surprise.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86qdq…
#nhs


If you're going to use the #Friendica addon Bluesky the setting requires the password you gave on your Bluesky account: Settings--> Privacy and Security--> App Passwords
And not the password that Bluesky gives you.



Ping Bluesky from Castlecannon.house
(Testing to see if the Bluesky app on Friendica works on my instance.)


Yet another people punching #Labour MP has died.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce9gp7eke4…

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It seems that the outgoing president, Joe Biden's parting gift, will be to push Russia to the brink of war with the West, regardless of whether Putin is the aggressor in all this. Try to keep in mind the Russians are not just fighting Ukraine but twenty-six other countries as well, all of whom are supplying not only weapons but soldiers too.

Remember, children, the Russians have an ingrained devotion to their country. That's why they called WWII "The Great Patriotic War." and you thought Trump was dangerous, I'm more scared of Biden.

bbc.co.uk/news/live/c20726y20k…



I pray to The Pond Gods that the UK never goes to war with Russia because if the driving standards are anything to go by with a smidge of snow we've had where I live, we'll lose within forty-eight hours! It's taken me fifty-five minutes to travel seven miles on an extremely busy road.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗙𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘!

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helpers@forum.friendi.ca After doing a git upgrade, my enabled addons are not showing in the user settings. Any ideas?



The missus and I came home after a trip to Wickes, and the kitchen fitters had slung the extractor fan out with the cooker. I lept out of the car to retrieve it quickly, and a guy in a van on the main road shouted: "I'm fooking having that!" I replied, "No, you're fooking not!" and took it in the house.

The next thing I know, the bloke had walked up my drive, through my side gate, appeared at my kitchen back door, and said to the kitchen fitter, "Your mates just took my metal." I went out and said, "It's my metal mate, and this is my house, so fook off!"

Cheeky caaant then says, "Are you ripping out the boiler?" Mate, fuck off!

Thank The Pond Gods, I've booked the next five days off!

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One of the presenters made a good point on the BBC coverage of the US elections this morning. 40% of the voters in Georgia are black or Hispanic. Playing the race card didn't work, and as was pointed out, Hispanics who can vote are legally American; they are not illegal immigrants—a distinction a lot of people should take on board.

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Oh, right - that was confusing me from some BBC stats which were showing the Black vote had gone with the Democrats but the hispanics hadn't.
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TBH, and I know I say this a lot, but two of the presenters on the BBC at 05:00 this morning allowed (IMO) their personal views to affect their reporting. They didn't show the guy who said that it was like a background commentary, but I liked it because he was kind of saying: "Hold on a minute, let's get our facts straight, shall we?"


It was a tad embarrassing when all the Kamala Harris supporters sloped off at Howard University when an aide ran on and basically said: "She's not coming!"
foxnews.com/politics/harris-no…


Watched Caitríona Perry on the BBC this morning, struggling with the US Election results. "He's not won yet!" seemed to be the catchphrase. At one point, I am sure she was slightly sick in her mouth when she said "Trump." 🤣

I don't think she's a fan. 🤔

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitr%C3…

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I'm sure the TV chiefs are having to hurriedly adjust schedules as they can't have a day of celebrating a Harris victory. I guess we'll see a few celebrity cooking programmes today. 😅
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LOL

s'bout right. I doubt they're going to show reruns of American Apprentice. I dunno why everyone is so shocked. I didn't think for definite that he was going to win, but I was definitely "I wouldn't be surprised."

I know it's controversial, and you're not supposed to say anything, but the average person in the street is sick to death of illegal immigration. And it's not just that; the point is there's a general feeling that people seem to be doing what the hell they like these days: shoplifting, going to ASDA in your pyjamas, and nobody is doing anything about it. If anything, socialists et al. are making excuses for it! This then opens the door to people with right-wing views, and Eric down the pub saying: "I'm voting Reform UK!"



The #NHS is not underfunded; it's swimming with money just not being spent on patients.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0lkx…

#nhs


So tonight, Britain, as usual, gets it wrong and celebrates the capture and death of Guido Fawkes in 1605. Robert Catesby and his co-conspirators were the ones who planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November. They employed Guido (Guy) Fawkes, a mercenary expert in gunpowder, to do the deed, so in my book, Catesby is more the villain. I suppose "Robert Catesby Night" doesn't sound as good. 🤷‍♂️

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They're not taking any chances this time.
foxnews.com/us/trump-vs-harris…
#UsaElection


See, #Labour wants everyone to be as thick as each other; that way, you'll be too dumb to realise what they're up to and won't have the skills to question anything. Welcome to Socialism. VAT on private education and now pricing University education out of some people's reach.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/0…
#politcs


Not long now and #Labour will be spending more than the Rwanda deal.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1n2…

How do you stop a boat that's already in British waters? Extra Enforcement Officers? But that's not 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 that's 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 that's allowing illegals to land and spending millions on processing their asylum claims. i.e. spending it on reception centres: "Welcome to the UK"



If only the public were informed precisely what Reeves is doing—raising employers' NI contributions and then raising the minimum wage! Ultimately, that means: Sacking staff, raising prices (Hello inflation) halting pay rises and going out of business for many SME's.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp9zrg128g…

She's changing the rules so she can borrow up to £55 Billion, a large portion of which will go to that black hole, the NHS. None of it will be invested in projects showing a financial return so that #Labour can prop up the idea of the state paying for everything.



Given #Labour's current penchant for releasing criminals early, I suspect he'll be out in four months. Unless someone has a word with the home secretary.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c704ee…


Jesus Christ! See, this is what happens when news outlets don't tell you the full story. When it first broke, it was presented as a scared MP feeling threatened, not of a bloke lying on the ground being restrained by his arm while Mike Amesbury punches him repeatedly in the face!

news.sky.com/story/labour-part…
#politics

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And this shows how incompetent and politically stunted #Labour is!
Does he think the majority of those working "Clock on"? If he's going to tax people who do not leave the house to put in fourteen hours at "t' mill." will he be taxing people on benefits?
news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-st…

All Labour and Kier Starmer know is: "TAX PEOPLE WITH MONEY!" it's the same mantra Labour has repeated for the last seventy-odd years. "Who can we find to pay for our dumb ideas? I know, rich people."

So, in other words:
Don't save any money for your retirement.
Don't invest in BT, Water, Electricity, or Nuclear shares.
Don't get into owning properties.
Don't try to get a better education.

If you do any of those things, Labour will do everything possible to take some of it off you and give it to those who don't work. Oh, hang on. He's taxing those too! 😉
#politics

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I don't blame Ukraine and Moldova, but I do blame them!

It's all very well these former USSR countries clambering to get underneath the supposed protective wing of the European Union, but I can't blame Russia for becoming uneasy with an ever-increasing EU right on its doorstep once buffer zones such as Ukraine are removed. Yet it's unfair to expect Ukraine and Moldova to be piggy-backing in the middle. And before anyone accuses Russia of being the aggressor, the EU is no saint either.
france24.com/en/europe/2024102…

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The #BBC is at it again! I watched a news report on this Community Healthcare idea from #Labour: "Staff have to give up their free time for weekend clinics." Talk about misreporting. Staff get paid hefty overtime; they're not doing it for free like you made out! And then they talk about how the #NHS has no money, well of course not, you cretins! They're paying it out in overtime! 🤦‍♂️

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Is there anyone dumb enough out there to believe Israel will take a blind bit of notice regarding this letter?

Israel now feels strong enough and secure enough to do whatever it likes, even to the extent of attacking and killing UN forces. It knows the West will do nothing so telling them they might get their toys taken away will not work.
#gaza

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wk0e…

#gaza



Desperate for some direction and disenchanted with the choices for new leadership, #Conservatives on the ground are beginning to wonder if Liz Truss was right, and we all got it wrong.
#politics

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Oh FFS! Are you taking the piss? Are the Conservatives determined never to get back into government?
#politics
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8l58gp42…

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