penguin42 @penguin42@mastodon.org.uk

4g modem recommendations and provider ; I need occasional reasonably heavy usage, maybe 2-3 days a month when virgin screws up; as they're doing today.
It's usable - except when it stops; so I'm going to have to figure out what to do with my router if I add 4G

a confused small yellow flower (buttercup?) in the snow and ice.
#wildlife #photography

These #ducks didn't seem impressed to see the pond #frozen; I suspect they'd come from the nearby river, but we often do see a few on this little fishing pond.

oops; that's one DSLAM that'll need replacing; I hadn't noticed the 'no parking' sign when I took the picture.

Sigh, Virgin Media cable is having a hard couple of days in this area.

This #rainbow #photo was fun; I could see at least 2 sets of bands by eye, but you can see more on screen; then I accidentally put it through a bad auto correct and you can see what 4?? To me they don't look reflected which is what I'd expect from double rainbows, so not sure.

#flapjacks with some very dark #chocolate sprinkled on.

Yeh this new cable modem measurably has a bit higher latency; I don't think I'll notice it though in use.

Time for a #chocolate refill ; from left, 3kg Nestle atelier 70% (short dated), a couple of tubes of droste pastilles (milk), 1 kg 80% dark Ugandan buttons by belcolade, 2.5kg callebaut power 80, and a new one, Casa Luker Tumaco 85% (Columbian) 2.5kg. Maybe enough for the year :-)

My first attempt at a #chocolate #cheesecake 🍫🧀 🍰
(Cocoa in the crushed biscuit base, cocoa in the cheese mix, a few very dark chocolate buttons thrown in)

A #hedgehog - no idea what it was doing mooching about in the cold sun yesterday afternoon but it seemed happy enough (when it wasn't getting hastled by magpies); it stayed in the open for a good while before walking back into some long grass.

Firefox and mastodon.org.uk have some very odd caching disagreements; especially with images
@xvilo @mkwadee

Neighbouring HN posts; attention being the scarcest resource...with unlimited information.

Really great #fungus growing on a tree stump I walked past.
#wildlife #photo

The underside of a peacock #butterfly is incredibly dark for something that's so incredibly bright on the top.

A #comma #butterfly ( #wildlife #photography )

Today's #manchester #COVID19 graph; given they've thrown in some restrictions yesterday, the total graph isn't that scary compared to last week - it was already obvious from last Sunday it was going up - and it seems to be about the same rate (or a little less).- I guess the noticable things are central Manc has gone up a LOT - highest for over a month, as has Oldham; Tameside, Trafford and Stockport all high up. Not all of these are poor areas; Trafford is actually pretty well off.

Is this a grasshopper or cricket? I've been hearing them for the past couple of months as I've walked down a verge; but this is the first time I've managed to get a #photo of one.
( #wildlife )

#manchester #COVID19 Graph; shit that's going in the wrong direction; doesn't look like it's any one borough either.

A varied #chocolate diet!