Tony Wells

#Manchester UK, #polymath, likes #walking, #hiking, #learning, #podcasts. #dogs like me. Early retired. Photo 10 yrs out of date, ermmmm....

Banner photo is a criss-cross of ironwork on the Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester

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2024-09-04 14:06:24

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@npub1nn8…8sed
Eh-Oh Mr Frodo !

2024-08-31 22:57:03

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@npub1g0t…tvm4
It feels like even 'Jam Tomorrow' is cancelled. Reeves today asking departments to find savings, not sure where from. Likely another 10 years of austerity rather than investment in public services?

2024-08-19 21:55:41

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@npub1g0t…tvm4
I'm assuming it's less to do with hearing what people she has to say for 5 hours, and more to do with 'networking'.

2024-08-19 00:42:19

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@npub1sk4…d83s
I've had "How can you see through these?!" Well, they're designed to correct my eyesight rather than someone else.

2024-08-16 10:57:01

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@npub1psd…9sr7
If some innocent person mistakenly gets the 'delivery', the family probably won't be able to sue Amazon as they had a free 1 month Prime trial a few year back and should have checked the T&Cs

2024-07-21 18:18:34

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@npub1wvw…4puk
Our election cycle is less than two months. In the US, they seem to start campaigning around 4 years before election day.

2024-05-13 23:47:44

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@npub1sk4…d83s
My solution is additional cake.

2024-05-07 19:17:25

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@npub1sk4…d83s
Which one has a goat behind it.

2024-05-02 14:56:25

I only came here for polite conversation and giggles, but I keep getting educated by the likes of @npub1hyk…3p33
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2024-04-23 20:19:03

300 million-year-old fossil lycopsid in the Manchester Museum.
It's been in the museum since It was discovered in Clayton, near Bradford in the 1880s, and is one of the largest in the world.
It's more closely related to modern mosses than trees.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Mosstodon
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2024-04-10 20:03:50

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@npub1su4…a0dw
Goo to see they finally upgraded from 8-inch floppies?

2024-04-04 02:18:20

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@npub1khx…geyg
Congratulations Sheril !

2024-04-02 16:13:09

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@npub16gl…syzj
Get Ridley Scott to direct some Democrat ads?

2024-03-25 18:13:12

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@npub1hyk…3p33
To misquote the Ed Wood movie :
737 MAX 8 - "Worse aircraft you ever saw? Well, my next one will be better !"
Next aircraft - 737 MAX.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnScN4FCJXg

2024-03-19 12:56:13

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@npub1xtr…2zj8
Personally, I'd a nice little town EV with a 1960's Jetsons flying car noise.

2024-03-14 14:39:22

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@npub1psd…9sr7
It might be the worse point to lose the ship, as they could struggle to work out what failed due to a lack of telemetry at that point.

2024-03-09 19:17:39

Bring it on, Marty Hench. The joy of no DRM.
My surprisingly still working Amazon Kindle Keyboard bought some time around 2010/11. Poor battery life but I may see if I can replace the battery.
Cory Doctorow @npub1hyk…3p33 DRM-free books from Humble Bundle, converted to Kindle .MOBI format with Calibre on PC
#Amazon #Kindle #CoryDoctorow #Calibre #DRMFree
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2024-03-08 18:40:27

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@npub1sk4…d83s
Easy mistake. You should have watched Matthew Bourne’s 'The Car Man'. It has dancing rather than singing, and, alas, also zero dudes transforming into cars, but it does have cars AND a garage. I suspect transforming cars are still under some sort of copyright.
(Backstage at the Car Man) https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jun/13/behind-the-scenes-at-matthew-bournes-the-car-man-a-photo-essay

2024-03-02 21:10:53

Get on the Marty Hench train with Red Team Blues and a bunch of other Cory Doctorow @npub1hyk…3p33 books via Humble Bundle.
Shockingly available in the UK, unlike another recent popular book deal, for £14.34 for all 18 books ($18 in the USA)
As another thread has pointed out, adjust the donation percentage as the default to the EFF is only 72p, and be careful of the default price selected.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cory-doctorow-novel-collection-tor-books-books
#HumbleBundle #UK #CoryDoctorow #RedTeamBlues #MartyHench

2024-03-02 13:38:29

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@npub1psd…9sr7
I do feel it would have been gloriously more chaotic and inept, yet visually more impressive for the KLF. Also, probably a a mix of themes, so the Willie lemonade section would be long island tea, and the jelly beans would be fried crickets. However, they would actually have had chocolate, but the Incan style spicy liquid. In the evening, they'd burn everything and have a rave.

2024-03-02 13:19:13

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@npub1psd…9sr7
The more I've read about this, the more ridiculous it becomes.
It feels like a Bill Forsyth movie, but That Sinking Feeling, rather than Gregory's Girl or Local Hero.

2024-02-29 12:12:58

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@npub1psd…9sr7 @npub1yf8…ffmg
As a pedestrian, I've noticed a big increase in indecisiveness or lack of awareness of other cars, people and lights at junctions, making crossing roads a lot more dangerous. It's far more common now to see cars coasting through red lights, or someone taking a long time to start turning right, and then shooting out suddenly.
Fast driving has become a lot faster, I think some of this was people going faster when roads were quieter over lockdown and not reverting back.

2024-02-29 11:24:38

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@npub1yyx…qa5g
This knock-off-Wonka story just keeps giving.

2024-02-07 23:47:03

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@npub1sk4…d83s
[Optometrist adjusting the Phoroptor] "Does Granny look more lupine with 1, or 2? 1... or 2?"

2024-01-16 20:53:17

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@npub1psd…9sr7 @npub1fny…zngp
I have on occasion offered to do it myself after the 3rd or 4th failed attempt. The standards seem to be variable.

2024-01-04 12:53:38

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@npub1qec…fgvp @npub1pm8…75cp @npub1hlr…pma2 @npub1hyk…3p33
It's the pole of Theseus, There's no original pole under the staples. It's all metal and rust now.

2024-01-01 22:04:47

Bye Tom.
I've always respected people who say "It's time to stop" when they want to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKv5H5Frt0
#TomScott

2023-12-22 13:50:07

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@npub1gfd…7gg6
Show them a parallel cable and port, with the clips. Slap the cable and say "That's going nowhere", and laugh at the puny USB-C cables that fall out with the slightest provocation. Don't mention the SCART cable that, with 21 pins, you were never really sure if it was connected.

2023-11-20 22:49:09

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@npub1sk4…d83s
"It was a nice room"
"Ossuary"
"No need to apologise, I enjoyed seeing the bones, really"

2023-10-12 11:41:35

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@npub1yyx…qa5g
The likes of Taylor Swift apparently barely scraping a living. Did he even look at any music charts?

2023-10-05 21:46:11

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@npub1sk4…d83s
I'm sorry, but Dragon Forest Mysteries is terrible. They really should have put more effort into casting.

2023-10-05 21:26:56

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@npub18tv…y62m @npub1hyk…3p33
A few years back, Many Youtube creators went to 10+ minute video. The algorithm promoted 10+ minutes, and longer videos could also have more than one ad. The amount of sudden padding for what often was 3-5 minutes of content was incredible and often unwatchable.

2023-09-30 21:16:18

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@npub1xtr…2zj8
I'm in the UK, this could any one of a number of curmudgeonly newspaper and TV pundits!

2023-09-27 18:43:30

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@npub13vj…9alu @npub16a6…8qn5 @npub1hyk…3p33 @npub1tra…npqw
That's how I ended up with poor quality headphones. The only accurate part of the reviews, and a good tell of a dodgy review, was a lot of words about how nice the box was.

2023-09-18 01:34:42

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@npub16gl…syzj
AND USE !!! A LOT !!!

2023-09-15 16:55:10

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@npub1gfd…7gg6
It's only last year I retired my PC and with IDE drives in it.
Play a haunting song to mourn the loss of a great legacy. They'll come for you too, SATA. Soon.

2023-09-09 20:53:10

These two cats have been ignoring each other for at least 10 minutes.
#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
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2023-09-03 17:22:29

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@npub1xzm…eykm
You need a #typewriter

2023-08-31 13:55:52

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@npub1sdu…w074 @npub1el8…4l26
I shall be filing that one away and remember it the day after I should have used it to great effect.

2023-08-25 01:17:04

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@npub1hyk…3p33
Can they perhaps make it clearer that this is about pistachios ?

2023-08-24 18:23:53

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@npub1yk6…4zz4
People will now be in your feed saying 'The graveyard was not abandoned! It was being used!'

2023-08-24 17:42:21

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@npub1yk6…4zz4
Oh. Maybe look through your photos of the place...just in case.

2023-08-19 15:24:11

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@npub1yyx…qa5g
Nathan Barley + Twenty Twelve + W1A + probably another show I can't remember, seems to be what we now call England's media landscape.
American remake of Nathan Barley is absolutely the Xillionaire. The Day Today is Fox news/GBeebies

2023-08-15 14:30:27

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@npub1yk6…4zz4
I'll repeat my comment from a while back
I wonder if people are shocked when they read a city newspaper and find international news in it?

2023-08-15 14:00:04

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@npub1nn8…8sed
Replies to your issue will often start with 'Just', followed by a solution that requires money.
"my washing machine broke, I've spend all weekend trying to fix it of find someone who will do a cheaper repair"
"Just buy a new washer"

2023-08-12 22:52:58

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@npub1yyx…qa5g
"The lawsuit said the recordings are all available on authorized streaming services and "face no danger of being lost, forgotten, or destroyed."
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/what-did-we-lose-universal-music-fire-blazed-through-archives-n1025556

2023-08-11 16:19:02

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@npub1sk4…d83s
Starts singing 'Somewhere Out There' from An American Tail.

2023-08-09 13:24:27

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@npub1sk4…d83s
I'm still waiting for the "Wolverine vs Edward Scissorhands" movie.

2023-08-07 15:32:41

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@npub1qw5…037m That drum solo halfway through...rousing. Great use of a well tuned bass stringed bat'leth too.

2023-07-31 00:38:12

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@npub1sk4…d83s
I saw CarMen and it DID have some cars in it, but unfortunately the focus was more on the mechanics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Car_Man_(Bourne)

2023-07-18 23:38:21

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@npub1ywy…cksd
The Mythical Turkey Hour

2023-07-16 22:11:51

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@npub1q2t…jr8a
163 bus goes to Elysium.

2023-07-16 15:45:57

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"Most of our users have airpods, so we've eliminated the microphone and speakers! "

2023-07-12 10:42:45

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@npub1tel…4v4v
I found it quite Tandy

2023-07-10 20:18:59

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@npub1sk4…d83s
There 100% is going to be a cable or adaptor needed from that box a week after it's thrown away.

2023-07-05 14:02:46

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@npub1gfd…7gg6
$44 billion would get him at least 10 Nvidia GPUs

2023-06-28 13:12:07

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@npub1mht…5e9v @npub1psd…9sr7
I 100% want this to be canon in the new seasons. Ncuti Gatwa peels back a pulsing rhubarb & custard skin inside the Dalek, and there's a cat, demanding the door of the Tardis is opened. The Doctor complies, and the Dalek just goes away.

2023-06-22 13:30:05

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@npub1knj…cg7r @npub1hyk…3p33
"Scan QC code or enable NFC to set up airport toilet subscription"

2023-06-20 20:54:40

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@npub1yk6…4zz4
My only experience of the materials the sub is made from is with hiking poles where my options seemed to be do I want them to break by shattering (carbon fibre) or break by bending (aluminium) when used by someone with limited skills (me)

2023-06-14 17:23:53

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@npub1xzm…eykm It's embarrassing (for me) how many people realised you were in the UK.

2023-05-27 23:50:10

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@npub1lrv…tth9 I make exceptions for apps that are great offline like mapping, but yes.

2023-05-24 21:49:28

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 The CEO will sell his shares just after announcing record profits, downsizing Dave outsourcing the rest, and introducing an AI strategy that's the blockchain strategy with the press release being the same but a find/replace of blockchain/AI. Dave will be replaced by an 11 year old volunteer there for the valuable work experience.