Ben Daubney :mastodon: / is on Nostr

Oxfordshire, UK • Finds stories in data • Opinions my own, etc • He’s just this guy, you know?

Currently trying out tootfinder

Last Notes

2023-09-15 14:02:54

A little pre-holiday, 11th wedding anniversary lunch at Root in Bristol. Superb.
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/069/532/554/676/128/original/1eae16ebf14a4cca.jpeg

2023-09-13 16:24:23

After *yet more* connection issues with @npub1rqy…4al3’s Freedome VPN, I’m jumping ship. Loyal customer for about six years now. No status updates, no simple way to contact them. Boo.
Just started using @npub1n0m…z5ld and all of the problems I’d been having have immediately disappeared. It’s like night and day!

2023-09-09 17:34:44

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@npub12ze…hunm That story is hilarious. It’s not just that he liked the song, he bought a 12” mega mix that he played over and over until his wife threatened divorce!

2023-08-31 19:07:38

31st July: “Haha! I, your fridge freezer, will terminally break forcing you to spend hundreds on a new one!”
31st August: “Haha! I, your washing machine, will terminally break forcing you to spend hundreds on a new one!”
Really dreading the end of September now.

2023-08-24 18:11:40

Please enjoy this photo of Thom from Radiohead worshipping BB-8 from Star Wars. All captions gratefully accepted.
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/110/945/940/246/443/311/original/d373d4c51c4f0867.jpeg

2023-08-18 19:31:53

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@npub12ze…hunm That was my reaction too!
I’m totally blind to car brands. Just had a go with a few EVs from different manufacturers and that was the one for me. It’s crazy - so much of it is made from recycled materials.

2023-08-18 19:28:22

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@npub12ze…hunm I have a BMW i3, which they’ve now sadly discontinued. I love everything about it save for the occasional charger frustration.

2023-08-18 19:23:16

Electric cars: great. Had mine for four years and love it.
Chargers: absolute nightmare of UX.
- My home charger needs me to download a new app. The new app does not let me log in on my old account or register my charger to a new one. Just endless unhelpful ‘something went wrong’ messages.
- Public chargers might work or might not. Might be fast, might not. Might start with a credit card, might require downloading a new app.
Just horrible.

2023-08-16 20:30:45

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@npub12ze…hunm You are going to have a great time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg4hcgtjDPc

2023-08-16 20:28:26

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@npub12ze…hunm Did you get to see his American Utopia tour? It was INCREDIBLE. Probably the best show I’ve ever seen. Spike Lee recorded a performance and put it out as a movie if you missed it.

2023-08-16 20:25:30

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@npub12ze…hunm Definitely. I like the way that Blur have done it, where they get back together every ten years or so and make a radically different album.

2023-08-16 20:24:48

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I love Talking Heads’ music so much.
An amazing ESPO/Steve Powers print from David Byrne’s last tour hangs on the wall of our living room. Just about the only music thing I have in the guest areas of the house. In fact it’s right behind me now!
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/110/901/165/288/662/249/original/2fd4a7e50b0d069e.jpeg

2023-08-16 20:08:59

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@npub12ze…hunm I’m kinda in two minds about that… I love Talking Heads so much, but reunions are almost always a bit rubbish.

2023-08-16 19:46:34

Woah!! All four members of Talking Heads are going to appear on stage together!!
https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET/status/1691834930794307612
Ok, it’s only a Q&A, but the idea of them even being in the same room together seemed impossible

2023-08-13 21:46:34

I know it's a long shot but does anyone here know what a trebuchet is?

2023-08-04 17:02:41

Wrote some notes about the experience of having a mildly popular toot:
https://bendaubney.micro.blog/2023/08/04/notes-on-going.html

2023-07-31 19:21:03

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@npub19kd…4jdw This blows my mind. Imagine making infrastructure so car dependent that you make walking illegal.
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/110/810/317/642/545/037/original/c46db054f3dd6902.jpeg