Dom Wright
@rpdom.net
Linux/Scifi geek, also likes cooking, wine and reading.
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Not a megalomaniac billionaire
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Not a megalomaniac billionaire
July? Is it planned that far in advance?
September 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
July? Is it planned that far in advance?
Are you still here? I don't think I got to see you?
August 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Are you still here? I don't think I got to see you?
We need to free up cell space for Farage and his friends somewhere.
August 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
We need to free up cell space for Farage and his friends somewhere.
It looks like it made a real mess of the place. I could see the smoke from here.
July 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It looks like it made a real mess of the place. I could see the smoke from here.
I'm hoping to get away from Virgin too. All the other options here are either much slower, or much more expensive.
City Fibre said they could give us a better and cheaper connection, then pulled out saying it was "unsafe" to connect us.
City Fibre said they could give us a better and cheaper connection, then pulled out saying it was "unsafe" to connect us.
July 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I'm hoping to get away from Virgin too. All the other options here are either much slower, or much more expensive.
City Fibre said they could give us a better and cheaper connection, then pulled out saying it was "unsafe" to connect us.
City Fibre said they could give us a better and cheaper connection, then pulled out saying it was "unsafe" to connect us.
I recall once I had to see someone at my bank. They had left a page with the full personal details of the previous customer on their desk - name, address, telephone, occupation, employer, account no. etc - I could read it all.
Fortunately for them I have a bad memory and forgot it within minutes.
Fortunately for them I have a bad memory and forgot it within minutes.
July 9, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I recall once I had to see someone at my bank. They had left a page with the full personal details of the previous customer on their desk - name, address, telephone, occupation, employer, account no. etc - I could read it all.
Fortunately for them I have a bad memory and forgot it within minutes.
Fortunately for them I have a bad memory and forgot it within minutes.
Same here. I'd never heard of Taco Bell when I first saw it, so didn't understand the references. It wasn't until after a Taco Bell opened here that I saw the Pizza Hut version.
June 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Same here. I'd never heard of Taco Bell when I first saw it, so didn't understand the references. It wasn't until after a Taco Bell opened here that I saw the Pizza Hut version.
I'm not sure. I've always heard stories of tunnels under that school - probably exaggerated - but I'm sure there's still a lot of stuff to find there.
June 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I'm not sure. I've always heard stories of tunnels under that school - probably exaggerated - but I'm sure there's still a lot of stuff to find there.
I haven't emailed my MP because I don't need to. I already know she's doing her utmost to prevent this from becoming law.
June 2, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I haven't emailed my MP because I don't need to. I already know she's doing her utmost to prevent this from becoming law.
Unfortunately it seems I am going to find out, as Reform have got in here in Essex. Just as the Tories seemed to have got their collective fingers out and started repairing all the potholes properly for once!
I was hoping for a LD takeover, but it didn't happen. I didn't even get a chance to vote.
I was hoping for a LD takeover, but it didn't happen. I didn't even get a chance to vote.
May 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Unfortunately it seems I am going to find out, as Reform have got in here in Essex. Just as the Tories seemed to have got their collective fingers out and started repairing all the potholes properly for once!
I was hoping for a LD takeover, but it didn't happen. I didn't even get a chance to vote.
I was hoping for a LD takeover, but it didn't happen. I didn't even get a chance to vote.
They have (IIRC) mentioned potholes. Something about bringing in new technology to fix them. I guess they'll use AI to do it. I can see social care being an issue for many of their followers who will assume it is being used to fund migrants.
May 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
They have (IIRC) mentioned potholes. Something about bringing in new technology to fix them. I guess they'll use AI to do it. I can see social care being an issue for many of their followers who will assume it is being used to fund migrants.
This is my hope too. Also they have put great stock in their "Stop the boats" policies. Lets see how effective they are at that as it's not a local government issue.
Also they seem to have won a lot of councillors, but few councils, which is better than I hoped.
Also they seem to have won a lot of councillors, but few councils, which is better than I hoped.
May 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
This is my hope too. Also they have put great stock in their "Stop the boats" policies. Lets see how effective they are at that as it's not a local government issue.
Also they seem to have won a lot of councillors, but few councils, which is better than I hoped.
Also they seem to have won a lot of councillors, but few councils, which is better than I hoped.
It shows they are very scared the Greens are going to beat them in the elections.
May 4, 2026 at 7:17 AM
It shows they are very scared the Greens are going to beat them in the elections.
I made "tapes" or "compilations". I've mostly heard "mixtape" used in American movies.
(My wife says I'm really Gen-X although technically I'm a Boomer.)
(My wife says I'm really Gen-X although technically I'm a Boomer.)
May 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I made "tapes" or "compilations". I've mostly heard "mixtape" used in American movies.
(My wife says I'm really Gen-X although technically I'm a Boomer.)
(My wife says I'm really Gen-X although technically I'm a Boomer.)
No person has landed on the moon outside of my lifetime.
No person has landed on the moon during my wife's lifetime.
I find it mind boggling that both these statements are true.
(I was born in 1964, she was born in 1973).
No person has landed on the moon during my wife's lifetime.
I find it mind boggling that both these statements are true.
(I was born in 1964, she was born in 1973).
March 30, 2026 at 10:40 AM
No person has landed on the moon outside of my lifetime.
No person has landed on the moon during my wife's lifetime.
I find it mind boggling that both these statements are true.
(I was born in 1964, she was born in 1973).
No person has landed on the moon during my wife's lifetime.
I find it mind boggling that both these statements are true.
(I was born in 1964, she was born in 1973).
My panels and batteries were fitted in August 2022. I've recovered 50% of the cost so far in savings.
The panels are probably going to out last me, so I'm not to worried about replacing them ever - unless much more efficient panels (30%+) come out, in which case it might be worth it.
The panels are probably going to out last me, so I'm not to worried about replacing them ever - unless much more efficient panels (30%+) come out, in which case it might be worth it.
March 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
My panels and batteries were fitted in August 2022. I've recovered 50% of the cost so far in savings.
The panels are probably going to out last me, so I'm not to worried about replacing them ever - unless much more efficient panels (30%+) come out, in which case it might be worth it.
The panels are probably going to out last me, so I'm not to worried about replacing them ever - unless much more efficient panels (30%+) come out, in which case it might be worth it.
Fit the ships with wheels so they can go over the land? 🤣
March 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Fit the ships with wheels so they can go over the land? 🤣
It was definitely Tack Bell (which I'd never heard of at the time) when I first saw it in the UK on TV. Only recently have I seen the version with Pizza Hut.
March 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM
It was definitely Tack Bell (which I'd never heard of at the time) when I first saw it in the UK on TV. Only recently have I seen the version with Pizza Hut.
I got one too, but I did set up an account to try out ChatGPT some time back. I found it mostly useless so haven't used it since.
March 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I got one too, but I did set up an account to try out ChatGPT some time back. I found it mostly useless so haven't used it since.