@X31Andy@mastodon.green

@quixoticgeek@social.v.st You put solar on railway tracks and roadways when you run out of better places to put it! At present there are still plenty of places where solar can be safely installed like building roofs, car park shades, covers over walkways, along wall and fence boundaries etc. We can also usefully rip up biofuel crops and put panels there to produce far more energy than burning the crops would ever produce with the side benefit of improving biodiversity below the panels.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 3mo ago

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@2legged@mastodon.ie Considering that the other parties have pulled out of the election #Binface might actually have a chance with the protest vote.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 2mo ago

Cat containment and feeding service. Seen on EMFCamp noticeboard. #catsofmastodon #emfcamp

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@ronanmcd it might be a good idea to lobby for independent analysis of vehicle logs to identify breaches of the highway code. Simply make Google responsible for each logged breach with automatic imposition of fines etc. They will soon find a solution to blocking cycle lanes.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

I had a someone come into the office from one of our suppliers this morning. Whilst she was there she saw a printing calculator in a display cabinet and really couldn't understand what it was.

I remember seeing and using them back in the 1980s. I'm really getting too old!

#calculator #retro #office

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

Students read to rescue cats to improve reading skills.

Of course the real reason is the Hypnocats commanded them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c895wxp23xwo

#caturday

Guernsey students improve skills by reading to rescue cats

BBC News

Guernsey students improve skills by reading to rescue cats

Some students are improving their literacy skills by reading to rescue cats at the GSPCA.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

This is a sentence I never expected to read in a newspaper.

"A camel beauty pageant in Oman has been plunged into chaos as 20 of its competitors were disqualified after their owners enhanced their humps and other features using injectable fillers, silicone wax and Botox."

#oman #cheating #camels

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/camel-pageant-scandal-oman-hump-injectables-b2932979.html

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@CharlotteEowyn@chaosfem.tw A lot of the HFY ( Humanity, F**k Yeah!) Sci-Fi stuff on Reddit and YouTube very much fits into this category. Mostly consisting of pesky aliens getting outclassed by or receiving a good thumping from humanity. It rarely portrays humanity as being the unreasonable party. If you exclude this and the stories of lost alien princesses which fill the galaxy and continually need rescuing there are still some worthwhile stories but you have to hunt for them. #hfy #scifi #fiction

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 2mo ago

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@corq@infosec.exchange You have to watch out for dropbears

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 2mo ago

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@clickhere@mastodon.ie @tripleman@mastodon.social @Enea90@mastodon.social a few other things suck too. One example is Dyson.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@thanetric@mastodonapp.uk Well insulated is part of the requirement for a healthy home. Managing air quality by ensuring good and controlled ventilation is the other part. I've been going through all this the last few years as I build my new home - currently on hold because I'm working out of the country.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 2mo ago

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@matematico314@social.linux.pizza @altbot@fuzzies.wtf you are simply 6 days early :)

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@JonChevreau@mstdn.ca I am really hoping for TACO but I'm pessimistic about it. I'm currently in Oman so closer to this mess than most. Time to re-read the lyrics of the old song by Tom Lehrer "We Will All Go Together When We Go"

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@dubiousblur @quixoticgeek that is uncomfortably close to 1969 and the early 1970s

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@stevewfolds @colinstu Try running 6 task stacks, buffers and overlaid variables on an 8044 with 192 bytes of on-chip RAM

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

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@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange Maybe they can knock out a few other data centres whilst they are about it. I'm open to suggestions.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@Bern I was green with envy before I saw the hashtags. Well played :)

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

Had a battle with the bougainvillea by the house this morning, it drew first blood but I was victorious in the end.

#today #war

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@welshpixie I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time for dinner, Meow!

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@DrALJONES@mastodon.social If this goes badly for the defendants I see an eventual direct appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. UK courts are supposed to take into account the ECtHR treaty obligations but I don't see any fairness in the way these proceedings are being stacked against them. #ukpol #palestine #palestineAction

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

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@mullvadnet I've used your service for several years now out of a few countries. It simply works and I can usually find a working node even when the local telco is blocking IP addresses and various protocols.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 8mo ago

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@skjeggtroll @sawaba @pluralistic @iFixit Ooh, I'd forgotten those times where someone would break into an office and ransack the computers for CPUs and memory.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@feisty_lemming@mstdn.ca @theonion@bots.defencegeeks.net I thought he did say that until I reread the toot and realised it was TheOnion :)

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@iaruffell @ChrisMayLA6 "That's a pretty low bar!" I agree but at this point I'll take whatever I can get :(

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@fleeky@prsm.space that should temporarily reduce the amount of spam toots

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

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@OGjester Its real, I'm in Oman and have heard this sort of story in the past. Here is a local newspaper https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1110972/features/camels-disqualified-from-saudi-beauty-pageant-over-use-of-botox

Camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant over use of Botox

Oman Observer

Camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant over use of Botox

Dozens of camels have been disqualified from a Saudi beauty contest for having undergone Botox injections as well as othe rforms of physical...

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@greem@cyberplace.social @quixoticgeek@social.v.st There was a (bad) joke that after we changed to "natural" gas those people who stuck their heads into the gas oven to commit suicide just got seasick instead.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@ChrisMayLA6 On the good side - it is better than what is happening in the US. At least people are generally owning up to their errors even if they are reluctant to fall on their sword. I guess we should be thankful for that.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@hadon @ChrisMayLA6 It is worth noting he killed /queen Liz when he came to the UK. She died 24 hours after seeing him.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@mjj@mstdn.dk @RejoinEU@mastodon.online He killed the last Pope, I'm not sure I want him to kill other people although it is tempting

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@aegir yeah, I normally use a spreadsheet for these sort of things these days unless it is trig heavy then I use a physical calculator :)

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@OneInterestingFact @stevewfolds @colinstu It is hard work building systems at the bottom of a lake. The solder does not flow well.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

Five killed in Oman because of heavy rain causing flash flooding in wadis.

Because of the weather most schools are now closed to minimise travel in risky areas.

https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1186547/oman/weather/body-of-a-third-missing-person-from-barka-found-5-people-die-from-rains

#oman #rain #floods

Oman Observer

Body of a third missing person from Barka found; 5 people die from rains

Muscat: The body of the third person who went missing in flash floods in Barka on Saturday has been found due to the efforts of several agencies and...

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

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@kelkyag@wandering.shop @MicroSFF@mastodon.art you get a double dose of truth

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@quixoticgeek Rock like it is 1973 again :)

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

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@Kerplunk @nickofnz Battery systems DC coupled to the inverter are by far the best option. They also need less complex management then AC coupled and you can normally mix vendors of inverters/batteries etc.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@MicroSFF Very appropriate for these times

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@ketan Good article. One point not much discussed is the move to embedded solar generation results in lower than normal loads on long distance transmission lines. Due to the "Ferranti effect" this can result in a higher voltage at the load end than the sending end. This contributed to the lack of voltage control and disconnections. Traditional grid design always assumed a certain load on all the lines from source to load but this is no longer the case. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti_effect

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 2mo ago

Seen at EMFCamp. The ultimate catsuit, it even clinks as they walk. #caturday #emfcamp #catsofmastodon

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 6mo ago

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@ArborealTechie @bigzaphod You might consider optimisers on the panels to keep the system working under shading. Alternatively split the array into short strings to limit the impact of a couple of shaded panels.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 1w ago

Great news story to make you laugh. Bag thief caught in Norwich by a guy dressed as Batman. Other superhero characters assisted. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/25/man-in-batman-costume-chases-down-suspected-norwich-handbag-thief #uk #crime #batman #norwich

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@quasirealsmiths@beige.party It also helps that I can put 1500 characters into an Alt text description compared with the 500 characters in the toot body. Because of this I often add context as well as descriptions in the Alt text.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 5mo ago

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@thanetric that picture is my current home in Shropshire. The new place, also off-grid is near Cambridge and less complete.

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 7mo ago

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@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io I used to work on embedded software in communication equipment. After manufacture it was never updated so we simply had to get it right by a combination of good design and proper testing. Most of the issues we currently see are a consequence of not testing properly

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Andy Fletcher (319ppm) @X31Andy@mastodon.green

· 2mo ago

Cruel but probably accurate. #kingCharles #andyburnham #UK #ukpol

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