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Linux/FOSS /Creative Commons advocate.
I own far too many Raspberry Pis.
Former Podcaster.

"𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯."

𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: "𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵!"

𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: dick_turpin@castlecannon.house

If you don't like me, don't follow me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

663 Followers
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Joined April 12, 2017
Interests:
FOSS, Creative Commons, Linux
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6d ago

People will find this behaviour weird, but when one of you works nights, you've little time to communicate. You're leaving for work as they walk in the door, and vice versa. You have to blurt it out.

"Morning, Bubb, right.

The dog retrieved the cake he hid under the Hawthorn 3 days ago and ate it.

There are two sauces on the side, one for the potatoes, one for the chicken.

I've replaced the light bulb in the kitchen.

The dog has had his tablet. He seems a lot happier.

I'm off now, bye."

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6d ago

Regardless of where you stand on the death penalty, this has to be [mentally] horrific for everyone involved! Surely they don't intend to strap her to a table again at some stage?

Can you imagine the hospital staff?

"Oh, hi. We're bringing in an inmate; we tried to kill her, but it didn't work. Any chance you can get her fit and well so we can try again? Oh, and any chance we have a mooch through your medical cabinet to see if you've anything a little stronger?" 😱 🤯 💉

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8r6rjdvlx6o

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 1w ago

I am currently being upgraded.
#Ubuntu-26-04LTS

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 2mo ago
Right, children, got your rocks, stones, pebbles and bags of gravel ready? I've just taken out a yearly subscription at work for Claude AI. Having tested ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude extensively, I have to admit Claude is a clear winner. If I had to rank them, I would say Claude, Copilot and ChatGPT probably fifth! ChatGPT has very poor integration with many business apps and seems to struggle to give you what you ask for without at least four attempts. #AI #Claude #Copilot #ChatGPT
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 2mo ago
It's payday \o/ It's Friday \o/ \o/ I shall be finishing at 14:00 \o/ \o/ \o/
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 2mo ago
This is me most days.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

My #Raspberrypi cluster is like a goldfish. It doesn't do a lot. I'm simply glad it's alive and healthy.
#clusterhat

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@Tutanota Governments have been trying to control the Internet for over twenty years. My only surprise is at how successful they're becoming.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

And we survived a reboot.

I think that deserves a cup of tea!
#Raspberrypi #clusterhat #visualizer

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6mo ago
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@SamanthaJaneSmith@lgbtqia.space This has nothing to do with "Getting to Mars" or expanding space travel, and everything to do with land grab. They're going to the side of the moon that cannot be seen from Earth, perfect for ensuring nobody can physically see what you are up to. NASA has already said it intends to build a base on the moon, and let's not forget why NASA was created. It was created in response to the Russians and Sputnik. Now, America is in a new race with China just about everywhere.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

pi@pi0:~ $ ansible all -i hosts -m shell -a "docker system prune -a -f --volumes" --become

Just freed up over 1.6 Gigabytes of disk space

That's two years' worth of junk from messing about. 🤣

#Clusterhat #DockerSwarm #Ansible

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

All I keep seeing and hearing today is #Labour MPs saying "We need to focus on making people's lives better." Who are these people they're focusing on? Because 22 months down the road, my life has not got any better since that useless shower came to power.
#Politics #UturnLabour #NoIdea

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6mo ago
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@SamanthaJaneSmith@lgbtqia.space I suspect you know more than me but I beleive the moon is a dead planet. All this talk of ice and minerals is a load of old rubbish, but the Russians have proved humans can survive in space for a long time with Mir, so building a structure on the moon is probably trivial by comparison. Imagine the horror that would sweep through America if NBC broadcast images of the Chinese flag on the moon? 🇨🇳
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@sesivany Hmm? So the AI stuff is irrelevant. This is actually a Governance failure. No legal structure No trademark ownership No clear governance By the looks of it, everyone could do as they pleased, which is a commendable attitude, but unfortunately, as the community has found out, there are always opportunists out there. He doesn't own the code, just the name. I had a similar situation a while ago when a local company, bizarrely, hadn't registered the domain name. A competitor bought it.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@ken_fallon@mastodon.sdf.org All these post-crafting requests are killing the Fediverse. The whole point was that it was simple, fun, and the posts were throwaway bilge. We're heading down the path of "Don't do that", "Don't do this." It needs to stop. It's bad enough I no longer have freedom of choice whether to add ALT text or not; now you're demanding hashtags! Something that should be a two-second, shoot-from-the-hip post is turning into a thought-out, crafted blog post rather than a microblog.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@crazyeddie They had help, and they get help every day. Every time you see someone on the Fediverse saying, for example, "We need protecting from right-wing influencers!" that's the coattails governments ride on. "Ooh, they want protection! Let's implement a check system, for their own protection, of course." Every news report you see where someone was encouraged or driven to commit suicide or self-harm, governments use that as justification to lock the web down. 🤷🏻‍♂️ @wadavxx @Tutanota
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

Distros that I miss.

Firefly Linux (Based on Arch)
White Box Linux (Based on Red Hat)
Linux Mandrake

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

Fixing playbooks and protecting Docker.

pi@pi0:~ $ sudo apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

#Raspberrypi #ansible #ARMv6

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@andypiper 'Contact' as we know it is on its way out. The rise in websites no longer feilding contact forms or even contact email addresses are growing. Telephone numbers being displayed either on company websites or even Google is in decline. More and more 'support' is being handled by chatbots and AI. I could automate around 40% of our fault calls tomorrow if truth be told. How do I add my email account? I need a VPN setting up. My machine ce needs the drives mapping To name a few.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@cymplecy Whatever you do, I wouldn't buy one of those suitcase-style ones. They're record killers. I bought this for one of my daughters and was impressed with the sound, given that it has a built-in speaker https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086WTSMQH?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@ken_fallon@mastodon.sdf.org Umm? Conversely, it's "Don't post without this," or even "If you post about that, I'll block you!" This is why I feel freedom is so important. Control is incremental; it creeps up on people without them realising. I disagree with one point. As far as I'm aware, I've never said: "Don't......" I do, however, disagree A LOT. 🤣 #Hugs
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@wadavxx I'm not as far as the UK government is concerned, I suspect a lot of them still think we're all using Netscape and Ceefax. 🤦🏻‍♂️ @Tutanota
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@mhamzahkhan@mstdn.intahnet.co.uk I don't care what people think. I use it every day. #Whatevergetsthejobdone
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online I work in sales. You'll never get a true 10,000, but it looks like a nice round figure. 🙂 Of course, there are other factors to consider. Are they live accounts, etc.? I remember we used to have the same conversations around Distrowatch https://distrowatch.com/ How accurate are those figures? Just because someone downloaded a Distro doesn't mean they installed or use it, for that matter. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online Go to around 400 - 410 It's to be expected. No platform is going to be without a fair amount of automated accounts.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@chillicampari@layer8.space Everyone hates Jira. 🤣 @grommunio@mastodon.social
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 7mo ago
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@LewisWorkshop And borrowing a cup of sugar from Mrs Miggins next door.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 7mo ago
@LewisWorkshop You are officially old!
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· 5mo ago
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@cmccullough I know a very prominent member of the FOSS community who refused to use any proprietary software. So much so that they didn't have Wi-Fi capability for a few years; then, one day, about twenty years ago, I read that they'd installed Ubuntu on a MacBook. I applaud your principles, but I think over time you'll have no choice. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online Nope, really good. Although Mastodon is just one of many clients. (See my post to Andy)
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6d ago

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣....

Someone doesn't proofread their email. 🤦🏻‍♂️

HP ProDesk 400 G7 SFF

✔ Intel Core i5 10500 3.1ghz (up to 2.5ghz)

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

There's no love for old ARMv6 😢
#raspberrypi #pizero #github

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 1w ago

VPN works. What more do I need?

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· 4mo ago

Just opened the kitchen window and shouted at the apprentice:

"GET OFF MY LAND!"

That lad can multi-task! He managed to combine fear and confusion perfectly.

#EvilPete

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@Li@tech.lgbt No confusion, they're one and the same. It's just that your issues are more focused than the 'overall' that I care about. I suspect we're going to have to agree to disagree. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@Li That’s how it always starts, though: “community safety”. “use ALT text”, “add hashtags”, “we need moderators”. Piece by piece, people hand away freedom while convincing themselves they’re being virtuous. The Fediverse was supposed to be free. Block, mute and curate your own experience — but don’t pretend social pressure and moral gatekeeping aren’t forms of control wrapped in nice language.
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· 5d ago

Banana Republic

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· 1w ago

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS kicked me out of Google/Gmail

I haven't checked anything else yet, except uninstalling encfs, which a message window flagged as dodgy. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@sesivany That link tells me nothing as to why 'the community' is upset with him. I take it, MeshOS is GPL then?
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6mo ago
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@tpheine@mstdn.io ROTFLMAO SPAMMER! @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 2mo ago
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@Xavier@infosec.exchange I won't be writing any code (intentionally) with it. I use it more for reports, proposals, and sales stuff. Etc. I gave it my weekly report this morning. We'd worked on it a couple of hours in the sense of me teaching it, shall we say, little nuances I wouldn't expect it to know anyway, and the damn thing produced a report ten times better than mine had been. I expect to be replaced next week. 🤣
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@Li@tech.lgbt No, that's called "Choice" or better still, self-determination. You will have made that choice of your own free will; nobody has made the choice for you. Personally, I prefer mute to block, but having said that, both go against my principles of free speech. I truly dislike muting people because it's only through dialogue that we can find mutual ground, or at least a tense peace.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 3mo ago
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@angusm@mastodon.social Aye? The government and the internet regulator, Ofcom, have made it clear that social media platforms, forums, and websites face strict enforcement action and heavy financial penalties if they host or promote content that instructs young users on using VPNs to bypass age gates. So effectively, the government is going to fund organisations to break the law? This makes no sense.
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 1w ago

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣....

Your whole standpoint is based on what was stated in an email, and you give the email thread date instead of the actual email date.

#Idiot

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· 4mo ago

Could today be Starmers' downfall? If it all kicks off, the press will blame him for letting the marches go ahead.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3d2ryyz0jzo

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
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@Li@tech.lgbt I do self-host. 🙂
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online I spent a few minutes looking through, and there's a heck of a lot of bots and website RSS feeds in there!
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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 1w ago

Hmm? Both gates are now open at work. Can't think why? 🤔

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 4mo ago

Last post about the Cluster hat, promise.

Updated the status page description. 🤣 🐟

#Raspberrypi #UptimeKuma

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dick_turpin :essex: :cc: @dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
· 6mo ago
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@HerraBRE For over 20 years, FOSS has done very little to protect developers' intellectual property, other than trumpeting the GPL. Many executives have heard of copyright but not of the GPL. Code has been 'stolen' since day one; it's just that there are now tools to hoover up code on an industrial scale. If only #FSF could do more. 🤷🏻‍♂️ @rysiek
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