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@uint8_t@chaos.social "May you live in interesting times, supported by reliable sources".
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Jonathan Bennett
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mastodon 4.6.9Full-time dad, retired technology journo, occasional misanthrope. Centrist Dad before it was cool. Not an American actor. Likes: Bikes, Maps, Digital. Same handle on Birdsite.
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Driving up the M6 earlier, I realised they've removed all the chevrons between Birmingham and Manchester. Stapeley Water Gardens went a while ago. Before we know it, we'll be using Junction 17 for Crewe. #HMHB
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@InsertUser@en.osm.town No, the club asked for the service to be suspended on safety grounds. There's been nothing since 2018. The platform is too small for the number of people arriving or departing.
One of my tasks for today involves talking to another human on the phone. One I've never met before. #Adulting
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@simontatham@hachyderm.io It also implies the existence of mantleutils and crustutils. #GeologyJoke #GeekJoke
Philosophical question for any UK #Rail people: Is a station still a station if trains never call at it?
I'm thinking specifically of Manchester United Football Ground station, but I think there are a few others it could apply to.
Visual Studio Code and Windows Subsystem for Linux on a Windows 11 laptop turns out to be quite a usable development environment.
I swear I just heard "Brazilians, making it happen at McDonalds" on an advert.
@pauljrobinson@mastodon.me.uk Worse than being unionized?
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@openstreetmap@en.osm.town I can see we're going to need a discussion about what "square" means, though...
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Genuinely a real word. See also reluctant/reluctance, ignorant/ignorance.