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Mike Cox
@mikecox@mastodon.iow.social
mastodon 4.3.0-alpha.5+glitchOpen source software developer (linux, laravel, asterisk php) living on the Isle of Wight with my wife, three dogs and cat.
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Joined October 29, 2023
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"He is risen!" But she hasn't
#dog
#goldenretriever
#dogsofmastodon
I spent yesterday fitting my Varstrom electric front wheel to my bike. It was an experience as there is virtually no documentation provided but I got there in the end.
It works really well and it will help me get up the #Cowes hills.
The motor is surprisingly heavy so my front wheel now weighs a ton so I won't be lifting the bike up to store it upright anymore to save space.
The brake sensors were a complete faff so I'll probably replace the brake levers with Varstrom ones that include the sensors. I had to glue the sensors and magnets on as the sticky pads provided fell off almost immediately. Without the sensors on the motor won't start as it thinks I'm braking.
They supply a part which I discovered was a "thumb throttle" which would make it illegal in the UK so I didn't want to fit it. As there's no manual I wasn't sure if it would work without it but it did so you can just bin that bit.
There's a lot of excess wiring as everything is pre-terminated so I had to coil it up at the handlebars and I've taped it for now. I'll think of a better way of tidying it up later.
Another good thing is it comes with lights so I no longer have to remember to charge up the tiny USB lights I had before.
All in all a good spend of about £300.
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@mttaggart@infosec.exchange We did this with phones back in the day.
The school installed a fancy phone system (in the early 80s so no mobiles) with no outside dialling on most extensions.
We found a phone with outside access and diverted calls to it to an outside line. Then we just had to ring that extension from any other and we had an outside line to ring anywhere. Simples!
Kids will always find a way.
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@mattdawhit@mastodon.iow.social Went to the Union the other day and was impressed. I didn't even realise that they did breakfast until recently
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@sharongascoigne @RobeeShepherd They're all so fixed and setup that they're embarrassing
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@heliographe_studio@mastodon.social Is reversing the order of the icons permitted by Apple? :)
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
#dog
#dogsofmastodon
#goldenretriever
I think someone let the air out of my #dog
#dogsofmastodon
#goldenretriever
Now I understand how she's managing to get the figs out of the tree!
#dog
#dogsOfMastodon
#goldenRetriever
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@mattdawhit@mastodon.iow.social @CjMalone@en.osm.town We've not tried that yet but will do
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@ewen@social.ewenbell.com I agree. Big business owners used to strive to build a business that would last and be their legacy. In the last few years we've seen so many long standing businesses wound up. The aim now is just to make as much money as quickly as possible with no care about the consequences. Horrifying!
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@RaffKarva@sunny.garden @janeishly@beige.party We use Just Park and get about 1 booking a year but suddenly we have to go through a third party identification and verification system. They can forget it. I'm not giving all my data to some dodgy corporate