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@daj@gofer.social @82mhz@mastodon.bsd.cafe I did write about backing up my blog once (before I moved it to 11ty): https://underlap.org/backing-up-my-writefreely-instance/
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glyn
@underlap@fosstodon.org
mastodon 4.7.3Husband, father, grandfather, follower of Jesus, but very much a work in progress.
Retired software developer, ex-visiting lecturer, IETF editor. Likes repairability. BTW I use arch.
Hobbies: reading, blogging, running, sailing.
Delighted to live in Winchester, UK. Involved in a local church.
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Joined January 03, 2022
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I feel like a complete rest from social media, so Happy Christmas and probably see you in 2026. Meanwhile, maybe see you on RSS.
New blog post: Return to GitHub https://underlap.org/return-to-github/
PSA: I'm taking an increasingly long break from the Fediverse, so if you are interested in future posts from me, time to dust off that RSS reader.
As always, you can keep in touch by email to glyn@underlap.org.
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic waste in 15 years – report
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/03/reuse-and-return-schemes-could-help-eliminate-plastic-waste-in-15-years-report
@vkc@linuxmom.net I used Remark42 to add comments to self-hosted WriteFreely. More details here: https://underlap.org/trialling-comments/
However, when I moved to Eleventy, I ditched comments as they were so rarely used.
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@davewalker@mastodon.social I am heartened by the anti-far-right demonstrations in UK cities which prevented another night of far-right thuggery.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/07/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-take-to-streets-to-counter-far-right-rallies
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Well done @Gargron@mastodon.social for everything you've achieved in the last decade! Your principles set you far above certain others in the social media space and I really appreciate your integrity and drive. It's a good decision to change roles and I'm optimistic about the future of Mastodon with you still around for guidance. I hope you take this opportunity for some well-deserved rest and recreation. Finally: thank you!
I wonder why @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de is down. Another DDoS? Or is there a problem caused by yesterday's maintenance?
Report of investigation into the November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook publication error
https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/01122025-Investigation-into-November-2025-EFO-publication-error.pdf
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@munin@infosec.exchange My colleagues and I had a standing joke that any piece of software development we were faced with, no matter how complex, was "just a simple matter of programming".
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@xhr@infosec.exchange I've been at this for 40+ years and I clearly need to up my game from cat and more. 😉
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@nicolas_fournier@mastodon.social qobuz is ad free, has no free tier, and pays artists via their labels. See https://community.qobuz.com/press-en/qobuz-unveils-its-average-payout-per-stream for some transparency, if you're interested.
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@hfinyow@mstdn.ca Then why isn't Threads claiming far more than 70M people have signed up?