EF

FOSS, cycling, classic vehicles, railway, flora and fauna.

European. Engineer. Pacifist.

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2026-05-07 10:39:23 UTC

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@nprofile…x9tq this is not restricted to the UK, France for example, does similar. Ryanair also states what documentation is needed when you book and check in. Perhaps airports should provide a document checking service prior to customs when departing.
At a human level it sucks for sure.
Charging UK nationals so much for a bit of paper that visitors pay a pitance for is very poor though.

2026-04-26 14:32:37 UTC

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@nprofile…w789 dfc is df but a bit better and prettier.

2026-04-20 11:24:40 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 feel competition can be good if it offers something a lttle different (so not 100% direct competition) and the line's capacity can cope. Monopolies often price passengers off rail.

2026-04-11 13:08:51 UTC

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@nprofile…wywj how did you migrate your DBs from Maria to Postgres? Ta

2026-04-07 18:15:02 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 had a proper Italian pizza the other day, a pepperoni and it was made with peppers. No dead animal at all. Was most pleasant

2026-03-25 17:00:30 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 feel the contactor or operator needs to train more fibre splicers and as it was an error, you thought they would prioritise the rectification. Modern world "customer service" is a joke.

2026-02-26 19:39:55 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 agree mostly. Some places it is too expensive for too little traffic or no political support. Battery technology may take over but batteries are not green and are using up a finite amount of [often] immorally mined materials. Mixed mode may be the way forwards for a while.

2026-02-26 19:16:03 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 hydrogen sucks at the moment (physics gets in the way) but we need better technologies for propulsion but freight will be the challenging problem to solve.

2026-02-22 18:54:36 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 wondered today if yourself and country folk were proud of your national rugby team's performance this Six Nations? Many of us hold them in high admiration. You posted picture is perfect to describe their journey.
Hope you had a marvellous day with your loved ones.

2026-02-19 19:27:51 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 shame you didn't capture the passing train. There are quite a few railway admirers here. Nice crossing though.

2026-02-13 09:40:48 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 Coraggio e buon compleanno a tua moglie

2026-02-09 20:41:58 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 nothing wrong with idiots. Problem lie with forceably opinionated "expert" idiots... keyboard warrior versions tend to be particulary obnoxious.

2026-02-05 07:49:30 UTC

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@nprofile…u76z #alpinelinux does zfs out of the box. No compliling required.

2026-02-04 13:28:21 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 science suggeats it is also a biological transition via developmental stages. A teen thinks very differently from a 20yo because of nature. That said, some seem to struggle to behave like adults whatever their age.

2026-02-03 13:47:57 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 the big convenience onlimlne stores have people hooked but are becoming less and less competative. Buy local when you can even if it costs a teeny bit more.

2026-02-02 20:08:19 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 I ride pushbikes and have had more than my fair share with idiot in cars...

2026-01-29 10:43:04 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 we need the Internet2 which cannot be controlled by corporations and stuff lile advertising/cookies can be switched off by users.

2026-01-19 09:54:55 UTC

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@nprofile…9atz #xlibre is maintained, being improved, just works. It is becoming more and more widely available as distro packages.

2026-01-18 09:46:29 UTC

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@nprofile…vf35 what fauna can see is not comparible to what humans can. However, hope your wish come true.

2026-01-09 09:14:21 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 Ashford was a royal pain to integrate and test to prove it would not export or import nasties to/from the national network. Always found the "International" tag a wee trite. Perhaps the new Thames crossing could drive a need to reopen Ebbsfleet.

2026-01-08 13:39:04 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 indeed. Hopeful for Angoulême (lots of real estate) or Limoges (the forgotten capital). Ryanair is so much easier and lower cost (20% of rail) and as per the various Green Signals podcasts, there is a hige unwillingness to cater for UK people getting into Europe beyond a limited number of large cities. We can but hope though.

2026-01-08 11:25:34 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 hopefully the prosed competition to E* will bring stopping trains to Ebbsfleet and Ashford and with luck, bring them to SW France as well.

2025-08-27 15:12:24 UTC

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@nprofile…ehlq does it do native ZFS FDE do you happen to know? Guess it'd be a FreeBSD kernel thing rather than Ghoat.

2025-08-27 07:55:52 UTC

Looking for any suggestions in case I've missed somethingin my research please.
Am after:
* A BSD or Unix that has ZFS with FDE.
* Be suitable for desktop (X or XLibre) or server use.
* If possible, for aarch64 and x86_64.
* Ideally EU based.
* Desktop use is light word processing, browsing, watching stuff over NFS.
List so far is Ghost (no FDE), OI Hipster (no FDE?), Free (US based), Net (ZFS jiggery pokery).
Thanks for any suggestions or corrections to the list no matter how obscure.

2025-08-20 04:43:55 UTC

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@nprofile…de2h @nprofile…p9kz out of curiosity, why is ZFS not great on desktops?

2025-05-22 16:55:38 UTC

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@nprofile…yjzh with you on everything except the default to yes. Out of curiosity, why change the default here?

2025-03-22 11:59:58 UTC

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@nprofile…sr9k your experience of attitudes of others towards non-mainstream and many choosing their job solely because it pays with little passion towards the industry itself appears to be the modern way. Same in my industry. It is a pity so few seem to find their dream job and do it with a deep seated passion for doing the best they can (and trying to self-improve).

2025-03-16 18:13:56 UTC

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@nprofile…sr9k @nprofile…vxnk @nprofile…chz8 @nprofile…ly4q @nprofile…70gg merci, gracie, thank you

2025-03-16 14:05:38 UTC

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@nprofile…sr9k @nprofile…vxnk @nprofile…chz8 c'est pssible pur Perigieux 24000 et Nontron 24300? Merci et ciao. Gracie mille