Justine Smithies

https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine

Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother & Wife
Loves cooking
BSD, Linux chick
Mobiles: #Fairphone4 #OnePlus6T #OnePlus6 #PinePhonePro
Watch PineTime
Hand wired #Pico #QMK #Keyboard
Daily drivers:
#ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD - #FreeBSD with #CoW ( #FVWM for #Wayland )
Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower - #OpenBSD with #MangoWM and #Waybar
Editor: ed(1) vi/nvi
HomeLab: #FreeBSD

Git: https://git.smithies.me.uk
Blog: https://justine.smithies.me.uk
Location: Cruden Bay, Scotland
Pronouns: She / Her

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justine_at_snac.smithies.me.uk@momostr.pink

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2026-10-09 14:21:42 UTC

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The worlds going f'in nuts! What next feed them through a straw?

2026-09-05 12:48:51 UTC

For all those #Unix lovers running a #BSD which of the following #ksh shells would you recommend and why ? Let it be noted that I'm currently running #oksh on #FreeBSD just now but have wondered about ksh-devel ksh93u+m the development branch ksh93 based on AT&T ksh93u+ (stable).
Am I missing out on anything here ?
https://github.com/ksh93/ksh
#RunBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD

2026-08-30 20:23:31 UTC

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Just noticed empty toots as pictured and not sure why ? Were they intentional?
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-476bbdbddbf401ddc8fbbf5cdf7bc50b.png

2026-08-30 20:20:52 UTC

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You're a very lucky person.

2026-08-30 20:17:52 UTC

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That does look so good! 😋

2026-08-08 12:05:46 UTC

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WOW ! Fully working calls is the only thing stopping me from jumping. Does the FP6 have working HDMI out like the FP5 ?

2026-08-08 09:32:14 UTC

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Do calls work on the Fairphone 6 with pmOS ? What else works as I was looking at a fp5 but maybe I should get a fp6?

2026-08-02 06:16:26 UTC

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Thanks so much!

2026-08-01 15:22:55 UTC

Still playing around with all the settings like gradients in CoW using only colors from gruvbox as I'm quite partial to those colors. There are so many configurable options in CoW that it's going to take me a while to get everything set up just the way I like.
https://codeberg.org/thomasadam/cow
#Wayland #fvwm #CoW #RiverWM #FreeBSD
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-e1f2c637d6c7500cd1701768d2358e1d.jpg

2026-07-30 18:05:33 UTC

Nice that's the first time I've upgraded my system using pkgbase and it's gone from FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p1 to FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p2 without issue.
Oh and why yes I'm still using CoW ( Wayland and behaves like fvwm by [Thomas Adam](@thomasadam@bsd.network ) ) as my Window manager and loving it's many many configurations. This could take me a wee while to get just how I'd like but definitely loving that retro vibe!
#FreeBSD #Wayland #CoW #pkgbase
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-fb7a9e756eedfa709f7475d1a58fb262.jpg

2026-07-27 21:25:16 UTC

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Nice one! It really like it and as you said does the job quite well.

2026-07-27 19:05:30 UTC

Got to say that I'm actually acting my age and loving Claws Mail. This is so retro! 🤣
https://www.claws-mail.org/features.php
#EmailClient #FreeBSD #RunBSD

2026-07-23 16:59:49 UTC

OK A bit late but I have successfully converted one of my test thin jails to pkgbase using pkgbasify and it all works. Only another 7 working jails to do and the host Beastie of course. So if I do decide to fully go for it tonight, You'll know what's wrong if I suddenly drop offline. 🤣
#FreeBSD #pkgbasify #pkgbase
https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/pkgbasify

2026-05-31 14:04:43 UTC

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TIL That ed(1) displays unicode symbols and I'm totally surprised by that! 😲
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-40abbab1b5631834d60068e458b3f037.jpg

2026-05-31 12:58:08 UTC

Playing around with ed(1) like I probably should have done years ago. I never realised how much fun it would be. I know baby steps as you can see from the screenshot but this is way cool! Sorry if you've not noticed before but I am easily pleased. I'm still using vi(nvi) but you never know I might get used to using a line editor? 🤣 #RunBSD
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-a05baa4ab05c3ac308bc5fff09adf4e6.jpg

2026-05-27 16:47:03 UTC

Just thought I'd reinstall #OpenBSD 7.9 again and then switch to the latest snapshot to see if my not being able too boot /bsd past the 14th May snapshot and it now fails to verify the downloaded stuff 😂
Good thing I've still my trusty #FreeBSD laptop.
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-66200d3f0f5c81294f7e58ec19335265.jpg

2026-05-26 17:58:58 UTC

Reinstated my custom #FreeBSD boot logo on my old #thinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD. :beastie:
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-ff3a720d016fb4d9fc2ec452ecdf4688.JPG

2026-05-25 19:01:53 UTC

Right this house internally has hit 29.5°C so I think that entitles me to go grab an ice cold beer from the fridge as I've already consumed numerous pints of iced water. Call it a wee treat for myself. 🍺

2026-05-25 18:49:34 UTC

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Why not #FreeBSD if I may ask ?

2026-05-25 18:15:28 UTC

I see #cow the #fvwm replacement is coming along nicely. It uses river as the #wayland compositor.
https://codeberg.org/thomasadam/cow

2026-05-25 17:59:24 UTC

Benefits of living in a Scandinavian wooden built house in Winter is that it retains the heat.
What are the disadvantages you might ask?
Well summer as it is currently 28.8°C in our living room right now with the windows front and back open. 🔥☀️ #Scotland #Aberdeenshire

2026-05-24 15:06:18 UTC

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Already tried that but thank you anyway.

2026-05-24 14:32:18 UTC

OK then. I have just dowmloaded the #OpenBSD 7.9 img and done a fresh install on my desktop machine wiping everything from the past out. It boot perfectly fine on release so I proceeded to switch to my usual -current as per the docs and it ran through the upgrade without issue.
Can you guess what happened when it tried to boot the /bsd kernel on this intel i5 machine ?
That's right it failed with the same error 255 that the bugs mailinglist told me was an issue I had probably caused so go reinstall. I knew it wasn't me as it was extremely strange how I could rollback to the 14th May or earlier with out any issues it always booted the /bsd ( MP ) kernel but after the 14th May it would not but would boot the copy I had of the last working /bsd renamed /bsd.xyz
I'm too tired to go back to the misc or bugs mailinglists to be told it's me. I know I wouldn't have got that response from the #FreeBSD devs so maybe it is a sign from above ? :runbsd:

2026-04-28 18:19:19 UTC

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After reading your review I've gone and ordered myself a copy of the 6th edition. Looking forward to learning some new tricks with vi / nvi. Thank you both. ;)
CC: @npub1ec0…8gkq

2026-04-21 21:02:08 UTC

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OMG That's a bard one ! 🙄

2026-04-21 19:57:24 UTC

Tinkering around with my Xenocara and Wayland configs on #OpenBSD as I realised that my xterm and foot terminals gruvbox colors were not the same. So my inner OCD kicked in and resolved the mismatches so they both look alike now. I am currently running under Wayland but do keep flicking back every once in a while as I miss nice things like redshift and currently there is nothing for Wayland in the OpenBSD ports. Also I my wee retro brain keeps wanting me back in xterm although foot is nice too. So does this mean that I'm proper old school ? 🤓 :runbsd:

2026-04-21 12:22:44 UTC

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Congratulations and here's to many more ! 🎉

2026-04-13 10:12:48 UTC

OK #OpenBSD friends, Why when I install Sway or Mango ( #Wayland ) can I not get any keyboard control ? I can run them fine on #FreeBSD but on OpenBSD they both start but the keyboard does nothing on the mouse seems to work on waybar. I'm using known working configs for both.
I do see errors like permission denied for /dev/wskb* . I'm at a loss as I'm sure I had sway running last year ??
Even copied the startsway.sh and modified for mango but still no keyboard ???
Please boost for a larger reach. ❤️

2026-04-11 21:32:49 UTC

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Best go get yourself a kebab now to soak it up. 😜

2026-04-05 20:56:10 UTC

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Cool so it sounds that setting up an alias or two with -Dsnap is the way to go. That way I don't have to worry about when to use it as it will be all the time on -current .
Thanks ❤️

2026-04-05 17:59:51 UTC

@npub1y90…900y Is it time to start using -Dsnap if you run current on #OpenBSD now ? I never know when to start using doas PKG_add -Dsnap -u .

2026-04-01 19:46:11 UTC

I've still not given up on #Vi as my editor instead of #Vim and to be perfectly honest, I'm not really missing the fancy Gruvbox theme and Vim's auto-completion. It's making me learn new tricks and stops me relying on the help of plugins. Good for the old grey stuff I'd say! I even changed the 88x31 button on my websites footer from Vim to Vi. #RunBSD #OpenBSD

2026-04-01 19:11:32 UTC

Is it just me or are the #OpenBSD online man pages down ?
http://man.openbsd.org/

2026-04-01 18:51:35 UTC

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Yes go to the forum and in each category it shows you the @ to follow.

2026-04-01 18:18:53 UTC

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Also noted that you can post direct to the forum from the fedi but if you use a local account your first post has to be approved.

2026-04-01 18:08:05 UTC

OK so a forum that are federated where you can follow threads and reply from your own fedi account is really cool. You can also create a local account if you wish to keep it away from your fedi account.
https://billboard.bsd.cafe/
#RunBSD #Forums #BSD #BSDCafe

2026-04-01 17:56:05 UTC

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Ah so it seems the original post I made has deleted on the forum too but the replies are still clearly visible.

2026-04-01 17:47:24 UTC

**I'm away to delete the post that I made earlier as a test to the bsd.cafe forums to see if the forum post deletes too**
It's for science you know. ;)

2026-04-01 17:22:24 UTC

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Yes they do.
CC: @npub1hcp…y5t5 @npub1swh…vtdf

2026-04-01 17:20:18 UTC

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Working perfectly.
CC: @npub1swh…vtdf

2026-04-01 17:11:35 UTC

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It does indeed work I see this in the openbsd forum there.
CC: @npub1swh…vtdf

2026-04-01 16:57:23 UTC

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Well this seems to work.
CC: @npub1swh…vtdf

2026-04-01 16:54:36 UTC

@npub1swh…vtdf Test post from my personal #snac server.

2026-03-31 20:27:19 UTC

RE: https://bsd.network/@brynet/116324983359650447
I can confirm that on my #OpenBSD -current #367 machine hw.blockcpu=L works for enabling SMT instead of the soon to be obsolete hw.smt=1

2026-03-31 16:32:09 UTC

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Meanwhile in Orkney......
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-1ea07a684c4033f69682e71c256672cf.jpg

2026-03-30 21:29:39 UTC

So #Vi turns 50 this year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi_(text_editor)

2026-03-30 20:06:12 UTC

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Or maybe just use this static button which is the sane as above but without the animated earth ???
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-fb886b2474fc2f2686f60fe6c9bc6d35.gif

2026-03-30 19:57:10 UTC

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Found one that I might replace the current vim one with.
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-cf7048645c5c56c7d2fc91d5ff4ab8e7.gif

2026-03-30 19:47:23 UTC

Haha just resolved a couple of niggling bugs in my blogs html using n(vi) on #OpenBSD . I know it's not much but I used to use vim before and I'm easily pleased. I wonder if you get a logo like this one that says vi instead of vim ???
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-88e28abf0ca047331b4fcde8713c9d1c.gif

2026-03-30 18:06:54 UTC

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Thanks for that detailed info and very nice.

2026-03-30 16:31:23 UTC

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Is that all on one box or is it on a VPS ? What's the specs ?

2026-03-29 17:46:44 UTC

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Yeah on OpenBSD vi is nvi.

2026-03-29 14:45:31 UTC

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I could halve it if I removed all the comment lines explaining to others what each section does. ;)
CC: @npub1773…eh9a

2026-03-29 13:16:32 UTC

I think in my #vi journey on #OpenBSD that I'm leaning towards #nvi as in nvi2. Only because I do use some nerd font stuff to pretty up some of my menus and my bar. But obviously that could change as I may get rid of those nerd fonts and just stick with plain text?
If you're an OpenBSD user and use vi instead of vim do you use the builtin n(vi) or nvi2 ?
https://github.com/lichray/nvi2

2026-03-29 09:18:11 UTC

So here's the difference between nvi2 on the left and n(vi) #OpenBSD own vi editor. As you can see the Unicode fonts show up in nvi2 but not in n(vi).
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-a0e7cf53de81dd28289192506f843cda.png

2026-03-29 08:59:47 UTC

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Thanks Antonio. I have Unicode symbols in some of my scripts but I'm wondering if I actually need them as they are just for display ? If I decide that I do them I will be switching to nvi2 but for now I'm going to try my hand at OpenBSD's default n(vi).

2026-03-29 07:27:52 UTC

Whoah ! My #OpenBSD #vi config is a hearty 10 lines long compared with the 260 of my minimal #vim config. Yeah I know I don't have theme support and what not but I'm prepared to give this a shot without all the fancy bells and whistles. The only thing it doesn't do is display my icon fonts in scripts but it's made me wonder if I even need them now. Yes nvi2 will display them but it feels like cheating to install that when n(vi) is in the base on OpenBSD.

2026-03-28 21:21:19 UTC

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I got so used to visual mode and never tried the correct way (vi) ;)
CC: @npub1h5s…mk6f

2026-03-28 21:20:20 UTC

I think I'll give #vi a go on my #OpenBSD desktop instead of using #vim for a while and see how I get on. Got my config in ~/.config/vi/exrc and I'm learning new to me stuff so all is good.

2026-03-28 21:00:40 UTC

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Got it now. So I can select from the cursor to the end of the line with `y$'. Perfect !
CC: @npub1h5s…mk6f

2026-03-28 20:52:20 UTC

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Thank you Niels ;)

2026-03-28 20:48:25 UTC

I think I'm being a tad stupid here ? How do I select text in vi or nvi not vim if it has no visual mode using just the keyboard ? Everything I search just gives me vim results.

2026-03-28 15:40:38 UTC

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Very true and thanks.

2026-03-28 15:08:21 UTC

Hmmm decisions decisions. As an #OpenBSD user I usually prefer #vim with just 2 plugins installed my gruvbox theme and colorizer to color html color codes. But I'm wondering if I really need syntax highlighting and theme support ? You can see my rough and I mean rough .kshrc side by side in vim and vi. I do like a splash of color and do enjoy the command completion though so I guess I will tinker further with n(vi) further.
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-eaf7d2143a476318c1b7fca64e0b3018.png

2026-03-28 10:44:38 UTC

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Thanks Nathaniel. I saw that in the man page but if that's true why is there an nvi package too ?

2026-03-28 09:37:07 UTC

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Glad to have accidentally taught you something new. ;)
CC: @npub1qhk…u7aa

2026-03-28 09:12:24 UTC

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Also something else that I have noticed as an #OpenBSD user is that vi and nvi undo functions seem to both work the same ? I mean you can press u in both to undo and then press . to do multiple undos. Yet I thought it was only nvi that had that feature? I'll have to read up more on both to find differences.

2026-03-28 09:08:32 UTC

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No it doesn't but thanks.

2026-03-28 08:36:05 UTC

Currently I'm a #vim user with only two plugins loaded by vims own system no packer or anything. They are the gruvbox theme and colorizer to color HTML color codes.
I've been researching to see if I could work with #nvi and wondered about undo history and found that it might be possible ?u Undo the last change made to the file. If repeated the u command alternates between these two states. The . command when used immediately after u causes the change log to be rolled forward or backward depending on the action of the u command. 
If you're an nvi user what other tips or hacks are there that I should know about ? I don't suppose there is some magical way to theme it ?

2026-03-28 08:34:13 UTC

Currently I'm a #vim user with only two plugins loaded by vims own system no packer or anything. They are the gruvbox theme and colorizer to color HTML color codes.
I've been researching to see if I could work with #nvi and wondered about undo history and found that it might be possible ?u Undo the last change made to the file. If repeated, the u command alternates between these two states. The . command, when used immediately after u, causes the change log to be rolled forward or backward, depending on the action of the u command. 
If you're an nvi user what other tips or hacks are there that I should know about ? I don't suppose there is some magical way to theme it ?

2026-03-25 17:10:18 UTC

So I went and put one of @npub1lym…fqe3 pictures on a 60x40 cm canvas for my office / homelab. I'll have to get some more artwork now I've seen how it turned out. 😍 #RunBSD
https://analognowhere.com/
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-b9cf88a6e9229e8c37c45b4caf94e78a.jpg

2026-03-23 21:40:51 UTC

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Hey of course it's an achievement wether it's one or hundreds.

2026-03-23 21:12:24 UTC

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On new fishing boats like the one I posted last week are full of cat6 cable. We can put on say in the region of 200-300+ plugs. The video matrix uses them for screens all over the vessel and internet systems plus CCTV and other stuff too. Gives you sore fingers when you've made that many. Well done.

2026-03-23 17:38:24 UTC

Thinking about the way I use my computers at home. At the moment I have my ThinkPad with it's screen as the right of a main 32" HDMI TV but haven't really been using the laptops display even though it's setup for dual screen.
So I'm thinking about replacing the TV with a 24" wide-screen monitor. They are both 1920x1080 but I think the dedicated monitors picture looks sharper than the TV.
I may just switch off the laptops display when it's on the external monitor ? Hmmmm.

2026-03-22 10:22:10 UTC

This is why I love #OpenBSD :openbsd: ❤️
https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=177411871802778&w=2

2026-03-22 09:30:51 UTC

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That sounds like a really relaxing way to spend the day. I'm going to hopefully put OpenBSD back onto my thinkpad today. Anyway enjoy your day.

2026-03-21 17:59:17 UTC

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It's not really, it can be extremely mentally and physically hard work though.

2026-03-21 17:43:34 UTC

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These new doors that are on pelagic vessels have a battery inside them so the computer onboard can sort of control them as they swim through the water to keep the nets open.

2026-03-21 17:34:50 UTC

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Oh you're absolutely right they don't stand a chance.

2026-03-21 17:05:24 UTC

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The trawl doors. You should see the size of them on pelagic fishing vessels.

2026-03-21 17:03:15 UTC

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OMG I'm gutted ! 🤣

2026-03-21 16:58:27 UTC

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Had to double take as I hadn't got my glasses on and thought that I could see straight through the cat to the table. 🤣

2026-03-21 16:56:20 UTC

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Hey I see what you did there ! But honestly there's a time and a plaice for that. 🤣

2026-03-21 16:53:50 UTC

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But having said that the Olex 3D seabed plotter runs on Linux as do our custom IP video matrix and their touch screen PCs.
CC: [@teapot_ben@glammr.us](https://glammr.us/users/teapot_ben )

2026-03-21 16:51:51 UTC

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Haha No I didn't. I don't think that they would quite like it as fishermen don't generally like computers.

2026-03-21 16:48:01 UTC

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Nice ! 😎

2026-03-21 16:47:19 UTC

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Is it time to get your guerilla splicing kit out and secretly fix it ?

2026-03-21 16:43:46 UTC

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You're probably going to say now that when you give talks you do enjoy a warm hand on your entrance. 😜

2026-03-21 13:27:46 UTC

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Some more photos from inside the Ocean Way PD.
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-95b719905e94d3c66e22cddfb0437a90.jpg
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-4f0e2009346d052ca269d8fb383f8ee2.jpg
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-0c420dc4ac51eda1f4b86e4c2a9be85f.jpg
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-e89f2d520dc5ea8e4c1989b65060af5e.jpg

2026-03-21 13:24:42 UTC

Got quite a few snagging jobs done aboard the Vigilant and Ocean Way in Peterhead this morning. Ranging from replacing one of the very heavy Neovo QX55 inch screens as the port one had a black line across the screen like missing pixels. Fitted a UPS to the vessels office PC, Programmed private channels into their Sailor VHFs, Installed the correct drivers for one on their two fushroim scales pribters and various other stuff. Even found time with the skippers permission for a few photographs for you lot. I didn't take all around but you'll get the gist.
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-d3589651e104dd9a086906a05587d6be.jpg
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-b42014751a38e12fffdfb2e02e88e3c9.jpg
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-9f9761baeb4fa2d5f1305ac4379f9fd2.jpg
https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/s/post-76fa79c5aa01b05f422af4e1982563ff.jpg

2026-03-21 08:36:51 UTC

Right that's me into work on a Saturday morning. Away to go do some snagging work on two of the newest white fish vessels in Peterhead, The Ocean Way and the Vigilant. If I get a chance I may take some photos ?

2026-03-20 18:56:42 UTC

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No need to apologise at all. 😉

2026-03-20 18:05:31 UTC

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Oh congratulations !

2026-03-20 17:57:23 UTC

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Oh wow ! Enjoy your time off and hopefully you can relax.

2026-03-20 16:37:08 UTC

Bugger! I've to work tomorrow now. I really need to book a week off just to recharge my batteries. I'm physically done.

2026-03-20 10:56:35 UTC

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But did you know in Scotland our standing charge is higher than England ?

2026-03-19 22:14:04 UTC

Just learned that the road into Peterhead near the power station is going to be subject to delays for the next 87 weeks ! Why you might ask ? So that SSEN can bring wind farm electricity ashore to sell abroad for to make much needed revenue for Westminster. I can guarantee that our electricity prices won't be getting any cheaper.

2026-03-19 20:34:22 UTC

OMG I need to stop right now ! Found myself looking at a custom roller blind for my homelab / study. You can get a black background and actually place puffy images all over it !
I need a timeout ! 🤣

2026-03-19 20:23:03 UTC

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Thank you Tim.

2026-03-19 20:17:27 UTC

Time for a nice hot cup of earl grey tea. 🫖