kianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈

TLDR; I sport, code, make stuff, and play adventure games.

Member of [@leigh_hackspace](https://mastodon.social/@leigh_hackspace )

Blog: https://kianryan.co.uk
Twitch: @betsyandsamantha
Pronouns: He/Him

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2025-08-29 12:10:42 UTC

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I'm confused about what happened in April 2025 and that bit of impact (apologies).

2025-03-19 12:51:11 UTC

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Exactly.
And you can run around with all the reasoning you like, but at some point you need to draw a line, accept the change is overdue, make the change, and then move on, rather than continuously trying to brush it under the carpet.

2025-03-19 12:22:33 UTC

"Let's not detract from the technical achievements of GIMP 3.0".
I agree. The suppleness of the lined leather is an improvement against my face compared the the unlined PVC of 2.0 and the baffles on the zip stop my lips chafing from repeated use.
And that is why I can't use it in an educational setting, or a lot of professional settings.
The project needs a name change. It has done for a long time. There's a lot of bad faith arguments about why it shouldn't be changed. Keeping the existing name is doing the project more harm than good, where it could be seeing strong adoption in places that matter.
I look forward to the point I can add it to the stable of open daily drivers that I use to produce and teach with (FreeCAD, KiCad, Inkscape, etc).
#gimp

2024-10-11 17:16:09 UTC

I've been compiling and testing the wrong project for 30 minutes.
That would explain the lack of progress.

2024-09-17 21:09:19 UTC

It's not a problem, and I can stop at any time.
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2024-09-13 08:31:27 UTC

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Put an Apple sticker on it when it arrives. ;-)
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2024-09-01 15:21:01 UTC

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"Allo. Crim-stoopers? I would like to report the loc-a-cion of the Fallen Maddona With The Big Boo-Bies. Yas, the hone by Van Klomp."
"Yas officer, I am still here. Why are there now many smol tanks outside Rene's cafe?"

2024-09-01 13:33:14 UTC

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"Hello. Crimestoppers? I would like to report the location of the stolen Mona Lisa."
"Yes, I am still here. Why are there now many helicopters outside my house?"

2024-08-30 14:00:19 UTC

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We had this. The world was full of Harry Flashmans. Those who could shoot straight and handle a sword, and were otherwise terrible at everything else.
It was the British Empire.

2024-08-24 22:51:09 UTC

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Thank you. perfect. Will set alarms appropriately.
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2024-08-21 13:56:23 UTC

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OH, I make a double and baseboard and NOW you're all "13 slot backplane".
*throws toys out the pram*
(At least we know it works, even when loaded up to the absolute *gills*)

2024-08-13 17:01:36 UTC

We've built a bunch of these [@leigh_hackspace](https://mastodon.social/@leigh_hackspace ) on our "Build a Soundboard" Workshop. Pico and MP3 powered, press a button to play a sample. #pico and #circuitpython powered. The seven year old who attended today is now officially a more competent solderer than some of our more experienced Hackspace members. 👀
Was a great afternoon.
#hackspace #makerspace #electronics
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