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However, I did find this… ...

2026-03-15T03:11:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…dus6
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However, I did find this…

First Gyomu stops stocking meat pies, now Kaldi is out of Tim ...

2026-03-15T03:09:18Z

First Gyomu stops stocking meat pies, now Kaldi is out of Tim Tams. The disappointment continues. 😭

It is a lovely morning in the village, and you are a horrible ...

2026-03-08T21:44:34Z

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It is a lovely morning in the village, and you are a horrible goose.

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2026-03-06T12:06:10Z

Hello from Macstodon on my PowerBook G3! #MARCHintosh

Ah, crap... bad display cable? 😑 #MARCHintosh ...

2026-03-06T05:15:46Z

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Ah, crap... bad display cable? 😑 #MARCHintosh

It’s happy booting with just the base extensions. We’re good ...

2026-03-06T04:56:40Z

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It’s happy booting with just the base extensions. We’re good to go! 🥳 #MARCHintosh

Boots with extensions off, so it must be something not happy with ...

2026-03-06T04:53:43Z

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Boots with extensions off, so it must be something not happy with the janky way I installed the OS. #MARCHintosh

A very short lived celebration. #MARCHintosh ...

2026-03-06T04:51:52Z

A very short lived celebration. #MARCHintosh

Couple of pleasant discoveries while I wait for parts to arrive - ...

2026-03-03T08:04:29Z

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Couple of pleasant discoveries while I wait for parts to arrive - someone has previously upgraded this from the original 32mb, to what appears to be a total of 140mb, which is nice. Also, the nearly 30 year old battery still holds a charge - impressive! #MARCHintosh

Ah, I got there in the end. Seems my timing was off, and using ...

2026-03-03T06:58:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…0h8g
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Ah, I got there in the end. Seems my timing was off, and using the right option key might have helped.

Still can’t boot from CD though. I think the drive may be flaky. Ordered a PCMCIA-CF adapter to try booting an OS from a CF card, that or flashing an image to the mSATA SSD might be my best bet.

Also the screen is a bit, uh, flickery… not a great sign. #MARCHintosh

any ideas on the open firmware issue? Are Japanese keyboard ...

2026-03-03T05:35:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…7ls2
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any ideas on the open firmware issue? Are Japanese keyboard PowerBooks different?

My #MARCHintosh project has arrived! It doesn’t boot as ...

2026-03-03T02:56:19Z

My #MARCHintosh project has arrived! It doesn’t boot as expected (no HDD, I have a SSD on the way for it).

Question for the Mac nerds though - I can’t get into Open Firmware, either using Option+Command+O+F at the chime, or by just holding Option. It goes to the disk error every time. The reset key combo (Control+Shift+fn+Power) does work, so the keyboard seems okay.

Can I not get into Open Firmware without a drive installed?

I need to hit up the home center for regular CD-R’s.

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2026-02-16T22:26:21Z

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AHHHHHH I saw a Shima Enaga in the wild for the first time - ...

2026-02-08T01:36:52Z

AHHHHHH I saw a Shima Enaga in the wild for the first time - adorable as fuck! (Not my photo, I couldn’t get my phone out in time)

we looked into it for Famichiki - currently, it requires open ...

2026-02-04T09:40:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…nqyr
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we looked into it for Famichiki - currently, it requires open signups, which is a deal breaker for us. Many instance admins shared our stance, and the Mastodon team are looking into how to improve this.

[@k_taka](https://mstdn.jp/@k_taka ) [@Sujitech_official](https://mstdn.jp/@Sujitech_official ) Suji Yan (npub1sf9…5mv4) Famichiki Admins (npub1efj…mn2q)

I think they sell it the other way around here because pork is ...

2025-12-24T06:44:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…jgxv
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I think they sell it the other way around here because pork is relatively cheap compared to beef. I don’t mind the mix - I don’t notice much difference in the recipes I make that normally specify minced beef.

one of my local supermarkets lists 70/30 pork to beef.

2025-12-24T06:40:04Z

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one of my local supermarkets lists 70/30 pork to beef.

Ahhhh nothing like a fucking earthquake when I'm on the ...

2025-12-12T02:46:59Z

Ahhhh nothing like a fucking earthquake when I'm on the chairlift. Motherfucker.

what USB-C power supply is that? 👀 and are the ports ...

2025-12-07T04:45:09Z

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what USB-C power supply is that? 👀 and are the ports independent? eg. do the others drop out to renegotiate when you plug a new device in, or do they stay online?

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2025-12-07T03:52:57Z

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2025-11-18T12:09:03Z

"iRobot declined to confirm to The Verge what a bankruptcy ...

2025-11-17T23:09:53Z

"iRobot declined to confirm to The Verge what a bankruptcy would mean for owners of a Roomba vacuum. However, it’s reasonable to assume that the servers would be shut down and the iRobot app would stop working."

This is why I bought a vacuum specifically so I could install Valetudo on it. Roborock could shut down their servers tomorrow, and my S5 Max will happily keep vacuuming away forever.

I tried. There's just more horrors.

2025-11-10T09:06:42Z

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I tried. There's just more horrors.

Hello, C-3PO 航空機 ...

2025-09-23T00:56:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…l076
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Hello, C-3PO 航空機

Landed in Tokyo! Looking forward to getting off this damn plane.

2025-09-22T20:48:43Z

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Landed in Tokyo! Looking forward to getting off this damn plane.

Just under an hour till boarding. It’s been fun, Australia. ...

2025-09-22T09:41:38Z

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Just under an hour till boarding.

It’s been fun, Australia.

our trains ran a highly modified Linux.

2025-09-22T08:12:08Z

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our trains ran a highly modified Linux.

these are the trains I worked on, so I can elaborate here! The ...

2025-09-22T07:52:06Z

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these are the trains I worked on, so I can elaborate here! The train computer uses GPS, and dead reckoning when no signal is available (eg city circle). Every few seconds, the trains send a snapshot of the data to the “shore” (Sydney Trains and Downer servers). ST then uses this snapshot to do the real time location data.

Fun fact - the estimates of how full carriages are is based on the air pressure required to keep the airbag suspension level with the platform.

ah, so the train likely didn’t know, but was guessing based on ...

2025-09-22T07:36:18Z

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ah, so the train likely didn’t know, but was guessing based on distance travelled. That relies on crew manually updating, which it sounds like they did at the next stop.

Some signaling systems such as CBTC or level 2/3 ETCS could get the location more accurately, but I believe most lines in Japan use an older ATS train protection system.

can’t speak for the ones in Japan, but I worked on trains in ...

2025-09-22T07:23:45Z

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can’t speak for the ones in Japan, but I worked on trains in Australia, which had a stopping pattern programmed into them. It used a combination of GPS and dead reckoning to work out where it is in the stopping pattern, but this relied on the crew to enter the run number correctly, along with making any manual changes due to cancellations or delays. It would warn the crew if the selected run did not match the current train location.

Return trip underway. Made it to Sydney. Now I have just under 6 ...

2025-09-22T04:59:03Z

Return trip underway. Made it to Sydney. Now I have just under 6 hours to check in for the international and clear immigration.

Going to be a looooong night.

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2025-05-29T01:10:59Z

Mike Portnoy is a legend.

2025-05-24T11:21:20Z

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Mike Portnoy is a legend.

this track in particular with David Gilmour on guitar is ...

2025-05-13T21:35:38Z

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this track in particular with David Gilmour on guitar is amazing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moca2B0O0RM

loved this soundtrack so much, I got it on vinyl when they ...

2025-05-13T21:34:04Z

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loved this soundtrack so much, I got it on vinyl when they re-released it a few years ago.

I thought this was America! In all seriousness, feeling for you ...

2025-04-09T09:30:32Z

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I thought this was America!

In all seriousness, feeling for you guys at the moment. Nobody wins from these trade wars.

hey, I also created my very own internet! Except I didn’t have ...

2025-03-21T07:16:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…lt2h
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hey, I also created my very own internet! Except I didn’t have a fancy custom board, I just used a spare tiny microcontroller I had lying around and the world’s most basic blinking light Arduino code.

I want to put one in my house when I build it, but also concerned ...

2025-03-17T03:58:42Z

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I want to put one in my house when I build it, but also concerned about the prices.

the ads on your site are extremely lightweight and unintrusive. I ...

2025-02-21T00:11:27Z

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the ads on your site are extremely lightweight and unintrusive. I run a Pi-Hole, it doesn’t block them but I see no need. If more sites were like that, there would be very little need for ad blockers at all. But the advertising industry turned into one giant data-sucking monster.

Aha, I usually pan fry rather than bake. Maybe that makes a ...

2025-02-01T12:39:21Z

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Aha, I usually pan fry rather than bake. Maybe that makes a difference as well. You've given me some things to try!

interesting, the recipe I've followed previously used a ...

2025-02-01T12:36:31Z

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interesting, the recipe I've followed previously used a similar amount of breadcrumbs, but not oil or egg. I'll give it a go with those sometime. Thanks!

do you have a recipe? Every time I try to make meatballs, they ...

2025-02-01T12:33:05Z

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do you have a recipe? Every time I try to make meatballs, they fall apart and turn into a crumbly mess. And it's winter, so I could go for some meatball minestrone...

nice balls! They look juicy and tasty 🤤 :gosh:

2025-02-01T12:29:25Z

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nice balls! They look juicy and tasty 🤤 :gosh:

I'm still loving my Bazzite experience on the Framework 13 ...

2025-01-28T12:25:23Z

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I'm still loving my Bazzite experience on the Framework 13 AMD. Keep up the amazing work!

I switched to @npub1tk7…0m5c - working well for me so far. 2 ...

2024-12-27T21:22:29Z

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I switched to Tuta (npub1tk7…0m5c) - working well for me so far. 2 domains, with my old Gmail and Outlook accounts forwarding for anything I haven’t yet updated the address.

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2024-12-18T22:42:23Z

still reminded of that day someone on Mastodon tried to tell me ...

2024-12-12T11:22:32Z

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still reminded of that day someone on Mastodon tried to tell me that the PRAM batteries in old Macs don't leak.

came here to ask the same thing - is there a configuration ...

2024-12-03T00:23:44Z

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came here to ask the same thing - is there a configuration setting that has to be enabled? Or will all servers just do it over time?

ah, boom! ‘bazzite-helper-rollback list stable’ is the ...

2024-11-01T08:39:42Z

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ah, boom! ‘bazzite-helper-rollback list stable’ is the command I was looking for. Since disabling ipv6 worked, and I don’t really use ipv6 at the moment, I’m just going to leave it in this state until either Tailscale release a fix, or it gets fixed at the kernel level.

Thanks!

Argh 🤬 run into my first major breaking issue with Bazzite, ...

2024-11-01T00:24:26Z

Argh 🤬 run into my first major breaking issue with Bazzite, after 6 months of very smooth sailing. A kernel update has broken [@tailscale](https://hachyderm.io/@tailscale ) and I can't figure out how to roll back the kernel to a non-affected version.

Matt (It's really me) Hartley (npub198c…jf98) do you know if there's any easy way to find the last Bazzite image that doesn't use kernel 6.11.5? I currently have no connectivity from my laptop to my Tailscale network.

one of the Chemical Brothers more bizarre songs… it’s a good ...

2024-10-18T21:52:01Z

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one of the Chemical Brothers more bizarre songs… it’s a good one though!

Finally got that sweet, sweet 9.6kbps satellite dial up internet ...

2024-10-18T06:05:59Z

Finally got that sweet, sweet 9.6kbps satellite dial up internet working! And of course I had to use FrogFind to test it (thanks Action Retro :apple_inc: (npub1mn6…vg25)!), because everything else would struggle to load.

not seeing any requests with that UA except for one that was ...

2024-10-16T23:05:29Z

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not seeing any requests with that UA except for one that was probing the acme challenge folder. Everything else looks normal. Added a user agent filter to Cloudflare anyway, along with the other existing AI scraper filters, Bad Bot Blocker lists, CrowdSec...

When did the internet get this terrible? 😑

thanks for the tip! Going to check my logs and block the agent.

2024-10-16T22:47:59Z

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thanks for the tip! Going to check my logs and block the agent.

It has been 0️⃣ days since I broke my home network in some ...

2024-10-03T22:15:46Z

It has been 0️⃣ days since I broke my home network in some cursed fashion.

that looks like it's made of plastic...

2024-09-04T10:45:57Z

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that looks like it's made of plastic...

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2024-09-04T03:10:10Z

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Oh lordy, that stings. I solved this JoWordle 935 with 6/6 ...

2024-09-03T04:10:18Z

Oh lordy, that stings.

I solved this JoWordle 935 with 6/6 attempts in 9:20 minutes. Can you do better?
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https://word.rodeo/JoWordle/

Ha, the timing on that meme. @npub156n…em0v @npub1n7w…gs8g ...

2024-08-26T23:14:35Z

Ha, the timing on that meme. Brian :nagano: (npub156n…em0v) Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 ❄️ (npub1n7w…gs8g)

I had one back in Australia, because some of the artists I was ...

2024-08-21T09:46:55Z

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I had one back in Australia, because some of the artists I was buying music from were releasing albums on cassette.

Discovered my local supermarket still sells cassette tapes, next ...

2024-08-21T09:32:14Z

Discovered my local supermarket still sells cassette tapes, next to the blank Bluray discs.