2024-03-21T21:11:53Z https://yabu.me Steven Reed https://yabu.me/npub1gzjhty8zws4fg2eznjvlc84dwrjg7ngfapkaj6whfc09a3h2hetqm0aft2 https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/108/232/563/137/701/368/original/5d2d43f338e0eef2.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/108/232/563/137/701/368/original/5d2d43f338e0eef2.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswl2j0wear7lwgdge9xdp5x2szrt2papvs99t45533m3q8qcyewkczypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vjmjm52 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2enu0r6kg22r8hpyrmtx4kyu7gchkv6mfsht72su9gcuqddhjhvqh0z9xx'>nevent1q…z9xx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a friend and I are &#34;messing around&#34; here in the UK (though using a mix of UK and European suppliers) - early stages and not exactly professional, but it might be interesting to have some sort of forum or mailing list to discuss and announce different efforts in the &#34;European tech co-operative&#34; vein, if there isn&#39;t one already? 2026-01-29T10:47:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsypufj85ajc9u6azelqaew8pjp86tr7leuxxruuy0arul8042pxtqzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vepk2vq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvv64saawc3rsj6w8mvhk98rl0708qd4lyt8lvgw3uckjw6ztaghc95jnea'>nevent1q…jnea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ah, brilliant, I&#39;d been hoping for something like this, didn&#39;t realise something existed. Thank you! 2025-11-15T10:03:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzgye7er38qajqntq4ts52r8ldjqcpmcx73stkeg3qrsvjpql3zgzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vfcs0sj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrc83g84keehp2e3pwexhakjza482ny0wry8lqusd0u90j798anxc9klhls'>nevent1q…lhls</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>for some reason reminds me of Richard Gabriel&#39;s &#34;The good news is that in 1995 we will have a good operating system and programming language; the bad news is that they will be Unix and C++.&#34; 2025-10-14T13:52:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr227qnfu6g4zv5qzh3ke42p8e0st6z6z9ep37n4zwc2tz29z556szypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9v4cfsmt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6545j6un4v5005sxqqga6exh94j7mrhdawretu900gacf00zpwq2ph5xu'>nevent1q…h5xu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>symmetric DSL was a thing too, but hardly ever seen in the wild, at least in this country. 2025-09-15T12:55:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dz5pdfhesj3n2e26k6llh7tpuyd9v8pw2h9yttcq9n2nyjhemaszypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vk6q0yn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98q8he96mmlyc4659eqx39mrf5n5rd47e9qpdwnny88jar7pcknsqm0n58'>nevent1q…0n58</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the last few years there&#39;s finally been some recognition of the grim &#39;masculinization&#39; shift in the field from the 70s onwards - I&#39;ve seen various articles every now and then in some mainstream publications. Now we just need things to actually change back again! 2025-08-24T11:54:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyn6v6kntef7takcz43es5wqp7pxywqd93mn4t2v7dx4klee3a5vgzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9v50qww8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgevy7d46sjjwcmkelswnnj2tqt0dhzsnh2e95xs6zj8uu7uduzs8g93vs'>nevent1q…93vs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess I&#39;ve been coping (without realising what I&#39;m doing) by playing around with low-level resilience stuff. Realistically in any really serious or sustained crisis I&#39;m done for, but my crazy projects (small scale solar, grey water recycling, a bit of self-hosting, growing a few veggies, etc) might just help if the world slowly becomes more erratic. 2025-08-08T08:03:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsye0ek0rms699tv2ctcygztgum9zrpss86rhd4vckczn4lqamtdwszypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9v463led In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwgunp9skzgfsqvgy2zmq4n3vn7rsd8n9z3tqsgl3h43gyvqf03sq2v6ra'>nevent1q…v6ra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that would end up being &#34;aA1!&#34; + something random generated by my password manager with its current settings.<br/><br/>Also, that only lists 4 classes anyway? God I hate that sort of thing. 2025-08-01T17:12:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2vcq582vq4w5skwlpakdavh89ygkhntfpcp33gsga4t95rvzzwgzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vys3nnh <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sv0s3rznh6j6974qduqj8nyur5cts9kpcjcahuqspgk0lrmp9wmqnfrq9x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrews & Arnold Ltd (AAISP)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sv0…rq9x</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>EDIT: seems to be sorted now, Saturday morning.<br/><br/>looks like there might be a problem with incoming SMS. Not sure if it&#39;s affecting all numbers, but a couple of us at least seem to be having problems. Don&#39;t know if it&#39;s worth worrying about out-of-hours, I guess it could easily be an upstream problem? 2025-07-18T17:19:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfx0fre4xjpwhpcjjg0w8a4evxv6na477ysyfafys6w5kc426jmszypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vd609p4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8p8jc3psj3duwhl7ed3lqzjgx374m2fe3d27kcymqgk3y9q9eckcdswk00'>nevent1q…wk00</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>time to bring back Fido, or QWK, or something? :) 2024-12-21T00:12:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyd2khmhc2599q59vfyrsnrmgvdhf0t2skapka9pwml2vcpg89jhszypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vt7qp4p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlfz4nkta2cve26epvyjqusfsjhgdaj2mpfak7alj829h3rmesgsmnptnk'>nevent1q…ptnk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think Europe should start drawing up the legislation for a travel ban from the US now, to save time later :( 2024-12-13T17:56:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswymw2r6nmxerluv3lw54swlkyhlr7xm8wresapvd4z7l2rg3ck9gzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vge4wzz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdw86x05gmhtqd4nzxetnrxw65r46zmqlwu97dp3fu49ucx2ej60qk5p92q'>nevent1q…p92q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This post is from 2022. I feel developments since then, culminating with the election result, put a rather different complexion on things. 2024-11-14T22:49:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxyqw4ply7zg62nfw2tfntglvwqfna2kk3ctn555y655gmn8ch8qzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vkeyar6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7c055trj5y2jp5hgk7350jlxt0hqedrv0srffl3j995ueu0zkdgnhcp06'>nevent1q…cp06</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if you don&#39;t need the number attached to an actual phone, you could port it to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sv0s3rznh6j6974qduqj8nyur5cts9kpcjcahuqspgk0lrmp9wmqnfrq9x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrews & Arnold Ltd (AAISP)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sv0…rq9x</span>)</a></span> VoIP (~£1.50/month number &#39;rental&#39;) - texts and voicemails come in as emails, you can forward real calls out to somewhere else (though would pay for the forwarded leg), or take them on a physical or software SIP phone? 2024-11-03T22:08:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2r80afl02ghaks4wc083xa6y6kezer8k7lxxwx8awt4q0j6w8f3szypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9v8z9dfq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdfxqjmm94kge0wkxm8xs7wevnar3k3lnfjxk07gv96p498edqfc6v9pwr'>nevent1q…9pwr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wy538vq2ezvhg6vge72fdh4nnyk2l78hesm20pf84te3n260yngqud64vc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mythic Beasts</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wy5…64vc</span>)</a></span> or <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sv0s3rznh6j6974qduqj8nyur5cts9kpcjcahuqspgk0lrmp9wmqnfrq9x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrews & Arnold Ltd (AAISP)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sv0…rq9x</span>)</a></span> :)<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z23d8sfh0pe9zleml0qz3y8ws86sl020f45grqz0qf0f0wj28y3shfqh88" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>🆎</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z23…qh88</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-24T08:52:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0778qkhjx6t7wdgh5lqcgqtjxd4yhzyv7f2a9gkur0kxj2ahd0qzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vkfs9sk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhrpkeh54ukcz6gussaqgja9fclsjm8lgh7ry6cn37xhy9qkneqqyzkems'>nevent1q…kems</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve always just assumed it was yet more American naffness that&#39;s made it&#39;s way over here, like halloween, school proms, baby showers, etc? 2024-09-03T19:59:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlep2qw0h2njy0r6qvg86km75pjamjhqs4q5llg4lk2hhkcjs5jgzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vmyjc34 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgzrdeh52d9rzp00380jrjsmaf8lhpgvj0dagdzk9qkr0nar8f6gfhc4p2'>nevent1q…c4p2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I assume it&#39;s possible to testing matching without proceeding any further? If so let me know if you want me to test my Sky/NOW account! 2024-08-22T13:06:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5mds74gpnftdun6d83sk6a6pnaxavw0s28r8kue8nml3hfjpxagzypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9vwwghh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx265fsmhwwpl8gegyqswhr7zw8l7m4fpjh69m0qxgf3fc0rs8vcq757hv3'>nevent1q…7hv3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mobile or &#34;landlines&#34;? I&#39;ve belatedly realised a lot of the issues I have with mobiles are probably down to tiny mics and speakers. My well known mobile number now rings on my dect handsets courtesy of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sv0s3rznh6j6974qduqj8nyur5cts9kpcjcahuqspgk0lrmp9wmqnfrq9x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrews & Arnold Ltd (AAISP)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sv0…rq9x</span>)</a></span> and I find that helps a lot (can&#39;t be codec related as AA only do the basic standard thing.) 2024-08-16T13:17:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjuwfag0sh090q8p47w3ep6jdv2ugyq672q4jk0yf8h4nhrnvc3szypq22avsuf6z49pty2wfnlq744cwfr6dp85xmktf6a8puhkxa2l9v399t8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdv4p6alafdmq544yruff6nrw094dxhjkdte8ry9fuy2rx6h3supql24tuj'>nevent1q…4tuj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The other way around would arguably have been worse 2024-07-24T21:32:46Z