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New blog: Move fast and break people.This is the most personal and contemplative blog post I've written yet. Let's stop pretending...

New blog: Move fast and break people.

This is the most personal and contemplative blog post I've written yet. Let's stop pretending that simple condemnation of social media will do anything productive.

https://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/04/26/move-fast-and-break-people/

#technology #AI #news

New blog: Spring 2025 Diary.A few photos and words about my year so far.I've also made a change to my RSS settings so that it will now...

New blog: Spring 2025 Diary.

A few photos and words about my year so far.

I've also made a change to my RSS settings so that it will now show the full post. Thanks to @neil for the idea/kick up the bum.

https://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/04/21/diary-spring-2025/

More pictures from my trip to Cornwall are uploaded at https://photos.mattellery.co.uk

More pictures from my trip to Cornwall are uploaded at https://photos.mattellery.co.uk

Sunset over St Michael's Mount, Cornwall.#photography #landscape #sunset #silhouette #Cornwall #darktable

Sunset over St Michael's Mount, Cornwall.

#photography #landscape #sunset #silhouette #Cornwall #darktable

I've counted 5 times when drivers have acted (noticeably) dangerously around me while I was cycling this week. Have a guess what make of...

I've counted 5 times when drivers have acted (noticeably) dangerously around me while I was cycling this week. Have a guess what make of car every single one was driving.

#biketooter #cycling #rant

Audi
Of course it was Audi
It's always an Audi

Hi folks, a pal of mine has just opened his online store selling ttrpg STL models on cults3d. He's put in a ton of work designing these...

Hi folks, a pal of mine has just opened his online store selling ttrpg STL models on cults3d. He's put in a ton of work designing these models, if you like the look of what he's created then please consider supporting him. He's even released a couple of models for free!

https://3dp.chat/@cults3d

https://cults3d.com/en/users/VanguardPrintworks/3d-models

#notsponsored

#ttrpg #tabletopgames #miniatures #3dprinting #3dmodeling #wargaming #warhammer #warhammer40k #dnd #dnd5e

I gave up trying to get the old bottom bracket out after the non-drive plastic cup shattered when I tried to remove it. Bike is now safe in...

I gave up trying to get the old bottom bracket out after the non-drive plastic cup shattered when I tried to remove it. Bike is now safe in the hands of my LBS to do the replacement work.

Note to future me: don't wait 17 years before you service your bike's drivetrain again, you wally.

#biketooter

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair.#biketooter

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair.

#biketooter

It was a sunny day today, so I used my lunch break to start a major service of my utility #bicycle Today was all about the drivetrain:-...

It was a sunny day today, so I used my lunch break to start a major service of my utility #bicycle
Today was all about the drivetrain:
- Removed both cranks for the first time (percussive maintenance ftw) and checked the original BB.
- Ordered a new BB
- Replaced the original chainrings from 2008
- Replaced the cassette
- Cleaned all the things

Still on the list:
- Put on a new chain
- Re-index gears
- Replace brake pads
- True the wheels
- Replace tyres

#biketooter

NOW IS NOT A GOOD TIME, INSIDE OF THE EARTH, THANK YOU.https://www.independent.co.uk/space/earth-core-inner-shape-change-b2695585.html

NOW IS NOT A GOOD TIME, INSIDE OF THE EARTH, THANK YOU.

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/earth-core-inner-shape-change-b2695585.html

My kid's school, 1 month ago: "please drop off your children at the school gate to support of the school’s vision and values...

My kid's school, 1 month ago: "please drop off your children at the school gate to support of the school’s vision and values where our children are helped to build resilience and develop independence."

My kid's school, today: "We are concerned about the number of children waiting outside the school gate unsupervised at this time of the morning. The traffic that goes up and down the [the road] poses a danger to these children"

PICK A LANE, PLEASE.

#walking #cycling #activetravel #fuckcars

#uspol BREAKING: Democrats respond to Trump's latest nonsense.

#uspol

BREAKING: Democrats respond to Trump's latest nonsense.

New blog: I look back at my #walking and #cycling stats in 2024 and think ahead to...

New blog: I look back at my #walking and #cycling stats in 2024 and think ahead to 2025.

https://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/01/18/getting-fit-2024-quarter-4/

New blog: A data breach at Kangaroo Airwayshttps://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/01/16/a-data-breach-at-kangaroo-airways/

New blog: A data breach at Kangaroo Airways

https://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/01/16/a-data-breach-at-kangaroo-airways/

Oh hey, an email has landed in my inbox from a major airline with a BUNCH of personal details about someone's flight in a few days....

Oh hey, an email has landed in my inbox from a major airline with a BUNCH of personal details about someone's flight in a few days.

There's no easy way to contact the airline about this. No links whatsoever within the email to inform them them that I've received this in error. Replies won't be read. The online help is no use.

The full house of crappy #infosec 🙃

(Yes, I will report the data breach to them. _Somehow_)

In these trying times I think we need a sibling to Rule 34: If an idea exists, someone will construct a conspiracy theory around it.

In these trying times I think we need a sibling to Rule 34:

If an idea exists, someone will construct a conspiracy theory around it.

The #BBC #History Hour podcast is always good value, but this week's programme has interviews with:* Survivors of the 2004 Boxing Day...

The #BBC #History Hour podcast is always good value, but this week's programme has interviews with:

* Survivors of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami
* The students who programmed Alexa's first voice
* The nephew of the nuclear scientist who gave away secrets to the USSR

Plus the story of Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

It's so good.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5n2w

New blog post: I'm thinking about whether I should move towards running my own server at home, so I asked Mastodon users what they liked...

New blog post: I'm thinking about whether I should move towards running my own server at home, so I asked Mastodon users what they liked about it. I got some great feedback.

https://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/01/04/i-dont-have-a-home-server-yet-and-thats-ok/

#selfhosting #homelab #homeserver

Happy new year everyone!

Happy new year everyone!

Hi fedifolk. I've been doing some back of the envelope calculations about the cost of running my own homeserver/homelab. Just the cost...

Hi fedifolk. I've been doing some back of the envelope calculations about the cost of running my own homeserver/homelab. Just the cost of electricity alone would be around £9 a month (assuming 50w average), plus the cost and hassle of acquiring and maintaining the hardware.

So, I'm looking for reasons for hosting at home to mitigate the cost and maintenance. What does it provide that a hosted VPS doesn't?

[edit] Thanks all. New blog here: https://mattellery.co.uk/posts/2025/01/04/i-dont-have-a-home-server-yet-and-thats-ok/

#askfedi #homelab #selfhosting