David - Forking Mad
daj@gofer.social
<p>technologist » culinary conjurer » drinker of wine » crime fiction junkie » thinker of thoughts » sarcasm peddler » Tudor history consumer » blogger</p><p>Live between Scotland and Spain.</p><p>It's a social network so I might speak to you. I don't bite, unless you poke me with a stick. I've been elsewhere on the fediverse since Nov 2022. This is my new profile since Dec'24.</p>
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Post #3462882
The current drama with #MullvadVPN has again made me reflect on the technology stack I use. I took to the keyboard: Tech Morality is Hard I try to do my best with my technology stack, by ensuring it meets my own morals and standards for life. But it is not easy! https://forkingmad.blog/tech-morality-is-hard/ #blogpost
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Post #2319286
It's time for five o'clock fizz 🥂 Y'all have an amazing weekend and own it.
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Post #2282067
I found a stick. I loved the look of this twig, with withered pine cones and some kind of lichen. Apologies for it being in portrait mode. Snapped on my phone with little thought. Landscape orientation is usually always better #nature #photography
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Post #2251030
I am filled with joy to complete a consecutive run of 200 days playing Tiled Words. I solved every daily puzzle, plus the two pre-launch demo puzzles. Thanks to @paulhebert for creating a wonderful puzzle. I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle! 🚪 “Out” 🕒 2 minutes, 34 seconds 💡 0/3 reveals used ↗️ 63 moves used https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026-05-06
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Post #2047471
I redefined my Christmas chaos a few years ago. All is calm now https://forkingmad.blog/christmas-chill/ #joinin @joinin
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Post #1960041
I set up my trail camera last night in the garden. Something keeps running off with the dogs ball. I'm continually buying new ones. Even the lady in the pet shop asked me yesterday why I keep buying them. Let's see if it shows anything on camera....
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Post #1864169
Reminder: Backup your Blog! Don't forget to take regular backups of your blog. You've put a lot of effort into writing your content. Don't rely on your blog provider to take backups for you. Here's how to for few of the blogging platforms: https://forkingmad.blog/backup-blog/ #blogpost #backups
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Post #1419002
Are any of my followers on the mastodon.cloud server? You should think about migrating away. There's a growing discussion that some servers are going to defederate (disconnect) from the server. This means that servers will not process any posts from mastodon.cloud. Why? mastodon.cloud is not maintained. The server software is very outdated and contains security vulnerability. Also, there is no active moderation, resulting in abusive content and new accounts being created for spam. I read...
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Post #806575
My Favourite Pen Hand made for me. https://forkingmad.blog/my-favourite-pen/ #blogpost #pen #stationery