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frantictdrinker@mastodonapp.uk
<p>Retired IT worker, reformed BOFH. Former wireman, brylcreem boy, petrol pump jockey and civil servant.<br />Politics are mostly left wing & I was an active trade unionist.<br />Musical tastes range from classical to heavy metal<br />Top 5 authors are Tolkien, Moorcock, Pratchett, Asimov & Frank Herbert<br />I like pulling computers apart & putting them back together.<br />An atheist believe in abortion rights & reduction of human population as outlined by Population Matters Org</p>
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Post #1183672
Bob has my right leg in a chin lock this morning, at least one of us is comfortable. Apologies for the naked toes. #DogsOfMastodon
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Post #1022289
@Havoc_online@mastodon.social @FSonder@mastodon.ie but not Doom. I used to let Sprog 1 watch me play and occasionally take control. He told his aunt about nightmares he was having. She told her sister, his mother, my wife. I had a total ban for being what I thought was a good dad. #Doom #DadLevelOne
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Post #916472
@cockneylaurie@mastodonapp.uk I've done quite a lot in the air fryer, it does them well.
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Post #568435
At last a good news story. #IanHuntley #SohamMurders https://c.im/@BBC/116187306697794735
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Post #514414
@rolandmcs.bsky.social those people are constantly telling us that it is USA sovereignty that matters most
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Post #430251
Was yesterday a turning point for socialist and left wing voters? #YourParty made a major step forward by getting it's CEC created. The #GreenParty comfortably won the Gorton and Denton by-election, congratulations to them.
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Post #405385
@FSonder@mastodon.ie this might be truthful. On my last few visit's to my local supermarket I have noticed disarray on the Cadbury's shelves and a distinct lack of Dairy Milk bars.
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Post #332546
This comes as no surprise. Last summer a friend who works for a national supermarket was being pressured to change contracts. The new contract would be for 16 hours a week with additional hours at the discretion of management. Apparently 16 hours would be below the threshold for NI to be paid. It would also mean a halfing of income and the need to pay voluntary contributions to protect pension rights. Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs https://www.the...
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Post #183725
My excitement is palpable today. I woke to find an email confirming that DPD will be delivering a new laptop this afternoon. New laptops are not a novel thing, for many they are commodity items. What makes this one special and exciting for me is that it is one I "ordered" back in September '25 when I backed #Argon40, along with 978 others, to manufacture and deliver their Argon ONE UP on Kickstarter. The laptop is built around a RaspberryPi Compute Module 5, 8GB RAM and a 256GB...