Ret

ret@furry.engineer

Half-fox, half-wolf, half-engineer. Into electronics, radio & software. (Very) amateur radio operator. Talk to me about TETRA V+D. Talks about NSFW stuff sometimes - please be 18+ 🔞 Runs (NSFW) <a href="https://isthisyiff.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://isthisyiff.net</a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/NoBots" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoBots</a>

Posts

Post #4481765
installer splash screen did not have to go this hard tbh
Post #4192397
Thinkin' about yeens again. This happens a lot. Should I have made a yeensona?
Post #4188249
@stuartl@mastodon.longlandclan.id.au nothing as audacious as that but I have had absolutely shitloads of these exact type of message lately.
Post #4172669
Ehem. That’s “Mr. Pervert” to you.
Post #4157464
The first album I ever owned was Dirt by Alice in Chains. Mum (reluctantly) bought it on early-days Amazon for me. It might also have been the first thing mum bought online too. The first album I ever listened to was a cassette of Human Racing by Nik Kershaw that I found in my dad’s old room at my grandparents’ home.
Post #4147171
So... after almost a decade of failure in the online regulation space, perhaps some legislative navel gazing is finally about to take place... I encourage every single person negatively affected by the #OnlineSafetyAct to submit evidence here: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9955/the-online-safety-act-implementation-and-impact/news/217266/online-safety-act-inquiry-launched-by-committee/ If your freedom of expression, security or privacy has been curtailed in any way, however minor, subm...
Post #3995757
What have Mozilla done now, exactly?
Post #3966127
Quality stuff. :blobfoxdisapprove:
Post #3965200
Who remembers Zend Studio for Eclipse? #php
Post #3954970
Some electrical work going on today and I have forgotten to buy Jaffa Cakes. Nightmare. May have to pop out before they arrive.
Post #3870562
Just witnessed an age verification industry person suggest that age gates might be used for encyclopaedias. These people are unhinged, lol.
Post #3667593
Dark times… £25k for C++ in London lol
Post #3630135
The beautiful thing about the fediverse is that the @admin@burnout.cafe is more than welcome to run their server however they want to run it. If they want to pretend it's the 1850s and curate a community where there is no - quote: content or communication that can be qualified as essentially sexually oriented or intentionally appealing to prurient interest; then that's absolutely fine. Good luck to them. They have federation controls and moderation tools to enforce their position. I...
Post #3619200
I really am a supporter of free speech and free expression, but
Post #3583338
Idk about you but I’d be happy with more gay pornography on fedi
Post #3432492
Browsing my box of diodes to find a replacement for the 5408 that died, I found this relic. Is that a diode made… by the BBC?! #electronics
Post #3424115
Talk to me, Goose.
Post #3403630
imagine having such a low opinion of the people you're presenting to that you literally tell them you're going to invent a new product ("ASI") that produces infinite value somehow. No explanation as to how it'll work, how you're going to make it, just a statement.
Post #3376232
Me in 1768: I dislike the new Prime Minister and the Steam Machine is still too expensive. Me in 2026: I dislike the new Prime Minister and the Steam Machine is still too expensive.
Post #2845810
Holy shit I am blocking you, jesus christ...
Post #2845809
the sudden realisation that the person you're arguing about age verification with isn't actually pro age verification, they just won't hear a single bad statement about systemd.
Post #2845808
12kWh on air conditioning today. At least it’s all from solar but eh, still… not ideal.
Post #2845807
Reminder that this is the last couple of days you can reply to the UK Government’s consultation on age verification and other things. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation
Post #2485695
"sorry, I'm allergic to adverts"
Post #2392521
Anyone any thoughts on what this might be? Installed at a local reservoir. There’s a solar panel on top which would suggest it’s not mains connected. Seemed to have either some pipes or cables under the trunking.
Post #2302055
Thinkin’ about dragons.
Post #2215197
the best aspect of the latest Folding Ideas video is definitely the fact that Dan ended up in a small vehicle for several hours with Doug Walker after the whole The Wall thing. holy shit that is funny.
Post #1904930
Love this. https://www.radiohistory.uk/VECTOR.htm
Post #1880787
Workers of the world, unite.
Post #1879905
Browsing Ruffwear collars for doggos and low-key want one for myself too…