Rob Pumphrey
robpumphrey@mastodonapp.uk
<p>Toots about Sheffield, cycling, IT, UK politics, gardening and flowers.</p>
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Post #4097560
This is a very bizarre story with a surprisingly large fine. South Yorkshire Police are very reluctant to prosecute and driver for endangering the life of a cyclist. Close pass a cyclist? Pulling out into the road without looking? Driving or even swerving into a cycle lane? You will be unlucky to even get a warning letter. SYP are much keener to prosecute less subjective offences, eg. mobile phone use, blocking a junction, stopped in a dangerous location. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd9w...
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Post #3792908
Was just burgling the neighbour's house when a passer by filmed it all, and now I am up in court. It's so unfair. This is a toot about drivers getting caught using mobile phones by cyclists. #Cycling #BikeTooter
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Post #3675381
There is almost no wind over the whole of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. https://renewables-map.robinhawkes.com/#5.24/53.629/0.322 #WindEnergy
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Post #3251064
Debian 12 (Bookworm) is now in LTS (until June 2028). You don't need to change your apt sources, but you can expect fewer updates and you should be moving to Trixie where possible. https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Using #Debian #Linux
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Post #3063493
The victim and the perp. #Sheffield #Gardening
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Post #3063492
Riverdale Rd, Sheffield closed to motor vehicles this morning due to tree pruning. A huge crane holding a chainsaw wielding operator in a basket up in the trees. #Sheffield
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Post #3063491
I wonder of Brian is about to have a heart attack and need his children&#39;s support. #TheArchers
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Post #3063490
A57 between Hollow Meadows and Rivelin Dams still closed, but progress is getting made. Retaining wall foundation is in place. Tarmac to be done before the road opens. The road will open soon, and the wall will get finished with temporary traffic lights. #Sheffield #A57 #Cycling #BikeTooter
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Post #3063489
Day out to Saltaire to see recorders
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Post #3063488
Quite slow, but no errors. I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 30th 2026 (Hard), in less than 24 minutes ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ https://cluesbysam.com
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Post #3063487
Having lunch in a car park. Of course there is some twat in their car with their engine on. SUV wanker too. I still don&#39;t get the whole engine idling thing. It is not that warm, just wind down the window. Engines are super inefficient when idling and the load on some parts is particularly high. Local air quality drops significantly when you do this. Please don&#39;t sit in your stationary car with the engine on. #VisionZero #NetZero
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Post #3063486
If you know something about tape cassettes but don&#39;t know how good AI is a generating content, spend 5 minutes watching this video and take note how well cassette tapes are portrayed. That is how good gen AI is at other things too, superficially looks ok, does not stand up to scrutiny. https://youtu.be/jk70HYNWlUU #AI
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Post #3063485
The super distinctive chirp of a greenfinch also stands out visually on the Merlin App. Passing cars swamp any other sound. #Birds #Yorkshire
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Post #3063484
Auto play video: brought to your device by the same clowns who thought paste with formatting was a good default. #UX
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Post #3063483
The state of active travel in Sheffield. A 250m journey. Journey time 152 seconds. Time moving: 52 seconds. Time waiting at traffic lights: 100 seconds. #Sheffield #Cycling #BikeTooter #ActiveTravel
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Post #3063482
True to form, last week&#39;s BBC Any Questions jits the jackpot on a pointless uninformed rant about solar panels on agricultural land. Nobody talks about the amount of land used to grow biofuels.
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Post #2536102
Joyful cycle last night. Sunny โ Road closed for motor vehicles โ Almost no cars โ Curlews โ Oystercatchers โ Goslings โ Massive tail wind in one direction โ Massive head wind in other direction ๐ #Cycling #BikeTooter #Sheffield #Birds
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Post #2178177
@kim@fedi.social Haha! I am already listening though, so why do I need instructions on how to listen?
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Post #2171462
Dear BBC Radio 4 continuity announcers, Please give us a break with instructions about how to listen to Radio 4 on a smart speaker. How about telling us how to restore our grandfathers AM valve radio and tune into Radio 4 long wave?
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Post #1975170
Sheffield Canal street art. #Sheffield #StreetArt
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Post #1962552
Hawthorn showing well in Sheffield this week. #Sheffield #Bloomscrolling
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Post #1920361
Common sandpiper at Rivelin Dams, and another look at the A57 closure. Some progress since Wednesday evening. #Sheffield #Birds
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Post #1856434
18mm of rainfall for April 2026. Almost twice as wet as April 2025 (10mm). Cumulative rainfall for 2026 still twice as much as for 1st May 2025. #Sheffield #Weather
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Post #1816006
When is Tom going to suggest to Natasha that she could earn a bit more cash if she turned to prostitution. #TheArchers
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Post #1801153
I've been to look at the road works on the A57 Manchester Road just west of Sheffield. There is a trench in the road and lots of fencing, but the route is open for pedestrians and cyclists. #Sheffield #Cycling #BikeTooter
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Post #1657527
I have a proposal to prevent this. 1. The most senior UK google exec takes the ponts and fines for any offence. 2. The fines are proportional to income. 3.once banned from driving, the next most senior exec has to take the points. https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo #Cycling #BikeTooter #VisionZero
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Post #1471793
This is what is in my mind every time I see a comment on a rage bait post about cycling and someone says &quot;Cyclists should be made to use a cycle lane if one is provided.&quot; #Cycling #BikeTooter #Sheffield
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Post #1248559
The BBC specialise in making a mess of unit systems. Distant and speed are expressed as Imperial unit value (Metric unit value), but temperature is worthy of Metric unit value (Imperial unit value). The editors/authors and standard setters clearly have no idea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr51z54d5rpo #BBC #Units #Metric
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Post #1248558
Betteridge&#39;s law of headlines comes to play again. https://youtu.be/etwt75kYYhk #Cycling #BikeTooter
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Post #1248557
Rainbow over a tower block, Sheffield. #Weather #Sheffield #Rainbow