Nature Punk
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West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. #ActuallyAutistic #AuHD #Maker #Hacker #Birder #Photographer #Folklore #PunkAsFuck #DIY #retrocomputing #XR #JSO #FreePalistine #ZXSpectrum #gamedev #FOSS #AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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@alineblankertz we have to congratulate all the Hungarians who had to vote for the enemy of my enemy knowing that they only way to get rid of Orban was voting for Orban with the slightest indication of morals.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Apr 06, 2026
@blp a 486SX-25 for me running Slackware.
A long time ago. :(
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 30, 2026
@rogzilla71 that was the last model I had before I moved to Handspring :)
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 29, 2026
@Susan60 @Maker_of_Things I actually offered to move in with my granddad after he had his stroke. I'd just got a flat around the corner from his house and expected to pop around almost every day as I had for the previous five years when I moved in.
The family, quite rightly, pointed out that it would be wrong for me at 21 to give up my life to live with an old geezer as his carer just because I love him.
I couldn't see past the love.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 29, 2026
@Susan60 @Maker_of_Things yup, multigenerational living was common until fairly recently which makes it so weird our media is obsessed with young folks staying home longer or starting their families in the family home.
It's just been a blip, of less than 100 years in working communities, that we didn't stay in one of the family homes after marriage and draw retired parents back into our home when they can't support a home of their own
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 29, 2026
@Susan60 @Maker_of_Things The thing that put my parents off was my Dad saw how much Mom had to do to care for his Dad when her own parents had died years before and they didn't want me, in particular, to put my partner through the same thing
They know I'm soft when it comes to that sort of thing but also really unorganised and it would be Jen who did everything. That's why they got my sister to be the one to stop me doing it by making her executor of all the legal stuff. They thought about it
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
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Mar 29, 2026
@cy @Susan60 @Maker_of_Things yeah, the way nursing homes are paid for in the UK the poorer you are the more likely you are to be able to afford one.
The hardest hit are working people who bought a home in the 70's or 80's and have a lot of equity in it but that is the majority or entirety of the estate they want to pass onto their children.
We can't afford to inherit the MIL's home as it would mean losing our council home for a place too small for the family :)
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 28, 2026
@Maker_of_Things @Susan60 although we would have taken in one of my folks if they had needed it. So they did absolutely the right thing in telling us not to take that step.
They have been there for everyone in the family all my life and currently visit my auntie daily to help with her needs in their 70s.
We'd have probably done the same for her Dad (who passed away almost 15 years ago now) who did everything he could for the extended family as well.
Sounds harsh I know :(
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 28, 2026
@Maker_of_Things @Susan60 on the other hand we have my mother in law who is housebound and refuses to acknowledge she needs more care than can be provided in her home and would do anything to live with us in a home that is unable to be adapted to her needs.
My partner is the full-time carer of our autistic children (the youngest has more care needs than me and the big 'un) so is unable to take on more even if she wanted to.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 28, 2026
@Maker_of_Things @Susan60 My parents took my Granddad in after his stroke and he lived with them for about 15 years before it got too much and he moved into a nursing home for the last couple of years.
They made my sister and I promise not to take them in however much they beg and instead get them into professional care the moment they can't look after themselves :(
They moved to a bungalow about 10 years back and downsized to make the transition easier when it happens.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 27, 2026
The following youtube play lists show Tim at his best.
The Secret Life of Machines TV series in full.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJlrbMHLBd4&list=PLtaR0lZhSyAPLuoSbMA29s3Ry8ZUvKff3
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 18, 2026
@schratze If there are loads of them it's not a raven but if you think "That crow looks a lot closer than it is?" and they are on their own or in a pair it maybe a raven.
I'm with @tooteuse on this one. Raven's are massive and should be sitting on a gods shoulder whispering in his ear and not flying around :)
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 17, 2026
@trib Spot on. It doesn't matter how many people arrive in each influx the ones who stick around want pre-2010 Twitter as a minimum standard and will moderate their behaviour to the norms of people they engage with completely friction free.
This is what social media is when it's created and maintained by the society and not the media barons or tech bro's :)
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
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Mar 13, 2026
Stunning @Rachelburch absolutely stunning
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Mar 05, 2026
RE: @historyofpunkrock@sfba.social
Time for us all to get Lost in Music with Mark E Smith.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
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Mar 02, 2026
RE: @historyofpunkrock@sfba.social
As much as I admire Lou Reed's work I must point out that if I wanted to take a Tele Deluxe and make it really heavy for no reason I'd buy a Les Paul ;)
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Feb 27, 2026
The weird thing about Starmer calling the Green Party of England and Wales 'Far-Left' is their policies were either Labour policy or already provided by Thatcher's extreme neo-lib Tory government in the 80s.
They are left wing but in no way far or extreme left even with todays shifted window.
All that silly anti-Corbyn rhetoric has broken their perception of their own roots and core beliefs.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
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Feb 27, 2026
Just heard the news that Rob Grant (one half of the writing duo behind Red Dwarf) has passed.
I listened to his radio show The Quanderhorn Xperimentations again just a couple of weeks ago. A great show in it's own right.
I might see if I can dig out The Strangerers TV Show on some torrent site and give that another watch in memorium.
RIP Rob - Smoke me a kipper.
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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Nature Punk
@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
West Midlands based Neurodiverse Naturalist and Maker. Known as sparkes in some circles, and M7SPK in another. # ActuallyAutistic # AuHD # Maker # Hacker # Birder # Photographer # Folklore # PunkAsFuck # DIY # retrocomputing # XR # JSO # FreePalistine # ZXSpectrum # gamedev # FOSS # AmateurRadio
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social
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Feb 23, 2026
On the AI Bubble.
The real reason users don't understand the environmental cost of LLMs and the like is the fact the fiscal cost is completely hidden from them.
It doesn't cost pence per thousands of tokens as you are charged it costs multiple pounds.
The tab is picked up by the VCs who are gambling billions on each product annually and expect 90% of them to fail.
The small investors don't expect 90% of their investments to fail.
This is DotCom 2 - electric boogaloo.
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