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And to think we thought Compiz - Wobbley Windows was awesome!
I wouldn't use it now if you paid me. :-D
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The cube had a use in terms of productivity by giving you six workspaces on top of the virtual workspaces, but the rest had entertainment value only.


We went to Currys Electrical last night to buy a Fridge-Freezer. They have 408 (Pre-Paid) orders for the Samsung one we wanted, with 300 coming in towards the end of the month, so 108 people [who've paid already] will have to wait, including us. We left, muttering under our breath: "We can manage for the time being."



I cannot leave the house without seeing at least one Tesla. If that's not a success story, I dunno what is.



Electric cement mixers are rubbish! I want the smell of two-stroke and the loud "put-put-put" of the engine.




Remember boys and girls, the moment someone says "You can't.............." you're no longer on a free social platform.


That moment when your dog does his nut, you go to the door, and a DPD driver is just past your house, and you call out: "Did you just knock on my door?", they say "No," and then 30 seconds later they ring your doorbell with a package!😡


I'm #WFH again for a couple of days and listening to Joan Armatrading - Track Record

#wfh

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It looks like the Americans and the British this time will be reenacting this in Kabul.

Saigon 1975



When we are out and about, we no longer wave at each other straight away. The first thing we do is tap our earbuds.


Sunday. And the first words out of the wife's mouth is: "We need to go to B&Q ......." :'(


I love the way Samsung Cloud keeps telling me to sync my new album while Samsung bombards me with emails telling me they're doing away with their cloud services such as, wait for it, cloud storage, AKA albums! 🤦‍♂️


I asked the boss if I could have a Mariachi band to greet me of a morning.
Put it this way; he didn't say no. \o/


I've been doing some more website stuff, but I'm sick to its back teeth now, so it won't be going live today.


If things don't pick up on Social Media, I may have to do some work! In fact, things are so bad I'm considering fixing some stuff on the company website. 😱



I need to get a jar and title it "Street Money" because pretty much every day I find money. 1p here, 2p there. This morning I found 5p and once I found a £5 note. Never mind the streets of London being paved with gold it seems roads up here are literally dripping with coins.


That moment sat on a train. When you scan your lottery ticket with the Lotto app on your phone and the app plays that "Winner" music, you show your wife and say "Shh! Look!" and everyone on the train looks at you.


So the boss said we could finish at 2 pm I was both excited and sad: "Damn! The Missus will still be in bed." I took the car to the car wash to waste some time but still arrived home at 3 pm only to find she'd gone out! #ShakesFist




Now is probably not a good time to ask your boss about a pay rise.
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That would obviously postpone his effort to travel to space.


This afternoon I spent some time "Breaking Boxes Down" and putting them in the recycle bin. It should look good on my CV when applying to the local supermarket for a job if it all goes pear-shaped here. ;-)


𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗡


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Your work and accomplishments are being recognized
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The first result: "Someone on LinkedIN" :facepalm



Tempted not to cash this and simply frame it. A cheque! From the Taxman!

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Wow- and that’s a big one, too. I think I’ve had £8 from them in the past but the automated machines at banks don’t like taking them…


You know when you see a post on Twitter, and you think: "Hang on? That's not right?" but you keep your trap shut because you know you're gonna get a shitstorm hurled at you. I had one of those moments earlier; gone are the days when I wouldn't care and reply. 😞


Are you one of those who refuse to give your email address when the assistant asks: "Would you like an eRecipt?" This morning I needed the receipt for a purchase I made a few days ago, I couldn't find it. Luckily I had given my email address and there was an alternative to the paper one I had lost. Phew!

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We’ll let the oversight slide on this occasion 😉


I came to work in such a good mood and then saw two emails.

"I unplugged the Qnap (Coz I'm a stupid twat) and plugged in the comms box. it didn't work, so I plugged the Qnap back in, and now that doesn't work!"

And then:

[An invite to create an account on the support portal] WHAT IS THIS!?

Dear UK Gov, please bring in forced sterilization. I don't want any more of these dickwads populating the planet.



The way things are going, anyone with an HGV license will get immediate UK citizenship.

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So it's just me then that notices Joe Biden isn't doing away with any of Donald Trump's policies but rather streamlining them?

voanews.com/usa/us-speed-asylu…

washingtonexaminer.com/opinion…

Why is Twitter and Social Media not outraged? Is it they like Biden more than Trump as a person rather than what they do? 🤷‍♂️

I wonder if the famous wall is still going up?

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Immigration is a thorny issue, as we can see in the UK.
Whatever you do is criticised by one group or another, and it is used all by sorts of right wing groups to stir up insecurity and hatred.
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It's not just immigration. Lots of the policies we saw people frothing at the mouth over when Trump was in power are not only still in force but in some cases enhanced. I get the feeling it's that old game of 'deniability' "We never did it! It was Trump." or the other favourite "Ah, this is something we inherited from the Trump administration and is very difficult to reverse now." Yeah, right.


Every time I update the firmware on my Qnap, I get a bazillion emails telling me the virtual network has failed. #ShakesFist

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So I know some of you dislike 123 Reg, but I have to say their implementation of a fraudulent email reporting service deserves a pat on the back. At least they're taking responsibility for scams perpetuated in their name. Most organizations tell you it's not their problem and to report it to a government body.
mail.123emailmarketing.co.uk/l…


Getting down with the cool kids and drinking Monster ENERGY NITRO


𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀!
GDPR compliant and quality guaranteed.

And what's the company name? Zingo. Oh, and my name is not Morgan by the way. In fact, there's nobody named Morgan here! 🤦‍♂️



So I've been hanging around TikTok for the last week or so and I have to say, it's pretty crap which amazes me that it's so popular? It's full of wannabes talking directly to the camera with way too loud shit background music and trying way too hard to get noticed.

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finally, someone that shares my point of view on the subject. I have been saying the same thing for a long time now
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There's probably more like-minded people out there too sacred to be outcast for speaking what they truly feel. #LeSigh


Totally gobsmacked at the number of accounts on TikTok with the username SredniVashtar What's a guy gotta do to get an obscure username around here?
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In my occupation we have some screws that we order that we need to do some jobs. They are phillips head and bugle shaped. In most catalogues they are called "Phil Bugle" screws. I always thought that Phil Bugle sounded like some sort of frilly shirted pirate for some reason.

Anyway, to make a long pointless point even longer for some reason, I think Phil Bugle would make a cool online pseudonym.



For once, I agreed with a @BBCBreakfast news report this morning;
People holidaying in the UK are set to spend 30 Billion that's 30 Billion towards the UK economy rather than Ibiza or some other package holiday destination.


Oi @steevc give me £1,431.24, so I can run a #hive node.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗨𝗖 𝟭𝟭 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗖
1 x NUC11TNHi70L Intel NUC Pro i7-1165G7 11th Gen 4.70 GHz 4 Core 8 Thread 12MB Cache
Memory Slot 1: 1 x 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 SODIMM
Memory Slot 2: 1 x 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 SODIMM
Hard Drive Slot 1: 1 x 2TB Gen 4 NVMe M.2 SSD - Samsung 980 Pro
#Hive