It never ceases to amaze me how much help people for when they are cancelling a service with you. They don't even have the common decency to offer you a small fee for your assistance either; they just expect you to help them leave with no impact on them and have no regard to what you are losing.
Donald Trump wins a second term, gets Putin to agree to a peace deal and becomes the darling of the free world. ๐คฃ
youtube.com/watch?v=1j1MxIHSPyโฆ
Thousands turn out for Donald Trump Texas rally - BBC News
Donald Trump has opened up his campaign to win back the US presidency by railing against the โdark forcesโ which he says are lined up against him.At the airf...YouTube
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Nobody "Grilled" him as such, from what I saw. There were two or three questions which got him flustered but sticking to the "This is what I was advised" defence seemed to let him slip through the cracks.
For all those Lineaker fans
โIf you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
-- Joseph Goebbels
I'm no particular fan of Lineker, but we may agree on a few things, like treating people decently.
You know, Richard Nixon was a liar and a crook, and yet he was still one of America's best presidents. Tony Bair lied to Parliament and the country about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, thus causing the deaths of British soldiers and countless innocent civilians.
While I understand the pain of people not being able to attend loved ones' funerals and then finding out Boris and his gang had a few sherberts for me, we have far more important stuff to worry about than whether people in the lobby of number 10 stood 2M or 1M apart and what distance rules were in effect at that time or whether a woman who lives there, namely Boris's wife, should have been at a gathering. Fooking pathetic if you ask me.
I thought you wanted politics to be entertaining?
Do we really want liars and crooks running things just because they can do some things well? What useful things has Johnson done?
I wish politics was more boring.
I believe he has been told to use a similar defence to:
WASHINGTON -- President Reagan 'absolutely' has no recollection of being told by Lt. Col. Oliver North of a proposed large private donation to the Contras by an Iranian posing as a Saudi prince, a spokesman said Friday.
Iran/Contra scandal 1987
WHAT! He got us out of the EU, didn't he?
I bet you can find that every PM throughout history has told a lie to The House and the British public. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that was one of the requirements on the job application, so you could argue where Boris went wrong was being found out. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Wondering if Zelenskyy is going to return the favour and visit Boris now that he's in trouble?
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/โฆ
Politics latest news: Boris Johnson is 'looking forward' to partygate committee clash, claims ally
Boris Johnson is "looking forward" to his four hour partygate grilling in front of the Privileges Committee on Wednesday, an ally of the former prime minister has claimed.The Telegraph
Maybe they'll wait until he pays a visit somewhere a snatch squad can get him? #LeSigh
theguardian.com/world/2023/marโฆ
ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes
Arrest warrants issued for Russian leader and his childrenโs rights commissioner for โunlawful deportationโ of Ukrainian childrenJulian Borger (The Guardian)
I thought it was telling he made an impromptu visit to Mariupol in the dead of night. Just to make a point to the West.
I suspect there are local Ukrainian activists who would have willingly sacrificed their lives in an assassination attempt.
"See! This is what I have recaptured for mother Russia."
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#BigBreakfast
ft.com/content/248b0df9-a594-4โฆ
Jeremy Hunt to raise tax-free pension allowance in bid to discourage early retirement
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldสผs leading global business publicationJim Pickard (Financial Times)
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If I'd been Chairman, I would have grabbed someone from the canteen if necessary to present Match of the day. Can you believe the mob is behind someone who earns ยฃ1.35m for talking about football?
When the UK joined the EEC, the precursor to the EU @govuk had to introduce VAT as a prerequisite to joining. Given we are no longer in the EU, in theory, this additional tax is redundant. Wouldn't now, with the price crises, be an excellent time to abolish VAT and put money in people's pockets?
#TwoPenneth #Netflix #Merekel
netflix.com/gb/title/81662140
Watch Merkel | Netflix
Interviews and archival materials paint a portrait of the enigmatic former German chancellor, from her East German youth to her unparalleled career.www.netflix.com
Biden administration working on more fixes to Trump border wall construction
The Biden administration will work to close gaps and fix environmental and other issues with the Trump-era border wall constructionQuinn Owen (ABC News)
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foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/22/bโฆ
Biden Expands Trump-era Border Restrictions Once Again
The US and Mexico announced a new โborder enforcementโ policy on Thursday, January 5, 2023, which blocks Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans from accessing asylum by immediately expelling them to Mexico under the Trump-era Title 42 rule.Tyler Mattiace (Human Rights Watch)
bills.parliament.uk/bills/3429
I'm surrounded by nutjobs!
For years, I truly thought: "It must be me?" but as I get older, I realise that was the plan all along; make him believe he's the problem.
(08:15 ๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ต 09:00)
๐ ๐ฒ: "Hi, just to let you know I'm in the office.
๐๐ผ๐๐: "Ha, ha, ha. What's all that about?"
๐๐ฎ๐ฎ? ๐๐ต'๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐'๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
โBefore you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.โ
โ William Gibson #quote @GreatDismal
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Boris Johnson on Twitter
A real honour to meet president elect @Tsihanouskaya of Belarus and to reaffirm my support for a free and independent Belarus, and also to recognise the heroic contribution of Belarusian volunteers to the fight for freedom in UkraineTwitter
#tdtrs EP52 Seven thousand elephants
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The Dick Turpin Road Show! Linux/FOSS user & advocate. Podcaster. Well known for having outrageous views. Note: A little bit of NSFW language, so beware ๐ Hive: ecency.com/@dickturpin, peakd.com/@dickturpin, hive.CastGarden
Dear @BBCNEWS
Plenty of tomatoes in Sainsbury's, you bunch of Remain campaign, Labour voting #Scaremongers
Hmm? Ping @github's IP, and ping works
PING 140.82.114.4 (140.82.114.4) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 140.82.114.4: icmp_seq=1 ttl=42 time=133 ms
64 bytes from 140.82.114.4: icmp_seq=2 ttl=42 time=133 ms
64 bytes from 140.82.114.4: icmp_seq=3 ttl=42 time=133 ms
Ping the domain, and it just sits there.
ping www.github.com
Now this would make an interesting #podcast episode, especially with @drjessicabarker and @_Freakyclown_
Who should be responsible? Your ISP? After all, they gave you access to the web. Your router manufacturer? After all, it's their kit that lets you on. Microsoft? (Or OS of usage) AV provider? The list is endless. It's a nice idea, but implementation is a nightmare.
arstechnica.com/information-teโฆ
Biden administration wants to hold companies liable for bad cybersecurity
Amid an onslaught of cyberespionage and ransomware, Biden calls on tech to step up.Ars Technica
support.lastpass.com/help/secuโฆ
Security Bulletin: Recommended Actions for Free, Premium, and Families Customers - LastPass Support
Security is vital to your life online, so weโve created this guide to help you respond to the recent LastPass incident in a way that meets your personal needs.support.lastpass.com
"Some folk come to work just to be with other people. They fill up their time with tasks to complete the day."
#BountyHunter
I've known a few people like that during my working career.
thehackernews.com/2023/02/lastโฆ
Given this was the second attack in December 2022, it might be a case of "Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted." but doing something is better than doing nothing, I suppose.
LastPass Reveals Second Attack Resulting in Breach of Encrypted Password Vaults
LastPass has revealed a second attack that compromised encrypted password vaults.The Hacker News
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I'm trying to upgrade my instance but git is not connecting.
Your current version is 2022.10, upstream version is 2023.01
sudo git pull
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git/': Failed to connect to github.com port 443: Connection timed out
I am not behind a proxy, and firewall is not the issue.
git config --list
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica
safe.directory=*
safe.directory=*
safe.directory=*
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica/addon/
safe.directory=/var/www/html/friendica/addon
core.repositoryformatversion=0
core.filemode=true
core.bare=false
core.logallrefupdates=true
remote.origin.url=https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git
remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
branch.stable.remote=origin
branch.stable.merge=refs/heads/stable
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
For the love of The Pond Gods!
sudo git pull
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git/': Failed to connect to github.com port 443: Connection timed out
reuters.com/world/europe/scotlโฆ
Scotland's Sturgeon to quit, will remain until a successor has been found
Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday she would resign as Scotland's first minister after eight years in the job.Reuters
At one point, I was paying ยฃ1.98 for Supreme Diesel. Yesterday I paid ยฃ1.67. While that is still high, a drop of over 30p a litre is not to be sniffed at. This is why I wouldn't say I like news outlets; they only want to get you angry all the time.
Inflation may have peaked, but the cost of living pain is far from over
The fall in petrol and oil prices is helping bring down the inflation rate, but an uncertain jobs market urges cautionRichard Partington (The Guardian)
Open Source ERP Application Server powered by Epesi running on a Pi Zero
github.com/jtylek/RasPiEsi
I've used Epesi a number of times in the past and blogged about it. Epesi is an excellent CRM package that can be deployed cheaply (Raspberry Pi) anywhere.
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So I've had a play with Fedora SilverBlue in a VM, and I like the concept. I downloaded the iso and burnt it to the Fedora USB I got from #fosdem; however, my X270 refuses to boot the USB; a spare DELL Laptop I have lying around did show me GRUB and looked like it was booting the "Try" option, but the screen just stayed black. This is 2023, not 2003, people! Get a grip for the love of The Pond Gods.
Given everyone is struggling to pay for heating, food and especially their mortgages and rent, my bank thinks that now is an excellent time to send me an excited email about making over-payments on my mortgage!
I really need to get back into Podcasting because my predictions keep coming true!
I was talking about this potentially happening to a few people at #fosdem
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐:
You're sending too many Tweets for the Freebie account. I'm convinced Elon is about to implement accounts for $5 a month with unlimited Tweets & enhanced character limits, plus a few other benefits.
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