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DJDarren, 2 hours ago (edited 2 hours ago) to random

More from the company’s general manager who, upon hearing of 18 fire extinguishers that are now considered too old to be serviceable and that need urgent replacement before a fire safety inspection on the 13th, replied with;

“Ah, let them fail us and shut us down. It’ll be less painful.”

And yeah, I get that.

DJDarren, 5 hours ago to random

In the dreadful position of having to call HMRC regarding their fuckery.

“All of our operators are very busy. Yesterday’s waits times were 50 minutes”

😐

DJDarren, 5 hours ago to random

One of the many ways that Amazon has ruined the world, is in the way it almost effortlessly killed our ability to choose to buy things locally.

Like, I need new laces for my work boots. I could easily go on Amazon and order a pair of FYBEHWFAS’ finest laces and have them delivered to my house in a few days.

Or I could walk to a shop nearby to buy a pair without having to rely on people shipping them.

Except I can’t really do that, can I, because those shops have been driven out of business.

DJDarren, 7 hours ago to random

Just made the bold choice of deleting all the filters on the Masto website, largely because 99% of my ‘Don’ing is done via Ivory, so it would get a bit confusing.

Let’s see how long it takes me to reinstate them on the app.

DJDarren, 6 hours ago to random

Thread on Reddit about how harmful algorithmic feeds are, and how they dream of a return to the chronological Twitter and FB feeds of days gone by.

And I'm here thinking about how Mastodon doesn't have an algorithmic feed, and how it's just sitting right here, free to join...

DJDarren, 7 hours ago to random

Next Monday on #ThePlaylist

Punctuation

Rather naively, I'm hoping that this theme won't result in me having to agonise over having to reduce three hours of suggestions to less than two hours of music. Although, there are literally hundreds of songs with parenthesis in the title, so...

Mondays 8-10pm BST / @labr / https://labr.online

DJDarren, 17 hours ago to random

Tempting though the schadenfreude is, I think I’ll reserve judgment until sentencing.

DJDarren, 21 hours ago to random

Are there any #networking types out there that can offer me an answer to an issue I'm having?

My Mac wouldn't upload to websites using either Safari or Firefox. Tried searching for an answer, but nothing came up, so I posted on /r/macOS.

A reply I got there suggested manually changing the MTU rate in network settings to 1280, and that if that worked then something is up with our network.

Well, it worked.

DJDarren, 1 day ago to random

The general manager just took a call in the office kitchen from a customer who wasn’t happy at how long a job is taking.

I asked him how much of his day is spent placating angry customers.

“Oh, about 50%. Because we’re shit”

DJDarren, 1 day ago to Podcasts

I love podcasts. I love podcasts about people, stories of the ordinary.

Which is why I love Rumble Strip.

A couple of years back, Erica won a Peabody award for her episode "Finn & The Bell", a look at the story of Finn Rooney, a 17yo who took his own life, and the many ways in which he touched the small Vermont community he lived in.

If that subject matter isn't too much for you, then I wholeheartedly recommend listening to it -

https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/422

#Podcasts #Radio #NowPlaying

DJDarren, 1 day ago to random

Just spent an hour working out how to get Excel to tell me exactly - to two decimal points - how little I’ve done towards a Big Task that’s looming over me.

Which is productive, I guess.

DJDarren, 1 day ago to random

Still listening to this today. This track in particular is beautiful. You should get it in your life.

#NowPlaying
https://mendeddrum.org/@DJDarren/112524293555005763

DJDarren, 1 day ago to random

Beware the Caution Men as they perform their terrible deeds.

DJDarren, 2 days ago to random

Sat on a bench in the park, while an old bloke shouts to his Very Good Dog “Have you done all your wee wees?” then demands a kiss from him.

Fair play to the lad.

DJDarren, 2 days ago to random

Today’s Wordle will elicit some swears.

DJDarren, 2 days ago to random

Just saw a post about how The Flintstones movie came out 30 years ago, and honestly, I think that movie was a slab of genius.

Sure, the story is kinda dumb, but the loving care with which they created the whole world around it was worth the price of the ticket alone. ‘50s surburban Americana with Stone Age technology that looked for all the world like it was filmed in a theme park.

I was 13 on holiday in the US with my Dad, and it was perfect.

https://nerdtropolis.com/the-flintstones-1994-movie-celebrates-30th-anniversary/

DJDarren, 2 days ago to random

Considering it’s treated as nothing more than a comedy song (because, to be fair, it is very, very funny), there’s no reason for Horse Outside to be such an incredible tune. I’m actually annoyed that I didn’t think of it for last night’s show.

The Rubberbandits - Horse Outside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8

#NowPlaying

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

I guess I understand why it’s the case, but it still blows my mind that British Standards documents aren’t freely available from .gov.uk as a download.

They’re literally the documents that outline how things should be done, but you have to pay a vast amount to access any of them.

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

Listening back to yesterday’s edition of #ThePlaylist and have noticed 1 (one) fuck up.

Let me know if you hear it…

https://www.mixcloud.com/DJDarren/theplaylist-270524-animals/

#NowPlaying #Radio

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

I’m just now realising that, for some reason it could well be entirely possible to put together a two hour radio show comprising purely of songs about horses.

Why do songwriters love horses so much?

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

Anyway, morning, champions!

How are you all on this shitty, wet Tuesday?

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

🪨🦞

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

Ten minutes, champions!
https://mendeddrum.org/@DJDarren/112513953607771144

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

@mixxx Hey. Is it possible to disable the tips that pop up when you hover over an element?

DJDarren, 3 days ago to random

One of the nice things about listening to @labr while cooking dinner is not having to break for the news.

There’s a lot to be said for this.

#Radio #Broadcasting #NowPlaying