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rachel

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Fitting life around riding my motorbike. Ridden ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ so far - where next?

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@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random
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@georgetakei clearly, going for the Gerald Ratner Award for career suicideโ€ฆ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ratner#Career

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

When recreating a famous SUV stunt in China goes wrong
The EV failed to match the 2018 stunt, damaging the stairway in the process.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/11/when-recreating-a-famous-suv-stunt-in-china-goes-wrong/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica especially dumb, given you can just go take a Land Rover for free, seeing how their remote locking is so easily defeated.

@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar ChrisMayLA6 , to random

As Bridget Phillipson seeks to increase testing in schools (again) with a new reading test for 13 year olds, as a way of combatting the problems in literacy among school children, which is clearly a serious issue, I'm reminded of the phrase:

'You don't fatten a pig by weighing it'

What is needed is more investment in schools & staff to enhance the environment in which children learn & to help them discover the joy of learning... more testing just sucks the joy out or education!

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@ChrisMayLA6 @urlyman honestly, phrases like โ€œready to take on the unions in a battleโ€ฆโ€ kinda tells me everything I need to know about her understanding of the people who used to vote for her

@rachel@norfolk.social avatar rachel , to Motorbikes UK

Trying to work out what has changed because Iโ€™m riding sand sooooooo much better than usual today. Even the Heacham Deep Sand Trail From Hell was easy!!

motouk@feddit.uk icon Motorbikes UK

@ellie@hachyderm.io avatar ellie , to random

just got hella mansplained to at a motorcycle store

pissed me off more than usual for some reason

rachel ,
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@ellie I had a guy (itโ€™s always a guy) telling me at Hunstanton how I should try touring, maybe even into France. Iโ€™d literally got back from riding down to Mauritania the week before.

@ellie@hachyderm.io avatar ellie , to random

I made up with KTM ๐Ÿฅฐ

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@ellie understandable!!
To be honest, I still love my 790R. And now, after a little camshaft refresh, I have a new table lamp, too!

@theregister@geeknews.chat avatar theregister Bot , to random

Apple iOS 26 set to dump 75M iPhones on the e-waste pile

XR, XS, and XS Max owners left with $268M worth of scrap The pending release of Apple's iOS 26 could see around 75 million iPhones rendered obsolete, generating more than 1.2 million kilograms of e-waste globally, according to new research.โ€ฆ

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/02/apple_ios_26_waste/

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@theregister surely they will increase in value, as iPhones that wonโ€™t accidentally install Liquid Glass??

@rbreich@masto.ai avatar rbreich , to random
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@david_chisnall @_elena @rbreich who is he? I canโ€™t understand why some nobody would have so many followers when not even following basic standards of the fediverse.

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@transworld@masto.ai avatar transworld , to random
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@transworld @christineburns the guardian didnโ€™t exactly help avoid this situation developing though, did they?

@rachel@norfolk.social avatar rachel , to random

This might be a slightly odd request but this is the fediverse after allโ€ฆ

Does anyone have a sextant I can borrow?

I want to have some navigation-related activities for a workshop later in the month and this would be fun.

@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

This is another self-own for the ages.

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@georgetakei honestly, itโ€™s great news over here!

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

Lotus still knows how to make a driverโ€™s car: The 2025 Emira V6, driven
Forget the Chinese-made Lotus EVs, its UK-made mid-engine sports car still rules.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/lotus-still-knows-how-to-make-a-drivers-car-the-2025-emira-v6-driven/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica ag that looks like the one I followed round north Norfolk the other week, belching blue smoke out of the back

@transworld@masto.ai avatar transworld , to random

Mary-Ann Stephenson, a transphobic TERF, has been confirmed as the new chair of the equalities watchdog of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Human rights have been taken over by haters in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/31/mary-ann-stephenson-confirmed-as-ehrc-chair-despite-mps-objections

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@transworld this gov are trying really bloody hard to alienate their traditional voters.

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@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world avatar dual_sport_dork @Valheru@bikers.social avatar Valheru awesome bikes! If you are riding it on trails, theee is a strengthening bracket you can buy that will save you buying radiators

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services avatar FediTips , to random

Each server on the Fediverse is totally independent, and sets its own rules for acceptable behaviour. You can find out more in the guide at:

โžก๏ธ https://fedi.tips/who-sets-the-rules-on-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-out-what-the-rules-are-on-my-server

Usually server owners decide rules because they pay the server's costs and (in some places) may be legally responsible for its content. However, some admins decide rules jointly with their members, and some are run as full co-ops.

Whatever system is used, there is no central authority imposing rules on servers from the outside.

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@FediTips I think it is worth saying that, for a server to participate effectively across the fediverse and not be โ€œshunnedโ€ by its peers, it has to abide generally by the social norms often seen on other servers.
Itโ€™s not a requirement, but it does help.

rachel ,
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@FediTips Iโ€™m not going to pretend I donโ€™t have some unusual rules - including, if you must swear, then swear. Donโ€™t obfuscate it with a*********s

@Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

AI doesnโ€™t need to become self-aware to be dangerous. It just needs to be plugged into HR, healthcare, and credit scoring systems with no appeal process.

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@Daojoan @jim not to mention all of the โ€œlooks kinda okayโ€ code it has producedโ€ฆ

@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange avatar kevinrothrock , to random
rachel ,
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@kevinrothrock @Npars01 because signing deals with the US over their security and t so well the last timeโ€ฆ
(Budapest Memorandum)

@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random
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@georgetakei honestly, Iโ€™ve not forgiven him for The Imitation Game yetโ€ฆ

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
There appears to be plenty of demand in the commercial air travel industry.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/for-the-first-time-a-privately-developed-aircraft-has-flown-faster-than-sound/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica when you say privately developed, you know they got investment from the US Government, right?

@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

๐Ÿค”

A social post from @HKatTimes that says: how tf have we not ran out of phone numbers yet?
ALT
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@georgetakei to be fair, London did and had to change the numbering scheme!

@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu avatar EUCommission , to random

From hype to reality.

Trustworthy, ethical, and responsible Artificial Intelligence can help Europe grow, improve public services, and solve societal problems.

This summer, we asked for your input on several issues, from transparency to copyright-related rules.

We will use the nearly 430 submissions received from industry, academia and civil society to finalise our Code of Practice for general-purpose AI and support the work of the AI Office.

More: https://europa.eu/!dVMJ8H

The image shows, on top, the text "Code of practice for general-purpose Artificial Intelligence." Close to it is the EU flag. In the middle, a search bar includes the text, โ€œNearly 430 submissions received in multi-stakeholder consultationโ€ At the bottom, there is a colourful network made with strings.
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@EUCommission whatโ€™s the relationship between this and the @osi โ€˜s Open Source AI Definition?
https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-ai-definition-on-the-road-looking-back-and-forward

@rachel@norfolk.social avatar rachel , to random

Oi Keith - just to be absolutely clear, Iโ€™d rather pay extra taxes to cover โ€œmass immigrationโ€ than be seen to be cosying up to right wing governments...

@protonprivacy@mastodon.social avatar protonprivacy , to random

Now you can store & autofill identities in Proton Pass and unlock desktop apps using biometrics!

๐Ÿชช Safely store identities in and save time by auto-filling forms

๐Ÿงฌ Quickly unlock Windows and macOS apps with fingerprint or facial recognition

https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-identities-biometric-authentication

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@protonprivacy I was interested, right up until you introduced all the AI bollocks

@whalecoiner@indieweb.social avatar whalecoiner , to random

I just witnessed a generational divide occurring. The scene: a very young cashier is handed a wireless DECT phone by an older colleague.The GenZ looks panicked. He tries tapping the glowing display. It does nothing. He accidentally discovers that the buttons depress, and have a function. He dials. He places the phone near his chin, face up. He talks into it. He is perturbed to discover that the replying voice can only be heard by placing his ear to the phone.

He hands the phone back in disgust.

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@whalecoiner it fascinates me that these are still the definitive phone toy for kids yet they donโ€™t resemble a phone in any way

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3434051

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

Currently at the airport stirring cement into my peanut butter until the TSA admits it's a solid.

rachel ,
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@lowqualityfacts peanut butter is โ€˜orrible. Anyone who eats is clearly a wrong un and TSA are right to be suspicious