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  My contribution to #AlternateFridayMusic #Remix Tears for Fears vs Dr FAME - Shout '98 https://youtu.be/cfcBdYXXou0

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  OH: Given the state of the world, the only difference between the Daily Mash and Daily Mail, is that I will actually read the Daily Mash.

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  FediFeatureRequest: an emoji for "old man yells at GenAI"

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  RE: https://ohai.social/@marquisdegeek/117427887428884649 I want to add some other images on this device, in rotation. They should be timely, geeky and/or interesting, and available from public APIs without or abusive sign-up pages. Any suggestions?

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  It's early days, but for MP3 to MIDI conversion, I'm quite liking https://muscriptor.kyutai.org/ (And I remember a time when such things were widely considered impossible)

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  I just checked my calendar, and I'm afraid it's true! It's still only Tuesday :(

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  Friday the 16th is #fortnightFridayMusic and the cue is: #loop https://nodemusic.bandcamp.com/track/8-bits-of-grey The composition here was simple: take a single loop of 8 notes, and repeat it. But... change one note each phrase. p.s. if long intros aren't your thing - skip to 32 seconds...

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  On Wednesday I saw Ian Hislop's interview on Newsnight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCOdomjE0dw) in which he mentioned, amongst other things, The Wipers Times, which I'd never heard of. On Thursday I ordered the book of reprints. Today, it arrived. The quickest turnaround "I've learned of a new thing" to "I have all the new thing" for a while.

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  I never realised how famous I was in Belarus, until I logged onto LinkedIn!

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  I don't want to get up. Maybe I'll stay here until it's time to go to bed! (Remembering Sean Hughes :)

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  Inspired by this @hackaday article (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/06/smalltv-hacking-with-surprisingly-little-fuss/) I decided to build my own library. https://github.com/MarquisdeGeek/GeekMagicTV First use case, display the sponsorship for this evening's charity walk! (Even though our goal is met, you can still donate, here!) https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/stevens-giving-page-101755 #cancerresearch #hackaday #geek #geekmagic

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  Them: “Do you ever get lonely?” Me: Only around people.

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  I know I'm a thick idiot, but why is typing by hand more accurate than copy and pasting? Is someone intentionally injecting non-Roman characters into voucher code? ``` Enter the voucher code from your flu vaccination e-voucher... If your code is not accepted at first, try typing it out instead of copy-and-pasting. ```

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  Those that say "the journey is better than the destination" have clearly never repaid a mortgage! :) Disclaimer: I've never _technically_ repaid one - I left £1 in my account, as it was cheaper than paying the £200+ completion fee.

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  Today I bought three A4-sized calculators, some beer, and a can of air. Yeah, it's been a weird Monday...

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  Boo :( "20/10/2026 - 7:00- On the Way Due to operating conditions, your package may be delayed. / Delivery will be delayed by one business day." So, _not_ on the way, then. Also, the "may" is an indeterminate worry

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  One of my random projects - SuperCamToy -http://marquisdegeek.com/supercamtoy/ Features manipulation of #endian specific #binary data in #javascript !

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  Another little project of mine - #WebRTC Guide http://marquisdegeek.com/webrtcguide/ As seen in my "making phone calls in a browser" talks #codereuse

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  IoT : a field so entangled that even the best brains in the industry can't make a doorbell that works. #iot #notbestbrains #justavailablebrains

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  Anybody interested in a free ride in a helicopter, flight for 4 people?! I'm still looking for 2 more people to join us. We leave early Saturday (October 24th) morning from Manchester and will fly to Poole in Dorset where we will have breakfast and then on a yacht for lunch. Then we’ll have a flight to Jersey and return to Poole for dinner, then fly back home. If interested please DM me. Preferably someone with a helicopter and yacht, otherwise we can't go.

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  If your Home Automation solution requires the use of a cloud server, you appear to have misunderstood the meaning of the word "home"

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  It's #alternateFridayMusic and the cue is #parody... https://youtube.com/watch?v=B6UwsJhAmkA&feature=youtu.be

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  IoT : a field so entangled that even the best brains in the industry can't make a doorbell that works. #iot #notbestbrains #justavailablebrains

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  TIL: Daniel Pocock, the person that open source conference, #FOSDEM, evicted, is standing in #Clacton as a self-appointed "Open Source Software innovator." https://danielpocock.com/en/pocock-on-sea-nomination-clacton-by-election-13-august-2026/

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  Fed up with #StarWarsDay - just say "Happy Dave Brubeck Day" instead. (because it's 5/4)

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  Here's a #language #interpreter from my 20 years in #JavaScript #development: https://www.marquisdegeek.com/forth I wrote this Forth interpreter because I love both it, and the #JupiterAce. I released it on May 4th. Source at https://github.com/MarquisdeGeek/jedi #starwars

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  Hot take: Reading for pleasure, online, is no longer possible Now that every site seems to have a tagline "${duration} minute read" is just adds pressure to the process of reading: it makes slow readers feel more stupid, it stops considered readers from bothering, and it stops busy readers from bothering with any kind of deep dive.

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  The reasons I open the emails I receive from LinkedIn, number 1: To unsubscribe from the emails I receive from LinkedIn

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  These canvassers are getting smarter... This last one was following the postman down the road, so anyone that didn't check first thought they were opening their door to receive "proper" mail. Next, they'll complete the deception by wearing red tops and shorts!

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  One of the shortest videos I've ever uploaded... my #magic desk. https://youtu.be/gDfQ4y2P6iM A #diy project for #maker folk (like me) with minimal #woodworking skills