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Electro-wizard, lover of trains (simulated or otherwise), and general anarchist in cyberspace. Assume /s on pretty much everything. https://www.theserpent.co.uk
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Be careful when playing about with Azure VWAN's on a Pay-as-you-Go subscription. @microsoft.com

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There was a time when British Rail charged you for your dog...

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Today is a TRAIN DAY!

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The UK / US trade deal ain't historic or fantastic. It's back to what it was, right?

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The UK should put a 200% tariff on Air Force One landings.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

So long i486 support in Linux, end of an era. lore.kernel.org/lkml/2025042...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Fairytales in 2025: YouTube family adopts a stray cat and they all live happily ever after.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Star Trek Voyager: why did the crew let the Doctor use the holodeck?

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

It's not quite dead...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks to overly aggressive deportation policies in the United States, savvy European holidaymakers have figured out they only need to book one way tickets.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

I don't know who this guy is but he's absolute right.

submitted 85 days ago • 1199 comments

So the US Cyber Command are pausing offensive campaigns against Russia. Other ways to describe could be what, Surrender? Retreat? Defeat?

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Since when did Fedora get so complicated? I want a Linux host without Ignition, Butane or Vagrant.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

"I know [Volodomyr] Zelenskyy well. I know [Russian President Vladimir] Putin well. I would get that ended in a period of 24 hours," he said in an interview with British broadcaster GB News last May. "One hundred per cent, it would be easy. That deal would be easy." - Emperor Trump

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Opinion - Taking the User out of Cybersecurity | The Serpent www.theserpent.co.uk/posts/taking...

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Uses Bink video.

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

Suddenly TikTok looks like a childish piece of social media crap compared to DeepSeek now, US?

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Windows 98 had the best notification sound and it's now the default for my phone. It's nice to watch people hear a nostalgic tune they can't place, then looking fondly into the distance.

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Bets on how long until The Silk Road is back?

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

So who's returning their Tesla?

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

The best thing about password managers is they show up services that forget passwords. It doesn't happen often, but there are always repeat offenders.

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

The day we encrypt ICMP, I'm quitting.

submitted 138 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks @microsoft.com! "Starting 1 February 2025, prices for Azure services in the British Pound (GBP) will decrease by 5% to more closely align to Azure pricing in U.S. dollars (USD)."

submitted 141 days ago • 0 comments

I'm told that hauling a big pack up a hill is a hobby, apparently.

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

I don't like browsers that have a more than 30% chance of opening their own tab when I start them.

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From a UK judge after sentencing an illegal TV Firestick seller to TWO years in prison... "Illegal streaming isn't a victimless crime. It weakens the creative industries, puts consumers at risk of data theft and often funds other serious crimes." Bollocks.

submitted 144 days ago • 1 comment

In 1994, RFC 1631 proposed a "short term" solution to IP address depletion. That solution is NAT which is still in use today by every major ISP\organisation.

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

Has `systemd` gone too far?

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It's 2025 and Tripod is still serving my free website, 27 years later... payne747.tripod.com

submitted 145 days ago • 1 comment

Speaking of #passkeys...

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#Android support for external passkeys is shockingly crap. Google tries to take over everything, and steamrolls hardware keys\password managers every chance it gets. This is supposed to be the future.

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Merry Christmas, Happy new Year | The Serpent www.theserpent.co.uk/posts/merry-...

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"I'm still standing" by Elton John is a true testament to endurance. The song doesn't skip a beat. It just...keeps...going.

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