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connbm.me

🇬🇧 🌹 Tech and (unfortunately) politics enthusiast

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God I fucking despise Nigel Farage #bbcqt

submitted 84 days ago • 18 comments

Oh come on Labour - so depressing to hear Pat McFadden say UK has no plans for a youth mobility scheme with the EU. We have schemes with NZ, Australia, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Uruguay & more - only reason not to have one with EU is fear of right wing press. Such cowardice @bbclaurak.bsky.social

submitted 88 days ago • 84 comments

I've gone and ordered a Bambu P1S, arriving tomorrow (thanks for all advice) What must have prints, accessories, filament (brands) or anything else would you recommend? #3dprinting #bambulab

submitted 87 days ago • 2 comments

3d printing people.. I'm getting sucked into another technical and expensive hobby... Debating whether to get a Bambu P1S or X1C, or should I consider something different? Utility and decorative prints intended #3dprinting #homelab

submitted 88 days ago • 2 comments

#selfhost #homelab people What apps do you get the most value out of self hosting? Currently building out my homelab (Proxmox and unRAID machines)

submitted 95 days ago • 10 comments

New take on the NATO phonetic alphabet.... A as in Alaska B as in Beautiful C as in Coffee D as in Dolphin E as in Excellent!!! Slightly losing my mind over this, in an airport of all places

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 100 days ago • 89 comments

Can you afford to release your album on vinyl? I work for a small vinyl pressing plant, our customers are mostly independent artists doing small-run pressings. My job is advising people on how it all works. Here's a short thread outlining the very basic costs of pressing and releasing an album:

submitted 100 days ago • 189 comments

Right now, I've: Opened Twitter First post is from Musk retweeting blatant misinformation about the AIDS crisis and Dr Fauci (subsequently community noted on his own site) Gotten pissed off Closed Twitter Hidden Twitter from my front page

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

The 'Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich' photo of 2024

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

The next big step for this platform relies on organisations setting up employees, reporters, journalists, etc. with domain name handles, (e.g. @samcoates.news.sky.com) I wonder what the norm would be for sitting MPs - if they could sit under parliament.uk, or only under their own websites

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

🚨How British companies are bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war machine🚨 A depressing thread. Originally posted in Feb. But still v relevant NOW. With some pretty shocking charts. Let’s begin with the “official” picture. It suggests UK trade with Russia has collapsed since Feb 2022. Down by 74% 🧵 1/15

submitted 102 days ago • 41 comments

Spotted: @number10cat.bsky.social 's Mexican brother

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Bumped into a friendly raccoon hungry for tortilla at a stall last night #raccoon #mexico

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

The family has turned up

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

only the best dinner party guest has arrived

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

Some lovely fish on the east coast of #Mexico whilst snorkelling

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

just an unbothered Mexican cat enjoying a sleep at a cenote

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments