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Chaotic Neutral↣Lawful Evil depending on caffeine intake. Sometimes a bit snarky. 
Does telecoms and networks at Loughborough University for $dayjob. 
Obsessive music fan, sometime video gamer, lapsed tabletop gamer
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I'm moving mastodon instance, from mastodon.cloud to mastodonapp.uk, so you may see me re-following you in the next few hours
Violent Night was all it promised to be, and more. Recommended if you want something a bit different for the Christmas viewing (and have a strong stomach)

So, if you’re changing instances away from mastodon.cloud/.jp, where are you going and what drew you there?

I’ve had my doubts about this instance for a while, and today’s news hasn’t helped…

ISP BT to Restart Troubled UK Digital Voice Rollout in Spring 2023 - ISPreview UK https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/12/isp-bt-to-restart-troubled-uk-digital-voice-rollout-in-spring-2023.html
ISP BT to Restart Troubled UK Digital Voice Rollout in Spring 2023

Broadband provider BT has issued an update on the national UK rollout of their new Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) based Digital Voice product, which was "

ISPreview UK
Fed up of half my /mastodon/ timeline consisting of Twitter schadenfreude/rubber-necking, I’ve finally had to mute its owner’s name. I came here to get away from Twitter, ffs… *sigh*
Thought I was feeling a bit better today and, as time is marching on, felt I ought to wrap some Christmas presents. Now collapsed in a rocking chair trying to breathe. This infection is *not* going well 😷😵‍💫

My listening through the embers of the year is the new 12-part BBC audio adaptation of Susan Cooper’s THE DARK IS RISING, with a new episode each day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7

[it must be time for @neilhimself’s annual reminder that you can listen to BBC Radio anywhere in the world]

BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.

BBC
#subtoot (is that a thing?) there’s someone I follow on here who’s work and life outlook I respect greatly, but a lot of their retoots/boosts border on tinfoil hat conspiracy theory. The intent is sound, as are the groups they vocally support, but some of the stuff seems so far fetched as to make me question the sanity of the OP. It doesn’t do your cause any good to do this, imho

I've been told that The Guardian has suffered a "serious IT incident" which is affecting access to all its offices.

Staff are being told to work from home, and not to use VPN to log in to any systems... :(

Wishing the Guardian IT team well, especially at this time of year.

#nowPlaying Nils Frahm - Tripping With Nils Frahm