Brian Burton

@brian_burton
15 Followers
165 Following
118 Posts

Dad, Scouter, tech tinkerer, commuter cyclist, walker.

Can occasionally be coaxed into expressing opinions on most tech, but especially security, privacy and large scale IT/network infrastructure.

Wants everyone to be happy, except bigots.

Profile pic: head and shoulder shot of a middle aged white man with fairly closely cropped, slightly receding hair, wearing a polo shirt. It's Brian.

Banner: a pile of small frogs in grass that's taller than them.

PronounsHe/him
Brian BurtonMay 14
I'll be honest, that Snowrunner mission could have gone smoother.
Brian BurtonApr 20
OctoPrint 🐙Apr 20
New blog post: OctoPrint 2.0.0 is coming soon! https://octoprint.org/blog/2026/04/20/octoprint-2.0.0-is-coming-soon/
OctoPrint 2.0.0 is coming soon!

OctoPrint 2.0.0 will soon see a first release candidate, read what's changed and how that might affect your third party plugins!

OctoPrint.org
Show threadBrian BurtonApr 20

@newsthump original article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g5xee663zo

York woman, 86, convicted after car insurance typo

The pensioner was criminally prosecuted after she had written one wrong number plate letter.

BBC News
Brian BurtonApr 20

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/top-stories-hc55lmo2z/-/a-9_EsUm1pR2GYrfe60R0CLA%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0

At first glance I honestly thought this was a @newsthump article.

Brian BurtonApr 13
ServoApr 13
Servo 0.1.0 is out! 🚀
This is our first release available in crates.io and our first LTS version
https://servo.org/blog/2026/04/13/servo-0.1.0-release/
Servo is now available on crates.io - Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Initial crates.io release and LTS version of Servo

Servo
Brian BurtonApr 13
Brian BilstonApr 13
Today’s poem is called ‘Monday is a State of Mind’.
Show threadBrian BurtonJan 25
P=V²/R for a standard 125mW resistor gives you a suitable resistor (about 5k ohms at 24V). Connect everything else as normal, but stick the resistor between the positive wire and the positive battery terminal for a couple of minutes to pre-charge the capacitors then remove it and connect the positive wire to the battery as normal. Hey presto, no spark. 2/2.
Brian BurtonJan 25
I've just replaced the batteries in three old #UPS boxes. While looking for the instructions or some sort of guide I came across several video tutorials all with the same key sequence missing: when you reconnect the wires, you get The Spark. None of them show it or tell you how you avoid it. It's not a big problem but it makes me jump every time. There's a solution. 1/2.
Brian BurtonOct 8, 2025

Odd helpline experience just now:

Brian: your contractor has done <thing 1> which broke <thing 2> and I need them both resolved.
Agent: I can help with <thing 1> but we can't do anything about <thing 2> even though we caused it.
B: what do I do?
A: You can raise a complaint if you like.
B: ok. How do I do that?
A: call <number>, give them your postcode and they'll handle it.
B: but I called that number and got through to *you*.
A: Yes, I can take a complaint. Would you like to complain?

Brian BurtonAug 29, 2025
Fesshole 🧻Aug 29, 2025
Throughout the whole summer I sleep outside on my own, either on a sun lounger or if it's raining under a gazebo. My wife has told me not to tell anyone as she thinks it's odd, but there is no better feeling than falling asleep under the stars and waking up to birds singing