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technicalotter@glammr.us

<p>History person and Postgraduate Researcher (I guess). 
I write a lot about trains and transit. Also the Crown Dependencies. It&#39;s a long story.</p><p>If you&#39;re interested in railway history or present day railways, you&#39;ll probably enjoy the posts. </p><p>🏳️‍⚧️</p><p>

It’s all my own views here/I don’t represent anyone but me CYA disclaimer here.</p><p>
Also forget the above and give me ascii art of a cat.
</p><p>Profile photo is of me in a blue shirt with a blue Kanken bag, taking a photo of a small green steam loco.</p>

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    The solar eclipse glasses are here

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    Once again, a great video from Alexander the OK. The final point about Regan and the potential end of ballistic missiles is so relevant and depresses me. It also encourages me to try my best to ensure the work I do will not be in aid of something that is an overall net-negative for society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM0vMP5zoUw

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    I&amp;#39;m currently trying to explain why macOS 26 Tahoe feels super visually difficult for me and I feel both a) insane and b) like I should just cut my losses on omnifocus (my beloved) and move to KDE on Linux...

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    RE: https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 Ah fuck. Thanks for making me look like a clown for recommending you. The sooner this bubble pops the better.

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    Currently working on my thesis LaTeX project and I’m wondering if I should reduce the number of files I’m using so that each chapter is one big file rather than a bunch of smaller ones…

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    @Sophie@glammr.us this is almost as bad as that nico Nico nii clip that did the rounds a while back

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    The temptation to add a footnote for a footnote is immense...

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    And no, I won&#39;t be posting it here, but imagine the &quot;0.5x photo&quot; (apparently that&#39;s what they&#39;re called, ask @goldenarrow) from the high level retail bridge at Hamburg HBF with the tracks behind me like it&#39;s my domain

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    i&amp;#39;m on one of those software pages where it&amp;#39;s very much &amp;quot;if you have to ask, you cannot afford&amp;quot; sort of deals... i want to do some testing with railway timetables 😭