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[Repost] Scots Fire Brigade Union demand new legal protections for people...

In the fight for equal representation for polyamorous relationships, polyamorists may have a strange and unlikely ally in… the Scottish Fire Brigade Union: Scotland’s Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has been...

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The phone signal is so shit at this year’s 3Camp venue that I’ve had to climb a hill to take a call from a lawyer (whom I’m speaking to about my recent redundancy). Nice to be outdoors, though! 🥰...

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[Note] A Surprisingly Shit Bathroom

This bathroom at the holiday home where some fellow volunteers and I are doing some Three Rings work, this week, has a few unusual quirks, including this surprisingly-shit bathroom:  The door has a...

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[Note] Rosgill Crossroads

I’m in an extremely rural area and I needed a phone call with my lawyer about my recent redundancy. Phone signal was very bad, so I resolved to climb a nearby hill and call him back. “I’m at a...

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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC1DH2A Knipe Scar – Haweswater View

This checkin to GC1DH2A Knipe Scar - Haweswater View reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. How delightful to find such a well-sized and well-placed geocache, and in such a...

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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC47GDB Kiln Crag – Knipescar

This checkin to GC47GDB Kiln Crag - Knipescar reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A bit of an adventure! Coming directly from the next nearest cache on this pasture I...

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“I know that losing your job was hard,” my 8-year-old said to me this evening, “So you can borrow this.” He handed me his newest soft toy. “It’ll help you feel better when you’re sad. Keep him for the...

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[Note] Lake District art lesson

Brought the kids up Knipe Scar with limited and challenging art materials (huge sheets of paper and thick marker pens) for a lesson in drawing what a landscape makes you feel, rather than focusing on...

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While adding an entry to OpenBenches (openbenches.org/bench/36677), I was struck by how much of an impact this woman – Jane Gregg – must have made on her local community. In this community garden in...

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[Note] Giant strategy

White’s move. Mate in three. A giant chessboard is the perfect environment to teach a child some basic chess strategy, right? 🌟 You're reading this post via the RSS feed, you star! 🌠

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[Note] One thing too many [RSS Exclusive!]

This post is secret; you can only find it via my RSS feeds (and places which syndicate them). It's okay to talk about it or link to it, though. Thanks for being part of RSS Club! In case I wasn’t...

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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC3110V JOIN UP THE NUDDSY’S~I ‘OAK’ THIS

This checkin to GC3110V JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~I 'OAK' THIS reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Woke early and unrested, grumpy and tired, after staying nearby, and...

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[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GC2WV01 JOIN UP THE NUDDSY’S~Field of Dreams

This checkin to GC2WV01 JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Field of Dreams reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Made a search around the hint area but this one is nowhere to be seen....

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[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GC2WTZK JOIN UP THE NUDDSY’S~Oak Gate

This checkin to GC2WTZK JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Oak Gate reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. As others have observed, container (previously destroyed) is now completely...

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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC2WTZE JOIN UP THE NUDDSY’S~Forest View

This checkin to GC2WTZE JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Forest View reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Huge thanks (and a big thumbs up) to Saintsalive1 for the replacement cache...

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[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GC2WTXD JOIN UP THE NUDDSY’S~Pumping Station

This checkin to GC2WTXD JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Pumping Station reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Might be here, or quite possibly was shaken loose by last season’s...

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[Repost] Why is there a “small house” in IBM’s Code page 437?

There’s a small house ( ⌂ ) in the middle of IBM’s infamous character set Code Page 437. “Small house”—that’s the official IBM name given to the glyph at code position 0x7F, where a control character...

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[Note] Daily Brushing

8-year-old, looking like a haystack: “Why do I have to brush my hair? I did it yesterday!” 🥰 You're reading this post via the RSS feed. That makes you one of the best people on the Internet! 🏆

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[Repost] The call is coming from inside the house

A master class in how not to lead through crisis is continuing at Automattic and it’s rough to watch. After Matt Mullenweg sets off a firestorm by going “scorched earth” on WP Engine in September 2024...

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[Repost] LayoffBot – eliminating the human in human resources

LayoffBot It was a bit… gallows humour… for a friend to share this website with me, but it’s pretty funny. And also: a robot that “schedules a chat” to eject you from your job and then “delivers the...

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