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A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny... Let's have it!

Elsewhere:

  • Yrtree.me - it's still early days for me in the Fediverse, so bear with me

  • European alternatives to GitHub & VS Studio Marketplace

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    • Launchpad (UK, it's not just for Ubuntu stuff)

    Good to see a UK offering.

    Alternative to... lots of stuff: GitHub, Google, Gmail, Google Docs, Discord, Skype, Reddit, Twitter etc

    That's fantastic! It might solve a range of problems with transitioning from old media and a lot of their tools federate. I'm all in on this.

  • Government announces plan to open up Land Registry

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  • Weird that we are only now just starting to be easily able to find out who owns our land. Might make an interesting layer on the !osm@feddit.uk.

  • Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford was 'fuelled' by Andrew Tate videos before rape and murders, court told

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  • I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and suggest they meant "his partner Louise".

  • i now use Lemmy, Vivaldi, Olvid, Le Chat, F-Droid, Proton Mail; soon Linux, LineageOS. You?

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  • This guy talks about Lemmy.👆👆

    I know, because I've seen it.

  • Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford was 'fuelled' by Andrew Tate videos before rape and murders, court told

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  • I was listening to the report on Radio 4 - the murders were heart-breaking enough but throwing Andrew Tate into the mix made me want to cry. It just feels like all the (albeit limited) progress that we've made over the last few decades is slipping between out fingers like sand and I am worried for the young generation of boys growing up with this constantly in the background, as well as the young women who have to navigate that minefield. Hopefully, this will help to underline quite how corrosive this kind of thing is but I don't know how you push back against it effectively, although the Men's Lib movement might be part of it.

  • Not all Emperors ascend to the throne equal

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  • Email app recos

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  • What exactly is the Fediverse?

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  • I was mostly referring to the fact that the day Bluesky decides to ban bridges, ATProto won’t be part the Fediverse as per the definition of the comment above.

    It will, Friendica uses the BS API.

  • Buy European chat room

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  • Super!

  • /r/BuyFromEU seems to be removing posts mentioning Lemmy

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  • It's not exactly a big surprise. I suspect it is on a Mod level as we've both posted long lists of links to instances elsewhere and had no problems, so I doubt there is a not scanning for us.

  • Help break the US hold on map data

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  • As the OSM data is freely available, a lot of apps build on it.

    Try:

    • OsmAnd - comprehensive (I've seen it described as a GIS) but a bit more complicated and can be slower
    • Organic Maps - more streamlined and much faster
    • Magic Earth - one of the best for car journeys

    Best is to download them and see which work best for your uses and location.

  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • Is starting massively pirating things the right thing to do?

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  • We've had big spikes in sign-ups recently, I don't want to discourage new people from being active posters.

  • Local/regional Lemmy servers (March, 2025)

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  • Yeah, that's a tricky one - it does have local content but this is about helping reduce confusion and helping people sign up, and it won't help in that regard. So I'll remove it from the list.

  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • Good luck.

  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • A bit like the secret Greenland Army hiding under the ice until the day they are needed.

  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • https://lemuria.es/ still has a Lemmy instance running, if any Spaniards are enthusatic, they could try emailing the @admin, @contact, etc addresses and see if the owner will transfer it over to you. I'm sure we can rummage up enough help to get it back up and running if you get control.

  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Millionaire biohacker's nighttime erections fuel rising prediction market bet

    decrypt.co /296069/biohacker-bryan-johnson-erections-prediction-market
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    What did we get stuck in our rectums last year?

    defector.com /what-did-we-get-stuck-in-our-rectums-last-year-5
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Why did the chicken cross the road... in a hi-vis jacket?

    www.telegraph.co.uk /news/2024/12/19/why-chicken-cross-the-road-in-a-hi-vis-jacket-billie-jean/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Man's iPhone falls into Tamil Nadu temple's donation box, declared 'deity’s property'

    www.indiatoday.in /india/tamil-nadu/story/tamil-nadu-devotee-iphone-falls-into-temple-hundial-declared-deitys-property-2653468-2024-12-21
  • Terrible Estate Agent Photos @feddit.uk
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    Standard Newport buy-to-let

    www.rightmove.co.uk /properties/156093473
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    VIDEO: Drunken woman on motorized suitcase leads police chase through Orlando airport, officials say

    www.clickorlando.com /news/local/2022/02/15/full-video-drunken-woman-on-motorized-suitcase-leads-police-chase-through-orlando-airport-officials-say/
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Southport riots: Viral bricking video rioter jailed

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c4gp5n1qn8yo
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    British rider stuns Pattaya police by eating traffic ticket

    www.khaosodenglish.com /news/2024/12/22/british-rider-stuns-pattaya-police-by-eating-traffic-ticket/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Suspected 'witchdoctors' arrested over attempt to 'bewitch' Zambia's president

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/clyx9x98v4zo
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    German woman convicted of murdering her doppelganger in attempt to fake her own death

    www.euronews.com /2024/12/20/german-woman-convicted-of-murdering-her-doppelganger-in-attempt-to-fake-her-own-death
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Man who helped design breathalysers banned for drink driving

    www.countytimes.co.uk /news/24804643.man-helped-design-breathalysers-banned-drink-driving/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Flat Earther admits he was wrong after traveling 9,000 miles to Antarctica to test his belief

    www.themirror.com /news/world-news/flat-earther-admits-wrong-after-866786
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Rochester men die after fertilizing pot plants with bat feces

    www.syracuse.com /state/2024/12/rochester-men-die-after-fertilizing-marijuana-plants-with-bat-feces.html
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Mosh pit nappy, designed to avoid queues at gig loos, sells out

    news.sky.com /story/mosh-pit-diaper-designed-to-avoid-lines-at-loos-sells-out-13275899
  • 🦋 Bluesky Social @lemmy.ml
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    What you should know when joining Bluesky

    www.eff.org /deeplinks/2024/12/what-you-should-know-when-joining-bluesky
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2024/dec/17/uk-proposes-letting-tech-firms-use-copyrighted-work-to-train-ai
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Chhattisgarh man swallows live chick in suspected occult practice and dies; Bird comes out alive

    www.hindustantimes.com /india-news/chhattisgarh-man-swallows-live-chick-in-suspected-occult-practice-and-dies-bird-comes-out-alive-101734414656067.html
  • 🦋 Bluesky Social @lemmy.ml
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    Twitter's traffic falling relative to Bluesky

    futurism.com /twitter-traffic-plummeting
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Spy cops scandal: ‘creepy’ officer formed sexual relationship with teen in 1990s

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2024/dec/15/spy-cops-scandal-creepy-officer-formed-sexual-relationship-with-teen-in-1990s
  • Alan Moore @feddit.uk
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    Why The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is Alan Moore's magnum opus

    www.syfy.com /syfy-wire/why-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-is-best-alan-moore-comic