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Back on the Road again

!VanLife - After a few weeks work we have just managed to get our #hino #motorhome road legal again with a new #certificateoffitness - while also managing to track down and resolve an issue with a faulty air valve that was causing our over pressure valve to go off every few minutes. We managed to get progress on a new ceiling and and of course we would have loved to have spent the time on the road its good to be able to put it to bed till next time knowing that its in better shape and know we will pretty much be able to pull it out and drive away with it next time.

Planing and installation of ceiling lighting and switches as well as insulation and panelling out the sides will be next. Plus a bt of body work and repaint and clear coat but these are exciting things. - I'm going to love doing the house electrics especially since the basics (solar, fridge and basic lights/sockets) are already in.

#hino #motorhome #certificateoffitness !VanLife
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Took a quick photo at the testing centre -
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UK government starting to think about leaving X
!Fediverse
!Fediverse

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Anyone or institution still on X is a joke. Except maybe a journalist. But even still.

When is the UK going to make their official reddit account?

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Is this one of thoses cases where a petition might be a starting point?
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"La lucha de las #cooperativas de vehículos eléctricos compartidos por cambiar la #movilidad en las ciudades"

Article a @lamarea:

➡️ url.pangea.org/m2601ma

#Mobilitat #Sostenible #Carsharing #VE #Altacoop
@alternacoop
@sommobilitat
@resteve


La lucha de las cooperativas de vehículos eléctricos compartidos por cambiar la movilidad en las ciudades | lamarea.com

La ciudadanía ha tomado el impulso de organizarse en cooperativas que persiguen otro modelo de movilidad, en el que prevalece el 'carsharing' de vehículos totalmente eléctricos.
Guillermo Martínez (La Marea)
#mobilitat #sostenible #Carsharing #cooperativas #ve #movilidad #altacoop @La Marea @AlternaCoop @Som Mobilitat @resteve

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So I made game for only the most hardcore OSM folks. I hope the dozens (dozens!) of us enjoy. 🎉

"Think you know OSM tags? Prove it! Take turns adding tags to build a query. But be careful, if the combination you create doesn't exist on OSM, your opponent can call your bluff."

watmildon.github.io/TagDuellin…

#OpenStreetMap #gaming

The final game screen showing a successful challenge because the tag pool results in no OSM items. The tag pool is: place=hamlet, is_in:district=Ghotki, admin_unit="Village development committee", is_in:country_code=EC. Buttons at the bottom offer to play again or re-enter setup.

Tag Duelling - OSM Tag Knowledge Game

watmildon.github.io
#openstreetmap #gaming

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Interesting talk

!Aotearoa / New Zealand

Interesting talk if you are in #christchurchnz on 26 Jan

Terence Eden

2026-01-05 08:52:18


Hey friends in #Aotearoa you should go and see @drlucyrogers doing her free talk in Christchurch. Wed 28th Jan at 6pm.

christchurch.bibliocommons.com…


#christchurchnz !Aotearoa / New Zealand

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Not sure why @abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es decided not to include any details about the talk. The host is

Dr Lucy Rogers MBE is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Former Visiting Professor at Brunel University, she’s an award-winning engineer, author of Up: A Scientist’s Guide to the Magic Above Us and former BBC Robot Wars judge. Her creative projects span animatronic dinosaurs to carbon-negative technologies. She’s passionate about nature and sustainable engineering solutions.


It looks like an interesting talk! Unfortunately, the title: "Up: A Scientist’s Guide to the Magic Above Us." sounds like some pseudoscience bullshit.

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Thanks for adding details.. I was on my phone and it was an opportunistic share.
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📢 Yay! A new version of the Firefly III Data Importer has been released. Version v2.0.0 is out. Check out the release notes and download it today! #opensource #oss #newrelease #php #software #personalfinance #selfhosted

github.com/firefly-iii/data-im…


Release v2.0.0 · firefly-iii/data-importer

Welcome to release v2.0.0 of the Firefly III DataImporter. It contains the latest fixes, translations and features. Docker users can find this release under the latest tag. Changelog Version 2.0 of...
GitHub
#opensource #selfhosted #php #software #personalfinance #oss #newrelease

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"Open Printer is an open-source, repairable inkjet printer designed for makers, artists, and anyone tired of throwaway hardware. Built with standard mechanical components and modular parts, it’s easy to assemble, modify, and repair. You can print on standard sheets or paper rolls and choose between black or color cartridges, refillable at your convenience."
crowdsupply.com/open-tools/ope…

Open Printer

Finally, an open hardware printer you can actually understand, repair, and upgrade
Crowd Supply

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Welcome to the Public Domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) 🎖️

🎬 The third film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards is a realistic look at the First World War. Experience the first filmed adaptation now in the public domain.

Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domain…

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree

Protect Our Future Memory: Join the Call for Library Digital Rights

Libraries, archives, and museums have always collected, preserved, and provided access to knowledge for the public good. But in the digital age, those foundational rights are increasingly under threat. Join […]\n
blog.archive.org
#publicdomain #publicdomainday #copyrightfree

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Monitoring battery drain
!VanLife - Working on our #HinoRainbow #motorhome conversion we have an issue with occasional drain of the motor batteries. (I guess something somewhere is being left on despte an isolation switch being used when we are parked up) - I' trying to figure out someway of monitoring battery drain on them so we can be alerted.
#HinoRainbow #motorhome !VanLife
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abeorch
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Yeah we converted the bus ourselves and havent bothered with a shore power connection. We will put more batteries and an inverter just in case but almost everything is DC now days anyway..
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Bit of a setback as we have discovered today our califont is leaking but hopefully we will be road legal on Monday (without hot water)
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'Honmon Temple at Ikegami' - Kawase Hasui, 1931.#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
Several people carrying umbrellas walk through the snow towards a temple. A tree to the side is laden with snow and snow is lightly falling from a grey sky.
#shinhanga #JapaneseArt

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Mappy Christmas #OpenStreetMap 🎄🗺️

If you fancy a Christmas or Boxing day walk, @everydoor streetcomplete.app @vespucci_editor or osm.wiki/Go_Map!! make great company for a little mapping adventure. 🚶‍♂️📍📱

Thank you for all the awesome mapping, fixing, and improvements this year 🎁🥳

StreetComplete

OpenStreetMap surveyor app
streetcomplete.app
#openstreetmap @Every Door OSM Editor @vespucci
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It’s Christmas Eve, and time to post my favourite photo., one that still fills me with awe whenever I see it.
It was taken by William Anders on Dec. 24, 1968, on the Apollo 8 mission and is the first photo ever taken of the earth with the moon in the foreground. It’s a reminder that we only have one world and its people are all we have. Take care of both.
Regardless of your beliefs, may the holiday season bring you peace.
Photo of the earth rising above the moon.

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Tesco, good, occasionally busy later. Sainsbury’s, moderate to good, rough in toilet roll aisle.
Asda, light to moderate, heavy crowds by evening.
M&S and Co-Op, fair.
Waitrose, fair to moderate.
Lidl, rough at first, easing later.
And that’s the end of the Shopping Forecast.

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We set up a new Mastodon instance focused on supporting nonprofit/charitable organizations. If you know of such an organization looking for a place in the Fediverse, please point them our way.

empathyforward.org/2025/12/cha…

charities.place/about

#nonprofit #mastodon #fediverse


Charities.Place - Empathy Forward

One of our goals at Empathy Forward is to support long-term projects that benefit society. Part of that is helping […]
James Smith (Bene Homini Society)
#fediverse #mastodon #nonprofit

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We should build a federated LinkedIn alternative. I think the purpose of LinkedIn is legitimate - there is a need for business-focused social networks. But LinkedIn is just a steaming hunk of garbage.

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Open Risk
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my theory is that it doesn't exist because the people who could build it did not really care about such a service. Technically it is not very different (and probably easier than some of the existing server projects).
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