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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2025-01-22 at 23:28

[#]3GoodThings @3goodthings

1/ The NHS - despite everything thrown at it, it remains a superb demonstration that there is compassion in the world. Also hoping my Dad will be back home soon!

2/ Blow out dinners 🍽️ Just bailed on cooking for myself and went to the steakhouse near the hospital "couldn't eat another thing" mode!

3/ Family and friends at work and home: Support is everywhere while Dad is being treated in hospital, disrupting all the things - sincere thanks y'all! 🤗

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-12-26 at 17:22

Felixstowe, mid-afternoon, Boxing Day 2024. "heads in the clouds"

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-12-26 at 17:08

Apologies to those receiving #openbenches notifications, I have just finished uploading 60 new benches to the site. Turns out nobody had been round our local memorial gardens... 😀

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-12-25 at 23:11

[#]3GoodThings @3goodthings

1/ Music at mass this morning all went ok, despite it being me operating MIDI things and playing some organ parts! 🎼

2/ Full Christmas dinner done and dusted - with turkey, stuffing, red cabbage + bacon, roast mixed veg (parsnips, sprouts, carrots, potatoes, leeks, onion & kumara 😋 ) & gravy..

3/ Family - both in person and elsewhere online - lots of silly presents and happy photos 😃

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-12-20 at 13:00

Dang it Sainsbury's! I only had five days to go... #whamageddon 🤪

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-11-27 at 11:09

[#]3GoodThings @3goodthings

1/ Despite logistical obstacles the birthday weekend + show in London plans went ahead 🥂 🎉

2/ Nice to meet up with @Slash909uk & @Edent again!

3/ The British Library is awesome! The Mediaeval Women exhibit was fascinating + spectacular articles (Joan of Arc's signature!) I was awestruck how one room has: Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks; Durer's drawings; Michaelangelo's poetry; Handel & Mozart manuscripts; Babbage & Turning' letters, W Ross Ashby's notes... just wow!

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-11-16 at 23:03

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[#]3GoodThings

1/ Music! We had our first choir practice for a new church choir - just the six of us but it went really well 🧑‍🎤

2/ Cathartic clear out of the Scout hut storage and moving new toys in, very satisfying 🧹

3/ Goat curry. I made it yesterday in the slow cooker and let it stand overnight to develop flavour - sooo nice today with rice, mango chutney, poppadums and naans 😋

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-11-10 at 23:09

Not done one for a bit and today was a good day 😃

1/ Spent altogether too long yesterday afternoon fighting a MIDI editor, but today the congregation all said how nice the hymn was - karma!

2/ More family visiting: lovely to have lunch with my sister-in-law and hubby, more to come next week 🤗

3/ Food glorious food, and I only did a tiny bit of the prep - mostly other people taking the strain!

[#]3GoodThings

@3goodthings

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-10-17 at 19:29

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1/ Grandchildren! Was childminding earlier this week and had our youngest (10 months) fall asleep on my shoulder - I'd forgotten how satisfying that was!

2/ Good company and new restaurants - looking forward to a night out tomorrow in a new local place (Marco Pierre White branded - ooh!)

3/ Honesty - had some excellent open conversations this week at work - nothing personal or sensitive, but felt good to explain myself to colleagues (I can be weird!)

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-09-27 at 18:54

[#]3GoodThings

1/ First gig with the choir I joined earlier this year - super fun singing choral pop tunes 🧑‍🎤 !

2/ A nice day volunteer driving for the local community transport service - it's always lovely to see the transformation in people after a day out at the seaside with fish & chips 🤗

3/ Re stocking the freezer after a 'door left ajar' moment earlier in the week - quite cathartic to start again.. (always look on the bright side etc.)

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-08-31 at 10:22

1/ Family! Our eldest, their partner and children have been staying with us this week - lovely to have a full house!

2/ Sailing - just completed an early morning sail from Levington to Brightlingsea in force 4-5 winds as yacht crew - that was brisk ⛵ 🏃 😀

3/ Tea - extremely welcome after that sail, plus a stroopwaffle for energy 😋

@3goodthings #3GoodThings

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-08-20 at 22:00

20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. #20books20days

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-08-13 at 22:00

20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. #20books20days

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-08-06 at 22:00

20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. #20books20days

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-08-05 at 10:35

20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. #20books20days (manual post as scheduled post failed last night!)

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-06-03 at 21:53

😞 Just discovered that I can no longer search for my domain in Have I been Pwned (to get the list of affected email addresses in a recent breach), unless I pay monthly for an unpredictable need. Bye bye previously useful free service I have used for 10+ years.

Feels like #enshittification but it's mostly Troy trying to recover costs of expensive bits (https://www.troyhunt.com/welcome-to-the-new-have-i-been-pwned-domain-search-subscription-service/) Shame I fall into a paid tier.

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-05-28 at 17:46

Just opened my latest BCS magazine (IT NOW) and was very pleased to see the lead article with @CatherineFlick on ethics in computer gaming, an excellent read 😁

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-05-27 at 15:00

Note to self: do not operate sharp machinery without adequate support... I just caught the end of my thumb with a hand saw 😔.. now residing in local a&e unit waiting to be patched up!

First time ever in 57 years too..

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-04-14 at 09:37

I regularly see complaints about posts that include images without alt text, especially images of textual content, often screenshots of some other site (you all know the quote by now I guess?).

My take? I think this is the result of being the path of least resistance on a mobile device - hit two buttons, flip to fediverse app, tap paste, add your words.

My challenge: How does a fediverse developer make the better outcome the easiest option? Not Google, not Apple, us.

[#]alttext

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Written by Phil Ashby :marmite: 🍵 on 2024-03-26 at 15:25

Weird moment with my #SainsburysBank #CreditCard, just received new cards that I did not request, with 8 months remaining on the old ones... anyone know why that might be?

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