Albedo 1.0

Albedo 1.0

@jelder.bsky.social

Gamer, walker, writer, snowboarder, font of all wisdom. UK based.

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@jelder.bsky.social

I love an "Oldest Pub" competition. According to these guys it's one in Somerset, and dates back to 1430.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Which is really England’s oldest pub? Tree-ring dating helps settle debate

theguardian.comWhich is really England’s oldest pub? Tree-ring dating helps settle debateHistoric England archaeologist says some inns’ claims to date back 1,000 years are inaccurate and oldest is from 1430 With their low ceilings, timber beams and roaring fires, many of England’s inns lay claim to being the oldest in the land and to have been visited by Vikings and Saxons. But an archaeologist working for Historic England says not one of the more than two dozen pubs that make this claim is being accurate. Continue reading...
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@jelder.bsky.social

Sure, some of them were *also* witches, but that was entirely coincidental. (For the sake of clarity, I made this made up. I'm sure they were just lovely old ladies with odd fashion sense)

The Fake History Hunter@fakehistoryhunter.net

"Not a modern witches' council - but members of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England sometime in the 1920s."

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@jelder.bsky.social

Vodafone chat system is cunning. The queue is 15 minutes long, but it auto disconnects after 6 minutes. It means the "customers queuing" stat and "average queue time" never looks that high, despite enraging thousands.

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@jelder.bsky.social

There's no "could be" here. It's going to be barely a driveable vehicle, flight time will be a handful of seconds at best, and no country will ever allow it on a public road or airspace. None will ever be sold. It's vapourware (cold-gas jet pun intended).

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

In true Musk fashion, the flying Tesla Roadster may just be a giant publicity stunt—like the time in 2016 he claimed he would send humans to Mars by 2024.

motherjones.comHow do you pull over a flying Tesla?The regulatory ramifications of Elon Musk’s latest publicity stunt.
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@jelder.bsky.social

Breaking news: One super rich man who interferes in politics complains about a different super rich man who interferes in politics.

Forbes@forbes.com

Elon Musk has mockingly referred to India’s richest person as “Prime Minister Ambani” and has suggested that the billionaire is blocking Starlink’s launch in the country.

forbes.comMukesh Ambani's Reliance Responds To Elon Musk's Claims Over Starlink India LaunchElon Musk has mockingly referred to India’s richest person as “Prime Minister Ambani” and has suggested that the billionaire is blocking Starlink’s launch in the country.
Albedo 1.0
@jelder.bsky.social

Trying to set up new bank app. So far I've photo'd IDs, filmed a mugshot, called call centres and given my life history, sacrificed two goats and handed my soul over to the Ones That Came Before. Still can't get in.

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South Downs National Park
@southdownsnp.bsky.social

There's a little over a month to go to get your entries into the South Downs Photo Competition. Our judges are looking for serene images, showing the South Downs in its glory over winter, spring, summer and autumn. Get your entries in before 31 October. Full info: buff.ly/3WwydBY 👀 📸: Ben Moore

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@jelder.bsky.social

You did nothing wrong. Holding the button did not work for you, for you did not know the correct supplications and curses to please the machine spirit. Plumbers, electricians, computer technicians and mechanics are trained in the arcane arts, and things self-repair before their focus.

fesshole 🧻@fesshole.bsky.social

I just called the emergency plumber out to press the reset button on the boiler because I clearly can't count to 30 properly. He had to move lots of my expensive DIY tools to do this.

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Franklin Veaux
@franklinveaux.bsky.social

Blog post: Writer beware: If you want to be a published author, be aware of the cloud of parasites, scammers, and unscrupulous “publishers” surrounding the industry like a cloud of bloodsucking insects. Here are some things to watch for. blog.franklinveaux.com/2026/09/writ...

blog.franklinveaux.comWriters Beware: Scam scam scammity scam - Franklin Veaux's JournalThe world is filled with people who want to be writers. The world is even more filled with people who don’t want to be writers but want to have written a book, which isn’t the same thing, though that’...
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@jelder.bsky.social

Racist wanker is *now* ashamed of heavily promoting Leopards Eating Faces Party after leopards ate his face. One wonders if he will learn from this?

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump

theguardian.comDeported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for TrumpBritish far-right pundit breaks silence on ICE arrest and deportation and says he was ‘really, really terrified’ Milo Yiannopoulos, the British far-right commentator who was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Louisiana and deported to the United Kingdom, has broken his silence about the experience, saying that “for the first time I know what it feels like to be really, really terrified”. Yiannopoulos on Tuesday appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored, a YouTube show presented by Piers Morgan, the British broadcaster and media personality. Yiannopoulos, 41, described the experience in the US as “humiliating and disorientating”, “physically degrading” and “frightening”. Continue reading...
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@jelder.bsky.social

But what do you do when you need to do a hard reset on the hard reset robot arm?

WIRED@wired.com

The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk. www.wired.com/story/inside...

wired.comInside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data CentersThe company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.
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@jelder.bsky.social

A cool job, but not as cool as the one from New Forest National Park for a "Ranger, north area". I'd absolutely be using "The Ranger of The North" on my email signature. #LOTR

South Downs National Park@southdownsnp.bsky.social

We're hiring a Woodland Agent 🌳 You'll play a key role in delivering the South Downs Woodland Carbon Project. This project, delivered in partnership with National Parks Partnerships and Legal & General, aims to create more than 500 hectares of new woodland across the National Park. [1/2]

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@jelder.bsky.social

I went to a museum recently and looked as some art that was nearly 1000 years old. It's unlikely to date *that* fast.

H.K // デビル零 #PlayMoreVF@devilrei.bsky.social

I want to repost art from my Japanese artist friends to give them more exposure The problem is that due to time zones they’re usually posting while I’m asleep

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@jelder.bsky.social

It *could*, but we all know that it won't. They will sell for as much as the publishers think people will pay, even if the costs are lower.

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social

Killing PlayStation discs could make PS Store games cheaper, according to a former Square Enix exec. https://bit.ly/4hGUu41

Albedo 1.0
@jelder.bsky.social

Put out the food waste recycling bin. The whole thing was a wriggling, pulsating mass of tiny maggots. I'm totally using this for a #LitRPG mob.

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@jelder.bsky.social

This used to be pretty standard. You could buy a kit with some thin metal and two big jubilee clips to patch the rusted through exhaust on your Capri.

Angry People in Local Newspapers@apiln.bsky.social

Meanwhile in Ireland, what’s the problem? This is genius.

extra.ieNCT left stunned by motorist's DIY Coke can repairThe National Car Testing Service (NCT) has shared another unusual find from one of its test centres, after inspectors discovered a vehicle with an exhaust
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@jelder.bsky.social

And so it begins. #AllHailOurRobotOverlords

The Guardian@theguardian.com

OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’

theguardian.comOpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself OpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”. The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool designed to carry out tasks without human assistance – which had entered its systems. Continue reading...
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@jelder.bsky.social

It appears that this weekend is sorted then. #BlackFlag

DayOne@playday.one

There's over 20 games launching on Xbox next week, July 6-10 - check out the complete list here. Details:

playday.oneEverything Coming to Xbox, July 6-10Yo-ho, me hearties! Next week sees the launch of Assassin's Creed Blag Flag Resynced, a very highly anticipated title (and not just by the DayOne team!). But if piracy isn't your thing, then fear not as that's not the only game releasing on the platform by a long shot - so here's the full list of everything coming to Xbox next week, July 6-10. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Xbox, July 9 Strike fear in your foes as you board and sink enemy vessels as Edward Kenway, captain of the Jackdaw.
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@jelder.bsky.social

Writing a #LitRPG style book, and getting money right is hard. Ended up with a big spreadsheet with automated conversion to daily wages and weird searches like "how long would it take to make a bucket by hand?"

Albedo 1.0
@jelder.bsky.social

Yes, another specialist kitchen device you will use once, then have it sat in the back of a cupboard for the next 20 years until you forget what it's meant to do. You almost certainly have to buy a specific cheese too!

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Our Wirecutter testers think this cheesy contraption belongs at every party. Read writer Maki Yazawa's review on the medieval-looking cheese cutter that “provides boundless entertainment for my inquisitive guests." nyti.ms/4aRHBQb

Albedo 1.0
@jelder.bsky.social

Gaming can be expensive, but if you turn it into "entertainment hours" it's much cheaper than many other hobbies

Hit Save!@hitsave.org

We're talking about $80 games today, huh? It's steep to be sure, but let's not forget...it's not exactly new! Images courtesy of the Aug/Sept 97 issue of the Electronics Boutique catalog in @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social's library! library.gamehistory.org/repositories... But hold on, we're not done!

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Satvir Kaur MP
@laboursatvir.bsky.social

Southern Water is letting down Southampton residents yet again. This time in St Denys, again, with the odour so bad this week that people are unable to open their windows - a huge problem during the heatwave. Read my letter to the Southern Water CEO. 👇🏾

Albedo 1.0
@jelder.bsky.social

I am terrible at remembering names. A popup name labelling system would be a AR glasses killer app for me. Bonus points for appropriate small talk points list.

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