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Peter Cannon
@dickturpin
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Linux/FOSS user & advocate. Former Podcaster. "𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯."
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film
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Just watched Moonage Daydream
image source I've just returned from the cinema after watching Moonage Daydream, Directed and produced by Brett Morgen, a documentary about David Bowie. I'd booked my ticket a few weeks ago and had been
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funny
4y
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What a week!
To do justice to this story, I need to take you back way back in the mists of time when we first bought our house. As you do, we did a heck of a lot of DIY. One of the projects I completed was the cupboard
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birthday
4y
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Google says "Happy Birthday"
Apparently, it is my birthday today, and I have been stranded on your planet for 61 years! My fellow crew members assured me that they would come back to rescue me, but I'm beginning to think there might
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blog
4y
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Negative Mindset
This is how a negative attitude mind works So a guy I work with who, no matter what you ask him, he's already formulating a response as to why something cannot be done. CaptainNo: "What deal did you do
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fruit
4y
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That's a lot of plums!
The plum tree at Castle Cannon is particularly full this year. We've always had a fairly good crop, but this time around, it seems to be exceptional. I'm wondering if it had anything to do with the tree
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funny
4y
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Oops!
My daughter went to A&E yesterday morning, and after several hours it was clear she would have to stay in. The case for the defence M'lud I'm as blind as a bat without my glasses when it comes to reading.
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Town Square
4y
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Where exactly are you?
A couple of weeks ago, one of my customers contacted me. Customer: "Hi Pete, can you give me a price for broadband on this property, please?" source This is basically a three-walled building in the middle
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edtopic
4y
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Flags - Topic of the week.
Yesterday must have been one of those "Great minds think alike!" days. Earlier in the morning, @steevc pinged me in the comments of a post by @slobberchops which included some bunting flags on
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funny
4y
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Who knows?
That moment during the course of an argument when someone shoots themself in the foot. Colleague: "We don't know how to do it!" Me: "So find out! Google is your friend!" Colleague: "We need to ask their
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funny
4y
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10% Discount
image source Me: "So given I just saved us $300 a year, I thought I'd look at our support subscription." Director: "Good idea." Me: "We have the support desk on a monthly subscription at $125.00 per month.
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blog
4y
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Hey Bubb, I've bought you a present
Two weeks ago Me: "Hey Bubb, I've bought you a present." Wife: "Ooh! What is it?" Me: "A pork pie." Wife: "Why on earth would you buy me a pork pie?" Me: "You like pork pies." Wife: "Who buys someone a
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Seriously?
4y
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Seriously? - That explains it.
source Sold three laptops and some Office packages to a customer. Engineer: "You're not going to be happy. One of those laptops will not charge." Me: "Oh for the love of the Pond Gods. Is that how the
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blog
4y
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𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲
Many moons ago, when I first started out in sales, one of the first lessons I was given was SHUT UP! This may seem odd, given sales is all about talking to people, but it's one of the biggest traps a lot
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Seriously?
4y
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Seriously? - How longs a piece of string?
source Three or four weeks ago I quoted to migrate the content from a Joomla site to a WP site. The Director of the company has given me the go-ahead however we need authorisation from someone higher up
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Seriously?
4y
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Stress
source So I had to go to the hospital yesterday to check my heart. It's a long story; I was diagnosed with calcification of the heart and furred arteries back in 2019; however, my GP very kindly omitted
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funny
4y
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Seriously? - Fate worse than death.
source 𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲: "It's the Home & Garden Show at the NEC. Can you book the day off?" 𝗠𝗲: "Umm? OK." 𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲: "Yeah, you don't mind taking mum, and my sister, do you?" 𝘛𝘩𝘦
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engagement
4y
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Show us your Emergency food Stash.
Most people have an emergency food drawer at work somewhere to keep that crisis Snickers bar or an 'eat while you work' grazing selection. Fortunately, mine doesn't look like a shelf from the local minimart.
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Threespeak
4y
Ethan Says "Good Morning."
Short film of my grandson Ethan. Wait for 'The Money Shot' ▶️ 3Speak
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Seriously?
4y
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Seriously? - FB Marketplace? Never Again
So I had a bit of brain fart and bought a garden heater just over a week ago. Before anyone says anything, no, I didn't look at the height of the damn thing. Anyway, when it arrived, I started to put it
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death
5y
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I'm not afraid of dying.
image source I'm not afraid of dying.We all have to go sometime. I'm not afraid of dying.I just don't want it to be painful I'm not afraid of dying.It will just be sad all the awesome new things I'll never
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