<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:07:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Change the password]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I've said this a thousand times before, but! I couldn't do 1st-line support full-time; I really couldn't. You have no idea how much respect I have for those who do that kind of job, day in, day]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/change-the-password</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/change-the-password</guid><category><![CDATA[support]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmcmHB5BtCJfQw8j6iyGsse8fyAziFGYegvUrswsUPBats/m_lud.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I blame the chipshop!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our local chip shop is "CASH ONLY", he has notices everywhere written on fish & Chip wrapping paper saying "Cash is King!" and "No card payments!" never mind Jeff Bezos]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/i-blame-the-chipshop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/i-blame-the-chipshop</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:54:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmadrMXW3eXioSHwH83Z88BAjUJzbkci5P856bdZGyfeq5/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GhatGPT Witness Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was being moaned at that my Witness votes were about to expire and that I needed to do a Governance Transaction if I still wanted to be considered one of the good guys. I'm gonna hold my hand up and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/ghatgpt-witness-advice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/ghatgpt-witness-advice</guid><category><![CDATA[witness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUZ2r8x88sqYBrvZGYTTRpFCnvSC6VraQXWYk3d1Rs7DF/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dell wants £10m+ from VMware if Tesco wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yet another story that's perfect podcast material IMO. In 2021 Tesco purchased VMware vSphere Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation from Computacenter, which is a reseller of VMware. Now, in the murky]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/dell-wants-gbp10m-from-vmware</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/dell-wants-gbp10m-from-vmware</guid><category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:01:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaTEzc9d4ATba93zW8b3BchtDM1HEMQqEeyh1Q9JRuVzS/tandy_pete.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🧠 Knowledge is Power — AI Is Its Great Equaliser]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Monks' Manuscripts to Machine Minds: How Power Fears Shared Knowledge I saw a post on Mastodon yesterday alluding to AI being the spawn of Hitler! I laughed so much that a little bit of wee nearly]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/knowledge-is-power-ai-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/knowledge-is-power-ai-is</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYrGJxogFcFRWcBqAmkGmuyBaZRkyo1MtJCaJUMTNGZj8/ecency_banner1.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Bowie Exhibition - The Visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a year ago, I noticed that the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) had acquired the David Bowie archive and was planning to create a dedicated venue for it, so I waited for tickets to be released.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/kdznpffqnb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/kdznpffqnb</guid><category><![CDATA[davidbowie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:05:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWwABqhk1HGu5HgC7LUoTrBD12zgRGKMaX7JMhSkXov9c/20250927_082950.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Bowie Exhibition - Preparation]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source I've been lucky enough to secure tickets for the David Bowie exhibition at the V&A Storehouse in London, which I'll be attending tomorrow, Saturday, 27th September 2025. As you can imagine,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/david-bowie-exhibition-preparation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/david-bowie-exhibition-preparation</guid><category><![CDATA[davidbowie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXoqoFrmAFqmgyQVP9HMjjAgCXSG1hZF72TL4DFokpt2C/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just walking about.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking Charlie for a walk, I decided to 'go exploring'. Instead of heading down into Bourton, I turned right and after a short walk, I came across one of those Public Footpath signs for Windrush, Charlie,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/just-walking-about</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/just-walking-about</guid><category><![CDATA[cotswolds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRx4nKnhm9cZdv9o4e8ab2qUu8xcgJAtEpQb39eRg7Dbd/20250910_071401.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choo choo!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given it rained off and on while we were in the Cotswolds, we decided to go on a steam train ride from Broadway Station to Cheltenham Race Course on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway GWSR,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/choo-choo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/choo-choo</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYrGJxogFcFRWcBqAmkGmuyBaZRkyo1MtJCaJUMTNGZj8/ecency_banner1.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japonica Cottage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wife was determined not to go to North Devon, so to ensure we went somewhere different, she booked Japonica Cottage in Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds. I've never been in that part of the country,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/japonica-cottage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/japonica-cottage</guid><category><![CDATA[cotswolds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTjegntntCfPiuMTctiB8ciQfGrX51yBgLVxQTR4d2Uya/japonica2025.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clarkson's F̶a̶r̶m̶ Pub.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've just spent a few days in the Cotswolds, and I'll write another post(s) about that. This is a bit out of sequence, to be honest, as we visited The Farmer's Dog on our last day on our way back home.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/clarkson-s-f-a-r</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/clarkson-s-f-a-r</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmfTa2oKvgKDAYg5ZvdPHgdLUWjZc5xpQgrDxU8Mvjqowk/20250911_174817.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What did you say?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking with Charlie this morning, we met up with a big dog we've not seen in a while. I've no idea what breed it is; it looks like a German Shepherd, but its long coat is greyish silver with overtones]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/what-did-you-say</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/what-did-you-say</guid><category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmR5Zsi6PJwgHH6xXVP9DveZeujDviYa2BJ8Nbe9vgw4m9/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hmm? Ecency]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's not good.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/hmm-ecency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/hmm-ecency</guid><category><![CDATA[ecency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJAN8Bmx7SHc23sppjafFpbXHrA5dXdBD3G7ZL5snq5bjysffVNE5BXdybbxZjyqtueYNAPyDesLLqMLuaa8ymPkNtpDuwsVUT9uaUTX79thQ7Tf5Hg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fail2Ban (to block hammering IPs automatically)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone's knocking on the door! Over the past week, I had my Friendica instance hammered by login attempts and bad bots. This is the process I used to track down the culprits, configure Fail2Ban, and set]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/fail2ban-to-block-hammering-ips</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/fail2ban-to-block-hammering-ips</guid><category><![CDATA[fail2ban]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:06:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmcxxbTMRPDTvUDAD6fYtiAdChAV7NRBnxSxD7xg3DmXXc/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne and me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unless you've been living under a rock, you will know that heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne has his funeral in Birmingham, UK, today. Now, before I go any further, I don't have any of his music. I liked]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/ozzy-osbourne-and-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/ozzy-osbourne-and-me</guid><category><![CDATA[ozzy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT4jUnab8rQDYwMsnNLUG8du7GQC4A8HRtYpnCBx5nfHmWcMHfEQLiUypYfwrMRBYkL9iANTLNJLKjZKRpcHAd18Fp2c1SQZ7kArHaJXJHn5pFhnuauzKEyPqeRApdUT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I pet that dawg?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK is currently experiencing a rare phenomenon: we have sunshine and temperatures above 20 °c. I usually don't take the dog 'up the park' especially in winter, as it gets too muddy. I usually walk]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/can-i-pet-that-dawg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/can-i-pet-that-dawg</guid><category><![CDATA[dogwalk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQma6aFjMVUxFJcUbfMDaAfymjtLs4LuugukEY4VML1FP2R/20250430_070441.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work in IT they said...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sticky Notes My third job after leaving school was as a Tea Broker. If truth be told, I wasn't really one; I'd bluffed my way into it, having been employed as a trainee tea broker in my previous employment.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/work-in-it-they-said</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/work-in-it-they-said</guid><category><![CDATA[computer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRdHCNRfzFqX3gLidXLjq8hXUbxpkqBsaPPZ9GpwJaH97/image_3_.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avatar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ping @skyleap Are you still creating avatars? You've done a couple of mine, and I was wondering if you could do a St Patrick's Day one. Obviously, I'll reimburse you.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/avatar-4e0e6a5ee3b41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/avatar-4e0e6a5ee3b41</guid><category><![CDATA[avatar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTiW7hwixzbYoevjwXLc4VfyJPzrxm3yyF9DhmMGYGuM5/dickturpinpete.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new kitchen - Part 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[While you can buy doors from DIY shops, you need to go to a dedicated door shop if you want something nice. Bridgtown Doors is not a million miles from us, and it's pretty much the go-to location for doors]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/the-new-kitchen-part-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/the-new-kitchen-part-5</guid><category><![CDATA[newkitchen]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPuiRW2FbTCNbtV7mZJrZ59XFLygaCtqHDCyAG8mM4txK/20241107_100951.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new kitchen - Part 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have a new kitchen, it makes sense to have a new radiator, especially if it is probably forty, if not more, years old. I'd bought a new 500mm one from Wickes, where we had the kitchen from, and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/the-new-kitchen-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dickturpin/the-new-kitchen-part-4</guid><category><![CDATA[ecency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickturpin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYrGJxogFcFRWcBqAmkGmuyBaZRkyo1MtJCaJUMTNGZj8/ecency_banner1.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item></channel></rss>