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Continue reading →: Tech is failing older people
[alternative titles considered: BT is failing people; or, late stage capitalism is a human catastrophe] Roughly three weeks ago, I posted this The tech sector is massively failing older people. I just spent over an hour trying to assist an elderly neighbour with her home phone. The provider’s website and…
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Continue reading →: Choose the Fediverse
Here’s what we get when we choose freedom and authentic connection.
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Tags: art, awards, death, family, fediverse, hackwimbledon, interviews, Life, loss, mastodon, openuk, pen plotter, reflection, talks, volumeContinue reading →: Highs and lows in 2025
The past year brought significant personal losses; but it also featured notable achievements, travel, and heartfelt connections.
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Tags: Acorn, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad, archimedes, bbc master, BBC Micro, commodore, Computing, exhibition, gaming, nintendo, retro, risc os, Risc PC, Technology, zx spectrumContinue reading →: Retro-tastic!
A free Archive of Retro Computing exhibition is happening at Kingston University right now.
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Continue reading →: Talks and travels: FrOSCon, Germany
My keynote, Decentralising Freedom: Open Source for Sovereignty, was the featured talk on day 2 of FrOSCon 2025.
The lost outpost
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