Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧

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YamYam, White Hat open source geek old enough to have used a ZX48 Spectrum, gamer dad, political bloke, rocker, penchant for penguins trying not to die of cancer anytime too soon.

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This is Anja, Gareth's wife. I'm so sorry and heartbroken to let you all know that he sadly passed away this morning. He fought so hard until the very end, but he's at peace now. 💔

Bit disappointing in the Germany's Mask Singer tonight. First out was comedian Hugo Egon Balder. Was quite playing Couch Potato with a rendition of Ghost Busters.

Haven't posted for ages and what the hell am I watching?! Germany's The Mask Singer.

Well, 62 episodes later but finally through my binge session of Breaking Bad. What to move on to next?

I'm not seeing things again am I? It's not just me is it?

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Thank fuck

That's a super sneaky reference hiding in plain sight in Breaking Bad right there when you see how things work out later in the series.

Got my next playlist lined up.

It's been a bit of of a slog but finally got through every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The question is what is next to go on the binge watch list to get through before I die.

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I'm really not doing well. I have many feelings I don't know how to cope with.

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When I posted on instagram about type design, someone asked, "What is it they want out of a typeface that the existing ones don’t produce?" Having been in Wales a lot recently 😍 Cymru Sans came to mind… #CulturalIdentity #Typography #BookDesign #Wales www.colophon-foundry.org/custom-proje...

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Just remembered this, from an old BBC Genome post. Still one of my favourite things ever. Tony Hart teaches you how to draw a cat, and drives himself into a fit of the giggles. Every time I look at this, the sun seems to come out.

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#UKCanals

snake bridge, united kingdom.

The Buffy marathon has reached the 'Musical' episode. 😃

According to my mom, she was told by one of here friends that the pub up the road from hers has been closed to be turned into accommodation for asylum seekers. Seriously these ones still do the rounds?

Couple of morning episodes of Red Dwarf with the daughter. Live sharing it with her.

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The Guardian this morning on the arrest of Daniela Klette. An amazing story, and a good article www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m...

Daniela Klette: dog walker, dancer – and Germany’s most-wanted womanwww.theguardian.com Klette was the last uncaptured woman from the Red Army Faction. She was living in plain sight in a bohemian Berlin neighbourhood

Ah, it's so nice to have the Formula 1 on the telly at home again.

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No. Gosh. Really. Who'da thunk it

Researchers find serious security flaws in cheap video door bells sold by a Chinese company under various brands names on Amazon, Shein, and other sites (Consumer Reports) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Still working my way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I reached that certain point in season 5 I was dreading. The episode 'The Body'. It's an emotional enough episode as it is but given circumstances not sure whether watching it is a good or a bad thing.

Bloody hell I'm cold. 🥶

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Just sipped coffee with a thin film of WD40 on top. Would not recommend. 0/5

Bloody too right too.

Build it exactly as it was, brick for brick. If you get it wrong, knock it down and start again, until you get it right. Justice served.

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“I’m not experienced with old cameras and these tape looking things have photos embedded in them”

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Oh no please be careful if you're cutting stone, you need a very fine micron mask

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1994: internet is ephemeral 2004: internet is forever 2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots 2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work

I know complete overkill but having a tool that'll cover multiple tasks is what it's all about when downsizing. Plus it does a better job having an in-built safety function by not allowing for over-cutting.

It's German week at Lidl this week and the missus got a load of Currywurst in. I've hardly been eating anything more than a bit of mashed potato for dinner the last week. That's such an indulgent change even if I could only eat half but utter heaven.