Kev Quirk

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The single most frustrating thing about flipping from #iOS to #Android is that on iOS I can swipe from the either edge of the screen to go forward or back. On Android, for some stupid reason, swiping either way always goes back.

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Sign me up! đŸ¤ĻđŸŧâ€â™‚ī¸

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I'm really enjoying #Ubuntu, but the single most annoying thing is that a number of apps are blurry to the point of being unusable, thanks to fractional scaling. I believe it's a Wayland issue. 😟

Anyone know of a fix?

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So it turns out that rotavating (tilling) is really bloody hard work!

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Another beautiful day in north Wales. Today's plan is to get on the 60 year old rotavator that I recently repaired, and chop up some grass ready for planting wild flowers in one of the fields. 🌷🌹đŸŒģđŸĒģ

I love this time of year.

Goodbye Fosstodon

Last night I demoted my Fosstodon admin account, then flipped the switch and migrated to Micro.blog. Here's some thoughts on why I did that.

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There are few things more enjoyable than the first coffee of the day. ☕

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End of an era. 🙁

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There are definitely worse places to spend your lunch.

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The fact that there is no discover emoji on Micro.blog for technology is very disappointing. 😟 It seems like such an obvious one to include. đŸ’ģī¸

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Beautiful moth I just found on the wall. Never seen one this colour before.

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I hate getting new prescription glasses - it always takes me a few days of wearing them for my eyes to adjust to being able to see properly again. 🤓

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Most of the time it's motorbikes up on my lift, but every now and then weird stuff make their way on there too, like this 60 year old soil tiller...

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Traffic is awful round here.

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So I recently took my #Motorbike in for it's first service and while there, they gave me this absolute BEAST to take out for a few hours.

Very similar to my bike except it's 200bhp instead of 170bhp. Beautiful machine.

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I need to get out with the dogs before the temperature rises from "the surface of mercury" to "the surface oft he sun".

The furballs can't handle the heat.

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So I've been running #Ubuntu for the last couple days and I have to say, it's been great. Very stable and no real issues to talk of. Snaps are still a bit shit, but a couple of commands later and I have Flatpak support.

Question - does Ubuntu shit the bed entirely if you remove Snaps all together?

My Thoughts on the Fosstodon Drama

Lots of people have been asking myself and Mike for a statement on the recent drama surrounding Fosstodon. This is **MY** statement.

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Um, when did the #Ubuntu image become 6GB???

My First Week With the Framework 13

I've had my Framework 13 for a week now. There have been some challenges along the way, but for the most part, I'm happy with my purchase.

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