I'm a big fan of Rage Against the Machine but never saw them live. Luckily I was able to see the very next best thing: Nic Cage Against the Machine. A RATM cover band fronted by Nic Cage. The music was absolutely on point and while I don't really know anything about Nic Cage, the singer was very entertaining. Definitely better than someone trying to be Zack de la Rocher and most likely failing. #ratm
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 26, 2026
Weird how Microsoft, the owner of one of the biggest LLM code assistants in the world has so many reported but unfixed issues in their software projects huh.
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John Leach
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Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 26, 2026
Punching myself in the face by not reporting bugs in the azure terraform driver because I am not paid by Microsoft, but then having to keep experiencing the bugs over and over. #azure #terraform
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Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 26, 2026
The six million dollar man goes on a hike
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@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 23, 2026
Had a long weekend in North Wales. Drove around with a Meshcore radio device but barely saw any data. Managed to get a couple of messages back to a friend in Huddersfield but delivery acknowledgements couldn't get back to me.
Looks like there is coincidentally a lot more meshcore activity in the North of England, where I live!
Although I do think I need to learn a bit more about how it works as I'm not sure my testing was the best (mostly just watching the packet logs!)
#meshcore #wales
Looks like there is coincidentally a lot more meshcore activity in the North of England, where I live!
Although I do think I need to learn a bit more about how it works as I'm not sure my testing was the best (mostly just watching the packet logs!)
#meshcore #wales
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Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 22, 2026
@sindarina my friend is currently doing a personal heist film festival and has his list online. 96 in total so far (though he admits some are a bit heist adjacent). https://sleepykev.com/heist_2026/
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@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 22, 2026
I know I'm on holiday when I reach the end of my mastodon feed (first time in weeks!).
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@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
mastodon.social
John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 21, 2026
If you're a techie and enjoyed the Chuck Norris memes but don't enjoy his bigotry then maybe you'll enjoy a website I made (years ago): https://www.schneierfacts.com
#bruceschneier #chucknorris
#bruceschneier #chucknorris
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Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 14, 2026
@ifixcoinops he narrates his own audiobooks as well. I recently enjoyed his "Thatcher Stole My Trousers" which was part auto-biography and part history of alternative stand-up comedy in the UK, and funny too of course :)
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@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
mastodon.social
John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Mar 10, 2026
My @roastinghouse coffee beans arrived today! Roasted fresh yesterday in Sheffield and arrived today in home-compostable packaging.
I've been looking out for new fermented beans since my local roastery made it a bit more difficult to buy theirs. These beans were delivered next day, a fair bit better and a comparable price.
Support businesses on Mastodon when you can. Leaving the bad place isn't so easy when your income depends on it.
#coffee
I've been looking out for new fermented beans since my local roastery made it a bit more difficult to buy theirs. These beans were delivered next day, a fair bit better and a comparable price.
Support businesses on Mastodon when you can. Leaving the bad place isn't so easy when your income depends on it.
#coffee
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@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
mastodon.social
John Leach
@johnl@mastodon.social
Programmer, sysadmin, guitarist, singer, cyclist. haproxy fan boy. Co-founder Brightbox. #socialism #feminist #antiracist #lgbtqrights #transrights He/Him.
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Feb 14, 2026
Hickory Shagbark posing in the sunshine and snow at the top of our drive this morning #caturday #blackcat #catsofMastodon
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