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  Was skimming through the #emfcamp videos and found the answer to a problem I've had for a while. Using https://www.crowdsupply.com/meatpi-electronics/wican-pro to get CAN data into #homeassistant in the camper van. Of course, VW don't release details of the codes so you have to scan it yourself. The instructions from MeatPi aren't great, they're time-consuming and will take days. Thanks to https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2026-57-1-obd-ii-obviously-broken-design-too I've discovered...

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  So here are my votes. I post them here because I'm too tight to actually pay to vote. #malta #ukraine #armenia #luxembourg #eurovision

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  Home made salad, one of the good things about Summer O'Clock. Shout out to https://darkfirehotsauce.com/ for their superb range of flavourful chilli sauces.

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  New passport delivered today and for the first time in forever, I'm happy with my picture.

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  Another job for today... When bits of your lawn look like this:

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  Can't help but think they could have come up with more striking wording. These are very 'meh'. https://goodlawproject.org/product/jk-rowling-is-a-transphobe-stickers/

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  Interesting morning. Spent time trying to work out what had caused this to happen in our trailer.

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  Internal dialogue with evil self: "No. No. No. I don't need a new project. Must stop browsing." "But... https://narrowboats.uk/for-sale/molly/" "No. No. No." "But... you wanted to learn to weld." "No. No. No." "But... you already have the skills from when you did the campervan conversion." "No. No. No." "But... you're not getting any younger.&...

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  Free to good home (well, for the cost of postage, anyway) #emf #emfcamp #EMFCamp2022 2x TiDAL camp badges with batteries, lanyards and daughter boards. Both unused. First come, first served.

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  Bit of a strange smell (hot liquorice) when we were away in the caravan last weekend. Spent some time this morning opening up the inspection panels. Pretty sure this connection shouldn't look like this.

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  Apparently I'm cooking Scomber Scombrus for tea. #learnsomethingneweveryday

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  Its the end of a particularly shitty week, but I'm in a good mood. In my happy place (kitchen) with a large glass of a rather decent Cabernet Sauvignon and Dad-dancing to #electroswingradio. The world is a good place. At least right now, right here.

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  Nice job proof-reading, #starbucks Big poster in the window - M1 Rotherham services yesterday.

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  I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Mar 30th 2026 (Easy), in 04:36 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 https://cluesbysam.com Well that makes a nice change.

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  Pot, kettle, black methinks. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0yle5rrp8o

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  Michael Moore - This is how fascism starts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfszwkoSdQA

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  Wedding anniversary. Among other things we went to the travel agents to book a river cruise up the Douro for next year. Walked out having booked a completely unplanned Cunard ocean cruise for later this year. We're going to see how that goes before deciding between a river cruise (which we know we like) and another ocean cruise for next year.

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  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Why offer me the choice of "Airport Parking" then?

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  Sometimes, rarely, I actually like people. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn78e1vzk5vo

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  I'm clearly turning into an old curmudgeon. The sound of this toe-curling, cringe-inducing sketch seems to be about as far from "hilarious" as it's possible to be. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/amandaland-sketch-red-nose-day

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  Just registered the caravan for taking it abroad. The registration number must be displayed at the back alongside the towing car's registration number. Apparently the trailer plate should look like this (screenshot from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trailer-registration-numbers-and-number-plates-inf291/trailer-registration-numbers-and-number-plates-inf291).

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  Gah. Fricking fat fingers. I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Mar 19th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  It's that time of year again - lambs in the field next to us frolicking around and constantly bleating for mum. I love spring.

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  Well, that's it, the end of an era. Sid (after Sid James), my toy of the last 16 years is finally up for sale. He's had a good scrub this morning and he's about to be listed. The only problem is that I have absolutely no idea what he's worth - there's nothing like him for sale at the moment. Ah well, start high and see where we go.

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  "Prince William keen to build 'strong and meaningful' bond with Church" Of course he is - promulgating the view that God granted his privileged position is one of the few ways he's going to persuade the public he deserves to keep it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx230em8jg7o

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  Good grief. Diesel is £1.80/litre at my local Shell. Even more worth the 25 mile round trip to Costco (£1.57).

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  Does anybody have any #nebula channel recommendations? I'm on the three day free trial and (apart from the new @tomscott video), I've not found anything that grabs me. Nebula seems like a great idea, but...

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  Been waiting for ages for a day with cheap/free #octopus electricity so I can test my #homeassistant code - it should dump heat into our radiators when the thermal store has enough hot water in it. Well, with a bit of tweaking of the hysteresis settings, whaddayaknow... it works!

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  Fried eggs on fried bread are always amazing. Doubly so when spattered with peanut chilli oil. #snack #tea #comfortfood

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  @neil you're welcome. 😉