I always repurpose old phones, they're especially useful at home for playing media or checking socials, so my active phone's battery lasts the day. I wanted an app that's discontinued. It still works but just won't install on modern phones. ⬇️
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RFID implantee, maker & tinkerer, Doctor Who fan, swears a little, disabled, CRPS, chronic pain, wheelchair user. Geordie. Life is lockdown - primarily bedbound. Free Palestine. Stop the genocide everywhere! (Geordie) mastodon.online/@FourQ
I'm looking for a door lock sensor. It seems like they're all geared towards if the door is open/closed. I want to know if a PVC door is locked by the key. Yale's SensCheck app has a poor rating with crashes + signed out & can't sign in problems. So no. Ideally for HomeAssistant but not essential.
Heading home today. We always love going to see my in-laws. It's so much more peaceful. ... ⬇️
For at least twenty years, in every hotel I've stayed in, if there's a Bible I've signed it 'Cheers for believing, all the best, Jesus'. As a full-time touring musician it's well past the thousand mark by now.
Tories block Disability News Service from receiving press releases, and stop answering its calls and emails #Conservatives www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tories-block...
Tories block Disability News Service from receiving press releases, and stop answering its calls and emails
Disability News Service (DNS) has been blocked by Conservative head office from receiving any of the party’s press releases or even submitting media requests. The move appears to have followed a se…
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The DWP is about to begin a “life-threatening” project that will finally reassess the remaining 150,000 working-age disabled people who are still receiving disability living allowance for personal independence payment. #DWP #PIP #DLA www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-warned-a...
DWP warned as it begins another ‘life-threatening’ disability benefits migration project
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is about to begin a “life-threatening” project that will finally reassess the remaining 150,000 working-age disabled people who are still receiving disabi…
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Are we now going to get an AI Ozzy Osbourne singing Blow Up The Moon? news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
Discarded SpaceX rocket on high-speed collision course with the moon
Space tracking expert Bill Gray predicts an impact speed of 5,400mph - seven times the speed of sound - when it hits the moon on Wednesday.
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Someone start a party called Rebrand. The policies are basically Reform's, but without the window dressing. "We at Rebrand believe firmly in asset stripping the NHS, removing taxes on the super-rich, and destroying the environment."
Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends ‘The Late Show’. apnews.com/article/step...
Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends 'The Late Show'
Stephen Colbert has received an “anti-censorship” award from the Before Columbus Foundation. The foundation, based in Oakland, California, champions diversity in U.S. literature and culture.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you cannot deny a service dog entry except under very narrow circumstances, and trying makes you a fucking asshole. It’s also really telling that these businesses are making a move now. They know lawsuits are dangerous for plaintiffs these days.
And never gets security updates. Smart devices are a nightmare for network security. How often is your smart TV updated? Why is it sending screenshots, or worse photos of you, back to manufacturers every second? I was stunned too. My 25yo dishwasher has a mechanical dial, it's never failed.
Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · 7d agoI don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
Far too many are suffering at the end of life because social and palliative care is a mess. Assisted dying wont fix that
Paul Brand@paulbrand.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING: Andy Burnham says the assisted dying debate should wait until after palliative care and social care have been fixed. “It’s very challenging to introduce that wider debate” when the systems are in crisis, he says. ‘Not now’, in other words.
Not just due to pain directly either. Pain wears you out, certainly CRPS does. Sometimes it's the lack of energy, or recovery times because you did something everyday else take for granted. It's almost always the root of it but not knowing how much pain you'll be in tomorrow weighs a heavy toll too.
Princess in the Tower@apainprincess.bsky.social · last wk.“One of the most frustrating aspects of living with #ChronicPain is not being able to achieve what we’d like to… we tend to berate ourselves… We put pressure on ourselves to do more than we’re capable of. That pressure turns to stress.” https://buff.ly/VnW7NNj @despitepain.bsky
Sleepy Don dozing off again in public in the middle of the afternoon at Lindsey’s service.
I was a Capitol Police officer on January 6th. I testified about what I saw. Then I ran for Congress to keep fighting for accountability. Outside groups spent $11 million to silence me. They will not. I am re-launching Standing Our Ground: www.standingourground.us/p/five-years-ago-today-i-raised-my
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If you tell Yodel InPosts's virtual assistant you need to speak to a human, it triggers a "let's keep the conversation respectable" response. So we're now at the stage being told by companies AIs that we're being rude for asking to speak to a human...
Burnham’s cost-of-living steps welcomed, but disabled campaigners say he must do much more #AndyBurnham #CostOfLiving www.disabilitynewsservice.com/burnhams-cos...
Burnham’s cost-of-living steps welcomed, but disabled campaigners say he must do much more
Disabled campaigners have welcomed Andy Burnham’s first major policy decision – to temporarily scrap VAT on electricity bills – but say he must do much more to address disability poverty. In his fi…
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The Conservative party has dodged regulatory action on its repeated false claims that spending on social security is “spiralling out of control”. #SocialSecurity #Conservatives www.disabilitynewsservice.com/regulator-gi...
Regulator gives Tories green light to keep saying ‘welfare is spiralling out of control’… even though it’s not
The Conservative party has dodged regulatory action on its repeated false claims that spending on social security is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has been…
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The ninth Nitecore torch has been saved for and bought ready for our anniversary. Carole's present arrived a few weeks ago. 6x Tube v2, (they're far too useful) 1x Leo to clip on the wheelchair as a 'headlight' ⬇️
Ketamine freak has completely lost what’s left of his mind because there’s a Black lady in a fictional movie.
I coach kids football. My team hasn't won a game all season. That's because I have an inclusive team and take all kids who want to play. I'm oversubscribed. I look down on coaches whose teams win because they kicked out all the weaker children.