Wordle 1,062 4/6*

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25 seconds. And it still took four goes.

Porcupine Tree - The Incident

Bit of a milestone moment today: the little 'un performing a song while accompanying herself on guitar.

Open G helped - you've got to start somewhere.

After three days off the bike for a spot of travelling - and not travelling - on trains, I did think I might not get out until after next week's four days off for travelling on trains after looking at the weather forecast.

Luckily the early rain stopped and I was able to pop out for 28 miles. Not the 40 I'd hoped for, but the rain delayed me and getting back when I did meant I beat the torrential shower by five minutes. Tomorrow and Friday don't look too good. Saturday morning looks OK, but I got back for Mrs S to tell me my brother's invited himself over for today. Doesn't ask me as he knows I'd say no...

Took a while to get going today though, I think my lungs shrivel if I spend a couple of days off the bike. Legs were OK but I was panting a bit.

https://www.strava.com/activities/11415814283

I've been a RealVNC user for years, it's how I access and use my RPIs both on my LAN and remotely. I received an email today from them telling me that they are scrapping the free home plan (17 Jun 24) and offering various subscription services. Of course, being a tight git, I started looking for alternatives and while there are ways to have local LAN access, remotely is a rather more complex and complicated matter. Bums.

So I googled the text of the email and found this https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/realvnc-is-dropping-its-home-plan-and-barely-noting-its-free-lite-option/?comments=1&comments-page=1 . So buried away and barely noticeable is a lite (free) plan. It requires creating the new plan and therefore having to add the RPIs to the new 'Team' through the licensing on each VNC Server running on the RPIs. Anyway all is good and I'm back running (free) again. I know these companies have every right to charge for their services and I probably would have paid the subscription eventually - but it was a bit sneaky not mentioning the lite version.

:EDIT: I've just been reading the comments on the post above. They are flying in thick and fast  lol

Quote from: Slim on May 15, 2024, 08:08:37 PMHelped myself to a bit of retro LCD fun. At £8.25 including delivery on eBay, I was half expecting it to be a fake!



_{.. and actually, it is}

I like it. I recall I had a Casio back in the early 80s I think that had 7 different alarm tones, one for each day and a Christmas song (can't recall which, probably Jingle Bells). Monday was When the  Saints go Marching in.
Must have lost it at some point because I don't have it anymore.

Helped myself to a bit of retro LCD fun. At £8.25 including delivery on eBay, I was half expecting it to be a fake!



_{.. and actually, it is}

Wordle 1,061 3/6*

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Bit of a challenge that one. About 5 minutes.

Sacred Reich Live 2019 Manchester
sounds like a completely up for it audience

Long weekend ahead, been waiting for and looking foerward to the Ayreon live LP and Blu Ray and the Plan Nine LP (another Lucassen thing) to come on Friday. Just got an e-mail: Ayreon vinyl delayed, so they hold the entire package 
The Manic Eden LP a couple of weeks ago was also delayed by weeks, Mascot not doing so well with the pressing plants...