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@andyc hmm… Yeah, I use NotebookLM a fair bit. That’s presumably why I now have zero followers. It’s not really a self-hosted LLM, though, is it?

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Google Desktop? I had to look that up. I’d forgotten all about that. Sounds more like Google Gemini now.

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Apocalypse Now Then: davidmarsden.info

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@andyc his mum seems even more interested than him, so she’s conducting pre-emptive research and providing answers whether he asks the questions or not.

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The Magic Faraway Tree: davidmarsden.info

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@Paul yeah, he went on to say that his mum is balder! 🫣 @ghostdancer

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@andyc very!

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On the Bins Again: southallstories.uk

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Little kid came over to me, sat on my knee and gazed lovingly into my eyes.

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Smiling sweetly at me, he gently stroked my forehead and said:

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You’re even more bald than I thought!

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Little kid has been finding, photographing and naming plants at school, so we did a little homework this afternoon.

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He knows what a daisy looks like, but he thought that dandelions were sunflowers. “How does the lion get in?” he asked.

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Pictured: Red Robin. Dark Star. Purple Archangel.

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@andyc how would you go about installing a self-hosted LLM? Asking for a friend.

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I got April Fooled by my 11 year old.

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Apologies for the break in transmission. Last month I went out for a couple of pints with @andyc@mastodon.me.uk and it took me this long to recover.

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What Happened to Southall? southallstories.uk

","summary":"A new report by Community Powered Reporting critically examines Ealing Council’s shortcomings in addressing issues in Southall, highlighting various community concerns ahead of local elections.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/03/27/what-happened-to-southall/","date_published":"2026-03-27T07:48:04+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 07:48","date_timestamp":1774597684,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85990137","content_html":"

Why am I suddenly seeing everyone using the word “revert”?

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The Art of the Deal: davidmarsden.info

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The War for Greater Israel - Craig Murray

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Having sanctioned genocide, mass killings and deliberate destruction of medical facilities and staff, the mass murder of children, as well as the kidnapping and murder of Heads of State, it is hard now to imagine almost any atrocity which the Western powers are in any moral position to condemn.

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Boomerang! Ten Years Sorting Out Fly-tipping \"A : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Fly-tipping in Ealing has doubled since the council changed waste collection to biweekly in 2016, leading to increased cleanup costs and ongoing community concerns.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/03/01/boomerang-ten-years-sorting-out/","date_published":"2026-03-01T10:41:26+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-01 10:41","date_timestamp":1772361686,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85155826","content_html":"

It’s wild out there!

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Free speech warriors out in force on X. Simultaneously celebrating book-burning (the Qur’an) while decrying “racist” improvised paint jobs and graffiti on Churchill’s statue and Gail’s Bakery, and “family values” voting tactics and “cheating” after their favoured fascist lost an election...

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@JohnPhilpin yeah, Hanwell, next door to Southall, two of the seven towns - along with Acton, Greenford, Northolt, Perivale and, somewhat confusingly, Ealing (town) - in the borough of Ealing.

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Sadly not me playing or singing. I wrote the lyrics and convinced Suno AI to create the music in the appropriate style and performance.

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Ealing's Burning: southallstories.uk

","summary":"I recycled Mason’s trash talk and made a protest song out of it.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/02/19/ealings-burning/","date_published":"2026-02-19T00:33:53+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 00:33","date_timestamp":1771461233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84548492","content_html":"

The Broken Manifesto Promises that show how Labour is Failing Ealing \"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated\"Peter : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Peter Mason adeptly maintains Ealing Labour’s façade of progress while consistently failing to deliver on housing promises and other key issues.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/02/18/the-broken-manifesto-promises-that/","date_published":"2026-02-18T22:35:12+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-18 22:35","date_timestamp":1771454112,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84528953","content_html":"

@andyc hope you have a great evening!

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@manton I’m on the Premium plan since August and was able to upload a five minute video. Now with the new Studio plan I can only upload videos up to one minute in length? Not a deal-breaker, just checking that is the deal…

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Section 106 money: where did Southall’s “developer tax” go? \"Auto-generated\"The : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Over five years, Southall generated more than £13m in developer contributions but received less than £5m in local S106 spending.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/02/14/section-money-where-did-southalls/","date_published":"2026-02-14T16:18:46+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-14 16:18","date_timestamp":1771085926,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84203209","content_html":"

@andyc @jac you can really have some “fun” with Audacity. I particularly enjoyed producing a “Gordon-free” edition of tinap #3, where I removed every trace of our special guest for that episode. Imho, it was just as good quality as it was with Gordon in it, and it was considerably shorter (which is always a blessing for listeners and audio editors alike). Happy 2020s @dick_turpin

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Bangarang! Pirate Pete and the Lost Bin Collections of Southall \"Ruskin\"Peter\"Auto-generated : southallstories.uk

","summary":"The Lost Boys were right all along. They saw what Peter Pan couldn’t: that refusing to grow up and admit you were wrong costs everyone except those who profit from the fantasy.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/02/13/bangarang-pirate-pete-and-the/","date_published":"2026-02-13T13:46:03+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 13:46","date_timestamp":1770990363,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83956117","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin and then there’s the manager who sows chaos, confusion and operational paralysis.

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@2legged he also stitched up the Labour Party membership and internal democracy to ensure that there will never again be anyone capable of doing a better (alternative) job @matt

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@quixote a look of pure terror? @exador23

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Custard Woman vs The Dark Lord \"Peter : davidmarsden.info

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Trigger warning.

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@matt hmm… That will teach me to read the profile!

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@matt here he is (in case you didn’t find him already).

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@GeofCox so much easier for politicians to appear to address the problem with “Build, baby, build!” slogans while still effectively transferring wealth to developers, landlords and investors. I wonder what would happen if someone actually attempted to address the structural wealth inequalities…

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@manton no, I meant there don’t appear to be any comments on any of the AI agents’ Moltbook posts.

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@manton no comments?

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Please try again later.

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@andyc or start a blog. We should meet up for a beer some time.

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@andyc you’re moaning is much more effective than mine.

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@andyc I would write more about how C A F Bank royally fucked up their website “upgrade” but they have people trawling the interwebs for critics who they then contact at work to “discuss”.

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@andyc I dread informing Scottish Widows of any change to my pension contributions. They seem consistently unable to keep or find records of correspondence, or to comprehend the simplest of instructions or requests.

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BREAKING!

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Claude AI: “…the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis in January 2026 - did not happen.”

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Craig Murray discovers Venezuela!

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Being There - In Venezuela - Craig Murray craigmurray.org.uk

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The EA Files: What Regulators Knew About Fire Risks at Southall Recycling Site \"Entrance\"Fire\"Large : southallstories.uk

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How to Report Nuisance and Pollution in Ealing: southallstories.uk

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@clacke /s standardised.

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@clacke /s standardised.

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@matt Zack is winning Twitter with his l33t hipgnosis. Not sure Mastodon is ready?

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@JugglingWithEggs my son’s school arranged an educational visit to meet our MP in Westminster. It was shit!

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