Nostr notes by Steve Holden

Hard to stay entirely sane in an insane world.

2026-07-18T14:42:20+02:00

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Hard to stay entirely sane in an insane world.

RE: https://todon.eu/@faab64/116930045840569231 The US is now ...

2026-07-17T09:50:32+02:00

RE: https://todon.eu/@faab64/116930045840569231

The US is now openly committing grave war crimes in Iran. Nobody in power I n the West seems to care.

quoting
note1hmc…9rhx

"Iran fights back against US barbaric attacks on their water. In a country facing a heatwave of 50°C, targeting water supplies for agriculture is killing future food production and affecting millions, "
via Jewish Network for Palestine

https://open.substack.com/pub/middleeastreport/p/gulf-of-fire-irans-devastating-retaliatory

#PersianGulf #Retaliation #WaterAsWeapon #Genocide #WarCrime #WarOfAggression #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar #WestAsia #Iran #tRump #WarForOil #Israel

I can get along with "It's even better in iMax" but ...

2026-07-16T13:52:44+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…wynu
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I can get along with "It's even better in iMax" but screw "You can only watch this in iMax".

You have my sympathies.

2026-07-14T19:47:24+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…agr3
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You have my sympathies.

RE: https://mas.to/@fsinn/116874282494251971 Israel’s brutality ...

2026-07-06T21:02:59+02:00

RE: https://mas.to/@fsinn/116874282494251971

Israel’s brutality is plain for all to see. I want nothing to do with its apologists.
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So stop relying on Amazon. It’s a UN report - not sure why you ...

2026-07-06T10:31:05+02:00

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So stop relying on Amazon. It’s a UN report - not sure why you wouldn’t be allowed to see that.

https://www.un.org/unispal/document/coi-report-23jun26/

2026-07-06T09:58:30+02:00

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https://www.un.org/unispal/document/coi-report-23jun26/

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2026-07-05T21:14:04+02:00

#OfCourseItsGenocide

America exists as it is today because of its genocide (as does ...

2026-07-01T21:59:51+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…emq9
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America exists as it is today because of its genocide (as does the UK). Until they admit that was wrong it will be difficult to make progress.

#ScribesAndMakers 6/12. Say something kind about yourself and ...

2026-06-12T20:58:18+02:00

#ScribesAndMakers 6/12. Say something kind about yourself and your creativity.

It appears I have an authentic voice: people who know me say when they read what I write they can hear me saying it.

Personally I'd support a 105% rate, so the more they earn ...

2026-06-10T15:56:04+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…y6te
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Personally I'd support a 105% rate, so the more they earn above a certain threshold the lower their wealth becomes.

RE: https://ieji.de/@DiaaMahmoud097/116710362456852936 ...

2026-06-08T10:22:09+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…q9th
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RE: https://ieji.de/@DiaaMahmoud097/116710362456852936

Nada (npub1n62…4qju) It is hard to respond to desperate people it is beyond our power to help. We see you - and there are so many.

quoting
note1yjn…gg4f

🆘🚨🕊️ Urgent Personal Testimony from inside Nasser Medical Complex – Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip 🕊️🚨🆘
I am writing these words from inside the hospital, immediately after coming out of surgery. I am currently on the floor without a bed, as any patient in my condition should have. Since the moment I left the operating room until now, I have not received proper treatment, nor adequate painkillers to relieve the severe pain, due to the ongoing electricity cuts, severe shortage of medicines, and overwhelming pressure on the healthcare system.
The situation inside the hospital is extremely difficult, and patients are suffering in conditions that are beyond description. I do not have the financial means to obtain treatment or medication, which makes my suffering even worse.
I bear witness that the healthcare system in Gaza is facing a near-total collapse, with a severe shortage of medicines and medical supplies, and continuous power outages, making even basic medical care extremely difficult to provide.
The overall humanitarian situation is also deteriorating rapidly, with widespread hunger, disease, and worsening living and health conditions, putting many lives at serious risk.
This is a personal testimony as I am living it now from inside Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis – southern Gaza Strip.
🔗 Support link:
https://chuffed.org/project/133500-support-diyaa-a-home-a-future-and-hope-lost-in-gaza⁠�
💔 I need $900 to cover treatment, purchase two crutches, as well as painkillers and antibiotics required for my medical condition, so I can continue treatment and recovery.
Aral Balkan (npub1p09…m5vl)
#gaza #genocide #palestine #iran #israel #war #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MohammedHussein/116652688707907918 ...

2026-05-28T23:09:47+02:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MohammedHussein/116652688707907918

#OfCourseItsGenocide
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The USA sends troops to distant trouble spots. Cuba sends ...

2026-05-25T10:09:29+02:00

The USA sends troops to distant trouble spots. Cuba sends doctors.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116627899742058704 Does ...

2026-05-24T11:30:56+02:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116627899742058704

Does the Israeli state think the world will find their sadism acceptable? Didn’t there used to be something called “civilisation?” Israel has forfeit any right to membership of the United Nations - is there an expulsion process?

quoting
note1wc9…grcf

Deported flotilla activists say they were assaulted by Israeli guards, including being:

* tased in the face

* injected with unknown sedatives

* water-tortured & having ribs broken

* dragged along the ground with bound hands & feet

* forced to strip naked & run while guards were laughing

"They laughed all the time. Super sadistic. They took off my shirt, took pictures. Mistreated us all night long."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sadistic-deported-flotilla-activists-allege-sexual-abuse-and-torture-israeli-custody

#USPol #EUPol #news #GazaFlotilla #israeliCrimes .

Unsophisticated people are all too ready to believe his weasel ...

2026-05-04T14:52:25+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…8l0w
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Unsophisticated people are all too ready to believe his weasel words, and have long forgotten his immediate post-Brexit denial of the promised £350m a week for the NHS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=3BNCmn208SfbRO5m&v=cA3XTYfzd1I&feature=youtu.be
But as Mark Twain pointed out, it’s easier to fool people than persuade them they’ve been fooled. 2/2

Victims of their own (un)popularity. The real question is which ...

2026-05-04T14:52:11+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…35vw
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Victims of their own (un)popularity. The real question is which pretender to government do we collectively think will provide the best future. I don’t see Farridge having much insight into, or concern about, the average voter. 1/2

thanks - I believe that removes my misunderstanding: it's ...

2026-04-20T09:40:51+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…lg5h
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thanks - I believe that removes my misunderstanding: it's effectively a capacitance mic with a built-in impedance converter?

As I understand it, electrets don’t draw current - am I wrong? ...

2026-04-20T08:49:17+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…4zjl
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As I understand it, electrets don’t draw current - am I wrong? (It’s been known to happen).

Why does the government always insist on immediate repayment ...

2026-04-16T09:54:07+02:00

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Why does the government always insist on immediate repayment after they’ve caused a problem? Seems quite unnecessarily punitive.

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2026-04-15T23:39:24+02:00

Poll: the nation which most threatens world peace is:

Hey, @npub1p09…m5vl, can you tell me why I appear to be the ...

2026-04-10T21:38:52+02:00

Hey, Aral Balkan (npub1p09…m5vl), can you tell me why I appear to be the only person who has ever used the #OfCourseItsGenocide hashtag?

I surely can't be the only person supporting that belief.

increasing specialisation/optimisation leads to increased ...

2026-01-12T16:53:24+01:00

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increasing specialisation/optimisation leads to increased fragility? Who would have thought?!

once collared a Beeb PR person at the Labour conference and took ...

2026-01-04T10:49:18+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…7xa0
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once collared a Beeb PR person at the Labour conference and took him to task: pure Teflon, the shit just wouldn’t stick. The empire-supporting self-righteousness was off the scale.

what a pleasant change from their Israel coverage!

2026-01-03T11:49:17+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…ktvd
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what a pleasant change from their Israel coverage!

Sounds like our wonderful BBC, which never saw an Empire it ...

2026-01-03T10:39:22+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…rmzr
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Sounds like our wonderful BBC, which never saw an Empire it didn’t approve of.

consider it an affirmation of your design and a warning (unless ...

2025-12-19T20:57:48+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…j67r
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consider it an affirmation of your design and a warning (unless you were just scratching an itch) to do more thorough competitive research. Certainly not all bad news …

the Python Software Foundation has jumped in to enforcement with ...

2025-12-01T09:04:41+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…ey82
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the Python Software Foundation has jumped in to enforcement with both feet, with no credible attempts to take any other actions than excluding community members. It’s sad to see an organisation one worked hard for go so wrong so quickly.

The Code of Conduct is enforced by a self-appointed group. The only way to get on it is to be approved by the other members - a recipe for groupthink and intolerance.

great merciful heavens, is it six o’clock already?!!

2025-11-13T08:53:54+01:00

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great merciful heavens, is it six o’clock already?!!

What happened to “Sal the news that’s fit to print?” ...

2025-11-08T18:15:13+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…eyn8
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What happened to “Sal the news that’s fit to print?” Nowadays it’s more like “all the news that’s cheap to gather.”

This is the problem with putting accountants in charge.

donated. Happy birthday, Joy!

2025-11-08T16:22:33+01:00

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donated. Happy birthday, Joy!

good luck with that project! Too many gullible voters want to ...

2025-10-10T14:44:42+02:00

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good luck with that project! Too many gullible voters want to believe the lies, because it’s easier than thinking for themselves.

you think that will stop Trump declaring whole groups to be ...

2025-10-09T08:56:57+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…qvfy
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you think that will stop Trump declaring whole groups to be antics and persecuting them to the point of death?

Spoiler: it won’t. The law means nothing.

well yes, but thanks to the old guard who actually made this shit ...

2025-09-28T23:21:33+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…6g42
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well yes, but thanks to the old guard who actually made this shit work, users don’t really need to understand the details anymore. I have only skimmed the surface myself!

I taught TCPIP classes for approximately 20 years, and throughout that period, the uptake of IPv6 was consistently felt by the industry to be “10 years away“. 🤣

I’m old enough to remember when TCI/IP was invented, and anyone ...

2025-09-28T23:17:08+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…vgl3
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I’m old enough to remember when TCI/IP was invented, and anyone smartcenougb to have deployed it could be trusted by default. And you tell these young folk nowadays, etc., etc. (stumbles off, mumbling and stroking into beard).

I miss those days. The UK Internet Consortium was influential (even though nobody even remembers it). It achieved its goal, and the UK uses the same (more efficient) standards as the rest of the world.

Bullshit jobs are bad enough, but bullshit unemployment is a ...

2025-09-26T21:11:54+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…mkzx
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Bullshit jobs are bad enough, but bullshit unemployment is a level up.

Same being unemployed in the UK. It’s almost a full-time ...

2025-09-26T19:00:59+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…xt2j
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Same being unemployed in the UK. It’s almost a full-time occupation. The waste is criminal.

Most people have no idea how expensive being poor is.

2025-09-26T15:07:29+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…46kw
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Most people have no idea how expensive being poor is.

I’ve had to lend someone enough money to get passports for her ...

2025-09-26T14:21:18+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…plvy
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I’ve had to lend someone enough money to get passports for her and her two kids, otherwise whe would have been unable to pursue her claim against a neglectful council landlord.

I don’t worry much about pixellated weapons, but still think ...

2025-09-13T19:32:17+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…5l0v
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I don’t worry much about pixellated weapons, but still think (my opinion being worth no more than anyone else’s in this matter) that the psychology of these games is unhealthy.

that the majority can remain unaffected. I’m not concerned ...

2025-09-13T19:15:03+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…fj68
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that the majority can remain unaffected. I’m not concerned about them.

it hardly seems surprising that violence is becoming normalised ...

2025-09-13T11:51:12+02:00

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it hardly seems surprising that violence is becoming normalised when things like this are sold as entertainment. No matter how “harmless” they are generally, what about those extremely vulnerable to suggestion, for example?

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2025-08-20T21:15:49+02:00

#OfCourseItsGenocide

he’s no slouch. Love his take on taxes. ...

2025-07-30T20:46:29+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…hfez
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he’s no slouch. Love his take on taxes.

if you believe that the official figures are the total extent of ...

2025-07-27T17:50:31+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…yzg5
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if you believe that the official figures are the total extent of the damage. Which I don’t.

the last good thing I remember the EU doing for open source was ...

2025-07-24T18:28:27+02:00

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the last good thing I remember the EU doing for open source was funding pypy - must have been at least twenty years ago.

Microsoft need to butt out - too much American influence in tech already.

Acceptable and unacceptable Palestine actions ...

2025-07-15T19:21:03+02:00

Acceptable and unacceptable Palestine actions

why must they have done anything wrong? Moral outrage is a broad ...

2025-07-15T17:33:28+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…92ds
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why must they have done anything wrong? Moral outrage is a broad spectrum treatment. They are citizens of a genocidal state.

you do realise, I hope, that equating Israeli nationality with ...

2025-07-15T16:12:53+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…pnh3
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you do realise, I hope, that equating Israeli nationality with Judaism is anti-Semitic?

There have to be consequences. This should be the worldwide ...

2025-07-15T12:20:47+02:00

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There have to be consequences. This should be the worldwide response to citizens of a state that commits genocide.

would it surprise you to discover I find those remarks ...

2025-07-14T08:14:55+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…xucq
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would it surprise you to discover I find those remarks anti-Semitic? Many Jews oppose the Israeli regime. @TorahJews, for example.

imagine if this were normal in your life.

2025-07-12T11:05:56+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…4ca9
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imagine if this were normal in your life.

just another religious nut job?

2025-06-25T10:26:38+02:00

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just another religious nut job?

Yesterday I celebrated three quarters of a century on this ...

2025-06-21T01:47:09+02:00

Yesterday I celebrated three quarters of a century on this planet. Looking back on the promise of the 1950s and 60s, frankly I’m disappointed in us.

It seems Ben Gvir is admitting he is a Nazi. Not before time, ...

2025-06-20T13:16:41+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…hk0e
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It seems Ben Gvir is admitting he is a Nazi. Not before time, either!

maybe, but that came rather later. The real money was in the big ...

2025-06-07T14:14:49+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…ev05
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maybe, but that came rather later. The real money was in the big metal - and that too was eventually overtaken by possibly inferior mass market products. I’m sure we’ve both watched many instances of corporate hubris play out. Remember Ken Olsen’s daft “Unix is snake-oil?”

I worked for Eric Schmidt’s division at Sun Microsystems when ...

2025-06-07T11:51:39+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…e07x
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I worked for Eric Schmidt’s division at Sun Microsystems when he took the decision to monetise development tools instead of keeping them open. This departure from the UNIX philosophy ultimately cost Sub dearly, I believe.

Sorry. Doing what I can to help the foundation. I know about ...

2025-06-06T21:39:11+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…wlc9
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Sorry. Doing what I can to help the foundation. I know about foundations ...

You should definitely come to Python by the Sea. It should have a ...

2025-06-06T12:02:44+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…vx5k
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You should definitely come to Python by the Sea. It should have a web site soon ...

The world will once. more have to learn how to do things ...

2025-05-01T22:06:42+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…cee2
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The world will once. more have to learn how to do things bottom-up, but with a shared vision. Step 1: tax billionairedom out of existence.

in my (now outdated, UK-only) experience, academia knows little ...

2025-05-01T19:11:01+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…5rhg
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in my (now outdated, UK-only) experience, academia knows little of solidarity.

sounds to me like you’ve swallowed some information you don’t ...

2025-04-24T20:32:38+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…dtar
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sounds to me like you’ve swallowed some information you don’t understand.

as happened in my case in my mid-fifties. “Pre-cancerous,” I ...

2025-04-23T18:49:06+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…a3n9
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as happened in my case in my mid-fifties. “Pre-cancerous,” I was told. Still here twenty years later!

I found the book highly interesting, but want to know why she ...

2025-04-14T08:21:36+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…vpcx
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I found the book highly interesting, but want to know why she stayed so long before realising FB wasn’t for her.

and what proportion of total income do those 5% recurrence?

2025-03-22T23:28:07+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…aljz
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and what proportion of total income do those 5% recurrence?

green-fingered kid!

2025-03-19T23:18:54+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…nx9k
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green-fingered kid!

most important: use a toast rack to ensure correct crispness ...

2025-03-03T09:18:59+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…sal6
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most important: use a toast rack to ensure correct crispness after toasting. Butter when required, early slices melt the butter, later ones less so.

One might paranoidly believe this was a name-collecting exercise. ...

2025-02-20T22:56:14+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…sx6w
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One might paranoidly believe this was a name-collecting exercise. Am I wrong? I hope so.

only if you’ve selected a case-insensitive file system?

2025-02-10T08:02:40+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…9dva
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only if you’ve selected a case-insensitive file system?