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This Saturday as part of the Everyday Algorithms exhibition: Reimagine your relationship with machines in this workshop to produce queer love letters using Bash scripting with @siusoon and Mara Karagianni. 💌

📅 Saturday 5 April
⏰ 12pm — 3pm
📍The NewBridge Project, #Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AL

This workshop aims to challenge the gender norms in free software development. We will begin with a cultural introduction to Unix and #Bash, exploring how they interact with the operating system. Bash, a command line interface and scripting language created in 1989 for UNIX Systems, is useful for system administration and automation. 💾

During the workshop, you will use the terminal, either in pairs, in groups, or individually, to write and create a #queer love letter in Bash. These letters will explore various forms of desire, intimacy, and struggle, allowing us to reimagine what our relationship with the machines we use might look like. ❤️‍🔥

Free, booking is essential: thenewbridgeproject.com/events

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Tick tock, drip drop... At 14:00 hrs on Tuesday 1 April 2025 the Malmanac weathervane reports 14.3°C, 57% relative humidity, pressure steady 1028mb. No rainfall. Wind is blowing 1.6mph from NE, gusting to 8.5mph. malmanac.uk #themalings #ouseburn #byker #newcastle #uk

Live weather, air quality, tidal, and astronomical data, and webcam image on Malmanac website
www.malmanac.ukMalmanac (The Malings Almanac) Newcastle upon TyneLive environmental and astronomical almanac at The Malings in the Lower Ouseburn Conservation Area, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

The £3.4m Prudhoe Street #Metro junction replacement project in #Newcastle has won the Outstanding Project of the Year (under £20m) at the Spotlight Rail Awards, marking its second award. The project, completed in just two weekends, was carried out by #Nexus and delivery partner Smarttrax Rail. The works replaced Metro's busiest junction, ensuring minimal disruption with two weekend closures. The complex project involved pumping wet concrete down to the tunnel floor, future-proofing Metro infrastructure for years. The project previously won Project of the Year at the Global Light Rail Awards. The renewal completes the track replacement from #Jesmond to #Gateshead.
nexus.org.uk/news/item/metro-t

🤣 #Uk army Leakage all over the streets of #Newcastle!

'A remarkable discovery was made by a resident of Newcastle. Stacks of papers containing secret military information from Catterick garrison, incl. soldiers' ranks, email addresses, shift schedules, and info about the issuance of weapons, were found on one of the city's streets.

The #dox also contained information related to access to the weapons storage and security system of the military facility."

Much More t.me/rybar_in_english/22079

I watched the #nufc #carabaocup trophy parade today and it hit extra hard now that I’ve visited the toon. We stayed at that sandeman hotel where they unfurled that gigantic Eddie Howe banner and walked along the streets of the bus route. Super stoked for the #geordie nation and the people of #newcastle Now let’s make trophy parades a common event up there! ⚫⚪🏆

"Fort Constitution and Portsmouth Harbor Light"

By Scott Loring Davis, Fine Art Photography
pixels.com/profiles/scottlorin

Portsmouth Harbor Light was constructed in 1877 on the grounds of Fort Constitution, a Revolutionary War fortification. . . SEE FULL IMAGE pixels.com/featured/fort-const

[19:15] Ex-footballer Barton convicted of assaulting wife

Former Manchester City, Newcastle and Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been found guilty of assaulting his wife by kicking her in the head at their family home.

rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0325/

#ManchesterCity #Newcastle #Rangers #JoeyBarton

RTÉ · Ex-footballer Barton convicted of assaulting wifeBy RTÉ Sport

Central Coast Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of three cases who were infectious while visiting several locations in the Central Coast, #Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas.

One of the cases, who is unvaccinated, recently returned from Vietnam, where there is an ongoing large-scale outbreak of measles. The cases are known to each other.

People who attended the following locations at the specified times should watch for the development of symptoms.

📌Go Vita Lake Haven shopping centre
▪ Sunday 2 March 2025, 11am – 2pm
▪ Sunday 16 March 2025, 10am – 4pm

LAKE MACQUARIE:
📌Charlestown soccer ground
▪ Saturday 1 March 2025, 2pm – 5pm

📌Belmont Hospital Emergency Department
▪ Monday 10 March 2025, 10.30am – 8:30pm
▪ Sunday 23 March 2025, 11am – 6pm

📌Go Vita Mount Hutton shopping centre
▪ Monday 17 March 2025, 11am – 5pm

Anyone who visited the above locations at those times should monitor for symptoms.

“It can take up to 21 days for symptoms to appear after an exposure, so it’s important for people who visited these locations to look out for symptoms until the dates indicated.

“If you develop symptoms, please call ahead to your GP or emergency department to ensure you do not spend time in the waiting room with other patients.

health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/f

NSW Government
www.health.nsw.gov.auMeasles fact sheetA factsheet about measles which is a serious disease that is easily spread through the air. Vaccination is effective in preventing the disease.

So I should re #introduce myself; used to host my own instance at artemai when that was a thing; decided to get back on Mastodon again because the rest of social is a dumpsterfire.

I'm a #UNIX sysadm originally (from the late 90s) but started using #Linux 🐧 in 91, bringing early ☎️ dialup internet to #Newcastle with community group hunter #apana.

I'm a #coder, #python 🐍 is the go-to language these days, some #js but plenty of #C and some #golang too.

Ten years ago I landed in #liveevents and #visionswitch / 📹 #camera #direct #sports presentation in major 🏟️ #stadiums along with building software for data-driven #content for use in those environments.

I'm a #ham 📻 radio operator. Callsign VK2WAY. I'm mostly interested in signals processing and digital communications.

I used to officiate 🛼#RollerDerby but have streamed it since 2014 as Downunder Derby TV. I still manage socials for and help co-ordinate Queer Roller Derby - @queerderby.

I'm #queer 🏳️‍🌈 #pansexual ❤️💛💙 #poly 👫👬 #nonbinary 💛🤍💜🖤 and use they/them pronouns.