Ben Croston

Computing (Linux/Python), real ale, chilli plants and brass bands. Company director of @fuzzyduckbeer and @wyre_it. Opinions are my own.

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@MarcherReborn My wife had a hospital eye test over the phone once

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@prozeth I'm exactly the same - I think AI is best used as autocomplete and web search. The amount of slop content flying around the internet these days is ridiculous. AI is in turn trained on this slop and will end up being less effective in the long run.

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@MarcherReborn I would join you for a pint in the Grapes but I'm busy tonight

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@EssexPR This was the UK's first registered trademark in 1876

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@EssexPR I prefer this red triangle

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@Keir_Starmer Why do you hate this country so much then? Actions speak louder than words, especially your words because you are a pathological liar.

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Playing in Blackpool Tower Ballroom with @Freckletonband this afternoon

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@dshensmith Socialism is the opposite of capitalism. One of the measures of successful capitalism is economic growth. Is it any surprise that 'successful' socialism results in reduced economic growth?

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@pramila1144 @thesundaysport With a communist mindset, the state is the 'Guardian' of the people. In other words a nanny state that tells children what to do. See also: greed, envy.

[Fuzzy Duck Brewery 🦆 @fuzzyduckbeer]

Have you tried our latest beer Dapper Duck 4.1% yet? It's an amber session ale brewed with British Harlequin and Olicana hops, giving passionfruit, peach and floral notes.

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I've just repotted my chilli seedlings. Hopefully, they will start to grow fast now. #chilliupdate

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I played with @Freckletonband at the North West area brass band championships last Sunday. It still hasn't sunk in that we came 4th in the Championship section, beating some of the best bands in the country!

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@Freckletonband "If music be the food of love, play on"

-- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (Act 1, Scene 1)

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🌶 7 CC Peri Peri

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Chilli update. A lot of them now have the first true leaves. First are 8 Naga Morich:

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🌶 2 Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chilli)

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Two weeks after planting and the first two Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chilli) have germinated.