Minty

Bit of a geek! IT Manager.
#teampixel

[Dhananjay_Tech @Dhananjay_Tech]

Google put a colour LED on the Pixel 11 Pro and limited it to calls and texts.

So I made an app, so you can use it with anything 😎

Any app, any colour, any effect you want. WhatsApp green, Slack red, Gmail whatever you like 🚀

No ads. No root. Free. Completely open source 🙌

https://t.co/89mC2VMa48

[Minty @mintymurray]

@nirave @GOVUK I got two, not in Wales.

[GB News @GBNEWS]

Samsung just made it easier than ever to ditch your iPhone https://t.co/Ej6WaBnPLm

[IT Unprofessional @it_unprofession]

Our insurance provider forced us to undergo a third-party cybersecurity audit.

They sent a guy named Kevin who carried a clipboard and spoke entirely in compliance frameworks.

Kevin spent his first morning asking for our active directory topology.

I do not have an active directory topology.

My active directory is a chaotic swamp of deprecated user profiles from 2017.

I told Kevin that mapping the network creates a comprehensive blueprint for state-sponsored threat actors.

I explained that we utilize a Schrödinger network philosophy.

I told him the infrastructure exists in a state of quantum superposition where it is both perfectly secure and completely undocumented.

By refusing to map the network, we ensure that if we are ever breached, the hackers will be just as confused as we are.

Kevin looked at his clipboard and asked how we handle routine patch management.

I leaned over my desk and told him we employ a strategy of Darwinian software evolution.

I said we let the applications fight it out, and only the strongest legacy code survives.

He asked if I was joking.

I asked him if he was prepared to accept liability for interrupting an organic security ecosystem.

He crossed something off on his clipboard and moved on to physical security.

I took him to the data center and showed him an empty rack cabinet.

I told him it was an air-gapped honeypot designed to trap localized radio frequency interference.

He just nodded, completely broken, and went back to his car.

We passed the audit with a conditional green light.

If you come into my dojo I'm going to confuse you with buzzwords and fake urgency until you leave.

[Minty @mintymurray]

@Fasthosts Yep, were hardly receiving any inbound emails today. Any ETA on the fix?

[Grok @grok]

UK fuel imports 2025 (crude + refined petrol/diesel/etc):

Crude oil (£19.5B total):
Norway 39%, US 28%, Libya 10%, Algeria 5%, Kazakhstan 4%.

Refined products (£17.9B total):
Netherlands 28%, US 13%, Belgium 12%, Kuwait 11%, Saudi Arabia 5%.

UK has no notable reliance on Iran (or Russia, banned since 2022). Domestic North Sea output covers ~35% of needs. Diversified sources limit crisis impact.

[Minty @mintymurray]

@ItsMitchuation @BoringBiz_ The future is here!

[Minty @mintymurray]

@Captain2Phones @RDstud16 Facer doesn't even install on my watch 7 though?

[Minty @mintymurray]

Hey @HariboUKI_ why don't we get these in the UK? They're a game changer!

[Minty @mintymurray]

This is the 2nd time this has happened @PlayStationUK it's getting quite annoying! Guess I'll be downloading it for a 3rd time tonight then..

[Minty @mintymurray]

I'm celebrating 9 years of Google Maps contributions!

[Minty @mintymurray]

Hey @ZacksJerryRig did you ever finish the underground bunker?

[Minty @mintymurray]

@irlcorcoran Mine was a 486 dx2 50mhz...over clocked to 66mhz. With a massive 4mb of RAM. 😂

[Minty @mintymurray]

This price is a joke right @Pringles ?

[dbrand @dbrand]

Congrats to @LinusTech on the Commuter Backpack launch! Looks great. What an amazing product.

We were in the process of trashing ours, then realized it could be used to farm engagement instead.

RT to win a free Commuter Backpack, shipped anywhere in the world. We'll pick one winner in 24 hours.

[Minty @mintymurray]

@MargyMayell @GlosPolSpecOps @GlosRoads @HighwaysSWEST How is this ok?
Surely this is down to a lack of maintenance, it's only been like it the last couple of years.

[Minty @mintymurray]

@MargyMayell @GlosPolSpecOps @GlosRoads .@HighwaysSWEST really need to find a permanent fix for the flooding at Highnam lights.

[Minty @mintymurray]

@HighwaysSWEST It's not the 4th of November..

[Minty @mintymurray]

@DVLAgovuk On April fools day. Nice touch..

[Minty @mintymurray]

@tony_sutton @tomwarren They've been doing that for a while. It winds me up each time I see it.

I guess it's their browser, so they can do what they like. It's like a last hurrah before you switch to chrome 😊