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Mike Bell

Mike Bell

I do computer stuff

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Yet another post on AI

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Another post? But I’ve not written about it here! I have so many partially started angry, sad rants penned in Joplin (which is starting on the enshittification path with AI going off the latest change log). Problem is I can’t finish them I find I’m not eloquent enough to articulate why I’m so reluctant to embrace and use it. So here goes.

My worst holidays of all time

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After chatting with my wife about the holidays we’ve been on I figured I’d write up some of our less fortunate ones. St Ives # I’ve spent so much time in St Ives, most of our summer holidays were spent there. I love it there but sadly it’s become far to expensive and isn’t the easiest to get to if you don’t drive.

Homelab Update July 2026

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I’ve decommissioned my remotelab.uk Mastodon server in favour of social.lol, I really like what they’re doing over there and had a similar idea for what I’d like remotelab to be. You can find me at mikebell@social.lol. There’s a new holding site up at https://remotelab.uk now.

I'm starting wegovy

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For as long as I can remember I’ve hated my body it’s a mess. I used to be quite fit before I started remote working (walking 5 miles a day does that) but it all fell apart and then COVID hit and I just never really recovered.

Homelab Update June 2026

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Lot’s going on in this one, not a lot fixed though! Enjoy. Homelab Specs # In all the the years I’ve been doing this I’m not actually sure I’ve ever put the specs of my machines down. Not because I’m hiding it, I just don’t really know anymore. A lot of the equipment has been gathered over the years and once it’s running I just leave it.