Former Assistant Head Teacher at Tanfield School, now employed at County Durham and Sunderland Foodbank networks. Created the Education Leeds E-Inclusion Project, (EU Award nominated). Dad, virtual trucker, DIY, gamer, I acquire more books than I can read.https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mkgfjq4y522hOkay, it's a Facebook cross-post, but bear with - the source ethical hacking site seems to be 'struggling' with HTTPS at the moment so, bizarrely, FB may be safer. The story of a seriously clever virus, undetected for 21y despite a VirusTotal entry in 2016. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18fuiQiSqy/26 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgfjq4y522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mk6jpszm2k2tSomeone at @scssoft.com has an 'Animal Crossing' fixation...? GBP still replaced with どうぶつの森 (Dōbutsu no Mori, 'Animal Forest', the game's original name) So, is it: - a missing localisation key? - nonsense fallback text? - or something funny to make sure testers notice it? @kheyar3.bsky.social23 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6jpszm2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mjrybvvspk2w@scssoft.com #ETS2 1.59 beta - thanks for improving the graphics, but what happened to my currency...?!!! GBP £ no longer on the list? I know it was a cack deal, but surely Brexit can't be the reason... 🤣 @kheyar3.bsky.social18 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrybvvspk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mhl4napefs2bMeanwhile, waiting for the Iceland DLC release in #EuroTruckSimulator @scssoft.com @kheyar3.bsky.social @mohskinner.bsky.social21 Mar 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl4napefs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mfvvbu7ems2lIs anyone else thinking of a way one can be used to reduce the price of the other...? Anyone? Is the Venn diagram of gamers and NRA members just two two completely separate circles?!28 Feb 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvvbu7ems2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mbmu3joozk2qWaiting for @scssoft.com to announce that any further USA DLC releases are halted for #AmericanTruckSimulator until the aggressors withdraw from Venezuela. Everything but 🇨🇦 BC shelved. Either that, or just release the delayed Heart of Russia - apply the same rules to all... @kheyar3.bsky.social04 Jan 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmu3joozk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3mam2j5rluc2uIn breaking news, to meet net zero targets the Star of Bethlehem has been replaced by a Tesla headlamp. In a unrelated story, three travellers from 'The East' have been reported missing after their camels were last seen stumbling around wearing sunglasses at night to counter the glare...22 Dec 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam2j5rluc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3m4l2zmbqx226Billy Bragg just asks a few questions about the private company masquerading as a political party that likes to "just ask questions". [Sorry if you need a Farcebook account to view] @jemmaforte.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social @supertanskiiii.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/100044350033272/posts/1364086105079711/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v01 Nov 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4l2zmbqx226https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lusam7sczc2a#BritishPodcastAwards www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting I've voted for @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marinapurkiss.bsky.social , creators/presenters of their ace podcast, The Trawl Get it wherever pods are cast. Although not the Prodigal Son parable - no swine needed My choice - @antennapod.org25 Jul 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusam7sczc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3luqpgcd4wc2oI just backed ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 on @kickstarter.com https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0?ref=thanks-tweet Now, since I have in the past worked with some of those involved in one way or another (on the Sinclair QL side of things), it'll be interesting to get this running some of my own software releases on it!24 Jul 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqpgcd4wc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3ltwnhqeohc2jIt's not a truck, but I'm filing this in the same series... 1969 Plymouth GTX, 7.2L V8, first imported here in the UK in 2016, last sold on in 2020. Easily beats the modern Mustangs/Challengers see here. I *think* it managed the 50yds to the end of the road on the first gallon, but I'm not sure.14 Jul 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwnhqeohc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3ltsbdrdulk2kGood old Karoline "Leave it!"...12 Jul 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltsbdrdulk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3ltr57lt4ps2h@kheyar3.bsky.social In other news from Iowa...12 Jul 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltr57lt4ps2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3ltp3jmrekk2sWell, would you look at that - someone went and put a Tree in the Road... However, I can confidently say that Project Bus rocks! And rolls, especially with a trailer hooked up. #CruisingIowa in #AmericanTruckSimulator @scssoft.com @kheyar3.bsky.social @mohskinner.bsky.social11 Jul 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltp3jmrekk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lsbj6boeds24In another entry in the infrequent "Trucks seen at our warehouse" series, here's a cool MAN TGX 6x2 mid-lift, with just the right number plate delivering heavy workshop tools to our next door neighbour ...23 Jun 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbj6boeds24https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lqzzvf6krk2vTurning it up to 11 has consequences in later life... [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzzvf6krk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lqxckxkxdc22Serendipitous - someone donated this to my company's charity shop side of things. My wife spotted it when unpacking/sorting stuff. It's one of my better birthday pressies today! Genuine @volvotrucks.bsky.social merch, usually unobtainium in the UK! @kheyar3.bsky.social @mohskinner.bsky.social06 Jun 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxckxkxdc22https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lpwgxjjrjs2kSpotted near Grindon, Stockton-on-Tees, screwed to a dead tree trunk. Interesting campaigning... "Vote Forage!" "Make Borage Great Again" "Free Mushrooms!" "Stop the Goats!" How many planks could we get from that log? @supertanskiiii.bsky.social @jemmaforte.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social24 May 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwgxjjrjs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lph5225abc2eNo one will notice this post.18 May 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lph5225abc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lpfm4e4xac2wHow the heck did I throw my back just putting a pen back into a pen holder?! Oh, yeah, I've been chipping away at the second half of a century for a few years now...17 May 2025 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpfm4e4xac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lpfjitxw6c23I tried sh*tposting once, but wasn't good at it. (Sh*t)^2-posting.17 May 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpfjitxw6c23https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lpfje65r3k23There's a tree by my driveway, and it drips sap onto my car. Early Friday morning, a bird dropped an egg on the roof. At work that day, a bag of self-raising flour burst and dusted the car park. No cakes appeared. What's missing? EDIT: no butter, that's the reason! RE-EDIT: Nope. Still no cake.17 May 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpfje65r3k23https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lpbyc2bbo22uGoing to go out on a limb here, but is "Allen Carr's* Easy Way to Quit Smoking" basically this: "Quit smoking, or the only thing you will see on Netflix and Prime will be Alan Carr* shows... (Updated: now includes Apple TV)" *yes, I know.16 May 2025 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbyc2bbo22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lp4n4dzjec23Sees a picture of a certain space telescope, pointing a something. Brain: "Here's Euclid looking at ... ?" Me: "Shut up, brain, you just ruined the Casablanca joke..." https://media.tenor.com/kW-xAxTwgTQAAAAC/casablanca-heres-looking-at-you-kid.gif?hh=280&ww=49814 May 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp4n4dzjec23https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lofvzjkpmk2mI still have a Xitter account (web only, no {cr}app). It defaults to my profile cos just a few minutes scrolling gives me the irrits in a major way. Except I now miss stuff from Japanese friends who only have Xitter accounts, so I catch up on the feeds, only to get the irrits again. IRRITS!! 👊😠05 May 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lofvzjkpmk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lnxhwvkdxs24Things can only get feta...29 Apr 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxhwvkdxs24https://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lnqrrjqybs2cNote to self: Try not making posts complex, overcomplicated, convoluted, intricate, tangled, elaborate, or labyrinthine. Doing so can, obfuscate, obscure, confuse, blur, or muddle others' ability to comprehend the point being made. Thank you for your forbearance in this transitory interlude.26 Apr 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnqrrjqybs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3ln4in4yw6k2wNo cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist. I believe I have all possible forms of treatment covered with this lot... [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4in4yw6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lmcp2c7hc22xBoss: We're getting new carpets for some rooms. Me: Great! What's the budget for finally covering the bare concrete section in the break room? Boss: Me: Boss: Here are the offcuts. Me: Can we at least have underlay? Boss: Me: I'll get started. ===== "Almost Invisible Repairs" now a thing.08 Apr 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcp2c7hc22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/examinerian.bsky.social/post/3lm5dbf64cc2uWe all love small electric cars, right? In cities, especially Europe & Asia where we have streets an F150 would block wall-to-wall... Here's a startup from Hiroshima, Japan, which just announced what looks like an Optimised Citroën Ami: kg-m.jp/mibot/ @fullychargedshow.bsky.social https://kg-m.jp/mibot/06 Apr 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:a2gncaybokv6ftpyz2gykc63/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5dbf64cc2u