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Philip Le Riche (also @pleriche.bsky.social)

@pleriche

Retired InfoSec consultant, Christian, incorrigible tinkerer, interested in music, electronics, and how stuff works. Keen to share skills and enthusiasm.

 UK
Joined January 2010
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The Restart Project@RestartProject3 Dec 2024
We're Restart and we're on a mission to connect repair communities and help people repair their stuff🪛 We know that fixing devices is the right thing to do for our planet🌍pocket💰and people👩🏽‍🔧but it's often just too hard! We're trying to make it simpler and easier for everyone.
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The Restart Project@RestartProject22 Aug 2024
We are so excited to announce that we’ve been awarded #NationalLottery funding, in partnership @_wearepossible, to bring our 3 new Fixing Factories to London. Thank you to @TNLComFund, Climate Action Fund and National Lottery players 💚
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⁦@StABachChoir⁩ a sad day indeed when we said farewell to Andrew after a standing ovation at the end of the Mozart Requiem. And we had ⁦@johnmrutter⁩ in the front row clapping as hard as anyone!
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Rehearsing for great concert tonight with @StABachChoir - Mozart Coronation Mass and Requiem.
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RIP Mog 😢
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I love Perl, but I don't write it anymore. I get ChatGPT to do it for me.
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@therestartproject Watch this space is you have a dosgey USB drive.
Steve Gibson (@SGgrc) profile pictureSteve Gibson@SGgrc30 Aug 2023
By popular demand... I am (briefly) pausing work on SpinRite v6.1 to create a new piece of GRC Freeware which will quickly and non-destructively check the terrain of any USB-connected mass storage drive for “fakery” - It will quickly spot “fake” or badly damaged drives.
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Zero VAT on repairs and spare parts. This is a no-brainer to promote repair, reduce e-waste and support job creation. Sign the petition today! petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Petition: Zero-rate VAT on repair services and components for consumer electronics

Petition: Zero-rate VAT on repair services and components for consumer electronics

As the UK is no longer bound by EU VAT rules on repair services, it should adopt a zero-rate VAT policy for repairs, including spare part sales and repair services. This should lead to a 17.7% cost...

petition.parliament.uk
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Today I visited the Camden Fixing Factory to help them formulate some ideas about training. But first, I donned a Fixing Factory apron and lent a hand with a screwdriver and soldering iron. ⁦@RestartProject⁩
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Attention teachers and youth workers: excellent cyber-awareness interactive video and resources for 11-14 year olds: Protecting PPI; Managing devices and ac/s; Identifying scams and sources of support.
NCSC UK (@NCSC) profile pictureNCSC UK
@NCSC24 Jun 2023
Help secondary school kids stay safe online with our new interactive video. ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/cyberf…
New interactive video - and related downloads - to help secondary school kids stay safe online

New interactive video - and related downloads - to help secondary school kids stay safe online

Interactive video, presentations and lesson plans for 11-14 year old school kids to help them stay secure online from CyberFirst at the NCSC.

ncsc.gov.uk
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The best kind of fixes are when we enable someone to fix their own stuff! Thank you Greenwood Church for hosting us today for a very successful afternoon of fixing ⁦@RestartProject⁩ ⁦@TrinityStAlbans⁩ ⁦@SustainableStA⁩
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OK, so you know all about LEDs and solar panels, but could you name another 20 classes of optoelectronic device? No? Then take a look at our newest Wiki page! Tons of info, including a few interesting historical devices. wiki.restarters.net/Optoelec… @restart
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⁦@HeleneGrimaud⁩ Fabulous! The Chacone was stunning. But what were the 2 encores? The first definitely sounded French. Wonderful way to bring us back down to earth.
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We got our teeth into lots of fixes at Harpenden Quakers today, including this nice lava lamp brought along by Lettita @HarpendenQuaker @RestartProject
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Carriage clock service clean - detailed instructions now online at ifixit.com/Guide/Wind-up+car… @RestartProject
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Lots of stuff got fixed today at St Peter's Church St Albans, including gold braiding on a beautiful altar frontal (though more work to be done). @RestartProject
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The Restart Project@RestartProject22 Apr 2023
For #EarthDay, let's take a deep dive into our Fixometer data 🔍 More events = more fixing = more waste prevented! ❌🗑️ Want to support this mission? Now is the time 🌟 Until 27th April, @BigGive will be doubling all donations made to us! 😱 Donate at: tinyurl.com/trpbiggive
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Always good to learn a new skill. Stage 1 complete. Stage 2: clean and lubricate all the bits. Then Stage 3: I just have to get it all back together again. Somehow. ⁦@RestartProject⁩
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We have a tick! Acid test: will it now run for a week?
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Philip Le Riche (also @pleriche.bsky.social) retweeted
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The Restart Project@RestartProject12 Apr 2023
📢 Are you our next Operations Lead? Join our London team to help manage our office, events, reporting and bookkeeping You have until Tue 18 April 10am to apply - all info ⬇️
The Restart Project (@RestartProject) profile pictureThe Restart Project@RestartProject31 Mar 2023
🚨 WE'RE HIRING 🚨⁠ We're looking for a dynamic and focused person to be our new Operations Lead. Come work with us to change the way people view their gadgets! 💚⁠ For more information on the role and how to apply, visit: therestartproject.org/operat…⁠ Deadline: 18th April⁠ 10am
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