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"Extraordinary footage" - The Sunday Times, 2025. I do photography and video in South Yorkshire and beyond, with a particular interest in local activism.

Rotherham
Joined November 2025
Mapping some O2 GSM coverage in my local woodlands with @LSNetworks_UK TowerPulse, just in case you want to make some calls from your old Motorola brick when you go out for a walk. [FYI: Modern mobiles have much better radios than old ones.]
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Do you remember when you joined X? Nope. #MyXAnniversary
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Green party vs Labour on the right. Save our green belt on the left.
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Stand up to racism in Manchester marching while being heckled by far right auditors. #manchester #protest
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Festivities near Number 10 North. #manchester
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I can't help but think "Travel Safe Officers" dress remarkably like Police Constables. #leeds
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And now the 4TB IronWolfs are around £180 and the Barracudas about £150. #hdd #harddisk
In 2021 I bought a 4TB IronWolf HDD for £95. In 2023 I bought a 4TB Barracuda for £90. Currently they are about £140 and £120 respectively. Just leaving that here as a benchmark.
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Some better quality photos from this afternoon's #Patriots #protest and SUTR/SCARF counterprotests in #Sheffield. Far right side was led by YouTuber Ryan Rampage. Far left sides tried to block the march at every opportunity, but both arrived at the station eventually.
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Police force back the counter protesters to allow the march to pass, before forming a large line, blocking the ring road. Earlier, a protester kicks a megaphone at the Peace Gardens.
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Scuffles as people try to stop march #sheffield
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Counter protesters chant "Free Free Palestine" while protesters tell police to "Do Your Job" as counter protesters wear masks and loiter on the wrong side.
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Protests starting in #sheffield. So far <100 for Patriots & 200ish for stand up to racism.
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I've lost all enthusiasm for immigration protests, so here's an AI generated image which I think sums them up nicely.
🤖 Made with AI
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#Sheffield Star website: Vivaldi vs Firefox vs Claude.
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Claude trying to ascertain whether the Data Protection Act 1998 exists/existed and whether 1998 might be a typo for 1998 and whether 1998 means 1998.
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TBH, Claude is actually really good normally, but he does get a bit confuzzled now and again.
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