@ptribble

Systems Administrator, inveterate tinkerer, Tribblix, illumos, ex-OpenSolaris

 Cambridge
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Joined May 2008
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Better bus services, please! Not managed decline. Mayor Bristow must live up to his promise to 'Get Cambridgeshire Moving!' cambridgebususers.org/2026/1…

Combined Authority Must Invest in Improved Bus Services

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is holding an additional bus franchising consultation. Changes to how buses would be brought under local control are proposed, in large part as a …

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If you're unfamiliar with the route; if you're absorbed in social media; if you're trying to pacify your toddler, you should never need to miss your stop. Audiovisual Next-Stop Announcements Are Now the Law! cambridgebususers.org/2026/1…

How many stops before I get off?

Great News for Cambridge Area Bus Passengers! Audiovisual Next-Stop Announcements Are Now the Law If you’ve been travelling by bus in and around Cambridge recently, you should have noticed more bus…

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Could health do for transport what it did for smoking? Car-first streets mean crashes, pollution, noise, stress, inactivity and isolation. Public health changed smoking by making the risks impossible to ignore. It could do the same for transport. Prioritize #HealthImpact?
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Did you know good transport is good for our health?🧐 Research shows people who walk, cycle or use public transport are more likely to meet recommended physical activity levels. That's another reason to invest in better buses, trains and active travel. 🚲🚌🚶💚
Illustration of a man with a bicycle and a woman holding a child's hand beside text about the benefits of public transport and active travel in meeting UK government physical activity recommendations.

ALT Illustration of a man with a bicycle and a woman holding a child's hand beside text about the benefits of public transport and active travel in meeting UK government physical activity recommendations.

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One of the biggest problems with trying to run a decent bus service is the impact of congestion - all the other vehicles clogging up the roads. This report might be 10 years old but the points it makes are still true today. cpt-uk.org/news/the-impact-o…
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Peter Tribble retweeted
Railfuture EAnglia@RailfutureEAOct 1
Waterbeach: station carpark and bike parks full and overflowing onto the nearby streets…today. A busy station that must not close. This village station and the new one for the New Town are both needed.
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Brenna🩸🐰@NekroHasturSep 28
Plan9 or Tribblix
korz3yn@webenstein_Sep 28
Windows vs. Linux who wins?
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SmartOS: The illumos Way of Thinking About Servers it-notes.dragas.net/2026/09/… #SmartOS #illumos #Hosting #Server #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData #ITNotes #Tutorial

SmartOS: The illumos Way of Thinking About Servers

A practical look at SmartOS, illumos, zones, LX compatibility and the way this operating system approaches servers. Not a complete guide, just enough to understand why I like it.

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Atiq Rahman@bengal_pupSep 29
Replying to @kellabyte @joshmanders
Now try that on illumos to prove yourself the champ
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Saving the planet one bus ride at a time! Try the Bus Users UK Journey Calculator to see what difference you could make to the environment - and your wallet. bususers.org/catch-the-bus-m… #CTBM26

Catch the Bus Month – Bus Users

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Interesting article on transport safety: Could Public Transport Improvements Lead to Safer Roads? fletcherssolicitors.co.uk/ro…

Could Public Transport Improvements Lead to Safer Roads?

In this piece, we explore how improving public transport could reduce road traffic collisions. We examine safety statistics, passenger perceptions, and local initiatives making UK roads safer for...

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Have you seen our bus franchising consultation? 🚌 We’re consulting on proposed changes to how bus franchising would be introduced across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. 🗓️ The consultation closes at 5pm Tuesday 27 October. Find out more 👉 orlo.uk/Us9w8
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The £192m Cambourne to Cambridge busway has been approved, but big questions remain over how it will work once buses reach the city and whether the benefits stack up. cambridgeindependent.co.uk/n…

Big questions remain over benefits of £192m busway

Government admits the busway won’t improve congestion east of Grange Road.

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The Fens@TheFens3Sep 18
Big questions remain over benefits of £192m Cambourne to Cambridge busway cambridgeindependent.co.uk/n…

Big questions remain over benefits of £192m busway

Government admits the busway won’t improve congestion east of Grange Road.

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Bus users warn the Cambourne to Cambridge busway will ‘force more people into cars’ without a Grange Road solution. They say the £192m scheme is “outdated” and won’t fix congestion. cambridgeindependent.co.uk/n…

Busway will ‘force more people into cars’ without Grange Road solution, bus users’ group warns

The Cambridge Area Bus Users group said the busway lacks ‘ambition and scale’.

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Only just over a week to go until the start of Cambridge Living Streets autumn walks programme: cambridgelivingstreets.org.u…

Walks Programme

Our aim is to encourage and support everyday walking and wheeling in Cambridge. The route maps on this site record key local walking routes in the city, highlighting their attractions but also…

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Interesting that Stagecoach have also taken to promoting the bus pass peterboroughtoday.co.uk/your…

Mind the Gap – Peterborough bus operator calls for action to raise profile of free bus passes to...

Peterborough bus operator, Stagecoach East, has called for more to be done to close the “knowledge gap” that is preventing entitled people from getting their free bus passes.

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Travel by bus for less, or free! Many people are eligible for free or discounted bus travel. See our page on bus passes. Note that local libraries can help with applying for a bus pass. cambridgebususers.org/inform… #CTBM26

Information: bus passes

There are a number of ways those eligible can get free or discounted bus travel. Bus Pass The ENCTS (English National Concessionary Travel Scheme) scheme provides free travel on local buses for qua…

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At our 2024 hustings, @pippaheylings said there wasn’t enough information “on the table” about C2C and wanted a Public Inquiry. Fair enough. We’ve now had one — and the evidence is piled high. So, Ms Heylings: do you support building this £192m route or not? And why?
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AI-generated illustration based on the 2024 Coton election hustings, showing Pippa Heylings alongside the questions she said she wanted the public inquiry to help answer, with the inquiry’s subsequent findings indicated. The unedited live recording of the hustings on which the illustration is based is available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYhgJIH_hlg&t=4949s

ALT AI-generated illustration based on the 2024 Coton election hustings, showing Pippa Heylings alongside the questions she said she wanted the public inquiry to help answer, with the inquiry’s subsequent findings indicated. The unedited live recording of the hustings on which the illustration is based is available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYhgJIH_hlg&t=4949s

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If you're thinking of catching a bus, it helps to know what time they're supposed to run. Like a lot of bus information, we've made a list of online timetables for people in and around Cambridge: cambridgebususers.org/inform… #CTBM26

Information: Timetables

As with other information, getting hold of published timetables is much harder than it should be. A2B timetables C G Myall & Son timetables Central Connect timetables Dews timetables Ivel Sprin…

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