FS HOT
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FS HOT: pure PHP and CSS, zero JavaScript, zero tracking, 25 years online.
FS HOT explores technology, ideas and everyday life with curiosity, scepticism and a determination to leave the reader a little better informed than when they arrived.
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View All →NEW🎃👻 HALLOWEEN HAS ARRIVED AT THE ROBIN HOOD! 👻🎃
Things are getting a little spooky here at The Robin Hood, Tottington, Bury! 🕷️🕸️
Meet Chloe, our very own wickedly wonderful barmaid, bringing a whole new meaning to serving up a frightfully good time! 💚💜
With creepy costumes, spooky smiles and Halloween magic filling the pub, there's no better place to celebrate this Halloween! 🦇💀
Pop in if you dare… Chloe might even serve you a treat rather than a trick! 😉
Happy Halloween! 🧙♀️🍻
NEWDadfishing (verb)
I am officially inventing a new word: Dadfishing.
The Definition: The act of luring someone into a conversation under the guise of an urgent, serious, or dramatic text message, only to hit them with a terrible dad joke and trap them in a lengthy, unsolicited lecture about niche dad hobbies.
The Anatomy of a Dadfish
1. The Bait: A text that demands immediate attention.
"Please call me as soon as you get this. It’s about the garage."
2. The Hook (The Bad Joke): The dramatic buildup is immediately deflated by a pun.
"It’s completely full of my new lawn mower! Let me tell you about this deck height..."
3. The Reel-In (The Lecture): You are now trapped. You can't escape the ensuing 45-minute breakdown of mechanical specs, the history of the company, or the structural integrity of the grass catcher.
You’ve successfully been dadfished.
🎭 Dick Whittington and Puss in Boots! 🎄
Deakster: “We’re off to London!”
Mocha: “Oh no we’re not! We’re off to the treat cupboard!” 😹🎅
// Deakster
Latest Articles
View All →Free bus rides, a hidden drive on the college server and a very angry system administrator: how our unofficial hacking group finally got into trouble. Part Seven of the story of how I became Deakster.
Published: 29 Oct 2026
Back to the 90s — Part Six: Hacking the College Swipe Card SystemA college attendance system, home-made barcodes and a Kit Kat wrapper that brought the whole thing crashing down. Part Six of the story of how I became Deakster.
Published: 26 Oct 2026
Back to the 90s — Part Five: Fruit Wine and the Information SuperhighwayA spring 1994 weekend at Bradford University: fruit wine, a Mac that spat out floppy disks and my very first glimpse of the web. Part Five of the story of how I became Deakster.
Published: 24 Oct 2026
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System Boot Log
[ OK ]tracking cookies0
[ OK ]analytics scripts0
[ OK ]third-party calls0
[ OK ]javascript bundles0 kb
[ OK ]google lighthouse100
[ OK ]built and maintained by deakstersince 2001
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No Tracking — Ever
FS HOT uses zero tracking cookies, zero analytics scripts, and zero surveillance. No data is collected, stored, or sold. Your privacy is absolute.
Lightning Fast
Pure PHP and CSS — no JavaScript bundles, no bloated frameworks, no third-party calls. Pages load in milliseconds and score 100 on Google Lighthouse.
25+ Years by Deakster
FS HOT has been built and maintained by Deakster since 2001 — focused, privacy-respecting tools for people who value control over their data online.