Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@qoto.org
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
Interesting - Mandelson is openly gay so does this indicate the Epstein was trafficking boys as well as girls? If so this is a new angle that so far, has received zero publicity!
Or is merely being associated with Epstein enough to justify the sort of public humiliation endured by "Andrew Moutbatten-Windsor"; the latter being explicitly named by one of Epstein's victims. So have any victims named Mandelson?
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@soulkhan
we're governed by monsters who
would rather live as the last person
atop a mountain of skulls than build a
safe, equal, and dignified world for all. i
am exhausted by this shit
not to mention the fact that they will be the prime targets for Russian hacking and sabotage as the war for Ukraine/the west hots up
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amazon and azure having massive outages a week apart is inauspicious and the fact that they’re both companies going all-in on replacing expertise with chat bots is conspicuous
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It is fucking shameful that Keir Starmer just told Labour MPs they could not vote against Farage’s bill aiming to remove the UK from the ECHR.
#ukpolitics
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There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
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Hey everyone! I'm looking to get #FediHired as a (senior) #RustLang developer!
If your team needs some additional people power, feel free to DM me and I'd love to have a talk or send my resume!
I'm well versed in most areas, from low level system/ #Linux / #Embedded stuff, all the way to high abstraction full stack web stuff!
✨ Boosts appreciated! ✨
This is some kind of joke! These fückin cünts of enforcement officers went way, WAY beyond what was necessary in this case. On my watch all the 'enforcement officers' would be summarily dismissed for abuse of authority!
This is some kind of joke! These fückin cünts of enforcement officers went way, WAY beyond what was necessary in this case. On my watch all the 'enforcement officers' would be summarily dismissed for abuse of authority!
I think the whole thing was set up as a publicity stunt BUT someone did get killed and I'm guessing that wasn't supposed to happen!
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The thing that worries me about the widespread use of cloud data storage from a European perspective is that it relies on the availability of high-speed high capacity data pipes across the Atlantic. We are currently in a situation where hostilities between Russia and the west are a serious possibility. If the current rumblings translate into more active hostile actions, one of the first things the Russians will do is to cut all the transatlantic data links plus doubtless many other under sea data links throughout the world to disrupt the flow of information, so indispensable to modern life in the west.
I would therefore say that using cloud services and cloud data storage which is overwhelmingly based in the USA puts any business based in Europe at extremely grave risk of collapse due to a sudden inability to access its vital data.
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Is anyone really surprised - Netanyhu is determined to annihilate the Palestinians to the last man, woman and child and with the papaya paedophile iin power, he will be allowed to!
Thank god he is only 8th in line to the throne!
With Charles being in dubious health, it would be awful if he was next in line for the succession!
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The behaviour of the Swedish diplomats is extraordinary.
Meanwhile in Luxembourg they still seem to be vaccinating the 65+ group every 6 months against Covid.
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
