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
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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!
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The behaviour of the Swedish diplomats is extraordinary.
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Report: Russia is now fielding Chinese drone detection radars from the company Zhejiang Fanshuang Technology.
Do we really want to buy "Made in China" anymore?
https://defence-blog.com/russian-forces-deploy-chinese-radars-to-track-ukrainian-drones/
This is one that will only chime with people who watch UK free to air commercial TV.
Imagine training to be an actor or a singer and not getting a lot of work then suddenly you get your big break - a singing role in a TV advert, singing just one word - that one word is "Diarrhoea".
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To be clear, the United States has no far left. What Americans consider "far left," most other Western nations call moderate and even conservative.
It's that the US political center has shifted so far to the right, you're considered a far-left radical if you demand breathable air and potable water.
This is one that will only chime with people who watch UK free to air commercial TV.
Imagine training to be an actor or a singer and not getting a lot of work then suddenly you get your big break - a singing role in a TV advert, singing just one word - that one word is "Diarrhoea".
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
