Dave T-W @davoloid@qoto.org
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Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Techie at UCL, working on Process Automation with MS Power Platform. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry.
Keeping my space toots at @astrodad as an experiment in self-moderation :)
*Background banner is a photo Yorkshire flag in blue and white, in front of a classic bell tent, in a field of similar tents at a festival.
Joined Oct 2022
@TimHarford I've found Philosophy students to be some of the most unscrupulous. Biased because one ran off with my girlfriend, perhaps.
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Are economists selfish? Not according to Monopoly
Against my better judgment, I was recently prevailed upon to play a game of Monopoly with the family. It soon developed in a fashion that has become familiar: everyone tried to rip everyone else’s face off, except me. I proposed a mutually beneficial deal to each player, offering extra concessions myself to make sure those deals go
https://timharford.com/2024/02/are-economists-selfish-not-according-to-monopoly/
@Illuminatus @tferrer Rusia sigue siendo un estado feudal.
@LouisIngenthron @freemo Even if Trump isn't actually his puppet, he was definitely more useful to Putin last time and would be again. But to openly say that could weaken Trump's support. So naturally he'll say the opposite.
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Wellingborough voters facing historic opportunity to reject cronyism by giving disgraced MP’s job to his girlfriend https://newsthump.com/2024/02/15/wellingborough-voters-facing-historic-opportunity-to-reject-cronyism-by-giving-disgraced-mps-job-to-his-girlfriend/
@newsthump Pack it up guys, irony is dead :(
*Le sigh*
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Vote Count Binface for Mayor of London and I will rename the Overground lines, as follows... #VoteBinface #MakeYourVoteCount
@Norobiik This stuck out as being a really positive aspect: they paired up with a local college to train and certify engineers. That's gonna have great impact in their community.
https://youtu.be/CvdgoX-3WOM?t=2039
I'm reminded of the young folks in New Mexico who got hoodwinked by Arca Space. Quite a contrast.
@norm Used to recommend this to our staff, but also thought it was abandoned of late.
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These crows removing the bird-prevention spikes from this new condo. They are not having it!
@hgbruenker Those who voted remain knew that the promises of Brexit were not based in reality and ignored so many benefits. Unfortunately, the United Kingdom is still in denial that its time has passed, as did the British Empire.
We fumbled the opportunity that the EU offered, to *be* English, Scottish and Welsh, Irish, and yet still preserve our historical identity.
Sadly, we have to sort out what that means for us before we can co-exist again as good neighbours.
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(2/2) As for code, researchers have documented "disconcerting trends for maintainability. Code churn – the percentage of lines that are reverted or updated less than two weeks after being authored – is projected to double in 2024 compared to its 2021, pre-AI baseline."
https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx
Needless to say, there are also lots of other issues. Generative AI remains a double-edged sword.
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Cutting it close for Valentine's Day? Cut these out. https://brianmcfadden.org/2024/02/02/2024-valentines/
Thank you, well-being advisors. I followed your suggestion.
1) Up early for sociable run
2) Watched the highlights at lunchtime, which was still exciting
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Sportscaster: It is finally Super Bowl Sunday!
Other Sportscaster: Oh I thought it was Superb Owl Sunday hahaha
Owl: We get one single holiday the entire year and it's just a big fucking joke to you people.
I'm two minds whether I stay up to watch the #Owl tonight. Simultaneously everything warped yet magnificent about American culture.
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They wouldn’t be able to ban the flipper zero in the USA because of our 2nd amendment right to bear ARM’s which everyone knows refers to the processor
- Location
- Mostly London
- Pronouns (plz)
- he/him
Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Techie at UCL, working on Process Automation with MS Power Platform. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry.
Keeping my space toots at @astrodad as an experiment in self-moderation :)
*Background banner is a photo Yorkshire flag in blue and white, in front of a classic bell tent, in a field of similar tents at a festival.
Joined Oct 2022
