⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

Richard Bilton (as an aside, I remember him when he was a cub reporter on local/regional TV) sets out the debacle of HS2 in a summary narrative that still has the capacity (no pun intended -see conclusion of piece) to shock when it comes to the monumental waste of money, which could have been spent on a better/more pragmatic upgrade of the relevant railway lines....

Once again (as I posted a while ago) delays for review raised costs...

#HS2 #railways #politics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98486dzxnzo

Computing should be anonymous by default.

OOBE\BYPASSNRO is the new FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8

With a risk of this not being the right forum, i have a #matplotlib , #python question.

I am still trying to curve text on a polar projection.
I have succeded on that but the spacing between the characters is wrong.

To figure out how to get the width of each character I am trying to do it on a cartesian plot with TextPath and get_width, but it is not working so I am clearly misunderstanding something.

Can you see where or what I am doing wrong?

#matplotlib #python

Now that my talk’s out of the way, here’s a version of that demo on YouTube.

All of the sound you’re hearing is being made by a web browser.

Daft Punk’s Around the World, made using a MIDI sequencer and a web browser.

#sotb2024 @webstandards

https://youtu.be/E9zqxaaC4lA

@dreid Definitely 2.x because Mailman 2 still exists. (You did say "use"; I don't think anyone is writing new code in Python 2 any more.)

Have I reached the Douglas Adams Inflection point (or is modern tech just a bit rubbish)? https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/09/have-i-reached-the-douglas-adams-inflection-point-or-is-modern-tech-just-a-bit-rubbish/

Enough bricks put together today!
This thing is gonna be impressive!

Prepared a spare #gotek with #flashfloppy for a workmate. He was gifted an #Amiga 500 and wants to test it...

@alexproe @ChrisMayLA6 Hydrogen is greenwashing—it's almost 100% produced by reforming methane (natural gas): electrolysis from water is ferociously expensive. It's also much lower energy density per unit volume than methane, diffuses through metal, as a cryogenic liquid it's murderously hard to handle and embrittles seals and metal, and it's explosive when mixed with air in almost any ratio. Locos powered by hydrogen are leaking fuel-air explosive bombs, and you want them in passenger stations?

I'll probably watch Penguin at some point, but I was just realizing that I don't care about Gotham City without Batman (or Batwoman.)

That's why I wasn't into Joker, Gotham, Pennyworth(?), Gotham Knights etc. etc. etc. Gotham City and its villains are just not that interesting on their own.

Exception: I did love the GCPD comic by Brubaker, Rucka, et al. That was two of the best comics writers at the time just having fun telling cop stories.

@revk just as a pub should have a webpage. The page page holds the useful information (opening times, menu) and embeds the fediverse feed in news. That way timely information flows through the fediverse - changes to times / menus / offers / special nights and so on. You can be informative and cross promote other organisations (runners / knitters / board gamers etc.) that use your pub - after all a pub is a social venture in it's own right!

@mcc remember gettign a piece of software and that was it? you just had the software and it did a thing and you didn't have to go "I wonder how much this is spying on me"

Be careful. https://feddit.org/post/2844642

Homing pigeon missiles, dead trout swimming, butt breathing honored with Ig Nobel Prize

Mad science award ceremony returns to MIT after four years online With less than a month to go before the Nobel Prizes are handed out for the most worthy scientific discoveries of the preceding year, it would be remiss of The Register not to observe the honors conferred by the gong's bratty little brother, t…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/09/14/ig_nobel_prize_2024/

The Data: "The number of serious casualties or fatalities has dropped 23%"

Carbrains: But car no go brum brum

THE DATA: "The number of serious casualties or fatalities has dropped 23%"

Wales 20mph: Calls made for 1,500 roads to revert to 30mph - BBC News
#FuckCars

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9l9194lg4o

Hey gang, got a good buddy who has been out of work for over a year after a layoff from IBM. Worked in Firewall and IDS management there for 20 years there. Looking for a good resume consultant to help him spruce up his resume, and perhaps a good recruiter/career coach to help advise him on how to find his next gig. For normal fees of course.

Anyone got any good leads for folks who can help here? Thanks!!

@mcc email's a bit like democracy in that respect. it's the most broken communication system there is except for all the others.