Apperantly when MySQL was released the only alternative RDBMS for hosting web sites was Oracle. So that’s another YouTube bullshit IT history channel that I won’t be watching again. There’s poor research but this is a lack of any research at all - to be this ill informed takes actual effort.

On effective HIV treatment there is ZERO risk of sexual transmission. How amazing is that? The fear and ignorance that still surrounds HIV creates barriers to testing and the treatment that saves our lives AND prevents sexual transmission. End HIV stigma to end the epidemic. #ZeroHIVStigmaDay

JK Rowling uses her Harry Potter money to fund lawsuits against companies that support trans rights so no, I do not care what Hogwarts house you are in.

Does anyone know what’s unusual about this Thinkpad?

If Andy Burnham is serious about changing the way we do politics, he will start by fixing our broken voting system. Then we can get on with fixing everything else.

When you try to get frisky with filters in POE2

Doing a presentation tomorrow about Neurodivergent Inventing, ideation techniques, motivation and avoiding procrastination. I started making the presentation five months ago ripped it all up and re-wrote it yesterday. I should go to sleep as it’s 2am. It’s nearly done…

This is fantastic although I did initially read the OP as “Murder, she wrote porno”

AdequateEmily@adequateemily.bsky.social · 4w ago

Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo

Nothing says man of the people like accepting benefits from an aristocrat.

Farage made a career out of "taking back control". The British people deserve to know who's really controlling him. He must face a Parliamentary investigation.

Nigel Farage expects the public to trust him, but won't come clean about who funds him. @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

I had forgotten how fucking great this song is… It’s Saturn 5 by the Inspiral Carpets. m.youtube.com/watch?v=03cy...

Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5

YouTube video by Inspiral Carpets

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The Conservatives and Reform have one thing in common: failing on climate. With heatwaves becoming the new normal, Lib Dems will keep fighting for real climate action and a path to net zero.

Exempting broadly-defined "health" services from this bill would be a bit like exempting "fuel" services from a bill about CO2 reduction. There must be no carve-outs or loop holes for abusive practices, in healthcare or otherwise, for this to be anything like what has been promised, for years.

Conversion practices draft bill

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While talking to the ex about the childcare and the heat, massive airplane goes over... Me: So will probably take them to a cafe for lunch... Oh, that's a B-52. Ex: Do they have air con? Me: B-52s? Probably in their main house but not in the Love Shack.

Epochalypse Now

Its not often we agree with Reform…

 The world has changed. The Brexit deal is costing us £90bn a year. 

It’s time to join the single market and put Britain back at the heart of Europe.

I have a bunch of criticisms of Oxfordshire CC, but this is a very welcome move. If you are putting flags up on lampposts under cover of darkness, you are doing it for the wrong reasons. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/injunction-t...

Oxfordshire County Council applies for injunction to protect communities

Oxfordshire County Council has applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent the continued unauthorised placement of flags on or near the public highway.The High Court has issued the proceedi...

news.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Today, we are calling for a bold new deal with Europe that will make Britain richer, safer, and stronger. A Customs Union. Taking Britain back into the Single Market. Tearing down barriers to trade. It’s time to end the chaos and put Britain back at the heart of Europe.

Are you British test: You're completing a form with implications to your freedom to travel and your continued employment. It has a question "are you now or have you every been known by any other name?" If you have to really, really try to not answer "Oi! Wanker!" probably British.

How did air conditioning become a heated debate? as.ft.com/r/77da2763-3...

How did air conditioning become a heated debate?

It’s illogical to argue that heating buildings to a safe temperature is a basic right but cooling them is an affectation

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I would do much better at Mario Kart if Rosalina didn’t have such a fantastic arse.

In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance or do enough to protect everyone from discrimination, and it is not compatible with longstanding British values. @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk and @MarieCGoldman.bsky.social have written to Bridget Phillipson. ⬇️

For those who may need to be reminded: You are not exonerated of a crime, if you haven’t been prosecuted or tried. You’ve just not been prosecuted or tied. You’d think a lawyer would know this.

There are two big problems with computer science/infrastructure engineering: 0. Naming things 1. Cache invalidation 2. Off by one errors

How's your day going? Mine is going very much like this: WHY SELINUX? WHY ARE YOU BLOCKING prometheus.yml? WHY? FFS...

Ich Bin Ein Auslander

Who is a credible replacement for Starmer? Wes “fuck the trans/500majority” Streeting? No. Andy “not even an MP” Burnham? He’d have to leave his mayoralty and somehow get elected as an MP (not a good look, for someone in it for the long run) The People appear to have spoken.

How many times do I have to keep telling the anti-cloud people "if you don't pay for backup, redundancy and HA in your cloud provider, you are not going to get it. It's not fucking magic." It's not some epic own telling people that they should run on-prem because mumblereasons about control.