Does anyone happen to have any leads on any Java Software Engineering roles? 🙏 My partner lost his job, and has fallen into a very dark mental health spiral. It's a very, very bleak and tough time at home right now. Getting him back to work could literally be a lifesaver.

it has been an exercise in how a directed propaganda campaign can be highly effective, and seeing otherwise liberal people fall for it has disgusted and outraged me. People who lived through and fought against an extremely similar campaign of homophobia in the early 1980s, even!

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 2w ago

Worth adding some numbers to this. The British press decided to make trans rights into an issue. It just wasn’t an issue before. This was a top-down decision. shado-mag.com/articles/opi...

I know Fiona Bruce just said "surrounded by all the gilt" when looking at the pics of Starmer and the King but I immediately parsed it as "surrounded by all the guilt"

Not sure what my notebook doodles say about me

Farage was made by the BBC Or just a xenophobic crank he'd be For balance they would call on him Now grift Farage now grift One day scrutiny will come Of grifted money and dodgy chums And when the scrutiny comes A tantrum will throw ...

Seems like "The Art of the Deal" when negotiating with Trump is to drag it out long enough for him to become bored, he will sign anything and then declare victory

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

slate.com

It's too hot to be doing much cooking but I now have a jar of pickled jalapenos and another of pickled red onion, jalapenos, carrot, radish

didn’t expect to have a happy little sob this morning but www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Experience: we found a baby on the subway – now he’s our 26-year-old son

I was rushing towards the turnstile when I noticed a bundle of clothes in a corner. I walked over, peeled back a dark sweatshirt, and saw him

theguardian.com

Design patterns for software Diagramming by @tekiegirl.bsky.social at #dddsw #sketchnote

Productivity hacks for the clutter-brained developer by Sara Gowen at #dddsw #sketchnote

Principle Misundertandings by @kevlin.bsky.social at #dddsw #sketchnote

The way of the Tech Tead by Dan Abel at #dddsw #sketchnote

Architecting for Observability by Steven Read #sketchnote #dddsw

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Think I may have done too much mushroom risotto for one... Tasty though

More baking this weekend, this time brown butter cake with orange buttercream icing

This is my first attempt at brown butter cake with brown butter, maple, and miso icing (I did mess the cake recipe up a little) and obviously my icing skills are rudimentary - hope it tastes good

Been playing around with buttermilk pie recipes, this time a brown butter and honey version... Just waiting for it to cool down before trying it

This is what I'm calling Cacio e Pepe alla Nerano con Pollo... Sorry Italians for smashing together two of your traditional dishes It was tasty though

Having a nostalgic night... Brassed Off and Pride.

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

I wonder if Tice and Oakeshott are returning to the UK or whether, as immigrants, they have integrated enough to be loyal to their new home and will stay put

Making chicken & chorizo gumbo again... It takes a lot of prep and a long time to make the roux, I'm shattered now but it is worth it. It's just now slowly simmering for the next few hours

First time making French Onion Soup. Caramelised the onions in a slow cooker over many hours before making the soup

I think we should seriously think about making public how much ministers are relying on LLMs.

I'm starting to warm up to the idea that politicians should have their "sponsors logos" sewn onto their clothes. Probably their party's sponsors too.

Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!

Prisoner's dilemma, if the traitors are loyal they should win and share the prize. But have they lost trust or gotten greedy? Beyond the money, think also about two traitors making it through the entire series and no recruitments #thetraitors #thetraitorsuk

True love is when someone has something to eat in their hands