James Smith 💾 @Floppy@mastodon.me.uk
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❤️ tech, democracy, environment, society. Head of Engineering @ https://apolitical.co, leader @somethingnew. Views != employer's. Neutral Good.
Joined Apr 2017
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Surprise, surprise, Raspberry Pi 4 has been launched!
Faster CPU, dual 4k HDMI support, up to 4GB RAM, USB type C, USB3 and (finally!) no more bottlenecking the ethernet port over USB2: full gigabit speeds!
Also: same old price 😍
Pi 4, holy crap. Instabuy.
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Just because I'm seeing the debate flow again: the idea that free software, itself a radical rejection of the concept of property, should be politically neutral is laughable nonsense.
Related, you ever notice how issues for marginalized folk are politics, and issues for white folk are economics?
Is there a decent system yet for drawing software architecture diagrams in a declarative way to display on a web page? Anyone know of anything?
Mmm, new mastodon interface is nice. Less clutter, more space for the main timeline content to breathe. If you're using the original, give it a try (untick advanced view in options).
I found a new favourite bar: Project Orange in Clapham. Pity it’s about an hour from my house.
I say the same - I mean a subset of options that are the same, not the whole thing.
Can any terraform experts out there point me at how to use the same configuration for multiple resources? Not using count, because I want them to have different (stable) local names.
JOB ALERT! We at Apolitical are looking for Lead and Junior engineers, and a Product Manager. Help us build a better experience to help public servants around the world! https://apolitical.co/work-with-us/
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Amazing. "Opium-pipers, bluffers and no-dealers impress in this Tory battle of nonentities | Marina Hyde" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/31/opium-drone-no-deal-tory-battle-conservative-leadership-race
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ANNOUNCEMENT! The Humanity Beta will end tomorrow at 5 PM CST. Thanks to all of your hard work and feedback for Humanity .9.11, we are ready to launch Humanity 1.0. Unfortunately, this means you will likely lose any progress you have made up to this point. However, our Alpha testers will be allowed to select starting wealth and time period; all Beta testers will be guaranteed middle-class at launch. You may request the same server as an SO, but we cannot guarantee it. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN!!
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RT @MeAndVan@twitter.com
🚨🚨 MOTHER OF ALL JOB ADS 🚨🚨
Head of Product at Full Fact, working on automated factchecking. Rolling deadline. Get your application in asap.
I'm looking for a partner in crime to jointly lead our world leading automated factchecking team.
This is not a drill. Please RT. https://twitter.com/FullFact/status/1131998529826766848
Sadly it meant I couldn’t properly express my opinion by numbering everyone and putting Farage’s shower dead last.
Might have been supplementary vote in the (pointless) PCC elections a few years back. How depressing. https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk/police-and-crime-commissioner
Huh. I could have sworn the EU elections were done with some sort of numbered voting system. Apparently not, just one cross. So what HAVE I voted for by numbering, I wonder? Because I definitely have...
Vote vote vote vote, vote vote vote vote, vote vote vote vote, VOTEY VOTEY VOTE VOTE!
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OH: "It looks just like the Durex puppy"
Well this is my find of the morning: “Tannhauser Gate” by Simulated Sun from their Ignition EP. https://youtu.be/SMy1a1oes00
I intend for mastodon.me.uk to sign the Mastodon Server Covenant announced by @gargron (see https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2019/05/introducing-the-mastodon-server-covenant/). One thing is requires is more than one person with emergency access, so it's time to create an administration team. DM me if you are up for becoming an admin or moderator on this server, and remember you can support our costs at https://opencollective.com/mastodon-me-uk.
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❤️ tech, democracy, environment, society. Head of Engineering @ https://apolitical.co, leader @somethingnew. Views != employer's. Neutral Good.
Joined Apr 2017
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