Ben Taylor @VoxDei@social.cleverlibre.org
Software Engineer, Trade Unionist, Gamer, Geek, Dad. Lives in Devon
Joined Nov 2022
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Moon, stars and a ghost in the tower.
#glastonbury #glastonburytor #somerset #stars #moon #nightphotography #night
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I had a fab night last night on Glastonbury Tor photographing the stars. Thanks to @Xrmmike
We even caught the northern lights.
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Terribly sad, and I have to say I'm angry that I wasn't informed. Like Bruce Willis in the Sixth Sense, I'm always the last to know.
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But yeah. Whilst nobody in the ERG will care what Truss thinks about it (might as well ask the lettuce), Cash, Mogg and the other frothers will take their lead from Johnson.
They SAY they care about the DUP's opinion. But they don't really. They just like being outraged.
And if they're led down the path of seeing it as an opportunity to shout INFAMY while calling for the return of Big Dog, they'll do it in a heartbeat. /2
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“The reason most public transportation is seen as ‘losing’ money is precisely because it charges for trips. If you don't charge fares, suddenly it can't ‘lose’ money. It just costs money, the same as the roads.”
This random comment has given me my new favourite argument for removing fares from public transit.
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vtm: a terminal multiplexer with window manager and session sharing
https://github.com/netxs-group/vtm
A text-based desktop environment inside your terminal 
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the most important part of the history of Unicode is the time that a mouse fell out of a light fixture and got added to the count of members present
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At the time of its loss in 1930 the Artiglio was both the world's most advanced salvage vessel and, briefly, the most surprised.
It turns out trying to demolish a wreck full of explosives by using lots more explosives might result in some kind of explosion. If only there had been some sort of warning...
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IT"S LIVE! Make your own Floppy with a display (retro thumb drive) with a free tutorial - no soldering, copy the code onto the electronics, put in a 3D printed case and you're good to go! See the guide and get an @adafruit #PyPortal on Adafruit.com https://learn.adafruit.com/a-floppy-thumb-drive-with-a-color-file-icon-display/overview
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Okay, I am tired of keeping this to myself, so here goes:
A mere 26 years after The Fortunate Fall*, I am working seriously on another novel. The book is called What We Are Seeking and I really don't know what to say about it, so I will just post the opening paragraphs.
* Published under my deadname, Raphael Carter
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The Lords are fighting back against fascism https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/02/22/the-lords-are-fighting-back-against-fascism/. It is bizarre that the protection of our human rights falls to a rearguard action from unelected peers, but so be it: they are doing the right thing for us all.
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results from the world's largest 4-day workweek trial are in: 91% of companies involved will continue with the model. Orgs that are focused on butts in seats and hours clocked, rather than being output-driven, will increasingly find themselves struggling for people and being left behind by competitors. https://www.4dayweek.com/news-posts/4-day-week-uk-results
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Because of ChatGPT generated spam, SF magazines are having to close submissions.
Stop defending or making excuses for ChatGPT and other LLMs. They are corrosive bullshit enriching a handful of rich bastards, enabling grift, and poisoning the commons.
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Where are we on the Great Filter? Please boost. #greatfilter
Software Engineer, Trade Unionist, Gamer, Geek, Dad. Lives in Devon
Joined Nov 2022
