Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Qoto != Goto
Yet, when first I glanced at Qoto, I saw Goto, that infamous #Fortran statement responsible for mountains of spaghetti code. I then saw what it really stood for and immediately signed up.

Qoto, to me, means #reading to learn or teach ourselves. How else really? Watching or hearing do not quite measure up to reading, especially physical books that you hold. In bed, paperbacks are preferred; hardcovers can be dangerous if you’re drowsy.😩

The best way I found to see if I’ve learned something from reading is to write down a synopsis. Not so easy. How about writing something original? I have great admiration for all writers of: #novels, #short stories, #history, cook books, text books, technical specifications, how-to books, etc. etc. I’d go out on a limb and say, the art of writing is significantly more difficult than either creating a painting or composing a piece of music. Please note that I said art, not science.

In this internet age, much of our reading is in snippets. TL;DR
So, here’s a poll for the longest time you’ve spent reading in one sitting recently. (excepting this toot)

#Brexit is the ultimate reason why the UK now faces a fresh round of austerity, and has permanently damaged the economy, according to a former interest rate-setter at the Bank of England.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/14/brexit-a-major-cause-of-uks-return-to-austerity-says-senior-economist

Devolve the same powers to #Cymru as #Scotland

Please consider signing.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/627934

#RuportMurdoch tells #DonaldTrump he will not back fresh #WhiteHouse bid – report | Donald Trump | The Guardian

Oh dear, the two dears are having a fall out. Seriously, though, it’s obscene that Murdoch has this much power.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/15/murdoch-press-turns-on-donald-trump-in-favour-of-defuture-ron-desantis

#US #Politics

I'm writing a short article on getting started with Mastodon for Computers in Libraries and have found @nikodemus guide invaluable. You might too. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9gfeKg_-hlsU66R-dLEvUeyMsqEfyIx2pnfUeX0t_E/edit?usp=sharing

Boost this toot if you're planning on sticking around Mastodon whether or not it becomes more popular than the birdsite.

Introduction? Hmmm. OK, here goes.

Firstly, who am I? #Cymraeg. Solicitor. Farmer. One husband, one daughter (7), literally hundreds of #dogs, #cats and #sheep (not the same amount of each). Pleidiwr, #Annibyniaeth

Hobbies? Erm, this is starting to feel like a dating profile.... #Knitting #baking #painting and #kickboxing (not all at the same time - it makes a mess).

Other interests include: #archeology #fungi #natur and spying on #alpacas and #goats (don't ask). #TerryPratchett = legend.

Doing my #introduction again but with hashtags (learning!) Hello. I live in South East #Wales, paying the bills by keeping some tv channels on air. My interests are nerdy and occasionally nostalgic. I travel by #publictransport and #ebike as much as I can and get tetchy when it isn’t possible. I’m #Quaker -curious and believe there’s ‘that of God’ in everyone. Oh, and I #volunteer at https://careradio.org

Revealed: the £30bn cost of #LizTruss’s disastrous mini-budget | Liz Truss | The Guardian

Right-wing #libertarians are a blight on the plolitical landscape and create a black hole for the economy.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/12/revealed-the-30bn-cost-of-liz-trusss-disastrous-mini-budget

#UK #Politics #Tories

Very disappointed to read that #Aberystwyth fair won't have any market stalls this year. This is a historic fair, and a big part of the Aberystwyth calendar. Last year, the excuse was Covid - fine. That's not an excuse this year though.

Braverman linked to UK’s emergent American-style religious right
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/braverman-linked-to-uks-emergent-american-style-religious-right/

The involvement of Palantir in our confidential medical records is a really bad news https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/13/controversial-360m-nhs-england-data-platform-lined-up-for-trump-backers-firm

Banksy’s new works in Ukraine. Genius. #banksy #artist #art #ukraine

📣 For fellow Mastodon rookies - I understand that ‘favouriting’ things doesn’t amplify them to your followers in the way that ‘liking’ would have on Twitter

So if you want to share something, you need to ‘boost’ it

Trying to get my head round a different threshold for sharing things on here!

#TwitterMigration #MastodonRookie

So here's my #introductionpost - 👋 I'm a presenter and journalist at the BBC, where I also present the weather in Welsh 🙂☀️⚡️☃️Snow is my fave weather, I also love ☔️. I've also made documentaries on #gaming and I've just written a book called Playing with Reality: Gaming in a Pandemic:
https://renardpress.com/books/playing-with-reality/

Heddiw aethon ni am dro i Fairbourne ar hyd y llwybr Mawddach. Gadawon ni'r prif lwybr a cherddon ni yn agos at y foryd. Yn Fairbourne bwyton ni cinio yn y Penrhyn Bar & Grill. Roedd o'n flasus iawn. / Today we went for a walk to Fairbourne along the Mawddach path. We left the main path and walked close to the estuary. In Fairbourne we ate dinner at the Penrhyn Bar & Grill. It was very tasty.

You will never regret being kind

In my brief decade in British journalism, stories initially called ‘conspiracy theories’ by other journos

Phone hacking
Daniel Morgan
Vote Leave electoral cheating
Cambridge Analytica
Russian interference
Tufton Street
Steve Bannon
Hedge fund donors

Jeremy Hunt is saying we cannot max out the national credit card this morning. This is total nonsense. There is no national credit card. Instead it’s the job of government to make the money we use. And since it can always make that money it can never max out on credit.