Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org
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Joined Mar 2020
@schestowitz When this is over, perhaps it is time to kick the the UN in to touch, it seems it is pretty useless in a crisis.
Paul Sutton
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"The United Nations Security Council is watching the greatest global health crisis in a century unfold from the sidelines, quarreling over the wisdom of working online, batting down proposals to help organize the response to the pandemic" https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/27/un-security-council-unsc-coronavirus-pandemic/
NHS England and NHS Improvement
@NHSEngland
Yesterday's deliveries included 24.6 million gloves, 7.5 million face masks and 1.9 million eye protectors to NHS organisations across the country. A further 7.6 million face masks are being delivered today, alongside other key protective equipment for #OurNHSPeople. #Coronavirus
@schestowitz This may seem a silly question but what is the difference between a ventilator and a respirator ?
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"Over the last year or two more and more toolkits, debuggers and all sorts of handy applications for developers have expanded their #Linux support and now NVIDIA are doing the same with NVIDIA Nsight Graphics 2020.2." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/nvidia-nsight-graphics-20202-is-out-boosting-vulkan-and-linux-support-further.16282
This was posted to Twitter, I am just sharing here.
Department of Health and Social Care @DHSCgovuk
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UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:
As of 9am on 24 March, a total of 90,436 have been tested:
82,359 negative.
8,077 positive.
As of 1pm, 422 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have sadly died.
The digital dashboard will be updated later today.
Ah I saw this on Twitter :)
Paul Sutton
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#microsoft preying on the ill with its malicious #proprietarySoftware
The time to convert to #gnu #linux is NOW
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/20/surge_in_home_working/
The time to convert to #gnu #linux is NOW
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/20/surge_in_home_working/
Is it possible to determine how many are real people as opposed to robots ?
Paul Sutton
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#nakedsecurity i.e. #proprietarysoftware #sophos , helps #microsoft 'proxy' #whitesource attack, badmouth and exploit FOSS... to help sell its proprietary crap (and Microsoft's). Corrupt media helps the crooks andc criminals (that's where the $ is) https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/16/open-source-bugs-have-soared-in-the-past-year/
Are there any online hackathons to develop software solutions to help fight the CoronaVirus - Covid19, ? I can try and promote.
@schestowitz If they are safe, and work why not, it's called innovation, sharing on line just upsets the corporates.
@schestowitz Great stuff,
Paul Sutton
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"WeSchool is now using 8x8’s #Jitsi open-source video conferencing solution to connect Italy’s teachers and students." https://www.galvnews.com/news_ap/business/article_4e293c46-f3d6-55e0-b258-7e1a3a307d95.html
@schestowitz They are rich enough to buy their own.
@schestowitz Can we count MS windows as a Pandemic ?
@schestowitz Looks good, perhaps when this is over we should really look in to making sure we have lots more of these available ready for when they are needed.
Paul Sutton
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"The aim to to have something that can be made simply in many places around the world – to be used only when not enough ‘proper’ medical ventilators are available." https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/engineer-in-wonderland/open-ventilator-project-3d-printed-emergency-ventilator-covid-19-2020-03/
- Website blog
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Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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