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MartinVeart

@MartinVeart@mastodon.scot

A bit political. Not fond of nationalism in any form but extremely depressed with the current path of the UK therefore open to options. Very pro-EU. UK and Irish citizen, living in Scotland since 2000. Knows a bit about energy, both renewables and fossil fuel. Does Human Factors for a living. Will toot on radio and trash television programmes.

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Okay. Fess up. Who did this?

Post-Brexit and under Conservative rule though, it is fair comment.

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A public service announcement with an expiration date: if you've loved my writing and science, I have a book proposal+sample chapter out on submission right now. The pitch is "The Psychology of Software Teams": a general audience, warmly human, accessible book for teams, leaders, and curious minds, filled to the brim with practitioner stories AND the new empirical social science of technology innovation. 🙌❤️

Let me know if you know editors who might be interested in this uniquely cool project.

MartinVeart,
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@grimalkina You are welcome but my comment is not motivated by kindness. You are writing about an area where mistakes can be costly and disastrous. Unlike most human factor where the challenge is reducing risk of folk getting things wrong despite their best efforts, IT faces the additional challenge of bad actors actively trying to undermine their products and steal their IP. Please do write this book.

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BBC Radio4 News at 13:00. “Protesters have been involved in scuffles with police at The Cenotaph ahead of pro-Palestinian march this afternoon.”
What does that make you think? Bloody Palestinian supporters making trouble? Not counter-protestors though, not the far right Nazi troublemakers chanting “England ‘til I die.” No, that came later in the bulletin, without mention of far right or Nazis.

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A friend reminded me of this 70-year-old cartoon.

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Apparently Sunak says the country doesn’t want an election right now. Prove Rishi wrong. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/641904?fbclid=IwAR1m8_tzvJU7jlKeGjogG3Dz8D_jW3WzKqd2GGj7B9uKjGS0bU2koo_xO88_aem_ARhWxdlDD4LxuQgxDAUktjrSjNAzCY57pp8o9oRjSs6TYzMMqGlvGpXIaS8vDOwk2kw

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Rwanda Bill. A shower of bastards supporting it. A shower of cunts opposing it for being too weak.

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This is an act of war by Israel. https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-consulate-syria-damascus-destroyed-israel-air-strike/

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The right for demonstration must be upheld,, regardless whether one agrees with the cause or not. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2qv7425gvwo

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All governments but especially the UK Government should remember that universal human rights lie at the heart of a civilised society. If we cannot care for the stranger, we will not care for one another.

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Looking at Russian strategy in attacking Ukrainian infrastructure and energy generation, it strikes one that a widely diverse energy generation policy offers far greater resilience than centralise generation.
Since 2015, UK government policy has favoured large scale generators. This is simplistic but easier to administer.
Instead, a diverse (even chaotic) generation network on all scales would offer fewer opportunities for profit but much greater resilience if tough times emerge in the future.

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Nacreous cloud over Grangemouth. Honestly the camera does not give it justice.

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Watching the Russel Brand documentary on C4. “Boys will be boys” and “enabled predators who make production companies and agents a ton of money” will continue to be predators.

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Shouldn’t have been wasting time with that dissertation Rowan.

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Post Brexit I always expected a rise in UK military spending, so here we are. Conscription will be next. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68880171

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What is the use of Conservatives that cannot conserve anything?

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Stay safe out there. It is a serious storm tonight.

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Yesterday I used some foul-mouthed terms to describe the Conservative Government and their far-right rebels holding out for these so called Rwanda flights. Make no mistake: refugees, the small boats are mere tools to what the real aim is. Namely, to put ministers above the law.

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@RejoinEU it is more in my view. It will set the precedent that a government can pass a law that states a minister’s decision is above the courts, above the rule of law. Once this is passed about refugees, it can be passed again for anything, over anyone.

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The Post Office scandal. Many of the sub-post masters / mistresses put in their own money to make up the computer-induced shortfalls, some going into severe debt and every remortgaging their house in an attempt avoid being charged with theft or false accounting. Since this is money that was taken from them, and by 2010, the Post Office knew that it was Horizon shortcomings that was the actual problem, isn’t this actual thief by the Post Office from their employees?

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Norway long has a solution to this issue. They tax a vehicle on engine size, power output and kerb weight. A small-engined, low powered light car attracts little tax. A massive SUV is taxed to hell. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/16/suvs-emit-more-climate-damaging-gas-than-older-cars-do-study-finds

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The British rightwing establishment are screaming at the top of their lungs at the risk of them losing control of the propaganda tools The Telegraph and The Spectator. Heaven forbid either of those titles are published by disinterested foreigners beyond their influence.

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They would say that, wouldn't they!!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-peru-aliens-lima-mexico-b2477907.html

MartinVeart,
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@patrickhadfield of course the are aliens. I’ve watched Men in Black. Humans invent superglue? Of course not. That was shipped in like Velcro.

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Driving home from work yesterday, I had to turn off the radio news. Terrible listening to the report of slaughter as starving, desperate people tried to get flour from the convoy, only to be fired upon and then crushed in the resulting panic.
It was the cry of a starving baby that really got to me.
I don’t understand those who call such things a military necessity. War is cruel enough without the infliction of horrors upon the weak and innocent.

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honestly ban SUVs and the fuck off big trucks. unless you're a god damned business you don't need something like that, get a van if you need the space or a normal fuckin flatbed truck if they even still make those

MartinVeart,
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@starwall when I lived in Norway 25 years ago, personal vehicles were taxed thus: tax on kerb weight, tax on engine capacity and tax on power output. Then VAT on top. A Toyota Yaris would attract minimal tax. A Jeep Grand Cherokee was $100,000. EVs were then rare and attracted no vehicle tax. Now Norway is the largest per capita users of EVs. I digress: from the Norwegian example, kerb weight is potentially a taxable aspect of car ownership.

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