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flup, 22 days ago to Scotland

Two thrilling walks over the weekend. First was over Hart Fell near #Moffat and along the narrowest ridge line I’ve followed. Yesterday was Grey Mare’s Tail, then around the horseshoe above it.

Fun fact: Grey Mare’s Tail is so called because the drive from Edinburgh is an absolute ‘mare.

#scotland #hiking #hillwalking

The dramatic landforms near Hart Fell. Partly cloudy but bright.

flup, 2 months ago to random

An old Jewish man went to Buckingham Palace to collect his well-deserved knighthood. His head was full of things he wanted to ask the King, but when he knelt to receive his honour, his mind went totally blank. He struggled for words until he said the only thing that he could think of:

‘Mah nishtanah halaylah hazeh’

The King, looking puzzled, turned to one of his courtiers and asked

‘Why is this Knight different from all other Knights?’

#jewdiverse #Mazeldon #oyvey

flup, 2 months ago to random

No idea of the source but this is perfect. #englandshirt

flup, 3 months ago to privacy

Very interested to hear two students talking about #privacy in a meeting recently. Both agreed that they had grown up in a world where sharing their personal information was the currency of life, they didn’t give it a thought, and struggled to understand why older folk are reluctant to do it.

We go to great lengths to comply with #DataProtection rules but it turns out lots of the subjects of that data aren’t just uninterested in privacy, they don’t even think it’s an option for them.

flup, 3 months ago to infosec

#Authy Desktop is going away in March, not August as previously advertised. We have a migration plan but it’s nowhere near ready. Ouch. #2FA #infosec

fkamiah17, 4 months ago to UKpolitics

Your handy cut out and keep guide to Starmer's u-turns.

#StarmerSaid #UKPolitics #ToryContinuityParty

https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-labour-party-uk-election-u-turns/

flup, 4 months ago to Horizon

In 1992 I was a placement student at #ICL and watched as they got sued by councils who bought their software (give me a few hours and I’ll remember its name). ICL became #Fujitsu in 2002.
#horizon #PostOfficeScandal

flup, 5 months ago to edinburgh

Seen in #Stockbridge, #Edinburgh.
#shalom #salaam #ShalomSalaam

flup, 5 months ago to Israel

A bit of red paint. Such bravery from some racist twat who is doubtless now giggling with his mates about how he has single-handedly shown the #Jews what’s what. Well done mate. In other news, #Chanukah continues to happen.
#antisemitism #racism #edinburgh

michaelmagras, 6 months ago to edinburgh

As if we needed another reason to go back to Edinburgh. A new bakery that looks gorgeous has opened in the beautiful neighborhood of Stockbridge. Attention, @dianemagras and other lovers of Scotland. #Edinburgh #Scotland #Bakery #Pastry #Food https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/t-magazine/lannan-bakery-edinburgh-scotland.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE0.b8ST.njfXQIAGLUFo&smid=url-share

flup, 6 months ago to archive

Is there someone out there that would like this boxed copy of an old version of #Cubase? Lots of manuals and a hardware dongle included. No idea what to do with it. #archive #software #legacy #retrocomputing

flup, 6 months ago to Scotland

There are important issues other than #independence

Not every problem can be solved by independence

No matter your views on independence, #Scotland needs progressive and competent governance

#indyref2 #scottishindependence

flup, 6 months ago to humanrights

The thing about human rights is that, if you once recognised them as universal and essential, they will at some point become deeply inconvenient. This is a good thing.

If you ever feel that human rights are getting in the way, please reflect on their strength and potency, and why we once thought of them as inviolable.

Then think—really think—about what you’re trying to do and why it’s incompatible with a universal set of human rights. Let them guide you into the light.
#HumanRights #ECHR

fitheach, 7 months ago to Scotland

Smelliest place in Scotland has to be Grangemouth.

Unless you know differently.

#Scotland

flup, 7 months ago to hiring

My #jobhunting tip of the day: check the metadata of documents you send. I've seen Word-format CVs where the author is someone completely different -- or, in one example, an obscene joke name. File -> Info is your friend.
#hiring #recruitment

flup, 8 months ago to random

I’m assuming all the redundant #HS2 land will be sold to Tory friends and family. That’s how it works these days, right?

protonmail, 8 months ago to random

Today, we're announcing Proton CAPTCHA, the world’s first CAPTCHA with built-in censorship-resistant technologies to prevent bot and spam attacks.

We needed a tool that tells the difference between humans and automated bots, but also a CAPTCHA option that meets the high security and privacy standards you expect from us.

This is only the beginning. You can expect more innovation in this space.

More: https://proton.me/blog/proton-captcha

flup, 8 months ago to random

A serious question about the #RussellBrand film: could Channel 4’s ‘nothing found’ response to the #FoI request be due to the documents having been deleted when they past their data retention period?

flup, 9 months ago to random

No automation > bad automation that kills machines

flup, 11 months ago to twitter

Shots fired! #MastodoniOS #twitter

flup, 1 year ago to infosec

Of course it's Capita. #uss #infosec #breach