mkarliner

mkarliner, 13 hours ago to UKpolitics

Democracy Denied: Voices of voters caught out by voter ID at the 2024 local elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/democracy-denied-voices-of-voters-caught-out-by-voter-id-at-the-2024-local-elections/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #2024LocalElections #VoterID

mkarliner, 14 hours ago to UKpolitics

It’s not just hereditary peers that are ‘hard to justify’ – It’s the whole unelected chamber https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/its-not-just-hereditary-peers-that-are-hard-to-justify-its-the-whole-unelected-chamber/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #hereditarypeers #HouseofLords

mkarliner, 1 day ago to UKpolitics

Imposing first past the post on these roles was a mistake https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/imposing-first-past-the-post-on-these-roles-was-a-mistake/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #PoliceandCrimeCommissioners #TheSupplementaryVote #ElectoralReform #Mayors

mkarliner, 1 day ago to UKpolitics

First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters were denied a say in the last local elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-the-post-means-100000-welsh-voters-were-denied-a-say-in-the-last-local-elections/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #SingleTransferableVote #WelshLocalDemocracy #UncontestedSeats #WelshLocalSTV

mkarliner, 3 days ago to wordle

#Wordle 1,059 4/6

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hrefna, 3 days ago to random

A long time ago, the worst project manager I ever worked with tried to get involved in a technical decision around database choice.

See, he had a set of demands that he told us were absolute requirements and in his eye this data store solved those problems neatly.

Except.

We talked to the people who worked on said database and we were not just a little outside of the parameters where they made such guarantees, we were way outside of what they were built for.

This was a recurring theme.

revk, 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

Finally got some good pics of the lights…

[credit to Tom who made this and sent to me, very artistic]

mkarliner, 4 days ago to Flowers

#flowers of Mastodon
London. Today

RickiTarr, 4 days ago to random

Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

carnage4life, 6 days ago to random

I continue to be fascinated by the fact that when Jack Dorsey looks back at his time at Twitter, his only regret is that it was technically possible for him to ban the Nazis so people nagged him to do so.

So now his ideal social network is one where the moderators can’t ban Nazis.

https://www.engadget.com/jack-dorsey-claims-bluesky-is-repeating-all-the-mistakes-he-made-at-twitter-234326121.html

futurebird, 6 days ago to random

I love the fedi only more for being the only place I know full of exasperated FORTRAN defenders. How can we insult the original word? Yea, when it was first written we were not yet even born! 🥰

mkarliner, 7 days ago to UKpolitics

Senedd expansion is a pivotal moment for devolution https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/senedd-expansion-is-a-pivotal-moment-for-devolution/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #WelshParliament #SizeMatters #scrutiny #Senedd

mkarliner, 7 days ago to UKpolitics

Four steps to protect our elections from AI interference https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/four-steps-to-protect-our-elections-from-ai-interference/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #CampaignRegulations #CampaignRegulation #AI

mkarliner, 8 days ago to UKpolitics

Local elections: A third of the vote shouldn’t make a mayor https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/local-elections-a-third-of-the-vote-shouldnt-make-a-mayor/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #PoliceandCrimeCommissioners #2024LocalElections #Localdemocracy #MayorofLondon #Mayors

mkarliner, 8 days ago to UKpolitics

What happens when the Lords defeat the Government? https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/what-happens-when-the-lords-defeat-the-government/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #HouseofLords

mkarliner, 8 days ago to wordle

#Wordle 1,054 2/6

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hopefully a good omen for the day

mikebabyak, 9 days ago to music

My contribution to a student recital in Kolkata (no I did not travel) this coming weekend. A short bandish (composition) in #raag Kafi by my teacher Debashish Bhattacharya.

Kafi is parallel to the Dorian mode in Western music, but with rules for what notes can be "shaken" or glided.

The instrument is my Pushpa Veena, which is sort of a hybrid between slide guitar and sarod.

https://youtu.be/nDNWk0Pp41M

#hindustanimusic #slideguitar #raga #music #mastomusic #musicians

PhilipKing, 11 days ago to wordle

Phew! Don’t think it would be that!

#Wordle 1,051 6/6

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RickiTarr, 12 days ago to random

If people would just send me pictures of their homemade bread, I would both appreciate it, and be full of bread lust.

mkarliner, 13 days ago to UKpolitics

England’s local elections show the warped world of First Past the Post https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/englands-local-elections-show-the-warped-world-of-first-past-the-post/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #2024LocalElections #FirstPastthePost #Localdemocracy #WrongWinners

mkarliner, 13 days ago to UKpolitics

While Boris Johnson could come back with ID, many ordinary voters don’t have that luxury https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/while-boris-johnson-could-come-back-with-id-many-ordinary-voters-dont-have-that-luxury/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #ArmedForcesVeteranCard #2024LocalElections #borisjohnson #VoterID

JennyList, 13 days ago to random

My parents, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

My parents, Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan.

I had to explain the Oxford Comma to someone recently.

selzero, 7 months ago to random

When you can't do horses from the front, but it's medieval times, and it is going to take another 600 years for creative project managers to develop passive aggressive snide comment based forms of persuasion.