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emkingma

@emkingma@mstdn.social

Writer, knitter, geeky sort, based in Cornwall, UK. She/Her. I've been learning Danish for over 3 years. I work as a marketer, but I am working on a career change into cybersecurity. I helped co-found TECgirls/TECwomen and I've been a podcaster for over 10 years. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Spoke at Agile on the Beach 2023 ๐Ÿ–๏ธ

#gaming #knitting #writing #Skyrim #EldenRing #FFXVI #DeathStranding #DnD #writersofmastodon

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ChrisMayLA6, to Health
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Q. why is it that many GPs are not using Pharmacy First scheme to refer patients with minor ailments to pharmacies?

Is it because GP are obstructive & seeking to hoard work?

Or is it because an IT 'solution' was rushed out & imposed on users with little strategic preparation?

Or are Pharmacists making mischief (as part of the private sectors' demonisation of the NHS)?

You can make up your own mind but experience suggests hurried roll-out is likely the issue


https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/04/pharmacists-accuse-gps-in-england-of-scuppering-pharmacy-first-scheme

emkingma,
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@ChrisMayLA6 my question is what pharmacies can GPs refer to?

So many have closed in Cornwall during 2024 so far.

Meanwhile, one of the biggest out of hour pharmacies in the county had waiting times for dispensing of over two hours in March.

emkingma, to ai
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Go on LinkedIn for a bit this morning and I'm greeted with a message and an ad inviting me to screw over my own future and that of others.

No, I'm not going to teach your generative AI model how to f**king write.

#AI #AITraining #GenerativeAI

An ad from Outlier that appeared in my LinkedIn feed, encouraging me to sign up for the role I was messaged about.

emkingma, to random
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Been dealing with a poorly baby for the past few days.

Mothers Day yesterday was not fun.

emkingma, to random
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I finally got to see my little one take some of her first steps today.

She's been taking the odd step when over her grandparents while I work.

But this evening, I got to see for the first time.

emkingma,
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@Teaceratops I am terrifyingly aware ๐Ÿ˜…

emkingma, to random
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I've bought myself a diary for this year to help me be motivated, accountable and more organised. It's got a column on each week view where you can fill in multiple times a day if you've managed to achieve the goal of completing a daily habit you want to get into.

Today, I've gotten 4/5. The columns stand for "Writing", "Exercising" "Learning Danish", "Reading" & "Learning About Cybersecurity".

The problem being with that last one, I've not found a way yet to learn about what I want to learn.

emkingma,
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What do I want to learn?

Well, I'm not exactly coming from a computer science or product development background here... But I'm super interested in security economics, human factors and psychology basically around product design, purchasing and deployment as it pertains to .

WTF would that come under and how would I learn about it bit by bit, while still having a job?

If you have an idea, do speak up.

emkingma, to random
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By the way:

WTF was the British accent Robert Downey Jr was meant to have in Dolittle?

Was it Welsh? Irish? Indecipherable?

(I caught a bit of the film last week.)

emkingma, to random
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Really enjoying the new season of Reacher on Amazon Prime.

But to my eye it looks like the lighting style has changed heavily from the first season (and most US shows).

gerrymcgovern, to random
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Tire dust makes up the majority of ocean microplastics and hangs as an invisible mist wherever cars are driven. A traditional petrol / diesel car's four tires will pollute 1 trillion toxic nano particles for every kilometer driven. There are about 1.4 billion cars in the world. Letโ€™s assume they drive and average 20,000 km per year. That means that every year some 28 septillion of these toxic particles pollute air, soil and water. Thatโ€™s 28,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

emkingma,
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@stew_sims @simon_brooke @ariaflame @gerrymcgovern you do understand why second hand child seats are discouraged, right?

It's because you can't guarantee that the structure hasn't been damaged during use or by dropping, which means it doesn't protect as well as it could in case of a crash. Same issues as why you shouldn't drop motorcycle helmets--it can cause structural damage that means it doesn't protect as well if the wearer is involved in a crash.

(Also safety standards change over time.)

emkingma,
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@stew_sims @simon_brooke @ariaflame @gerrymcgovern babies and children aren't meant to be in the path of airbags, because they're dangerous to them. They don't benefit from them at all.

The sensible choice would be to make car seats from materials that can be recycled effectively, not downgrade safety regulations while cars get heavier and more dangerous.

emkingma, to Playstation
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You'd think Sony would have learned that keeping quiet about times where their systems are f**ked up never ends well for them...

PlayStation accounts are being โ€˜permanently suspendedโ€™ and no one knows why
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/4/23988621/sony-playstation-account-ps5-bans-permanent-suspension

emkingma, to random
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Dealing with little one who has come down with a cold.

Everything is awful, according to her, bar cheese spread on toast.

(Only second cold so far this year, and she is definitely more pissed off about this turn of events than when she was a few months old.)

ernie, to random
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Screw you Zaslav https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/warner-bros-shelves-fully-completed-coyote-vs-acme-for-tax-write-off-234691.html

emkingma,
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@ernie not another production!

emkingma,
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@ernie I really want this practice to be banned.

emkingma, to random
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Alright, I'm going to be on BBC Radio Cornwall this evening (Wednesday) from around 7:15/7:20pm to talk about videogames and maybe a few other bits for 20 minutes.

emkingma, to Amazon
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Just finished watching The Great Amazon Heist. Streamed it on Channel 4's streaming app. As the friend of several retail workers in older businesses, it does piss me off how much Amazon is allowed to get away with.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-amazon-heist

emkingma,
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@doug no bottles needed for that pun, thankfully ๐Ÿ˜…

emkingma, to random
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Started watching Dark Winds this evening.

Absolutely loving seeing Zahn McClarnon on my screen again.

emkingma, to ai
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I think we are definitely in a situation where the people making a lot of the generative AI tools don't understand that people who already have very well developed creative skills don't want to use them to do their creative work.

They don't seem to understand that the creative process in of itself can be very meaningful and rewarding work when you have writing or artistic skills. Even the bits where you're having to problem solve.

(This based on a conversation I had today.)

emkingma, to UKpolitics
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Groups like Liberty and Amnesty International are also part of this call, and with good reason...

"MPs and peers call for โ€˜immediate stopโ€™ to live facial recognition surveillance"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/06/mps-and-peers-call-for-immediate-stop-to-live-facial-recognition-surveillance

emkingma, to Cybersecurity
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The UK is higher on this list than I would like...

Researchers warn of 100,000 industrial control systems exposed online
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-warn-of-100-000-industrial-control-systems-exposed-online/

emkingma, to UKpolitics
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Totally fecking normal island...

Revealed: UK government keeping files on education criticsโ€™ social media activity
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/30/revealed-uk-government-keeping-files-on-education-critics-social-media-activity

emkingma,
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@wiredfire very on brand.

But I still find it disgusting that they feel the need to do this.

Though it's pretty obvious that most of what the DfE get up to currently is not based on peered reviewed research.

tanepiper, to random
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Someone in Mamlรถ really hates Communism

A photo of a box with a poster of Karl Marx on in town down the middle

emkingma,
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@tanepiper they really do.

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