Its worth pointing out that during this period of time Thatcher was buying masses of coal from Soviet states to undermine the local strikers.
Politics, eh?
@indieterminacy But if folks are curious as to how you could ensure your fellow folks with #LongCovid might not feel so abandoned, perhaps take some time to read the Open letter here :
A gentle reminder re the Call for Participation for the Declarative and Minimalistic Computing devroom at #FOSDEM (Brussels) on February 2024!
We accept talks from languages that attempt to minimize use of hardware
and software while trying to make systems simpler, more robust and more
secure. If youre working on improving today's systems taking declarative/minimalistic approaches then submit! https://libreplanet.org/wiki/FOSDEM2024-devroom-proposal
@janneke You may appreciate a breakdown of Ken Thompson's in/famous compiler backdoor, which he alluded to in his famous lecture, Reflections On Trusting Trust: https://research.swtch.com/nih
@indieterminacy Yes, that was an interesting read.
Also, quite encouraging that #ReproducibleBuilds is finally gaining some influence, and similarly discouraging that #Bootstrappablebuilds and the full-source Bootstrap isn't widely known about.
I guess calling Michael Gove a wanker for liberal reasons makes me an extremist:
> Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values,
> ...
> The documents state: “Extremism is the promotion or advancement of any ideology which aims to overturn or undermine the UK’s system of parliamentary democracy, its institutions and values.”
> #DavidSquires on … Sir #BobbyCharlton Munich, glory and heartbreak
> The Manchester United legend, who died last week at 86, said he thought about the crash and his fallen teammates every day
> Nearly half (44 per cent) of the 845 workers interviewed as part of the inspections raised welfare issues including racism, wage theft and threats of being sent back home.
> On most of the inspected farms, there were allegations of mistreatment or discrimination and more than 80 per cent of workers interviewed on the three most complained about farms raised an issue of some sort.