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markus, 4 days ago to random

Oxford City Council determines UK has left the Council of Europe.

Also: BBC can't be bothered to do a modicum of journalism to figure out that the council determined this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-69050230

hanno, 21 days ago to random

For reasons that I cannot disclose right now, but will soon, I recently looked into BIMI. And... I have some concerns. BIMI is a spec built on top of DKIM and DMARC, and allows companies to show a logo beside their emails in supporting frontends (like gmail). It requires purchasing a very expensive certificate, I think the justification for it is dubious, and I am not a fan. But even if we put that aside, it's also very strange on a technical level. 🧵

markus, 1 month ago to random

That 47 year old space probe (N=2) can get software updates, but this one year old internet connected device (N≥10000) is actually electronic waste.

Sure.

markus, 1 month ago to random

I can't say that I have seen this in UK academia, but I do have experienced this in UK everyday life and in business. This is the first time I've seen it spelled out like this, and it rings true. https://social.coop/@adamgreenfield/112163497049305581

markus, 2 months ago to random

Joking is no joking matter in Germany. Can confirm that it is tightly regulated.

Crack a joke on Good Friday? Jail.
Laughter in public? Jail. (Laughing in a basement is allowed tho)
Smile? Believe it or not, jail.
https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/112152713839916460

scy, 2 months ago to random

#restic running under #WSL1 just stalls unless I exclude /dev.

Like, it continues updating the terminal, but it looks as if the file scanner simply stops doing anything. No CPU usage either.

I don't think I even want to know why, but I'd be surprised if it's restic's fault. 🙄

#WSL

markus, 2 months ago to random

That's a lot of data

markus, 3 months ago to random

I am now '"Funny" airline safety briefings are obnoxious' years old.

markus, 3 months ago to random

Just in case anyone ever wanted to go on a jet ski, here are some recommendations on how to avoid that usual explodey thing that they tend to do.
https://www.jetdrift.com/jet-ski-explosion/

markus, 3 months ago to random

Interesting video breaking the boundary between chess and computing: Infinite chess games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Bb_TyhC1A

markus, 3 months ago to random

TIL.

In retrospect it's rather amazing that we got to 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device)

markus, 4 months ago to random

I'm at peace with Floridians having to pay a Trump tax.
https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/111801594777965770

markus, 5 months ago to random

Shout out and thanks to all the antivaxxers for being such a well behaved control group when it comes to measuring the COVID-19 Case Fatality Risk.

You helped prove the point, and, you know, if you want to you could come over and join us on the other side any time. But I respect your choice to remain in the study.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768231216332

markus, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

I haven't heard about homeopathy in a while and now I'm worried that their lobby is growing stronger.

markus, 8 months ago to random

World-beating

markus, 9 months ago to random

Thefts? At the British Museum of all places? Well I never

markus, 9 months ago to random

Me: I think I saw Tesla
She: What makes you say that
Me: I recognised the equation
She: Of course

markus, 9 months ago to random

New personal best. Kept a scam caller on the line for 11 minutes.

markus, 10 months ago to random

Accidentally explains why Musk is so allergic to his flights being tracked.
https://mastodon.me.uk/@garius/110775090005412726

markus, 10 months ago to random

This guy couldn't organise a sign removal in a brewery.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/elon-musk-twitter-sign-x-s-f-permits-18258611.php#photo-24070544

markus, 10 months ago to nottheonion

"Southern Water and Environment Agency claim roosting seagulls could be behind marked rise in seawater pollution"

Yes. It's the seagulls.There is no other explanation.

#nottheonion
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/health/southern-water-and-environment-agency-claim-roosting-seagulls-could-be-behind-marked-rise-in-seawater-pollution-4224292

markus, 10 months ago to random

Guy furious that bank, famous for having a business model of being extremely picky who they do business with, chooses not to do business with guy.

Prime minister, home secretary, two former cabinet ministers intervene.

UK top "news". Allegedly.

markus, 10 months ago to random

"DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait."

omg, sign me up
https://dearrow.ajay.app/

markus, 11 months ago to random

>> In 2019, OceanGate published a blog post explaining why Titan was not certified by a ship classification society. In the post, OceanGate stated "the vast majority of marine (and aviation) accidents are a result of operator error, not mechanical failure" <<

I told you to stick more armor on the red bits.

markus, 1 year ago to random

Just in case anyone had any doubt about what's going on in the $8 place
https://climatejustice.social/@ketan/110103326053249330