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quixoticgeek, to random
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There's a lot of discussion among coders about comments, some say that good code shouldn't need commenting.

But the thing a lot of people fail to understand with comments is that you don't just want to say what th code is doing. But why. The why is often more important. I have a code base I've taken over maintenance of, and in the execution there's a 60 second delay in there. But there's no details of why. What breaks if I remove it? Do I want to find out the hardway?

quixoticgeek,
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@twigathy you mean "FFS" as my git commit isn't enough?

quixoticgeek,
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@twigathy why. Cos git...I thought that was implicit...

18+ Dangerous_beans, to random
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More people need to realise that terrorism is a bullshit concept. The definitions are usually constructed to privilege states

Like the UN definition of: "Criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes". Police use of tear gas is clearly intended to provoke fear, so it's OK because it's endorsed by the state

The FBI: "Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals". If you're forcefully evicted to make space for a mine it ok because the state says its OK, but if the local community forcefully evicts the mine?

Terrorism is just political violence that the state commenting on it doesn't like. It's no different from any other political violence.

18+ quixoticgeek,
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@Dangerous_beans insert the class quote "one mans terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"

GossiTheDog, to random
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Slack have decided to start training AI on enterprise customer data, including DMs, private workspaces and files. You have to have admin opt out via email. HT @Quinnypig

https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/trust/data-management/privacy-principles

quixoticgeek,
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@GossiTheDog @Quinnypig well this is gonna be a fun conversation with my boss tomorrow...

jon, to random
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“When I see people say Eurostar is shrinking it drives me crazy, because it’s really not true,” says CEO Cazenave to the FT

https://www.ft.com/content/97f7a39b-0536-40e2-bbdd-e1d755418804

Yeah, because you merged with Thalys - so, surprise surprise, you transported more people

Passenger numbers London - Paris/Bruxelles are still down on the last pre-pandemic year, not least because Eurostar now no longer serves Ebbsfleet and Ashford

quixoticgeek,
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@jimh @jon the limit is the border security staff. They stopped serving ebbsfleet and Ashford so as to move the staff to London. Then they complain they can't process a full train cos stp is too small...

chloe, to random
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What the FUCK did I do?

quixoticgeek,
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@chloe this doesn't add up...

quixoticgeek, to random
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A friend of mine is a Doctor. On the train this morning on their way to work the call comes out. "Do we have any doctors on board?".

Finally. Friend grabs their bag and makes way through the train. Only to find 14 other doctors had done the same thing...

Guess that route is popular with medical staff on their way to work...

quixoticgeek,
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@christianschwaegerl @cstross fortunately when it comes to CPR, the consensus is pretty strong.

quixoticgeek,
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@WellsiteGeo on a train. Domestically. Yeah. My friend carries some tools with them (mainly a really nice stethoscope and a manual bp thingy). But mostly they picked up their bag so they didn't leave the work laptop on a train...

afewbugs, to random
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Over a decade ago when I was in The Gambia we had one of these badboys https://doulton.com/products/british-berkefeld-stainless-steel-gravity-system?variant=47184177824078 because as a poor country hammered by the legacy of colonialism it didn't the infrastructure to provide safe clean drinking water on tap, and today here I am in the UK in 2024 wondering if I should consider buying one of the damn things https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/devon-resident-told-to-boil-tap-water-over-risk-parasitic-disease-south-west

quixoticgeek,
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@afewbugs i carry a katadyne befree water bottle when travelling. Works great and gives me reassurance about not needing to worry too much about water sources. Before that I used a Sawyer Mini.

BethanyBlack, to random
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Had to call paramedics and currently sat with them in our house is a weird experience, they’re like the most aggressively heterosexual people I’ve spent any time around for ages

quixoticgeek,
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@BethanyBlack eek. Hope you're ok. Get well soon!

quixoticgeek,
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@BethanyBlack I hope she's ok now and wish her a speedy recovery. I hope you get some good rest too.

bkero, to random
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Does anybody I know on here have experience cycle touring in England? I'm headed to EMF Camp at the end of the month and it sounds really fun to simply cycle there (from London). I have many questions.

quixoticgeek,
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@kim @bkero assume anything built by sustrans is the longest route from a to b.

Work on the assumption that everyone behind the wheel wants you dead. And ride on the left. Then you'll be fine.

jon, to random
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From 22 May, SNCF in ticket offices or through SNCF Connect can no longer sell you tickets for at least these neighbouring railways (this list might not be complete)

NS 🇳🇱
SNCB 🇧🇪
SBB* 🇨🇭
Renfe 🇪🇸
Trenitalia 🇮🇹
DB** 🇩🇪
ÖBB 🇦🇹

The scale of this absurd decision is amazing. And it plays right into the hands of the likes of Trainline

    • except Lyria
      ** - except cross border FR-DE TGVs and ICEs
quixoticgeek,
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@jon can those companies sell tickets into France ?

jon, to random
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While the rest of Europe is wondering how to sell more international rail tickets, SNCF is doing the opposite from 23 May 🙄

@bilginveperk alerted me

Pretty simple international trips like
Paris - Verviers 🇧🇪
Paris - Rastatt 🇩🇪
can no longer be bought!

Paris - Verviers - 24 May nothing
Paris - Rastatt 22 May gives some options
Paris - Rastatt 24 May suggests I go to Lauterbourg close to the border French side

quixoticgeek,
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@jon yes. But they do that by running a bare minimum of trains. There seems to be no drive to do more. To improve anything. It's a "this is what we do, this is what we have always done, we will do no more, we may do less".

In many ways it feels like their timetables are an exercise in malicious compliance. There's certainly no logic to them.

quixoticgeek,
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@jon i don't understand the total lack of aspiration. While all the other state operators are looking at expanding their international options. SNCF seem to just look blankly and ask "why would anyone ever want to leave France?"

Also given the french will happily riot over almost anything. Why is their not a mob with flaming torches at SNCF HQ?

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