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simon_lucy

@simon_lucy@mastodon.social

A left-angled trapezoid on the graph of political philosophies, apply me no labels.

Other descriptions might include an Architect at Large, occasionally writing complete fiction but mostly working on zettel.io

Some interests, obsessions.
#history, #archaeology, #literature, #genre_fiction, #constitution, #politics, #ethics, #technology, #systems_architecture, #eng_mgmt, #scalability, #platform_engineering, #zettelKasten

Early #cixen early #TennerAMonth
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nileane, to random
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The French government has banned TikTok in New Caledonia following pro-independence protests.

When asked about the legality of the measure, it basically replied that since the territory is not part of the EU’s jurisdiction, it’s perfectly allowed to ban social platforms however it likes.

What in the colonial crap is this bullshit. For fuck’s sake.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/05/16/new-caledonia-emerges-from-third-night-of-unrest-amid-tiktok-ban-and-state-of-emergency_6671623_7.html

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@rticks @Craftycat @nileane

Unless you moved it to round about Bermuda it wouldn't be, as it's in the Pacific not the Atlantic.

verge, to random
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Raspberry Pi is going public to expand its range of tiny computers https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157355/raspberry-pi-public-ipo-announcement

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@verge

Cue a long line of hectoring folk complaining at this deep dive into the black pool of capitalism.

Though to be honest it's an odd time to try and get money out of the stone of public listing.

mcc, to random
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Hard to imagine a signal that a website is a rugpull more intense than banning users for trying to delete their own posts

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

Like just incredible "burning the future to power the present" energy here

simon_lucy,
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@martin_piper

They don't acknowledge actual sources in generated content, largely because they have no clue. A general acknowledgement of an entire publisher is worthless.

mcc, to random
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I miss "progressive JPEG"

simon_lucy,
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@mcc

Compared to the totalitarian TIFF.

lauren, to random
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If build messages were 100% honest:

"Generating locales you will never, ever use. This may take a while."

simon_lucy,
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@lauren

Occasionally, well whenever a commit breaks and the editor thinks there's now a utf-8 character in the file, I heretically pine for 7 bit ASCII.

But never for EBCDIC.

TiciaVerveer, to random Dutch
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Roman snail dye found in UK for first time.

The chunk of Tyrian purple, which was mixed with beeswax to preserve it, was dug up at Carlisle Cricket Club as part of ongoing yearly excavations.

Photo credit Frank Giecco

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjje132jvygo

simon_lucy,
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@TiciaVerveer

The article says that Tyrian purple was made from crushed shells. It was made from a gland from the murex snail.

simon_lucy, to music
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Those that seriously enjoy King Crimson, others may call them fans, I of course wouldn't accept that, but they are often completists interested in slight variations, novelties and such.

The smart people around DGM have run marketing schemes to satisfy that so I have entire tour recordings, outtakes, etc, etc.

But my completism hasn't extended to splinters that don't include Robert Fripp in some way.

The "Stick Men" are pushing me out of that. https://stickmenband.com/

jon, to random
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I’m lost

I’ve just crossed a capital city by train, 3 stops so far*.

Not once been told to mind the gap between the platform and the train.

Not once been warned to not leave behind my luggage.

Not once been warned to not open the doors before the train is at the platform.

Not once been told to label my luggage.

Not once been told to mind the closing doors.

And no one died (as far as I’m aware).

    • I’m now in Belgium having arrived from France earlier
simon_lucy,
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@jon

Warnings about walk by thefts at stops would be useful.

simon_lucy, to random
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Yousaf is mistaking himself as the problem, they're after the whole Govt. Weariness with a Govt that's run too long isn't just a Tory problem.

simon_lucy,
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@spytfyre

There's always a mounting tide the press is part of it, the simple grinding necessities of Govt and then chasing poorly formed ideas is also always part of it.

The SNP might have unique reasons but fundamentally it always ends in failure, no elected governments go out on a high and because of success.

There isn't support for an effective UDI and likely there never will be. Independence evolves to be a policy not the purpose.

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@alexanderhay @spytfyre

The only test of that is an election, in the meantime every party has their own fantasy.

As the SNP (and I always use SDP these days and have to correct), they now have an external rump in Alba which wants to steal back the clothes of independence. That's more of a threat than Labour even with the peculiar Ash.

(All of the above from far away and over the hills)

gsuberland, to random
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grounding practice for RJ45 connector shell (housing) when used with standard cat6a ethernet cables - tie to circuit ground directly, or tie to circuit ground with 470kΩ + 1nF 2kV in parallel like we do with USB-C?

on USB-C the parallel RC termination is essentially ESD-safe AC coupling with a bleeder. but the shielding situation with Ethernet is more confusing. cat5 UTP is just fully unshielded with plastic connectors, whereas cat6a UTP may have outer foil and a partially metal connector.

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@gsuberland

https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/41391/when-is-grounding-a-concern-when-running-cat6a-cables#41393 Ron Maupin's comment gives chapter and verse if it's shielded then it needs the expensive cable tester as well as the right crimper connector combination to ensure ground is maintained. This also applies to Cat 6.

In a dim, distant past I remember just a direct connection but I also remember vowing to only use manufactured patch cords. If it's a copper connection then that's a different ball of wax, I've never had to do an external buried run of cable.

simon_lucy, to random
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In order to maintain a financial and significant stock exchange environment you need an active trading economy. Because in the end it is a long term Ponzi scheme, you have to keep pumping in new money, new transactions because most of the value is in people's heads, it's sentiment.

External events can affect markets and sentiment and chaotic events just effect them chaotically.

Random burbling...

tdwllms1, to random
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Yesterday 4/25/24... was a really bad day for the rule of law and the United States system of justice....
although we don't yet know the outcome of the argument before SCOTUS... we do know they were extreme and corrupt in their thought and deeds... that Thomas was even seated was a travesty... that there was no real talk of trumps corrupt acts was a slight done on purpose.

https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/presidential-immunity?r=5qoof&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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@tdwllms1

Supreme Court Justices of the USA can be impeached.

simon_lucy,
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@otownKim @tdwllms1

The last time it was threatened was in 1969, and the Justice retired from the bench before it could take place.

simon_lucy, to random
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If the charter company the Govt uses to transport refugees is also in the travel business then it's to be hoped their charter holiday flights will be boycotted.

If they use RAF or Naval aircraft then I would hope the Public Accounts Committee would look into it as a misuse of public funds and a diversion of critical military resources (as we don't have that many resources to play with).

simon_lucy, to random
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The UK Govt has finally got its Human Trafficking to Rwanda Act passed. May it achieve the final cap of infamy on the head of the Conservative Party.

Edent, (edited ) to random
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If you burp and fart at the same time, what happen?

simon_lucy,
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@Edent

If you follow through on both ends you get a certificate from the King.

simon_lucy, to random
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Boeing reminds me of Nevil Shute and No Highway. No Highway was 1948 and before the industry figured out the right way to handle incidents, no fault reporting and safety over sales and business.

Boeing seems to have corporate amnesia over all that.

simon_lucy, to BBC
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Ah BBC.co.uk is now fucked because it challenges for a login on the News sub website. I guess they'll have to do all the netpromoter crap all over again.

It was abandoned in 2010 when the reach made in the UK was 70%, I imagine that will disappear now and that they'll also have to let through robots to get on Search pages.

Another nail in the coffin of the BBC Service Licence.

jonny, to random
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Every time I see any story about how fucked scholarly communication is my first reaction is a) yall know you can just make your own websites right, b) yall know you can just review each others work without a journal giving you permission right, and only then do I arrive at c) ok there are systemic problems but seriously have you considered (a) and (b) and how this is all entirely optional

simon_lucy,
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@jonny

There's probably some merit in a scholarly paper on whether a DOI is a necessary identifier for a scholarly paper, with perhaps a sibling paper on whether citation graphs have any practical worth.

simon_lucy, to random
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When I travelled and worked in Asia Pacific I got used to the 4pm rainstorm in Singapore; now we have the 2:40 hailstorm in North Worcestershire followed by the rain.

Alice, (edited ) to random
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I would never do standup comedy for a lot of reasons, but one of the main reasons is because I've learned almost everything by reading and I have very bad intuitions about how words should be pronounced so I think it's best for everyone if I just keep typing in this box and everyone else can keep assuming I pronounce these words properly.

simon_lucy,
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@mjgardner @Alice

But I bet you pronounced paradigmatic correctly.

simon_lucy,
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@mjgardner @Alice

You could say the whole book is paradigmatic, though admittedly I've never read it.

ricmac, to fediverse
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Post from @rabble on why he's chosen to use and not and the . He makes some compelling points. Personally I am not too worried about the server admin parts of his argument (I have enough control, even if I don't control the server), but I agree that this isn't ideal:

"You can’t use a single fediverse identity with your profile and followers in Peertube, Mobilizon, WriteFreely, and Pixelfed. You need a totally separate account in each one."
https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfqlx6wpl5267tmnmmjk7v9tzunjvhzav9unc2tjn6k0w82vghprsppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5qjxamnwvaz7tmswfhhs7fdv4u8qetjd9kk2mn59ehkuun9dejx2u3wvdhk6qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejqzxrhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7umhdpjhyefwvdhk6q3qwmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqxczx4f

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@rabble @huitema @maegul @Gargron @ricmac

You could create an identity trusted by a common agency, as in certificates issued by CAs and trusted as a chain but that isn't scalable for individuals to generate their own. They have to rely on an issuer so it amounts to the same thing.

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