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bmsleight_··on The NHS is looking for up to 250k volunteers
Then supply more funding. People are being made redundant, this should not be just for a person that is boring being inside.
bmsleight_··on The NHS is looking for up to 250k volunteers
Mixed feeling about this. The NHS should be funded to run some of these services. However, it a good way for people to contribute.

Still worried about a slippery slope - free at the point of need. No relying on extra support. If we need it pay people to do the job.

bmsleight_··on Berlin Clubs stream live electronic music
Wow, I think I found a new genre of music I love!
bmsleight_··on Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old
Was thinking of posting this as well. I have used "Triggers Broom" example in a contract negotiation involving spares.

Classic comedy works on so many levels.

bmsleight_··on Royal Mail's new video game stamp set
Love that Elite is 2nd Class. Very clever.
bmsleight_··on Royal Mail's new video game stamp set
Loves these, memories!

Available from source:- https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/video-games

bmsleight_··on Show HN: html-vault – create self-contained HTML for password protected content
Works, but takes a little while. Nice -useful
bmsleight_··on How to make roguelike games in Rust
The trailer did not really show me any game play. So I can not judge it and see if I want to buy.
bmsleight_··on Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?
[Not parent poster] You are correct based upon current technology. However we are seeing AI better predicting cancer https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50857759

So this tricorder could scan you/ take vital and then diagnose anything much better. Making a trip to a "Doctor" zero cost.

Imagine a free trip to a Doctor every morning. Not something I would like, but very very profitable to sell a device.

bmsleight_··on Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?
> 3. Driving will become a privilege Agree - insurance of human non-assisted driving vs some computer self-driving (level 3/4/5) differential will make it too expensive for human non-assisted driving. Data will drive the insurance costs.
bmsleight_··on Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?
> 2. electric vehicles sold overtakes ICE vehicles sometime around 2027 - 2029. I think the tipping point is much earlier. Fast chargers station are becoming normal in the UK. I think the tipping point is 2025.

Alas I have not found a share/bet/option were I can back this tipping point and put my money where my mouth is.

bmsleight_··on CIA crisis as facial recognition makes it difficult for spies to maintain cover
Please can we not have the daily mail as a source. It is not trustworthy or authoritative
bmsleight_··on Ask HN: How do those eMMC Windows laptops work?
Looking for a good commute debian laptop. Which model was it ?
bmsleight_··on A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier
That is real tough hand. Everything done right, then the rug pulled under you.

How are you now ?

bmsleight_··on Is sugar really bad for you? (2018)
Please supply some evidence for this assertion. When the BBC is annoying people on both side of the argument, it must be sitting on the fence.

I recommend watching a few USA new programs or even reading a few UK daily papers to see what "mouthpeice for the Tories" really are.

Just because the BBC may not agree with everyone all the time, it does not mean it is biased.

bmsleight_··on Stallman Still Heading the GNU Project
When did you stop beating your wife ?
bmsleight_··on London Underground to retire ageing 92-year-old signal box
Very old, very complex.
bmsleight_··on London Underground to retire ageing 92-year-old signal box
Story is a few months old. The new signals are running :)
bmsleight_··on Full tech report of UK 9th August power outage
Very interesting from engineering view and the impact to rail.

Rail Headline:-

    Page 27. "The effects were exacerbated as the fleet was undergoing a software change which meant the train drivers could not recover trains which were operating on the new software." 
My view: Twenty-eight more units would have required a technician to visit if the software roll-out had been completed. Potentially exponentially increasing the disruption to public.

Appendix F – Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) technical report, Page 47-50. http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2019/09/eso_techni...

    Appendix F, page 49: "Therefore, the affected Class 700 and 717 sets did not react according to their design intent in these circumstances."
The ability for the driver to recover was removed as part of the software update. (See, Appendix F, Cause point 8). Operators are a key stakeholder.

Great technical report, would have loved to have had more information on Victoria line. Lessons can be learned from this report.

bmsleight_··on Traffic apps turned L.A.’s neighborhoods into ”shortcuts”
"revenue streams go into a government general fund" Yes but not to TfL, who has to fund this via Tube income.
bmsleight_··on Traffic apps turned L.A.’s neighborhoods into ”shortcuts”
The central government does not pass on this income to Transport for London (TfL). So TfL has to fund the maintenance of the major roads (aka Red Routes) in London from the income from London Underground.
bmsleight_··on Off-Grid, Solar-Powered, Zero-Battery Refrigerator
Which actually points to some mountains

https://goo.gl/maps/pwiSWB9nKy55iiCD8

bmsleight_··on Japanese addressing system
Also if a address get more than 20 items of mail per day. The Post Office will give you your own post code.
bmsleight_··on Dry Stone Walls – Principles of structurally sound construction (2018)
relatively recent :) Everything is relative.
bmsleight_··on Notre-Dame came closer to collapsing than people knew
NEC contracts are wonderful. I say this having worked on both the client and the contractor side.

Solves many, many problems and gets people working in collaboration. As a contractor I need to know the clients goals and as a client I need to help make the contract profitable.

All pros - no cons from me.

bmsleight_··on Soviet Arcade Games from the 70s and 80s
The pain game is worth the entrance price alone. Pain Battle 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computerspielemuseum_Berlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4HDIiakT7E
bmsleight_··on 8chan served with search warrant [pdf]
Well its complicated....

It used to mean (80s/90s) that you are on the right of politics and not keen on immigration.

However, because the UK does not have one Soccer team (England/Wales/Scotland/N.Ireland) If there is a major soccer tournament on the red cross is used to represent England team and support for that team - from a wider diverse proportion of the population.

It fluctuates between the two meanings, as things like Brexit ("We will rise up!" and Sport tournaments ("You are currently in England") happen.

bmsleight_··on It's time to switch to a four-day working week, say two experts
I am in a not too dissimilar position to yourself (role/team size). I am working 4 days one week, 5 days the next (90% hours). It work out to be a nice compromise. The cross functional does not take too much of a hit, but the boost in productivity (IMHO) is still present.

I have some push back about the arrangement from people two or three links away from me and my team output and I have not got metrics to prove that this is effective.

Do you have any push back about your devs - 4 days 8 hours and 30% ? Do you have any other evidence/metrics for the benefits ?

bmsleight_··on WhatsApp voice calls were used to inject spyware on phones
Q.E.D.
bmsleight_··on Twilio Super SIM
Then we leave EU, alas and no of the consumer friendly law applies.
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