@tante this is why the bridge of the Enterprise has lots of terminals that can be controlled silently. Sometimes voice is the right interface, sometimes it’s a keyboard. Occasionally it’s gestures.
The right interface for the right time.
I hope everyone gets the accolades they deserve today!
@LewisWorkshop @idnorton even better, don’t make them bike hire, just make them bikes. And make the busses free while we’re at it.
@LewisWorkshop @idnorton I think the bike hire point is more relevant than busses that can carry bikes. Ubiquitous bike/scooter rental has transformed my city’s bus network for me because they make the perfect last mile hop from the nearest bus stop to my actual destination, and I’m not stuck with a bike to worry about when I make it to the pub.
@h5e @fesshole @henriksundstrom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korma - a common food for delivery in the UK.
@henriksundstrom @fesshole come on, “korma’s a bitch” was right there.
@cmconseils shredded cheese isn’t a meal though. It’s a pre-dinner snack to eat a handful or two of while considering what else is in the fridge.
@gsuberland I wasn’t, but that was well worth the short walk up the road I just took to get a view of the right bit of sky.
A random thought for you. I think it’s commonly accepted that the ideal rate of unprosecuted crime is not zero, think things like starving people stealing food, or busking without a license. However, politicians can never be seen to say anything other than “crime is terrible, we’ll stamp it out”. I’m not sure it’s possible to resolve those two things, especially since politicians will also ~never repeal existing laws.
The boy is back at school, which means Monday is a 7 mile walk followed by a pub lunch while I wait for the train home. I think this has fixed me.
@pikesley yeah, that should work regardless so long as you’ve got mobile signal.
Hi folks - I'm looking for books about or based around narrowboats and canals. Fiction or nonfiction is fine. Thanks for any recommendations!
#canals #narrowboats #bookstodon #gongoozler
UK people, it’s emergency alert test day, where are you going to watch the ensuing chaos? I’m thinking I might pop out to the local supermarket for it.
@an0key no, never. I have more than once bought clothes and then walked out of the shop wearing them. (Why yes, I did forget to pack swim shorts for a day at the beach)
Hey gang, I really need a job. UK, remote, something to do with computers.
I've been doing all sorts of software plumbing for a decade now, I can speak C, Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, even a bit of Assembly for certain architectures in a pinch.
I might not be extremely specialized in any one area but you bet I can solve that one nagging problem you're not sure what specialist you need for. I've done frontend, backend, embedded, everything.
Please boost!
@heapy hot take: giving kids homework is also bullshit which is training them to do unpaid overtime in later life.
@Daojoan I’m a long time Things user but have been butting up against some limits with that around different contexts blurring into each other.
@Daojoan do you have any decent guides you could recommend? I tried using it last week and couldn’t really work out how everything fits together.
@internetsdairy I thought this was going to be a limerick, slightly sad when it wasn’t.
@0xabad1dea I think not allowing preorders did it - half the game playing population suddenly all trying to do credit card transactions at once.