Notices by Zoë O'Connell (zoe@zoeoconnell.co.uk)

@goatsarah Could that have something to do with the fact you got “a bit” of said toxic material on your hands, you muppet?

@kitten_tech @goatsarah Yeah, in the UK it’s generally “here is my list of restaurant chains I know are safe”

Hurt a bit after nine edges yesterday. Significant improvement on last year’s over ten hour time, when I still had largely untreated prolactinoma.

If I see another major news outlet do an “infographic” on how the Baysean sunk which amounts to “not floating any more” I’ll scream.

They seem to be missing the “info” part of “infographic”.

Final* update on my Visualising the #Hugos thing: now has a proper web page at https://zoeimogen.github.io/hugo-sankey/ which includes all the nomination graphs as well as final round voting.

Camestros Felapton has some more statistics covering the awards too, over at https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/

*I may add second/third place runoffs at some point as well as previous years but all the copy-pasting has become a bit tedious for now.

OK, here we go: Visualising the #Worldcon #Hugo2024 voting results.

Alternative Title: Why ranked voting matters.

As a quick explanation, the last placed candidate in each round is eliminated and their votes transferred to the next candidate on each ballot.

This is the first place ballot only, the second place is calculated by treating the winner as eliminated and rerunning the election. I have not included the final round runoff against "No Award" as this year that's all uninteresting.

British Medical Association calls anti-trans Cass Review “unsubstantiated”. https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-to-undertake-an-evaluation-of-the-cass-review-on-gender-identity-services-for-children-and-young-people

This is major: the BMA is the major union for doctors in the UK and not a niche group, most doctors are members.

@goatsarah @christineburns It’s frustrating that France has cracked down on short haul flights but not inter-regional train pricing being OTT.

I see the current lot in power can't even get reimplementing section 28 right without effing it up. They're de-facto section 28ing the straights too.

No discussion of sexual assaults and consent until MINIMUM age 9. (Some kids will be 10)

No discussion of actual sex or the negative effects of porn until MINIMUM age 13. (Some kids will be 14)

Have they actually ever met a teenager? Do they think nobody experiences sexual harassment or assault before they're 10?

@christineburns I believe we get free oil changes on the Leaf…

Yeah.

Why don’t they build moon landers like weebles? (I assume there must be a reason!) https://wandering.shop/@skrishna/111983082656787229

@goatsarah It’s the “we can apply to court for a search warrant” that particularly irks me. Yes, and I could apply to court to get a search warrant for your knicker drawer. Not getting it though, am I?

Conversation with @goatsarah, on the mess that is Bishops Stortford traffic as a result of the eternal M11 junction roadworks:

"It should be a wonder in Civ: Bishops Stortford Junction Remodelling. Takes your entire civilisation output ten turns "

@swaldman @goatsarah I’m always drawn to aviation as a good example of UI design as errors can have major consequences.

Even the shiny glass cockpit on an Airbus uses ACTUAL KNOBS AND BUTTONS. Even if the button is context-sensitive, there’s something to jab at.

I get the ease of cleaning for a hob but there are better ways of doing it.

@swaldman @goatsarah I think every single one of those lacks physical climate controls - suggesting they've falled into the trap of normal driving operations requiring unsafe interaction with a touch screen. And potentially significant interaction if you need to switch away from and then back to CarPlay/Android Auto being used for navigation.

@miss_s_b @goatsarah I like the uniforms from Fort Salem. Can we have those?

@goatsarah Yeah, but I’m also carrying Cabergoline. Dangerous stuff that. (Got my searched by security!)

@goatsarah @grayface_ghost Climb is also minimum E6.

@goatsarah

Have just invented a new extreme triathlon: Base jump into a cave, cave dive through then free climb out.

First place is just finishing.