Notices by Jon PENNYCOOK (jonpsp@mstdn.social)

@davidgerard Didn't Genesis have the power of destroying whatever was already present and wasn't stable so didn't last long? (Star Trek III)

@GossiTheDog I'm hoping this is what the new version of "O&O Shut Up" is for https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

@w7voa Perhaps the current regime should remember Qian Xuesen/Tsien Hsue-shen - his work led to the X-20 Dynasoar and the Space Shuttle, and was accused of being a Communist whilst working at Caltech.

'Under Secretary Kimball, who had tried for several years to keep Qian in the U.S., commented on his treatment: "It was the stupidest thing this country ever did. He was no more a communist than I was, and we forced him to go."'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen

@GossiTheDog have they really still got servers in the ford.com domain after all these years?

@FeralRobots @GrahamDowns @carnage4life or worse - when management decide they can employ people of lower skill level and not provide training because they think that AI will save them from having to pay for people who understand anything

@jwz I always wonder if any material was recorded for the follow-up to 1. Outside, which was supposed to feature Trent Reznor. Apparently David Bowie had pushed his conservative fans too far when he refused to play his hits on the Outside tour and he was persuaded to become more mainstream again.

@iinavpov @cstross Each time I get Covid-19 (third time was last month, and I have had three vaccinations), it has been worse than the time before.

'Nigel Farage, million-pound man
New financial disclosures reveal the Reform UK leader makes over £1M a year in non-parliamentary activities.'

https://www.politico.eu/article/nigel-farage-million-pound-man/

'Nigel Farage appears to have become the top-earning British MP, according to new financial disclosures and media reports.'

'Farage might struggle to fit his latest gig as elected MP for Clacton, in Essex, in his agenda.'

#Farage #NigelFarage #UK #politics #ReformUK #millionaire #rich #Clacton #Essex

Kim Johnson, Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside: “Nigel Farage’s dangerous comments cannot be left to fester. He is the voice of the EDL [English Defence League] in parliament, using his platform to spread fear and misinformation."

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/04/watchdog-should-investigate-farages-dangerous-comments-says-liverpool-mp

#Farage #NigelFarage #EDL #racism #UK #politics #violence #protests #ReformUK

UK #Conservatives try to take back control by complaining about #Gibraltar

https://www.politico.eu/article/gibraltar-overseas-territory-britain-opening-borders-to-the-eu-tory-mps-are-furious/

'But Britain’s departure from the European Union — against the territory’s overwhelming 95.9% vote to stay in — has caused problems.'

David Cameron: “We're trying to safeguard the sovereignty of Gibraltar but at the same time we're trying to put in place what the government of Gibraltar wants, which is to have a frictionless border with #Spain "

#Conservative #Tory #Tories #politics #EU #Brexit

#Islabikes to cease production

https://www.islabikes.co.uk/pages/cease-of-sale

'Founder Isla Rowntree stepped back from the day to day running of Islabikes via an MBO in January 2021, handing majority ownership to current MD Tim Goodall. Since then, it has been a turbulent and difficult time for the cycle industry as a whole and neither Tim nor Isla wish to continue.'

#bicycles #cycling #BikeTooter