Notices by popey (popey@mastodon.social)

The process of booking a practical driving test in the UK is mad. New slots are released at 6 am on Monday. You join a queue on the website, then get through to book. Pick a date and location, then get presented with either none or some options, so repeat with another date/location. Pick one, and it's gone by the time you click it. Eventually, you have to book a test in a faraway place with slots and fewer bots and people. Then, hope for a nearby cancellation.

This is the most "Waitrose" email I have ever received.
From Waitrose, of course.

"You can now save 20% at the cheese counter on Thursdays." is now burned into my brain.

@dansup Have you seen the Mark Cuban video looking to invest in MVPs of "TikTok Like" applications built on top of ATProto?

(I'm sure you have, and many people have sent it to you, sorry if so)

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdSb33Wr/

There's now a 16GB Raspberry Pi 5!? Wild.
https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-5?mc_cid=3c1fb4c722&variant=53972414431617

One thing the LLMs are really good at, is inventive ways to annoy my kids.
A successful example in four pictures...

@dansup Europe is way more chill about these kind of things than your southern neighbours. I would be amazed if you'd have any problem getting to Belgium for FOSDEM. Also, FOSDEM is massive, and you'd be very welcome there. It's a great event, worth going, even once.

@raphael @Corb_The_Lesser @thelinuxEXP

Strawman. Nobody mentioned blind adherence. Indeed, most codes of conduct have changed and improved over time. They usually have a process for escalation of disagreement. This isn't a gulag.

@thelinuxEXP The _big_ problem is that the world is full of very different people. They have differing beliefs, moral compasses, social norms, lived experiences, mental states, and cultures.

Some believe that CoCs attempt to eliminate those differences.

They're wrong. It's all about respectful behaviour. But if we all followed CoCs all the time, then there would be no need for grievance processes in the workplace.

@thelinuxEXP Absolutely! I believe that the CoC created by Mako for #Ubuntu was one of the big draws for many of us contributors.

A minimum set of guidelines setting expectations of behaviour is an entirely reasonable thing.

We have had CoC's in the real world for years. Talk smack in a pub, and there will be consequences. The same goes for schools, the workplace, and public transport.

Online is no different. It reflects the real world, though. The real world is full of people who differ.

I wrote some #python as a way to avoid using jq. Introducing “Grummage”, a simple, rough and ready tool to process an #SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials) to identify security vulnerabilities. It’s faster and prettier than jq, too! 🤠

https://github.com/popey/grummage

@evan over 6 feet

@killyourfm No plans. Not thought beyond "Do I _really_ need to own a house?" :D

@killyourfm Hah! I had exactly. the same realisation recently when the kids turned 18 & 21.

@nafmo I don't think in all my years, I've ever actually seen what a memtest fail looks like.

Sorry everyone, according to Threads, I am now a "Linux Bro".

@omgubuntu

You should toot more.

@killyourfm Good day.

While you did great work at Thunderbird, no doubt. I for one am glad to see you back doing the fun stuff like gaming, benchmarking, engaging.

Just wanted to let you know that *this* 'Jason' was missed a bit. Glad you're back, as it were. :)

Today I was reminded of the time I was in a pub four years ago and got invited to join some other drinkers.

The man opposite me said, "Your eyes are very green; I bet they were better when you were young before you got old and they went milky."

"Ok"

Ain't the world a weird place? :D

My 17 year old son calls any kind of Internet connectivity “WiFi”.

I have failed as a parent.

@killyourfm Good question. Have you tried Wekan? I used it for a while, worth a look.