Benjamin Howe
@beh.uk
Senior Software Engineer (they/them or he/him). #ActuallyAutistic, probably #AuDHD. Views my own unless stated otherwise. https://www.beh.uk/
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Elon is lying. Not only does the Social Security Administration use SQL, the agency has an entire IT division dedicated to database operations. The SSA's entire Master Files index runs directly on DB2.
not a new observation but Elon Musk genuinely isn't very bright, genuinely has no idea how most things work, and his entire supergenius engineer persona is a tech press-enabled mythology (they've never been held accountable for)
February 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Elon is lying. Not only does the Social Security Administration use SQL, the agency has an entire IT division dedicated to database operations. The SSA's entire Master Files index runs directly on DB2.
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⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
February 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
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So I’ve been obsessively doing origami for the last couple of weeks or so. I kind of hate origami but I also love it? Here’s a thread of things I’ve made:
Turtle
Turtle
December 19, 2024 at 5:31 PM
So I’ve been obsessively doing origami for the last couple of weeks or so. I kind of hate origami but I also love it? Here’s a thread of things I’ve made:
Turtle
Turtle
@b0rk.jvns.ca are you aware of any good tooling for managing brag docs? (for the uninitiated: jvns.ca/blog/brag-do...)
Get your work recognized: write a brag document
Get your work recognized: write a brag document
jvns.ca
December 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
@b0rk.jvns.ca are you aware of any good tooling for managing brag docs? (for the uninitiated: jvns.ca/blog/brag-do...)
If you're thinking of setting up your own WireGuard server, save yourself the faff and use @fuolpit.bsky.social's script: github.com/angristan/wi.... I wasted hours on Sunday trying to get things working, this evening it took me 5 minutes including public IPv6 without NAT. Nice.
GitHub - angristan/wireguard-install: WireGuard VPN installer for Linux servers
WireGuard VPN installer for Linux servers. Contribute to angristan/wireguard-install development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:01 PM
If you're thinking of setting up your own WireGuard server, save yourself the faff and use @fuolpit.bsky.social's script: github.com/angristan/wi.... I wasted hours on Sunday trying to get things working, this evening it took me 5 minutes including public IPv6 without NAT. Nice.
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Autism is not a mental health disorder and hospitals are not homes.
December 4, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Autism is not a mental health disorder and hospitals are not homes.
FYI for anyone else who finds typing in the Relay UK app annoying -- at least on Android you can connect a keyboard to your phone and it works much better. Still not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but...
Yeah definitely. I use the app on my phone, but the typing experience is so frustrating, I end up pre typing what I want to say and copy & pasting it in. (Which works for the minor calls I make, but for most, you can’t exactly do that.) (I’m Hearing but I have a speech impediment.)
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 PM
FYI for anyone else who finds typing in the Relay UK app annoying -- at least on Android you can connect a keyboard to your phone and it works much better. Still not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but...
Failed attempt to try and ride the new ie tram bus on route 358 between Crystal Palace and Orpington (pictured at Crystal Palace). The driver practiced parking under the charger but it's clearly a diesel bus 😂
November 23, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Failed attempt to try and ride the new ie tram bus on route 358 between Crystal Palace and Orpington (pictured at Crystal Palace). The driver practiced parking under the charger but it's clearly a diesel bus 😂
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“It doesn’t seem to be on anyone’s radar that these interventions could cause harm.
There seems to be this unwillingness to listen to autistic people who say that it does.”
- Prof. Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Boston College
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There seems to be this unwillingness to listen to autistic people who say that it does.”
- Prof. Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Boston College
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America’s most popular autism therapy may not work — and may seriously harm patients’ mental health
A growing body of research has found the evidence for applied behavior analysis (ABA) is too thin & of too poor quality to justify its widespread adoption.
youthtoday.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:02 PM
“It doesn’t seem to be on anyone’s radar that these interventions could cause harm.
There seems to be this unwillingness to listen to autistic people who say that it does.”
- Prof. Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Boston College
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There seems to be this unwillingness to listen to autistic people who say that it does.”
- Prof. Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Boston College
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@kaziasaurus.bsky.social welcome to BlueSky!
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
@kaziasaurus.bsky.social welcome to BlueSky!
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New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you!
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
November 14, 2024 at 5:13 PM
New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you!
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
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Welcome to our new feed, if you were already following us at "the other place" or are new to the National Cipher Challenge we look forward to getting to know you. You can find out more about the National Cipher Challenge at www.cipherchallenge.org. Do get in touch! Harry
The 2023 website is available to view to see last year's challenges: 2023.cipherchallenge.org
www.cipherchallenge.org
August 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Welcome to our new feed, if you were already following us at "the other place" or are new to the National Cipher Challenge we look forward to getting to know you. You can find out more about the National Cipher Challenge at www.cipherchallenge.org. Do get in touch! Harry