Dave
@davemck.bsky.social
Glaswegian nerdy type, former rocket surgeon, now doing controls & model based design. Massive fan of MATLAB, Simulink & test driven development (TDD).
#MATLAB #Simulink #TDD
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Dave
@davemck.bsky.social
· Jun 23
For some reason, I bought a 3D printer a few weeks ago. Goodness knows I've not got the spare time for it, but it's been quite nice to muck about with.
I've slowly been printing some Warhammer like bits because one of the kids has some Warhammer friends, who really have Warhammer Dads.
I've slowly been printing some Warhammer like bits because one of the kids has some Warhammer friends, who really have Warhammer Dads.
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Me: "Everything’s under control!"
Narrator: ...Absolutely nothing was under control.
Narrator: ...Absolutely nothing was under control.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me: "Everything’s under control!"
Narrator: ...Absolutely nothing was under control.
Narrator: ...Absolutely nothing was under control.
We're not stupid. Of course this is part of a wider trend.
“Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story,” said one. “What’s going on here is much more about macro politics.”
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We're not stupid. Of course this is part of a wider trend.
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No "gift"
No "naturaly skilled"
Only practice
No "naturaly skilled"
Only practice
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
No "gift"
No "naturaly skilled"
Only practice
No "naturaly skilled"
Only practice
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Under Nicola Sturgeon & Humza Yousaf the Scottish Government rightly opposed the proposed Rosebank oil field.
John Swinney has sadly dropped that opposition and tried to avoid taking a position at all.
That's not good enough, so tomorrow the @scottishgreens.org will force a vote.
John Swinney has sadly dropped that opposition and tried to avoid taking a position at all.
That's not good enough, so tomorrow the @scottishgreens.org will force a vote.
Greens to force vote at Holyrood on Rosebank oil development
MSPs will have their say in a symbolic vote on the project on Wednesday.
news.stv.tv
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Under Nicola Sturgeon & Humza Yousaf the Scottish Government rightly opposed the proposed Rosebank oil field.
John Swinney has sadly dropped that opposition and tried to avoid taking a position at all.
That's not good enough, so tomorrow the @scottishgreens.org will force a vote.
John Swinney has sadly dropped that opposition and tried to avoid taking a position at all.
That's not good enough, so tomorrow the @scottishgreens.org will force a vote.
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And not viewable in the US. It’s a joke and should be treated as such and yet the actual BBC is part of the pile on.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
And not viewable in the US. It’s a joke and should be treated as such and yet the actual BBC is part of the pile on.
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Or that the programme in question was made by an outside production company.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Or that the programme in question was made by an outside production company.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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This current trend for companies to only make shareholder profits by endless mergers and cost stripping is a stark, stark red warning klaxon that their underlying business models are shot. Shareholder return merger cuts show an org is prioritising dividends over output quality.
Paramount “said in a letter to shareholders it plans an additional 1,600 job cuts as part of a goal to achieve at least $3 billion in cost savings.”
@bloomberg.com $PSKY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $PSKY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This current trend for companies to only make shareholder profits by endless mergers and cost stripping is a stark, stark red warning klaxon that their underlying business models are shot. Shareholder return merger cuts show an org is prioritising dividends over output quality.
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I recreated the scene (of my great-grandmother at Blackpool) a century later.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I recreated the scene (of my great-grandmother at Blackpool) a century later.
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It’s absurd for anyone to pretend the BBC isn’t institutionally anti-Trans+
In January 2022, hundreds of people protested outside BBC Broadcasting House over its harmful, biased coverage of Trans+ lives
The BBC’s response to a large protest outside its own building?
Absolute silence
📷: Aliza Adi
In January 2022, hundreds of people protested outside BBC Broadcasting House over its harmful, biased coverage of Trans+ lives
The BBC’s response to a large protest outside its own building?
Absolute silence
📷: Aliza Adi
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It’s absurd for anyone to pretend the BBC isn’t institutionally anti-Trans+
In January 2022, hundreds of people protested outside BBC Broadcasting House over its harmful, biased coverage of Trans+ lives
The BBC’s response to a large protest outside its own building?
Absolute silence
📷: Aliza Adi
In January 2022, hundreds of people protested outside BBC Broadcasting House over its harmful, biased coverage of Trans+ lives
The BBC’s response to a large protest outside its own building?
Absolute silence
📷: Aliza Adi
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
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The famously left-wing bias of the BBC.
(From The Decade In Tory)
(From The Decade In Tory)
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The famously left-wing bias of the BBC.
(From The Decade In Tory)
(From The Decade In Tory)
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#OTD in Weather History, 48 years ago, on November 10, 1975, the ore freighter SS EDMUND FITZGERALD was lost with all hands in a severe storm on Lake Superior.
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
November 11, 2023 at 12:23 AM
#OTD in Weather History, 48 years ago, on November 10, 1975, the ore freighter SS EDMUND FITZGERALD was lost with all hands in a severe storm on Lake Superior.
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
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Sounds like a mission.
Fight fake news and climate deniers, Brazil's Lula tells UN talks
The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fake news, Brazil's President Lula da Silva tells UN climate summit.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Sounds like a mission.
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I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
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This is kinda how we got Linux BTW.
The Helsinki University just kinda let Linus tinker with rewriting Minix on the clock. I don't actually remember if they (the uni) didn't like Minix or if it was just... what they did.
The Helsinki University just kinda let Linus tinker with rewriting Minix on the clock. I don't actually remember if they (the uni) didn't like Minix or if it was just... what they did.
Neurodivergent folks should all be paid a stipend to do things we like to do, and the world would end up benefiting from it.
The thing about being neurodivergent is that I Like It. What I don’t like is that the world imposes numerous taxes on me for being like this.
I don’t view it as a Me problem.
I don’t view it as a Me problem.
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is kinda how we got Linux BTW.
The Helsinki University just kinda let Linus tinker with rewriting Minix on the clock. I don't actually remember if they (the uni) didn't like Minix or if it was just... what they did.
The Helsinki University just kinda let Linus tinker with rewriting Minix on the clock. I don't actually remember if they (the uni) didn't like Minix or if it was just... what they did.
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After generations of family adventures, Sawyer Lee is determined to sink in the couch! The problem is that it will take a regrettable amount of energy for him to escape the mysteries, conspiracies, and gourd-based festivities the whole town throws his way.
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
After generations of family adventures, Sawyer Lee is determined to sink in the couch! The problem is that it will take a regrettable amount of energy for him to escape the mysteries, conspiracies, and gourd-based festivities the whole town throws his way.
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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Today, my second book-baby turns four! I'm still so proud of Sticky; all the stories, science, and people it featured, and of all the doors it opened for me. Happy birthday lil book ❤️
....Maybe it's finally time to start working on book #3?
....Maybe it's finally time to start working on book #3?
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today, my second book-baby turns four! I'm still so proud of Sticky; all the stories, science, and people it featured, and of all the doors it opened for me. Happy birthday lil book ❤️
....Maybe it's finally time to start working on book #3?
....Maybe it's finally time to start working on book #3?
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Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
Over 99% electrification of Indian Railways network complete
Indian Railways Electrification: The Indian Railways has completed over 99% electrification of its broad-gauge network, with a significant push towards renewable energy, including rooftop solar panels...
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
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(Eg in the UK, EU, and EEA, because Agatha Christie lived into the 1970s, none of her work will be public domain until 2046, when it all will be. Which is of course fucking ludicrous. The Mysterious Affair at Styles will have been in copyright *one hundred and twenty-six years* at that point.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
(Eg in the UK, EU, and EEA, because Agatha Christie lived into the 1970s, none of her work will be public domain until 2046, when it all will be. Which is of course fucking ludicrous. The Mysterious Affair at Styles will have been in copyright *one hundred and twenty-six years* at that point.)
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smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
Smallpox was so bad that two nations who were threatening to nuke everyone and everything agreed on eradication.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
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Somehow it does not surprise me that people who self-identify themselves as "thought leadership writers" are the heaviest users of the flattery, sycophancy, and plagiarism software?
“The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).”
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Somehow it does not surprise me that people who self-identify themselves as "thought leadership writers" are the heaviest users of the flattery, sycophancy, and plagiarism software?
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For years, I’ve known that Maitlis was a key player in the institutional and orchestrated attacks on Trans+ youth
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For years, I’ve known that Maitlis was a key player in the institutional and orchestrated attacks on Trans+ youth
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable