Jamie
@fairlygood.net
Hobby coder & tinkerer. Eternal optimist. I'm probably reading a book. Live in #Yorkshire. Prefer 'now then' to 'ey up' — and it's 'scone' not 'scone' btw.
Readeck is great, if you don't mind self-hosting. I believe they are working on a hosted version.
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June 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Readeck is great, if you don't mind self-hosting. I believe they are working on a hosted version.
@readeck.bsky.social / readeck.org/en/
@readeck.bsky.social / readeck.org/en/
A few trees wouldn't go amiss.
June 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A few trees wouldn't go amiss.
Please enjoy all episodes equally.
January 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Please enjoy all episodes equally.
The first series was OK. I struggled to the third and gave up.
January 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The first series was OK. I struggled to the third and gave up.
Anything related to Discovery is dead to me.
January 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Anything related to Discovery is dead to me.
I'm assuming this was exempt accomodation. Would be nice if the local authority could claw back some of that 'support' money.
January 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm assuming this was exempt accomodation. Would be nice if the local authority could claw back some of that 'support' money.
The people that hold the debt: pension funds, insurers, banks, other countries.
January 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The people that hold the debt: pension funds, insurers, banks, other countries.
Exactly. We are not in a good situation. If there were to be a big economic shock - we'll be in serious trouble.
January 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Exactly. We are not in a good situation. If there were to be a big economic shock - we'll be in serious trouble.
But you are right, something has to give. Governments either have to spend less, pay down the debt and live within their means - or grow their economies, reducing the need for borrowing and the ratio of debt to gdp.
January 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
But you are right, something has to give. Governments either have to spend less, pay down the debt and live within their means - or grow their economies, reducing the need for borrowing and the ratio of debt to gdp.
The cost of servicing the debt matters more than the size (but lower is better). Japan, for example, has an enormous debt to gdp ratio (217%) - but the cost of servicing that debt is low because investors have confidence in their economy. UK has large debt and large servicing costs. Not good.
January 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The cost of servicing the debt matters more than the size (but lower is better). Japan, for example, has an enormous debt to gdp ratio (217%) - but the cost of servicing that debt is low because investors have confidence in their economy. UK has large debt and large servicing costs. Not good.
The government borrows money by issuing bonds (gilts), basically long-term IOUs (give me x money now and I'll give you back X + X% in the future). The debt - outstanding gilts -is owned by a lot of folk: pension funds, foreign governments, banks, insurance companies. It is worryingly high.
January 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The government borrows money by issuing bonds (gilts), basically long-term IOUs (give me x money now and I'll give you back X + X% in the future). The debt - outstanding gilts -is owned by a lot of folk: pension funds, foreign governments, banks, insurance companies. It is worryingly high.
I've just finished episode 7. I'm going to hold out and binge watch the last 3 in one.
Fabulous series so far.
Fabulous series so far.
January 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I've just finished episode 7. I'm going to hold out and binge watch the last 3 in one.
Fabulous series so far.
Fabulous series so far.
What a delightfully odd video. Made even more strange by not being able to understand a word of it. 🤣
January 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What a delightfully odd video. Made even more strange by not being able to understand a word of it. 🤣
Hadley Freeman is, as usual, succinct and pointedly excellent at the end there. What a mess.
January 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Hadley Freeman is, as usual, succinct and pointedly excellent at the end there. What a mess.
Alas, it is people that make social media suck. The more you have, the more it sucks.
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Alas, it is people that make social media suck. The more you have, the more it sucks.
Rooting for plagues isn’t pragmatic - or kind. Maybe try ‘Petty Vegan’ instead?
January 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Rooting for plagues isn’t pragmatic - or kind. Maybe try ‘Petty Vegan’ instead?
All I can say is that it works well. I expose most items to HomeKit (through HA) because that’s what the family are more comfortable using, but HomeAssistant itself is extremely powerful. A zigbee adapter makes it infinitely more useful.
December 29, 2024 at 9:14 AM
All I can say is that it works well. I expose most items to HomeKit (through HA) because that’s what the family are more comfortable using, but HomeAssistant itself is extremely powerful. A zigbee adapter makes it infinitely more useful.
These are great. I’ve got a few of them dotted around to turn off groups of lamps. IKEAs zigbee plugs are good too.
December 29, 2024 at 8:58 AM
These are great. I’ve got a few of them dotted around to turn off groups of lamps. IKEAs zigbee plugs are good too.
I always thought that ID cards were a reasonable idea, but people get VERY het up about them.
December 11, 2024 at 7:44 PM
I always thought that ID cards were a reasonable idea, but people get VERY het up about them.
I think it's because we've ended up in this wierd twilight zone where the end that connects to your device is routinely USB-C, but the other end is USB-A.
December 11, 2024 at 1:33 PM
I think it's because we've ended up in this wierd twilight zone where the end that connects to your device is routinely USB-C, but the other end is USB-A.