Lance Walton 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
@lancewalton.bsky.social
Programmer (mostly Scala), Pianist, Composer of Baroque Musick
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November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Facebook Rules: if you disagree with the post, you are proving the point of the post.
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I’m failing at my diet this week.
In other news, I started a diet this week.
In other news, I started a diet this week.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I’m failing at my diet this week.
In other news, I started a diet this week.
In other news, I started a diet this week.
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
When the U.K. Labour Party made the election manifesto promise that “no working person will pay more tax” I knew it was a stupid promise. And I predicted there would come a time when the definition of “working person” would need to be tortured in order to assert that the promise is upheld.
Let see…
Let see…
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
When the U.K. Labour Party made the election manifesto promise that “no working person will pay more tax” I knew it was a stupid promise. And I predicted there would come a time when the definition of “working person” would need to be tortured in order to assert that the promise is upheld.
Let see…
Let see…
Completely insane
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Completely insane
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I'm chuffed to have gotten "code-generating fire hose" into the FT. My work here is done :-)
...because organisations aren't bundles of individuals, but systems. And as @jasongorman.bsky.social points out, if you add a "fire-hose to your plumbing", and your plumbing has lots of bottlenecks, it might not go all that well.
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm chuffed to have gotten "code-generating fire hose" into the FT. My work here is done :-)
Booked a gas engineer to fix a problem with my boiler.
The initial appointment is from 07:00 to 18:00 today.
The day before they tell me that they’ve narrowed the appointment time to 10:45-13:45.
The engineer turns up at 09:00 when I’m out and is grumpy that I’m not there.
🤷♂️
The initial appointment is from 07:00 to 18:00 today.
The day before they tell me that they’ve narrowed the appointment time to 10:45-13:45.
The engineer turns up at 09:00 when I’m out and is grumpy that I’m not there.
🤷♂️
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Booked a gas engineer to fix a problem with my boiler.
The initial appointment is from 07:00 to 18:00 today.
The day before they tell me that they’ve narrowed the appointment time to 10:45-13:45.
The engineer turns up at 09:00 when I’m out and is grumpy that I’m not there.
🤷♂️
The initial appointment is from 07:00 to 18:00 today.
The day before they tell me that they’ve narrowed the appointment time to 10:45-13:45.
The engineer turns up at 09:00 when I’m out and is grumpy that I’m not there.
🤷♂️
Do I understand it correctly that the anti-union, Republican government has… gone on strike?
October 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Do I understand it correctly that the anti-union, Republican government has… gone on strike?
What is it with people who watch programmes on TV or streaming media and see an actor and say “Hey! That’s the guy/woman from <some other programme>!”
Yes, they’re actors. They act in different things. It’s what they do. Why are you surprised by this?
Yes, they’re actors. They act in different things. It’s what they do. Why are you surprised by this?
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What is it with people who watch programmes on TV or streaming media and see an actor and say “Hey! That’s the guy/woman from <some other programme>!”
Yes, they’re actors. They act in different things. It’s what they do. Why are you surprised by this?
Yes, they’re actors. They act in different things. It’s what they do. Why are you surprised by this?
Really, Nissan?
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Really, Nissan?
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My eyes are bleeding.
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My eyes are bleeding.
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If Labour agree that the Tories' botched Brexit deal is hurting our country, they should stop complaining and start fixing it.
Starting with a new UK-EU customs union.
Starting with a new UK-EU customs union.
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
If Labour agree that the Tories' botched Brexit deal is hurting our country, they should stop complaining and start fixing it.
Starting with a new UK-EU customs union.
Starting with a new UK-EU customs union.
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youtube.com/shorts/8SNuf...
Would you ever rejoin the EU Yes or No...
It's a short video watch for yourself. Hint..
Yes for Libdems, Greens, SNP and Plaid.
No/never ... Labour, Tories, Reform
Would you ever rejoin the EU Yes or No...
It's a short video watch for yourself. Hint..
Yes for Libdems, Greens, SNP and Plaid.
No/never ... Labour, Tories, Reform
“Would you ever re-join the EU or single Market?” Parties give a yes or no answer #itvdebate
YouTube video by ITV News
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
youtube.com/shorts/8SNuf...
Would you ever rejoin the EU Yes or No...
It's a short video watch for yourself. Hint..
Yes for Libdems, Greens, SNP and Plaid.
No/never ... Labour, Tories, Reform
Would you ever rejoin the EU Yes or No...
It's a short video watch for yourself. Hint..
Yes for Libdems, Greens, SNP and Plaid.
No/never ... Labour, Tories, Reform
If he can’t get a gig on the radio, he can always go into the concrete growing business.
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If he can’t get a gig on the radio, he can always go into the concrete growing business.
Bach Prelude and Fugue in G Major WTC 1 BWV 860
YouTube video by Lance Walton Music
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October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
“But we are absolutely not going to try to unwind it, because that would upset the right wingers”.
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“But we are absolutely not going to try to unwind it, because that would upset the right wingers”.
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It's interesting how governments and media see the software industry as being made up of CEOs and investors, rather than actual software developers.
October 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It's interesting how governments and media see the software industry as being made up of CEOs and investors, rather than actual software developers.
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No Kings-Chicago, IL
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
No Kings-Chicago, IL