Dave H
@thinkfoo.uk
Software Developer: TDD, CD etc
Political: liberal, pro EU, centrist non Dad
If you get blocked it's because I found you boring
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Political: liberal, pro EU, centrist non Dad
If you get blocked it's because I found you boring
https://thinkfoo.wordpress.com/
Good episode. The point about Labour avoiding what’s unpopular reminded me of John Lydgate
“You can please some of the people all of the time and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time"
Labour’s trying far too hard at the last.
“You can please some of the people all of the time and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time"
Labour’s trying far too hard at the last.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Good episode. The point about Labour avoiding what’s unpopular reminded me of John Lydgate
“You can please some of the people all of the time and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time"
Labour’s trying far too hard at the last.
“You can please some of the people all of the time and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time"
Labour’s trying far too hard at the last.
I think it's related to this, the BBC is still part of the state, the oligarchy don't like it precisely because of that and they've got their web of influence woven right to its core.
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We're moving to Galbraith's description of the US: private affluence and public squalor
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I think it's related to this, the BBC is still part of the state, the oligarchy don't like it precisely because of that and they've got their web of influence woven right to its core.
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The most frustrating thing about it is they almost certainly would still have won the election if they hadn't made that promise it was very much an anything but the Tories election.
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The most frustrating thing about it is they almost certainly would still have won the election if they hadn't made that promise it was very much an anything but the Tories election.
Never mind the bar charts
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Never mind the bar charts
I think thats backwards, LLMs aren't inherently better at coding; SEs are just better at prompt engineering. Skills they've honed in logical decomposition, iterative debugging, and defining constraints extract higher-quality, production-ready output, making the tool look better at their job.
October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I think thats backwards, LLMs aren't inherently better at coding; SEs are just better at prompt engineering. Skills they've honed in logical decomposition, iterative debugging, and defining constraints extract higher-quality, production-ready output, making the tool look better at their job.
Another addition to my ever-growing pile titled “Why are our politicians so bad at their jobs?” Either I don't understand what their job is or they don't. I had always assumed, perhaps naively, it was to run the country for the benefit of the people who live in it.
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Another addition to my ever-growing pile titled “Why are our politicians so bad at their jobs?” Either I don't understand what their job is or they don't. I had always assumed, perhaps naively, it was to run the country for the benefit of the people who live in it.
The problem with truth through clicks isn't that we've forgotten >who< decides what's true it's that we've forgotten >how< we decide what's true.
Peer review isn't "am I a very clever person who agrees with you", it's "are your methods sound".
Social media replaces rigor with ego.
Peer review isn't "am I a very clever person who agrees with you", it's "are your methods sound".
Social media replaces rigor with ego.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The problem with truth through clicks isn't that we've forgotten >who< decides what's true it's that we've forgotten >how< we decide what's true.
Peer review isn't "am I a very clever person who agrees with you", it's "are your methods sound".
Social media replaces rigor with ego.
Peer review isn't "am I a very clever person who agrees with you", it's "are your methods sound".
Social media replaces rigor with ego.
They key word is >fast<, the voltage difference means kettles in the US take roughly twice as long to boil as those in 240v countries.
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
They key word is >fast<, the voltage difference means kettles in the US take roughly twice as long to boil as those in 240v countries.
Eastern Europe esp. Bulgaria, Poland and of course the UK.
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Eastern Europe esp. Bulgaria, Poland and of course the UK.
🇺🇸 ~10% of U.S. coffee is instant, 🇪🇺 ~25‑30% in Europe
🇬🇧 Cheese on toast = open, grilled from above
🇺🇸 Grilled cheese = closed sandwich, fried from below
240 V vs 120 V. Europe got fast electric grills and kettles; America didn’t, voltage literally decided how we melt cheese and make coffee.
🇬🇧 Cheese on toast = open, grilled from above
🇺🇸 Grilled cheese = closed sandwich, fried from below
240 V vs 120 V. Europe got fast electric grills and kettles; America didn’t, voltage literally decided how we melt cheese and make coffee.
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🇺🇸 ~10% of U.S. coffee is instant, 🇪🇺 ~25‑30% in Europe
🇬🇧 Cheese on toast = open, grilled from above
🇺🇸 Grilled cheese = closed sandwich, fried from below
240 V vs 120 V. Europe got fast electric grills and kettles; America didn’t, voltage literally decided how we melt cheese and make coffee.
🇬🇧 Cheese on toast = open, grilled from above
🇺🇸 Grilled cheese = closed sandwich, fried from below
240 V vs 120 V. Europe got fast electric grills and kettles; America didn’t, voltage literally decided how we melt cheese and make coffee.
In 240 V regions, tea and instant coffee cultures encouraged widespread kettle use early on.
In 120 V countries, coffee machines and microwave ovens became the preferred options for hot drinks.
In 120 V countries, coffee machines and microwave ovens became the preferred options for hot drinks.
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
In 240 V regions, tea and instant coffee cultures encouraged widespread kettle use early on.
In 120 V countries, coffee machines and microwave ovens became the preferred options for hot drinks.
In 120 V countries, coffee machines and microwave ovens became the preferred options for hot drinks.
Depends on if you want to live longer or just make it seem like longer.
October 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Depends on if you want to live longer or just make it seem like longer.
Odd really because I'm pretty sure that a clip of Farage getting riled-up and storming out would be an instant viral hit.
October 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Odd really because I'm pretty sure that a clip of Farage getting riled-up and storming out would be an instant viral hit.
Oh I see you already made that point..
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Oh I see you already made that point..
When does an audiobook just become a badly edited play?
October 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
When does an audiobook just become a badly edited play?
If it came to a straight choice the Reform Vs Tory one is no longer that easy. In many ways the Tories are now more morally repugnant. Their actual policy on immigration will see 5% of UK residents deported including many who've lived here all their lives, paid their taxes, married & retired here.
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If it came to a straight choice the Reform Vs Tory one is no longer that easy. In many ways the Tories are now more morally repugnant. Their actual policy on immigration will see 5% of UK residents deported including many who've lived here all their lives, paid their taxes, married & retired here.
Yep if he's done something illegal put him on trial, if not leave him alone. There's lots of morally repugnant people out there, he's nothing special in that regard.
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Yep if he's done something illegal put him on trial, if not leave him alone. There's lots of morally repugnant people out there, he's nothing special in that regard.