Richard Turner
@zygous.bsky.social
I love #tech, and have enjoyed #computers since the #bbcmicro. I was a #software engineer and am now a #manager. I’m also into #books and #words, #fountainpens …
I suspect many Linux stalwarts who trash Ubuntu do owing to Canonical. Mir, Snap, Bazaar, Upstart… these are all not-invented-here syndrome that saps resources from wider community solutions for the same problems.
It’s not snobbery to recommend a community-focused alternative that also Just Works.
It’s not snobbery to recommend a community-focused alternative that also Just Works.
August 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I suspect many Linux stalwarts who trash Ubuntu do owing to Canonical. Mir, Snap, Bazaar, Upstart… these are all not-invented-here syndrome that saps resources from wider community solutions for the same problems.
It’s not snobbery to recommend a community-focused alternative that also Just Works.
It’s not snobbery to recommend a community-focused alternative that also Just Works.
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You can get postal voting too. It’s not only for older people/people who can’t get to the polling station. It’s for anyone who wants it.
You don’t need photo ID to register for this
www.gov.uk/apply-postal...
You don’t need photo ID to register for this
www.gov.uk/apply-postal...
Apply for a postal vote
Use this service to apply for a postal vote in, general elections and other UK Parliamentary elections, local elections in England (including mayors), Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Englan...
www.gov.uk
May 22, 2024 at 3:58 PM
You can get postal voting too. It’s not only for older people/people who can’t get to the polling station. It’s for anyone who wants it.
You don’t need photo ID to register for this
www.gov.uk/apply-postal...
You don’t need photo ID to register for this
www.gov.uk/apply-postal...
Not the same as being there, of course, but since I can’t go, I’m glad of this:
“For those unable to attend, the lecture will be recorded and made available to view afterwards on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel.”
m.youtube.com/c/TolkienLec...
“For those unable to attend, the lecture will be recorded and made available to view afterwards on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel.”
m.youtube.com/c/TolkienLec...
Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature
From 1925-1945 J.R.R. Tolkien served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College, Oxford. During this time he wrote The Hobbit and the majority of The Lord of the Rings....
m.youtube.com
May 1, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Not the same as being there, of course, but since I can’t go, I’m glad of this:
“For those unable to attend, the lecture will be recorded and made available to view afterwards on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel.”
m.youtube.com/c/TolkienLec...
“For those unable to attend, the lecture will be recorded and made available to view afterwards on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel.”
m.youtube.com/c/TolkienLec...
Looks like they’re more about using AI in Pocket and Fakespot than really shoehorning it into Firefox.
April 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Looks like they’re more about using AI in Pocket and Fakespot than really shoehorning it into Firefox.
Ironic how the TV show made Eros *less* gruesome than the book, but I’m glad of that: I wouldn’t want to see that!
I think the books are awesome, and the show a great adaptation.
I think the books are awesome, and the show a great adaptation.
April 28, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Ironic how the TV show made Eros *less* gruesome than the book, but I’m glad of that: I wouldn’t want to see that!
I think the books are awesome, and the show a great adaptation.
I think the books are awesome, and the show a great adaptation.
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Neil Gaiman wearing a very special hat for Terry Pratchett's memorial service.
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
On Pratchett's birthday, read the story here:
journal.neilgaiman.com/2016/04/good...
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
On Pratchett's birthday, read the story here:
journal.neilgaiman.com/2016/04/good...
April 28, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Neil Gaiman wearing a very special hat for Terry Pratchett's memorial service.
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
On Pratchett's birthday, read the story here:
journal.neilgaiman.com/2016/04/good...
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
On Pratchett's birthday, read the story here:
journal.neilgaiman.com/2016/04/good...