I had an Ubuntu LTS that stopped working after a kernel upgrade. Who knew?

Lord save me from people who think complex problems have simple solutions.

The choice of tooling or OS is not simple.

Keep on keeping on.

I use the 3 minute version for tea, but as a Brit, I would.

Imagine writing this scene with Stephen Merchant as a reptilian agent... "So, you want me to dip a cake into a mug of tea. Do I get to choose the cake, and while we're at it, does it have to be a mug?" followed by 29 minutes discussion about what pattern is going to be on this imaginary cup.

But first, here's The Fall...

Crows and magpies are basically the same bird, but one decided to get dressed.

There are myths they originated from filming at Shepperton. They are in large numbers in Richmond Park and are seen in gardens in urban Kingston.

For about 30 years.

You really don't. They are loud, strong and aggressive. They regularly out-compete indigenous species for food, and are intelligent enough to defeat plastic coverings on grain storage. They originate from Nepal/Himalayas so tolerate cold British weather. In large numbers in SW London/NE Surrey.

I thought the ending was rather Pascalian.

pour homme

Very meta.

... and doing AI summaries because it thought it was too long for your liddle brainey wainey.

Dudes going to Mars will wake up from cryostasis being unable to read documents radioed to them by NASA because there's been like 20 new versions of Word.

Still don't understand why you wouldn't want to reformat 361 pages.

It's not as though you can rock up on a boat 400 years ago and claim the land as your own.

This reminds me of that time Claus von Stauffenberg was rumbled when he left a hand written note lying around.

Defo LinkedIn. It explains its longevity.

Gonna need a bigger towel.

This is just lovely. As a kid I read a few good books, and several bad ones (really - they were objectively bad), but even so, it helps with vocabulary, style, structure, grammar and much else besides.

I often feel that once corporations get to a certain size, reform through market-based consumerism isn't enough - regulation is required. What do economists call this?

While we're talking about consumer leverage, what about pensions? The payments keeping retirees in the lifestyle they have been accustomed to depends on investments in companies that perhaps they don't like. Tough choice even if you never ever buy a product from these companies.

The French physicist Fresnel often has his name mispronounced and was born in Broglie in France, but his birthplace is pronounced differently to another French physicist de Broglie who often has his name mispronounced as well.

'Clipping' would have been a major problem at the time as well.

No at ?

It's a small club. My (our) initials keep popping up in all sorts of places. Starting to grate ever so slightly.

I left when I couldn't restrict people from my TL.

Somehow I don't see JC in a Merc either.

Go to Whitby and sit in the bench overlooking the Royal Cresent (St Mary's Churchyard), and be a proper Dracula fan.

Generally walking around with a wet bag is worse without a dog I imagine, so there's that.