Dr. David McBride (dwm)

Ah, the classic, "It pings, but I'm not certain exactly where it is…"

Oh dear, too elderly to support LLDP?

All crew,

Do not click on links in emails. They pose a major security risk. For more information: http://bit.ly/1MUISmu

Worf

The assumption of deference from the press to the US government appears to be waning somewhat.

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Login screens say 'Ryuk'?”

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Block device split brain”

All my comics have happy endings!

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Does anyone here think that this person will tell the government something other than what they want to hear after conducting appropriate investigations to find out the ground truth?

I would offer a general disrecommendation for OpenOffice, as it's no longer seriously maintained.

OpenOffice's last release was in late 2023. I'd describe it as insecure abandonware.

So if you're choosing between the it and LibreOffice, I'd strongly advise you use LibreOffice.

Which programme is this?

HTTP 451 - Wikipedia

Bah, should have used HTTP 451…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451

Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

I managed to attend in person. :D

I think you would enjoy listening to his inaugural lecture at Oxford, I think the video is online somewhere...

JA Westenberg @Daojoan@mastodon.social My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.” Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner Kiddo: that’s AI Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

They've lost the 9yos

A selfie of a showing dwm dressed as a St John Ambulance volunteer.

On this day 19th September 2021, Kassam Stadium, Oxford, UK.

Depending on what you need, Inkscape?

Pusheen snuggled up in bed with a bowl of popcorn and a laptop.

🍿🍂

I volunteered in a vaccination centre at the local stadium alongside NHS staff; everyone was working together to help look after everyone.

While some were very nervous, about the jab, or the future, or even just being among other people again, it was a real cause for hope.

"This is how we win."

on my puter 💻💖

Earlier today, I tried to find a post I'd written a few years ago, because it has a useful checklist that I consult regularly.

You now can't search for it with the regular FB UI. The link to the URL endpoint has been removed.

The *total* bastards.

YouTube video by Cambridge Union Charlie Kirk + Q&A / Debate | Cambridge Union

I had no idea who this person was before today. Apparently he recently spoke at the Cambridge Union:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkiM...

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My resume is my mistakes they can trust me never to do again

M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial : AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:

1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)

My expectation is that any phone connected to a UK mobile phone mast will trigger.

My boss: Can't you get Copilot to validate the info in the spreadsheet?
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.

You know what finally got me off of Xitter?

OceanGate. I’m serious. 1/🧵