Is #xijinping about to step down? This video suggests he may be under house arrest, having been pushed out by senior #CCP greybeards.

How Xi Jinping lost control – A timeline
https://youtube.com/live/GCjJ0NSD1ZE?si=60-0N2Dvm5lGjd1q

Also follow up on succession plans.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Am6ZYYSmevM?si=TJytxAW9CJa-r0iN

Patrick's deadpan delivery absolutely nailing it yet again.

https://youtu.be/6nX63zInJkY?si=TC0mV2BgTOFkY6cQ

I have just realised #sainsburys have different skus for the chilled and non chilled #soy milk, and it's 30p more for the one in the fridge!

#lifelessons #soyboy

Well I think I've finally managed to (mostly) #degoogle and #deaws myself, and my Google One account is now cancelled.

I've managed to move all my email, contacts, calendar, drive files and server backups over to a mixture of #ionos #nextcloud + object store.

Photos have been #selfhosted on #photoprism for some time now.

Still have an android phone, though. Don't think I'm going to do much about that.

It's heartening to see some good things happening in Madagascar, this #reforestation technique seems to be quite promising and helps out local communities.

How we're restoring ancient #forest WITHOUT planting trees in #Madagascar
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-ef6QIuYDgw&si=jAUrsY-M2YHmADr4

One of the ways in which modern technology exposed poor #management:

Ever ordered something from a fast food outlet with one of those touch screen menus, or a click and collect order from a store, and your order is "ready" before it's even humanly possible?

That's because staff are gaming the system for better #metrics and everyone in the whole chain down from the top is malincentivised, instead of paying attention to how their systems really work and what customers are actually experiencing.

A sorry tale of how shoddy procurement practices caused the government to waste millions of pounds on useless equipment fighting the #pandemic

Lurgi Strikes Britain
https://youtube.com/watch?v=svy0oThG6QA&si=_x4zf2k0fu-FTnws