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Software engineer. Ex-physicist, musician, photographer, etc. London now, but previously in Manchester, Geneva and Munich. Yeah, that guy.
Sonic noodlinghttps://soundcloud.com/max-sang-1
Photographic noodlinghttps://flickr.com/photos/max_sang
@stevesilberman Dear Steve. Generous and interesting until your very last post. Rest in peace, you made the world a better place.
@adaliabooks That's an interesting lesson to learn from today's results. Allowing themselves to be dragged to the right has ruined them for a decade. No thanks.
@quantensalat I hope that's not controversial! Most early keyboard works get overwhelmed by such a rich sound.
Listen.

It's not about whatever Microsoft is doing with these features today. Maybe it's apocalyptic, maybe it's not. But what we're seeing is next-level disregard for user choice about their OS. Yes, even for Microsoft, this is exceptional.

And in the constant pursuit of monetizing our data or extracting training sets, we must confront the question of what they will push on us
next, without consent or reasonable recourse.

This is not an OS under owner control, and as such, should not be trusted for any purpose where data security is a concern.

I struggle to think of a use case where it isn't.

We mourn the loss of legendary Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, who has passed away at 82.

A true virtuoso, his deep musical intellect and extraordinary talent left an indelible mark on classical music.

#MaurizioPollini #ClassicalMusic #PianoLegend #RIP #MusicWorld #ItalianMaestro"=

@daveliepmann I don't think spreadsheets could be invented today. "It's too complicated. Users won't understand. Who would buy this?" Instead of lifting people up towards general computing, we have dumbed computers down to cater for 7 second attention spans. We have A/B tested our way into stupidity.
This is an article that took a lot of strength to write and I might take it down again. But I felt like it is an article that is very necessary right now. https://bastianallgeier.com/notes/grandpa
My grandpa was a Nazi

One hundred years on: the first Labour government

One hundred years ago today, the first Labour Government took office. Led by James Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister and foreign secretary, the men (though no women) in its ranks included former coal miners and textile workers, a railwayman, an iron founder, and even a labour historian. Many had worked for decades on behalf of the Independent Labour Party or their trade union before entering government; others had…

http://sslh.org.uk/2024/01/22/one-hundred-years-on-the-first-labour-government/

One hundred years on: the first Labour government

One hundred years ago today, the first Labour Government took office. Led by James Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister and foreign secretary, the men (though no women) in its ranks included former c…

Society for the Study of Labour History
@freemo @GossiTheDog @malwaretech Those kinds of cultural differences are what puts your country 15% or 25% away from the average. Not 300%. For that, you need those things plus unfettered price gouging.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/11/fujitsu_public_procurement/ How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu
How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu

Interest in Japanese’s firm’s public sector deals – worth $15B in the UK alone since 2012 – spikes

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