Data and earth science nerd, with a special interest in maps, energy and railway networks, engineering and complex systems. Data and cloud engineer for @dataroots.io (opinions are mine, not theirs). Also mining engineer.
Profile picture: Dalemain sundial showing 10 o'clock.
Banner: Sand beach under the sun, with dunes and vegetation.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
| Born before | 354ppm |
| Language | French, English |
| Programming | Python[data], SQL, Azure, Spark, Fabric, Databricks |
| Website | https://goffin.dev |
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First exhibit in the Royal Signals museum: a model of a 6-bit clacks.
The one at Blandford was part of an Admiralty chain between Plymouth and Whitehall, operating in the first half of the C19th and superseded by the electric telegraph. There was also a branch to Portsmouth.
EDIT: Sceptical? Some lovely people have checked the facts for you - please see the replies. 😃
🇫🇷Demain, les ambassadeurs UE adoptent sans débat le mandat #ChatControl: scan de masse "volontaire" & vérif. d'âge tuant l'anonymat.
https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXVIII/EU/46204/imfname_11544887.pdf
La lutte continue l'an prochain! https://chatcontrol.eu 💪
*Sigh* Here we go again...
Denmark is yet again trying to push Chat Control through a backdoor...
The Python Software Foundation shows more spine than every single tech giant in just one single decision.
> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
Welp, just got laid off this morning. Anybody hiring remote DevOps/infrastructure engineers?
a #ChatControl update (shared on the ISOC "Global Encryption Coalition" mailing list):
"The good news is that the blocking minority held. Members states raised concerns about privacy and cybersecurity as reasons for their opposition. Even countries that are officially in support of the proposal asked questions along these lines for the first time – showing that they are facing increased pressure back home.
The bad news is that #Denmark is moving forward even though they did not receive full support. They are keeping their plan to take this proposal to the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on October 14th.
After discussing with partners, we understand this as a strategy from Denmark. They are not making progress at the working level (the meeting today) and therefore will try directly at the political level (justice and home affairs). During these coming four weeks they will try to convince some of the blocking member states to reconsider their position.
What this means for us is that we need to keep up the pressure. We should be thanking the blocking countries for their position and encouraging the undecided or supportive countries to reconsider. We should keep up pressure in the media at the same time."
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