Posts by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AYph22rsEca6H9Hsyu by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2023-08-16T16:17:48Z
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There's a browser fingerprinting study run by the CS faculty at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Nürnberg.If you sign up, they send you a link once a week then run device ID scripts, and play it all back to you. Fascinating and slightly disturbing.And it's #science https://browser-fingerprint.cs.fau.de/@sil
(DIR) Post #AZYR4rSL7B7iCR761o by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2023-09-08T10:29:49Z
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Glen Affric. @matthannon
(DIR) Post #Ad2gN0ZCiaRFcURdSK by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2023-12-21T18:18:34Z
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I just have. And it’s blazing. @Wolven
(DIR) Post #Ai1wNC1bCgYQOPEYvA by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-05-18T22:54:58Z
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A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!@foone
(DIR) Post #AkjbkGv0sEj8xcgewa by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-08-07T20:24:16Z
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Embargoes can reflect a pre-ordained publication date of, for instance, a report. A committee might be asked to publish a report by 1 September. So they schedule publication – physical and/or digital – for, say, 8am that day.They want/need the press to know the gist of it in advance, so they can prepare their reports. But they *don't* want the full report 'leaked' beforehand.There's no lawful enforcement of any of this, at least in the UK. It's ... an understanding, old boy.@futurebird
(DIR) Post #AoPrB5ZwfSoDfMD5ea by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-11-25T23:11:22Z
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The only tea I drink is lemongrass. Made with fresh lemongrass. It reminds me of Taveuni. @futurebird @spacegeck @MolluskGoneBad
(DIR) Post #AoiE8pIk2IgivIakYi by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T19:53:25Z
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Make your own gravy. It will be much better.All you need is some chicken stock, wine, and a little #GlutenFree flour.It's a doddle. And you just do it while the bird is resting.@Ricardus
(DIR) Post #AoiRWT5TZrdWNjzTGa by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T22:23:27Z
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Ah, well, couple of suggestions that might be helpful. 1. Judicious use of foil to moderate evaporation 2. Every 30 mins or so, just scoop any useful looking stuff out of the tray with a ladle or spoonBonne chance!@Ricardus
(DIR) Post #ApNx16N9gs1mDavHcm by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-12-24T21:36:09Z
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Right now, the carbon intensity of electricity generation in the North of Scotland is, or close to, zero.Elsewhere in the UK, it's up to 333g CO2/kWhYet people in the north of Scotland – especially on the islands – pay more for electricity than those in the south.That is *totally* fucked up, and we need to fundamentally re-imagine our energy "markets" (as if such a thing even actually exists).#ClimateDiary #EnergyTransition #zerocarbon
(DIR) Post #ApNx1BhXsUJCkHV8bI by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-12-24T21:36:41Z
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Data from https://www.extraordinaryfacility.com/carbonforecast/
(DIR) Post #ApNx1H0W9NSJCZPrMm by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2024-12-24T21:37:10Z
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Via https://carbonintensity.org.uk
(DIR) Post #ArQELoMZ0lHtz3tSEK by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2025-02-23T21:07:14Z
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It's subtler than that, I think."Gang" is still in common usage in Scots to mean 'go' or 'travel' – think of the lyrics of Wild Mountain Thyme.It was still used in that sense in English until the 17th or 18th century – and is still present in modern German, in Eingang and Ausgang.But it was, esssentially, a verb.@futurebird @cdarwin
(DIR) Post #AtWrQ5wy4Fcs4HaVdY by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2025-04-27T21:37:27Z
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments@stux
(DIR) Post #AuUntIWqsmIoABtXPs by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2025-05-26T19:40:43Z
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Totally normal business transaction.Nothing to see here.@stux
(DIR) Post #AwqrJBYXY6brtFsm0W by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T21:50:29Z
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Use ghost.ioThat's it. That's the toot.Also, the most recent version (6.0) includes #ActivityPub by default, so it's instantly federated.https://front-end.social/@melanie/114972558786696429
(DIR) Post #AwsvvNAXbpF12n2dWa by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2025-08-05T18:30:20Z
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That would be feasible for me, but for the overwhelming majority of people it’s just not an option. In much the same way that it would be preferable if everyone balked their own bread. It just ain’t gonna happen. @tyil
(DIR) Post #AzwM3Y0bYb1LRJ0thg by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2025-11-04T20:33:20Z
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Link to the originating domain, avoiding share.google redirects:https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/governments-repeat-protest-restrictions-worse-than-feared/@Silversnapples
(DIR) Post #B29lenaeiruiGUvhLc by iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social
2026-01-10T11:59:56Z
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Wasn’t Felonious Squirrel a jazz musician?@brucelawson