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@ukelections The deltas here are from the state just pre-election from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_County_Council (rather...

@ukelections The deltas here are from the state just pre-election from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_County_Council (rather than from the 2021 election).

Cambridgeshire County Council Results:Lib Dem 31 (+8)Con 10 (-12)Reform 10 (+10)Labour 5 (-5)Green 3 (+3)Independent 2 (-3)LD Gain from No...

Cambridgeshire County Council Results:

Lib Dem 31 (+8)
Con 10 (-12)
Reform 10 (+10)
Labour 5 (-5)
Green 3 (+3)
Independent 2 (-3)

LD Gain from No Overall Control.

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Been out and #Voted in the #LocalElection just now. Polling staff say they've had a very quiet day so far :-(

Been out and #Voted in the #LocalElection just now. Polling staff say they've had a very quiet day so far :-(

Ah, another day, another "I've found this stray cat at my house, they looked hungry" / "Has anyone seen my cat,...

Ah, another day, another "I've found this stray cat at my house, they looked hungry" / "Has anyone seen my cat, they've gone missing" diptych on the village FB group 😹

It's #EarthDay, which my employer gives everyone off. I had ambitious plans to do nothing, but then the weather was lovely, so I figured...

It's #EarthDay, which my employer gives everyone off. I had ambitious plans to do nothing, but then the weather was lovely, so I figured maybe I should get on the bike and go in search of coffee. Then I got distracted by the beer list... #biketooter

ukpolLast Boost: where are the other parties' statements like this? Why haven't the #LibDems said this yet today?

ukpol

Last Boost: where are the other parties' statements like this? Why haven't the #LibDems said this yet today?

Deeply dispiriting day at work today, trying to find enough enthusiasm to go and provide music for a rapper-dance practice :-/

Deeply dispiriting day at work today, trying to find enough enthusiasm to go and provide music for a rapper-dance practice :-/

"...They may also question why the Courts have not intervened in this industry which, given the figures involved paid out by the...

"...They may also question why the Courts have not intervened in this industry which, given the figures involved paid out by the insurers of the culpable motorists, must surely have an impact on rising motor insurance premiums. The answer to that may be that the Senior Courts have exhausted the arguments at Common Law and only new legislation by Parliament could alter the position. Whether that will happen remains to be seen.""

Last RT - the more striking part to me is the final paragraph of the judgment"Many people unfamiliar with credit hire claims may be...

Last RT - the more striking part to me is the final paragraph of the judgment

"Many people unfamiliar with credit hire claims may be surprised at how there could be such a disparity in the value of the claim from the amount pleaded of £50,190.24 and the amount awarded of £1,197 due to a failure to follow a process in a business model, particularly when the pre-accident value of the written off car was less than £7,000." [cont...]

Do you like working with databases? Do you think that a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge...

Do you like working with databases? Do you think that a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge sounds like a cool idea?

My team has an opening for a DBA (and a referral system, so if we've done tech things together in the past, talk to me :) )

https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/6243310?gh_src=84bf644b1us

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I've been using whenisgood.net for a while now for getting availability for people in multiple timezones. It's currently busted (the...

I've been using whenisgood.net for a while now for getting availability for people in multiple timezones. It's currently busted (the site is up, but any attempt to create an event fails). Any alternative suggestions? I need to specify a range of dates (typically a week or two), and let people indicate (in their own TZ) which hour-slots they're available so I can try and pick the time that most people can make.

Framadate lacks TZ support (and the display is one long row not a table).

subtootEver have days where you wonder why the 🤬 you bother? Today is one of those days. This too will pass, but still. :(

subtoot

Ever have days where you wonder why the 🤬 you bother? Today is one of those days. This too will pass, but still. :(

I get why #banks want to stop sending out #paper statements (cost, with a fig-leaf of environmental concern), but it's still the case...

I get why #banks want to stop sending out #paper statements (cost, with a fig-leaf of environmental concern), but it's still the case that a bunch of organisations (including banks, but also e.g. car hire companies) insist on bank statements as proof of address, and won't accept print-outs. I'm vexed that no-one seems interested in fixing this.

Finally got around to getting permission to play the parish church's #organ. It is at least a decade (possibly knocking on the door of...

Finally got around to getting permission to play the parish church's #organ. It is at least a decade (possibly knocking on the door of 20 years) since I last played one of these and I was never very good to start with, so I'm glad the church was empty, but it was really a delight to play again (and I'd brought some carefully-chosen #music with nugatory pedal parts)

Look what the beloved spouse got me :-)

Look what the beloved spouse got me :-)

They say an army marches on its stomach. Well, an SRE department marches on by inhibiting its adenosine receptors :-) #Caffeine

They say an army marches on its stomach. Well, an SRE department marches on by inhibiting its adenosine receptors :-) #Caffeine

Never mind lemonade, when life gives you lemons, I say make sidecars :-) #cocktails

Never mind lemonade, when life gives you lemons, I say make sidecars :-) #cocktails

I'm surprised by the idea that "click yes to accept tracking and personalised adds, or click no to instead pay us $$$" is even...

I'm surprised by the idea that "click yes to accept tracking and personalised adds, or click no to instead pay us $$$" is even legal under #GDPR. Doesn't seem like "consent" as I would understand it.

"What the hell just happened?" "No clue, but I liked it" does rather sum up the #Eurovision experience, so maybe the UK...

"What the hell just happened?" "No clue, but I liked it" does rather sum up the #Eurovision experience, so maybe the UK entry will do well this year...

Nice to have some #GoodNews for once - #ULEZ expansion in London has brought down air pollution, improving the environment, and...

Nice to have some #GoodNews for once - #ULEZ expansion in London has brought down air pollution, improving the environment, and everyone's health :)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study