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Serious question for #UKrail nerds - is there a way to get a list of all the scheduled trains on the UK rail network?Between #RailRoute and...

Serious question for #UKrail nerds - is there a way to get a list of all the scheduled trains on the UK rail network?

Between #RailRoute and NIMBY Rails I kind of want to challenge whether it's possible to actually run all of the UK's scheduled services without delay.

I believe this has been shown to be impossible, but it'd be great to have something I could run locally to demonstrate it and see if any of my proposed tweaks (including #HS2 and #HS3 replacing intercity services) would make a noticeable difference.

@pwaring @mgleadow @poggs this sounds like the sort of thing you might know? I found https://www.railwaydata.co.uk/timetables/gbr/ but that's only passenger services. Which might be sufficient to start with I guess.

#trains

Content warning:flippant drugs reference; trainsDo you have #ADHD? Do you like #trains? Are you worried that crack might not be addictive...

Content warning:flippant drugs reference; trains

Do you have #ADHD? Do you like #trains? Are you worried that crack might not be addictive enough for you?

Try Rail Route! It's much cheaper too.

#RailRoute #gaming #simulation

I might have strained something coming up with an acronym for a hypothetical support group for trans women into contact sports and...

I might have strained something coming up with an acronym for a hypothetical support group for trans women into contact sports and weightlifting:

Trans Hench Initiative for Global Healthy Sportswomen (THIGHS)

Content warning:CApol; general global right wing politics; positiveSome of the Conservative defeat in the Canadian election can be...

Content warning:CApol; general global right wing politics; positive

Some of the Conservative defeat in the Canadian election can be attributed to Trump (exactly how much is debatable and not relevant to the point I'm about to make).

And in a way that's good because it suggests there isn't some mastermind behind the drift to the right across the Anglosphere (US, UK, Canada, Australia). If there were, Trump would have shut up about annexing Canada for a few months.

There's just fascists, populist grifters and idiots jumping on each other's bandwagons. Right now those bandwagons are all rolling in the same direction, but there's no inherent strength or unity. We can stop them. We can break them. We can take them out, one by one, and they won't defend each other.

Every battle against the far right is one we can fight and one which helps win the war. Nothing is impossible for us. Fight!

So #Python people what's your favourite way to check for vulnerabilities in your #PyPi supply chain?My app lives inside a pipenv and...

So #Python people what's your favourite way to check for vulnerabilities in your #PyPi supply chain?

My app lives inside a pipenv and everything's installed in that, from #Django to #gunicorn.

I just had an email addressed to "Dear Cllr. Colours", which is triply confusing because (a) Manchester doesn't have local elections (b)...

I just had an email addressed to "Dear Cllr. Colours", which is triply confusing because (a) Manchester doesn't have local elections (b) they're not until Thursday and (c) I'm not standing.

Nice to know I won though?

Content warning:alc mention; mental health -I had a nice afternoon gently boozing in the sunshine, seeing friends and talking about stuff....

Content warning:alc mention; mental health -

I had a nice afternoon gently boozing in the sunshine, seeing friends and talking about stuff. So I'm disappointed to find myself back with the tension headache which spoiled my Saturday, feeling tense and agitated.

Part of me wants to stay awake until I don't feel like that but I know that's a trap and will just lead to me feeling worse when i have to get up in the morning.

Protest tomorrow (Sat 26 April) in #Manchester against UKIP, Turning Point and other fash:...

Protest tomorrow (Sat 26 April) in #Manchester against UKIP, Turning Point and other fash: https://www.instagram.com/manc_antifascist_collective/

Hahaha this did not last. I failed to get out of bed today, failed to concentrate when I did, then went for a quick lie down and fell asleep...

Hahaha this did not last. I failed to get out of bed today, failed to concentrate when I did, then went for a quick lie down and fell asleep for another 3 hours. I've spent the evening feeling weird and groggy. Ah well, try again tomorrow.

Content warning:kink referenceSysadmins don't do 24/7 kink, we do three-nines to allow time for scheduling maintenance.

Content warning:kink reference

Sysadmins don't do 24/7 kink, we do three-nines to allow time for scheduling maintenance.

I'm actually firing on multiple cylinders (not quite all) today after about a fortnight of terrible executive dysfunction.Not sure what's...

I'm actually firing on multiple cylinders (not quite all) today after about a fortnight of terrible executive dysfunction.

Not sure what's changed other than having a handful of not-very-sweet sweets to snack on throughout the morning. I have a deadline but not a crushing one.

Anyway this is very welcome and I hope it lasts. I'm getting some work done and even feeling less overwhelmed about my huge backlog!

OK I have now seen #TheLastOfUs S02E02 and I'm even more emotionally destroyed by it than I expected to be.

OK I have now seen #TheLastOfUs S02E02 and I'm even more emotionally destroyed by it than I expected to be.

Assigned Cutie At BecauseISaidSo.

Assigned Cutie At BecauseISaidSo.

Kind of loving my pet #Django project at the moment. I've split up the work that needs doing into issues, and I'm resolving about an issue a...

Kind of loving my pet #Django project at the moment. I've split up the work that needs doing into issues, and I'm resolving about an issue a day. This feels like good project management.

Probably fine to launch tomorrow, even with a couple of minor enhancements outstanding, when the full business logic is implemented.

#Python #WebDev

Pretty sure you can sing the lyrics from #TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off" to the tune of #BillieEilish's "Birds of a Feather".

Pretty sure you can sing the lyrics from #TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off" to the tune of #BillieEilish's "Birds of a Feather".

"I suppose you expect me to let your hair flow free?""No, Mr Band, I expect you to tie!"(literally this dialogue went through my mind while...

"I suppose you expect me to let your hair flow free?"

"No, Mr Band, I expect you to tie!"

(literally this dialogue went through my mind while I was putting my hair in a ponytail)

Just finished watching #TheLastOfUs season 2 episode 1. Fucking hell that show is good. It make me want to play the game again, but also to...

Just finished watching #TheLastOfUs season 2 episode 1. Fucking hell that show is good. It make me want to play the game again, but also to see how the show differs.

Queer, violent, creepy, dramatic... I can't wait for more!

Back calling for #trans rights and protection in #Manchester at 3pm today (Saturday), St Peter's Square.#protest #lgbt #SupremeCourt...

Back calling for #trans rights and protection in #Manchester at 3pm today (Saturday), St Peter's Square.

#protest #lgbt #SupremeCourt #EqualityAct #fuckTERFs

Content warning:UK politics; trans; thoughts about next stepsI'm thinking about practical steps for pushing back against the recent #UK...

Content warning:UK politics; trans; thoughts about next steps

I'm thinking about practical steps for pushing back against the recent #UK #SupremeCourt judgement against #trans people in the #UK, particularly after reading Jess O'Thomson's analysis. It's pretty clear that the transphobic fascists will be coming for toilets, changing rooms and women's sports next. Bear in mind that IANAL, but I work elsewhere in risk and compliance.

We need people (and particularly #unions) to provide template policies for places which want to keep such facilities open to trans women. This may include risk analyses to show that the harm of allowing trans women to use a women's facility is minimal compared to the risk of pushing them into the men's rooms. This will empower managers to push back against the impending TERF onslaught.

Anyone who does this will have to be prepared to be a test case of what this ruling means in practice, so we need orgs such as Good Law Project on standby to assist.

#uk #lgbt

Coercively Assigned Morning At Wakeup

Coercively Assigned Morning At Wakeup