I suppose if you think that ultimately, the only thing in life that can matter is whether people can make as much money as possible, then what he did was for the best. If Johnson was honest, he'd say he was elected on that basis. Vote for me and I will make sure you can make as much money as possible with no regard to any consequences from that. Social, environmental, religious or any other. Literally the only test was, "Does this prevent or promote the maximization of profit?"
6.12.2023 15:00I suppose if you think that ultimately, the only thing in life that can matter is whether people can make as much money as possible, then...I don't like linking to Xitter, but I'll make an exception: this thread summarizing the UK's pandemic response ahead of Boris Johnson's appearance at the covid inquiry is ... pretty depressing. https://twitter.com/danielgoyal/status/1732071139562647874?s=21 #COVID19 #BorisJohnson
6.12.2023 09:55I don't like linking to Xitter, but I'll make an exception: this thread summarizing the UK's pandemic response ahead of Boris..."Apologies if my reasoning is too business-centric, I'm not a designer." Said nobody ever too. #design #UX #cynicism
30.10.2023 17:05"Apologies if my reasoning is too business-centric, I'm not a designer." Said nobody ever too. #design #UX #cynicismYou'll notice product managers sometimes say in presentations, "Apologies for the ugly slides, I'm not a designer", but never, "Apologies for the naïve thinking, I'm not a designer." #rage #UX #SeatsAtTables
30.10.2023 17:04You'll notice product managers sometimes say in presentations, "Apologies for the ugly slides, I'm not a designer", but...Well this is pretty amazing: https://newclimate.org/news/microsoft-error-or-external-attack-causing-disruption-to-email-communication-across-the #email #microsoft
27.10.2023 21:31Well this is pretty amazing:...I'm 90.1 Light Years from Earth, listening to There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder on http://lightyear.fm - with the slight complication that radio stations didn't exist to play music back then, and it would just be white noise by now. But stick with me. #Space #Music #Rubbish
2.9.2023 06:55I'm 90.1 Light Years from Earth, listening to There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder on http://lightyear.fm - with the slight...The reply:
29.8.2023 13:04The reply:Going through some papers left in my father's study after he died. In his retirement he worked as a reviewer for the British Foreign Office record office and used to keep funny stuff he was declassifying there. This has got to be the most British correspondence ever. #France #UK #WWII #History #Funny
The letter:
29.8.2023 13:00Going through some papers left in my father's study after he died. In his retirement he worked as a reviewer for the British Foreign...PS: I'd like to claim "The Dev Zone" as the new way of describing UI which has clearly been designed by somebody who cares passionately about things that have nothing to do with interaction design ("Ah, it's in the dev zone. OK deep breath...")
28.8.2023 20:48PS: I'd like to claim "The Dev Zone" as the new way of describing UI which has clearly been designed by somebody who cares...I've been noticing recently that when I use the "share location" function in Google Maps on my way to visit people, I often immediately get a location sharing invitation from them in return. Puzzled, I investigated. The UI at their end is wonderfully confusing 🙂 #DesignFreeZone #GoogleFail #TheDevZone #UI #UX
28.8.2023 20:44I've been noticing recently that when I use the "share location" function in Google Maps on my way to visit people, I often...For any new followers who didn't know I'm the drummer is this band - the new shwingle of which does indeed come out today - surprise! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thedeadzoo/hoover-damned-2 #DarkYacht #indie #music
22.8.2023 18:36For any new followers who didn't know I'm the drummer is this band - the new shwingle of which does indeed come out today -...If this kind of content came to #mastodon ... imagine! https://www.instagram.com/cookingforlevi/ #cooking #cute #food
15.8.2023 15:16If this kind of content came to #mastodon ... imagine! https://www.instagram.com/cookingforlevi/ #cooking #cute #foodhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640606
2.8.2023 21:19https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640606 #StopOil #ClimateCrisisHoly hell! #coal #environment #mining https://goodlaw.social/80u
25.7.2023 17:36Holy hell! #coal #environment #mining https://goodlaw.social/80uOne step on the road to a united #Ireland in my lifetime #elections #brexit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65655547
20.5.2023 17:59One step on the road to a united #Ireland in my lifetime #elections #brexithttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65655547Everyone can now do whatever the opposite of calming down is now that The Dead Zoo have published their first few #gig dates for 2023! It's #music #gaze #indie #punky https://thedeadzoo.com/ with me on drums let's go, pets welcome.
7.5.2023 21:19Everyone can now do whatever the opposite of calming down is now that The Dead Zoo have published their first few #gig dates for 2023!...Pretty much NONE of this is true. #BardBullshit #StonedLLM #RUKiddingMe
13.4.2023 18:02Pretty much NONE of this is true. #BardBullshit #StonedLLM #RUKiddingMeGoogle #Bard is just on fire with this simply unhinged bullshit - it's wonderful #LLM
11.4.2023 21:37Google #Bard is just on fire with this simply unhinged bullshit - it's wonderful #LLMBTW this started from the question, 'How did the Cure do reverse reverb on the snare drum for the recording of "A Forest"?' in which #Bard #LLM inexplicably said:
'"The Cure's producer, Robert Smith, has said that he was inspired to use reverse reverb on "A Forest" after hearing the song "Echoplex" by the Jesus and Mary Chain. The Jesus and Mary Chain used reverse reverb on the guitar on "Echoplex," and Smith thought it would be an interesting effect to try on the snare drum on "A Forest."'
9.4.2023 06:36BTW this started from the question, 'How did the Cure do reverse reverb on the snare drum for the recording of "A...