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So it turns out you probably shouldn’t bother with fingerpick blood tests if you use oestrogel. Stuff builds up in fat of the fingers you...

So it turns out you probably shouldn’t bother with fingerpick blood tests if you use oestrogel. Stuff builds up in fat of the fingers you use to rub it in.

Thanks, now I feel old https://socel.net/@TheSpaceshipper/114154071866806208

Thanks, now I feel old https://socel.net/@TheSpaceshipper/114154071866806208

So, qbCheck.Evil or... evil? Like a stress test for ADHD brains. (But I'm not ADHD, or something *picks up fidget toy*)

So, qbCheck.

Evil or... evil? Like a stress test for ADHD brains. (But I'm not ADHD, or something *picks up fidget toy*)

Well, that’s embarrassing. Home Office efforts to undermine Apple’s security have resulted in the National Cybersecurity Centre...

Well, that’s embarrassing. Home Office efforts to undermine Apple’s security have resulted in the National Cybersecurity Centre withdrawing advice which recommended those Apple features. https://eupolicy.social/@1br0wn/114108230284972737

RIP Opsgenie.How painful/expensive is Compass going to be, I wonder?

RIP Opsgenie.

How painful/expensive is Compass going to be, I wonder?

I thought amitriptyline was a wild ride as a painkiller.Gabapentin definitely has far less of the negative side effects but it's every...

I thought amitriptyline was a wild ride as a painkiller.

Gabapentin definitely has far less of the negative side effects but it's every day a new weird effect as it settles in... which takes 14 days.

Also turns out it's an ADHD medication so I'd better cut out the coffee. 😕

The judge in the Dr Upton case deserves to be fired.Allowing Dr Upton to be named as a co-respondent at all, let alone doing so without...

The judge in the Dr Upton case deserves to be fired.

Allowing Dr Upton to be named as a co-respondent at all, let alone doing so without anonymity, is enabling vicious and malicious abuse that has no place in a so-called justice system.

Both M&S and Tesco express have only cheese and tomato sandwiches left from their gluten free ranges.You think eventually they’d twig...

Both M&S and Tesco express have only cheese and tomato sandwiches left from their gluten free ranges.

You think eventually they’d twig that they need to stock more actual nice gluten free food and less sadness and despair but apparently not.

Can anyone recommend an EU*-owned and hosted virtual server provider that bills at most by the hour?Tried OVH but the account ended up being...

Can anyone recommend an EU*-owned and hosted virtual server provider that bills at most by the hour?

Tried OVH but the account ended up being created on their Canadian systems without asking which is enough of a huge red flag that I won't use them now. IONOS bill by the month which I'd rather avoid in case I need to size up/down rapidly. Plus they seem to bill in USD which is bizarre for an EU company?!

*Not UK, thanks to the Online Safety Act and other UK government shenanigans.

Courtesy of Withings scales, I know exactly how full of shit I am: 2%. Or was, at least.This number has been brought to you by the drugs...

Courtesy of Withings scales, I know exactly how full of shit I am: 2%. Or was, at least.

This number has been brought to you by the drugs codeine and dulcolax.

Planning on moving my personal AWS workloads to an EU-owned provider. They’re already EU hosted but the US authorities are not exactly...

Planning on moving my personal AWS workloads to an EU-owned provider. They’re already EU hosted but the US authorities are not exactly playing by the rules when it comes to extraterritorial effects of legislation. https://mastodon.social/@GeePawHill/113933077284573129

Have just been asked by British Airways for a hand written note to delete my “executive club” account. (Which should have auto-deleted...

Have just been asked by British Airways for a hand written note to delete my “executive club” account. (Which should have auto-deleted years ago, I don’t use them)

Now, it’s been a few years since I did my GDPR qualifications so I’m wondering if someone can tell me when that requirement became acceptable?

And yet, as lock picking lawyer would demonstrate, it’s probably still faster to pick or bypass the master lock than to peel off the...

And yet, as lock picking lawyer would demonstrate, it’s probably still faster to pick or bypass the master lock than to peel off the sticky tape. https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/113820537735918281

As usual with these things, “AI” isn’t defined. Is the UK merely going to invest in 1980s era “Expert Systems”?I assume not, but...

As usual with these things, “AI” isn’t defined. Is the UK merely going to invest in 1980s era “Expert Systems”?

I assume not, but it would be helpful to know if they’re targeting AI in general, eg some@of the useful work that goes on with machine learning and so forth, or just want to jump on the generative AI bandwagon. https://mastodon.me.uk/@Floppy/113820647114382219

Took me a while to figure out why this pizza had a sealed “protective bag” with different cooking times depending on if you remove it or...

Took me a while to figure out why this pizza had a sealed “protective bag” with different cooking times depending on if you remove it or not.

It’s so you can safely cook a gluten free pizza in a potentially contaminated oven.

Genius idea.

I find it really odd that, having seen the revenue and user count on Twitter crater in the wake of moderation changes, Zuckerberg has...

I find it really odd that, having seen the revenue and user count on Twitter crater in the wake of moderation changes, Zuckerberg has thought to himself "I want some of that" and implemented the same on Meta products.

Unsurprising that Clegg jumped ship recently.

Task: Stress test my mother’s computer which keeps randomly rebooting.Yak shaving status: just deliberately dumped a packet of cornflakes...

Task: Stress test my mother’s computer which keeps randomly rebooting.

Yak shaving status: just deliberately dumped a packet of cornflakes on the floor so we could vacuum them up.

I just completed all 25 days of Advent of Code 2024! adventofcode.comMy solutions: https://github.com/zoeimogen/AoC2024

I just completed all 25 days of Advent of Code 2024!
adventofcode.com

My solutions: https://github.com/zoeimogen/AoC2024

AI is a marketing term, not a technical term: Exhibit 1 in what is likely to become a continuing series.This aircon unit is set to auto. But...

AI is a marketing term, not a technical term: Exhibit 1 in what is likely to become a continuing series.

This aircon unit is set to auto. But the icon on the remote shows “AI” instead.

I can state with reasonable certainty that there is nothing in this aircon unit that computer scientists recognise as “AI”, even under archaic definitions.

(Original paywalled article at https://on.ft.com/49SgB17)

(Original paywalled article at https://on.ft.com/49SgB17)