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IT since the ZX81, Computer science, literature, economics, Philosophy , 17 years in IT services and outsourcing, Unix science 4.2BSD, comp.os.minix, FreeBSD since V1 and 386BSD, Linux very early on - worked with any subject and love learning new things
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Great episode by Dahlia - as so often with her weekly podcasts worth every minute

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music. Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity

submitted 58 days ago • 162 comments

Russian strikes on Kryvyi Rih, Kherson, Sumy, Odesa, Dnipro and many other Ukrainian cities are strikes on civilians. Deliberate strikes at locations where people are gathered. The Geneva Convention defines this as war crimes⤵️

submitted 58 days ago • 87 comments

Well he can f*off

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

I am gifting this superb piece today, “President’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy,” by Peter Baker of The New York Times. Looking back over the past four years from the President’s latest reckless talk that he is serious about serving a third term in office,

submitted 69 days ago • 151 comments

That is so misguided as it assumes that facts matter any longer - everybody could go chapter 11 - and most it US would still blame the unicorns or the fish in the sea 😂

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

I asked RFK Jr why, and he couldn't remember.

submitted 70 days ago • 12 comments

These are the children Russia killed yesterday At least 74 people were injured in a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

This doesn't have anything to do with the economy. It's Trump's Vengeance Tour, pure and simple.

submitted 71 days ago • 629 comments

Life is sometimes funny in weird ways ...

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

What is so sad is that tariffs stand zero chance of re-shoring industry - but every change of reducing overall economic activity

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

SMB companies are way more important than is normally realised but the are in terms on jobs they really matter - just not to the market ❤️

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

I Agree With David. You?😊💙

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

I dislike him for free - entirely no fee - I promise - my decency and integrity does not have a price tag - and I suspect Mr. Musk could soon have to wake up to the reality that neither does most US citizens ❤️

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social. 🇨🇦

submitted 76 days ago • 300 comments

How many times an hour do you think Danish officials are checking their Signal app for secret American plans to invade Greenland?

submitted 77 days ago • 121 comments

Copenhagen as we would miss the last train home - and they welcomed us to stay over to protect us - rather than sleeping on a station bench - I was always safe and welcome - and it tough me an important lesson - peoples sexuality has nothing to do with their innate deciency ❤️

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

❗️New cover of the 🇵🇱Polish magazine Wprost

submitted 82 days ago • 8 comments

From the outside it seems to me a very American sentiment for a reasonable stable coalition over the last 250 years - Around 30% I guess ❤️

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

Hmm I guess he be more likely to be blown up on his was to Mars due to a faulty spaceship 😂

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

🎀🎀

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Is there anyone whiter than this man?

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submitted 84 days ago • 4 comments

Well that is where you are - Conservatism, liberalism replace by anarchism - who can be surprised - and according to the Reagan conservative people it's all the fault of the Democrats for not saving them - As a Burke conservative the irony is astonishing ❤️

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Like that one ❤️

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Prince William is expanding his royal vocabulary📖 During his visit to the Freedom School in Estonia, he picked up some words of Ukrainian and Estonian👇

submitted 84 days ago • 4 comments

Same story, posted same time: Bluesky - 393 reposts, 551 likes Twitter/X - 3 retweets, 7 likes

submitted 84 days ago • 327 comments

Indeed read all they don't want you to read - You will be surprised how mellow most of it is ❤️

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Looks lovely - bit of a long trip for me in the UK for a bagel ❤️

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

A whole family was killed by Russsia in Zaporizhzhia:the teenage girl&her dad were buried under the rubble.Her mom was taken to hospital,doctors fought for her life for 10 hours,but A 9 months old baby is also in serious condition.Four more adults are in hospital 📹a daycare that was badly damaged

submitted 85 days ago • 56 comments

More people waking up to the realization they voted for the devil because they didn't bother to understand the details. The devil is always in the details.

submitted 85 days ago • 651 comments

To Rachel Cohen and anybody else who mind find themselves in this unenviable situation - thank you for standing up and doing the right thing ❤️

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments