I was thinking about making this blog post in fewer than 140 characters in order to create some kind of pithy ironic platform abuse point, but no, I can’t be bothered. The luxury of not being curtailed by character limit is just too good to pass up.
Commentary
It will take as long as it takes
In a recent Slack chat with some fellow developers, there were certain tasks (like server moves encompassing upgrades to PHP 7, for example) which are not easy to specify in terms of how long the task may take.
The GPL will be more important than Bitcoin (BTC) to the World’s future
A short one for today, but just to say, amidst all the hype, when all is said and done, it is my firm belief that …
Russian Cyber Wars
It would appear that the US and UK are currently engaging some kind of a cyber war with Russia.
Or, I should say, the respective security agencies are doing this.
24 Hour Live Streaming The Inbetweeners
So anyway, apparently, this is a thing… The UK’s Channel 4 is now 24 hour live streaming The Inbetweeners on YouTube… well, “Best of the Inbetweeners“.
Dunkin’ my Weight Watchers Donuts
Am I the only one who noticed the conspiracy of apparently serendipitous timing this week of Weight Watchers changing its name to “WW” in the same week as Dunkin’ Donuts changed its name to just plain ole “Dunkin'”?
Complete 2019 New Year’s Honours List
The 2019 New Year’s Honours List was published today, on 29 December 2019, and in case you wanted to see the full list, without it being in a PDF, I’ve published it below – minus all the ads and other slowness that mainstream news media will surround their honours list content with.
Navigating the Complete List:
This list is complete and searchable – for example, if you are on a desktop or laptop computer, hit CTRL + F and then type in a county or city (say “North Yorkshire” or “London”) or a surname (like “Wilkinson”) and you can then flip through the relevant items. Alternatively, there’s a table of contents so you can jump to the main sections of honours.
I was able to post this really quickly for the benefit of the world because I have the best broadband in Britain.
Brexit Yoga
It seems like the Irish and the Australians are enjoying Brexit a lot… well, a lot more than we here in Britain are!
Jon Snow: Britain a “Laughing Stock” because of Brexit
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, journalist Jon Snow (not the Game of Thrones character) has been manhandling mealy-mouthed politicians on national TV.