Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social
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PostgreSQL, Linux, Java, and more. Lover of computers, electronics and Open Source. European. Lib Dem. Lead Technical Strategist nexteam.co.uk
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Smalltalk-80, HyperCard, and Visual Basic 6 were far more compelling "future of programming" attempts than anything available today
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Hasn't had much coverage, but David Potter, founder and CEO of Psion, died yesterday. One of the patron saints of alt.fan.pratchett in its early years.
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/keir-starmer-britain-pharma-deal-covid
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UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/30/uk-apple-google-mobile-app-stores-developers-payment-cma
CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competition
@ChrisMayLA6 indeed and I bet it will be a bunch of pension funds, etc again.
@ChrisMayLA6 I might be bein overly skeptical, but I think one of the drivers behind the AI companies IPOing and pushing for index funds to reduce their rules, is to allow initial investors to cash out and push the risk onto a much wider audience.
I feel the inevitable crash is going to be much bigger and wider felt, and as usual ordinary people getting caught in the crossfire, again.
@Floppy ah, that'll likely struggle with anything with a large ground plane.
I'm still using my 21 year old xytronics solder station, being a 100W makes a huge difference on some boards. The Hako solder stations seem a reasonable price and get rave reviews all the time.
For portability I got a TS101 USB PD iron, that is surprisingly capable, easily matches a 50W+ traditional iron, thanks to the heating cartridge being right on the tip. Being able to power it from a power bank is very handy.
@Floppy what are you currently using?
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Postgres has a huge array of features; many can make application development easier and reduce application complexity. In his talk for POSETTE 2026, Chris Ellis (@intrbiz) of Nexteam reviews a range of use cases & PostgreSQL Design Patterns.
📺Watch on YouTube:
https://buff.ly/AYOM2xn
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Oh my god, these are real, actual slides from a SoftBank presentation. Pulitzer-worthy
Tomorrow 23rd June, join us to talk about #postgresql at the London PostgreSQL meetup, 18:30 at Star Of Kings, St Pancras.
Grab a free drink and hear about Stopping Collations Going Wrong and the 30th anniversary of PostgreSQL (we have some limited edition posters to give away!).
Sign up on meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/london-postgresql-meetup-group/events/315092418/
@mattwilcox sounds like you need to give Henry Westons Vintage Reserve a try.
The sugary Swedish and Kiwi crap is best avoided, they're basically alchopops.
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1. Today, brave brave John Edwards ran away.
To thank the UK Information Commissioner for all the fish, here are FIVE EPIC FAILURES he's made during his tenure. Or, to paraphrase his own words, the five best attempts at humor that were inappropriate.
Thread below 🧵
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Macron is such a mischievous little bitch he knew exactly what he was doing. I love him.
@hackaday that is where FN is meant to be.
@ChrisMayLA6 strikes me as Starmer clutching at straws. Assuming Burnham wins, I think he needs to challenge Starmer fast and then we can move on from this.
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Don't miss Boriss Mejias (@tchorix) of EDB at #PosetteConf on Livestream 1 (Tue 16 Jun) talking about "JSON in PostgreSQL - evil data type or just needs to be tamed?".
Join live to chat with Boriss in the virtual hallway track on Discord.
https://posetteconf.com
#PostgreSQL #Postgres #Database #Community #JSON #OpenSource
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Starting soon at #PosetteConf Livestream 1 on Tue 16 Jun: Tomas Vondra of Microsoft presents "random_page_cost in Postgres - why the default is 4.0 and should you lower it?".
Join live to chat with Tomas in the virtual hallway track on Discord.
https://posetteconf.com
#PostgreSQL #Postgres #Database #Community #Microsoft #OpenSource #DeveloperTools
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Happening soon at #PosetteConf Livestream 1 (Tue 16 Jun PDT): Chris Ellis (@intrbiz) of Nexteam on "PostgreSQL Design Patterns" for real-world patterns that simplify app architecture.
Join live to chat with Chris in the virtual hallway track on Discord.
https://posetteconf.
#PostgreSQL #Postgres #Database #Community #OpenSource #Developer
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More of this please: https://www.mohkohn.co.uk/writing/html-first/
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PostgreSQL, Linux, Java, and more. Lover of computers, electronics and Open Source. European. Lib Dem. Lead Technical Strategist nexteam.co.uk
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