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.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0eyq7rnn22o

**Chris Ellis** · Jun 19, 2026, 14:16

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**Ian Dunt** @iandunt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Jun 19, 2026, 14:16

Jun 19, 2026, 14:16

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

Macron is such a mischievous little bitch he knew exactly what he was doing. I love him.

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**Chris Ellis** @intrbiz@bergamot.social · Jun 18, 2026, 09:41

**Chris Ellis** @intrbiz@bergamot.social · Jun 18, 2026, 09:41

Jun 18, 2026, 09:41

Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

@hackaday that is where FN is meant to be.

**Chris Ellis** @intrbiz@bergamot.social · Jun 17, 2026, 16:54

**Chris Ellis** @intrbiz@bergamot.social · Jun 17, 2026, 16:54

Jun 17, 2026, 16:54

Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

@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.

**Chris Ellis** · Jun 16, 2026, 15:15

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**POSETTE: An Event for Postgres** @posetteconf@mastodon.social · Jun 16, 2026, 15:15

Jun 16, 2026, 15:15

POSETTE: An Event for Postgres @posetteconf@mastodon.social

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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**Chris Ellis** · Jun 16, 2026, 15:45

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**POSETTE: An Event for Postgres** @posetteconf@mastodon.social · Jun 16, 2026, 15:45

Jun 16, 2026, 15:45

POSETTE: An Event for Postgres @posetteconf@mastodon.social

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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**Chris Ellis** · Jun 16, 2026, 16:45

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**POSETTE: An Event for Postgres** @posetteconf@mastodon.social · Jun 16, 2026, 16:45

Jun 16, 2026, 16:45

POSETTE: An Event for Postgres @posetteconf@mastodon.social

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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**Chris Ellis** · Jun 16, 2026, 07:09

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**Erik Ableson** @erik@infrageeks.social · Jun 16, 2026, 07:09

Jun 16, 2026, 07:09

Erik Ableson @erik@infrageeks.social

More of this please: https://www.mohkohn.co.uk/writing/html-first/

**Chris Ellis** · Jun 13, 2026, 07:03

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**Emeritus Prof. Christopher May** @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · Jun 13, 2026, 07:03

Jun 13, 2026, 07:03

Emeritus Prof. Christopher May @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk

Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced not on the basis of the convictions for criminal damage (through a jury trial) but on the basis their crime *really* was terrorism (a subsequent decision by the presiding judge).

This not only violates the sanctity of jury trials (the jury was not informed of this possibility), it also is a retrospective legal decision, essentially violating the Rule of Law.

Its a direct attack on civil liberties!

#politics #protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce950111xk7o