Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

One of my coworkers from the UK was recently describing the notion of overcomplicating software architecture.

He used a phrase I had never encountered before…

state-of-the-arse

For the past week, I have been chuckling to myself at random moments throughout the day.

#pun #software

Working from home is an act of reclamation. I shed not one single tear for the end of the abuse that going to an office enables (paying for each day's travel, constant interruptions, terrible work environments designed by executives who don't feel the pain of these environments, etc.)

Rezone that office space as residential and do something about housing affordability.

#QuoteToot

https://fosstodon.org/@djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place/110712456514615065

@krysztophe We have a winner here :). Congrats. The user was a bit surprised.... And will read the documentation better next time.

@gruber GDPR does:
• Require active consent before tracking

GDPR does not:
• require interstitials or popups before viewing a web page

DMA does:
• limit the ability for companies that have a monopoly (or near monopoly) in one market from using that position to unfairly advantage them in another

DMA does not:
• “effectively ban” a social media app

Bad implementations by people who don’t care about users ≠ bad legislation

Remember: CfP deadline for #PGDayUK 2023 is July 21st!

Don't you want to visit London in September?

#PostgreSQL #Conference #CallForPapers #CfP #London @postgresuk

https://2023.pgday.uk/

"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."

https://popehat.substack.com/p/the-fourth-of-july

@intrbiz ditto on remembering "same as cp", I avoid calling them src and dest, because that's how my confusion creeps in.

#riptwitter #ratelimitexceeded

@sil that reminds me of this simple graphic from Microsoft

Call for Papers and Registration for PGDay UK 2023 in London are open! Submit your talk, and get your ticket!

#PostgreSQL #Conference #CallForPapers #CfP #pgconfuk #London
https://pgday.uk/

The elephant in the room nobody talks about when discussing the #RHEL changes is the reliance of so many applications and users on a "stable" "enterprise" release because they're themselves to under-resourced to do the work to keep up with the actual speed of #OpenSource development.

My problem with the software dev profession in 2023 😱

Everybody should watch this #LedByDonkeys clip: Water Privatisation is a con. A complete, utter con. We should just get rid of all this - nobody benefits but rich investors

#Water #Privatisation #EnoughIsEnough #Commons #Commoning

https://youtu.be/ui90HkEhvs0

PostgreSQL Person of the Week interview with: Stefanie Janine Stölting (@sjstoelting)

#PostgreSQL #PostgresFriends
https://postgresql.life/post/stefanie_janine_stoelting/

This is the first of, probably, many posts about the changes to how Red Hat distributes RHEL sources, RHEL clones in general. Not to mention the past, present, and future of FOSS development and business.

Short version: There's probably something in this post for everybody to disagree with.

#RHEL #CentOS #AlmaLinux #opensource #GPL

https://dissociatedpress.net/2023/06/24/red-hat-and-the-clone-wars/