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
Joined Nov 2022
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I remember when Aaron Swartz was criminally prosecuted for downloading too many academic journal articles, but, sure, it's totally cool to scrape everyone's personal photographs as part of a commercial effort to market discriminatory surveillance tech to police departments.
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PostgreSQL Person of the Week interview with: Katharine Saar (@KatharineSaar)
#PostgreSQL #PostgresFriends
https://postgresql.life/post/katharine_saar/
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Went to an EDB wine tasting tonight, was a great time, shame I was the most senior PostgreSQL community person there.some really nice wine though.
My colleague Kumaran on the advantages of building Progressive Web Apps over native apps for startup and small businesses.
https://nexteam.co.uk/post/product/pwas-are-a-real-option
I think this is pretty solid advice for people who want to get an app to market fast and cost effectively.
We're currently working on a couple ourselves ;)
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Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum (@ascherbaum): Chris Ellis https://postgresql.life/post/chris_ellis/
#postgres #postgresql
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PostgreSQL Person of the Week interview with: Chris Ellis (@intrbiz)
#PostgreSQL #PostgresFriends
https://postgresql.life/post/chris_ellis/
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As I hear Johnson justify his rule-breaking by claiming he was working really hard, I can't help thinking of all the NHS staff who worked all hours, in difficult and dangerous conditions and didn't break the rules he made.
This must be sickening for them.
Goodbye Stockholm, it was fun and an excellent #pgdaynordic too.
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.@magnushagander opening @NordicPGDay withe a new record in attendance!
#nordicpgday
Following on from the Cat badge, I wanted to do a #postgresql related one - an Elephant, quite please with how it came out.
https://intrbiz.com/electronics/led-pcb-art/elephant-led-badge
Can't help but think that if Google or Apple really cared about what the app stores claim they protect consumers from, then they'd provide insurance to consumers to cover consumer's losses from bad apps. It seems they don't, they claim all these level of protection, and discriminate on certain types of apps, yet don't back there actual message.
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A rather dangerous failure mode. It came apart when I unplugged it. I didn't notice anything wrong until I went to pack it away.
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🎈🥳🎆 10 MILLION MASTODON ACCOUNTS! 🎆🥳🎈
10,001,119 to be exact!
What a milestone!
https://mastodon.social/@mastodonusercount/110051957865629817
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I wish more people understood that "I want the computer to generate a natural language text that sounds like a plausible answer to a question about x" and "I want the computer to answer a question about x" are two very different problems.
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Jeremy Hunt "13 years ago, we inherited an economy which had crashed"
13 years ago the Tories inherited a AAA+ national credit rating. In the last 13 years, it’s been downgraded 7 times and is now AA.
National debt was £1.03 trillion in 2010, it’s £2.49 trillion today.
The UK was the 5th largest economy in the world. Now it is 7th and falling.
The living standard was on par with France, Italy or Germany. Now it is on par with Slovakia.
If anybody has “crashed” the economy it’s the Tories.
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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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