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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UK Politics: under 30’s voting intentions in UK vs World
The UK is doing “Really Well” right now.
“the near-complete desertion of [The Tories] by young Britons is astonishing. […] only one in 10 under-40s will vote Conservative at the next election.”
“The single most important factor is the dramatic breakdown of upward social mobility in the UK, which has hit young Britons much harder than their contemporaries elsewhere in the developed world.”
https://www.ft.com/content/165f9aee-1180-4be8-903b-b166dc4e4fa1
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One of the funniest exchanges in a British sitcom, from 'Yes, Prime Minister'.
Sir Humphrey: The only way to understand the press is to remember that they pander to their readers' prejudices.
PM Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers: the Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; the Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; the Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country; and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read the Sun?
Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big t**s.
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“While legal experts expect the EU to challenge Apple's insincere compliance with the DMA, developers should take this opportunity to rethink their native app serfdom. They should push web apps to their limits and then demand further platform improvement.”
“The web doesn't require commission payments, technology fees based on usage, or permission from platform rentseekers. The web can set the iPhone free, even if Apple won't.”
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/27/apple_europe_ios_analysis/
It's interesting to see so many of the Post Office and Fujitsu staff and execs pleading the Nuremberg defense in the Horizon scandal enquiry.
Havig followed the scandal for far too long, what is interesting is just how many people did nothing. Both in the Post Office, Judiciary and Politics.
As they say, evil prospers when good people do nothing.
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What browser do you use? Curious what the stats look like on fedi. Boosts for visibility appreciated.
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Puppeteer now supports Firefox using the new WebDriver BiDi protocol! This allows writing automation scripts that work across both Chrome and Firefox. Over half of Puppeteer's test suite already passes when using WebDriver BiDi with Firefox. This paves the way for more seamless cross-browser testing. Exciting times ahead as WebDriver BiDi becomes the default protocol for Puppeteer.
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/puppeteer-webdriver-bidi-2023?hl=en
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it's impossible for me to be a multimillionaire without robbing a bank, therefore i should be allowed to rob banks
(headline: "‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says")
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai
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#PGConfEU was an amazing #conference — I got to host a panel with awesome #PostgreSQL experts, and a crazy signing event for our book (PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook — https://www.packtpub.com/product/postgresql-16-administration-cookbook/9781835460580 — 15% off in Dec). I am thrilled, and beyond humbled, to be able to do these things. Thank you all 🙏 #Postgres #Community
Special thanks to Sabine Schatzer, @clairegiordano and @floord for their great photos.
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Right now @l_avrot & @karenhjex are on stage at #pgconfeu demonstrating creativity on steroids (!!!!) to shine a light on the challenges women face navigating a male-dominated tech world, including in Postgres… The talk is “Trying to be Barbie in Ken's Mojo Dojo Casa House” & I applaud Lætitia’s & Karen’s courage in giving this talk #Barbie #PostgreSQL #database #diversity #womenintech
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Today the a-ma-zing @l_avrot presented at #pgconfeu about “Learning advanced SQL the weird (and hard) way”, about how she’s been using SQL-only (#PostgreSQL flavor) to solve #AdventOfCode puzzles. What fun. #Postgres #SQL #databases
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The design on the screens for the #PGConfEU #PostgreSQL #Conference looks really nice!
The big one is in the conference area, the small one in the elevator.
Thanks to Chris Ellis @intrbiz for the work!
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Not only Chris did this wonderful elephant with lights (everybody wants one here)
He also talks about IoT with PostgreSQL at #pgconfeu
Moving, storing.... Interesting way to address the topic from the "end device".
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Google announced that starting in June 2024, ad blockers such as uBlock Origin #uBO will be disabled in Chrome 127 and later with the rollout of Manifest V3 (#Mv3).
The new #Chrome manifest will prevent using custom filters and stops on demand updates of blocklist. Only #Google authorized updates to browser extension will be allowed in the future, which mean an automatic win for Google in their battle to stop YouTube #AdBlockers .
#ManifestV3 is deceitful and threatening to your privacy, and now is a good time to switch to #Firefox (@mozilla) and/or #TorBrowser (@torproject) if you haven't done so already!
EFF (@eff) on Google’s Manifest V3:
⚠️https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening
⚠️https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation
Chrome Manifest V3 Transition Timeline (2023-11-16)
🚩https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/
EDIT for clarification: MV3 in Chrome will still allow some ad blocking extensions, but will severely limit their blocking ability and even restricts pre-set filters to 50 MAX.
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New entry in #PostgreSQL Event Calendar:
👫 FOSDEM PGDay 2024
Date: 2024-02-02
Location: Brussels, Belgium
ICS file: https://ics.postgresql.life/15083o5iim1rdchlcj24gf1opk.ics
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That's 500 tickets sold! We still have plenty of seats left, but don't wait too long if you want to be sure you get one!
https://2023.pgconf.eu/registration/
Training sessions are also selling fast! 2 sessions sold out, and 1 almost!
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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
