h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

@Floppy django model: commit migrations as files to the repo, have a database table of migrations which have been applied? Recording in db keeps that state together with the schema. Also means you have history of schema changes.

Re-potted a blueberry plant, which is picky about needing acidic soil (ericaceous). Mixed elemental sulfur with some compost: bacteria slowly convert the sulfur into sulfuric acid, making it acidic. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=82 #plants #chemistry​

The reassuring voice of Scott Manley talks about rocket fuel and Ignition! by John D. Clark https://youtu.be/_wLk2j7_KB0 #space #chemisty

@vancha fairphone's quite good at supporting a decent google-free os with no bloatware.

The hardware was a little behind when it was released 3 years ago, which really shows if you compare with a modern screen display. But they keep updating the software, even on the open source version of the os.

The video on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-47680979/brexit-people-s-vote-march-to-parliament-square-sped-up shows the ridiculous size of the anti #brexit protest. I'm in there, somewhere.

Time to stop #brexit March: London, Tomorrow https://www.peoples-vote.uk/march

#book review: A Fire Upon The Deep by Verner Vinge. Reads like a timeless sci-fi classic, with lots of space given to showing off the world and its ideas. But it's also well paced and builds up to be a proper page-turner by the end.

Something wrong with the phone mast? No encryption, rejecting handsets, not advertised by other masts? SnoopSnitch is an android app which will tell you about it https://opensource.srlabs.de/projects/snoopsnitch Full list: https://opensource.srlabs.de/projects/snoopsnitch/wiki/IMSI_Catcher_Score

The subtle color difference between Uranus and Neptune http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2019/uranus-neptune-color-difference.html

The crossing points at #LHC ate where collisions happen, and they're surrounded by detectors. But which important direction has no detectors? https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/a-tiny-new-experiment-at-the-lhc

I'm in Seville! There is sunshine, seville oranges and seven-hundred year old buildings. ☀

#Hayabusa2 briefly landed on (and shot at) an asteroid so that it could collect bits of asteroid to bring back to Earth. http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/hayabusa2-touchdown-recap.html

Stayed up so late I met the milkman. Seemed nice, happy to see someone.

"After a short pause, the entire room, with a large proportion of lawyers in the audience, *giggled*, a sound that can only be described as chilling, then applauded" https://lwn.net/Articles/780078/

A #map of how long it takes to travel to any part of #London https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/planning-with-webcat/webcat?type=Tim