h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

Map Men ask: how many continents are there? https://youtu.be/hrsxRJdwfM0?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp #maps

The Boundary Commission have updated proposals for constituency boundaries which elect UK MPs. https://www.bcereviews.org.uk/node/6484

In Southend, the left-wing city centre is no longer split, so Southend West will be a much closer contest. Without the city centre, Southend East becomes even more blue. https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23107771.boundary-commission-southend-west-seat-set-replaced/ #ukpol

Wind power has been absolutely smashing it this week https://grid.iamkate.com/ #power #wind

Are your char types signed or unsigned? https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/911914/1c77e49c79b295da/

Music, creativity, and Schoenberg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4niz8TfY794

Diamond Geezer talks about pylons https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2022/10/londons-pylons.html?m=1 - featuring the amazing Open Infrastructure Map https://openinframap.org/#9.86/51.51/-0.087 Not many pylons in London, but I've photographed the tallest.

Happy Halloween https://youtu.be/6V_ofcX9cic

As you put the clocks back tonight, remember that UTC doesn't stand for anything in French or English. It's a compromise where neither country got the acronym they want! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time

90s TV where two teams make ridiculous machines out of junk. Episode 1: aeroplanes. Amazing! https://www.channel4.com/programmes/scrapheap-challenge/

Steve Mould explains how petrol pumps turn off when the tank is full https://youtu.be/fT2KhJ8W-Kg

1 in 80 people signed a petition requesting a general election.
1 in 400 are Tory party members.
Time for a general election.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781 #ukpol

Electricity standing charge for those on prepayment metres (ie: zero electricity use) is £187/year. Which is more than 5% of Universal Credit for under-25s (£3,184/year). https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/what-are-the-price-cap-unit-rates-/

Tilting It Sideways: stories about hackers causing damage in the real world. https://www.spacerogue.net/wordpress/?p=625

For the very nerdy, it's the Festival of the Spoken Nerd DVD
https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/festival-of-the-spoken-nerd/products/festival-of-the-spoken-nerd-full-frontal-nerdity-signed-dvd

Canaletto is known for painting for aristocratic tourists doing the Grand Tour. But in The Stonemason's Yard, he shows a different view of Venice. https://youtu.be/03BfPn6xrSo

1 in 200 people in the UK are calling for a general election. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781 #ukpol

Postgres is adding a "unique nulls not unique" index, which prevents duplicate nulls. Normally a unique index allows duplicates if any column is null, so duplicate values of (123, null) are allowed. https://blog.rustprooflabs.com/2022/07/postgres-15-unique-improvement-with-null