h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

Vent Ad calendar. Day 1.

Time to think about #AdventOfCode! A 2-part coding puzzle every day until Xmas.

Might this be the year I get anywhere near collecting all 50 stars? ⭐️⭐️

If you're interested, have a look at some previous puzzles, pick a programming language, join in!

https://adventofcode.com

Every now and then I come back to this fascinating article by @bert_hubert

#ReverseEngineering the #source #code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/reverse-engineering-source-code-of-the-biontech-pfizer-vaccine/

Looking forward to the book!

https://berthub.eu/dna-book/

NATIONAL IDENTITY
#Census2021 offers a case study in "question order bias". The choices for "national identity" on the 2011 census form in England had "English" as the first option. In 2021 "British" was first. In each case, the first choice on the list proved most popular
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2013 screenshot of Google Maps satellite view of Russell Square. The plane appears to be low because the satellite's so high compared to both.

i'm beginning to realize that the vast majority of folks never grew up seeing a computer downloading files from a BBS.

here I go, pirating warez like a maniac from a bulletin board system in belgium. you'll notice the filenames are all CLS*.ZIP - CLaSS scene releases of various games from the 90s. They're downloading at some godforsaken speed not possible in 1995. Around 115200 KBaud.

This is one of my favourite educational images so I’m going to share it just because. #languages #world

🆕 blogging - “Experiments with domestic load shedding in the UK”

Electricity demand varies throughout the day. When demand is higher, electricity prices go up. Most UK consumers are insulated from this variability - we pay a fixed price per kWh no matter what the actual wholesale cost. But it doesn't need to be this w…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/11/experiments-with-domestic-load-shedding-in-the-uk/
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#electricity #EnergyCrisis #money #NaBloPoMo #SavingSessions #solar

I wrote a nano tool that tries to extract the #Fediverse accounts of your #Twitter followings: https://fedifinder.glitch.me/

It searches for the patterns @user@host.tld, user@host.tld and host.tld/@user in the screen name, description, location and URL field. It displays them to you in the correct format for easy copying as well as a CSV download that can be imported to #Mastodon.

Known issue: Mail addresses are included as false positives because people write their handle without a leading @: name@host.tld

For a gentle way to be told the time, try this Literature Clock:
#time #quotations
Via @levparikian
https://literature-clock.jenevoldsen.com/

I got my flu jab at the weekend.

Flu looks to be doing some relatively big numbers already this year and a bad flu season is being predicted.

Probably time to book yourself that flu jab if you haven't done already.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1116648/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w45.pdf