h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

@Floppy https://stopthetories.vote will let you download a poster once you postcode, although it doesn’t say much that you didn’t say in your toot :) On the other hand maybe simple is ok?

I used to do this every year on Twitter, but it’s time to bring this tradition to Mastodon! In 2020, I wrote about why I love these paste parties so much. https://waxy.org/2020/04/paste-parties-the-ephemeral-chaotic-joy-of-random-clipboards/

Up for Donating Books? try the @internetarchive new app to find out which ones will help fill out the collections (if you go through this, we can sometimes cover postage)

Randomly scanning your or friend's books to see if the Internet Archive already has it... Again, try the app. (I find it fun, but it might just be me)

Search for "donate books" in the apple or google app stores.

Pipelines with the substance tag set to hot_water, steam, wastewater, sewage, and a few others, are now rendered on the "Water" layer.

https://openinframap.org/#12.48/64.10234/-21.27396/L,P,W

It seems (from the search on https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2023/ai-chatbot-learning/) that my blog ranks slightly higher than @MCQN_Ltd in Google's C4 dataset.

@DoESLiverpool is in the top 600k websites in there.

#weeknotes

Boy #3 showing off an important feature of the calculator he definitely needed for his A Level maths studies

If you installed a Linux system with disk encryption more than a couple of years ago, there's a decent chance it's using a weak key derivation function and someone who cares enough would be in a position to brute-force it. https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/66429.html has more details and instructions on how to update to a better KDF.

In the April edition of Highways Magazine I ask for a reinvigoration of national research projects, with an independent commissioning body. We're missing out on spreading good practice.

The digital edition is free as ever.

https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=128bc491-e1cb-43fe-b578-6f0eb30c54f5

in an uncertain world, take comfort in the routinely reliable mundanity of functioning sewers.

Good news! Avian flu housing order to be lifted 18th April! (England and Wales)

Chrome just opted you into a load of ad tracking bullshit. Don't forget to go in and turn it all off, if you're a #Chrome user.