Why Coders Are Broke Why are coders out of work and what should they do about it?

The ban on castrati is a bit woke. If the market is there for high pitched male voices, why should impresarios be stopped from providing them?

I don’t think Lawrence Fox’s political views should be silenced. His music on the other hand.....

How a combination of AI, paper and pencils is helping me overcome distraction beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...

Hard work pays off in the end. Laziness pays off now.

With the caveat that you can learn science the same way as you can learn arts - it’s a human endeavour after all - this video makes some great points. youtube.com/watch?v=tBCR...

This is the worst pun. The worst there will ever be. But it still made me laugh.

Confused Brit here. Why Portland?

I need a pen fetching puppy. I also need a document shredding gerbil. A squirrel task force to put away loose items on my desk. And a squad of chameleons patrolling walls and ceilings to eliminate spiders. (Chameleons because they will blend in with the wallpaper.) t.co/i0x6fKWwqy

I follow the Golden Rule and treat others as I would wish to be treated. So I leave them alone to read a book.

I am getting really unhappy with my HP Printer. It has just announced that I have done too much printing this month and every extra page will cost me 1.5p. I have barely touched the amount of ink they have sent me, and they still send me more periodically so I have to send it back to them.

A far left believer in the Law of Attraction would be a Communist manifester.

Reading about Pete Hegseth calling all the generals and admirals to a pep talk. Is the nursery rhyme The Grand Old Duke of York known in America?

Swedish Coco Cola is uncoloured, uses a lemon flavour rather than the traditional Coco Cola one and is called lemonade. It’s also sold in different shaped bottles.

Is it time to revive my old Filofax ? beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...

Is there any way of being sure you aren’t suffering from the Dunning Kruger effect? I don’t know why I’m asking you lot. I’m much cleverer than all of you.

Learning To Speak French Quickly Can I memorise the 2000 most used French verbs? I watched a YouTube video yesterday By a Spanish professor who made assertion that you both can and should learn languages quickly. He dismissed ideas like immersion and recognisable input. His suggestion was that the…

These very true words from Steve Hely have given me tremendous comfort over the years.

I am in an abusive relationship with my HP printer. I love the printer itself. But HP keep changing the software and sending my ink cartridges I don´t need while charging me every month.

#NationalPunctuationDay apostrophes are the sex toys of grammar. They are often inserted in the strangest places.

I need to sharpen my pencil beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...

Oh well, if I am going to seize the day the absolute bare minimum I need to do is get up.

HP seem to have provided a free alternative, so I am not actually locked out of my printer. I would still have appreciated notice of it though.

Discovered that I now need to pay to use HP Smart Printer, which I've been using free for years.

Can I Improve The Way I read? An intriguing YouTube video set me off on an experiment to see if I could improve the way I read.

It’s easy to lose your temper, but remember gerbils only live for about three years anyway.

A few years ago I was working as a technical manager. The director to whom I reported was doing some stuff that really wasn't in the business's interests. Most of his reports couldn't really do much. But my position was secure, so I spoke out. I got sacked. Real life isn't as much fun as fiction.

Going offline for a while, so I'll be tweeting telepathically. If you think of something that sounds like it is trying to be a joke but isn't actually funny, that'll be me.

In the future, the ability to speak will be more important than the ability to write beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...

A Socialist Reads the Hobbit Part 4 – Meet The Trolls Tolkien's trolls speak in working-class dialect and defeat themselves through argumentative bickering—showing how evil lacks socialist cooperation.

I’ve just been for a walk and I’ve come back with a personal philosophy.

I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that energy levels have a bigger impact on productivity than anything else. Which suggests that getting a good night sleep and eating sensibly is the most important thing.

I know there are much worse things I should be worrying about, but I mourn the loss of the original Twitter.

Anyone who says irony is dead, will be.

Having a union jack in your office makes you patriotic in the same that having Rohypnol in your pocket makes you romantic.

Trump rates himself number 3 after Washington and Lincoln. Surprisingly modest.

I like the idea of jazz, I just don't like how it sounds. This is a great workaround. t.co/uW2GM2oB9h

I like to surround myself with people who are like me, share my world view and confirm my prejudices. I just wish I could meet some.

I obviously can't verify if this is genuine. But it's bad if it is. www.youtube.com/shorts/vxyxH...

I need something to wake me up. This should do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G918...

Show don't tell. Okay, I just have. But I think I got away with it.

"Doubt thou the stars are fire,   Doubt that the sun doth move,   Doubt truth to be a liar,   But never doubt That Farage is a shameless grifter"

I have a memory of reading the J.R.R Tolkien said that for a tyrant, it isn't enough that you should do his will. You have to do his will against your own will. I've never been able to find this quote since, nor anything similar. So I'm claiming it as my own. Whether you like it or not.

I know a lot of people like it, but I've decided that rampant rapacious authoritarianism just isn't right for me.

What is the ideal length for a Pomodoro session? beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...

When they came for the popular, witty and talented I said nothing.

I have no need for this machine, and nowhere to put it. But I still want one www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQkS...

Can I have a friend please? Asking for a friend.

My cat is sad because he's stuck in one of the most extreme climates on earth.