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API Handyman (@apihandyman)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:22 GMT

It baffles me a bit that companies are still using "unforeseen circumstances" as a reason for layoffs or hiring freezes. After a year of watching other companies do the same, at what point is it no longer considered "unforeseen"?

Kelly Vaughn (@kvlly)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:17 GMT

https://twitter.com/Amy_Hupe/status/1600765639395708928

This is actually viral. I have never worked for GDS but use a lot of GDS-developed stuff in my work and I also bristle when people criticise it but also bristle when people are too complimentary about GDS - probably for completely different reasons to anyone who has worked there

Luke Waterfield (@lukewaterfield)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:21 GMT

Being an ex-GDSer is weird because you bristle when anyone criticises GDS and you bristle when anyone is too complimentary about GDS. If you ever leave GDS, prepare for a lifetime of bristling.

Amy Hupe (@Amy_Hupe)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:14 GMT

https://twitter.com/varjmes/status/1600805089802952711

Damn now other instances are screenshotting my toots and suggesting everyone defederate/block the raspberry pi mastodon instance. I'm just eating some Gregg's feeling like I'm in another dimension 😂 It's been years since I've been embroiled in a social media incident 😂😂

james (@varjmes)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:32 GMT

https://twitter.com/varjmes/status/1600805408083304451

Anyway apparently I ratioed them but also, I have randoms calling me a tw*t. I told them to say the whole word 😂

james (@varjmes)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:05 GMT

Hi @RaspberryPi_org, mocking a marginalised person, then blocking them, for giving honest criticism about you celebrating your employees for using Raspberry Pis for surveillance policing is unprofessional and gross.

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Mastodon has been pretty chill BUT the Raspberry Pi Foundation just blocked me as I gave them feedback on their PR involving copaganda. They told me to "chill" then blocked me 😂

james (@varjmes)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:50 GMT

Katie Fenn (@katie_fenn)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:07 GMT

Mastodon has been pretty chill BUT the Raspberry Pi Foundation just blocked me as I gave them feedback on their PR involving copaganda. They told me to "chill" then blocked me 😂

james (@varjmes)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:50 GMT

As US pop-punk band Paramore claim the London band as the primary influence on their new album, we look at how Bloc Party bridged the gap with emo – and continue to inspire young artists today

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Dont Show Your Cat (@DontShowYourCat)Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:57 GMT

This is now a bat account

cats who share one braincell (@CATBRAINCELL)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 02:54 GMT

No technology demo has so misled companies to waste time and money like self driving cars. Billions spent by some of the smartest technology companies in the world only to realize at best all we’re going to get is slightly better cruise control.

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A major shift for the Apple Car: Apple has scaled back from a fully autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals to one that can only self drive on highways in an effort to launch by 2026 for under $100K. Many new details on the project: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Mark Gurman (@markgurman)Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:58 GMT

Dare Obasanjo 🐀 (@Carnage4Life)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:00 GMT

"Tabs or spaces?" "Hot dogs."

Quad (@Kuwaddo)Sat, 08 Oct 2016 16:20 +0000

Don't be this Gopher when you realize you have TWO days left to send a talk in for the #golang Devroom @ #FOSDEM 23 Quick open github.com/go-devroom/cfp for all info🏃‍♀️

Maartje Eyskens (@maartje@blahaj.social) (@MaartjeME)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:32 GMT

Very interesting. Just 11 months ago, Robinhood proudly announced they are a remote-first company. I am now hearing they are trying to get people into the office "organically". If you work there, would love to hear what is happening and how well this post you think will age.

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:18 GMT

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1600653648161284096

Rail strikes mean rail workers won't be able to buy their kids presents as they fight for a decent payrise to offset the cost of living crisis. That should be your headline

Bradley Wall 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺🇬🇧🌍 (@BWallArthur)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:03 GMT

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1600653648161284096

‘Staunch Socialist’ blaming the strikers, not the govt for not paying a fair wage! Yeah, very good.

Neutral and Objective. Mostly. (@neutral_mostly)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:40 GMT

This headline and article is totally misleading. Only Network Rail staff are taking action from 6pm on 24 to 6am on the 27. @RMTunion is targeting engineering works, not passenger services. Passengers will be able to travel either side of the strike on those same days. twitter.com/bbcnews/status…

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'Rail strikes mean I won't see my son over Christmas' bbc.in/3Hk1IbY

BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:49 GMT

John (@Millingtonpress)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:07 GMT

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1600653648161284096

Get to fuck with this shit. We see what you’re doing, you Tory dickheads.

Fancy Brenda 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (they/them) (@SpillerOfTea)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:40 GMT

Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart. Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.

Pranay Pathole (@PPathole)Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:51 +0000

oh you’ll clap for key workers but you won’t support them striking for fair pay? this country is farcical.

maisie 💖 (@maisieccino)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:49 GMT

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1600653648161284096

Toby Hussey (@TobyHusseyWA)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:48 GMT

How it's going:

Amy Hupe (@Amy_Hupe)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:09 GMT

I done it for no money at all!! 😂😂 So yes I could do this! twitter.com/sjamaann/statu…

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☮️🏳️‍🌈🎨 Nicole Sjamaan🌈❤️🕉🪶 (@SjamaanN)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:57 GMT

Tamsin of Essex (@PeopleOfUK)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:24 GMT

https://twitter.com/Jacob_Rees_Mogg/status/1600805546852233223

Oh look, a Tory Minister promoting a Tory donor. The same Tory donor that received £millions to build ventilators during the pandemic, ahead of UK companies that were already supplying them to the EU. Not a single ventilator was built.

Paul Brown #SupportNHSNurses (@pau1_br0wn)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:17 GMT

https://twitter.com/Jacob_Rees_Mogg/status/1600805546852233223

How would you know @Jacob_Rees_Mogg, you have never done a day work in your life.

Brian. (@UKELECTION2022)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:58 GMT

Does anyone else stay up late purely to recoup time they need alone?

Introvert Problems (@IntrovertProbss)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:19 GMT

having ADHD and being mad is so annoying cause WHY CANT I LET SHIT GO?! i’ve been mad ALL DAY!

orange juice 🍊🙂 (@Enby_H0ttie)Mon, 05 Dec 2022 03:56 GMT

if your spotify wrapped says you’re an “adventurer” that just means you have ADHD

Samosa L. Jackson (@hotelgaruda)Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:53 GMT

this what adhd brain looks like

Hani ( ˘ ³˘) (@PositivelyHani)Sun, 27 Nov 2022 23:58 GMT

The ADHD pipeline of having a late, or even, unexpected diagnosis to the grief of the years you’ve lost from not knowing you were neurodivergent.

Jennifer Opal (@_jenniferopal)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 03:45 GMT

Getting diagnosed with ADHD is like finding out someone has been sabotaging all your best efforts and that someone is you.

ADHD Jesse (@adhdjesse)Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:45 GMT

One of the biggest enigmas of ADHD is how quickly your brain can get overwhelmed with the idea of work. All of the possibilities collected into one massive, undoable task. It makes everything and anything feel impossible to even start.

ADHD Jesse (@adhdjesse)Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:47 GMT

“Do you use medication to treat your ADHD?” Me: “Nope.” [takes a sip of my 8th cup of coffee for the day… at 11pm]

ADHD Jesse (@adhdjesse)Sat, 03 Dec 2022 07:17 GMT

Having ADHD does not give you carte blanche to be nothing and do nothing. Weaponized that shit. Monetize it. Make it pay rent if it wants to hang around all day. Put it to work. It’s not a disorder; it’s an indentured servant. Go full Landlord Mode on it.

ʝօɦռռʏ Ӽʍǟֆ🥶 (@J0hnnyXm4s)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:13 GMT

the ADHD urge to play a single song on nonstop repeat for days/weeks and fuck up your entire Spotify Wrapped

Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan)Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:14 GMT

https://twitter.com/PaulDJohnston/status/1600558988214513664

So, my current time in government is over. Who knows when I'll go back? I'm going to have a break up to the new year, and see what happens next. The last year has been hard but I'm looking forward to what's next.

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:32 GMT

https://twitter.com/PaulDJohnston/status/1600555149604581376

My thinking was that GDS would be a learning organisation, or at least one willing to listen. Some parts did. Many parts did not. This had consequences. Technical consequences and "need to refactor" consequences. I realised I had only enough energy for limited fights.

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:17 GMT

https://twitter.com/PaulDJohnston/status/1600555147306094592

As GDS has a reputation for being an exemplar then there is a belief that the processes and technology choices are, in some way "right". Challenging assumptions in an organisation that believes itself to be "right" causes conflict.

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:17 GMT

https://twitter.com/PaulDJohnston/status/1600558969038475265

I know I've been *that* person on more than one occasion. But I think it's been really hard to try to be a part of something this year where many tech people have a high opinion of themselves. The number of times I've been asked "why can't we do this with containers?"

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:32 GMT

https://twitter.com/PaulDJohnston/status/1600555131950407682

But there were times I seriously considered walking away because of what the Government was doing, and how it was handling everything. GDS is part of the Cabinet Office after all.

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:17 GMT

https://twitter.com/PaulDJohnston/status/1600555143992426498

GDS has also got some really good people in leadership trying to navigate some difficult waters. The product side of GDS is really solid. The tech side though has some challenges.

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:17 GMT

It's been strange to be subject to the Civil Service Code for the past year. There are moments that I've thought of this because the last year has been... interesting. twitter.com/ThatCivilTweet…

Paul Johnston - current focus: moving electrons (@PaulDJohnston)Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:17 GMT

Did some cool art this year idk ✨

blank (@kefimochi)Thu, 08 Dec 2022 01:04 GMT