Calum Andrew Morrell

@brianokken but would you sit in a cafe and have a chat about TDD and pytest over a coffee and biscotti with it?

@craignicol I believe I passed the verification ... on physical age, at least.

@brianokken I always thought a typo was where you type the WRONG thing? This sounds more like a Freudian slip tbh.

@webology @CodenameTim @mahryekuh it sounds like it's up to the conferences organisers to decide if they have the resources to request the slides in advance. If they do, they may also have an obligation to state why. Most situations are eased by ensuring all parties understand what's happening.

@mahryekuh I once had the opposite. I was sent image files to review about a week before giving a talk. Then when it came time to talk about the files I'd been sent, around a third didn't work on their own system!

@wsvincent I believe it was the great Mr Bugs Bunny esquire who asked the question "What's Updike?" before being told ‘I think you are a neat cunt.’ I'm Scottish. We're better at swearing than these fictional "Brits" you mention!

@BBCRD@social.bbc I will be spending some time with this a little later. I see so much negative use of social media by people who otherwise appear to be perfectly pleasant and reasonable. I've been considering for a while what the factors are that create such effects are. Minimal groups, or whatever more recent research has evolved from it, would appear to be highly relevant, but I suspect there's more to it than that.

@jtx @thunderbird most definitely will do

@BBCRD@social.bbc I tend to be on and off monolithic social media platforms as my mood improves and drops again. One thing that's become even more apparent than before I started using Mastodon and such is the quality of moderation. Instagram: report clear and deliberate animal abuse, no violation found with an explanation of cultural relativism to explain it. TikTok: report literal death threat - no violation found. Make a friendly comment - removed due to breaching the community guidelines.

@BBCRD@social.bbc I can only assume this inconsistent and unreasonable moderation has a lot to do with the emboldening of more negative stances. That's my current position. I'll see if your report challenges any of my existing thoughts.

@gamingonlinux they already have the posts queued and timed for next week.

@cstross @offby1 and on the subject of shit takes...

@penpot I have a mild suspicion my HCI/Usability/UX/ skills won't be covered by the certification!

@bobthomson70@mastodon.social @BBCRD@social.bbc It's not just the nature of an LLM (and associated) that will affect things, the quality and nature of the training is crucial. So, uhm, glad I don't use LinkedIN!

@bobthomson70@mastodon.social @BBCRD@social.bbc oh no. No no no. It could be far, far worse. Right now you have a mix of moderators. Some who are awful, but others who genuinely make an effort to moderate fairly. If they're replaced with a badly trained LLM, that's the only option there is.

@thewritertype@mastodonapp.uk @backupbear@aus.social though you do need to tap your awareness on a saddle bag filled with straw or it's merely normal unawareness rather than supernatural unawareness.

@thewritertype@mastodonapp.uk @backupbear@aus.social Remember what? Sorry, I just drank some water that was on my desk and now I can't remember anything.

@Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de This is the best sort of ToS and AUP update.

@scottjenson@social.coop Hard agree on your previous experiences. I've found it harder to carry out usability research & testing for FLOSS projects than commercial orgs. But... I don't have your name, experience and reach, so hopefully you'll find a way to help some projects. Good luck!

@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services "All of these accounts have gone live recently, but their profiles may look blank if no one has followed them from your server before" This is why it sucks being the only account on my server! 😁

@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services aha! Thank you 😊

@cstross@wandering.shop Will you be making an effort to get all six?

@cstross@wandering.shop The question, of course, is not whether or not you're anti-American, but if you're anti-"American".

@offby1@wandering.shop @cstross@wandering.shop hi, I'm asthmatic and I have rhinitis. I'm constantly coughing and sniffling. It has nothing to do with being infectious and there are many other conditions that result in a similar effect. You would be at no more risk than by my simply breathing in your vicinity. Wearing a mask may result in difficulty breathing that I would otherwise not experience. Thank you for your understanding.