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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 1w ago

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@gabrielesvelto@mas.to we need different words Best I can come up with : Unicycling across the Alps is risky SUVs are dangerous We tend not to differentiate linguistically whether the danger is to the person taking the risk (unicycle) or imposed on a third party (SUV).

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 2mo ago

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@akareilly@hachyderm.io also if you care about climate change stop using electricity and stop travelling anywhere But if you do those things (and still manage to be heard) you're an extremist and should be ignored

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@eco-g@stroud.social what this highlights to me is that Zack has faced the same shortage of housing he is campaigning about This is not the usual politician-forgets-to-pay-capital-gains-tax-on-second-home scandal People do not live on boats in London for fun They live on boats because they can't afford a house they make the best of it and have fun in the summer

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 2mo ago

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@solar_chase@mastodon.green Operation Ouch is a good medical program aimed at kids https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09rvgl4?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Operation Ouch! The Podcast of Everything - Body Clock - BBC Sounds

BBC

Operation Ouch! The Podcast of Everything - Body Clock - BBC Sounds

Tick, tock! What is your body clock and is it possible to change it?

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 2mo ago

I miss English summers.. I hate knowing that the new normal is not a static state but one that keeps getting worse untill sometime after we start really dealing with the problem. #climatechange #heatwave

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 2mo ago

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@solar_chase@mastodon.green we also enjoyed these programmes aimed at adults https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b036f7w2?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b00snr0w?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

BBC Sounds - BBC Inside Science - Available Episodes

BBC

BBC Sounds - BBC Inside Science - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of BBC Inside Science on BBC Sounds.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

Vote Green : Save Summer !

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for private jets to be grounded in order to save fuel for ordinary Brits' summer holidays

https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/03/zack-polanski-calls-for-private-jets-to-be-grounded-to-save-brits-summer-holidays/

#greenparty #summer #holiday #travel

Green Party

Zack Polanski calls for private jets to be grounded to ‘save Brits’ summer holidays’ - Green Party

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for private jets to be grounded in order to manage demand amongst the expected jet fuel crisis, after government figures suggested Brits might have to change their summer holiday plans. In response, Zack Polanski accused the government of failing to act in the interests of ordinary people, saying […]

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 6mo ago

If you don't like #enshitification does that make you an #AntiCrapitalist ?

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@spottyfox@pounced-on.me Brian Cox and @robinince@mastodon.social explore the history of music recording, joined by acoustics professor Trevor Cox, music professor Sam Bennett and musician and producer Brian Eno. Together they guide us through the evolution of sound recording, a space in which technology hasn’t stood still since its advent in the mid-1800s. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028d2h

bbc.co.uk

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

What drives laptop or phone upgrades these days?

We do the same stuff with them that we've been doing for years now.

Why do they need to more powerful?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/06/ramageddon-cheap-phones-laptops-macbooks-ps5s-ai-chips

#ram

theguardian.com

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@jalefkowit for anyone who hasn't seen it this is worth a watch https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741 The title refers to the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude, except as punishment for convicted criminals. The film argues that this exemption has been used to continue the practice of involuntary servitude in the form of penal labor.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@Lazarou@mastodon.social We have a council by-election next week The leaflets are full of "Only X can beat Y here" - all of them are using outdated data Voting patterns have moved so much. I have no idea what the tactical vote would be were I to try and vote tactically.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@Lazarou@mastodon.social well we can But 5 parties and first past the post is going to mean chaos - with winners having very small percentages! My greatest hope is that the nest Labour leader addresses electoral reform - I believe Burnham has said he would.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

Who hates ai?

#ai

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@spottyfox@pounced-on.me he also said something amazing about how we see movies and theatre as different mediums and yet we don't have words to differentiate as clearly between live and recorded musical performances an album is as different from a gig as a movie is to a play

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

It seems to be impossible to talk about anti-semitism in a way that involves exploring viewpoints.

I don't think this is true of racism, sexism, homophobia, or really anything else much at all.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@victorgijsbers@mastodon.gamedev.place isn't that why they put the candles there ? (to convert fire worship to their cause)

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 6mo ago

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@sean@scoat.es I want to be able to use old laptops to browse the web It feels like this should be possible - but it isn't

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 6mo ago

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@ArtHarg @Floppy It's the difference between combinations and permutations https://www.mathsisfun.com/combinatorics/combinations-permutations.html

Math is Fun

Combinations and Permutations

In English we use the word combination loosely, without thinking if the order of things is important. In other words:

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 6mo ago

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@emocoder the funny things is that Drupal did exactly this too There have been many claims over the decades

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@tante@tldr.nettime.org but what is "tech" ? The internet, computers, electricity, steam, steel, printing, writing, spinning, farming... Humanity is intertwined with tech We can't live without some of it. The question is: do we serve tech or does it serve us?

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@veronica the evil stuff seems hella complex to me It sometimes comes with a veneer of simplicity - but it's a lie.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@slothrop looks like a bow pry to me Not a typical whitewater kayak move, but it could work.. https://youtu.be/GrFLHbTzRnc?si=8uaGaZ7GBvKNFv7N

Advanced Classic Solo Canoeing preview and in detail Bow Jam.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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Source figures https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e4bbbb8c1db6022d0ca16e/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2024-to-2025-data-tables.ods Bulletin Table 2: Number of hate crimes recorded by the police, by monitored strand, Hate crime strand 2024/25 Race 82,490 Religion 7,164 Sexual orientation 18,702 Disability 10,224 Transgender 3,809

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@angomarcello@iosdev.space @mhoye@cosocial.ca Having killed the competition they don't need to be good any more I think for a good search engine we may have to pay ... https://kagi.com/pricing I haven't tried it but this conversation reminded me of it and maybe I should give it a whirl

kagi.com

Kagi Search Pricing and Plans - Kagi Search

Better search results with no ads. Welcome to Kagi (pronounced kah-gee), a paid search engine that gives power back to the user.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de beautiful, and you can just imagine the drinking games 🙂 Do we have any idea how many of these were made or how many hours would go into making each one? I like the idea of an ancient greek chatting with the maker about the jokes and motifs he wanted for his parties...

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 2mo ago

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@Larvitz@burningboard.net because people buy them and buy them again when they break Other phones are available With user replaceable batteries even

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@jmcastagnetto@mastodon.social interesting that this talks about the strength of PHP's connection to relational databases A while ago I was seeing if we could implement a CMS in NextJS - but the lack of database libraries was one of the main things that put me off - and I ended up using Laravel PHP has always been highly pragmatic - and that isn't the default in the industry which is easily influenced by hype and coolness.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

More interesting statistics for anyone else wondering what is going on with UK hate crime at the moment

https://www.stophateuk.org/resources/annual-reports/

#hateCrime

stophateuk.org

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 5mo ago

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@tante@tldr.nettime.org @mynameistillian@plush.city my thought is that we need to be more careful in which tech we choose to pursue, align our economy with our values, and recognise that "sustainability" is more about physics than optional morality. "The market" should not be left to choose technological paths.

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@angomarcello@iosdev.space @mhoye@cosocial.ca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank "As of September 24, 2019, all patents associated with PageRank have expired"

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 4mo ago

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@jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io one of the oddities that allowed computers to be relatively open with interchangeable components is the historical accident where IBM was dominant in the world of mainframes, when they were late to the PC party they accidentally created an open standard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible This was not intentional on their part - they aimed to make a closed system from the start

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SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ @sean@mastodon.me.uk

· 6mo ago

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@nick sunshine is the cheapest fuel 🌞

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