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Matt Machell

@shuckle

Man of many talents: dad, web architect, writer, interface and indie game designer. Likes Lego, guitars and craft beer. Tabletop games at https://teapawt.net/t.co/v5tbnNGJkp

 Sunny Birmingham, UK
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Joined November 2006
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“we hope you join us in moving forward into new and innovative ways for navigating web and app experiences” – no! Be old and boring! Don’t break the web! It’s a list of redirects! It’s the least you could possibly do! If I can keep 20 year old URIs still working, so can you!
Screenshot from the linked blog post, where they’re sorry for the inconvenience of breaking who knows how many links and that they want to be new and innovative. Just wrong.

ALT Screenshot from the linked blog post, where they’re sorry for the inconvenience of breaking who knows how many links and that they want to be new and innovative. Just wrong.

Killed by Google (@killedbygoogle) profile pictureKilled by Google
@killedbygoogle18 Jul 2024
Breaking news: Google breaks the web.
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and this is why we need to stop absolving *commercial* cybersecurity vendors of software quality concerns. there should be multiple checks preventing this type of broken content in an update. how did they allow it to ship to so many machines all at once?
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After years of trying and failing to use the correct German article, I've found a viable long-term solution. Is it Der, Die, or Das? Let chaos decide!
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Another sad loss for Brum’s indie scene. Please if you can, go visit and support Laghi’s before they close their doors on 10 August 💔 Once again, a stark reminder on why it’s so important to support our local independents. It’s so tough for indie businesses right now.
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Want to vote in the general election taking place on 4 July? ❗ You must register to vote by 11:59pm tomorrow (18 June). ❗ Register now 🔽 gov.uk/register-to-vote
Register to vote

Register to vote

Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

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Ned Hartley@NedHartley14 Jun 2024
Movie idea. Someone is murdering everyone who has ever done a film or TV adaptation of the Watchmen. Alan Moore has to investigate to prove that it’s not him.
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We’re teaming up with @SlovenlyTrulls to run our first ever meet up, at @UKGamesExpo ! Join us for a chilled lunch time meet up at 1:30pm on Saturday 1st of June. Location to be confirmed the day before. Open to all. Bring your lunch, your coffee and show off your new TTRPG haul!
A pink and black floral background with the WoTTRPG and Slovenly Trulls logos at the top. Wording reads ‘Meet Up. Saturday 1st June 2024. 1:30pm - 2:30pm. Location TBD. See you at UKGE!’

ALT A pink and black floral background with the WoTTRPG and Slovenly Trulls logos at the top. Wording reads ‘Meet Up. Saturday 1st June 2024. 1:30pm - 2:30pm. Location TBD. See you at UKGE!’

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ManageOps@ManageOps7 May 2024
ManageOps is Tonight. If you are an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead in general then come join us. Meetup: meetup.com/manageops/events/…
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS! WE ARE HIRING! come and work with our gloriously happy and productive team, developers and researchers working side-by-side, pooling skills and knowledge, and above all WE SHIP: we make huge open source software projects that change lives, give access to unprecedented volumes of sensitive health data while preserving privacy, with a huge user community spread across 22 organisations, universities, NHS and more. And every shred of your work and ours goes on github, so when you work with us... everyone can see how beautiful your code is! bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2024/0…
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🤖 WE ARE NOT ROBOTS - UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! Check out the video for full details⚡️ Pre order the album via the Official Store store.terrorvisionofficial.c… for pre-sale access. (Anybody who has already ordered from the Official Store will be sent a pre-sale code).
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Phil Nash
@philnash8 Mar 2024
Ok, so @GitHubCopilot has apparently started assigning work to me in other people's code bases. 🙃 Got an email with this screenshot, showing that I was the suggestion to complete this TODO. Not cool Copilot, not cool. 😅
A screenshot of some code with GitHub Copilot autocompleting a TODO comment. At the start of the TODO, it includes my username as a suggestion for who to assign the TODO to.

ALT A screenshot of some code with GitHub Copilot autocompleting a TODO comment. At the start of the TODO, it includes my username as a suggestion for who to assign the TODO to.

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PWAs work again as expected on iOS 17.4 Notifications, persistent storage and badging are back
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Adam Farrer@AdamJFarrer8 Feb 2024
I cannot forgive them for not calling this a Quornish Pasty.
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10 years ago today, THE LEGO MOVIE released in cinemas. It was a joyful experience making the film - a celebration of creativity. To celebrate, I’ll post some memories and behind-the-scenes tidbits on this thread throughout the day.
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FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀 Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station! Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀 🧵
Image of Xanthoria elegans, also known as Rusavskia elegans, commonly known as Sunburst Lichen, growing on a rock. It's bright orange!

ALT Image of Xanthoria elegans, also known as Rusavskia elegans, commonly known as Sunburst Lichen, growing on a rock. It's bright orange!

Image from the ISS: Looking out of the 'Cupola,' an observation window of the ISS built by the European Space Agency. The dome weighs over 1800kg and is equipped with shutters in case of contact with micrometeorites and debris. PHOTOGRAPH BY PAOLO NESPOLI AND ROLAND MILLER

ALT Image from the ISS: Looking out of the 'Cupola,' an observation window of the ISS built by the European Space Agency. The dome weighs over 1800kg and is equipped with shutters in case of contact with micrometeorites and debris. PHOTOGRAPH BY PAOLO NESPOLI AND ROLAND MILLER

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Erica Buist@ericabuist2 Feb 2024
Did a wolf write this
BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) profile pictureBBC News (World)
@BBCWorld2 Feb 2024
Should more British homes be built using straw? bbc.in/42nrbtm
Should more British homes be built using straw?

Should more British homes be built using straw?

Cheap, highly insulating and sustainable, straw has a lot of potential for the building industry.

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Nick Wallis
@nickwallis1 Feb 2024
Good photo of Alan Bates. I should know. I took it, when there weren’t that many people interested in the #PostOfficeScandal. Now the ⁦@Telegraph⁩ have stolen it. I asked them to contact me last week when they used it without permission. They didn’t. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01…
Alan Bates rejects ‘derisory’ payout over Post Office scandal

Alan Bates rejects ‘derisory’ payout over Post Office scandal

Hero sub-postmaster celebrated by ITV drama says Government's proposed compensation for Horizon failure is 'cruel and offensive'

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Happy birthday to Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, which first aired 20 years ago today: youtu.be/La1moU5qArM?feature…
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Elle Cordova@ellerhymes23 Jan 2024
Fonts hanging out
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Today in pulp... one of my favourite SF authors: Harry Harrison!
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