kfpm

kfpm

@kfpm.bsky.social

Retired software person, living in Cambridgeshire, England. Left of centre, potentially woke, lover of music and wine, can be found playing Destiny 2 on occasion. Please... no DM's.

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

mirror.co.ukSuella Braverman claims huge taxpayer-funded water bill equal to 18 baths a dayEXCLUSIVE: Benefits-bashing Reform UK MP Suella Braverman claimed £45,000 in parliamentary expenses towards her utility bills, newly-emerged files show - leaving the taxpayer on the hook

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

The Duchy of Cornwall says it collected £503,711 rent from the King for Highgrove House. Prince William is the Duke of Cornwall. Father pays rent to son. No money left the family but nice PR. Previously, King Charles was the Duke of Cornwall. He was paying rent to himself.

leftfootforward.orgRoyal financial privileges show that we are not in it togetherThis week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...
kfpm
@kfpm.bsky.social

Apparently all software developers are 'lazy bastards'. This is news to me. I must have worked in an alternate universe.

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

MUST READ: Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush and son of another President Bush, explains why he voted for James Talarico. In part: “My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico.”

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fesshole 🧻
@fesshole.bsky.social

Dublin, early 80s. I was 6, put loo roll round my face like a gag, hands behind my back, banging my head on the car window at traffic lights. Thought I was hilarious. Parents had no idea. Police later knocked on the door investigating a kidnapping. They still dont know it was me.

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Digital Brain
@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social

A4 paper is 297 x 210 mm because the ratio is the square root of 2, so folding a sheet in half gives two A5s with the exact same proportions. No paper wasted when scaling copies.