Andy P

Andy P

@ylb.me

I live in the UK and build software

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Andy P reposted

The outages in Twitter's early days just flew by thanks to the adorable Fail Whale mascot so I thought something like that might help here too. May I present... the DDoS Hoss

Andy P reposted

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

Andy P reposted

Replying to @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social

Next time Labour is in a jam,they should announce a law that forces online retailers to disclose their delivery company *before* you place an order so you can cancel if you wish. Would avoid sinking feeling I get when notified my “parcel is with Evri”.

Andy P reposted

In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.

Can BBC journos please stop asking LLMs stupid questions they're not designed for. One on the news last night was asking for "an in-depth weather report". Another today asking about a football team's performance. At least grasp the basics of the tech you're reporting on.

Never forget the sort of shit that private healthcare systems mean people have to deal with.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries. It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration. www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...

Fourth attempt to get help from @support.bsky.team with a custom domain purchase, paid for and not received. I know they must be busy right now, but I was trying to be nice by giving them money.

I've hired for the BBC and for myself, and this is very very true.

Josh W. Comeau@joshwcomeau.com

Ive been involved in hiring at several of the companies I’ve worked at. At one company, I saw all of the direct applications, I was the first person to review them. The quality was *terrible*. Most people put zero effort into their application. A tiny bit of effort can go a long way. 🧵

#uksnow Settling thick in DE1 tonight, 5/10

UK Snow Map@uksnowmap.com

A quick reminder on how to contribute to uksnowmap.com ahead of any possible #uksnow tomorrow 👀 Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.

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