FunkyBob

I dunno, it sounds to me like you could achieve a lot more if eng weren't sandbagging you the whole time...

Aussie urged to claim $475 million payout with deadline days away Hundreds of thousands of Aussies will lose out on compensation of between $1,000 and $50,000 if they miss this deadline.

Australians impacted by Robodebt have until 4pm on Friday, March 6, to register for a new class action settlement with payouts between $1,000 and $50,000 au.finance.yahoo.com/news/centrel...

I've just published a reference for anyone using git while trans, explaining how to hide or remove your deadname in git repositories

Please share ❤️

code.curly.kiwi/2026/02/27/u...

Five Eyes issue emergency directive on exploited Cisco SD-WAN zero-day The Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies warn that a critical Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability is under active exploitation and should be patched immediately.

Cisco said there are no workarounds for the vulnerability and urged customers to apply available patches immediately. The company also recommended reviewing system logs, validating controller integrity, and implementing additional hardening measures where possible.

www.csoonline.com/article/4137...

"despite".... sure.

It's only twigged today that his real name is "Ben", it's just that everyone is forever saying "Ben, no."

Economic Response Fund Grant Guidelines Small businesses in Minnesota that have experienced operational disruptions in recent weeks may now apply for emergency financial support through the Economic Response Fund.

I'm going to promote the heck out of this:

The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.

More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...

Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag

"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...

#R4Today

Don't be a Jeff!

Over a month ago I warned people didn’t realise they needed to sign up to receive compensation over Robodebt. So many people will miss out and their anger will point straight back at the government and the system bsky.app/profile/ashe...

I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.

Dessert places should let you order a side of lactase tablets with your dessert

Which do you reckon he'll deliver first? Habitation off world, or full self driving? :P

Soft launch NOTHING.

Ring has been committed to making mass user driven surveillance palatable since it rolled out those cute ads of people greeting loved ones or returning packages or whatever.

They’ve been affectively priming us to accept surveillance as s fact of life for decades.

PSA: YouTube is ruining your videos. Turn off this feature YouTube video by BurgersOnMedia

If you have a YouTube creator account follow these quick settings to turn AI enhancements off (YouTube turned them on without asking).

And make sure you're opted out of AI training data scraping
youtu.be/WeWt8N3fjVc?...

Wait.. Trump not paying contractors? That's not like him at all!

Perhaps it's time to get a mirror and start practicing a look of "horrified revulsion". At least then they'll know you understand what they said.

Ahem... you mean the "Trump Kennedy" centre, surely? :P

The #pyconau 2026 CFP is now open!

We've refreshed our site with all new guidance for 2026, so visit 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp to get all the details.

Attend CFP workshops around the country in February and March to help polish up that idea you've been sitting on!

Submissions close 29 March 2026, AOE

never gonna give you up
never gonna let you down
never gonna copy and paste your question into chatgpt
then expect to be thanked as if I was helping

Anyone else finding lately @slack.engineering client [native and web] doesn't mark some channels as read, no matter how much you interact with them?

I even have one client showing a start for interactions, but a clear "You're all up to date" message.

I mean, Tolkein can take several pages to describe a blister, too...

Get in. We're messing up Melania's Amazon search results. This weekend, Amazon is premiering it's $40 million Melania Trump documentary. It already seems to be a flop. But we're going to take it one step further by messing up Melania's Amazon search results. Specifically, we're going to amplify the paranormal erotic thriller, Melania: Devourer of Men so it ranks higher than her movie. The book is perfect: it's absurd, the cover is ridiculous, and it's free, so we're not giving Amazon any money. We need people to: 1. "buy" the book (it's free) 2. Share this post and get other people to buy the book. That's it. Then we can celebrate as an erotic novel about a bat monster Melania Trump becomes a higher and higher search result on Amazon.

Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.

"Kid, have you ever heard of test automation? It's been a thing for some time now. Yes, even for complex UIs."

That americans can't see their "left wing" party is very right wing in the global context is eternally painful.

The fact "Engineering" can't see this as a management approved way to clean up lots of legacy mess is *physically* painful to me.

Get the fuck out of the Otways

I care enough that he sees consequences.

I know enough that he won't.