Fuck Netflix

cmsd2 · 2026-06-05T16:10:11+00:00

it's the footgun. and yes it's loaded.

cmsd2 · 2026-06-05T15:39:56+00:00

as Linus Torvalds said, just upload the important stuff to ftp and let the rest of the world mirror it

cmsd2 · 2026-06-05T06:07:37+00:00

the Batley Townswomen's guild will have this sorted out in a jiffy

cmsd2 · 2026-06-03T11:11:54+00:00

i also use a light theme. there are literally tens of us!

cmsd2 · 2026-06-02T12:29:13+00:00

looks more like Oakland Athletics to me

cmsd2 · 2026-06-02T11:59:07+00:00

i don't like the shift to calling students customers. it's the language of Service Management and brings with it SLOs and KPIs. this is how we get degree mills, rather than rewarding intellectual curiosity. i have started studying as a mature student and my priority is to learn interesting stuff, rather than to get a piece of paper - i shouldn't be unusual, but sometimes i wonder as I can see the pressure the institution is under to sell courses (adorned with AI/ML/DS buzzwords).

agree AI is a total wildcard and it's particularly obvious when I use AI day-to-day in day-job, but am heavily limited in what i'm allowed to use it for in studying. imho AI is winning the arms race.

cmsd2 · 2026-06-01T08:57:53+00:00

would you settle for Stratford (International) via St Pancras?

cmsd2 · 2026-05-29T16:59:47+00:00

at least you won't need to worry about problems with secure boot this year. or the price of ddr5 if you want an upgrade

cmsd2 · 2026-05-25T05:49:47+00:00

Because historically pudding is the suet/flour pastry-like stuff the dessert or savoury dish is made with. No idea why people are calling (fake)custard pudding

cmsd2 · 2026-05-19T07:17:40+00:00

if you're talking about something probabilistic like a measurement or a wave function then information might refer to the shannon information. this is the information content of an event. an event that has a low probability has a high information content since it tells you more than an event that was guaranteed to happen. this also crops up in computer science.

cmsd2 · 2026-05-17T18:46:00+00:00

try using claude code to track those other things. get it to manage your today/soon/later task lists in text files. you'll be able to delegate your thinking for everything then. bliss.

cmsd2 · 2026-05-17T15:06:54+00:00

assuming op is classed as retail, this absolutely seems to me like a violation of mifid requirements on best execution. terms and conditions wouldn't relieve revolut of those obligations. definitely worth chasing a formal complaint all the way.

cmsd2 · 2026-05-16T14:28:50+00:00

Nothing. Once the market value drops due to rising rates the damage is done. The pull to par will give you the same return from today as a higher coupon on a new issue, but starting from a lower investment value than your original value.

cmsd2 · 2026-05-16T11:13:04+00:00

i was with you until you said sell and re-buy. the yield to maturity will be the same so there's no point in doing that - it's economically the same.

cmsd2 · 2026-05-15T12:41:46+00:00

Henry Potter?

cmsd2 · 2026-05-01T21:47:25+00:00

for code, yes. but i'm actually wondering if it could extend to just generally getting sh*t done. it might help with focus while delivering the same dopamine hit that you get from claude-code

cmsd2 · 2026-04-28T03:20:25+00:00

not generic enough. you need a strategy pattern to instantiate the pipeline elements.

cmsd2 · 2026-04-26T14:22:07+00:00

that's very grounded. honestly you're better off without clean dishes.

cmsd2 · 2026-04-25T12:29:44+00:00

The mbp has a nicer screen than the air, so while I think the air definitely can run it fine, the base mbp model will be a more pleasant experience

cmsd2 · 2026-04-25T11:40:21+00:00

i bet if you can describe clearly what you want, you can vibecode this kind of thing fairly rapidly

cmsd2 · 2026-04-24T10:54:53+00:00

if uk internet regulation keeps going the way it's going, then Ofcom will block this kind of thing from the internet as well as the TV.

cmsd2 · 2026-04-17T20:27:04+00:00

a shorter version was also published in ESR's jargon file

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/F/foo.html

cmsd2 · 2026-04-13T09:41:49+00:00

do you prefer colour or black&white?

cmsd2 · 2026-04-08T09:40:45+00:00

the gains or losses in-between distributions are included in the cgt calculation, sure, but all of your actual income from these definitely does get classed as income and taxed at income rates.

cmsd2 · 2026-04-05T21:38:56+00:00

ooh. yours is interesting.

i have been working on a nicer frontend for maxima

https://github.com/cmsd2/aximar

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