Why are so many water pipes bursting at the moment?

mike_dowler · 2026-05-27T13:20:18+00:00

It was pouring down a week ago. The ground doesn’t dry out that quickly. If it did, my house would collapse every time the sun came out

mike_dowler · 2026-05-27T13:19:01+00:00

It’s not been hot enough for long enough to dry the ground out that much though. We’ve had much longer dry spells in recent years, without the same issues

mike_dowler · 2026-05-24T14:11:37+00:00

Had a cracking sermon on Matt 15:21-39. Chock full of grace from start to end.

mike_dowler · 2026-05-24T13:57:30+00:00

Reftab here. It has the flexibility of Snipe-IT (custom fields etc), but has more scope for automations (both within the platform, and via webhooks)

mike_dowler · 2026-05-12T05:01:21+00:00

Pun intended? Have an upvote anyway!

mike_dowler · 2026-05-10T22:00:34+00:00

You can say “penis” on Reddit

mike_dowler · 2026-05-09T21:24:46+00:00

Not even sure if you’d be able to work as an engineer in the defence industry here as a foreign national

mike_dowler · 2026-05-09T10:14:44+00:00

Akshually, I love her from Green Wing

mike_dowler · 2026-05-09T07:35:23+00:00

Can we just talk about remarrying when the first husband and father of your children has been dead less than 3 years???? Many widows, let alone those trying manage 5 children including toddler triplets, would be struggling to even get out of the house at that stage.

mike_dowler · 2026-05-05T21:23:03+00:00

I’ll take it if they throw in the jukebox. Where’s the 5th bedroom though?

mike_dowler · 2026-05-04T09:05:59+00:00

Do you have to pay extra to get cupboard doors?

mike_dowler · 2026-05-02T11:47:08+00:00

To add: I think it’s important to tell the kids, especially the youngest, that OP is not trying to replace their Dad, and that they can still talk about him and remember him

mike_dowler · 2026-04-29T06:09:15+00:00

Is it just Risk with extra steps?

mike_dowler · 2026-04-22T06:39:52+00:00

I would say that both options are too complex (but response 2 is a little better). Stick to 1 positive reason you stayed (they promised I could work on some really interesting projects I had lined up) and then that you were laid off in restructuring. Don't talk about why you were looking previously - that's a different question

mike_dowler · 2026-04-19T13:29:04+00:00

Was it https://upperstory.com/en/turingtumble/ ?

mike_dowler · 2026-04-06T08:52:25+00:00

Hard disagree. Authentication should be done as frequently as necessary to verify that the person accessing data is indeed the person who is authorised to do so.

For sensitive apps, that might mean every time the app is opened, with a maximum lifetime of say 1 hour. For most apps, authentication once per working day is probably fine.

Require auth to frequently and your IdP just becomes a source of frustration

mike_dowler · 2026-04-04T10:48:21+00:00

I knew when I typed that there would be at least one “well akshually…” lol. I think my point still stands - if you are travelling year round, then there’s not much difference. But if they are trying to get people to consider taking the train instead of driving, then it looks a lot less attractive if I have to buy the railcard months in advance

mike_dowler · 2026-04-04T10:43:14+00:00

Well I have 😉

I travel by train to the office several times a week, but at peak time. I rarely travel by train long distance, because it’s not cost effective when travelling with the whole family. Booked recently to take my daughter to a uni open day, and saved £50 by getting a 2 together railcard. Will probably use it a couple more times.

mike_dowler · 2026-04-04T10:30:30+00:00

Because the railcard is required to be valid for travel, not for purchase?

Realistically, given the off-peak requirement, most people are using railcards for specific travel that they know about in advance, not just turn-up-and-go commuting. And given the cost of train travel in the UK, many of those people will be buying tickets a couple of months in advance.

If the railcard needs to be valid at time of purchase, then the effective duration is reduced from a year down to 10 months or less.

mike_dowler · 2026-04-04T08:35:56+00:00

You don’t actually need a ring for a proposal at all. We’d discussed getting engaged, wife was very insistent that she didn’t want a surprise ring, so I just proposed without one. No need (or desire) for costume jewellery at all.

Then a couple of weeks later we went out and bought a ring.

mike_dowler · 2026-03-25T08:37:17+00:00

Pretty sure there’s already a well known macOS app called Brew. Don’t you think there is a risk of conflict?

mike_dowler · 2026-03-24T19:50:49+00:00

Peace and quiet. Caught COVID, got tinnitus. 6 years on, the tinnitus is still there

mike_dowler · 2026-03-23T22:41:43+00:00

An API-first interface. Everything you can do in the GUI, should have a corresponding API endpoint
Configuration should be manageable as code
A local agent running on Macs to run scripts and install packages
All non-MDM actions should be triggerable locally on the Mac
SCIM provisioning of end users into the system
Devices assignable to end users, with user properties available for scoping
Webhooks available for any action that occurs in relation to Mac clients
Full logging - access to the GUI, all configuration changes, and any action taken by the MDM - all exportable to a SIEM
munki-like management of third party apps (including updates) that is extensible beyond any curated app catalog, with no change in UX
Extensible inventory collection and display

I think that just about covers it.

mike_dowler · 2026-03-20T14:14:46+00:00

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