craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Profile pic: aurora ; banner pic: fireworks
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he/him (also answers to thon, or singular they, because they is singular)
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Political philosophy:
Somewhere between Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett'
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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1d ago
@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social What Would Jesus Do?
Definitely not that.
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Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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1d ago
The Pope calling out Trump for "a Christian country" not behaving in a Christian way is a perfect demonstration of why binding Israel to Jewishness is a threat to Jews everywhere.
If every Christian was judged by the actions of MAGA, no-one would trust Christians and may feel compelled to expel them, although we all know there are Christians who vehemently oppose the cult of MAGA and believe instead in embracing humanity.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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1d ago
Isn't second coming a beta cuck? 🤔
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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1d ago
I live in Europe, how can I get rid of the foreign-developed apps that were pre-installed on my phone and are approved by the FBI? 🤔
The FBI Is Warning Users About 'Foreign-Developed' Apps
https://lifehacker.com/tech/fbi-warning-foreign-developed-mobile-apps
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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1d ago
@jasongorman so, it's much better when it can copy its homework, but even then it's rubbish?
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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3d ago
@cwebber @maxleibman I'm sure all those landlords and grocery stores that accept bitcoin will take payment in chat-tokens real soon now
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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3d ago
@maxleibman @cwebber if they believed in the former I'm sure they'd support policies like that of the Green Party here where executive pay would be capped to 10x the lowest paid worker.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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3d ago
@cwebber @maxleibman ask them how much more tax they'd be willing to pay personally (or via taxes on their business) to bring about this UBI
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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3d ago
@anna it's no coincidence I'm sure that there's also a scientific brain drain. Plenty of FOSS historically has been powered by academia. Enough to keep the rest honest at least. But no money spare there, no sponsorship from tech companies.
It was strangled when it became a business model for startups. Open Core and the like.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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3d ago
@mattblaze@federate.social I think the reason any voting system struggles against in person, hand counted ballots, is that it's very easy to get lots of eyes with vested interests in a ballot count to make sure the count is fair. It's very hard to get enough people with a wide range of political views to agree that complicated math is fair.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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4d ago
@georgetakei are there not already enough dicks in ICE?
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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4d ago
@Alice @otfrom I hope if that's the future we all have better protections than the big tech heavily exploited content moderators and labelers
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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4d ago
@BryanGreyson @Binder Doctor Who definitely does, so there are some
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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6d ago
@mehdi_benadel @cwebber I'm sure that was the plot of a John Malkovich movie. Only his machine clone was going to the moon.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 12, 2026
@aesthr @mercuryjohn another one in Queens NY?
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 10, 2026
@aesthr @mercuryjohn 2 data points isn't a trend, but there's something about devaluing humans that makes me feel there'll be more
https://mastodon.social/@Wraithe/116375545030879725
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 09, 2026
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 09, 2026
@wdormann @mastodonmigration eh what?
On Android it just shows "you have a new message". Was this an Apple or a Signal decision?
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 09, 2026
@jonny took me a minute to realise that the fact I couldn't see the picture was the point 🤦
And these are being sold to review mammograms and other medical data? The whole charade needs to be struck off.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 08, 2026
@QasimRashid I suspect Iran may be finding more ways to utilise its new found leverage to get the the world to pay more attention to Israel.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 08, 2026
@fj they wouldn't fit.
On the roads, in the car parks, in the garages.
They're a monument to waste
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 08, 2026
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 08, 2026
@bodil @otfrom she's been out of power for 35 years but we still live in Thatcher's Britain. Labour had a chance to stem the bleeding, but they elected Blair instead
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 08, 2026
@bodil @otfrom I still love that I found out because someone posted "The Witch Is Dead" on the social playlist site I was using, and nobody needed any context.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@maxleibman no "known" species of bunny.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@pojntfx you'd think they'd look at how Apple, Google, Meta have responded to EU demands in the past, restricting functionality, removing features. Why would anyone choose to hand them a killswitch for fundamental access to society?
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell "I'm rich so of course I'm deserving"
Forgetting that every great fortune came from a great crime
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@vfrmedia @raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke I can confirm that potholes are also a problem in Scotland. Paying shareholders instead of workers by outsourcing essential work is definitely a factor everywhere
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@ASprinkleofSage @raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke "undeserving people" is the root of so much poison in politics. Many USA historians would rightfully point to the Scottish Presbyterian work ethic for their roots, but the justification of colonization (and the USA "manifest destiny") feeds into that too
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke 2 big advantages of the means testing by increased tax approach:
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The people who have to fill out the red tape are likely already doing it - it’s 1 additional question in the tax return, and there’s no stigma attached to earning more money.
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By basing it on income tax, it can be progressive and slowly roll from 100% to 0% as your income increases rather than a hard stop which means that for many people getting a job means less money in their pocket
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke 2 big advantages of the means testing by increased tax approach:
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The people who have to fill out the red tape are likely already doing it - it’s 1 additional question in the tax return, and there’s no stigma attached to earning more money.
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By basing it on income tax, it can be progressive and slowly roll from 100% to 0% as your income increases rather than a hard stop which means that for many people getting a job means less money in their pocket
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke that's the bigger picture, but the councils see that money whether or not the car gets damaged, and very few councils run their own buses to see the costs directly
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Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke councils generally don't pay for car repairs though. At least with prescriptions and A&E the NHS is responsible for the entire budget so it's easier to see
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke in IT we call it "shifting left" - fix the problem as close to the source as possible where it's cheaper and causes the last damage.
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Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke I used to work with someone who did modelling to help NHS trusts in England to save money and the biggest thing they could do (it wasn't even close) was to keep people out of A&E. If you invest in prevention, it keeps people away from the expensive choke points.
I'm sure the same is true for other benefits. Keeping families housed and fed, assisted support to enter the workplace, etc. Keeping them away from courts and mental health services.
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Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke yes, I'm sure there was a study that connected free prescriptions to lower attendance at hospital because people were taking their medicines
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Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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Apr 05, 2026
@raymierussell @realtegan @mekkaokereke in Scotland we used to means test prescriptions. It turned out that the money saved couldn't possibly justify the cost of administration (mainly because people on many prescriptions are highly likely to be unable to work) so they just made them free for everyone.
That's how most benefits should work. Although I do have some sympathy for the idea the UK has where everyone gets child benefit but higher rate taxpayers who get it pay more tax.
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Apr 04, 2026
@hstone519
I don't think MAGA are in any rush to remind everyone about the part that governments rule only by consent of the governed.
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Apr 03, 2026
I've got this idea for deterministic agents that run in the command line.
Like you could have a dog that would fetch and read a file for you, a regular expression parser called rep that could find things in the file, and then if you want to count the number of rs it found you could use an rc (r count) agent. And then you can connect them together using a Modular CLI Pipe |
What do you think? Can I get some VC funding for this if I call it agentic?
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 30, 2026
@otfrom @annaecook first they came for the Trans people, then they came for the neurodivergent.
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 29, 2026
@annaecook @otfrom also today, there's a smell of something being coordinated https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116206483353899881
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 29, 2026
@annaecook @otfrom so how is Palantir planning to attract people with a strong sense of justice, who are more likely than the rest of the population to understand the source material for their name?
Is he trying to carve out a model minority?
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 23, 2026
This isn't far from what Jesus said, but it's almost the polar opposite of what many Christians say 🤔
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 22, 2026
@simoncozens how about we start by getting oil to $200 a barrel and then see if the free market can work around it
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 21, 2026
@volpeon @otfrom personally, I think ✨ looks like Cinderella's fairy godmother. So what looks like a human is actually a rat, and their carriage will become a rotting pumpkin at midnight.
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 17, 2026
@JoBlakely I guess the Epstein class can afford more expensive lawyers.
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 16, 2026
I remember the days when a dumb terminal needed to connect to the network to function, whilst a smart computer could do everything locally.
Nowadays a smart fridge needs an internet connection and a dumb fridge can do everything locally.
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Mar 08, 2026
I can't believe Epstein is $100 a barrel
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
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craignicol
@craignicol@glasgow.social
Geek: techie, musical, political, etc. I build solutions, involving software and teams. He/him. Human rights mean nothing unless they're universal. European, despite Brexit. 🏴
glasgow.social
@craignicol@glasgow.social
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Feb 18, 2026
@jackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com @pluralistic@mamot.fr @robz@toot.robzazueta.com between Peter Theil, Tim Cook, Justice Thomas, Pam Bondi and a few others, the liberals are almost there.
We in the UK know what a Thatcher government did for feminism, LGBTQ+ rights and others, so there's definitely fewer US-style liberals here. Just as many Fascists though 🤬
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