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Things I Definitely Wouldn’t Bring If I Were Stranded on a Desert Island

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/things-i-definitely-wouldnt-bring-if-i-were…
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 22:00

My sister’s baby

Definitely wouldn’t bring my sister’s baby. That would be so unwise, so I can confidently say I wouldn’t bring them. That’s a good choice, right? Because then I’d have to bring the baby plus all the baby supplies. And I’d have the added difficulty of having to take care of the baby while also trying to survive myself—too many moving parts. Also, the baby doesn’t have any helpful survival skills like hunting, fishing, constructing shelters, etc. So pretty much just a total liability.

My Switch

Totally impractical. Like, yeah, maybe fun, but probably not something I would put in my top three if somebody asked, right? Like that would be embarrassingly wrong?

Flint

I want to say no? Or, wait, maybe yes? I’ll put a pin in this one for a moment. Forget I mentioned it.

Bubble gum

Haha, that would be so stupid. Unless you’re some sort of bubblegum whiz, who can construct almost anything out of bubblegum? But, alas, that’s not me. So, pass.

What’s wrong with ULEZ? It’s not what you think

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/whats-wrong-with-ulez-its-not-what-you-thi…
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 18:22
ULEZ – the Ultra Low Emmission Zone – has become a political football. Its significance to a general election manifesto became apparent as the Conservatives retained the Uxbridge and South Rusilip seat in a crucial by-election as plans to expand the clean air zone loomed over constituents. The prospect of being charged the £12 per […]

Bug Smash Initiative 3-year update

https://www.drupal.org/about/core/blog/bug-smash-initiative-3-year-update
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 17:37

Bug Smash Initiative 3-year update

The Bug Smash community initiative started in May 2020 with the goal of reducing the number of open bugs against Drupal core.

Following advice from Gábor Hojtsy that 'an initiative should have an exit strategy', the initiative's definition of done was a 5% reduction in bugs in Drupal core.

Over the past three years, we've smashed this goal and passed our definition of done with a 27% reduction in bugs! 

Priority

Initial - 2020-04-21

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The Door Is That Way

https://www.monbiot.com/2023/08/01/the-door-is-that-way/
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 15:34
The striking new plan to let voters reclaim democracy in a profoundly undemocratic system. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26th July 2023 Trust no one, trust everyone: this paradox is the foundational principle of democracy. We should not trust any politician’s promises until they’ve been delivered. We should not trust anyone to represent […]

Coding standards proposals for final discussion on 16 August

https://www.drupal.org/about/core/blog/coding-standards-proposals-for-final-dis…
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 09:07

The Technical Working Group (TWG) is announcing two coding standards changes for final discussion. Feedback will be reviewed at the meeting scheduled for 16 August.

Issues for discussion

The Coding Standards project page outlines the process for changing Drupal coding standards.

QOTD: Ed Rollins

https://digbysblog.net/2023/07/31/qotd-ed-rollins/
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 08:30
An old GOP hand on Ron DeSantis Oh my: Last year, longtime Republican strategist Ed Rollins was leading the Ready for Ron PAC, and announcing his plans to help DeSantis — then an undeclared 2024 candidate —  take on Trump in the primary. A longtime Trump supporter, Rollins wanted to turn the page on the twice-impeached former president, and he thought DeSantis was the candidate to do it. But in just a few months, that hope vanished. Today, Rollins says he is “not involved” anymore in the pro-DeSantis efforts. “I don’t think it’s the campaign’s fault at all; it’s his,” Rollins tells Rolling Stone. “I think he’s been a very flawed candidate. I know some of the people around him, and some of them are good, talented people. But every time he opens his mouth, he has a tendency to — shall we say — think out-loud, and he clearly doesn’t understand the game. … When you get into these culture wars the way that he has, the vast majority of people don’t understand what they are.

He makes hating fun

https://digbysblog.net/2023/07/31/he-makes-hating-fun/
Created
Tue, 01/08/2023 - 06:30
Update: The NY Times had this quote explaining why they love Donald Trump: “He might say mean things and make all the men cry because all the men are wearing your wife’s underpants and you can’t be a man anymore,” David Green, 69, a retail manager in Somersworth, N.H., said of Mr. Trump. “You got to be a little sissy and cry about everything. But at the end of the day, you want results. Donald Trump’s my guy. He’s proved it on a national level.” There is nobody, NOBODY, who is a bigger whiner and cryer that Donald J. Trump. Not even the world’s most spoiled five year old princes snivel as much as he. But they just want to feel good about saying things like “make all the men cry because all the men are wearing your wife’s underpants and you can’t be a man anymore” and Trump gives them permission. And, by the way, what results????