Every few months or so, somebody asks on social media why a particular DVLA digital service is turned off over night. Rather than answering it every time, I’ve decided to write this post, so I can point people at it in future. It’s a great case study to show why making government services digitally native can be quite complicated.

For everyone who's noticed the 'sitting on an ice pack' text; refer to this

I would like for all of this to end in the repeal of the TikTok ban, but it's almost certainly going to end with Trump negotiating the sale of US TikTok as a gift to one of his cronies, which is why Elon and Zuck are elbowing each other so hard right now.

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I mean, Jack Dorsey speaking about "Infusing Open Source Culture into Company DNA" when not a single soul has ever heard of him in relation to Open Source before this talk title would have worked as a joke to me. https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4507-infusing-open-source-culture-into-company-dna-a-conversation-with-jack-dorsey-and-manik-surtani-block-s-head-of-open-source/

Spoilers are the worst. I’ve been binging The Traitors (UK) and saw a spoiler for the outcome of series 2, 3 episodes from the end. Completely takes the tension out of it.

People who don't pay any of my bills: "why are you researching x when you should research y" 🙄🙄🙄

Attached: 1 image Dilbert guy, 2003: "ha ha doesn't it suck how your boss doesn't understand technology?" Dilbert guy, 2025: "I have taught my computer to mind control me and it has instructed me to be more racist."

Attached: 1 image Happy 30th anniversary Star Trek Voyager, which premiered #OTD in 1995, as Captain Janeway and her crew began their voyage home across the Delta Quadrant! #StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager

My #FOSDEM talk has been scheduled! https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4411-lessons-learned-open-sourcing-the-uk-s-covid-tracing-app/ Looking forward to meeting lots of new friends and trying lots of new beers 😃

So, I just got my first ever lingerie item for myself and suffice it to say that @abgushte.bsky.social is exceedingly pleased with my selection.

I cannot use sticker mule: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/18/sticker-mule-trump-emails-customers

Get your bottles of piss ready, lads - Jack Dorsey is keynoting #FOSDEM. https://drewdevault.com/2025/01/16/2025-01-16-No-Billionares-at-FOSDEM-please.html

I get SO MANY PRs to review when a new Kubernetes release goes out 😅 Thanks Renovate!

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The irony of all the Americans on Red Note is that it's the best propaganda for the Chinese government inside China. When you live in an oppressive regime, but you can afford groceries and rent and not worry you might die because you can't afford it - the other oppressive regime looks less appealing.

I tripped over my gf bra this morning. A Boobie trap if you will.

If your phone support lines are forever "receiving higher than normal demand" then your definition of "normal" needs updating, as does your support headcount

It used to be that I’d see LinkedIn notifications celebrating people being at the same big tech for 5, 10 or 15 years and roll my eyes. Why celebrate someone staying in their comfort zone and getting paid well? Now I think “Congrats on surviving so many rounds of layoffs” 🫡

Well I’ve now had to post on Bluesky to ask someone if they know their software is broken, because that’s where they are. Complaining At Brands is exactly how Twitter got me so I guess I’ve put myself on the slippery slope now

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Attached: 1 image Oooooh! #Android's theft detection works on #GrapheneOS. (I was looking at my unlocked phone and started running for a bus.)

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this year (next month!) is 10 years since I left the abusive household I grew up in and stopped talking to my family very thankful for my chosen family, many of whom are here. I wouldn’t be alive right now without you.

@thcrt@fops.cloud You hire an army of senior developers to audit the AI results *or* you don't do AI. One of those is more expensive, the other is what you did before AI. It should be very clear that there's no "keep the AI but make it cheap and effective" path available.