Alex Howard Whitaker

☁️ Cloud Guy
🐍 Python Programmer
🎲 Tabletop Roleplayer
🦢 ...and geese will still a common lack
⚖️ Till they go and steal it back

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

Handling all support emails.

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@mattpocockuk Happy that I was able to retrofit this to an in-progress learning project that I had created a LEARNING.md with progressive objectives, success criteria, and notes. It immediately picked up where I was in my journey and populated /learning-records with my completed tasks. Nice!

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@Seoirse_ Banning concessions tickets? Could be the least popular policy idea of all time.

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

So far this year I'm two for two on merge requests that delete more code than they add. Might just make this my New Years resolution.

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

Why's my laptop running so slow... oh

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

Good morning! This week's theme is Winter ❄️
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'London Snow', Warwick Square (1955) by Iain Macnab

(Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art)

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

please be serious

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

please be serious

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

Loads of helicopters flying over my roof today for some reason. Should I be worried?

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@GarrettPetersen Got there in the end:

Connecdoku 2025-08-09

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[East London Group @EastLndonGroup]

Another week-end has arrived & with it, of course, comes another #SaturdayMorning! Here's our "usual" start to the day: "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930. #BrynhildParker #EastLondonGroup

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@__justplaying I can't believe I've waited ten years for this

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

Me when anyone in a conversation has ever said "stop digging" to me.

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

"Is Chess Haram - the greatest debate in the history of theology, locked by an Ulama after 1,500 years of heated debate"

[Ajit Pai @AjitPai]

“The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess until further notice due to fears the game is a source of gambling.
Officials said the game has been prohibited indefinitely until its compatibility with Islamic law can be determined.” — @BBCNews

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@Seoirse_ I believe he says "minus the public service they use", so negatively affecting net contributions. No idea if the maths is right but non-nationals are paying eg. £1000 NHS surcharge

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@sirsfurther Magna Carta: woke enshrined in law.

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@LeRoyDesCimes I know the secret word used to open a magic door in a cave

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

Getting absolutely humbled in the work chess tournament 🫠

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

This is exactly what Lenin had in mind when he declared the 8th of March, International Women's Day.

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

The JIRA ticket is mysterious and important

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

Match Day - harvest season for the parking enforcement officers

[Alex Howard Whitaker @ahwhitaker]

@roryisconfused In order to sell something unfamiliar (Robbie Williams) you need to offer something familiar (an ape)