Barney Jackson

Proponent for world-positive tech. Software/data stuff. Determined generalist. Big fan of nature.

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

2 months to @LondonMarathon! 🏃‍♂️🌴 @MindCharity
https://t.co/lbRkjCKt6j

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

4 months to Race Day! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️ https://t.co/UFlNEw1aM2

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

My @MindCharity stash for @LondonMarathon has arrived & training has begun! https://t.co/CSe3mTSnsl

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Are the spheres not LNG tanks taken from a ship? @planet Snapshots 84: Vessel Detection

https://t.co/5DVeHqYOMm

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

The platforms at #KingsCross station are zero indexed ❤

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

@o2es Abrimos una cuenta en la tienda el jueves para fibra y móvil, pero no hemos recibido ninguna información, números móviles o acceso. ¿Pueden decirme qué está pasando?

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

@TalkTalk how is it that your support staff have no knowledge of the telecoms work on my street that's broken our internet? They just keep trying to send me a new router. Had more luck talking to the workmen outside

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

@iwantmyname I contacted support about an urgent issue restoring my primary business domain a few days ago but no reply yet - how can I get help on this ASAP?

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Some really great reading in the @ness_labs newsletter today

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Has the world become less colourful?

(This graph shows the colour of objects over time)

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

The "Responsible Financial Innovations Act":

Don't worry banks/Wall St, you can still be irresponsible.

Gotta love when Republicans pretend to be pro-regulation.

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

RE https://t.co/0uJBaYjaWs @loadedlove:

@brave browser should get a mention - protecting user's data and optionally paying them for their browsing/attention since 2019

[TLDR News UK @TLDRNewsUK]

#BREAKING MPs are to receive a 2.7% increase in pay, IPSA has confirmed.

MPs pay will go from £81,932 to £84,144 from the 1st of April.

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Coincidence that https://t.co/hZZ1DONZAV seems to be down, but https://t.co/KexiIHqWRJ @TASSRussia is fine? #Russia #RussiaUkraineCrisis

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

@TLDRNewsUK A couple of southies:
- Lyme Regis Cobb
- Portland Bill
- Hardy Monument
- Corfe Castle

And also Loch Lomond!

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

"while Green New Dealers concoct schemes.. that involve destroying the fossil fuels industry, billionaire capitalists.. are developing solutions that do not involve.. economic calamity"

This is some colossal #ElonMusk fanboy nonsense @MarkWhittington
https://t.co/WQDT1mRdPn

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Be cautious of devs who call out choice of programming language before potential system design/implementation weaknesses.

Language is so rarely a barrier to making substantial optimizations, particularly in a young project.

#Chia @blaktron #cryptocurrency

[The Chia Plot 🌱 @TheChiaPlot]

The Chia Plot - Is the Chia Full Node hot garbage? #Chia #ChiaNetwork #cryptocurrency #FullNode https://t.co/lnw4YYN4s8

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Or, bear with me now, maybe it's time we:

put a real value on pieces of animal,
paid workers an actually decent wage,
produced / consumed less in general?

https://t.co/popkOYJyol

#CommonSense #BrexitReality #BuildBackBetter

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Why do reputable news outlets still insist on portraying "hackers" using images like this?

Lights off, the hoody, matrix viz on the phone... htop, bmon and error logs running - they look more like a wannabe vampire-cum-linux-sysadmin from the late 90s?

https://t.co/GN0Iq7znoS

[Barney Jackson @barneyjackson]

Brilliant/fascinating to see the wave of new devs joining the profession 👩‍💻👨‍💻🧑‍💻🚀 From @StackOverflow dev survey:

More than 50% respondents have been coding less than a decade, more than 35% having less than five years experience.
https://t.co/7V5hCtlwtE