Neil Winton

Purveyor of Fine(?) Software

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Hats off to @Duracell. I just found this in the loft, the batteries "expired" in March 2003 ... And the torch still worked! 😲

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@LeftSaidTim Hmmm … there’s an interesting idea. For every technical problem that ultimately arises from a bad decision, I think you’re right. Worth more thought …

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@LeftSaidTim Maybe I’m in “glass half full” mode today. Sometimes “X is impossible” is the *good* and *right* answer because you’d have to work 24/7, sacrifice quality, behave unethically, etc. OK, you’re right, People Problems…

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@LeftSaidTim Of course, Tim, it depends on what you really mean by “impossible” ;)

Leaving aside things that violate the laws of physics, or NP-hardness, “impossible” is likely “not possible within the set of constraints I’m working under”. Some of those may or may not come from trade-offs

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@AdamWhittingham @ChrisSinjo @kerryb @tony_dont_tweet Thank you! I’m not sure I can lay claim to any wisdom, but if I helped you avoid some of my mistakes, I’m happy. And I learned a lot from you all too!

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@kerryb Sounds like double trouble

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@robeastaway Hidden Figures (and, of course, the film based on it)
Various of the books about Enigma and Bletchley Park (e.g. X, Y & Z)

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@PaulaLKennedy @syntasso Congratulations! After home schooling it should be a walk in the park ....

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Your acronym of the day: YAZMIN

Yet Another Zoom Meeting INvitation

(With apologies to all those lovely Yazmins out there...)

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@robeastaway having a bit of a tidy of the loft and found this...

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@tony_dont_tweet Thanks Tony. I hope all’s good with you.

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Today would have been the Great East Run. I didn't want my training to go to waste ... First Half Marathon completed! https://t.co/VQ7bzJmIlA

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@jarel Thanks John

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@kerryb Thanks Kerry. Don't think I'll be moving far this afternoon ...

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Sayings for the 21st century:
There are only THREE things certain in life -- death, taxes ... and scope creep in software projects.

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I signed up to the “Plan B” virtual 10k race last night. £10 (or £25 with t-shirt) and all profit to WHO COVID relief fund. And you get a medal :-) Other challenges also available. Go for it!
https://t.co/AQEM04boyh

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@theresecoffey I should have said I’ve sent this to you as my local MP. I appreciate you’ll be very busy yourself but there seems to be disconnect from DofE to frontline impact on schools. They need support at this time, as they do their best to support key workers.

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Don’t get me wrong, I understand the need for information, but I’m a school governor and my wife a school business manager. She’s been working all weekend to prepare already. Next week will be very tough. We do not need this added stress right now.

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@AdamWhittingham Gardens by the bay? Was there a couple of years ago. Superb!

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After more than a year of this running lark (C25k completed in Dec 18) I finally got round to putting in the effort to reach the next big milestone. A bit blustery out there but 10k in 1:00:03 will do me nicely!