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Dave Harper

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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 10h
I mean those videos are a cool tech demo even if you can't imagine it on the road.
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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rest easy, Margaret Hamilton. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"for a home that uses 30 kWh a day". Is that average for an American home? Even in the summer when I had the air con on a lot I didn't use half that.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Another case of "X" poisoning the worldview of those in that circle? Isn't this the US far-right narrative?
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The UK has (or had until IR35 was reformed) an excellent contractor base in IT that often gets overlooked in favour of overpriced consultancies.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mario Kart Tour #mkt ends with a whimper rather than a bang. After taking a day's maintenance I was expecting more than a glorified web page.
Mario Kart Tour end of service screen showing Customer Support or Past Tour Records
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
That's a nice way of visualising it. Thanks.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think some people have quite an addiction to watching video on their phone that it overrides all other social norms - they're so focused on that next little hit.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Who wants to be a £2 millionaire
£2,015,218.05 from the Bank of England
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Very wrong.
Far Right parties such as Reform fuelled by over 45 voters. Which is roughly where Gen-X starts
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Our local LibDem MP is excellent. A good balance between local and national in messaging. Well-read, thoughtful, but forceful when needed. Nationally they seem lost but even if they were perfect I doubt they'd ever get any media attention.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
With the amount of funding coming from the American Christian right into our politicians and think-tanks I don't think they'll be going down without a fight.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The right-wing columnists crying into their CANZUK opinion pieces.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well this is not very fun. The last chart of interest rates... 😔 youtu.be/cuhNwc-E3lM?...
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War, oil and interest rates: The chain reaction explained | Ed Conway analysis
YouTube video by Sky News
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Holy macaroni. Surely the days of "cheap overnight electric" is over?
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I think we're going to have to re-colour the bars soon....
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The fake expressions are annoying, but I hate the "everything looks like the same AI" ones more. I can't quite pin what I hate but it might be the 90s word art fonts.
AI YouTube Thumbnail #1AI YouTube Thumbnail #2AI YouTube Thumbnail #2
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 07/09/2026
It's sometimes remarked that a lot of modern harassment, doxxing and online abuse culture draws its roots from Gamergate. This is true, but it was also a perfect example of "legitimate concerns" reporting by mainstream outlets who should have known better.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Is BBC News lost forever?
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Hacker News 100 @hn100.atproto.rocks · 05/09/2026
Git hosting that never leaves Europe pushin.eu news.ycombinator.com/item?id=495736…
pushin.eu
Pushin.eu — Git hosting that never leaves Europe
Sovereign, GDPR-native git hosting — code, issues, and CI, all on European soil.
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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Absolutely stunning sky at sunset tonight in Glastonbury. 💜🩷
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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We had an application for a micro-BESS attached to the substation at the end of our new build estate. Ultimately rejected by the landowners but the two main campaigners against raised noise and fire concerns. Turned out both were selling their houses soon and were worried it'd drop the value of them
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 01/09/2026
The Campaign for Rural England believes the countryside is for looking at, and nothing else. They really give the game away on what they're up to at the end of this piece... capx.co/the-countrys...
capx.co
The countryside lobby's war on batteries
A solar battery site has proven safe but was blocked anyway
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's been an expensive few weeks
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I finished work an hour early thanks to this. 👍
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I am so conflicted. It's taken away the little dopamine hits you got from puzzle solving to the point of being boring. But I can't deny it has made me more productive. (You just have to work on the guardrails and prompts)
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It's completely changed how I develop software. There are definite pros and cons to that.
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 21/08/2026
What year is it? Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time?
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New: Target staff "pranked" for social media; a comedian filmed mid-set; a Sprouts worker whose boss started wearing Meta glasses; and a cashier worried customers are filming down her shirt. Meta glasses are in the workplace, and workers feel powerless to stop it. 🎁 www.theverge.com/report/98241...
theverge.com
Meta glasses are a workplace menace
“Pervert” glasses are making jobs weird and putting workers on edge.
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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
TIL if you write a blog post about a data protection violation you experienced in your professional life, two years later a private investigator will find out where you live, show up at your house, and tell you he's watched your videos and listened to your podcasts and wants you to be nice to him.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It's been a tough couple of weeks
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
So much for the cheap weekends counter-balancing the expensive weeks
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nothing will be able to live up to the expections
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 13/08/2026
Temperatures provisionally reached 38.1°C at Kew Gardens, making it the hottest day of the year so far. This is the second time this year we have reached 38°C. The only other time this has happened twice in one year was in 2022. It also makes it the 5th hottest day on record.
A map showing 38.1°C recorded at Kew Gardens. This makes it the hottest day of the year so far.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I thought they hated Europe?
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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My photo of today’s solar eclipse. The bird is real - what an incredible coincidence! 🙂
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Valgard @ Paultons Park
Valgard @ Paultons Park
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New theming going in for the UKs first water coaster #serpentscurse #themepark @paultonspark.bsky.social
Serpents Curse construction New boat theming
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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 30/07/2026
No camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: knockaround.com/products/duc...)
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Solar energy supplied more power to Britain’s grid in July than any previous month on record. The figure of 14.4% of all power generated in July smashed the last monthly record of 12.4%, set only in May In July 2025, the (formerly) best year for solar generation, 9.6% of generation was from solar.
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Ranked News @rankednews.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
San Diego just watched an Amazon delivery robot drive straight off a pi For daily global news videos, please visit Ranked.News/videos
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I never thought I'd see the day when Americans embraced roundabouts.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Highlights the most selfish people in society.
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I get shown a lot of it on here; tends to get rolled in with anti-Musk and anti-techbro sentiment.
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Allen Holub @allenholub.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A "story" is not a code word for some random bit of work. Thinking of it as such is a classic example of Larman's Law. People cannot imagine a new way of doing things, so they twist the new approach into something that looks like what they do now. 1/4
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Reduce political appointments and limit lobbying?
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Dave Harper @randompixel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The supervised version in people's cars is available in the Netherlands now. Thee Robotaxis are likely on even better hardware and AI model. youtu.be/vsmQrDqMwcI?...
youtu.be
I Tested FSD in Amsterdam's busiest streets
YouTube video by Steven Peeters
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