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DaveLond··on At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says
It's worse than that - in UK law you cannot question the evidence produced by a computer unless you can prove the computer is not operating correctly - it's an inversion of the normal burden of proof.

They've started the process of thinking about if that law makes sense given this case: https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/use-of-evid...

DaveLond··on Hyphen Hate? When Amazon went to war against punctuation
In colloquial UK usage it means 'paedophile', and is generally considered offensive.
DaveLond··on Show HN: Famous Outfits
Isn't that problem self-solving? Who wants to dress like a celebrity dressed last season- you want what they're wearing this season. Keep it up to date, with what's "in" now.

Disclaimer: I know nothing about fashion.

DaveLond··on Some Dark Patterns Now Illegal in UK
That's not the case - I flew with them a few weeks ago. Turns out in order to print the return journey boarding pass more than a week in advance you need to pre-book a seat (for a cost). Not great if you're going away for two weeks without guaranteed access to a printer.
DaveLond··on SF’s Housing Crisis Explained
Nar, he means a land-value tax, which is raised from time to time in the UK.
DaveLond··on JDK 8 Release Notes
Grab a copy of "java concurrency in practice", it's my go-to book for when I've got a tricky concurrency problem to solve.
DaveLond··on Did an F-15 airplane successfully land with just one wing?
An ejection seat is actually only slightly safer than crashing the plane; the strain it puts on the vertebrae in particular is enough to force the pilot to retire after a few ejections.

And it sounds like he was flying over water, which carries substantial risks in itself.

DaveLond··on Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry
Assuming you get boarded by pirates, what happens next? Why would you need a bridge that could command the ship? Even if you did, turn it off unless you can remotely switch it on again. How much damage can pirates do to an empty ship? Plus, no hostages, so there wouldn't be much stopping armed forces going in guns-blazing.
DaveLond··on Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+?
Errr, short-circuiting to ground will cause a RCD to trip immediately - that's what they're there for. You will generally have one RCD on the entire fuse board, and then individual circuit breakers for each branch.
DaveLond··on Takipi – Java debugging reinvented
A not unattractive price point, I find. When are you planning to start charging for it?
DaveLond··on Takipi – Java debugging reinvented
This looks interesting, but the lack of any pricing information makes me nervous - am I missing it?