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oinkgrr··on TSB board lacked common sense before IT meltdown, says report
"Obviously, if we had been aware of Sabis's shortcuts in the testing programme, the TSB board and I would never have pressed ahead with switching to the new system at that time."

To turn this on it head, one wonders how much pressure was coming from the board for Sabis to be afraid to tell the truth?

oinkgrr··on Ultra marathon runner earns awards for both first place woman and overall winner
An example where we treat men as the default and women as atypical?

https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/invisible-women_97814197...

oinkgrr··on US Navy to ditch touch screen ship controls
Keep it simple stupid.
oinkgrr··on Syntax highlighters are wrong (2014)
2014 even.
oinkgrr··on Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
I use this for focus, https://musicforprogramming.net/ 'tis a podcast as well.
oinkgrr··on Google tracks your movements, like it or not
Also mentioned here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45183041
oinkgrr··on Google tracks users who turn off location history
oh, missed that.
oinkgrr··on How Teletext and Ceefax are coming back from the dead
Please explain why it is misleading.
oinkgrr··on VW 'Dieselgate' software developed at Audi in 1999: report
The software before the update was used to detect if a car was being tested for emissions/ fuel consumption. Then it lowered power and fuel consumption. So it gave skewed figures. Which means in normal driving it was always giving more than advertised figures. So the fuel consumption has not changed from before update for normal driving. So you won't see any difference.

Edit: ah my bad. Ah, it specifically relates to particulate emissions, that is not related to fuel consumption

oinkgrr··on A guide on how to be a Programmer (2002)
If not, then there's a project to do.
oinkgrr··on Google Maps easter egg: street view inside the Tardis
Or try the UK version.... https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=51.492159,-0.19092&s...
oinkgrr··on How I live and how I work
I'm liking that idea. Anything that's not spent builds up nicely in the savings account. It's normal to save a set amount each month and whatever is left you just leave sitting in your current account. But that turns it on it's head, leaving any surplus in the savings account. And paying yourself a budget every week helps you manage the money.
oinkgrr··on Why Ruby?
I dabbled in Stripes a while back(moved job, now on Spring3), and I liked it as well. Lightweight and easy to use but lacked decent support and user traction. No reason it's not used more, and I don't know why either.
oinkgrr··on Be happy Bike to work.
I concur, commuting by bike always seems to take the same amount of time, no matter what the traffic is like.
oinkgrr··on The Best Approach to Software Development
One sentence stands out: Context matters. I agree, take the approach that best fits the business or project.
oinkgrr··on Why Apple Is A Great Marketer
Ok, I agree, Apple is a great marketer, but what made them think up the first three points of Empathy, Focus and Impute that still drives the business in the first place? Was it based on research or gut feeling?