Dr. David McBride (dwm)
@dwm.me.uk
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I'm not that kind of doctor. IT specialist and occasional patient magnet. Currently [email protected]; previously answered to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected].
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Ah, the classic, "It pings, but I'm not certain exactly where it is…"
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Oh dear, too elderly to support LLDP?
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worfemail.bsky.social
All crew,

Do not click on links in emails. They pose a major security risk. For more information: http://bit.ly/1MUISmu

Worf
dwm.me.uk
The assumption of deference from the press to the US government appears to be waning somewhat.
atrupar.com
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
dwm.me.uk
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Login screens say 'Ryuk'?”
orthanc.nz
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Didn't test the restore”
suzirose.bsky.social
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“There’s no recovery plan”
dwm.me.uk
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Block device split brain”
orthanc.nz
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Didn't test the restore”
suzirose.bsky.social
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“There’s no recovery plan”
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reuters.com
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
dwm.me.uk
Does anyone here think that this person will tell the government something other than what they want to hear after conducting appropriate investigations to find out the ground truth?
dwm.me.uk
I would offer a general disrecommendation for OpenOffice, as it's no longer seriously maintained.

OpenOffice's last release was in late 2023. I'd describe it as insecure abandonware.

So if you're choosing between the it and LibreOffice, I'd strongly advise you use LibreOffice.
Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
The official home page of the Apache OpenOffice open source project, home of OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.
OpenOffice.org
dwm.me.uk
Which programme is this?
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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
dwm.me.uk
I managed to attend in person. :D
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I think you would enjoy listening to his inaugural lecture at Oxford, I think the video is online somewhere...
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On this day 19th September 2021, Kassam Stadium, Oxford, UK.
A selfie of a showing dwm dressed as a St John Ambulance volunteer.
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Depending on what you need, Inkscape?
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I volunteered in a vaccination centre at the local stadium alongside NHS staff; everyone was working together to help look after everyone.

While some were very nervous, about the jab, or the future, or even just being among other people again, it was a real cause for hope.

"This is how we win."
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pusheen.bsky.social
on my puter 💻💖
dwm.me.uk
Earlier today, I tried to find a post I'd written a few years ago, because it has a useful checklist that I consult regularly.

You now can't search for it with the regular FB UI. The link to the URL endpoint has been removed.

The *total* bastards.
matthewhughes.bsky.social
A couple of months ago, I wrote about how tech products are increasingly designed to frustrate the user when trying to find stuff.

Well, Facebook no longer lets you search for posts and organize (albeit algorithmically) by date.

whatwelost.substack.com/p/losing-con...
Losing Control
How tech became impossible to understand, and thus, impossible to control.
whatwelost.substack.com