Liam Proven
@lproven.bsky.social
Tall, dark, black-clad, atheist, skeptic, vegetarian, SF fan; writes (mostly about computers) for a living. All opinions expressed are my own & not those of any employer.
Banana containers cause shipping disruption
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Warnings have been broadcast to ships in the Solent after 16 containers, mostly containing bananas, fell overboard off the Isle of Wight.
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Warnings have been broadcast to ships in the Solent after 16 containers, mostly containing bananas, fell overboard off the Isle of Wight.
Banana containers cause shipping disruption in Solent
The containers came off a cargo ship near Bembridge on Saturday evening.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Banana containers cause shipping disruption
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Warnings have been broadcast to ships in the Solent after 16 containers, mostly containing bananas, fell overboard off the Isle of Wight.
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Warnings have been broadcast to ships in the Solent after 16 containers, mostly containing bananas, fell overboard off the Isle of Wight.
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“Beaver bombing”
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Beaver bombing”
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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Looking for something exciting to do on a grey, wet Sunday? Then vote in the Political Cartoon Awards at www.ellwoodatfield.com/cartoon-of-t...
You could even vote for this⬇️
You could even vote for this⬇️
December 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Looking for something exciting to do on a grey, wet Sunday? Then vote in the Political Cartoon Awards at www.ellwoodatfield.com/cartoon-of-t...
You could even vote for this⬇️
You could even vote for this⬇️
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Calvin asks the big questions.
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Calvin asks the big questions.
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Nouveau "Rogatons" - 06/12/2025 - "Berceuse"
Sur le blog: bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Ou sur Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DR7a8iKCKH6/
Sur le blog: bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Ou sur Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DR7a8iKCKH6/
Berceuse
Bouletcorp: Berceuse ( 2025-12-06)
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December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Nouveau "Rogatons" - 06/12/2025 - "Berceuse"
Sur le blog: bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Ou sur Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DR7a8iKCKH6/
Sur le blog: bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Ou sur Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DR7a8iKCKH6/
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, & the fall of a landmark pesticide study
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Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller contains glyphosate, which was classified by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2015 as "probably carcinogenic to humans."
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Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller contains glyphosate, which was classified by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2015 as "probably carcinogenic to humans."
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study
A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, & the fall of a landmark pesticide study
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Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller contains glyphosate, which was classified by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2015 as "probably carcinogenic to humans."
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Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller contains glyphosate, which was classified by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2015 as "probably carcinogenic to humans."
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Fire at CJE Micros
www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir...
According to reports in local media, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in CJE Micros' building in Littlehampton shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The fire was extinguished and crews left shortly before 2am Wednesday.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir...
According to reports in local media, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in CJE Micros' building in Littlehampton shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The fire was extinguished and crews left shortly before 2am Wednesday.
Fire at CJE Micros
Technology News and Views
www.iconbar.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fire at CJE Micros
www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir...
According to reports in local media, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in CJE Micros' building in Littlehampton shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The fire was extinguished and crews left shortly before 2am Wednesday.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir...
According to reports in local media, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in CJE Micros' building in Littlehampton shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The fire was extinguished and crews left shortly before 2am Wednesday.
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Discworld QOTD, from Eric
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
Discworld QOTD, from The Last Hero
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Eric
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Linux 6.18 crowned LTS kernel – and Alpine 3.23 wastes no time adopting it
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/n...
Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/n...
Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite
<- by me on @theregister.com
New LTS kernel – and Alpine freshness to go with it
: Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite
www.theregister.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Linux 6.18 crowned LTS kernel – and Alpine 3.23 wastes no time adopting it
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/n...
Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/n...
Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite
<- by me on @theregister.com
FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is built
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/f...
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/f...
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
<- by me on @theregister.com
FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is built
: Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
www.theregister.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is built
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/f...
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/f...
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
<- by me on @theregister.com
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Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
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Get a load of this. 😆
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Get a load of this. 😆
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"Actually," he said, brightly. "I quite liked it."
Lots of takes on "We Built This City" today, apparently.
It's not a song I have ever deliberately chosen to listen to, but its status as canonical "worst song ever" is far more tedious than the song itself. It's neither bad enough nor interesting enough to be worth the performative hatred.
It's not a song I have ever deliberately chosen to listen to, but its status as canonical "worst song ever" is far more tedious than the song itself. It's neither bad enough nor interesting enough to be worth the performative hatred.
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Actually," he said, brightly. "I quite liked it."
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Immigration is down! Yay!
What's that? We don't have enough nurses and midwifes because everyone's racist now? Oh.
What's that? We don't have enough nurses and midwifes because everyone's racist now? Oh.
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Immigration is down! Yay!
What's that? We don't have enough nurses and midwifes because everyone's racist now? Oh.
What's that? We don't have enough nurses and midwifes because everyone's racist now? Oh.
Mom, Windows 11 made me buy a Macbook!
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<- in which noted Linux critic Igor Lubuncic buys an M4 MacBook Pro… & seems surprised by how much he likes it.
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<- in which noted Linux critic Igor Lubuncic buys an M4 MacBook Pro… & seems surprised by how much he likes it.
Mom, Windows 11 made me buy a Macbook!
Long, detailed, thorough review of Macbook Pro M4, including reasons for purchase, Windows and Linux usability considerations, system specification, first-time setup with local user, no iCloud…
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December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Mom, Windows 11 made me buy a Macbook!
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<- in which noted Linux critic Igor Lubuncic buys an M4 MacBook Pro… & seems surprised by how much he likes it.
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<- in which noted Linux critic Igor Lubuncic buys an M4 MacBook Pro… & seems surprised by how much he likes it.
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Apparently people are once again asking who's at fault here. We can improve road safety dramatically by revoking the driver's licence of everyone who thinks it's the cyclist's fault.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Apparently people are once again asking who's at fault here. We can improve road safety dramatically by revoking the driver's licence of everyone who thinks it's the cyclist's fault.
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"Aboohoo!", cries the lady with the Lexus! "I have to drive my children to school as there is NO OTHER OPTION! They simply cannot go on the bus or walk with their legs!"
Madam, I can fit five adults and all of our holiday luggage in my little five door hatchback. I'm sure you could manage.
Madam, I can fit five adults and all of our holiday luggage in my little five door hatchback. I'm sure you could manage.
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"Aboohoo!", cries the lady with the Lexus! "I have to drive my children to school as there is NO OTHER OPTION! They simply cannot go on the bus or walk with their legs!"
Madam, I can fit five adults and all of our holiday luggage in my little five door hatchback. I'm sure you could manage.
Madam, I can fit five adults and all of our holiday luggage in my little five door hatchback. I'm sure you could manage.
Critics call it "carspreading". Across Europe cars are becoming longer, wider & heavier. Consumers clearly like them – a lot. Big cars are seen as practical, safe & stylish, & sales are growing. So, why are some cities determined to clamp down on them - & are they right to do so?
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Critics call it "carspreading". Across Europe cars are becoming longer, wider & heavier. Consumers clearly like them – a lot. Big cars are seen as practical, safe & stylish, & sales are growing. So, why are some cities determined to clamp down on them - & are they right to do so?
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Rich? Your prosperity pie chart...
October 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Rich? Your prosperity pie chart...
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How much does the soldering hurt?
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
How much does the soldering hurt?
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How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis
How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis
Nootka lupins, introduced in the 1940s to repair damaged soil, are rampaging across the island, threatening its native species
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis