Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE
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Cambridge Liberal Democrat. Techie. One time pilot.
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A neighbour knocked on the door and pointed at two parcels on our doorstep which he said had been there for two days.
You get one guess as to which courier "delivered" them.
You get one guess as to which courier "delivered" them.
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A neighbour knocked on the door and pointed at two parcels on our doorstep which he said had been there for two days.
You get one guess as to which courier "delivered" them.
You get one guess as to which courier "delivered" them.
An entire article on that railway line along the beach being washed out AGAIN as we all knew it would be, and not a single mention of the need to re-open an inland line. #Cornwall https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8gldd9zyyo
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
An entire article on that railway line along the beach being washed out AGAIN as we all knew it would be, and not a single mention of the need to re-open an inland line. #Cornwall https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8gldd9zyyo
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They say AI isn’t profitable. That’s not true.
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
They say AI isn’t profitable. That’s not true.
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
So I get that modern cars have a "lane assist" feature whose job is to wrench the steering wheel out of your hands when you cross a white line to avoid a flood or (certainly in Cornwall at the moment) the remains of a fallen tree.
But when there's no white line in sight? As far as I can guess […]
But when there's no white line in sight? As far as I can guess […]
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c.im
January 18, 2026 at 10:27 AM
So I get that modern cars have a "lane assist" feature whose job is to wrench the steering wheel out of your hands when you cross a white line to avoid a flood or (certainly in Cornwall at the moment) the remains of a fallen tree.
But when there's no white line in sight? As far as I can guess […]
But when there's no white line in sight? As far as I can guess […]
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Tories and Reform should "unit the centre right"? I really didn't expect those two to be Labour supporters.
(For any foreigners reading this who haven't been keeping up to date with UK politics - and, indeed, why should you? - the current alignment of parties goes something like this:
Far […]
(For any foreigners reading this who haven't been keeping up to date with UK politics - and, indeed, why should you? - the current alignment of parties goes something like this:
Far […]
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c.im
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Tories and Reform should "unit the centre right"? I really didn't expect those two to be Labour supporters.
(For any foreigners reading this who haven't been keeping up to date with UK politics - and, indeed, why should you? - the current alignment of parties goes something like this:
Far […]
(For any foreigners reading this who haven't been keeping up to date with UK politics - and, indeed, why should you? - the current alignment of parties goes something like this:
Far […]
Boots on the ground to defend Greenland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0ydjvxpejo
European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island
France says a 15-strong French military contingent has arrived and more forces will be there in the coming days.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Boots on the ground to defend Greenland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0ydjvxpejo
How's about some of the non-US members of NATO sending troops to Greenland to "prevent Russian and China from taking it"?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78vj5n7jg3o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78vj5n7jg3o
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
How's about some of the non-US members of NATO sending troops to Greenland to "prevent Russian and China from taking it"?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78vj5n7jg3o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78vj5n7jg3o
At least we got our pasties cooked before the power went off in this part of Cornwall.
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
At least we got our pasties cooked before the power went off in this part of Cornwall.
"Money from Venezuelan oil sales can only be spent on goods from the USA."
Um ... we've been here before ... wasn't there something called the "Boston Tea Party" which was provoked by exactly this sort of colonial trade restriction?
Um ... we've been here before ... wasn't there something called the "Boston Tea Party" which was provoked by exactly this sort of colonial trade restriction?
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
"Money from Venezuelan oil sales can only be spent on goods from the USA."
Um ... we've been here before ... wasn't there something called the "Boston Tea Party" which was provoked by exactly this sort of colonial trade restriction?
Um ... we've been here before ... wasn't there something called the "Boston Tea Party" which was provoked by exactly this sort of colonial trade restriction?
So I've been expecting my 23 year old car to die at any moment for a few years now.
What I wasn't expecting was that this would be as a result of someone driving into the back of me at (estimated) 85mph. Pretty sure any insurance company (or, indeed, any garage) is going to laugh their heads […]
What I wasn't expecting was that this would be as a result of someone driving into the back of me at (estimated) 85mph. Pretty sure any insurance company (or, indeed, any garage) is going to laugh their heads […]
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c.im
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
So I've been expecting my 23 year old car to die at any moment for a few years now.
What I wasn't expecting was that this would be as a result of someone driving into the back of me at (estimated) 85mph. Pretty sure any insurance company (or, indeed, any garage) is going to laugh their heads […]
What I wasn't expecting was that this would be as a result of someone driving into the back of me at (estimated) 85mph. Pretty sure any insurance company (or, indeed, any garage) is going to laugh their heads […]
Well well. What's that about, I wonder. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4krexyl1po
Devon and Cornwall Police Commissioner quits Conservatives
Alison Hernandez says she will now be an independent and has no plans to join any other party.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Well well. What's that about, I wonder. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4krexyl1po
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My niece comes to the U.S. most years from Europe to visit her grandfather.
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
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mastodon.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
My niece comes to the U.S. most years from Europe to visit her grandfather.
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
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It would be interesting to know why Trump and Bill Barr had Epstein murdered instead of giving him a pardon like they do for their other partners in crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-videos-jail-footage/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-videos-jail-footage/
Videos released in Epstein files raise fresh questions about jail footage
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It would be interesting to know why Trump and Bill Barr had Epstein murdered instead of giving him a pardon like they do for their other partners in crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-videos-jail-footage/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-videos-jail-footage/
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'In towns like mine, outsourcing and automation consumed jobs. Then purpose. Then people.'
#giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
#giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
'In towns like mine, outsourcing and automation consumed jobs. Then purpose. Then people.'
#giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
#giftarticle
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
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I was recently reminded of this.
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
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federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was recently reminded of this.
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
Once Upon A Time I despaired at the Radio Times giving more acreage to what film stars had for breakfast than to the actual times of the radio programmes.
That wasn't pretending to be news, though, at least. But now on the BBC "news" front page we have:
That wasn't pretending to be news, though, at least. But now on the BBC "news" front page we have:
December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Once Upon A Time I despaired at the Radio Times giving more acreage to what film stars had for breakfast than to the actual times of the radio programmes.
That wasn't pretending to be news, though, at least. But now on the BBC "news" front page we have:
That wasn't pretending to be news, though, at least. But now on the BBC "news" front page we have:
Observed in #cambridge yesterday: vast crowds milling around the shopping centre, almost none of them carrying anything they'd actually bought.
Is this because (a) nobody has any money, but they still "go shopping" at Christmas out of habit, or (b) the shops only stock crap these days, so the […]
Is this because (a) nobody has any money, but they still "go shopping" at Christmas out of habit, or (b) the shops only stock crap these days, so the […]
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c.im
December 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Observed in #cambridge yesterday: vast crowds milling around the shopping centre, almost none of them carrying anything they'd actually bought.
Is this because (a) nobody has any money, but they still "go shopping" at Christmas out of habit, or (b) the shops only stock crap these days, so the […]
Is this because (a) nobody has any money, but they still "go shopping" at Christmas out of habit, or (b) the shops only stock crap these days, so the […]
Here's a solar array ground mounted on Cornish Rocker, pointing the right way, and properly adjusted for the season (weather unknown - it's hundreds of miles away - but assume full sunshine). Followed by a similar number of panels on a roof, in full sunshine, pointing […]
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December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Here's a solar array ground mounted on Cornish Rocker, pointing the right way, and properly adjusted for the season (weather unknown - it's hundreds of miles away - but assume full sunshine). Followed by a similar number of panels on a roof, in full sunshine, pointing […]
[Original post on c.im]
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Well that was different. For the first time in a quarter of a century of delivering leaflets I had to abandon a block of flats today when the fire alarm went off.
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Well that was different. For the first time in a quarter of a century of delivering leaflets I had to abandon a block of flats today when the fire alarm went off.
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When America Has Your Back
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Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher
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Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
When America Has Your Back
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Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher
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Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher