2026-05-08T13:09:59Z https://yabu.me Phil Haigh https://yabu.me/npub18j0x7zze2cew686n473qjumj8zckdj3m2cexdfmpmd2cdda6jyeq6j6x7x https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/109/310/480/341/021/624/original/27f05e00ba989a09.jpeg https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/109/310/480/341/021/624/original/27f05e00ba989a09.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs869e3f6dcmgje8a6ukca0xxawv0yg4p75ea44lh4ez5z2epezfdgzyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gnyseuj90 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8adwn6yt0zdr7r7fqxamsctzeh7lfq6cy09qhtfu0dv2q93krcsfcuzwg'>nevent1q…uzwg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>update: according to the government’s own web site, honey is a permitted import for personal use: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain/meat-dairy-fish-animal-products">https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain/meat-dairy-fish-animal-products</a><br/><br/>2kg limit if from outside Europe, no limit mentioned for honey originating from Europe. 2026-04-17T12:43:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8adwn6yt0zdr7r7fqxamsctzeh7lfq6cy09qhtfu0dv2q93krcszyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gnyhlckf8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr72qd37498kmtk2p8hvxttzpjes9w4s6p8pr4dyv9hkse2yyu5ecuhpc5u'>nevent1q…pc5u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>did NOT know honey was on the list. Will have to go away and check that!! 2026-04-17T11:30:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy938339039dfc52j0st38lhr8njvmedrxj6j4h2xjaw7eegewl8qzyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gnyq06n6g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8s5zgjshgmwg2urxtud4lm2fnym7jyxy4m43xkp74al7j2ukmstggk5jl3'>nevent1q…5jl3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oracle, to me, are the trailblazer for so many tech companies. One good product, lots of duff ones, and a reputation for buggering up any “good” software that they bought up… 2026-01-26T20:10:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dp2hjv8nggnjdedfss5j79yltdvlynsafk437g24wcfdmcvhj4szyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gnyqv4x9y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vm2tk4jd6c9mg957eep3cs083ces8qqvq503xhg6nz0z0z7gtqqxyxy53'>nevent1q…xy53</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, it only has to be “towards”, right? Fewer problems to solve if we just launch the rocket and give it a trajectory vaguely towards Mars. 2025-02-05T16:27:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96nl8vlm0q9ff8q9taqtpspvyul9nqrqkac6de0f0rrma5x98xyczyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gnyk6eamk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8yggdrs4akw6w4y4lqc3xnl44p2ydzgk5yvxusp3twg7p93g7gegahdc2e'>nevent1q…dc2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m aware of a case when I worked at EDS where somebody sat at home for THREE YEARS on the bench because he had a heart attack and during convalescence his department was eradicated and he dropped between the cracks. This guy called in once a month regular to get assigned to something and eventually was told “don’t call us, we’ll call you” - it was so on record do he was in the clear when HR eventually discovered him again and did some digging. 2025-01-11T12:58:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvtj0satvtl25kkr4maz0yfsxs4wphyhxs0xamxdapqhhra575lgzyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gnye3y6lh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7wp9zqfp460389aj3nlhv0y8sfq8qgwdwmgu46lk2w8r24pa6qgnvf8wp'>nevent1q…f8wp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this ☝️☝️☝️ 2025-01-01T12:52:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0p0jn3j6qmt557xh8xcvfxzsq3vcr9qsl0kqamx3c8yfegzmjt0qzyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gny4p782r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyewcypufhkdxwxvqn73965027fg7yum5jjtymjhnxurf7hr2ylsaex5xu'>nevent1q…x5xu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>experiences I had causing me to withdraw from the interview process for a job:<br/>- not getting to see the working environment for no good reason<br/>- going into an “agile” teams area containing two dozen people and it’s as quiet as the grave<br/>- interviewing for from-memory deep knowledge of the implementation of parts of the JRE<br/>- having to sign up to a” training bond” as party of your permanent contract that requires you to pay back “training” if you leave inside two years 2024-09-16T12:10:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mf3309rumfcwduq7787chm20axmffy0gc8qjyk0zfh0p50wxufgzyq7fumcgt9tr9mgl2wh6yztnwgutzek28dtrye48v8d4tp4hh2gny0rznda Time for a cheeky sail to Cherbourg #Sailing<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/112/890/523/100/931/232/original/776a8a88b915a766.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/112/890/525/720/620/341/original/073e3491f67fcc03.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/112/890/526/223/593/088/original/1edfe5b904ee0f15.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-02T04:27:04Z