2026-06-03T12:42:11Z https://yabu.me SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ https://yabu.me/npub1a9uh5ldjf2yu0zc5m7acgvw7zzu23zka2sv05kqdzxhafs27sgrsde0tdy https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/523/429/814/877/641/original/be28d262cdc1ef71.jpg https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/523/429/814/877/641/original/be28d262cdc1ef71.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93j3z09f6ntptkd0xms98v2dh05kggxx36d9tmdqysw02xvwcvzczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwurjzsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszzk8rek67gq9m0u93ckk8xpserc2j5jplpa6a0ygjtwmeksqayzgc69kv6'>nevent1q…9kv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why is this a question for the greens ??<br/><br/>Burnham should be demonstrating his willingness and ability to win green votes by working together.<br/><br/>If he doesn&#39;t have the political nous to do any more than expect the green party to step aside - then does he deserve to win ?<br/><br/>BUT - the idea of a Reform government is truly horrendous - that level of corruption and incompetence would be disastrous here as it has been for the USA 2026-05-19T11:22:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0t2vpx2dzk95y80a20a3749l6zey6whznew2awj94fxd4m09wedgzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwfx6svv We need a change in direction from government<br/><br/>I think it would be very hard for Kier Starter to do this and appear genuine <br/><br/>Someone new could bring in real change and passion<br/><br/>As I understand it Zack Polanski has said he couldn&#39;t work with Kier Starmer but left open the question of a partnership with a different Labour party, ideally on that backed electoral reform<br/><br/>#ukpol #greenparty #labour 2026-05-12T08:05:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4s7h24petxwps3py8v04lwnd47xeyswxenxmqn0u2lawvl49l7szyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwfpdqny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2eplcnuvgtnyk2jl64fkmxy5nwadzrxudkev4zyv7fj4k80ar6egqm5u5r'>nevent1q…5u5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the move to video is driven by advertising - not by video being a good medium for tutorials<br/><br/>Also a lot of the audience for &#34;tutorials&#34; is made up of passive viewers <br/><br/>I think it&#39;s actually a lot harder to use the internet for learning then it was 15 to 20 years ago. 2026-05-11T09:52:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyk6rrvsertpzxqfrcjsd20gk6f9mrnmt76vcz2s8suxs7wlt5g2szyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwwelymk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdaveuk6d75fcduh72m5ns64ehr335ptx97ytl7jw5lnjr3g9gtuc8zq2c6'>nevent1q…q2c6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BTW - I blame TV and radio for this more than AI<br/><br/>Now we are used to watching the polished, edited highlights of the best performances the world has to offer<br/><br/>Before recordings and broadcasts when you saw sport or heard music it was a live performance by real people in your locality<br/><br/>The gap between what you saw and what you could do must have been smaller 2026-05-11T08:57:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdaveuk6d75fcduh72m5ns64ehr335ptx97ytl7jw5lnjr3g9gtuczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwn3c6n6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg046qqsh7uy8t9tq7sj3ea4pw8jrjafr58a30cj4vst7lpmye40qwh02wg'>nevent1q…02wg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I sometimes teach kayaking<br/><br/>For most people the first time in an unstable, hard to control boat is wobbly - and yet many people instantly say &#34;I&#39;m no good at this&#34; <br/><br/>I learned I have to remind then that they have no reason to be good at it the first time<br/><br/>Before you can be good at something first you have to be bad at it - and for that you at least have to try it! <br/><br/>“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.&#34; 2026-05-11T08:33:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkx36cj47evsaglzmgcnw6z23pwjfatc5ekp4ds0rjz2r06r74tqzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwvcwj2v One of the things I try to avoid as a parent is arguing with my son when he says something I want to agree with.<br/><br/>If he says he is good at tidying his room - I try and agree with him while maybe suggesting some areas for improvement.<br/><br/>I think we need this tactic more in politics.<br/><br/>If Starmer says he is keeping the UK out of the USA/Israel war - then great - I support that.<br/><br/>I think maybe he could stop the USA using RAF airbases to load bombs though.<br/><br/>#parenting #politics #war #peace #ukpol 2026-04-14T14:03:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsympplc6jc9lqd60snkeqqcp28fejmm3sk452ryv4lp9rjdzqq48gzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwrh5yh8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d8afr92l7cwkcggj8u3hmngdu7jc2hwufuvg25xez0dysc7rj2cncfesw'>nevent1q…fesw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve taught kids to kayak who on first getting into an unstable boat immediately say &#34;I&#39;m no good at this&#34;<br/><br/>.. you have to be bad at something before you can be good at it - and before you can even be bad at it - you have to try it 2025-12-29T22:18:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0mtlc6vddqx78jt4hyh24mwttxeryuf663qh2a82qruk9n225aszyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw57xjfh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq6t87q9tljzuu99j5k79tvz0jledqe0xjqn7ffpmdexy038ljwsc26ca8'>nevent1q…6ca8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>RSS can be implemented with static sites - all that is needed is an XML file.<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t &#34;boosting&#34; an article just sharing a link to it?<br/><br/>A federated comment system would be great though .. blog comments were great in the days before spam. 2025-09-28T19:18:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqa78exke6l8h7fz9rh0vacauujcqjf25a36l5z2dgkmkkn8j82qqzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwqct37h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfkmpum6f60z360m3tem3apmvfjw77d5dhqpwcp46c2vge97npjvszj4uq2'>nevent1q…4uq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.&#34;<br/><br/>Noam Chomsky 2025-09-15T15:40:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszut2x9h665f3ga93p297327ax2l8dq9p6h82ffnlvyu0se86twtgzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwgwwqv3 Funny how when you talk about electric cars people always bring up range anxiety.<br/><br/>But when talking about petrol cars they never talk about end-of-civilisation anxiety.<br/><br/>#ev #climatechange 2025-08-29T19:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmvlqu6wzm0vk90fz9mtl28t3q5yq4ay2hazddvvtqrmcr22e90gzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwe679cr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx0vtpg5paujm6cvv3k83hvs0udvt38g8jk329prjt2p2yj083hqly8jcz'>nevent1q…8jcz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>golang is far from perfect - but the stdlib is good enough not to need libraries for a lot of use cases<br/><br/>This makes for very long lived code <br/><br/>and avoids the churn of JavaScript libraries - there have ben a few just for dates<br/><br/>Which is better depends on use case and preferences 2025-06-14T13:45:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpqznyr3sz3888f8jgl6kwd88vgkfztgee76njq5y9ulpvcnk6vszyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwlu8uj7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf687svgw4uul09reh5ndu00uh9l3nlesqsefn5kgfkd0ltzxkkrgdyark5'>nevent1q…ark5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and it&#39;s still better than JavaScript time/date formatting 2025-06-13T10:17:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs03q6643ve0he7knfchuqsnvtr4n7wmjprrfk6kyv53uj0ghfncnczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwph09es In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxha2kwtz06ckzg28kma8y2nlhphanj0x0mpvmzrpqpyzuh92ngs2lmkze'>nevent1q…mkze</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there are many many big risks that we get distracted from by focusing on relatively smaller risks.<br/><br/>How much this is the result of the malign interests of the billionaires and how much is just general human nature I don&#39;t know.<br/><br/>But I think we could do better if our leadership (in all it&#39;s forms) was better and braver. 2025-02-27T22:16:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zk7hgn534gng97hh4gkkq0ulcdnqk44gf0uf5n5t274262splagzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw964g5g since bird-killing wind turbines seem to be in the news again it&#39;s time to share this graph about the things that kills birds<br/><br/>Spolier alert - turbines are so far down this list that this new cycle is clearly not motivated by a love of birds.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/15195/wind-turbines-are-not-killing-fields-for-birds/">https://www.statista.com/chart/15195/wind-turbines-are-not-killing-fields-for-birds/</a><br/><br/>#renewables #climate #windPower #birds #statistics<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/077/021/640/670/015/original/fb9b7a206578bbdc.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-27T17:29:01Z