and apparently the “juicers” (people who charge them) have to get the bikes back out before 7am which is not only an ungodly hour but also means they contribute to rush-hour traffic. And it sounds like the it has all the same problems as uberised jobs that your boss is a finicky inhuman computer and the company takes advantage of people underestimating their costs (increased electricty bill, fuel, wear-and-tear on car etc)

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Nov 05, 2018, 22:52

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Nov 05, 2018, 22:52

Nov 05, 2018, 22:52

Neil @bpeel@mastodon.social

I just tried out the Lime electric scooter hire thingy. The app happily tells me my journey was “free of C02 emissions”, but when I got home I read about how they are charged. Apparently there is a network of Uber-style self-employed people who *drive* over *in their own cars* to pick them up and take them home to charge overnight. So my so-called environmentally friendly journey is just going to force someone else to do the same journey in the car to put the scooter back. What a joke!

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Nov 04, 2018, 21:32

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Nov 04, 2018, 21:32

Nov 04, 2018, 21:32

Neil @bpeel@mastodon.social

Description de Doctor Who de France 4 : « Le Docteur est désormais une femme. Cela ne va pas l'empêcher de vivre de nouvelles aventures fantastiques à bord du Tardis ». Comme si être une femme était un handicape qu’elle doit surmonter 🙄

**Neil** · Nov 02, 2018, 13:29

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**Mallabori** @Mallabori@framapiaf.org · Nov 02, 2018, 13:29

Nov 02, 2018, 13:29

Mallabori @Mallabori@framapiaf.org

— J'ai un papier qui dit que ce logement est à moi, mais je n'en ai pas besoin.
— Ah ben moi j'ai besoin d'un logement, justement.
— Super, ben pour la moitié de ton salaire je te laisse dormir dedans sans appeler la police.
— D'accord... et il sera à moi au bout de combien de temps ?
— Jamais :D

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Nov 01, 2018, 09:10

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Nov 01, 2018, 09:10

Nov 01, 2018, 09:10

Neil @bpeel@mastodon.social

Cool thing in Firefox that I only discovered recently is that you can press Ctrl+L and then type % to search for the name of an open tab. Very nice for people with too may tabs 👍

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Oct 31, 2018, 13:48

**Neil** @bpeel@mastodon.social · Oct 31, 2018, 13:48

Oct 31, 2018, 13:48

Neil @bpeel@mastodon.social

I’m sort of curious what his supposed hypocrisy is for vegans https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/31/waitrose-magazine-editor-william-sitwell-steps-down-over-email-mocking-vegans?CMP=twt_gu

**Neil** · Oct 30, 2018, 11:53

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**Nizar Kerkeni 🇹🇳 نزار القرقني** @nizarus@mamot.fr · Oct 30, 2018, 11:53

Oct 30, 2018, 11:53

Nizar Kerkeni 🇹🇳 نزار القرقني @nizarus@mamot.fr

RT @BitIntegrity@twitter.com: WHO DID THIS

**Neil** · Jun 29, 2017, 09:07

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**sebsauvage** @sebsauvage@framapiaf.org · Jun 29, 2017, 09:07

Jun 29, 2017, 09:07

sebsauvage @sebsauvage@framapiaf.org

Corporate / Pas corporate https://framapiaf.org/media/Kfdyxc2ebbxjYrxWxQ0

**Neil** · Oct 28, 2018, 20:13

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**Willy LEGATELOIS 🌻 🐝 🏴** @WillyLegatelois@mamot.fr · Oct 28, 2018, 20:13

Oct 28, 2018, 20:13

Willy LEGATELOIS 🌻 🐝 🏴 @WillyLegatelois@mamot.fr

**Neil** · Oct 29, 2018, 07:39

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**Jens Reuterberg** @ohyran@fosstodon.org · Oct 29, 2018, 07:39

Oct 29, 2018, 07:39

Jens Reuterberg @ohyran@fosstodon.org

the Pixel 3 review from Buzzfeed that I shared from @rixx really is a pretty apt read and a good tech review, it ends with:

"This is a great phone. I highly recommend it. But it's no longer totally clear to me that the information systems we've built to help us navigate life are net beneficial to society. I mean, I think they are. But, Jesus. Jesus. What's happening to us?"

And that pretty much sums it all up, doesn't it?

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mathonan/google-pixel-3-review-android

**Neil** · Oct 26, 2018, 08:08

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**NYAAN** @Nyaan@fellies.social · Oct 26, 2018, 08:08

Oct 26, 2018, 08:08

NYAAN @Nyaan@fellies.social

#programmers

**Neil** · Oct 27, 2018, 14:34

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**Wilfred Hughes** @wilfredh@mastodon.social · Oct 27, 2018, 14:34

Oct 27, 2018, 14:34

Wilfred Hughes @wilfredh@mastodon.social

People running successful open source projects: what do you do when the rate of PRs grows beyond what you can handle? How do you ensure that PRs have had at least one collaborator respond, without being drowned in notifications/emails yourself?

Please RT for reach.

**Neil** · Oct 25, 2018, 16:25

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**Emmanuele Bassi** @ebassi@mastodon.social · Oct 25, 2018, 16:25

Oct 25, 2018, 16:25

Emmanuele Bassi @ebassi@mastodon.social

Since I like history, I care about the @gnome project, and I love making people cringe with my voice, I started a podcast about the History of GNOME: https://www.bassi.io/category/history/podcast.xml