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Chris M.

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

I'm really surprised Disney haven't launched Disney+ early in the U.K. to entice subscriptions from all the people finding themselves stuck at home. I guess it's not that much longer to wait anyway, but they could've got some extra free publicity and possibly good will.

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

🔖 Bookmarked: Postal Workers Can Keep Britain Going – If You Back Them

“Britain’s postal workers have offered to become an additional emergency service during the crisis: delivering food and medicine, and checking on the vulnerable. It’s time Royal Mail got behind them.”

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

💬 Replied to: UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones

“The United Kingdom is set to see a host of new transport technology in the near future as the nation’s government greenlights a series of real-world tests.”

Matthew Beedham (The Next Web)

The cat’s out of the bag on e-scooters, whether they’re technically illegal or not. Over the last few months I’ve seen a steadily increasing number of commuters using them around my town, so I can only imagine it’s similar in more densely populated areas.

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

💖 Liked: Caremongering

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In Canada, “caremongering” groups are being organized to connect helpers with those in need during the COVID-19 pandem”

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

💖 Liked: Fraidy Cat, a New RSS Reader by Ton Zijlstra

“A few weeks ago Kicks Condor released a major update of his Fraidycat feed reader. Like Kick Consor’s blog itself, Fraidycat has a distinct personality.
Key with Fraidycat is that it aims to break the ‘never ending timeline’ type of reading content that the silos so favour to keep you scrollin…”

Ton Zijlstra ( )
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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

🔖 Bookmarked: The Doctor Who Had to Innovate or Else by Conor Friedersdorf

“An anesthesiologist’s exemplary performance during a bygone epidemic is an inspiration for ours.”

Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic)
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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

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an authoran author (Mr.Kapowski)

It should be noted though, that I _truly_ hate the sound of my own voice, so that’s unlikely to happen

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

One side-effect of all this anxiety about isolation is that I have this overwhelming urge to create something, although I’m no sure what. I even dug out the microphone I bought years ago with the intention of starting a podcast, just in case…

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Chris M.
| March 18th, 2020

I took a walk to the supermarket first-thing this morning, hoping the early hour would mean it would be quiet. We needed a few essentials, and I needed fresh air. It wasn’t quiet. I was glad I’d worn a mask and gloves, and I did my best to stay as far away from other people as possible. I’m pretty sure I got a few people looking at me as if I was mad.

Several shelves had signs with "this item is restricted to X number per customer" on them. Thankfully it seemed like most people were honouring that request. It meant I managed to get an extra hand soap to tide us over.

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

💖 Liked: Tom Chivers on Twitter

““So my masters at @unherd spotted that I was stressing out yesterday, so they let me write about something only tangentially Covid-related: painting little Warhammer miniatures, and the immense peace it brings me https://t.co/FJjHgONqFU””

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

💖 Liked: Cameron Moll | Don’t call it a comeback. I been here for years. by Cameron Moll

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

I’m going to have to come up with a good, sustainable, _safe_ way of maintaining my activity levels while we’re all in lockdown. Today’s my first official day working from home (as a result of the pandemic) and it’s the first day I won’t reach the goals I set on my Apple Watch since January 5th.

Walking on average 16KM a day has been my go-to, both for the physical maintenance of my weight (which can shoot up scarily fast), and the calming effect on my mental health. I really struggle to engage with other forms of exercise. While we’re not at the "absolutely cannot leave the house at all" stage, it does feel a little wrong to go outside for something that comes across as so non-essential…

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

🔖 Bookmarked: 16 Things to Improve Your Website Accessibility (Checklist) | WebsiteSetup.org

“Accessibility is the practice of ensuring websites are equally available to people with disabilities so they have equal access to the goods and services those sites provide. It’s an integral part of professional web design and development. Why Should You Care About Accessibility? There are many reasons why developers, designers, and their employers/ clients should …”

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

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My partner played Roller Derby until late last year, and was heavily involved in it for several years. It was quite popular as an "alternative" sport a few years ago, particularly among women. The popularity of it seems to be on the wane again, after a high point 3-5 years ago. From what I gather, a lot has changed in how the sport is played in recent years.

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

🔖 Bookmarked: Wrestlemania to go ahead without fans for first time in history

“The Showcase of the Immortals will go ahead despite the Covid-19 causing havoc to sport worldwide”

This is going to be *extremely* weird to watch!

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

💖 Liked: Tayside boss tells entire staff to spend £50 on vulnerable neighbour and put it on expenses - The Courier by www.facebook.com/thecourieruk

“A Tayside tech firm boss has told his entire staff to go out and spend £50 on a vulnerable neighbour.”

www.facebook.com/thecourieruk (The Courier)
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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

Oh joy. The remote access gateway seems to have fallen over 😑

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Chris M.
| March 17th, 2020

💖 Liked: DHH on Twitter

““Work From Home is crucial step to take for all companies that are able. But let’s not pretend that anyone can put in 100% during these times. If you expect everyone to still hit every deadline, nail every commitment, you’re delusional, and you need to stop.””

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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020

💖 Liked: WWE Smackdown without an audience is a like Beckett-esque absurdist theatre

“Don’t get me wrong — it’s fun to be in the audience during a big, zany wrestling match, cheering on the drama both despite and to embrace the kayfabe. But this gloriously bizarre perfor…”

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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020

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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020

💖 Liked: Louis Vuitton converting perfume production lines to hand sanitizer manufacturing

“French conglomerate LVMH — owner of Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, and Christian Dior, and other luxury brands — is converting its perfume production lines to crank out hand sanitizer. And no…”

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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020

🔖 Bookmarked: Oracle Database on YouTube – ThatJeffSmith

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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020
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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020

💖 Liked: What a WoW virtual outbreak taught us about how humans behave in epidemics by Jennifer Ouellette

“Revisiting a seminal 2007 paper modeling the WoW’s Corrupted Blood incident”

Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica)
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Chris M.
| March 16th, 2020

💖 Liked: Norway's prime minister to hold special coronavirus Q&A for children

“‘The press conference is not open to adult journalists,’ government says”

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