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brabster

@brabster

I'm a tech consultant/contractor, proud to be part of the thriving North of England tech community here in Sheffield! He/Him.

 Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Joined April 2008
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Hey @SGgrc a thought on wiping disks advice - I've been encrypting disks with a strong passphrase that might contain stuff I want to keep private from the start. I figure this protects me not only when I'm done with the disk but also if it gets lost or stolen and I can't wipe
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...plus the usual thanks for everything you do, so much education over the years and really happy you're planning on continuing past 999!
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Another thought on SN941 and HTTP vs. HTTPS - could features like Firefox https-only mode help? support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb… At least then it's a one-off decision to set your security position, option to switch to private and a reminder in the moment that you thought HTTP was bad idea
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Please share and contribute – at Tideswell, England
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Sheffield Digital is now part of the National Digital Skills Audit, and we need your help! Can you spare 10 minutes? #Skills #TechSkills #SouthYorkshire @IoCoding @McrDig sheffield.digital/posts/nati…

Sheffield Digital is now part of the National Digital Skills Audit

Help us to get an accurate picture of the skills landscape in South Yorkshire’s tech sector.

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Machine learning at Duolingo, super interesting if you've used the app pca.st/episode/d203a70a-5ecf…

ML-Powered Language Learning at Duolingo with Burr Settles

Today we’re joined by Burr Settles, Research Director at Duolingo. Most would acknowledge that one of the most effective ways to learn is one on one with a tutor, and Duolingo’s main goal is to…

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Hey everyone, meet John. He just had his zeroth birthday and he's already super cool. Not that I'm biased or anything.
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Just realised why I keep getting Jupyter notebook keyboard shortcuts wrong. A adds cell above - B adds cell below. I keep thinking B for Before and A for After, so wrong way round 🤔🤦‍♂️
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New paper shows compelling evidence for link between Vitamin D3 levels and COVID outcomes - video explains and links to the paper youtu.be/V8Ks9fUh2k8
An interestingly different take nytimes.com/interactive/2020…

The True Colors of America’s Political Spectrum Are Gray and Green (Published 2020)

Think of the gray sidewalks of Democratic-leaning New York City, or the endless stretch of green fields in Kansas.

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Fascinating episode on consensus from @DataSkeptic, the last point makes me wonder whether it would be more useful if social media showed something like the likes-per-view rather than just likes... never really thought about it before pca.st/episode/2c479d17-83b7…

False Consensus

Sami Yousif joins us to discuss the paper The Illusion of Consensus: A Failure to Distinguish Between True and False Consensus. This work empirically explores how individuals evaluate consensus under…

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Gutter journalism. #FakeLaw by The Sun and The Mail. A truly vile exploitation of a grieving widow to make dishonest and intellectually void attacks on legal aid and the rule of law. Here’s why it’s nonsense: [THREAD]
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Nick M@EckoBlade18 Aug 2020
Big ask I know during these times,my son Ted has just left school,he’s a hard working lad and has a college place starting soon in electrical installation & would love to tie this in with an apprenticeship. So if anyone knows of any firms that may be taking on please let me know.
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Thank you @RussInCheshire for reminding me of the tsunami of corruption and failure we've seen (so far) this week from this incompetent government 👋👋👋
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Ministers are accused of trying to cover up the findings from investigations into hundreds of health and social care worker deaths linked to coronavirus It has emerged the results will not be made public Please RT if you think everyone should be aware independent.co.uk/news/healt…
Cover-up fears as reviews of Covid-19 deaths among NHS staff to be kept secret

Cover-up fears as reviews of Covid-19 deaths among NHS staff to be kept secret

Exclusive: Findings from more than 620 reviews of health and care staff deaths to remain hidden

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Hats off to @WorcCollegeOx for placing all the students to whom they offered places this year - irrespective of their scores in the government's A level debacle. THIS is how you do it guys. Come on everyone, please follow suit 👏👏👏
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Vegan burger from Saucy (just opened take away place, same folks as @mnbvegan)... good enough to fool a cat. Neither cats nor burgers were harmed in the making of this photograph.
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The Filthy Hypocrisy of America’s “Clean” China-Free Internet

The Filthy Hypocrisy of America’s “Clean” China-Free Internet

The Trump administration wants to keep other countries from weaponizing technology the way the U.S. and its allies already have.

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A few thoughts on the $80 million fine from the Capital One Breach - a thread.
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