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Re: DigiCurry Manchester #7 — Attending

technicalfault — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:33:07 -0000

Oh, veggie please!

Re: Making GitLab Better for Large Open Source Projects

technicalfault — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 06:54:24 -0000

GitLab is truly the perfect partner for open source developers. After all, it is an open source product developed in an open way! GitHub is a fantastic way to get people started contributing, sure, and offers a way to spread involvement through social interaction. But GitLab is so much more complementary to open source projects.

Re: Revealed: 100 years of failed transport plans for Manchester – monorail and underground tube included

technicalfault — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:19:53 -0000

To the "failed transport plans" you can include the current Velocity 2025 cycling strategy. Launched to much fanfare, but the delivered products are universally reviled so far by cyclists & motorists alike.

Re: Ordsall Chord delay: Town hall chief blasts single objector holding up £85m Piccadilly-Victoria rail link

technicalfault — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:30:41 -0000

If there are valid objections, then they must be considered calmly and carefully as per the laid down *democratic* processes.

Singling out objectors in the press is outrageous and simply adds to the perception that the city is being run as an absolute monarchy.

Manchester is not King Leese's private fiefdom.

Re: Installing RainLoop Webmail on Bytemark Symbiosis · xMob

technicalfault — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 04:21:10 -0000

This is ace!

One suggestion to get users up and running quicker is to manually run the script before adding it to cron.

Also in the final step, I kept trying to login to the admin (?admin) interface using my normal IMAP credentials and wondered why it was failing...

Thanks for an awesome, simple write-up!

Re: New research shines light on scale of poverty affecting Greater Manchester

technicalfault — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:50:51 -0000

Hi there - it's great to see you engaging in the debate. What's even greater is that you're allowed to say what you like here (as far as I know) and you have done so, thereby disproving your own first point :)

I wonder if you could point me to any official statistics that suggest a link between the poverty described in this report, membership of the EU and/or immigration?

It's important to point out that whilst we all have anecdotes about people, individual observations aren't data - and that's what this report is. Actual, verifiable data can be used to influence and change government policy.

A recent all party Parliamentary inquiry into the use of food banks released some shocking statistics recently: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/e... Amongst other things, the report shows that there is a link between people who are worse off in our society eating very low nutrition, high carbohydrate foods and ready meals vs making freshly cooked food from a range of ingredients because it is cheaper - thus people worse off can be more overweight. Put simply, not everyone can afford fresh food and are able to spend the time to cook a meal from scratch which can result in poorer food choices and obesity.

Re: New research shines light on scale of poverty affecting Greater Manchester

technicalfault — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:18:41 -0000

There is remarkably little compassion in these comments for the worst off in society. We should consider why when Manchester is benefiting from economic boom in some areas that it still has poverty and joblessness in others. Are our political leaders doing enough -- anything? -- to tackle inequality and to spread the benefits of the so-called recovery across the region? Or are we simply gearing up to blame Tories/immigrants/EU for everything pre-election?

Re: Watch: Workmen begin tearing up park built by council after demands for £1000 a week rent from landowner

technicalfault — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:26:52 -0000

This is an outrage.

Re: EasyJet’s apps can now scan your passport for faster online check-in

technicalfault — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:27:09 -0000

Where is the passport scan stored? Jumio is a US company.

Re: Our Blog | Web Development & Design News | Supporting Christies on the Manchester 100 Ride | Silverchip

technicalfault — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:18:44 -0000

Congratulations guys! I know what a pain 100 km is, especially round that course!

Re: Grand Theft Auto V hits PS4 and Xbox One on November 18, PC to follow on January 27

technicalfault — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:14:19 -0000

I have indeed decided for myself.

Re: Grand Theft Auto V hits PS4 and Xbox One on November 18, PC to follow on January 27

technicalfault — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:14:02 -0000

Nope, PC.

Re: Why SocITM surveys are destroying council websites and how to block them

technicalfault — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:28:11 -0000

Hey Edward/Tim - it seems SocITM surveys are rearing their ugly head for me again. Could you suggest a suitable rule to block SocITM surveys in AdBlock?

Re: Tripr for iPhone connects travelers who will be in the same place at the same time

technicalfault — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 05:03:04 -0000

Doesn't this re-invent Dopplr?

Re: Grand Theft Auto V hits PS4 and Xbox One on November 18, PC to follow on January 27

technicalfault — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:33:50 -0000

I was looking forward to spending Christmas playing this on PC. I guess I'll have to cancel my pre-order and get it for Xbox 360 then.

Re: Developers: stop re-AOLizing the web!

technicalfault — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:55:12 -0000

I'm a writer, not a designer. Probably my temporary caching to handle the HN load has broken a lot of my template.

Re: EE and Wembley want to create ‘the most connected stadium in the world’

technicalfault — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:42:08 -0000

Manchester City did it first? :P http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/...

Re: Enter the World of Public Sector Digital Services Procurement

technicalfault — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:05:52 -0000

Having previously worked in the public sector, many of the processes you describe come from the need to minimise risk. There is an obsession that, with public money, risk of project failure must be minimised and thus everyone in the chain of approval needs to have their tick-box to say it's been seen and approved by them. This inevitably results in muddied requirements, long checklists of questions like "Are your staff terrorists?" and unambitious projects that are structured financially to fit procurement processes, rather than what might be sensible.

One way of potentially getting over this may be to apply for accreditation under the G-Cloud. It's a lot of jumping through hoops, many of which you allude to above, but at the end of the process, it allows public sector organisations to buy your services without having to ask many of the same old questions. This can also open up opportunities for smaller digital firms vs the Big Solution Delivery cos like Serco, Capita and Fujitsu.

Something worth investing time in perhaps?

PS here's a story for you. Back in 2009/2010, I recall having to terminate a relationship with a digital media supplier because the MD had described himself as a "hacker" on his personal website - a hacker in the sense of tinkerer, rather than a cracker. The IT department, having done "due diligence", decided that this was unacceptable despite it being clear that the MD and supplier were involved in "hacking" real world objects and tools to perform new tasks rather than attempting to gain unauthorised access to data. It was added informally, "What if the Daily Mail got hold of this?".

Re: 20 visions of life in the year 2020

technicalfault — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:23:05 -0000

One thing is likely - we'll still be using Windows 7.

Re: Spotify removes remaining 10-hour monthly caps from free accounts

technicalfault — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:09:28 -0000

It always used to be free!

Re: Spotify unveils a free music-streaming service for iOS and Android

technicalfault — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:00:11 -0000

Spotify used to be free for everyone!

Re: Google Maps now lets you preview international travel with images of airports, rail/subway stations

technicalfault — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:51:53 -0000

It's important to point out that many of these images are not taken by Google, but independent photographers who have signed up to be Google Streetview for Business accredited. Once they've been contracted by someone to shoot an image - say, a transit authority or business - they take pictures to Google specs which are then eventually integrated into Streetview.

Re: Boomf: Marshmallows with your Instagram photos on them

technicalfault — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:45:33 -0000

Not vegetarian!

Re: 8 simple copywriting tips, backed by science

technicalfault — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:08:38 -0000

Until I see this published in a peer-reviewed journal, this is not "science".

Re: After falling asleep on a train as a boy, Indian man finds his way home 26 years later with Google Earth

technicalfault — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:42:44 -0000

This story was from salon.com last year!