Duncan Hart @duncanhart@mastodon.neophili.ac

Many years ago the San Francisco Chronicle published a short column in which the writer mentioned that he had been traveling in India, and when he told the clerk at his hotel in New Delhi that he was from the San Francisco Bay Area the clerk responded, “Oh that is the center of the universe” Um, mumbled the traveller, and why do you say that? “Because the center of the universe is wherever there is the least resistance to new ideas.”

https://kk.org/thetechnium/the-least-resistance-to-new-ideas/

Hi @hugo, how are you? Are you aware of any tech issues between instances hosted on the @mastohost platform?
cc @matt

I’d rather rub chilli powder into my eyeballs than use @wordpressdotcom block editor. Whoever thought that changing it was a good idea

As #CyberSecurity excuses go this has to be the weakest..

#Australia #Budget2020 #OzCyber

Britain's failure to learn the hard lessons of its first Covid surge is a disaster https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/27/britain-failure-covid-surge-disaster-test-trace-virus?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The meritocracy has had its day. How else to explain the rise of Dido Harding? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/19/meritocracy-dido-harding-rise

I know the real reason Gavin Williamson won't quit – and it’s chilling http://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2020/aug/21/i-know-the-real-reason-gavin-williamson-wont-quit-and-its-chilling

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's government: an omnishambles week http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-boris-johnsons-government-an-omnishambles-week

Public Health England is the new scapegoat for the government's failings http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/19/public-health-england-government-failings-coronavirus

Abolition of Public Health England just 'passing of blame for coronavirus mistakes' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/19/abolition-of-public-health-england-just-passing-of-blame-for-coronavirus-mistakes

Dominic Cummings urged to release data to disprove claim of second lockdown trip http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/16/dominic-cummings-urged-to-release-data-to-disprove-claim-of-second-lockdown-trip

Kevin Maxwell: ‘We need police officers who think different, not just look different’ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/15/kevin-maxwell-we-need-police-officers-who-think-different-not-just-look-different

The more that I look at the new @Wordpress the more I realise it's been created for the developers, rather than people who write blogs

The age of the office is over – the future lies in Britain's commuter towns http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/13/office-future-britain-commuter-towns-home-working

Why does No 10 want to ‘devolve’ local councils just as they are needed most? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/13/why-does-no-10-want-to-devolve-local-councils-just-as-they-are-needed-most

England's contact-tracing saga is at the heart of the government's failures http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/11/englands-test-and-trace-saga-is-at-the-heart-of-the-governments-coronavirus-failures

Academic freedom is precious – so why have UK universities sold out to China? http://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/11/academic-freedom-is-precious-so-why-have-uk-universities-sold-out-to-china

Bank of England paid £3m in 'golden goodbyes' over 15 months http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/09/bank-of-england-paid-3m-in-golden-goodbyes-over-15-months