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It's not just an 'old school' thing. FFS look at the state of the Javascript ecosystem.

What's WASM but Java applets for Gen-Z?

I used to work with a guy who developed photos in a lab in the 90s. He saw far too much stuff along those lines.

this is more important: https://termbrowser.nhs.uk/?perspective=full&conceptId1=2379... SCTID 23791009

If it worked, they'd study it to find out what the interaction was or if it was a metabolite that carried the action. Then they'd develop a targetted version of that drug, patent i…

Reading the bug report: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1749957#c5 and then the code, isn't there still a problem if content-length is not set by the server? Not that …

BER is a process as part of the scheme rules. The banks have to at least attempt to recover the funds. It's not a message but a file sent from sender to beneficiaries.

FPS Bank Error Recovery is a part of the scheme rules. The money comes back. https://www.fasterpayments.org.uk/sites/default/files/Pay.UK...

Err no. The payments get settled at BoE at the end of the cycle. This would have caused double draw on their settling account. They would have had less money.

I'm assuming this was FPS and the FPS scheme has a defined Bank Error Recovery process as part of the scheme rules.

It really depends. I've put someone through a disciplinary before for a really expensive failed change. Not because they made the mistake but because they failed to do any sanity c…

That's the Vimes' boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness.

fewer features

The fact that crypto isn't even a thing with these sites tells you everything you need to know about the future of crypto. It's a speculation-bubble and a circle-jerk all in one. I…

It will never be used as a general currency by the man on the street. For example in the UK we have Direct Debits which are backed by the DD Guarantee. If a DD is wrong or fraudule…

Are you aware of the consequences of untreated syphilis? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis#Tertiary

Blockchain where the proof-of-work is shanties.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa_MfJER8quGtCJd3MbZzCA

The advice is actually for "serious" allergic reactions. There's a world of difference between hayfever and something life-threatening like nut allergies. I have hay-fever and Asth…

I read an article about a large firm of lawyers removing gendered language from their pro-forma documents. The article claimed they were going to use AI to achieve this. It's not e…

It said I was 16 years younger than I am. Which is nice.

No they haven't. They just won't make special provision for them. Is there any recognition in UK law for this role? Can they not watch the same feed as the media?

I was wrong and I did say "from memory". I should have taken the 30 seconds to look. My fault.

a) I meant 2017 - the post referendum election as I wrote b) I said from memory - my memory was obviously wrong. Please forgive me oh great one.

sorry 2017, a typo - I will chastise immediately And it's by far and away the largest grouping in parliament. The UK's regional politics make it something that isn't going to be bi…