Lindsay Clark
@datadictum.bsky.social
Reporter @theregister.com covering enterprise applications, databases and analytics. Also, a bit of science here and there. Many former lives.
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I'm looking to speak to a criminal lawyer/legal expert for a super quick chat for a story I am working on. Is that you? Please reach out.
January 27, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I'm looking to speak to a criminal lawyer/legal expert for a super quick chat for a story I am working on. Is that you? Please reach out.
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Voyager 2's close encounter with Uranus wasn't in the original plan
Voyager 2's close encounter with Uranus wasn't in the original plan
40 years later, mission boffin recalls being told to pronounce it correctly
It is 40 years since Voyager 2 performed the first and, so far, only flyby of the planet Uranus. The resulting trove of data, however, was a bonus that almost didn't happen.…
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Voyager 2's close encounter with Uranus wasn't in the original plan
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Salesforce AI buffet won't stay all-you-can-eat forever
Salesforce AI buffet won't stay all-you-can-eat forever
Analysts say today's capped deals may become tomorrow's cost shock
Gartner is warning Salesforce users that a capped enterprise agreement for its AI and data platforms will not be available when they come to renew, leaving a struggle to predict costs and understand value.…
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Salesforce AI buffet won't stay all-you-can-eat forever
thinking of going for a run later
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
thinking of going for a run later
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if you create a tiktok you need to buy a license for everybody on the planet to watch it OR buy a processor license for everything on the Oracle cloud.
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
if you create a tiktok you need to buy a license for everybody on the planet to watch it OR buy a processor license for everything on the Oracle cloud.
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Can you believe it? 40 years since #Voyager2 nailed that crazy crescent Uranus pic. 🔭
Jan 25, 1986 – probe's already booking it out of there after the real close shave on the 24th.
Just this thin glowing slice against black space... hits different every time.
🧪 #histsci #planetsci
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Can you believe it? 40 years since #Voyager2 nailed that crazy crescent Uranus pic. 🔭
Jan 25, 1986 – probe's already booking it out of there after the real close shave on the 24th.
Just this thin glowing slice against black space... hits different every time.
🧪 #histsci #planetsci
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January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Can you believe it? 40 years since #Voyager2 nailed that crazy crescent Uranus pic. 🔭
Jan 25, 1986 – probe's already booking it out of there after the real close shave on the 24th.
Just this thin glowing slice against black space... hits different every time.
🧪 #histsci #planetsci
1/5
Can you believe it? 40 years since #Voyager2 nailed that crazy crescent Uranus pic. 🔭
Jan 25, 1986 – probe's already booking it out of there after the real close shave on the 24th.
Just this thin glowing slice against black space... hits different every time.
🧪 #histsci #planetsci
1/5
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Every time Labour, the Lib Dems or Greens refer to Reform UK, Farage or any of their members they should instead refer to them as "the Trumpists". Every time they use the logo or any of their faces in promo, put it next to a photo of Trump. Make the public association of them with Trump Pavlovian
Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off potential voters
A focus group this week found there is concern about the Reform UK leader’s relationship with the U.S. president.
www.politico.eu
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Every time Labour, the Lib Dems or Greens refer to Reform UK, Farage or any of their members they should instead refer to them as "the Trumpists". Every time they use the logo or any of their faces in promo, put it next to a photo of Trump. Make the public association of them with Trump Pavlovian
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
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Devs begin to assess options for MySQL's future beyond Oracle
Devs begin to assess options for MySQL's future beyond Oracle
As Big Red's governance of the popular database comes into question, contributors to MySQL consider wresting control
Developers in the MySQL community are working together to challenge Oracle to improve transparency and commitment in its handling of the popular open source database, while considering other options, including forking the code.…
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January 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Devs begin to assess options for MySQL's future beyond Oracle
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imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
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SAP scores £275M award from UK tax collector – sans competition
SAP scores £275M award from UK tax collector – sans competition
System handling £800B must be SaaS and sovereign. Only German vendor fits the bill, says HMRC
The UK tax collector has awarded SAP a £275 million ($370 million) contract to move the system, which handles over £800 billion (c $1 trillion) in tax revenue and payments annually, off an aging legacy platform and onto its latest software.…
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January 22, 2026 at 9:32 AM
SAP scores £275M award from UK tax collector – sans competition
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£45B savings remain theoretical as UK digital roadmap delayed again
£45B savings remain theoretical as UK digital roadmap delayed again
Promised plan keeps slipping as ministers talk up future efficiency
The UK government has delayed publication of its long-promised digital roadmap, a plan it says could eventually help save up to £45 billion of taxpayers' money by modernizing creaking public sector IT.…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:33 AM
£45B savings remain theoretical as UK digital roadmap delayed again
Our internet is still out so OH and I watched BBC‘s 2005 Bleak House on DVD and it was outstanding and I’m listening to Aldous Harding on vinyl and it is excellent
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Our internet is still out so OH and I watched BBC‘s 2005 Bleak House on DVD and it was outstanding and I’m listening to Aldous Harding on vinyl and it is excellent
I love a good roadmap. Roadmaps were invented in 1997 and before that no-one knew where the fuck they were. It was like the scene in the Beatles Yellow Submarine where they go to Nowhere Land. We were all just floating around in an undifferentiate void. No roadmaps: that was the problem.
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I love a good roadmap. Roadmaps were invented in 1997 and before that no-one knew where the fuck they were. It was like the scene in the Beatles Yellow Submarine where they go to Nowhere Land. We were all just floating around in an undifferentiate void. No roadmaps: that was the problem.
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That's Mars, my dude
NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
www.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
That's Mars, my dude
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Robert Jenrick becomes the latest Tory Cabinet minister to stand up at a Reform event and say the country is in an appalling state. You have no idea of the self-control required not to yell: "YOU WERE IN FKING GOVERNMENT!"
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Robert Jenrick becomes the latest Tory Cabinet minister to stand up at a Reform event and say the country is in an appalling state. You have no idea of the self-control required not to yell: "YOU WERE IN FKING GOVERNMENT!"
This confirms my long-standing opinion that some of the worst lyrics ever set to pop music come from Duran Duran. Only Sting comes close.
The reflex is a lonely child, who's waiting by the park
The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?
And every little thing the reflex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark
The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?
And every little thing the reflex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark
a woman in a sweater stands in front of a television that says ' a ' on it
ALT: a woman in a sweater stands in front of a television that says ' a ' on it
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This confirms my long-standing opinion that some of the worst lyrics ever set to pop music come from Duran Duran. Only Sting comes close.
All Joy. No division.
All Beach. No Boys
All Travelling. No Wilburys.
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
All Joy. No division.
The DWP is set to spend £23m on conversational AI for its phone system, which is spread across 200 locations. Calls are handled by agents right now but AI looks set to triage calls for up to 20 million pensioners and benefits claimants www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/d...
UK to spend £23M on AI to tell benefit claimants where to go
: Department for Work and Pensions lines up bot bouncers for one of Europe's largest call-handling systems
www.theregister.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The DWP is set to spend £23m on conversational AI for its phone system, which is spread across 200 locations. Calls are handled by agents right now but AI looks set to triage calls for up to 20 million pensioners and benefits claimants www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/d...
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I avoided Home Assistant for the longest time for being a UI mess and this isn't helping my impression of it
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I avoided Home Assistant for the longest time for being a UI mess and this isn't helping my impression of it
our house is somewhere under the yellow green swirly bit in the bottom left. They've started closing schools.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
our house is somewhere under the yellow green swirly bit in the bottom left. They've started closing schools.
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Here's something to make us all feel better, a truly heartwarming tale: Captain Beefheart and the Girl Scout cookies.
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
www.beefheart.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Here's something to make us all feel better, a truly heartwarming tale: Captain Beefheart and the Girl Scout cookies.
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
www.beefheart.com/don-and-the-...
