Richard Howard (he/him)
@richardhoward.bsky.social
C++ Dev, Photographer, Runner who’s knees don’t work
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The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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Imagine if you added features to software according to a steady flow of feature requests. You take a feature request and, to make sure you understand it, clarify and specify what constitutes acceptance of the feature in some detail. In fact, just to be sure, make the acceptance criteria executable.
February 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Imagine if you added features to software according to a steady flow of feature requests. You take a feature request and, to make sure you understand it, clarify and specify what constitutes acceptance of the feature in some detail. In fact, just to be sure, make the acceptance criteria executable.
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High Court hearing today on Thames Water plan to borrow another £3bn.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash
Thames Water is hoping to secure an emergency cash injection or face runing out of money in weeks.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
High Court hearing today on Thames Water plan to borrow another £3bn.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
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Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be
February 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be
Attempting to redress a hole in my geek credentials, namely Star Trek. I decided to watch them all. Unfortunately this includes the first series which I have to admit I expected more from. I expected shakey special effects and cheesy lines but I wasn’t expecting such bad acting and meh stories!
January 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Attempting to redress a hole in my geek credentials, namely Star Trek. I decided to watch them all. Unfortunately this includes the first series which I have to admit I expected more from. I expected shakey special effects and cheesy lines but I wasn’t expecting such bad acting and meh stories!
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the hardest problem in computer science is where did I save the code I already wrote to solve this problem
December 25, 2024 at 10:57 AM
the hardest problem in computer science is where did I save the code I already wrote to solve this problem
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Crazy idea, stick with me...
Law, but for rich people.
Law, but for rich people.
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers
The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency says, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature…
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September 8, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Crazy idea, stick with me...
Law, but for rich people.
Law, but for rich people.
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I work with young people and there is NOTHING for them to do in England. They can’t hang out as they get moved on, cinema or bowling or even just McDonalds is expensive - and that’s if you can get there. We have made leisure centres member only too. Plus schools all use apps and hw is online.
A really big difference I noticed between Germany and the UK this summer was that teens were barely on their phones and spent hours and hours swimming at local municipal pools with their friends or playing informal sports, often for just a couple of euros. We have few comparable facilities here.
September 2, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I work with young people and there is NOTHING for them to do in England. They can’t hang out as they get moved on, cinema or bowling or even just McDonalds is expensive - and that’s if you can get there. We have made leisure centres member only too. Plus schools all use apps and hw is online.
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Applied Statistics
August 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Applied Statistics
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