Dave H
@thinkfoo.uk
Software Developer: TDD, CD etc
Political: liberal, pro EU, centrist non Dad
If you get blocked it's because I found you boring
https://thinkfoo.wordpress.com/
Political: liberal, pro EU, centrist non Dad
If you get blocked it's because I found you boring
https://thinkfoo.wordpress.com/
A little pocket sharpening stone is essential packing for any kitchen you are going to have to use whilst away.
December 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A little pocket sharpening stone is essential packing for any kitchen you are going to have to use whilst away.
Little shop of Horrors is the best telling of Faust. (The stage version is better than the movie)
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Little shop of Horrors is the best telling of Faust. (The stage version is better than the movie)
I blame Coke.
santa claus is holding a can of coca cola
Alt: santa claus is holding a can of coca cola
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December 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I blame Coke.
If I were to hazard a guess they I'd say they want it back from universal suffrage.
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If I were to hazard a guess they I'd say they want it back from universal suffrage.
I just had the obligatory how many roasties is enough conversation, to which the answer is always "more than that" regardless of the number of roasties 😁
December 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I just had the obligatory how many roasties is enough conversation, to which the answer is always "more than that" regardless of the number of roasties 😁
I stand corrected, I shall read it in a new light.
December 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I stand corrected, I shall read it in a new light.
The thought I can never shake is "history is written by the victors"
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The thought I can never shake is "history is written by the victors"
I agree on that specific point, it would have been better to phase it in over a period of time. The bigger problem many farms (and other small businesses) face is a total lack of any succession planning at all.
December 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I agree on that specific point, it would have been better to phase it in over a period of time. The bigger problem many farms (and other small businesses) face is a total lack of any succession planning at all.
In someways Farm IHT breaks feel patronising. They imply farmers can't manage their own legacy or assets. Why assume they need policy to "meet them where they are" when they're no less astute business people that others?
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In someways Farm IHT breaks feel patronising. They imply farmers can't manage their own legacy or assets. Why assume they need policy to "meet them where they are" when they're no less astute business people that others?
Maybe this isn't what you meant by that, but I think it would be difficult to argue that allowing someone to keep a million pounds worth of inherited estate tax free is "leaving them to fail"
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Maybe this isn't what you meant by that, but I think it would be difficult to argue that allowing someone to keep a million pounds worth of inherited estate tax free is "leaving them to fail"
Meanwhile LibDems will be like "you noticed me!"
a man in a red robe is raising his arms in the air .
Alt: a man in a red robe is raising his arms in the air .
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December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Meanwhile LibDems will be like "you noticed me!"
People who refuse to invest in a pension same category IMHO.
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
People who refuse to invest in a pension same category IMHO.
Or put another way Jurassic park is now pretty much equidistant in time to today and one million years bc
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Or put another way Jurassic park is now pretty much equidistant in time to today and one million years bc
Even so, I suspect IHT government policy reversed or not, through focusing minds and attention, will have actually had a net positive effect on preserving small family farms.
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Even so, I suspect IHT government policy reversed or not, through focusing minds and attention, will have actually had a net positive effect on preserving small family farms.
If you read farmers weekly there's succession planning (or lack of it) comes up again and again as one of the main reasons small farms get sold to larger corps. Not a small business problem that's unique to farming TBF.
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you read farmers weekly there's succession planning (or lack of it) comes up again and again as one of the main reasons small farms get sold to larger corps. Not a small business problem that's unique to farming TBF.
Other films that meet this description
The Shawshank Redemption
Blade Runner
Both lost money on initial release, both went to VCR/TV relatively quickly for their era.
The Shawshank Redemption
Blade Runner
Both lost money on initial release, both went to VCR/TV relatively quickly for their era.
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Other films that meet this description
The Shawshank Redemption
Blade Runner
Both lost money on initial release, both went to VCR/TV relatively quickly for their era.
The Shawshank Redemption
Blade Runner
Both lost money on initial release, both went to VCR/TV relatively quickly for their era.
Clive Sinclair
Barbara Castle
Red Adair
Fred Dibnah
Barbara Castle
Red Adair
Fred Dibnah
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Clive Sinclair
Barbara Castle
Red Adair
Fred Dibnah
Barbara Castle
Red Adair
Fred Dibnah
I'd suggest Toy Story at 81 minutes. Incredibly tight script and the animation tech could have easily been 20% less good and with that cast and script still been a hit.
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'd suggest Toy Story at 81 minutes. Incredibly tight script and the animation tech could have easily been 20% less good and with that cast and script still been a hit.
Higher Education has been doing that for decades.
December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Higher Education has been doing that for decades.
Less “everyone must learn the new tool” more “the ecosystem changes"
Photography meant less demand for portrait artists, & photography quickly found far more uses than portraiture ever had
Portraiture didn’t vanish, but demand shifted & new kinds of work appeared that hadn’t really existed before.
Photography meant less demand for portrait artists, & photography quickly found far more uses than portraiture ever had
Portraiture didn’t vanish, but demand shifted & new kinds of work appeared that hadn’t really existed before.
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Less “everyone must learn the new tool” more “the ecosystem changes"
Photography meant less demand for portrait artists, & photography quickly found far more uses than portraiture ever had
Portraiture didn’t vanish, but demand shifted & new kinds of work appeared that hadn’t really existed before.
Photography meant less demand for portrait artists, & photography quickly found far more uses than portraiture ever had
Portraiture didn’t vanish, but demand shifted & new kinds of work appeared that hadn’t really existed before.
My current thinking is that LLMs are a quirky, awkward programming language but very powerful in the right hands. They work well for experienced programmers, who will use them more to reach into and understand other fields, which is basically what good software engineers do anyway.
December 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My current thinking is that LLMs are a quirky, awkward programming language but very powerful in the right hands. They work well for experienced programmers, who will use them more to reach into and understand other fields, which is basically what good software engineers do anyway.
Ironically something perhaps AI could help with....
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Ironically something perhaps AI could help with....
While we're being all nostalgic.
My granddad was a milkman I know what he'd have said about self driving vans.
“It knows the route, you don't have to drive AND deliver bottles, just grab the milk deliver and walk to the next house, it'll stop at the next house”
Pause
“You mean like a horse?”
My granddad was a milkman I know what he'd have said about self driving vans.
“It knows the route, you don't have to drive AND deliver bottles, just grab the milk deliver and walk to the next house, it'll stop at the next house”
Pause
“You mean like a horse?”
December 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
While we're being all nostalgic.
My granddad was a milkman I know what he'd have said about self driving vans.
“It knows the route, you don't have to drive AND deliver bottles, just grab the milk deliver and walk to the next house, it'll stop at the next house”
Pause
“You mean like a horse?”
My granddad was a milkman I know what he'd have said about self driving vans.
“It knows the route, you don't have to drive AND deliver bottles, just grab the milk deliver and walk to the next house, it'll stop at the next house”
Pause
“You mean like a horse?”
"Do you remember when kids used to play outside and do their own arithmetic?"
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
December 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"Do you remember when kids used to play outside and do their own arithmetic?"
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.