Apropos of everything; I have strong feelings about how sponsorship levels are described. Too many maintainers are asking for people to 'buy a coffee' or 'show you're a fan'. This is folksy nonsense that suggests that individuals are those who should be sponsoring open source.

I'm going to claim this as a win.

"You can't solve a crisis with the same thinking that caused it." @bristolgreen

@andrewtlynch Just so happens I have the full meeting, so here you go.

The Government (in the form of the Competitions & Markets Authority) have dropped an investigation into collusion between 7 of the biggest housebuilding companies, which shared info on sales & offers, after receiving a £100m payment. Full story here: https://t.co/7AMTxU5ILj

Birmingham got screwed.

Birmingham City Council’s S114 notice under scrutiny https://t.co/WTtjOLJBw6

@Athletics

My brother is an electrician who works in offshore wind. He sent me this photo of the largest turbine installation vessel in the world. Skilled jobs, good pay, & secure futures. While fossil fuels shed jobs & destroy the planet, renewables are delivering for the working class.

Alleged paedophile Ivor Caplin Out is out on bail again -- for the fourth time -- reports B&H News (full story in reply). Former Jewish Labour Movement chair and Labour Friends of Israel deputy chair Ivor Caplin was arrested by police in January on suspicion of sexual

🚨 My latest exclusive for the reveals the full extent of assets sold by Birmingham Council after it went bust. A whopping 1,000 assets have been flogged off but another £500m has to be raised by March to satisfy the government-appointed commissioners. https://t.co/cfOoa6TX0h

For any Send families in Bristol who consider themselves to have spied upon by Bristol City Council https://t.co/WB5mw8dXHb

NEW: US Ambassador to London @USAmbUK has a stark warning for Britain's place in the world and inward investment: "To name the chief obstacle: energy costs in the United Kingdom are too high on which to run an industrialized economy. "Every business I meet, in every sector,

This was Marine Sgt. Tyler Ziegel and his new wife in October 2006 on their wedding day. Do they look like happy newlyweds? No? Being deployed to Iraq stole that from him. They ended up divorcing. The VA underpaid him and then he ended up overdosing on a combination of morphine

Delighted to see "The Power of Perception – When Reality Loses the Battle" available at @Waterstones, the leading name in British bookselling. A true honour to stand among remarkable authors whose ideas have found their readers here. https://t.co/7TAirWrQ24

An extraordinary realignment of British politics If you want to see @TheGreenParty take on Reform - this is the moment https://t.co/iGBRoEhxV2

POV: you've "eliminated the need for physical rails"

The spaced out Santa is back in Broadmead! The countdown to Christmas has officially begun in Bristol

One day Vik’s manager said, “I cannot promote you because you do not demonstrate mastery of design patterns.” Vik used the visitor pattern in a codebase where it wasn’t needed, and got promoted. Seeing his next paycheck, Vik was enlightened.

10:00am is far too early for protests.

Codes of Conduct are hard: