Phil Weir
@phil_t_weir
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[non-business account] Open source enthusiast and web dev in Belfast. If interested in my line of work rather than personal rambling, try @flaxandteal instead!
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined July 2016
RT @awflwafl: Have to say, @phil_t_weir runs the most creative #opensource meetups I've ever seen. Everything from heading to the zoo, to o….
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You win, other airplane. First time seeing a landing from this angle
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Postscript: open to contributing money to sort this (we tried on an issue before), but at this point, where people have been complaining a long time, the first question internally will be "couldn't we spend that on Slack/Zulip?".
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E.g. #Bootstrap deprecated despite new version still in alpha, thus failing pentests; or when @Microsoft 's auth lib failed for any #Azure #B2C site on Chrome or Safari for weeks. Currently: on @RocketChat leading to internal campaign to switch [3/3].
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Description: We have one person who, when attempting to direct message another specific user, gets the error message. It happens regardless of browser or desktop client. We had her sign out and bac...
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Obvious solutions:. - pay: put money into a project that's consciously moving a different way?. - contribute: not all issues you can personally solve, esp if upstream deprioritizes. - +1 on the ticket: don't be "that guy". - subscribe: does anyone look at those? [2/3].
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When you see an issue on open source product that is not critical in technical terms, and has been triaged by the project, but is clearly silently losing users, what to do without becoming part of the problem by walking away? #FLOSS #community [1/3].
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🎉 Reminder for tonight's cross-over event: linking #tourism, #maritime #heritage, #3D and #opensource in the @The_AmericanBar , with complementary catering (many thanks to #RAREGrazingNI & #FalafelFresh). Great for students, #opensourcerors, and wider Belfast community!.
🚨 Tickets going fast! 🚨. The American Bar, tomorrow, 6pm to 9pm!. Don't miss the chance to explore our @EUHUBIN #MaritimeMile 3D/VR project powered by #Mozilla Hubs. 🏛️✨. 🔗 Tickets: @BelfastCC @maritimebelfast.#Belfast #DigitalHeritage #HUBIN.
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RT @ChiOnwurah: Digital procurement should be a triple win for the public, businesses and tax payer. But as @NAOorguk has said, Govt procur….
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RT @flaxandteal: So glad to have Jana, our lead on heritage knowledge modelling, at @CAA2024AKL - not so far from our team's 2012 roots in….
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RT @openuk_uk: A pleasure to have @ChiOnwurah @labour Shadow Minister for Science, Innovation and Business as the opening keynote at S….
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@allianceparty @sinnfeinireland @SDLPlive @duponline @GreenPartyNI would be great to see active interest from any of your teams in London! #opensource & policy is esp relevant with #horizon #postoffice learnings.
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Hugely looking forward to today's #roundtable in @HouseofCommons with @openuk_uk on #opensource & #skills - can't think of a more timely topic in govt #IT than #transparency. Worth a chilly morning flight!
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Thrilled to be able to support #EAA2023 as a sponsor, given our @archesproject open source & archaeology interests. Brilliant open ceremony, well done folks from @VisitBelfast for cultural contributions!
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RT @openuk_uk: Give 15 minutes to the UK's digital future by taking the OpenUK Survey. The survey has been extended….
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Excited to be (in the beautiful RIA) at the #SEADDA workshop in Dublin to discuss #FAIR #archaeology data practices! @flaxandteal
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RT @openuk_uk: Based in the UK? Do you have 15 minutes to help shape the Future of Open Source Software? Take our survey .
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Welcome to OpenUK’s third annual State of Open Survey analysing Open Source Software in the UK. This survey will feed into our “State of Open: The UK in 2023” Report which will be shared under a...
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