Drum & Bass enthusiast. Middle-aged skateboarder. Street art aficionado. Cleantech booster. Random knowledge synthesizer. Synth fiddler. Breviloquist extraordinaire. Theoretical astrologist. Bad influencer. Alleged dancer.
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Last Notes npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Sometimes, you find an absolute gem in the comments section. #philosophy #meaning npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Stupidity as defined by the anti-Nazi dissident and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer requires 3 things: npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Vicious killer #dachshund #dogsOfMastodon npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana "The truth will set you free, but first it’ll piss you off." npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana "When a tech company saturates its market, it has to come up with a way to convince investors that it can still grow, otherwise they will revalue the "growth company" as a "mature company" and lop a massive chunk off its valuation, depriving it of the highly desirable stock that might allow it to resume its growth." npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I've dusted off and started riding my late wife's electric bike. It's pretty awesome. I bought her a standard Raleigh, fit for her size (she was a tall woman), and mounted a Switch electric kit. I love it - flattens the hills (and Bristol is hilly). #electricBike npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I can't remember, were they filled with as much concern during the previous 5 administrations? npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana "Using a different type of rock as the raw material [for concrete] could cut energy use by more than 40% and slash associated carbon emissions by over 80%. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Wasn't there an entire review into the sector that was effectively shelved by the Tories? Nothing has changed, so it's good to go! npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Not gonna lie, this is exactly the itch I needed to scratch. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I've been inspired by Switch-Angel from YouTube, and am messing about with Strudel* this evening. REPL for live coding music. It's totally alien, like someone got high and thought "what if music production was a DSL with an obscure regular expression-like syntax?" npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I just spent four days at a football camp with what I can safely say is a broad cross-section of British society. Fuel prices, solar, EVs, battery systems all featured quite heavily in the conversation. The transition is coming hard and fast. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana "The battery industry will experience a sustained boom. The fortunes that fossil fuel companies are reaping from the current shortage is their last windfall." 2/2 npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana "This is the template for the long-foreseeable future. Thanks to Trump's stupid, bloody, unforgivable war of choice in the Gulf, the world is going to install unimaginable amounts of cleantech. They are going to throw away their water heaters, motorbikes, furnaces and cars and replace them with all-electric versions. They're going to cover their roofs and balconies with panels." 1/2 npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana RE: https://mamot.fr/@Khrys/116408277099821253 npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana What if the Loneliness Epidemic isn't a side effect of modern life, but one of its most important features? Featuring Alexis de Tocqueville. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Aussies in two states offered free public transport as price of fuel surges npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana There's a great airport book called The Culture Code, about attitudes worldwide and how to adjust your expectations in dealing with people. There are two countries that are outliers in terms of bluntness, giving you negative feedback in front of others, and other such behaviours which make them come across as assholes to others - Russia and Israel. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Why Is It That We Are More Patient With Our Friends Than With Our Partners? npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana In case there was any doubt that Reform are a party of racists. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana - Freedom of expression npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Reform want the UK to exit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) . It guarantees the following fundamental rights and freedoms: npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I needed this reminder today. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I read back in 2010 that the 21st century's politics will be defined as Greens vs Nazis. #teamGreen npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Once you accept that every relationship that you have will end at some point, it frees you up to extract every last piece of joy from your interactions. This is my key insight from both Stoicism and Buddhism. #philosophy #relationships #presence #awareness npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Why Being “Useful” Can Destroy Your Life:An Ancient Chinese Idea That Feels Uncomfortably True Today npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana It's ironic since both of the families that I know that moved back did so because of the lack of health care and special needs provision. But, you know, Daily Mail.... npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I think the way that's phrased, it's less about Poles leaving and more about pushing the narrative of "needing" to tax less. Always think of the most self-serving intent with the Daily Mail. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Why, yes, I am spending my Friday night making garlic confit while listening to BBC Radio 1 dance. #cartoucheMFs #food #cookingWithWine npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana My mum once told my wife that "every girl needs a pearl necklace" and years later whenever I remember I still cry laughing. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana The Great British Firewall: Age Verification has Failed npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I'm sitting in the back yard having just bailed on a meeting. I've just eaten an ice cream in the sunshine and am about to get a coffee. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Out of curiosity I checked the price of second hand Teslas. They've gone through the floor. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Challenge accepted npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana The answer is in the question https://mstdn.social/@calmeilles/114012759798655423 npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Red Flags for Everyone: How Therapy can make it Harder to Love npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana The situation makes a farce of the argument that companies have obligations to their shareholders alone. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana The rise of index funds means that most investors are absentee landlords who neither care who they invest in or what those companies do day-to-day to make money. Following that logic, if nobody is there to hold company executives to account then they will act only to further their own interests. #coffeeThoughts npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana AI is shit for any application that deals in absolutes. At best, its answers are fuzzy vibes and generalisms. It should not be used in applications where complex rules must be applied consistently, e.g., in insurance claims adjudication. If your use case can't tolerate 10-20% of answers being wrong, this is the wrong tool. #ai npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Wrong audience. Ask on LinkedIn. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Happy birthday! 28 again! npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Yes. There's a great bit of writing that I bookmarked: npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana Being cynical is easy, hope involves work (or supporting those who do the work) https://youtu.be/_eHoibY4Rjw #plastics #oceanCleanup npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana I'm just a boy staring at a car charger begging it to let me tap in with a credit card instead of installing another bloody app with no internet connection. npub17u08h9kmd8mmhc23k0q3umyct3rw6c56ynd9kxnzcwy5qfrep2qssxa8f4 Benny Hana https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/media_attachments/files/109/514/026/172/508/657/original/79d7b075d74ac9ef.webp
