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Last Notes npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck Another day of tree and hedge planting at Chew valley farm. 120 whips planted along one hedge line. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck a positive addendum to the diagram is that Palantir are no longer used at MHCLG (mentioned as Dept for Levelling up, which is the old name). npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck do you know the most strategic choice to keep out Reform Ltd? npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck Love this post from @npub1fdr…lvhs highlighting how politics in the UK appears to be moving to Greens vs Reform as the previous major parties are dying. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck Just a reminder of the madness of imperial measurements. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck The "worlds biggest things" in 1955. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck 1955 thought it important to know military ranks and population count by race! npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck What days were considered special in 1958. Including "Trafalgar day" and "Empire day". npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck At my parents place in Suffolk and found an old book called "everybody's pocket companion". Think its from 1955. Had a good page on collective nouns. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck as an adoptive parent, I am in various social circles for adoption and I too have seen some of the families break down. All parents realise how damaging it is to the child(ren) so break up is like the nuclear option! npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck The central list can be compared against DVLA or other central DBs (passport office, etc) and changes in one could trigger a message to the citizen prompting them to register. Or if a new person added to DVLA/HMPO that could be added to the central register and passed back to the Local Auth. 2/2. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck its connected to a British aversion to ID cards and centralised databases and also due to meeting data protection. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck it is a good idea, its just the IT systems used across councils are clunky and there's no money to change them. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck I worked as a product manager on the citizen facing services for register to vote. We explored how we could expand the service to support pre-registration at 14 and also the automatic registration. Still some challenges to solve but great they are changing the Open register to opt-in rather than opt-out. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck @npub1eae…z64n hello, just wanted to say how much I appreciate your Shinhanga posts. I find them all beautiful and it really brightens the moment to see them. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck I feel sorry for Ofsted in this matter. They are trying to make things better for parents by giving more nuance and detail, yet they get complaints it's too complex. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck I think that's an interesting idea but it feels too imprecise or clunky. Wouldn't some form of land value tax be more elegant as it doesn't create artificial deadlines but applies pressure to develop. So if a developer still wanted to landbank, then they could - but they still pay. It also doesn't restrict land sales which a 10 year blockade could do. Or can a new owner restart the clock as that may lead to shell companies passing land around. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck well done. That's an impressive amount of dedication. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck Bedminster!!!! I'll have you know this is deepest Totterdown :) npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck #boingboing is now only accessible via paywall or disabling adblocker. That's disappointing, I liked browsing boing boing but I'm not keen on either option. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck @npub1hjz…0n2d npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck Hey #openstreetmap people, i need your help again. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck Question for #openstreetmap people. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck I watched the video of Boyen presenting the work and he later said it could be done in 5 years and 4.5bn USD. This was based on being more targeted with where they clean. Either way, I agree with him that it would be such a great achievement. A real uplifting story for our age. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck what does #letsgopens mean? I understand it to mean you really like pens for writing/drawing. Have I got that right? npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck I've been travelling to many different cities across the UK recently. In each place I have used #openStreetMap via Organic Maps and it has always been great. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck I agree that this is a soft way to get rid of people. But I wonder if it's really that new. Pre-pandemic companies could always tighten rules to encourage people to leave. E.g. office hours, dress code, strict usage of tech, etc. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck hast du @npub1t2q…n4vh gesehen? Ich finde es toll. npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff Simon Hobeck isn't his audience mostly right leaning people on twitter? So wouldn't this system disenfranchise Trump supporters more than Harris?
