samc

@samc@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ambulances called to Amazon’s UK warehouses 1,400 times in five years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, for computing some useful statistics! As much as I believe the implied hypothesis that working at Amazon is bad for one’s health, I think the guardian intentionally tried to present the largest number possible with no context.

  Frankly, “Amazon warehouse employees 10x more likely to need an ambulance” is a more impactful headline anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon workers narrowly reject union in historic vote⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We have bad/corrupt governments sometimes, that doesn’t mean we should get rid of governments. (Though maybe the libertarian Fraser institute might disagree with me there.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Secure Operating Systems (Microkernels seems to be the future)⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Iirc microkernels have been the future since before Linux existed. There was a bit of a flame war between Linus and the guy who wrote the MINIX kernel about how being monolithic would be the death of Linux.

  GNU Hurd also wanted to show the world how good microkernels could be, but sadly never got off the ground.

  I’m not saying microkernels are bad, but I do wonder if there’s some reason we don’t see them out in the wild much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK set for eight-day snow event with just two places spared⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  On a tangential note: got caught out be it saying “next Saturday” is the 24th. I know that this is common terminology, but to me next feels like it means soonest, and I know I’m not the only one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BMW, Subaru and Porsche drivers ‘more likely to cause a crash’, study finds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Well it’s 400,000 accidents, so there’s probably every kind of circumstance you can imagine in there.

  The point is that owning a BMW shouldn’t affect the chance of you finding yourself in dangerous circumstances, other than ones you create by your own actions. (Unless everyone in the UK is secretly hoping to ram BMW drivers off the road).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 59% of the National Grid's electricity demand⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It is fascinating tbh. Moreover, it’s currently (as of writing) at 42%. Considering 13:30 is hardly “off-peak”, I’d say that’s pretty damn impressive.