Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health.
Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else.
If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Apr 11, 2026
@cstross
Maybe just the feedback is missing.
Even if I don't always click Boost or Favourite, I read all your toots.
I read your blog when you toot a link, but I don't post comments there.
I'm way behind with your books, but trying to catch up.
So maybe here is a good place for connecting with readers.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Apr 04, 2026
@3fachverglast
Looks like a song in the style of Right Said Fred ...
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Mar 18, 2026
@etchedpixels @liw
I think the serious control systems people (FBW aircraft, industrial controls etc.) would disagree with you there.
I'd like to think the automotive people would be the same, but from what I've seen recently I fear not. 😠
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Mar 18, 2026
@etchedpixels @liw
BASIC was around long before that. The others were designed and written by programmers.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Mar 18, 2026
@liw
I started programming around 1974 (BASIC/Jean/Algol) and remained stubbornly not obsolete until I retired a couple of years ago.
These days I do occasional programming to scratch my own itches. I couldn't imagine using a stochastic parrot - it would spoil all the fun.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Feb 28, 2026
@davidrevoy
I see five candidates but one of them might not be real. 🤣
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Feb 22, 2026
@mhoye @jonathankoren
Reminds me of another ...
float sin(float x) { return x; }
is remarkably accurate for a large proportion of the possible input values.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
hostux.social
Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Jan 13, 2026
@Vaneshi @coreyspowell
But only very briefly 🙃
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
hostux.social
Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Jan 11, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop
Even if there *are* corpses, it probably isn't terrorism. Just plain "murder" will serve in most cases.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
hostux.social
Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Dec 13, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop
I would have thought it would be quite easy 😜 But that's just me.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
hostux.social
Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Dec 13, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop
The sun does occasionally shine. This is Hoek van Holland one evening in November 2024.
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Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
hostux.social
Dave
@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
Originally from Lancashire, now living in Franken where there are far too many breweries to be good for my health. Pronouns: usually he/him but I won't be offended if you use they/them or anything else. If I boost a toot, it doesn't mean that I like it or even agree with it. It just means that I think it should be more widely known. I tend not to boost toots if there's an image without alt text. See pinned toots for more.
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@TheLancashireman@hostux.social
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Nov 16, 2025
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