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Jón Fairbairn

@jonfairbairn@hostux.social

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Former theoretical computer scientist.
Reprophotographer.
Woodworker
Minor sysadmin
Bass player

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Joined November 13, 2022

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Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Jul 26, 2026

Replying to @Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social I had the idea that pleasant might mean amusing. Not sure that the OED would support that, though.

Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Jul 26, 2026

Replying to @Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social pissing?

Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Apr 29, 2026

Replying to @jim_easterbrook@mstdn.social

@jim_easterbrook@mstdn.social Any idea what he was describing?

Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Apr 04, 2026

Replying to @hikeabruzzo@mountains.social

@hikeabruzzo unless things have changed recently, England doesn’t have a right to roam, only rights of way (and there have been attempts to curtail that), whereas Scotland does. Sweden certainly did when I was there. @NickEast_IndieWriter @outdoor @nature@fedigroups.social @photography@fedigroups.social @photography@lemmy.world @Nature@lemmy.world @hiking@lemmy.world @hiking@fedigroups.social

Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Mar 12, 2026

Replying to @mhoye@cosocial.ca

@mhoye@cosocial.ca Tony Hoare called this “the sword of Damocles method of ensuring programme correctness” and cited an example of a team of programmers who had to calculate strengths of the chains used to slow a ship during a (sideways) launch. The team knew that they would be in a stand on the other side of the river, so would drown if the ship went in too fast.

Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Feb 17, 2026

Replying to @turi@social.vivaldi.net

@turi@social.vivaldi.net Thanks. No, I’m just looking for ideas of what to do with mine. So you just advertised it on ebay and someone bought it?

Jón Fairbairn @jonfairbairn@hostux.social · Feb 17, 2026

Replying to @turi@social.vivaldi.net

@turi@social.vivaldi.net where did you sell it?

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