Today we harvested over 40kg of pumpkins from the allotment. So thank you to everyone who, back in spring, sent up their prayers for my 2nd batch of seedlings after the first ones all failed. Much appreciated!
Rob Dyke and Marcus Baw got together to talk about a project I've been involved in back in 2017, the creation of a #Linux desktop that could have replaced #Windows on the majority of PCs of the #NHS and could have avoided many #cybersecurity issues since then.
Unfortunately back then some didn't want change to happen and despite having produced a fully working desktop we were forced to shut down the project.
Today things are different and change is happening.
Rob and I do a detailed review of the - ‘two bottle of wine problem’ - NHSbuntu project which we built together back in 2017, relating how we used the great work already existing in the Linux and Open Source community to quickly put together a fully-functional, NHSmail-ready, stable, secure, legacy-app-friendly and low cost operating system for the NHS. With help from our friends (shout out to Brett Jackson, Cián Hughes, Rani Sen, NHS Spine Team, NHS Digital Delivery Centre, and others) we quickly had a working NHS Spine Identity Agent, and we virtualised/containerised anything that looked like it wasn’t fit to face the ravages of the internet. Then we got shut down. Here’s the story.
…There could have been a world in which QRISK3 was pre-installed on every desktop in the NHS instead of Minesweeper…
The NHSbuntu and NHoS (National Health Operating System) project was a significant grassroots, volunteer-led effort that captured the imagination of many in the UK's health tech community.1 Its story is as much about its technical ambition as it is about the challenges of working with large public institutions.
The project was largely driven by a small team of core volunteers, who were also health professionals and technologists, giving them a unique perspective on the challenges they were trying to solve.2
Dr. Marcus Baw: A General Practitioner (GP) and technologist, he was a co-founder of the project.3 Dr. Baw was a prominent voice in the open-source community and a "clinical informatician." He played a crucial role in advocating for the project's goals and was often the public face of the team, blogging and speaking about their work.
Rob Dyke: Described as the project's "ISO-master" and a technologist, Dyke was instrumental in the technical development of the operating system itself.4 He was responsible for building the custom Ubuntu distributions (ISOs) and working on key features like smart card integration.
Community: The project's developers actively fostered a community on platforms like openhealthhub.org, encouraging contributions from other IT staff, clinicians, and enthusiasts within the NHS.
The NHSbuntu/NHoS project began in early 2017, spurred by the need for a more secure, cost-effective, and flexible alternative to the NHS's heavily Microsoft-reliant IT infrastructure.7 The WannaCry cyber-attack in May 2017, which severely disrupted NHS services, highlighted the vulnerabilities the project aimed to solve, giving it a surge of public attention and support.8
In January 2018, the project was officially shut down.15 The developers, led by Dr. Baw, cited the constant legal threats and a lack of high-level support from key NHS bodies like NHS Digital as the reason for closing the project.
They felt they were being "used as leverage" in internal discussions about a new enterprise-wide agreement with Microsoft, and that despite interest from "grass-roots" IT staff, the higher echelons were not interested in backing an open-source alternative.16
The project remains an important case study in the challenges of introducing grassroots open-source initiatives into a large, politically sensitive, and highly bureaucratic public sector organization
A volunteer-led project to tailor the Linux open source operating system for use within the NHS has been axed after receiving a second trademark infringement letter threatening action from the Department of Health for breach of copyright.
Last stops before we took a break: La Torre de Cabdella and Castellar de n’ Hug. Wonderful places. But we had to then take a break, make some money, so that we can continue our adventures. We were lucky to come across 2 wonderful motorhome parking places right before our adventure ended. See you with new videos soon! 😃
Hi guys Can you donate the amount you spend on your coffee today to help and support my family? We need $100 a day to buy Our basic needs of food and medicine. My family and I are in dire need of your help. Please do not ignore me. Donation link ⬇️ chuffed.org/project/120774-urg… @aral #gaza #stopgenocide #donate #palestine
"Lawyers representing the American Federation of Teachers, Reporters Without Borders, Inc. and other groups, all of which say they are Disney shareholders, requested the Hollywood entertainment giant turn over board records related to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension": semafor.com/article/09/24/2025… #FreeSpeech #censorship #politics
Nato, è stato di guerra (sottomarina). Rafforzata la missione “Baltic Sentry”, lanciata lo scorso gennaio nel Mar Baltico, con una fregata di difesa aerea e mezzi di ricognizione, mentre i Capi di Stato Maggiore della Difesa dei 32 Stati membri
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
UK prime minister is promising to give us all a digital ID. I’ve worked in enough large organisations in the UK to propose a hypothesis that it will fail due to waterfall planning, red tape and budgets (a-la HS2). #privacy #digital
Let's see... one day being otherwise engaged and a lot happened. After several drone attacks in Barcelona and Tunis, the flotilla sailed along the Mediteranian to Italy. Where during massive protests and a national strike the government decided to send a naval ship to accompany the Flotilla. 'To protect its citizens' and guard the international laws of the sea. Then Spain decided to do the same, with equal non-commital assurances. More vessels from Greece have joined the fleet. Now all are present. Meanwhile US YT channels began to pick up on the Flotilla. [Does it take a strike and military vessels to be taken seriously ??] Meanwhile the Zionist propaganda is preparing 'the public' for a iolent 'defense'. The latest news is that they're setting sail again for Gaza, weather permitting. Without the leadship 'Family of Gaza', the motor was damaged beyond repair. Possibly sabbotage, not sure. Without sails [it's a motor vessel] or propulsion the ship won't go anywhere. The crew [Greta among others are relocated to other vessels. So a lot of set-backs and stress the Flotilla stands fast in their resolve to get to Gaza.
Aufgrund der bedauerlichen Tatsache nicht mehr einschätzen zu können, wen ich in #Dresden und generell noch als stabile Genoss*in #gegenjedenantisemitismus betrachten kann, habe ich das Blacklisting heute aufgegeben.
Anstatt also "Bad Apples" auszusortieren, habe ich jetzt eine wesentlich überschaubarere Whitelist, von den wenigen Zusammenhängen und Personen, bei denen ich mir diesbezüglich sicher sein kann, und der Rest ist für mich gärender Apfel- und Melonenmus, den ich nur mit äußerster Vorsicht "genieße".
Auch schön, wenn man sich selbst in eine extreme Meinungsblase einhüllt. So erfährt das eigene Weltbild nie mehr ein Update, und man braucht sich nicht auf eine veränderte Welt da draußen einstellen.
Repost: Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, South Africa reiterates its firm commitment to the creation of a contiguous Palestinian State existing peacefully and side by side with the State of Israel, along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Si mescolavano tra i passeggeri nelle ore di punta, approfittando della confusione, del caos e della calca tipica delle fermate centrali per colpire le loro vi…
"...i Vigili del fuoco delle Marche si sono ritrovati a Loreto per celebrare il Giubileo presso il Santuario Pontificio della Santa Casa. Una giornata intensa, scandita da momenti di preghiera, riflessione e condivisione, in un clima di profonda spiritualità». vigilfuoco.it/direzione-region…
Il presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella - apprende l'ANSA - ha invitato la nazionale maschile di pallavolo al Quirinale per mercoledì 8 ottobre alle 16. (ANSA)
A imagem mostra um case de celular com um design que imita uma fita cassete. O case é preto e possui uma ilustração detalhada de uma fita cassete, com a marca "BASF" e o número "2" visíveis. A fita cassete tem uma etiqueta com campos para "Delay", "Mono" e "Stereo", todos marcados como "None". O fundo é azul claro, e o case está apoiado em um bloco de cor azul mais escuro. Ao redor do case, há pequenas pedaços brancos que parecem ser petalas de flores. O design do case evoca nostalgia, remetendo à era das fitas cassete.
Fornecido por @altbot, gerado localmente e de forma privada usando Ovis2-8B
Comunque, semmai facessimo questa cosa necessaria, bu.noblogs.org/the-necessary-s…, io il giorno dopo pianterei una tenda in una radura in un bosco e andrei avanti a camminate per il bosco a procacciarmi mirtilli e radici, sfondandomi per il resto di cibidoni e facendo qualche trip psilocibinico ogni tanto, per qualche secolo almeno.
ich hab mir vor Jahren eine billige Silvercrest bei Aldi geholt. Die ist für Anfänger wie Fortgeschrittene gut geeignet und sehr leicht. Wichtig, wenn man sie umräumen muss. Kein Luxusding, aber hat alles, was man braucht. Bin happy damit.
@Dodo_sipping Hast du zufällig einen Tipp, was ich machen kann, wenn der Unterfaden festhängt? Hab sie neulich endlich mal wieder rausgeholt und habe keine Ahnung mehr und dann direkt dieses Problem. 😂🫠🙏🏻
@Happyhippo @Dodo_sipping bei meiner Mutter war das selbe Problem bei dieser Maschine. Da waren Fäden Reste hinter der Spule um die Achse gewickelt. Und auch in dem gesamten unteren Raum noch fäden. Hab mit Ner Taschenlampe, Pinzette, Spitzzange alles sauber gemacht. Hat ein paar Kaffee gedauert. Dann noch ganz dezent WD40. Seit dem wieder top. Viel Erfolg
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Ενας περαστικος νταλικερης ειπε το εξης: οι ισρσηλινοι θα πρεπει να παρακαλανε Παλαιστινιους και διεθνη κοινοτητα να τους αφησουν μια στενη λωριδα γης στην #Παλαιστινη για να υπαρχουν, μετα απ τη #γενοκτονια 650000 ανθρωπων κ τον ξεριζωμο εκατομμυριων
Αυτη θα πρεπε να ειναι η βαση διαπραγματευσης για την οποια μελλοντικη συμφωνια, κ παλι απιθανο να τους αφηναμε
Lavrov’s UNGA Address Echoes Global South Demands for Equality and Reform – Experts sputnikglobe.com/20250928/lavr… Experts spoke to Sputnik to give their thoughts on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, where he touched upon a whole array of pressing issues, including the reform of the UN, Russian-US relations, the Ukraine conflict, and the Iran
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Nel corso della giornata di sabato sono state uccise 98 persone — come sempre, questi numeri sono inferiori al reale, perché un numero imprecisato di persone resta tra le macerie o comunque muore in condizioni che impediscono ai soccorsi di recuperarne i corpi esanimi.
Picked the first capsicum from the garden. Chopped it up, and sauteed some with some mushrooms, tomato, and spring onions, then added it to some baked beans on toast for breakfast.
The aroma when I cut it open was Fucking Amazing... it's so easy to forget how good food is meant to be until you grow your own.
な「AskReddit」という板で片っ端から質問に答えていくゲームが案外
です。
って質問が出てくるんですよねえ。
Salamander（JP）
in reply to Salamander（JP） • • •Salamander（JP）
in reply to Salamander（JP） • • •Salamander（JP）
in reply to Salamander（JP） • • •Salamander（JP）
in reply to Salamander（JP） • • •cnn.co.jp/world/35221228.html
中国農村部の職業学校生、数学コンテストでの活躍が話題に 不正疑惑も
CNN.co.jp