The Chat: 30th April 2026

Be warned: the content here can be colourful.

Please note: not all the opinions voiced here reflect those of the British Tech Network

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Time
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thirsty-montalcini
3:54:27
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Ian - on Linux
19:03:03
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Ian - on Linux
19:26:58
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Patrice
19:30:02
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Patrice
19:32:41
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Marty Jencius
19:34:53
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Patrice
19:36:46
Hey Marty!
Ian - on Linux
19:37:10
Ian's story https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-we-know-about-copy-fail-cve-2026-31431/
TomF
19:39:04
https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/i-watched-a-joby-electric-air-taxi-take-off-and-land-in-new-york-city-and-now-i-cant-wait-for-our-uber-of-the-skies-future
Patrice
19:39:44
My stories: https://www.manton.org/2026/04/27/from-the-courtroom-in-the.html https://www.manton.org/2026/04/27/from-the-courtroom-in-the.html
Patrice
19:39:46
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/29/musk-more-petty-than-prepared https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/29/musk-more-petty-than-prepared
Patrice
19:42:14
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/29/musk-more-petty-than-prepared https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/29/musk-more-petty-than-prepared
Ian - on Linux
19:43:53
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Ian - on Linux
19:45:08
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Marty Jencius
19:46:43
We had a long drawn out discussion about allowing doc students to use Grammarly for writing their comps. The faculty voted "No" and then said there is no AI in word without Grammarly... they forgot or did not know about Co-Pilot
Patrice
19:47:14
OMG. That's just stupid!
Jeff
19:47:16
OMG. Of course they did.
BobBeach
19:48:06
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BobBeach
19:49:35
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Ian - on Linux
19:50:26
@marty thats madneszz
Ian - on Linux
19:53:53
jobbie is slang for shit in scottish - they may have a marketing problem :D
Jeff
19:57:56
😂
Ian - on Linux
20:01:06
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Ian - on Linux
20:02:42
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Patrice
20:10:02
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Patrice
20:15:07
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Marty Jencius
20:15:30
I get to listen to the show while cleaning out my office
TomF
20:16:01
Dust bunny hunting?
Ian - on Linux
20:16:51
Cool thing https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D4TKP2M1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
TomF
20:16:51
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-makes-judy-faulkner-run/
Jeff
20:19:16
Dave's cool thing: https://amzn.to/4w2HZEo
dreamy-murdock
20:21:24
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hopeful-hodgkin
20:21:24
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Dave
20:21:38
>> dreamy-murdock changed the name to Dave
hopeful-hodgkin
20:22:58
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Dave
20:22:58
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Patrice
20:23:30
https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/chuck/season-1
Jeff
20:28:00
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNLF163B
Patrice
20:30:02
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Ian - on Linux
20:35:28
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Jeff
20:42:43
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Marty Jencius
20:44:56
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TomF
20:49:37
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modest-dijkstra
21:23:53
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optimistic-neumann
21:23:53
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Patrice
22:21:02
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Please note: not all the opinions voiced here reflect those of the British Tech Network

April 30 2026 22:21:02