Dan @thatdamnqa
Software QA. I also develop things at the weekend • he/him • autistic • private: @thatsecretqa • [email protected] • Bluesky: @thatdamnqa thatdamnqa.com Scotland Joined February 2009-
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One of these days my habit of telling terrible jokes to anyone who will listen will get me into trouble
Translation: co-op are pissed at us and we’re sorry
Translation: co-op are pissed at us and we’re sorry
Just a warning to voters today they will NOT be accepting Legoland drivers licenses as official ID, I repeat NOT be accepting Legoland drivers licenses as official ID, don’t make the same mistake I did
me: i would like to buy a meal deal co-op: okay me: i'd also like to buy a funeral co-op: okay me: i'd also like to buy tickets to a gig i'm never gonna see co-op: ur not gonna believe this
none of this would've been happening if it was called Big Tesco Live by the way. that's a supermarket you can depend on
I'm so sorry for misunderstanding the whole N U D E S in B I O thing. I mistakenly thought it was a fun challenge, like the Ice Bucket thing or whatever. I promise to do better and am co-operating with the police.
Prepare yourself, I was not expecting this
No other game show is doing it like them. Simply incredible.
‘They Just Don’t Care’ I’m seeing lots of posts bemoaning that the Year 11s just don’t seem to care about their upcoming GCSEs. They aren’t motivated or worried about their speaking exams starting in two weeks time and nothing seems to make a difference. This is exactly what…
A great thread overall but this tweet really stood out I’m conflicted about explaining I’m autistic when asking for beyond basic help in customer service situations. It’s a fine shortcut for me, but should I have to, should they treat everyone with respect?
A great thread overall but this tweet really stood out I’m conflicted about explaining I’m autistic when asking for beyond basic help in customer service situations. It’s a fine shortcut for me, but should I have to, should they treat everyone with respect?
Stimming is Healthy! #AutismAcceptanceMonth
Still hoping bbc.com/sport/formula1…
Still hoping bbc.com/sport/formula1…
damn that's crazy maybe they could get together with other employees and pool their cash to hire someone to represent their interests collectively somehow
Re the XZ bug I just found this in my blog: thatdamnqa.com/blog/2017-09/h… That @michaelbolton is a smart man
Sunak literally loling at the idea of announcing the GE date on a northern England local radio station
Sunak literally loling at the idea of announcing the GE date on a northern England local radio station
theres an outtake already icant
Genuinely, can anyone tell me the advantage to this when they’ve closed down at least 3 buildings in the last 6 months alone; one of them being touted as a big investment into the north of England?
Genuinely, can anyone tell me the advantage to this when they’ve closed down at least 3 buildings in the last 6 months alone; one of them being touted as a big investment into the north of England?
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@guardian I put the washing machine on as I walk from the kitchen to my office upstairs
@thatdamnqa @cnorthwood @S_A_Somerville If only they cared. They’re so sure that all trans people will grow up into perfect straight un-trans people as soon as they hit 18
I see transfems in devops roles has led to the inevitable conclusion of the codename of the latest K8s release. I love it. kubernetes.io/blog/2024/04/1…
"Have you heard of the Cayman Islands?"
They were not expecting this...
@thatdamnqa This is him sneering at local journalism. “Oh, you! You have ideas above your station, don’t you? We’d tell the real journalists at the Telegraph before we tell you” He would do well to learn from his *immediate predecessor* about why that’s a bad idea. youtu.be/_q0rlT-5oxE
So I drove a steam train today…
@mgdm “This end should point towards the ground if you want to go to space. If it starts pointing towards space, you are having a bad problem and you will not go to space today”
“It’s good to see you all here as we prepare to discuss sport in the year ahead … now I hope you didn’t spend all your money on those polystyrene trumpets BBC.” “Excuse me, I need to make a phone call.”
Steve Wright was a king of broadcasting. He made it look effortless, but put so much work into every link, every song and radio programme. A huge loss.
I LIKED THIS MEME ONCE AND NOW MY WHOLE FEED IS JUST THE SAME MEME AGAIN AND AGAIN. IS THAT AN ALGORITHM? IS IT, ANDY? ARE YOU BURNING THROUGH 500 GPUS WITH AN LLM JUST TO SHOW ME THE SAME PICTURE? IT'S A GOOD MEME, ANDY, BUT GOD DAMN.
@thatdamnqa Hey Dan, thanks for updating us. We're glad to hear that's working for you now! If you ever experience any issues, give us a shout and we'll advise you further 😊
My local Labour MP knocked on my door on Sunday to ask me about my voting intention, and I told him that I was thinking of not supporting Labour at the next election. I put my thoughts in writing to him.
True, we cannot banish car use overnight. Too many people rely on their cars, and we are a car dominated society. But the solution is clear: invest in active and public transport infrastructure and reduce people’s dependence on cars.
I think I remember @scott_mills saying his recurring anxiety dream was starting his show and absolutely nothing working. Bless the poor sod on Radio X at 6am today, it actually happened for 10 minutes or so.