Interesting Links for 20-07-2024

1. Sweary staff, burnt pizza and soggy chips: these are the worst-rated restaurants in Edinburgh

(tags:Edinburgh epicfail reviews restaurant food )

2. I don't know why my children love this teeth-brushing song, but they really do

(tags:teeth song video children )

3. Pointing out the government's latest nonsense on how denying trans children access to care leads to suicide

(tags:suicide transgender lgbt uk nhs OhForFucksSake )

4. Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet

(tags:oxygen Doom ocean rivers )

5. The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the illegality of Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

(tags:Palestine Israel law )

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Daddy, can we go for a walk? But Gideon, it's raining. Just a little walk? Okay, just to the duck pond. 45 minutes later, on top of Blackford Hill...

(He had a lovely time and is now helping me put the wet and muddy clothes in the washing machine)
Original is here on instagram.

A modest proposal on avoiding massive international computer failures

I propose that if you supply software to more than X customers (say 10,000 but I'm totally open to discussion on this point) then you must have insurance that covers you for legal liability for damages.

Which is to say, if your software causes you to be sued then your legal insurance will cover it - but they get to set your premiums. And if there's one thing that insurance companies are very good at, it's pricing risk.

So you can shop around for a good deal, they will absolutely want to look at your processes regularly to make sure you're not being a bunch of careless idiots, and everyone wins except for the for the shareholders/business owners/senior management who thought that cutting testing and good practices to the bone was a good idea.