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“It is time to act decisively. My message to governments is clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and stop building new coal plants. »

WhatsApp has been in the news recently for having a serious Remote Code Execution vulnerability exposed. If you haven’t yet then make sure that you update your apps, although unhelpfully the security fix wasn’t mentioned in the release notes. »

If you are in the EU then tomorrow is your chance to vote. Make sure that you take the time to exercise your democratic right. »

Last week giffgaff raised their prices. They gave existing customers a month’s notice (as they are required to do) but this cost increase was noticeably absent from all of the advertising they were doing last month, which included the old pricing. »

There is a new preview version of .NET Core 3.0 out (preview 5) and I’ve been giving it a kick like I did the last one. »

It’s May Day but for the planet it’s more of a Mayday (from m’aider, French for ‘help me’). In the almost 30 years since this famous photo was taken we haven’t made enough progress to avert a climate crisis. »

Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary, Climate Change: The Facts was, as expected, both excellent and terrifying. It’s available on iPlayer but you’ll need a VPN (that the BBC haven’t blocked) to watch it if you’re outside the UK (or you could try YouTube). »

I’ve previous written at length on the climate crisis and what we can do about it. If you want a long read then you can take a look at my four-part “trilogy” (1, 2, 3 & 4) but to make the message easier to spread I’ll try to condense it down into a short simple idea. »