Author: Neil Mather
#Palantir were supposed to take part in a public debate with Foxglove about their £480 million part in the new #NHS data platform. But they’ve pulled out last minute.
Such a big role in the running of the NHS needs to be discussed publicly. Foxglove have a campaign to email Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay to ask why this isn’t happening:
https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/palantir-dodged-the-debate/
Writing to my MP again. (He never writes back.)
Don’t let #Palantir anywhere near NHS data.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/dont-hand-nhs-patient-data-to-palantir-email-your-mp
Anyone has some info on Overture Maps?
The #OpenStreetMap Foundation try to strike a cautiously optimistic here:
Views from the OpenStreetMap Foundation on the launch of Overture
but given the players behind it (Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Tomtom) it feels like it’ll be some long-term play for muscling out and enclosure of a commons…
Getting a bit addicted to editing my local area on #OpenStreetMap. It is a great way to get to know where you live. I’ve been updating the local park, adding missing footpaths, tracing buildings, etc.
The web interface for editing is a fantastic tool.
And, reassuringly, a friendly soul got in touch to let me me know that the aerial imagery is slightly out in my area and that I might need to realign. Someone’s keeping an eye on things!
Did my 50th ever #ParkRun today!
I used to do it pretty consistently back in London for a while, now getting back in to my stride again after a move back up North and a global pandemic.
As is tradition I took some chocolates along for people to eat after spending their morning being healthy.
This is a nice article about [[mutual aid]] in #Barrow.
How a Cumbrian Community is Building Working Class Confidence
Ormsgill Stronger Together are doing good stuff, they have a fundraiser going to try and raise 5k for the warm space and community fridge at the moment: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/ormsgill-warm-hub-and-community-fridge
Taxation only gets you so far, but still, seems like a good move.
"This week the city of Barcelona showed that it is possible to Make Amazon Pay. The city council approved a new “Amazon tax” — a fee on large e-commerce companies’ to reflect their — formerly free — use of public space for home deliveries."
Brilliant evening at [[Piel View House]] in Barrow at the reopening event for [[Full of Noises]].
Live music from [[Secluded Bronte]] was an absolute treat! Did not know what to expect and got some kind of wild mix of The Fall, Half Man Half Biscuit and Can.
Bumped in to someone from the Repair Cafe who makes experimental music. Rad.
Discussed the possibilities of [[live coding]] and [[circuit bending]] workshops which would be amazing.
Feeling very enthused.
I needed some decent bags for lugging stuff to the Repair Cafe and I got a mammoth Dell laptop bag and a slightly more bijou Wenger bag for £3 each from the charity shop 2nd hand and I could not be happier. So. many. pockets! I think I might have a hitherto unbeknownst bag fetish.