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I had need to write to a friend who has resigned from the Labour Party, this is what I wrote back.

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On Germany’s election system

The German Federal elections must meet the requirements of Article 38, §1 of the German constitution, “the delegates of the German Parliament (Bundestag) […] are elected in a general, direct, free, equal and secret vote.” This article talks about how Germany does proportionality, overhang seats, inverse success values and their threshold rules. It also looks…

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Logitech K380

I bought a Logitech K380 for use with my phones and new tablet. It’s manual is here, and it connects to the tablet with a US keyboard configuration. This can be reconfigured using the Android setup bluetooth screens. … To pair/connect, press one of the yellow buttons until the white light flickers, make the client…

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Instant Ink

I have finally succumbed. I have subscribed to HP Instant Ink. What’s not to love? Ink arrives, you run out, you replace the cartridge, rinse and repeat. The good news, it doesn’t start until you insert an instant ink cartridge, the bad news, they won’t report on your usage until after you subscribe and the…

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Red Flag (in Tower Hamlets)

I discovered co-incidentally that some one had marked wikipedia’s Red Flag Anti-Corruption page as of not significant interest, and has now been deleted. They were a party formed in Tower Hamlets and one of their leaders, Andy Erlam was party to the election court case that voided the 2014 election of Lutfur Rahman. I might…

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Kenwood Fridge/Freezer

I have a new fridge freezer, its a Kenwood KNF60X19 and here is its manual! Here is some more advice on which shelves to use. No notes yet.

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Responsive web sites using CSS

I decided to simplify my site at davelevy.cc and make it look like a linktr.ee page. This is best done using CSS and so I used some very simple HTML, and a bit more complicated CSS. I used the viewport declarations and @media queries. (It’s not perfect yet and needs some more work). Here are…

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Who is Jane Ramsey?

Jane Ramsey has been appointed by the Labour Party as as a Senior Advisor on Standards and Ethics responsible for the implementation of the EHRC’s recommendations. Who is she? …

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