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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 18d

Trump at the UN:

"I look at London where you have a terrible mayor... Now they want to go to Sharia law."

This is entirely false. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is politically moderate and has never ever called for Sharia law.

This is Islamophobic propaganda and a bigoted attack on Khan.

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DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Aug 12

🗣️ What makes DevOpsDays London truly special? Our Open Spaces!

🤝 This is your chance to drive the conversation, discuss pressing issues, and collaborate with the community.

🎟️ Be part of it, Sept 23-24. Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...

#DevOpsDays #OpenSpaces

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DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Aug 11

A huge thank you to @elastic.co for supporting DevOpsDays London 2025! 🙌

Your partnership helps bring our amazing community together to share ideas, spark conversations, and inspire the future of DevOps.

We couldn’t do it without you! 💜

#DevOpsDays #DevOps #Community #London2025

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DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Aug 10

Join Torsten Hopf for this humorous, story-driven talk on a small app’s chaotic cloud journey—full of tempting tech, hard lessons, and costly mistakes Perfect for anyone navigating software architecture in the cloud.

#Cloud #DevOps #Architecture

Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...

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DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Aug 9

📣 Calling all DevOps professionals!

📅 DevOpsDays London 2025 is just around the corner, Sept 23-24.

🎓 Elevate your skills, share your knowledge, and be part of a vibrant community.

🎟️ Grab your tickets now! ti.to/devopsdays-l...

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DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Jul 22

Testing stuck in the past? In this fun, fiery talk, Ashley Smith tackles outdated testing practices in “Agile” teams, shares real-world anti-patterns, and makes the case for quality as a shared responsibility.

#Testing #Agile #DevOps

devopsdays.org/events/2025-...

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Jul 21

So looking forward to this talk. Such an important topic and one that just isn't discussed enough.

DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Jul 21

Code is never neutral—every decision shapes our world. Join @kestr.al as they explore the ethical and political impact of software, urging developers to embrace responsibility in their work.

#EthicalTech #DevOps #Inclusion

devopsdays.org/events/2025-...

Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...

Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Jul 18

Looking forward to this talk and learning more about MCP and specifically how it can be used in a DevOps context!

#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent

DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Jul 18

Join Alex Shershebnev to discover how Model Context Protocol (MCP) can supercharge DevOps by connecting LLMs to tools like Grafana, CI/CD, and Sentry—right from your IDE.

#DevOps #AI #MCP #Security #LLM

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DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Jul 17

Drowning in alerts? This talk by @lnxchk.bsky.social shows how SLOs, automation, and machine learning can cut through the noise. Learn to focus on what truly impacts users, reduce meaningless alerts, and improve incident response.

devopsdays.org/events/2025-...

Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Jul 15

I still see too many postmortems being run in ways that aren't really blameless so excited for this talk! 🙌

DevOpsDays London @devopsdays.london · Jul 15

Tired of postmortems that fix nothing? Learn how to run blame-free, human-centered incident reviews that drive real change in this talk by Agata Skopura at @devopsdays.london

#Postmortems #DevOps #Leadership

Program: devopsdays.org/events/2025-...

Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Jul 7

A US spy-tech giant that is fuelling the worst excesses of Trump’s regime, is poised to capitalise on Wes Streeting's 10 year health plan 🕵️

We say Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.

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Palantir poised to cash in on Wes Streeting’s NHS plan | Good Law Project

The health secretary has put central records of our health data at the heart of his project to revolutionise the NHS – and a US spy-tech giant is in pole position to clean up.

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Jul 7

We have a fantastic line-up of talks and speakers! Check it out and then grab yourself a ticket - but be quick if you don't want to miss out on the Early Bird price!

devopsdays.org/events/2025-...

#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Jun 20

I love this! It must have taken real courage to do this - good on her!
www.out.com/gay-athletes...

A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest

Anne Isabella Coombes stood up to Swim England's gender policies in an innovative way.

www.out.com

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Ian Ames @ames.world · May 23

I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍

(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)

Building Successful Communities of Practice in organisations

Take this self-paced course to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations. Learn about the benefits for members and organisations, how to build them and ...

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · May 3

Carry on using the right toilets. Labour's cruelty is stupid, uneforceable and unlawful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Culture leaders 'unwilling' to police which toilets people use

More than 1,000 people have signed an open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

www.bbc.co.uk

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Charity Majors @charity.wtf · Apr 15

Will Larson (@lethain.com) recently wrapped up an *incredible* streak of posts on engineering strategy on his blog, lethain.com.

Strategy is hard, much harder than it looks. Especially since, much like design and management, when done well, it looks easy. Easy and obvious.

Irrational Exuberance

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Mark Dalgarno @markdalgarno.bsky.social · Apr 10

Agile Manchester returns next month (14-15th May).

Full event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2025

30+ sessions - keynotes, workshops, case studies, fun!

1 and 2 day tickets available - message me for a discount code.

Programme 2025

agilemanchester.net

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IT Revolution @itrevolution.com · Apr 8

"Model the leadership behaviors you want to see in others."

Check out the final part of our leadership series:
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Hannah Foxwell @hannahfoxwell.net · Apr 7

“Flexibility isn’t a perk, it’s a necessity of modern life”

The amazing @sophweston.bsky.social sharing The Principal Engineers Path at @qconferences.com in London today

So much powerful, practical advice! 💖

Sophie is stood on the stage at a large tech conference. The slide behind her says “This is a very personal talk”

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Apr 7

Team Building - Part 2

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Apr 7

Team Building - Part 1

Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams - by Heidi Helfand
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Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy by @amycedmondson.bsky.social
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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Apr 7

Product Thinking - Part 2

'Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value' by Melissa Perri
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/esca...

Lectures on Lean-Agile Product Management by Jez Humble
lectures.leanagile.pm

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Apr 7

Product Thinking - Part 1

Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insp...

Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model
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Both by @martycagan.bsky.social

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Apr 7

Systems Thinking

Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thin...

Learning Systems Thinking: Essential Nonlinear Skills and Practices for Software Professionals by @mentrix.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Sys...

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Sophie Weston @sophweston.bsky.social · Apr 7

Strategy - Part 2

The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Results - by Stephen Bungay

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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