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My name is Anthony.
I am usually located in London UK, but mostly staying home since 2020; except for occasional visits to Cape Town, South Africa; Boston, Massachusetts and other places.
Cynic, grey in the beard. Tries to cook, and ties to fix things. Happily married. He / Him.
I am usually located in London UK, but mostly staying home since 2020; except for occasional visits to Cape Town, South Africa; Boston, Massachusetts and other places.
Cynic, grey in the beard. Tries to cook, and ties to fix things. Happily married. He / Him.
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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What you need to do is have them not be the protagonist at all, but the person who *helps* the protagonist. Sherlock Holmes is never the one to whom the interesting thing happens, he's the one who investigates interesting things happening to others.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What you need to do is have them not be the protagonist at all, but the person who *helps* the protagonist. Sherlock Holmes is never the one to whom the interesting thing happens, he's the one who investigates interesting things happening to others.
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Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
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i know a lotta sysadmins around my age, in their 50s
they're choosing to retire rather than get a new job herding slop
let's say there's gonna be a *ton* of opportunities in sysadmin/devops in a couple of years, as it becomes harder to find people who know what the fuck they're doing
they're choosing to retire rather than get a new job herding slop
let's say there's gonna be a *ton* of opportunities in sysadmin/devops in a couple of years, as it becomes harder to find people who know what the fuck they're doing
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
i know a lotta sysadmins around my age, in their 50s
they're choosing to retire rather than get a new job herding slop
let's say there's gonna be a *ton* of opportunities in sysadmin/devops in a couple of years, as it becomes harder to find people who know what the fuck they're doing
they're choosing to retire rather than get a new job herding slop
let's say there's gonna be a *ton* of opportunities in sysadmin/devops in a couple of years, as it becomes harder to find people who know what the fuck they're doing
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The real ones know what it means when JNK starts tweeting dashboard features.... #aspire13 #comingsoon
Aspire 13 new dashboard features, day 4:
Aspire is going polyglot with strong support for JavaScript ☕ and Python 🐍 apps. The dashboard features new programming language resource icons.
Aspire is going polyglot with strong support for JavaScript ☕ and Python 🐍 apps. The dashboard features new programming language resource icons.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The real ones know what it means when JNK starts tweeting dashboard features.... #aspire13 #comingsoon
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After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
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niche but delicious nightmare scenario just dropped
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
niche but delicious nightmare scenario just dropped
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To make art is to be human
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
To make art is to be human
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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This is a genius idea. Charge $10K an hour to explain the accurate truth to companies: 1) AI systems are elaborate financial scams not tech 2) slop coding systems slow devs down by making them think they're coding faster and 3) leave you with a code base no one understands so nobody can maintain
A free, non-VC funded lifestyle business idea:
AI training / workshops for devs
Massive demand from more traditional companies that have budget for this and are seeing devs not really picking up these tools. They want to invest
Doesn’t exist as far as they are aware
AI training / workshops for devs
Massive demand from more traditional companies that have budget for this and are seeing devs not really picking up these tools. They want to invest
Doesn’t exist as far as they are aware
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is a genius idea. Charge $10K an hour to explain the accurate truth to companies: 1) AI systems are elaborate financial scams not tech 2) slop coding systems slow devs down by making them think they're coding faster and 3) leave you with a code base no one understands so nobody can maintain
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*whispers* It is a faithful adaptation of an early 1800s novel by a woman about an arrogant self centered man
Why are people
Why are people
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
*whispers* It is a faithful adaptation of an early 1800s novel by a woman about an arrogant self centered man
Why are people
Why are people
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The UK needs to ditch FPTP as soon as possible. It's bonkers that a party can get a supermajority on the back of 30% of the popular vote. A result based on proportional representation would more accurately reflect the views of the country.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The UK needs to ditch FPTP as soon as possible. It's bonkers that a party can get a supermajority on the back of 30% of the popular vote. A result based on proportional representation would more accurately reflect the views of the country.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Absolutely WILD that the development of sofrware proceeded with so little heed to record-keeping that 52 year old source code is a major archaeological trove that requires special tools to gain access to, like it's a treasure room in a sealed royal tomb from 3500 years ago.
Bell bottom-era tape unearthed, could contain lost piece of Unix history
www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/u...
It might have the first-ever version of UNIX written in C
<- by me on @theregister.com
www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/u...
It might have the first-ever version of UNIX written in C
<- by me on @theregister.com
52 year old data tape could contain Unix history
: It might have the first-ever version of UNIX written in C
www.theregister.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Absolutely WILD that the development of sofrware proceeded with so little heed to record-keeping that 52 year old source code is a major archaeological trove that requires special tools to gain access to, like it's a treasure room in a sealed royal tomb from 3500 years ago.
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Rosalind Franklin
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Rosalind Franklin
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
Leaving her notes in a pile
That she keeps by the door
Who is it for?
Awful James Watson
Stealing the credit
And snaffling all the awards
Misogynist bore
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Bonus points for Musk defining a swindler as someone who tells an audience whatever they want to hear.
I was thinking the same thing as I paid for my bulletproof Cybertruck robotaxi with X, the banking app, as it took me to the spaceport for my flight to Mars.
I was thinking the same thing as I paid for my bulletproof Cybertruck robotaxi with X, the banking app, as it took me to the spaceport for my flight to Mars.
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Bonus points for Musk defining a swindler as someone who tells an audience whatever they want to hear.
I was thinking the same thing as I paid for my bulletproof Cybertruck robotaxi with X, the banking app, as it took me to the spaceport for my flight to Mars.
I was thinking the same thing as I paid for my bulletproof Cybertruck robotaxi with X, the banking app, as it took me to the spaceport for my flight to Mars.
Autumn in London. Foliage, traffic, grey skies.
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Autumn in London. Foliage, traffic, grey skies.
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
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There's a big divide between software development as reported by organisations, and software development as it's observed in reality.
e.g., Only 8% of Java devs who, when surveyed, said they practiced Test-Driven Development actually did anything resembling it when their tool activity was analysed.
e.g., Only 8% of Java devs who, when surveyed, said they practiced Test-Driven Development actually did anything resembling it when their tool activity was analysed.
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There's a big divide between software development as reported by organisations, and software development as it's observed in reality.
e.g., Only 8% of Java devs who, when surveyed, said they practiced Test-Driven Development actually did anything resembling it when their tool activity was analysed.
e.g., Only 8% of Java devs who, when surveyed, said they practiced Test-Driven Development actually did anything resembling it when their tool activity was analysed.
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I've seen a similar big discrepancy between teams who say they do Continuous Integration and teams who are actually merging to the trunk at least once a day. Most are actually working on isolated branches for days or weeks at a time. But those branches have "CI builds" performed on pushes.
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've seen a similar big discrepancy between teams who say they do Continuous Integration and teams who are actually merging to the trunk at least once a day. Most are actually working on isolated branches for days or weeks at a time. But those branches have "CI builds" performed on pushes.
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Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."