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Ian Wootten 🛸

@iwootten.bsky.social

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I write code and make videos about Python and web dev. youtube.com/IanWootten ianwootten.co.uk

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 2d

Introducing despeech.com

Transcribe any audio url without building a pipeline. No hunting for GPUs, storage or setup. Just call an API.

Launch offer: get +50% more hours

The Audio Transcription API for Developers

Transcribe audio without building your own pipeline

despeech.com

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 6h

All that AI generated code still requires careful review if you want to put it into prod.

Syntax @syntax.fm · 1d

Will Coinbase fire half their staff since AI is writing 50% of their code now?

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 1d

Spent ages hunting in my password manager for a password. Turns out its 'password'. 🤦

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 1d

My wife has been turning fake AI ads for toys into actual products. The latest one was for a friend who got scammed:

1 - Snoop
2 - AI ad for doll
3 - Awful DIY kit that arrived
4 - What she made

A picture of Snoop, an ai ad for a croched version, a bad crochet kit and a perfect doll made with no instructions.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 2d

Isn't it software engineering? Feels like anything with 'vibe' in the title is immediately written off at this point. If we're doing our jobs properly it's reviewed to the same standard any code we create is.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 2d

Introducing despeech.com

Transcribe any audio url without building a pipeline. No hunting for GPUs, storage or setup. Just call an API.

Launch offer: get +50% more hours

The Audio Transcription API for Developers

Transcribe audio without building your own pipeline

despeech.com

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 3d

Ooh live updating blog posts. Fancy!

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 10d

Just a little reminder: www.ianwootten.co.uk/2025/06/17/h...

How to Deploy a Next.js App to Cloudflare Workers

I recently tried to deploy a Next.js app to Cloudflare workers with full CI/CD and it was a frustrating experience. Here's a TLDR of everything I learned in the process.

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 11d

Star Trek TNG: S2 E13 21:26-21:40

Just stumbled across the source of Orbitals sample for Moebius and Time Becomes.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 12d

What's up with Riker and chairs?

a man in a red shirt is standing in front of a mirror with the words riker 0 and chair 0 below him .

ALT: a man in a red shirt is standing in front of a mirror with the words riker 0 and chair 0 below him .

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 12d

What's your latest? I have a ton of things I've never got quite round to launching.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 14d

Dark patterns in prime subscriptions cost Amazon $2.5bn: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Amazon agrees to pay $2.5bn over claims it tricked Prime customers

Roughly 35 million people in the US could be eligible for refunds, according to the government.

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 14d

Listening to some marvel enthusiasts on the train discuss how immortal certain characters are. They are using the word 'canonically' a lot.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 14d

It's been 214 days since my last video. Shall I make another?

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Birthday to my youngest today! 🎂

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 19d

Sadly as I'm self employed this is true..

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 20d

careers.investengine.com/jobs

Current job openings - InvestEngine

Job openings at InvestEngine

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 20d

Cool to see the backend @investengine.bsky.social uses via their job ads.

- Python
- Django / Django Rest Framework
- MySQL / Redis
- RabbitMQ / Kafka
- Docker / AWS
- Teamcity / Github Actions

Also need to be fluent Russian speaker if you're thinking of applying!

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 20d

Pretty amazing that even with these closeups, these two faces are instantly recognisable.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 20d

"Can I take a look at your homework, I promise I won't copy?"

Closeup of a mans face wearing some expensive Ray-Ban's with an on-lens display

Closeup of another mans face wearing some expensive Ray-Ban's with an on-lens display

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 20d

Ooh, didn't realise these were a thing. Will keep my eye out on the Taff Trail for it.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 20d

That sucks. What was it?

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 21d

This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 21d

Perfect friday playlist - Chilled beats taken from Joris Voorn's most recent essential mix, compiled by my little mixes site. Enjoy!

mixes.it/mix/595/

Joris Voorn - Radio 1's Essential Mix (2025-08-30): mixes.it

Listen to Joris Voorn by Radio 1's Essential Mix (2025-08-30)

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Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 21d

A cookbook is way cheaper than fancy Ray-bans.

Ian Wootten 🛸 @iwootten.bsky.social · 21d

My Pixel just updated to Android 16 and the best way of describing it is seems more "chubby".

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