James B
@jarofgreen.co.uk
Developer in Scotland https://www.jamesbaster.co.uk/
@thisisgelb.bsky.social Hey, I'm trying to email you but getting "550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist." errors?
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
@thisisgelb.bsky.social Hey, I'm trying to email you but getting "550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist." errors?
"The v4 tape in the Unix history repo" from Diomidis Spinellis at #FOSDEM
Fun to see "Hello World" written on a 50 year old operating system. unixv4.dev
And UNIX used to have a Spider Interface? Why did we scrap that?!
Fun to see "Hello World" written on a 50 year old operating system. unixv4.dev
And UNIX used to have a Spider Interface? Why did we scrap that?!
UNIX v4 (1973) - Live Terminal | Experience Vintage UNIX
UNIX v4 (1973) live in your browser. Original binaries recently recovered from archival sources once thought lost. PDP-11/45 emulator with Thompson shell and early C compiler.
unixv4.dev
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"The v4 tape in the Unix history repo" from Diomidis Spinellis at #FOSDEM
Fun to see "Hello World" written on a 50 year old operating system. unixv4.dev
And UNIX used to have a Spider Interface? Why did we scrap that?!
Fun to see "Hello World" written on a 50 year old operating system. unixv4.dev
And UNIX used to have a Spider Interface? Why did we scrap that?!
Happy February! (Coming soon, depending on your time zone)
We just released the monthly challenge for our game Second Guessing, give it a try: www.secondguessing.net
#SecondGuessing
(Game now with TypeScript behind the scenes to help ensure everything works correctly)
We just released the monthly challenge for our game Second Guessing, give it a try: www.secondguessing.net
#SecondGuessing
(Game now with TypeScript behind the scenes to help ensure everything works correctly)
Welcome - Second Guessing
A simple game where you are asked to count a certain number of seconds. Play normal levels, Zen levels for calmness, or the monthly challenge. Completely free!
www.secondguessing.net
January 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Happy February! (Coming soon, depending on your time zone)
We just released the monthly challenge for our game Second Guessing, give it a try: www.secondguessing.net
#SecondGuessing
(Game now with TypeScript behind the scenes to help ensure everything works correctly)
We just released the monthly challenge for our game Second Guessing, give it a try: www.secondguessing.net
#SecondGuessing
(Game now with TypeScript behind the scenes to help ensure everything works correctly)
That's day 1 of #FOSDEM remote viewing wrapping up.
Thanks again to the speakers & volunteers who stream things so well and keep things to good time, makes it easy to hop round between rooms and talks.
Thanks again to the speakers & volunteers who stream things so well and keep things to good time, makes it easy to hop round between rooms and talks.
Welcome - Virtually Attend FOSDEM 2026
Did you know you can attend FOSDEM virtually? We help you make a schedule, whatever timezone you are in.
virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
That's day 1 of #FOSDEM remote viewing wrapping up.
Thanks again to the speakers & volunteers who stream things so well and keep things to good time, makes it easy to hop round between rooms and talks.
Thanks again to the speakers & volunteers who stream things so well and keep things to good time, makes it easy to hop round between rooms and talks.
"PyInfra: Because Your Infrastructure Deserves Real Code in Python, Not YAML Soup" at #FOSDEM
I've never seen so many Rowan Atkinson images in a talk.
I feel like it should have come with a quiz round of what film/tv each was afterwards.
Good talk too, I'll have another look at PyInfra.
I've never seen so many Rowan Atkinson images in a talk.
I feel like it should have come with a quiz round of what film/tv each was afterwards.
Good talk too, I'll have another look at PyInfra.
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"PyInfra: Because Your Infrastructure Deserves Real Code in Python, Not YAML Soup" at #FOSDEM
I've never seen so many Rowan Atkinson images in a talk.
I feel like it should have come with a quiz round of what film/tv each was afterwards.
Good talk too, I'll have another look at PyInfra.
I've never seen so many Rowan Atkinson images in a talk.
I feel like it should have come with a quiz round of what film/tv each was afterwards.
Good talk too, I'll have another look at PyInfra.
Morning, it's #FOSDEM weekend. I'll be watching along virtually.
I made a schedule viewer that lets you browse in any time zone: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
I'll be updating that and bug fixing over the weekend too I'm sure 🙂
Let me know if you use it & what you think of it!
I made a schedule viewer that lets you browse in any time zone: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
I'll be updating that and bug fixing over the weekend too I'm sure 🙂
Let me know if you use it & what you think of it!
Welcome - Virtually Attend FOSDEM 2026
Did you know you can attend FOSDEM virtually? We help you make a schedule, whatever timezone you are in.
virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Morning, it's #FOSDEM weekend. I'll be watching along virtually.
I made a schedule viewer that lets you browse in any time zone: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
I'll be updating that and bug fixing over the weekend too I'm sure 🙂
Let me know if you use it & what you think of it!
I made a schedule viewer that lets you browse in any time zone: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
I'll be updating that and bug fixing over the weekend too I'm sure 🙂
Let me know if you use it & what you think of it!
Reposted by James B
We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
Reposted by James B
Last night we talked at a virtual tech event about our relaunch - thanks to the attendees for a great discussion afterwards.
We've written up our talk here: blog.opentechcalendar.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
Happy to hear feedback from people!
We've written up our talk here: blog.opentechcalendar.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
Happy to hear feedback from people!
Talk about our relaunch at Teacake Tech Virtual Event - Open Tech Calendar Blog
blog.opentechcalendar.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Last night we talked at a virtual tech event about our relaunch - thanks to the attendees for a great discussion afterwards.
We've written up our talk here: blog.opentechcalendar.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
Happy to hear feedback from people!
We've written up our talk here: blog.opentechcalendar.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
Happy to hear feedback from people!
@foundationsofthedigitalstate.com Email on www.teacaketech.scot/contact/ - happy to chat!
Contact - Teacake Tech
How to contact us
www.teacaketech.scot
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
@foundationsofthedigitalstate.com Email on www.teacaketech.scot/contact/ - happy to chat!
Just converted a site to my own static site builder and again found it really useful that the builder checked the output after it had built it. In this case, checking no internal links were broken highlighted a few errors.
We test / lint our code with automated tools, why not our static sites too?
We test / lint our code with automated tools, why not our static sites too?
January 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Just converted a site to my own static site builder and again found it really useful that the builder checked the output after it had built it. In this case, checking no internal links were broken highlighted a few errors.
We test / lint our code with automated tools, why not our static sites too?
We test / lint our code with automated tools, why not our static sites too?
Finally getting my talk ready for Wed: www.teacaketech.scot/our-virtual-...
Relaunching Open Tech Calendar - Teacake Tech
James Baster discusses relaunching Open Tech Calendar to list virtual tech events, with a discussion about events online.
www.teacaketech.scot
January 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Finally getting my talk ready for Wed: www.teacaketech.scot/our-virtual-...
Tried to find where I can recycle bike inner tubes & found a website that lists places. First 2 places near me have closed permanently & there's no way for me to easily report that to the site.
Community data projects are hard - reposting blog I wrote years ago: www.teacaketech.scot/blogs/2020-0...
Community data projects are hard - reposting blog I wrote years ago: www.teacaketech.scot/blogs/2020-0...
How to run a useful community data project - Teacake Tech
How to run a useful community data project
www.teacaketech.scot
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Tried to find where I can recycle bike inner tubes & found a website that lists places. First 2 places near me have closed permanently & there's no way for me to easily report that to the site.
Community data projects are hard - reposting blog I wrote years ago: www.teacaketech.scot/blogs/2020-0...
Community data projects are hard - reposting blog I wrote years ago: www.teacaketech.scot/blogs/2020-0...
Released a new version of my static site generator I use on a lot of projects. Now has better versioning of assets (Images, CSS, JS, etc) to support in-browser caching: docs.staticpipes.teacaketech.scot/stable/
Welcome - StaticPipes Documentation
docs.staticpipes.teacaketech.scot
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Released a new version of my static site generator I use on a lot of projects. Now has better versioning of assets (Images, CSS, JS, etc) to support in-browser caching: docs.staticpipes.teacaketech.scot/stable/
re Last repost, reminded me I haven't said this news here yet:
I've just left the worker's co-op I've been at for almost 8 years; thanks to everyone there who made it a great place to work and for all the interesting projects to work on.
I've just left the worker's co-op I've been at for almost 8 years; thanks to everyone there who made it a great place to work and for all the interesting projects to work on.
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
re Last repost, reminded me I haven't said this news here yet:
I've just left the worker's co-op I've been at for almost 8 years; thanks to everyone there who made it a great place to work and for all the interesting projects to work on.
I've just left the worker's co-op I've been at for almost 8 years; thanks to everyone there who made it a great place to work and for all the interesting projects to work on.
Reposted by James B
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
Having a look at Rust out of curiosity #rustlang
Reading the book: doc.rust-lang.org/book/
Just did the first advent of code puzzle in Rust #adventofcode
But just seen recommendation for rustlings.rust-lang.org which looks interesting too.
Reading the book: doc.rust-lang.org/book/
Just did the first advent of code puzzle in Rust #adventofcode
But just seen recommendation for rustlings.rust-lang.org which looks interesting too.
The Rust Programming Language - The Rust Programming Language
doc.rust-lang.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Having a look at Rust out of curiosity #rustlang
Reading the book: doc.rust-lang.org/book/
Just did the first advent of code puzzle in Rust #adventofcode
But just seen recommendation for rustlings.rust-lang.org which looks interesting too.
Reading the book: doc.rust-lang.org/book/
Just did the first advent of code puzzle in Rust #adventofcode
But just seen recommendation for rustlings.rust-lang.org which looks interesting too.
Happy New Year!
We've just released a new monthly challenge for our game, #SecondGuessing
We're proud of this one - our play tester's first comment was "woooooooow this is a bastard of a level i love it".
www.secondguessing.net
New art in this level, again by the great @patchworkbear.bsky.social
We've just released a new monthly challenge for our game, #SecondGuessing
We're proud of this one - our play tester's first comment was "woooooooow this is a bastard of a level i love it".
www.secondguessing.net
New art in this level, again by the great @patchworkbear.bsky.social
Welcome - Second Guessing
A simple game where you are asked to count a certain number of seconds. Play normal levels, Zen levels for calmness, or the monthly challenge. Completely free!
www.secondguessing.net
December 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy New Year!
We've just released a new monthly challenge for our game, #SecondGuessing
We're proud of this one - our play tester's first comment was "woooooooow this is a bastard of a level i love it".
www.secondguessing.net
New art in this level, again by the great @patchworkbear.bsky.social
We've just released a new monthly challenge for our game, #SecondGuessing
We're proud of this one - our play tester's first comment was "woooooooow this is a bastard of a level i love it".
www.secondguessing.net
New art in this level, again by the great @patchworkbear.bsky.social
Today I threw together a web tool for people who want to attend FOSDEM virtually - the official site doesn't let you browse in your local timezone, which always seemed odd.
So here's my first go: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
Comments welcome!
So here's my first go: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
Comments welcome!
Welcome - Virtually Attend FOSDEM 2026
Did you know you can attend FOSDEM virtually? We help you make a schedule, whatever timezone you are in.
virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot
December 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today I threw together a web tool for people who want to attend FOSDEM virtually - the official site doesn't let you browse in your local timezone, which always seemed odd.
So here's my first go: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
Comments welcome!
So here's my first go: virtuallyattend.teacaketech.scot/fosdem/2026/
Comments welcome!
@histoftech.bsky.social Hello, hope you're doing well! I'm trying to get a project started and it seems like something you might approve of? Any chance of a boost if so? bsky.app/profile/open...
We list virtual #tech events that include community participation: opentechcalendar.co.uk
Whatever your reason for preferring virtual tech events - public health, children, care duties or remote location - check us out.
If you know of any good virtual tech events let us know!
Whatever your reason for preferring virtual tech events - public health, children, care duties or remote location - check us out.
If you know of any good virtual tech events let us know!
Welcome
We list virtual tech events that include community participation.
opentechcalendar.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@histoftech.bsky.social Hello, hope you're doing well! I'm trying to get a project started and it seems like something you might approve of? Any chance of a boost if so? bsky.app/profile/open...
Yesterday in tech: Boosting Django/Apache VM server.
Add mod_cache to Apache & cache-control/vary headers to Django & Apache's static files.
Load testing shows server handles multiples more simultaneous traffic than before.
Users browsers now cache assets, for snappy page loads as move around site.
Add mod_cache to Apache & cache-control/vary headers to Django & Apache's static files.
Load testing shows server handles multiples more simultaneous traffic than before.
Users browsers now cache assets, for snappy page loads as move around site.
December 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yesterday in tech: Boosting Django/Apache VM server.
Add mod_cache to Apache & cache-control/vary headers to Django & Apache's static files.
Load testing shows server handles multiples more simultaneous traffic than before.
Users browsers now cache assets, for snappy page loads as move around site.
Add mod_cache to Apache & cache-control/vary headers to Django & Apache's static files.
Load testing shows server handles multiples more simultaneous traffic than before.
Users browsers now cache assets, for snappy page loads as move around site.
Setting up prometheus.io for server, app and website monitoring today.
Nice to see it progressing - when I first set it up if you wanted basic auth / SSL you had to proxy traffic throught something, now there are options built in: ruan.dev/blog/2021/10...
Nice to see it progressing - when I first set it up if you wanted basic auth / SSL you had to proxy traffic throught something, now there are options built in: ruan.dev/blog/2021/10...
Prometheus - Monitoring system & time series database
An open-source monitoring system with a dimensional data model, flexible query language, efficient time series database and modern alerting approach.
prometheus.io
December 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Setting up prometheus.io for server, app and website monitoring today.
Nice to see it progressing - when I first set it up if you wanted basic auth / SSL you had to proxy traffic throught something, now there are options built in: ruan.dev/blog/2021/10...
Nice to see it progressing - when I first set it up if you wanted basic auth / SSL you had to proxy traffic throught something, now there are options built in: ruan.dev/blog/2021/10...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Why is a flatbed lorry called a flatbed lorry?
Does anyone ring up and go "I need a lorry but it has to have a wavy bed, don't send me any of that stinking flatbed type, had one last week, put things on it and they rolled right off"
Does anyone ring up and go "I need a lorry but it has to have a wavy bed, don't send me any of that stinking flatbed type, had one last week, put things on it and they rolled right off"
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Why is a flatbed lorry called a flatbed lorry?
Does anyone ring up and go "I need a lorry but it has to have a wavy bed, don't send me any of that stinking flatbed type, had one last week, put things on it and they rolled right off"
Does anyone ring up and go "I need a lorry but it has to have a wavy bed, don't send me any of that stinking flatbed type, had one last week, put things on it and they rolled right off"
👀Sneak peak of what I'm working on, do comment and add good virtual tech events! I'm looking forwards to launching properly after the holidays.
#introduction
We list virtual #tech events that include community participation. Open means open data - reuse our listings!
We will launch properly after the holidays - for now just saying Hi. 👋 Send us details of good virtual events you know about!
opentechcalendar.co.uk
#techcommunity #dev
We list virtual #tech events that include community participation. Open means open data - reuse our listings!
We will launch properly after the holidays - for now just saying Hi. 👋 Send us details of good virtual events you know about!
opentechcalendar.co.uk
#techcommunity #dev
Welcome
We list virtual tech events that include community participation.
opentechcalendar.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
👀Sneak peak of what I'm working on, do comment and add good virtual tech events! I'm looking forwards to launching properly after the holidays.
Also released a version of DataTig, my open source tool for people crowd sourcing data in a git repository: www.datatig.com
This is to support launching my next big project, which uses DataTig
This is to support launching my next big project, which uses DataTig
Welcome - DataTig
www.datatig.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Also released a version of DataTig, my open source tool for people crowd sourcing data in a git repository: www.datatig.com
This is to support launching my next big project, which uses DataTig
This is to support launching my next big project, which uses DataTig