Jon Skeet
@jonskeet.uk
Christian, husband of @hollywebb.bsky.social father, feminist, software engineer, author, Stack Overflow contributor. He/him.
Slightly surprised my feed isn't flooded with references to this... new ElectoralCalculus/PLMR MRP which has Labour coming *6th* (after LibDems, Greens and SNP).
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
MRP Poll January 2026
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Slightly surprised my feed isn't flooded with references to this... new ElectoralCalculus/PLMR MRP which has Labour coming *6th* (after LibDems, Greens and SNP).
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
I don't think anyone's really saying this is what will happen, but it's still mindblowing.
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_vip...
Watching The Great Pottery Throwdown a bit more actively than before. I'm not really that interested in pottery, but people being kind and empathetic (and that almost being a signature in itself) is just very, very watchable.
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Watching The Great Pottery Throwdown a bit more actively than before. I'm not really that interested in pottery, but people being kind and empathetic (and that almost being a signature in itself) is just very, very watchable.
@robfordmancs.bsky.social @psurridge.bsky.social Just received an update from Amazon about my order of the Election 2024 book: "Expected by Sun 19 Jul" - are you into a second printing already?
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
@robfordmancs.bsky.social @psurridge.bsky.social Just received an update from Amazon about my order of the Election 2024 book: "Expected by Sun 19 Jul" - are you into a second printing already?
I've just read Steve Yegge's introductory post on Gas Town (steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-g...) and have figured it might be interesting to do a v. small scale longitudinal-ish experiment.
I'm personally a bit of an AI-coding skeptic, but I can see I'll need to at least explore it more in 2026.
I'm personally a bit of an AI-coding skeptic, but I can see I'll need to at least explore it more in 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I've just read Steve Yegge's introductory post on Gas Town (steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-g...) and have figured it might be interesting to do a v. small scale longitudinal-ish experiment.
I'm personally a bit of an AI-coding skeptic, but I can see I'll need to at least explore it more in 2026.
I'm personally a bit of an AI-coding skeptic, but I can see I'll need to at least explore it more in 2026.
Thought I'd try to load test my election site. Unfortunately it's so close to being an *ideal* web app (just naturally, not due to any cleverness on my part) that it's saturating the gigabit ethernet port on my laptop without the server process getting beyond about 5% CPU usage.
January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Thought I'd try to load test my election site. Unfortunately it's so close to being an *ideal* web app (just naturally, not due to any cleverness on my part) that it's saturating the gigabit ethernet port on my laptop without the server process getting beyond about 5% CPU usage.
Blogged: "Changing Immutable Collections" - codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2025/12/31/c...
Changing Immutable Collections
As I’ve written before, I’m leaning heavily into immutability in the election site code. Until September 2025 (it’s taken a long time to get round to writing this blog post) that …
codeblog.jonskeet.uk
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Blogged: "Changing Immutable Collections" - codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2025/12/31/c...
Just watched "Wicked - for good" and as well as being great as I expected, I was struck by an indictment of populism that I hadn't figured out before. Not sure if I was just missing the obvious before, or whether a new political context just makes it much clearer, but wow.
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Just watched "Wicked - for good" and as well as being great as I expected, I was struck by an indictment of populism that I hadn't figured out before. Not sure if I was just missing the obvious before, or whether a new political context just makes it much clearer, but wow.
Just on our way home from Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre. It wasn't the absolute best production of it that I've seen (that was probably at the Menier), but it was immensely enjoyable nonetheless. Every time I watch Into the Woods I end up just grinning from ear to ear. Such fun.
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just on our way home from Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre. It wasn't the absolute best production of it that I've seen (that was probably at the Menier), but it was immensely enjoyable nonetheless. Every time I watch Into the Woods I end up just grinning from ear to ear. Such fun.
Just dropped @hollywebb.bsky.social and friends off at the station on their way to the protest at the new trans-exclusionary Girlguiding policy. So proud of them all. (Their signs are fab.) I gather some folks are bringing binliners for a post-protest litter-pick - the most Girlguiding thing ever.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Just dropped @hollywebb.bsky.social and friends off at the station on their way to the protest at the new trans-exclusionary Girlguiding policy. So proud of them all. (Their signs are fab.) I gather some folks are bringing binliners for a post-protest litter-pick - the most Girlguiding thing ever.
Bingeing Traitors (UK) season two. I wonder if anyone's ever counted up how many times contestants say "100%" in any context. (Any time they say they're 100% sure of something, that seems to be a pretty good indication they're wrong.)
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Bingeing Traitors (UK) season two. I wonder if anyone's ever counted up how many times contestants say "100%" in any context. (Any time they say they're 100% sure of something, that seems to be a pretty good indication they're wrong.)
Gosh, Stack Overflow seems to be down. Let's check whether it's just me...
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Oh.
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Oh.
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Gosh, Stack Overflow seems to be down. Let's check whether it's just me...
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Oh.
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Oh.
Make no mistake, Your Party has achieved something today that I had not thought I'd see...
They've made Reform UK look disciplined.
(Admittedly that's on the basis of a) reporting on Zarah Sultana boycotting the first day and b) watching some of the live stream. Maybe the rest was better...)
They've made Reform UK look disciplined.
(Admittedly that's on the basis of a) reporting on Zarah Sultana boycotting the first day and b) watching some of the live stream. Maybe the rest was better...)
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Make no mistake, Your Party has achieved something today that I had not thought I'd see...
They've made Reform UK look disciplined.
(Admittedly that's on the basis of a) reporting on Zarah Sultana boycotting the first day and b) watching some of the live stream. Maybe the rest was better...)
They've made Reform UK look disciplined.
(Admittedly that's on the basis of a) reporting on Zarah Sultana boycotting the first day and b) watching some of the live stream. Maybe the rest was better...)
Well here's a terrifying sentence: "Heathrow Airport's plan for a third runway, which involves moving the M25 motorway, has been chosen by the government."
I'm sure that will absolutely be done without making the M25 even more of a car park than it already is at times. No disruption here, guv!
I'm sure that will absolutely be done without making the M25 even more of a car park than it already is at times. No disruption here, guv!
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Well here's a terrifying sentence: "Heathrow Airport's plan for a third runway, which involves moving the M25 motorway, has been chosen by the government."
I'm sure that will absolutely be done without making the M25 even more of a car park than it already is at times. No disruption here, guv!
I'm sure that will absolutely be done without making the M25 even more of a car park than it already is at times. No disruption here, guv!
I don't know what brought Linden Lea into my head this morning, but now it's stuck there. It's not like I'm the kind of person who would enjoy a rural life, but both the words and the music are so beautiful that I'm now yearning for an apple tree to lean down low for (or at least near) me...
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I don't know what brought Linden Lea into my head this morning, but now it's stuck there. It's not like I'm the kind of person who would enjoy a rural life, but both the words and the music are so beautiful that I'm now yearning for an apple tree to lean down low for (or at least near) me...
I suspect @ldfreedman.bsky.social is going to have a busy week. Surprised to see Russia (at least ostensibly) agreeing to the peace plan given Lawrence's analysis. I can only assume there's more going on behind the scenes - or that the supposed support is more for show/pressure than for peace.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I suspect @ldfreedman.bsky.social is going to have a busy week. Surprised to see Russia (at least ostensibly) agreeing to the peace plan given Lawrence's analysis. I can only assume there's more going on behind the scenes - or that the supposed support is more for show/pressure than for peace.
I've just finished listening to the utterly wonderful "Don't burn anyone at the stake today" by @naomialderman.bsky.social. Thoughtful, informative, practical, hopeful (despite everything) - I can't recommend it highly enough. The audiobook is wonderful - it's "spoken" rather than "read". Amazing.
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I've just finished listening to the utterly wonderful "Don't burn anyone at the stake today" by @naomialderman.bsky.social. Thoughtful, informative, practical, hopeful (despite everything) - I can't recommend it highly enough. The audiobook is wonderful - it's "spoken" rather than "read". Amazing.
Just finished Cabaret with Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Even with high expectations, we were blown away. Just wow. Ruthie Henshall was fab as well - I last saw her in Les Mis in the 90s...
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Just finished Cabaret with Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Even with high expectations, we were blown away. Just wow. Ruthie Henshall was fab as well - I last saw her in Les Mis in the 90s...
@benhollebon.co.uk Not sure how active you are on here, but if you are - does your role include tech *within* churches (e.g. A/V)? Would love to have a conversation about making A/V simpler and increasing accessibility and inclusiveness of worship.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
@benhollebon.co.uk Not sure how active you are on here, but if you are - does your role include tech *within* churches (e.g. A/V)? Would love to have a conversation about making A/V simpler and increasing accessibility and inclusiveness of worship.
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Did you first see The Producers at the Menier? If so, would love you to check my memory. I remembered *two* giant Nazi pigeons during Springtime for Hitler, but at the Garrick there was only one - and it was earlier in the show. Is my memory duff, or has this changed?
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Did you first see The Producers at the Menier? If so, would love you to check my memory. I remembered *two* giant Nazi pigeons during Springtime for Hitler, but at the Garrick there was only one - and it was earlier in the show. Is my memory duff, or has this changed?
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
So many questions. Primarily: a) Reform UK now believes if someone changes party there should be a by-election, do they? Let's apply that consistently... b) How can you stand for Reform UK - as recently as July 2025 - and *not* be aware of their anti-immigration stance?
There have been a few cases now of Reform members and this case an actual councillor quitting over their extremist position about ending ILR. As an aside both the Grauniad and Sky mention his concerns over ILR but the BBC report doesn’t…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’
Dartford representative James Buchan says ‘devastating’ immigration plans had created a lot of fear and anxiety
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
So many questions. Primarily: a) Reform UK now believes if someone changes party there should be a by-election, do they? Let's apply that consistently... b) How can you stand for Reform UK - as recently as July 2025 - and *not* be aware of their anti-immigration stance?
Every time I've watched Apple TV (on the Google TV streamer) in the last week or so, it's forced me to sign in again, which I can only do with an Apple device, of course. (I have an iPod Nano pretty much purely for that purpose at this point.) Very frustrating.
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Every time I've watched Apple TV (on the Google TV streamer) in the last week or so, it's forced me to sign in again, which I can only do with an Apple device, of course. (I have an iPod Nano pretty much purely for that purpose at this point.) Very frustrating.
It feels to me like the Green's recent surge off the back of Zack Polanski becoming the new leader is really not what Your Party need in the run-up to their conference. If you were a disaffected left-wing voter looking for an alternative and weighing up Green vs YP, which looks more credible?
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It feels to me like the Green's recent surge off the back of Zack Polanski becoming the new leader is really not what Your Party need in the run-up to their conference. If you were a disaffected left-wing voter looking for an alternative and weighing up Green vs YP, which looks more credible?
Full marks to the BBC weather site for correctly showing the repetition of 1am in the UK this weekend. (Hopefully most other weather sites get this right too...)
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Full marks to the BBC weather site for correctly showing the repetition of 1am in the UK this weekend. (Hopefully most other weather sites get this right too...)
The Plaid win in Caerphilly, by a significant margin, with good turnout for a by-election (over 50%) is really interesting. My *guess* is that it includes quite a bit of tactical voting to keep Reform out. If that's replicated next May, it could be a slightly bizarre election.
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The Plaid win in Caerphilly, by a significant margin, with good turnout for a by-election (over 50%) is really interesting. My *guess* is that it includes quite a bit of tactical voting to keep Reform out. If that's replicated next May, it could be a slightly bizarre election.