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Nigel James

@nigeljam.es

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Life, the Universe and Anything ❤️ solving problems 💛 emceeing & speaking 💚 CTW #include disclaimer.h my opinions only - not opinions of any company P.S. If you can be anything, be kind. P.P.S I'm a big fan of the andromeda galaxy

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · Feb 7

Hey New Followers:

Just in case you are wondering what you have found here. In 220 characters or less -
I used to do SAP Enterprise software
I now work with startups building their systems mostly as founding engineer - fancy title means I was the first tech hire.

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 3d

I got some unsolicited feedback from my talk:

"I really enjoyed your session at the PHP/Laravel Meetup at Cover Genius! Your Metabase demo was super insightful and practical."

Thanks very much

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 7d

Heading into #Sydney soon for the #sydphp #phpxsyd meetup

eventy.io/events/1pl01...

I am presenting a talk on #metabase and how it can be a quick #BI win for your #fullstack #laravel #django #ruby cough #springBoot app

It's a pre @laracon.au special. :woot:

PHP/Laravel - 2025 October 14th | Eventy

Join us in October of 2025 at the Cover Genius HQ...

eventy.io

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 5d

Bring us a shrubbery or we will say "Ni" again

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 6d

Congratulations @fabien.potencier.org

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Fabien Potencier @fabien.potencier.org · 6d

20 years ago, #Symfony was publicly released as a #PHP Open-Source project. Thank you all for your support along the years.

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 6d

Just wondering if the rest of the World needs to send election observers to be sure that the USA holds free and fair elections.

#usapol

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AnsibleBat 🦅 @ansiblebat.bsky.social · 6d

TikTok saved $300K/year by rewriting just the slowest Go endpoints in Rust — not the whole service.

Results?
⚡️80K QPS
🔥CPU ↓52%
💾Memory ↓72%
⏱p99 latency ↓76%

Why Rust?
No GC. Zero-cost abstractions. Copy-on-Write efficiency.

Go = reliable car 🚗
Rust = F1 engine 🏎️

#RustLang

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 6d

/s/startups/business

It's not just startups

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 7d

Evening all.

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 7d

With US science & research tanking, an independent CSIRO, weather bureau and medical/science grant systems in Australia are more crucial than ever. #csiro #bom #sciencesky
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding

CEO Doug Hilton says the agency’s budget allocation ‘has not kept up with the cost of doing science’

www.theguardian.com

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 7d

When I was in drama (many 🌕's ago) and learning choreography we were encouraged to make the steps big and bold so the mistakes stood out to be corrected.

It also brought the energy to the right level

Edutopia @edutopia.org · 7d

How do you encourage students to embrace mistakes?

#MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #WhatWorksForMe

What Works For Me! “My new math mantra (and for life, really) is ‘Make the mistake.’ I call, ‘Who thinks they got it wrong / thinks they need help? Can we share your answer to learn from it?’ I will circulate and tell kids who volunteer: ‘I see you, but you got it right... Hold that for a minute, let’s see if we can fix a mistake instead.’ Kids are taking a lot more risks and getting better in the process.” —Taryn Ballesty, Teacher

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 7d

PHP/Laravel - 2025 October 14th | Eventy

Join us in October of 2025 at the Cover Genius HQ...

eventy.io

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 8d

50 / 14000000000 to 6 decimal points:

0.000000

/shrug

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 8d

Thanks ... I would have done it additively like

00110111

That means I could have had 5 candles either carefully arranged for binary places or just 11 y/candle

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 9d

Cake day !!! 🎉🥂🚀🎆

Vanilla cake iced with chocolate icing with piping saying "50*"

And lower down in fine print

"* GST not included"

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 9d

#VersesRemovedFromTrumpBible

James 1:27 NLT
[27] Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

bible.com/bible/116/ja...

James 1:27 Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. | New Living Translation (NLT) | Do...

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

bible.com

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 10d

So does 10:11 11/10/25 count as a #binary day/datetime ?

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 11d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 11d

I just took a moment to enjoy

10:10 on the 10/10/25

Such a great moment each year.

You could almost call this international #binary day

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 13d

It depend if you want to transform everything or cherry (lemon) pick the best parts - compute usually more expensive that storage

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 16d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 15d

Why shudder?

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 16d

Interesting take 👇

Silvergunner @silvergunner.bsky.social · 16d

I don't believe that #AI is killing #programming like we think it is. What is killing #programming is how the culture has changed from a problem-solving task to a popularity contest on social media. And how languages have devolved, to where usability and flexibility is ignored in favour of gimmicks.

Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 18d

Or you could just type `python3`

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Amber :neodog_box: @puppygirlhornypost2.transfem.social.ap.brid.gy · 19d

why didnt they name rustc crust

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Nigel James @nigeljam.es · 18d

What are you doing today that will benefit you in a decade?

jamesclear.com/3-2-1/octobe...

3-2-1: How to save a relationship, the key to being open-minded, and a simple guide to self-care

3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “Good habits stockpile ease. Bad habits postpone pain.” II. “Distance and time are the two wedges that separate relationships. When it really matters, get in the car (or on the pla...

jamesclear.com

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