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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · May 29

As many of you know, I have set myself a mission in 2025 to try and raise £50,000 for education-related charities that are equipping young people as they navigate those tricky years into adult life and work. Thank you for all the support so far! - all details at www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · Feb 27

We launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers at Big Change HQ yesterday! ✨ A big thank you to everyone who joined us and sparked powerful conversations about co-creating a future in which all young people can thrive.

#SparkAwards #BigChangemakers

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Feb 6

Hi @henrihelvetica.bsky.social !

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · Jan 24

The Bloomberg Terminal, believe it or not, is based on web technology 🌐

This deep-dive talk by @jason-williams.co.uk & @pcwilliams.net reveals what that looks like in terms of Chromium embedding.

It explains how we keep it blazing fast, including by adding a new Web Perf API: Container Timing 🔥

Jason Williams @jason-williams.co.uk · Jan 24

Myself and @pcwilliams.net continue to be humbled by the response we had at @perfnow.bsky.social. Our talk “Bloomberg Becomes Browser” has been published! You can watch it here: youtu.be/y1MCLZm8yAY?...

Bloomberg Becomes Browser | Jason Williams & Paul Williams | performance.now() 2024

YouTube video by Web Conferences Amsterdam

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Jan 24

Thanks Jon!

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Jason Williams @jason-williams.co.uk · Jan 24

Myself and @pcwilliams.net continue to be humbled by the response we had at @perfnow.bsky.social. Our talk “Bloomberg Becomes Browser” has been published! You can watch it here: youtu.be/y1MCLZm8yAY?...

Bloomberg Becomes Browser | Jason Williams & Paul Williams | performance.now() 2024

YouTube video by Web Conferences Amsterdam

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Ryan Williams @ryantwilliams.bsky.social · Dec 12

After almost six years (eight if you include my stint at GT) 162 race weekends and over 240 events, tomorrow marks my final day with McLaren.

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April Wensel @aprilwensel.com · Dec 2

After seeing @was.tl's great talk at @cppnorth.bsky.social, I was inspired to try Advent of Code for the first time.

Puzzles can be fun when you're not in a job interview!

I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1

Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024

adventofcode.com

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 28

I ❤️ @bigchangecharity.bsky.social - the impact accelerator I have been supporting for nearly 10 years, working to see education prepare young people for life, not just exams.

Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · Nov 28

We’re now on BlueSky! Follow us for updates on our work with an inspiring community of leaders to set up every young person to thrive 💙

#BigChangemakers

A group of diverse leaders and people from organisations working with young people smile for a photo at a community gathering hosted by Big Change

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 27

One of my business and life heroes - now here on Bluesky. Richard (@richardbranson.bsky.social) was the catalyst in connecting me with the right people so I could start my #STEM scholarship with @virgingalactic.bsky.social and I am very grateful. www.virgin.com/virgin-unite...

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 26

This is a great interview with her in Sound on Sound magazine. Also, congratulations Katie on your Grammy nomination for engineering Peter Gabriel’s album, i/o!
www.soundonsound.com/people/talkb...

Talkback: Katie May

At just 26, Katie May has already worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. She trained at Real World Studios in Wiltshire, UK, where she is still based.

www.soundonsound.com

Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 26

Her quiet brilliance, patience, humility and dry sense of humour meant we weren’t intimidated going into one of the most prestigious studios in the UK, and really enjoyed the experience. Her skilful engineering and production allowed us to make something we are really proud of.

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 26

One of the best things about going to Producer Camp and then making an album with some young people was getting to know Katie May, head engineer at Real World Studios.

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 23

Photo for the weekend. @virgin-atlantic.bsky.social #InFlightEntertainment

If interested, more here pcwilliams.design/ife/index.html

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Tammy Everts 🍁 @tammyeverts.com · Nov 20

If you're new to Bluesky and/or web performance, the wonderful @sia.codes has created an excellent starter pack of front-end #webperf folks to follow.

bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · Nov 17

How cool is this: this is from the Bluesky firehose!

What's so cool about this is:

1. The throwback style

2. That *any* dev can do this! Thanks to there being an API for this (no other social network allows this AFAIK)

This API is a big reason to be bullish on Bluesky

firehose3d.theo.io

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 18

For many years, I have been working within Bloomberg and with non-profit organizations such as #Stemettes to help women find pathways and leadership in #STEM careers.

So when I attend a conference where every talk is keynote-quality, to see this speaker line-up is so encouraging. #PerfNow

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Just discovering User Lists in @bsky.app … hoping to keep my feed here less frantic than the other place - seems you don’t have to follow people in your Lists, so you can easily separate tech, cat pictures and politics for when the mood takes you.

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Having seen Harry (@csswizardry.com) speak so well at #PerfNow last week, I imagine this will be great!

London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · Nov 17

We now have the details for @csswizardry.com talk on Wednesday:
How to Think Like a Performance Engineer
londonwebstandards.org/talks/how-to...
Tickets available here:
londonwebstandards.org/events/lwsno...

Also featuring @goose.icu and #EllisTaylor

How to Think Like a Performance Engineer | London Web Standards

As awareness and tooling around site speed have been improving at a very exciting rate, has performance testing actually become any easier? Any more straightforward? As someone who spends every day au...

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

bsky.social/about/blog/4... is how you do it - you just need access to the DNS settings for your domain.

How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky

Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Thank you for this! Enjoying finding people I want to hear from at this gentler place :)

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Runner here too. But getting slower :) #devswhorun

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Great talk, Tim. Loved #PerfNow - thanks for making us so welcome.

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Oh that was easy. Thank you @bsky.app for guiding me through a simple DNS record change and now I am @pcwilliams.net on here 🙂

100 still photos merged together to show 5 minutes of Arctic sky movement over Lapporten and the frozen lake at Abisko, northern Sweden. Beautiful pastel shades of blue and yellow over the vast expanse of frozen lake.

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Paul Williams @pcwilliams.net · Nov 17

Thank you so much for a PERFect conference, Tammy! It was great to meet you and the #PerfNow team. Your talk was awesome!

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