Channing Walton
@channingwalton.bsky.social
Scala dev, unison-lang wannabe dev, amateur pianist, dad, husband, and keeper of six small furry beasts.
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Is it ok to call him a Nazi now?
Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Is it ok to call him a Nazi now?
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Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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This is the reality. On code that *matters*, I see dev teams using tools like Claude Code and Cursor sparingly, and keeping them on a very tight leash. Inline completion here and there, and "How do I...? one-shots. "Agentic" - or what I call "firehose" - mode doesn't get used much, if at all.
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is the reality. On code that *matters*, I see dev teams using tools like Claude Code and Cursor sparingly, and keeping them on a very tight leash. Inline completion here and there, and "How do I...? one-shots. "Agentic" - or what I call "firehose" - mode doesn't get used much, if at all.
I keep reading about how bad X is. I have a morbid curiosity to sign up just to see how bad it really is.
Virtual disaster tourism.
Virtual disaster tourism.
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I keep reading about how bad X is. I have a morbid curiosity to sign up just to see how bad it really is.
Virtual disaster tourism.
Virtual disaster tourism.
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It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
Not wrong: vm.tiktok.com/ZNR14nYnK/
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Not wrong: vm.tiktok.com/ZNR14nYnK/
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
Come on @lbc.co.uk, this isn’t journalism.
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' | LBC
Johnson said the conclusion was being received “as though my brother was the Grim Reaper himself
www.lbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Come on @lbc.co.uk, this isn’t journalism.
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
This isn't surprising given how LLMs work.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This isn't surprising given how LLMs work.
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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🚨BREAKING NEWS
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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BREAKING: UK did "too little, too late" in early response to Covid, leading to thousands more deaths, inquiry says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
BREAKING: UK did "too little, too late" in early response to Covid, leading to thousands more deaths, inquiry says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
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Google doesn't listen to everything you do.
In my new novel I mention a bus terminal in Ohio. I haven't published it. It's just in a Word document on my PC.
Now Google is asking me to review the bus terminal, because it thinks I visited it.
Google doesn't listen to everything you do.
In my new novel I mention a bus terminal in Ohio. I haven't published it. It's just in a Word document on my PC.
Now Google is asking me to review the bus terminal, because it thinks I visited it.
Google doesn't listen to everything you do.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Google doesn't listen to everything you do.
In my new novel I mention a bus terminal in Ohio. I haven't published it. It's just in a Word document on my PC.
Now Google is asking me to review the bus terminal, because it thinks I visited it.
Google doesn't listen to everything you do.
In my new novel I mention a bus terminal in Ohio. I haven't published it. It's just in a Word document on my PC.
Now Google is asking me to review the bus terminal, because it thinks I visited it.
Google doesn't listen to everything you do.
Oh thank Cthulu.
Europe’s cookie nightmare is finally crumbling 🍪 The European Commission wants browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of pop-ups on every website. Finally! Details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
Europe’s cookie nightmare is crumbling
The seven-year nightmare is nearly over
www.theverge.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Oh thank Cthulu.
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Thoughts on the Cloudflare incident [1] from a PL perspective.
Some file had an implicit limit of 200 lines. If this could be typed checked that would be great. Types are cheap and prevent all instances of a problem.
[1]: blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Some file had an implicit limit of 200 lines. If this could be typed checked that would be great. Types are cheap and prevent all instances of a problem.
[1]: blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025
Cloudflare suffered a service outage on November 18, 2025. The outage was triggered by a bug in generation logic for a Bot Management feature file causing many Cloudflare services to be affected.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thoughts on the Cloudflare incident [1] from a PL perspective.
Some file had an implicit limit of 200 lines. If this could be typed checked that would be great. Types are cheap and prevent all instances of a problem.
[1]: blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Some file had an implicit limit of 200 lines. If this could be typed checked that would be great. Types are cheap and prevent all instances of a problem.
[1]: blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
Oh ok. We wouldn’t want an industry base on theft to be ruined. Of course. What were we thinking?
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Oh ok. We wouldn’t want an industry base on theft to be ruined. Of course. What were we thinking?
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NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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'Solar has seen prices fall a staggering 99.9% since 1975' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
'Solar has seen prices fall a staggering 99.9% since 1975' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...