James Holwell
@jamesholwell.bsky.social
Once upon a time I used to make software, but now I mostly just talk about making software
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December 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
I just completed all 12 days of Advent of Code 2025! #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com
As ever, heartfelt gratitude to @was.tl for continuing to provide festive puzzles for our enjoyment
As ever, heartfelt gratitude to @was.tl for continuing to provide festive puzzles for our enjoyment
Advent of Code 2025
adventofcode.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I just completed all 12 days of Advent of Code 2025! #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com
As ever, heartfelt gratitude to @was.tl for continuing to provide festive puzzles for our enjoyment
As ever, heartfelt gratitude to @was.tl for continuing to provide festive puzzles for our enjoyment
In other, unrelated news, the Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is rage bait
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December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In other, unrelated news, the Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is rage bait
corp.oup.com/news/the-oxf...
corp.oup.com/news/the-oxf...
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Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself. That's how people stay engaged.
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself. That's how people stay engaged.
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Ha! This is brilliant :-)
"One of my chefs mentioned that if they could cook the steak on the grill they could get it right the first time. This is not an acceptable attitude in the microwave era."
www.colincornaby.me/2025/08/in-t...
"One of my chefs mentioned that if they could cook the steak on the grill they could get it right the first time. This is not an acceptable attitude in the microwave era."
www.colincornaby.me/2025/08/in-t...
In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen
Update 8/8/2025 – I wrote this the day before a certain post by a popular developer services company. I’ve seen some comments this is a rebuttal – it wasn’t meant to be! But…
www.colincornaby.me
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Ha! This is brilliant :-)
"One of my chefs mentioned that if they could cook the steak on the grill they could get it right the first time. This is not an acceptable attitude in the microwave era."
www.colincornaby.me/2025/08/in-t...
"One of my chefs mentioned that if they could cook the steak on the grill they could get it right the first time. This is not an acceptable attitude in the microwave era."
www.colincornaby.me/2025/08/in-t...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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For those near Oxford (UK) - we have our December @dotnetoxford.com lighting talk event on the 9th... www.meetup.com/dotnetoxford... #dotnet
Christmas Lightning Talks, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 6:45 PM | Meetup
This is our Christmas event, where our amazing sponsors Corriculo (https://corriculo.co.uk) bring lots of Christmasy things like mulled wine, minced pies, etc 🎄🍷 (on top
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November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For those near Oxford (UK) - we have our December @dotnetoxford.com lighting talk event on the 9th... www.meetup.com/dotnetoxford... #dotnet
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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I actually like this a lot. Don’t hire jerks. (I’ll save you a click: she asks the receptionist whether the candidates treated them well. I agree that it speaks volumes.) www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/f...
Former Netflix chief talent officer: The No. 1 red flag that signals a 'disastrous' hire
"How'd they treat you?" Former Netflix chief talent officer Jessica Neal asked the receptionist this question about every candidate after they interviewed.
www.cnbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I actually like this a lot. Don’t hire jerks. (I’ll save you a click: she asks the receptionist whether the candidates treated them well. I agree that it speaks volumes.) www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/f...
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ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
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I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
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Tropico (2001)
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tropico (2001)
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i would rather have a machine that can solve a problem in a way where it is possible to verify the result. as opposed to a machine that can have anxiety and depression
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
i would rather have a machine that can solve a problem in a way where it is possible to verify the result. as opposed to a machine that can have anxiety and depression
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Mozilla deployed an AI bot that overwrote 20 years of volunteer Japanese translations, without consultation. JP community leader resigned, and the offer from Mozilla is to "hop on a quick call to understand why they're struggling". FFS.
HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4583...
HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4583...
End of Japanese community | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Mozilla deployed an AI bot that overwrote 20 years of volunteer Japanese translations, without consultation. JP community leader resigned, and the offer from Mozilla is to "hop on a quick call to understand why they're struggling". FFS.
HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4583...
HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4583...
Perfect timing, leaving just before it got exciting…
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Perfect timing, leaving just before it got exciting…
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A lot of professional services companies' expertise seems to essentially boil down to "We read the instructions".
October 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A lot of professional services companies' expertise seems to essentially boil down to "We read the instructions".
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Consider the possibility that, in software development, communication and feedback is the work, and coding is the interruption.
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Consider the possibility that, in software development, communication and feedback is the work, and coding is the interruption.
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this is vg www.ft.com/content/94e0...
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
this is vg www.ft.com/content/94e0...
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Picard management tip: Refusing to decide is the worst decision you can make.
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Picard management tip: Refusing to decide is the worst decision you can make.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
West Wing s1e03
“It's bad, I know.
- That's it?
- What'll you do?
Bring him in for questioning,
pending charges.
Why be in power if you can't
haul your enemies in?
We're not gonna do anything?
Yeah, we need to arrest people
for being mean.
There is no law, no decency.
He's just getting that”
“It's bad, I know.
- That's it?
- What'll you do?
Bring him in for questioning,
pending charges.
Why be in power if you can't
haul your enemies in?
We're not gonna do anything?
Yeah, we need to arrest people
for being mean.
There is no law, no decency.
He's just getting that”
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
West Wing s1e03
“It's bad, I know.
- That's it?
- What'll you do?
Bring him in for questioning,
pending charges.
Why be in power if you can't
haul your enemies in?
We're not gonna do anything?
Yeah, we need to arrest people
for being mean.
There is no law, no decency.
He's just getting that”
“It's bad, I know.
- That's it?
- What'll you do?
Bring him in for questioning,
pending charges.
Why be in power if you can't
haul your enemies in?
We're not gonna do anything?
Yeah, we need to arrest people
for being mean.
There is no law, no decency.
He's just getting that”
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Welcome to Exeter College! 🎓
It's fantastic to see the College buzzing with life again as we welcome all our new and returning students for 0th Week.
We're excited for the year ahead. ✨
#ExeterCollegeOxford #FloreatExon #OxfordWelcome
It's fantastic to see the College buzzing with life again as we welcome all our new and returning students for 0th Week.
We're excited for the year ahead. ✨
#ExeterCollegeOxford #FloreatExon #OxfordWelcome
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Welcome to Exeter College! 🎓
It's fantastic to see the College buzzing with life again as we welcome all our new and returning students for 0th Week.
We're excited for the year ahead. ✨
#ExeterCollegeOxford #FloreatExon #OxfordWelcome
It's fantastic to see the College buzzing with life again as we welcome all our new and returning students for 0th Week.
We're excited for the year ahead. ✨
#ExeterCollegeOxford #FloreatExon #OxfordWelcome
This is a great video: very accessible for seeing how much simple chips can do without needing microprocessors
If you've ever wanted to learn analog electronics for synths, check out Moritz Klein's videos. Each one is a masterclass. The latest for a two-button-all-analog-no-code drum-machine is great. And the result is very expressive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HK...
This drum sequencer breaks all the rules
YouTube video by Moritz Klein
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October 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is a great video: very accessible for seeing how much simple chips can do without needing microprocessors
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!