Mike Lindsay
@michaelgain.bsky.social
Father to 3 boys.
Software developer interested in all tech, science and history.
Partake in playing/recording/engineering music in studio and live
Level 1 (1.3) youth football coach with love of the game.
Software developer interested in all tech, science and history.
Partake in playing/recording/engineering music in studio and live
Level 1 (1.3) youth football coach with love of the game.
No blame also encourages people to raise issues without fear of punished for them or other colleagues.
In a blame culture nobody wants to be the one to raise that they've found a plain text secret in a remote repo....
In a blame culture nobody wants to be the one to raise that they've found a plain text secret in a remote repo....
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
No blame also encourages people to raise issues without fear of punished for them or other colleagues.
In a blame culture nobody wants to be the one to raise that they've found a plain text secret in a remote repo....
In a blame culture nobody wants to be the one to raise that they've found a plain text secret in a remote repo....
Getting good at using these tools will likely give devs some advantages, mandating is risky though. Take unit tests, generating them defeats the purpose i.e. the thought process. Yeah it's quicker but the time spent was never just writing the code.
Time will tell if we loose some innovation too.
Time will tell if we loose some innovation too.
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Getting good at using these tools will likely give devs some advantages, mandating is risky though. Take unit tests, generating them defeats the purpose i.e. the thought process. Yeah it's quicker but the time spent was never just writing the code.
Time will tell if we loose some innovation too.
Time will tell if we loose some innovation too.
- Feature flags are a silver bullet.
- "safer" to do LESS releases vs more frequent smaller releases
- "safer" to do LESS releases vs more frequent smaller releases
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM
- Feature flags are a silver bullet.
- "safer" to do LESS releases vs more frequent smaller releases
- "safer" to do LESS releases vs more frequent smaller releases
Is January 1980 correct? I thought D.H Peligro didn't join until later that year.
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Is January 1980 correct? I thought D.H Peligro didn't join until later that year.
Russia is rubbing its hands. Guess they've played Trump like a fiddle.
January 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Russia is rubbing its hands. Guess they've played Trump like a fiddle.
There was an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland a couple of years back that ran for several months where pretty much any gaming device you can think of was set up to just play.
Was great fun.
Was called Game On
Was great fun.
Was called Game On
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
There was an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland a couple of years back that ran for several months where pretty much any gaming device you can think of was set up to just play.
Was great fun.
Was called Game On
Was great fun.
Was called Game On
I have zero training in this area but surely the one making a beeline for the vehicle and trying to force the door should do so only when he is sure he and his colleagues are in secure positions?
This whole thing just looks like poorly trained individuals who got angry and lashed out with a gun
This whole thing just looks like poorly trained individuals who got angry and lashed out with a gun
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I have zero training in this area but surely the one making a beeline for the vehicle and trying to force the door should do so only when he is sure he and his colleagues are in secure positions?
This whole thing just looks like poorly trained individuals who got angry and lashed out with a gun
This whole thing just looks like poorly trained individuals who got angry and lashed out with a gun
I am now very strict on the content is view on youtube. It's largely keeping the algorithm in check....but there are always these awful AI videos cropping up every so often despite my best efforts.
We're heading for a world where "meh" us the new high bar and innovation is not a desire.
We're heading for a world where "meh" us the new high bar and innovation is not a desire.
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I am now very strict on the content is view on youtube. It's largely keeping the algorithm in check....but there are always these awful AI videos cropping up every so often despite my best efforts.
We're heading for a world where "meh" us the new high bar and innovation is not a desire.
We're heading for a world where "meh" us the new high bar and innovation is not a desire.
Still have mine. We got ours straight out the back of the factory.
That said this new thing has shades of the Spectrum 128.
That said this new thing has shades of the Spectrum 128.
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Still have mine. We got ours straight out the back of the factory.
That said this new thing has shades of the Spectrum 128.
That said this new thing has shades of the Spectrum 128.
In no particular order:
Dave Gilmour
Michael Schenker
Adrian Smith
Slash
Mark Knopfler
Bert Jansh
Rory Gallagher
Joe Satriani
Marty Freidman
Brian Baker
Dave Gilmour
Michael Schenker
Adrian Smith
Slash
Mark Knopfler
Bert Jansh
Rory Gallagher
Joe Satriani
Marty Freidman
Brian Baker
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
In no particular order:
Dave Gilmour
Michael Schenker
Adrian Smith
Slash
Mark Knopfler
Bert Jansh
Rory Gallagher
Joe Satriani
Marty Freidman
Brian Baker
Dave Gilmour
Michael Schenker
Adrian Smith
Slash
Mark Knopfler
Bert Jansh
Rory Gallagher
Joe Satriani
Marty Freidman
Brian Baker
Absolutely, so many hooks in his playing. He is to the drums what Micheal Schenker is to the guitar.
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Absolutely, so many hooks in his playing. He is to the drums what Micheal Schenker is to the guitar.
That could easily be my collection from the late 90s 😅
Stranger than Fiction is a top record, so many top rate tunes. Andy Wallace did a great job.
I've not listened to Cradle of Filth for a while but the outro of "Summer Dying Fast" still gets me hooked. Nick Barker was excellent on that album.
Stranger than Fiction is a top record, so many top rate tunes. Andy Wallace did a great job.
I've not listened to Cradle of Filth for a while but the outro of "Summer Dying Fast" still gets me hooked. Nick Barker was excellent on that album.
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
That could easily be my collection from the late 90s 😅
Stranger than Fiction is a top record, so many top rate tunes. Andy Wallace did a great job.
I've not listened to Cradle of Filth for a while but the outro of "Summer Dying Fast" still gets me hooked. Nick Barker was excellent on that album.
Stranger than Fiction is a top record, so many top rate tunes. Andy Wallace did a great job.
I've not listened to Cradle of Filth for a while but the outro of "Summer Dying Fast" still gets me hooked. Nick Barker was excellent on that album.
I disagree with using AI to generate tests. AI will simply write tests for the code you've written, missing out the important thought process step that helps confirm what you've done actually solves the problem. My UT starts with pen and paper.
We'll eventually get the right balance with AI though
We'll eventually get the right balance with AI though
December 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I disagree with using AI to generate tests. AI will simply write tests for the code you've written, missing out the important thought process step that helps confirm what you've done actually solves the problem. My UT starts with pen and paper.
We'll eventually get the right balance with AI though
We'll eventually get the right balance with AI though
As an outsider from across the pond I think this is it. Trump's popularity is driven by giving the right wing leaning "moderates" validation for things they know are wrong and are secretly a little ashamed if. Trump masks the shame and makes it ok....and folk like to feel ok and not challenged.
December 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
As an outsider from across the pond I think this is it. Trump's popularity is driven by giving the right wing leaning "moderates" validation for things they know are wrong and are secretly a little ashamed if. Trump masks the shame and makes it ok....and folk like to feel ok and not challenged.
It's as if the US administration looked at the economic chaos that Brexit caused in the UK and decided they wanted a bit of that kind of action.
What companies should be wary of is an administration making decisions, either not knowing or not caring about the consequences and not mitigating them.
What companies should be wary of is an administration making decisions, either not knowing or not caring about the consequences and not mitigating them.
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It's as if the US administration looked at the economic chaos that Brexit caused in the UK and decided they wanted a bit of that kind of action.
What companies should be wary of is an administration making decisions, either not knowing or not caring about the consequences and not mitigating them.
What companies should be wary of is an administration making decisions, either not knowing or not caring about the consequences and not mitigating them.
Woah! I want to come support my country, Scotland, in the World Cup.They going to check my , admittedly limited, social media history before I'm allowed to enter?
On behalf of Scotland can I apologise for sending Trump's mum all those years ago? We should have scuttled the ship before it left.
On behalf of Scotland can I apologise for sending Trump's mum all those years ago? We should have scuttled the ship before it left.
December 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Woah! I want to come support my country, Scotland, in the World Cup.They going to check my , admittedly limited, social media history before I'm allowed to enter?
On behalf of Scotland can I apologise for sending Trump's mum all those years ago? We should have scuttled the ship before it left.
On behalf of Scotland can I apologise for sending Trump's mum all those years ago? We should have scuttled the ship before it left.
Seems Samsung/Microsoft finding this out with what seems to be an update pushed somewhere causing a persistent error message on Galaxy phones that the Samsung Account app keeps stopping. Seems related to OneDrive.
Fear of deploying always comes ftom lack of QE process, not solved by fewer releases
Fear of deploying always comes ftom lack of QE process, not solved by fewer releases
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Seems Samsung/Microsoft finding this out with what seems to be an update pushed somewhere causing a persistent error message on Galaxy phones that the Samsung Account app keeps stopping. Seems related to OneDrive.
Fear of deploying always comes ftom lack of QE process, not solved by fewer releases
Fear of deploying always comes ftom lack of QE process, not solved by fewer releases
Aside from the talent in the performance, the recording is top drawer. High-hat and share are as perfect as you can get.
December 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Aside from the talent in the performance, the recording is top drawer. High-hat and share are as perfect as you can get.
Can't pick just one...
MSG - One Night in Budokan
Bad Religion - Against the Grain
AFI - Very Proud of Ya (although in my very late teens The Art of Drowning totally blew my mind)
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
MSG - One Night in Budokan
Bad Religion - Against the Grain
AFI - Very Proud of Ya (although in my very late teens The Art of Drowning totally blew my mind)
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Can't pick just one...
MSG - One Night in Budokan
Bad Religion - Against the Grain
AFI - Very Proud of Ya (although in my very late teens The Art of Drowning totally blew my mind)
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
MSG - One Night in Budokan
Bad Religion - Against the Grain
AFI - Very Proud of Ya (although in my very late teens The Art of Drowning totally blew my mind)
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
I find it surprising. My main stack involves knative/istio but surely spinning up a server with auth and otel middlewear is pretty standard stuff in any language. I am reasonably confident I could do it in languages i've not touched for a while e.g. c#, Python.
Are devs not learning the basics?
Are devs not learning the basics?
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I find it surprising. My main stack involves knative/istio but surely spinning up a server with auth and otel middlewear is pretty standard stuff in any language. I am reasonably confident I could do it in languages i've not touched for a while e.g. c#, Python.
Are devs not learning the basics?
Are devs not learning the basics?
If too many folks are out of work and layoffs go too far....whole are companies going to sell their AI created products to?
The "more with same people" makes sense but not on a balance sheet....the creator of which will be, ironically, next for the chop.
The "more with same people" makes sense but not on a balance sheet....the creator of which will be, ironically, next for the chop.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If too many folks are out of work and layoffs go too far....whole are companies going to sell their AI created products to?
The "more with same people" makes sense but not on a balance sheet....the creator of which will be, ironically, next for the chop.
The "more with same people" makes sense but not on a balance sheet....the creator of which will be, ironically, next for the chop.
One - nil.
Spent many a winters evening playing this. Very basic but so addictive.
Spent many a winters evening playing this. Very basic but so addictive.
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
One - nil.
Spent many a winters evening playing this. Very basic but so addictive.
Spent many a winters evening playing this. Very basic but so addictive.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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While still serving with his Regiment during the Occupation of Parit by the Allied Armter Serjeant Lawrence married Clotilde Clafret Cat Gestrain-en-Laye who died Sept 26 1868 and was buried beneath this Spot
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
While still serving with his Regiment during the Occupation of Parit by the Allied Armter Serjeant Lawrence married Clotilde Clafret Cat Gestrain-en-Laye who died Sept 26 1868 and was buried beneath this Spot
BADAJOZ
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(IN WHICH DESPERATE ASSAULT BEING ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FORLORN HOPETHE WAS MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED
VITTORIA PYRENEES NIVELLES OLTHES TOULOUSE
BE ALSO FOUGHT AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF WATERLOO
JUNE 18 1815
15
(IN WHICH DESPERATE ASSAULT BEING ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FORLORN HOPETHE WAS MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED
VITTORIA PYRENEES NIVELLES OLTHES TOULOUSE
BE ALSO FOUGHT AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF WATERLOO
JUNE 18 1815
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
BADAJOZ
15
(IN WHICH DESPERATE ASSAULT BEING ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FORLORN HOPETHE WAS MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED
VITTORIA PYRENEES NIVELLES OLTHES TOULOUSE
BE ALSO FOUGHT AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF WATERLOO
JUNE 18 1815
15
(IN WHICH DESPERATE ASSAULT BEING ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FORLORN HOPETHE WAS MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED
VITTORIA PYRENEES NIVELLES OLTHES TOULOUSE
BE ALSO FOUGHT AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF WATERLOO
JUNE 18 1815