Taffy Osborne
@poppingbubbles.bsky.social
UK & Welsh politics/social policy. Occasional regional broadcaster. Data person at large UK charity.
That and using your time in power to construct guardrails that may be frustrating whilst governing but will absolutely disrupt a radical right wing project going the other way. (This one applies right across Europe too)
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
That and using your time in power to construct guardrails that may be frustrating whilst governing but will absolutely disrupt a radical right wing project going the other way. (This one applies right across Europe too)
My counter here is that answering questions in a useful way requires asking them in turn, otherwise you answer the question asked rather than the one you needed the answer to.
February 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
My counter here is that answering questions in a useful way requires asking them in turn, otherwise you answer the question asked rather than the one you needed the answer to.
I recall in my uni days large men getting absolutely mobbed at the fresher's fair. Everyone was after them. Windsurfing had a more "do you enjoy sambuca" based approach.
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I recall in my uni days large men getting absolutely mobbed at the fresher's fair. Everyone was after them. Windsurfing had a more "do you enjoy sambuca" based approach.
either doing what you want it to or it isn't.
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
either doing what you want it to or it isn't.
critical applications, I got quite far as a bad coder/architect at the wheel. I didn't fully understand any of the steps, I just knew what outcome I wanted and just kept feeding in the problems and practical limitations. One thing with tech/code Vs other domains though is it's very testable. It's
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
critical applications, I got quite far as a bad coder/architect at the wheel. I didn't fully understand any of the steps, I just knew what outcome I wanted and just kept feeding in the problems and practical limitations. One thing with tech/code Vs other domains though is it's very testable. It's
Yeah exactly. To be fair you can do quite good stuff by just being human, understanding the scope of your project, and feeding back to it. I have no clue how Linux works, but I have done cool stuff with raspberry pis in the event world just by iterating. So I would go so far as to say in non
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Yeah exactly. To be fair you can do quite good stuff by just being human, understanding the scope of your project, and feeding back to it. I have no clue how Linux works, but I have done cool stuff with raspberry pis in the event world just by iterating. So I would go so far as to say in non
It's just incredible that they faced it down. I couldn't be that brave.
February 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
It's just incredible that they faced it down. I couldn't be that brave.
@explaintrade.com I missed this at the time so I had a go at the not crying following your post and I don't think it can be done. Especially when you know the tragedy that is lurking beyond it's scope.
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
@explaintrade.com I missed this at the time so I had a go at the not crying following your post and I don't think it can be done. Especially when you know the tragedy that is lurking beyond it's scope.
Exactly. They remain interns. That's still really useful, it's just all that AGI talk was and always was nonsense.
February 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Exactly. They remain interns. That's still really useful, it's just all that AGI talk was and always was nonsense.
Someone said "infinite interns" early on and I think that is holding up pretty well.
February 16, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Someone said "infinite interns" early on and I think that is holding up pretty well.
Ie. It will be a great productivity tool in a lot of domains (I do event work not just IT so I used it there as well like quite a bit) but it isn't going to replace many people.
February 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Ie. It will be a great productivity tool in a lot of domains (I do event work not just IT so I used it there as well like quite a bit) but it isn't going to replace many people.
Quite hence the "good"
For myself during the biggest hype I got a lot further a lot quicker on the Microsoft stack which I was newish to with LLMs than I would have done without, but it was very much my code with AI help.
I think at the time most people who had used a bit were saying what I was,
For myself during the biggest hype I got a lot further a lot quicker on the Microsoft stack which I was newish to with LLMs than I would have done without, but it was very much my code with AI help.
I think at the time most people who had used a bit were saying what I was,
February 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Quite hence the "good"
For myself during the biggest hype I got a lot further a lot quicker on the Microsoft stack which I was newish to with LLMs than I would have done without, but it was very much my code with AI help.
I think at the time most people who had used a bit were saying what I was,
For myself during the biggest hype I got a lot further a lot quicker on the Microsoft stack which I was newish to with LLMs than I would have done without, but it was very much my code with AI help.
I think at the time most people who had used a bit were saying what I was,
So I knew if I wanted to continue to watch sci fi in my relationship I had to play a careful game. So I used this and Lower Decks as the gateway drugs which worked spectacularly. So if I didn't love it the first time round (as a Brit I obviously did) I 100% did the second go.
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
So I knew if I wanted to continue to watch sci fi in my relationship I had to play a careful game. So I used this and Lower Decks as the gateway drugs which worked spectacularly. So if I didn't love it the first time round (as a Brit I obviously did) I 100% did the second go.
I dunno. It's been getting better at code but it's only "good" at code fairly recently. It was pretty rubbish still during the biggest waves of AI hype, as in, not useless but certainly not something you could leave unsupervised.
February 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I dunno. It's been getting better at code but it's only "good" at code fairly recently. It was pretty rubbish still during the biggest waves of AI hype, as in, not useless but certainly not something you could leave unsupervised.
It's fine just bring it up down thread we were all waiting for it!
February 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
It's fine just bring it up down thread we were all waiting for it!
It's also not actually real. I mean maybe in silicon valley but that is not what is happening to most IT workers. I am fine!
February 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
It's also not actually real. I mean maybe in silicon valley but that is not what is happening to most IT workers. I am fine!
It's simple Adam. "Tommy" will now apply for this status called "Asylum" in another country, which I understand is fine and all good in his book.
February 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It's simple Adam. "Tommy" will now apply for this status called "Asylum" in another country, which I understand is fine and all good in his book.
Thoughts and prayers with you at this difficult time etc.
February 15, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Thoughts and prayers with you at this difficult time etc.
I solved this problem by simply resolving never to move ever again.
February 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I solved this problem by simply resolving never to move ever again.
Gosh it's going to be great if he is wiped out.
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Gosh it's going to be great if he is wiped out.
The ones he thinks he needs to reach are all there in the daytime.
February 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The ones he thinks he needs to reach are all there in the daytime.
Just chipping in as a Brit to say we all have this issue to some extent, without that powerful Reagan speech to crystallize it or the strand of immigrant endeavour as strong in our national mythologies. Actual American strengths.
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Just chipping in as a Brit to say we all have this issue to some extent, without that powerful Reagan speech to crystallize it or the strand of immigrant endeavour as strong in our national mythologies. Actual American strengths.
"Warning you *have* met this person Warning"
February 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"Warning you *have* met this person Warning"
When you see people out of context, that little prompt would be *so* useful. "It's Anna who knows more than you do about housing" etc.
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
When you see people out of context, that little prompt would be *so* useful. "It's Anna who knows more than you do about housing" etc.