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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 6d

My oldest is off school ill today, so we're watching The Truman Show together. Great film, but it feels like there was a version of this that could have been super dark. All of Truman's friends & family are just paid actors. That's a pretty grim thought.

Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 7d

If anyone ever wanted confirmation that I'm an utter nerd - I just did my morning run, while listening to a BBC radio 4 program about statistics!!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 8d

I'm watching the new series of #DoctorWho with my daughters. We've reached The Smowmen. I love the matt smith Christmas specials. That's the doctor written 100% as a "magic time wizard". My youngest made this fan art:

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks!!! I'll give that a go!

Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 10d

Anyone know much about embroidery? I've got a kit I'm planning to do, but it's pretty complicated looking. I'm not sure what order to do the colours in!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 11d

Just scored a couple of art books in a charity shop! Result!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 13d

Anyone going to @bsidesncl.bsky.social know if there's a social happening tonight?

Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 13d

I'm off up to my family's ancestral home in Geordieland today for @bsidesncl.bsky.social . It's going to be an amazing event, but it won't be complete for me without pease pudding and stottie cake!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 15d

Ooh. I can't wait!! I've played a few Inkle games & loved all of them so far

Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 15d

I'm enjoying it so far. Bit like The Chants of Sennar, but more story driven

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 15d

It's new computer game time. I finish finished Disco Elysium, which was absolutely incredible. Now I'm going for @inkle.co studio's Heaven's Vault, which - as a language nerd- looks like it's going to be right up my street!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · 24d

For anyone interested in some functional code & retro computing, I'll be speaking at @dotnetnorth.bsky.social in Manchester tomorrow

Mike Irving @mikeirvingweb.bsky.social · 24d

Tomorrow Night is @dotnetnorth.bsky.social, with a talk from @simonpainter.bsky.social

From 6pm at Bright HR

Tickets still available, it's FREE, and there is pizza 🍕
www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...

#Manchester #DotNet #CSharp

Down The Oregon Trail with Functional C#, Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Originally scheduled for July, we're delighted to have rescheduled the following talk: **Down The Oregon Trail with Functional C#** \- Simon Painter Oregon Trail is often

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BSides Leeds @bsidesleeds.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎉 Speaker Announcement — Simon Painter 🎉

We're excited that @simonpainter.bsky.social will be at BSides Leeds to present 'Hack the Planet! What Movies can Teach Us about InfoSec'.

Catch Simon's talk at 14:05 on the 21st!

Speaker card with photo of Simon Painter

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 24

This week's #DoctorWho was awfully good!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 18

Yep!

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 18

Gonna be honest- after a shaky start last series, this one's been pretty solid.

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 18

Me, about 1/3 through the latest Doctor Who:

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 14

Tonight's film - the 1994 Wynona Ryder version of Little Women. Watched it with my oldest daughter. Was very good, but we both prefer the recent Greta Gerwig version.

Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 14

I'be been a fan of the Divine Comedy since the late 90s, and this new video from them is really pretty good!!.

youtu.be/jJ6N59FZ-6g?...

The Divine Comedy - Achilles

YouTube video by The Divine Comedy (Official)

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 12

Nice! Thanks! I wonder if it even works on modern computers

Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 12

Anyone else remember the computer game Pandora's Box from the late 90s? I'm a little sad it's not available anywhere at all any more.

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · May 11

I'm off on a journey down to London to give my first ever workshop on Functional c# at @sddconf.bsky.social Sadly the British trains are being true to form & I'm not currently sure if or when I'll arrive!

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NDC Conferences @ndcconferences.com · May 6

Don't you ever get fed up with code failures in production? Don't miss @simonpainter.bsky.social 2-day, hands-on #workshop "Write Code that NEVER Fails - Functional Programming With C#" at #NDCOslo!

ndcoslo.com/workshops/wr...

ndcoslo.com/workshops/wr...

Write Code that NEVER Fails - Functional Programming With C# | NDC Oslo 2025

Don't you ever get fed up of code failures in production? The infamous Null Reference Exception alone must be responsible for a large percentage of production issues.

ndcoslo.com

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · Apr 30

Apparently it's international Jazz day. So, here's my personal favourite modern jazz track if anyone wants to hear something amazing ^ a bit different:

youtu.be/wtj6LaG1TZU?...

Galaxies Like Grains of Sand

YouTube video by Hampshire & Foat - Topic

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Simon Painter @simonpainter.bsky.social · Apr 29

Just caught up with s2 of #DoctorWho. Quality of writing seems to have gone up rhus series. I especially liked Lux. I'm just hoping the finale isn't a let down, though